Shane MacGowan
Shane MacGowan Life story
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan is an Irish singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues.
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's wife hopes Fairytale of New York will be Christmas number one
...By Annabel RackhamCulture reporterThe wife of late Pogues frontman Shane Macgowan has said she hopes his song Fairytale of New York will be Christmas number one in his memory...
Shane MacGowan: U2 and Paul Weller lead tributes to Pogues singer
...By Yasmin RufoBBC NewsU2, Paul Weller and Pete Doherty are among the stars who have paid tribute to Pogues frontman Shane Macgowan...
Shane MacGowan: NYPD bagpiper recalls rollicking shoot of classic Pogues video
... " We all gasped when he threw it, " he laughs, explaining how they were certain it would break into pieces when it landed and his fellow officer would then " kill Shane Macgowan"...
A life too interesting: Shane MacGowan
... Shane Macgowan once said: " I couldn t believe that nobody else were doing it, so we went on doing it ourselves…" But the problem is that the story of Shane Macgowan the legendary drinker has overshadowed Shane the songwriter - and his best songs are remarkable...
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...
NFL star Jason Kelce tops iTunes chart with new Christmas hit
... In a video posted on Instagram, Jason Kelce said the goal was to transform the original song, which features a romantic duet between Shane Macgowan and Kirsty MacColl, reimagining it as a tune about the relationship between brothers...
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.
Their gritty festive track Fairytale of New York has never reached The Top spot since its release in 1987.
Last Christmas by Wham! is currently on track to take The Top spot Next Friday .
Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You has climbed from sixth to second. But The Pogues ' rise to third spot puts them in the running for Christmas.
The Rise of 15 places in Seven Days puts them in contention for The Coveted festive Number One spot to be announced on 22 December.
Fairytale of New York peaked at Number Two when it was released after being beaten to the Christmas Number One slot by the Pet Shop Boys' Always on My Mind.
After MacGowan's death, aged 65, on Thursday, his wife Victoria Mary Clarke told The Bbc she would love to see The Song at The Top of The Charts .
" It would be nice, wouldn't it? " she told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme. " It should be the Christmas Number One , it absolutely should. I'm very much in favour of that. "
Fairytale of New York was Written By MacGowan with fellow Pogues founder Jem Finer and was later re-recorded to have the late Kirsty Maccoll duet with MacGowan, which led to the best-known version of The Track .
It has returned to The Top 40 every year since 2005.
Source of news: bbc.com
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