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...
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.
The musician, whose hits include 1988's Fairytale of New York and A Pair of Brown Eyes , had been unwell for some time.
MacGowan also had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol.
His wife, " I don't know How To say this. .
" So I Am just going to say it. Shane . . has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese. "
On 22 November She Said he had left hospital, and just a few days later She Said they celebrated their wedding anniversary, and were grateful they were " still alive".
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.MacGowan fronted The Pogues from 1982 until their break-up in 2014.
He formed the Irish punk band Pogue Mahone, later shortened to The Pogues , in 1982 and released seven studio albums.
In 1988 Kirsty Maccoll collaborated with The Pogues for the Christmas song Fairytale of New York , Written By MacGowan, which got to Number Two in the UK chart.
In 2018 he was at a 60th birthday party in Dublin's National Concert Hall.
A documentary about his Life - Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane Macgowan - was.
He was Close Friends with Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor who.
Source of news: bbc.com
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