‘You scumbag, you maggot’: For broken romantics, nothing says Christmas like ‘Fairytale of New York’
Have you ever heard a better opening to a song than that one, from “Fairytale of New York” by MacGowan’s Irish folk-punk band, the Pogues? In just four lines, he’s drawn an indelible scene with ...
Shane Macgowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of “Celtic Punk” band The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died Thursday, his family said. He was 65.Video above: ...
Irish journalist and Shane MacGowan’s widow, Victoria Mary Clarke, recently responded to the news that Wham! had beat out The Pogues on the Christmas charts for the coveted No. 1 spot. The Pogues’ ...
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