The Pogues
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Members | Shane MacGowan |
| Joe Strummer | |
| Cait O'Riordan | |
| Movies/Shows | Straight to Hell |
| Shane MacGowan and the Popes: Live at Montreux 1995 | |
| The Clash: Westway to the World | |
| The Informant | |
| Straight to Hell Returns | |
| Sound Of Horns | |
| Victoria and Shane Grow Their Own | |
| Awards | NME Award for Best Live Act |
| NME Award for Best Dressed Sleeve | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 746843 |
The Pogues Life story
The Pogues were a British Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as "Pogue Mahone" – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse".
Pogues, Wham! and Mariah battle to be Christmas number one
...The Pogues are battling for number one along with Wham! and Mariah Carey after the death of frontman Shane MacGowan, the Official Charts Company says...
Shane MacGowan: U2 and Paul Weller lead tributes to Pogues singer
... Libertines frontman Doherty told the BBC World Service he " loved and respected" The Pogues singer, who he said was " up there in the top three or four lyricists in the last 30 or 40 years"...
Shane MacGowan: NYPD bagpiper recalls rollicking shoot of classic Pogues video
...By Madeline Halpert in New York and Max MatzaBBC NewsThe Irish-American officers of the New York Police Department Pipes and Drums band had never heard of The Pogues on the night that they featured in the band s most famous and beloved music video...
A life too interesting: Shane MacGowan
...By David SillitoArts correspondentThe songs of The Pogues are what happens when rural folk songs are hit over the head by the amphetamine punk spirit of 70s London...
Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65
...Irish singer-songwriter and The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following ill-health and a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis...
Fairytale Of New York singer Shane MacGowan out of hospital
...Amy StewartBBC News NI38 minutes agoThe Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has been discharged from hospital for Christmas, his wife has said...
LadBaby pull out of Christmas number one single race
... And of course they will face competition from Christmas classic including Mariah Carey, Wham and The Pogues...
Sinéad O'Connor: Tributes flow for Irish singer dead at 56
... The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan and his wife Victoria Mary Clarke said: " We don t really have words for this but we want to thank you Sinéad for your love and your friendship and your compassion and your humour and your incredible music...
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