Shane MacGowan dies at 65

The last time I saw you was down at the Greeks
There was whiskey on Sunday and tears on our cheeks
You sang me a song that was pure as the breeze
On a road leading up Glenaveigh

I sat for a while at the cross at Finnoe
Where young lovers would meet when the flowers were in bloom
Heard the men coming home from the fair at Shinrone
Their hearts in Tipperary wherever they go

Take my hand and dry your tears, babe
Take my hand, forget your fears, babe
There's no pain, there's no more sorrow
They're all gone, gone in the years, babe

- The Broad Majestic Shannon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMi3AGWsm0I&t=2s&ab_channel=ThePogues-Topic

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11/30/2023 21:28

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Anonymous

So sorry he’s gone. Loved The Pogues. Gonna spend tomorrow listening to all my Pogues CDs while I work.

Fairytale of New York fans may already know the story behind the death of the female vocalist, Kristy MacColl, but if you don’t, it’s worth a read (and a tear or two).

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11/30/2023 21:33

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Anonymous

Though there is no lonesome corncrake's cry
Or sorrow and delight
You can hear the cars
And the shouts from bars
And the laughter and the fights.
May the ghosts that howled
Round the house at night
Never keep you from your sleep
May they all sleep tight
Down in hell tonight
Or where ever they may be.

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11/30/2023 21:53

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Anonymous

Loved Lorelei and If I Should Fall From Grace with God.

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12/10/2023 00:08

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Anonymous

From MacGowan’s funeral