In the 36 years since The Pogues released the band’s now-seminal “Fairytale of New York,” the acerbic holiday classic has occupied every single position on the Official U.K. Singles Chart’s top 20 — ...
Fans of The Pogues had hoped Shane MacGowan’s festive hit “Fairytale of New York” will become a No.1 in time for Christmas, following the musician’s death on 30 November. However, the UK’s midweek top ...
Pogues band member and “Fairytale Of New York” co-writer Jem Finer discussed the song’s origin in a 1988 interview with NME. “I had written two songs complete with tunes,” he said. “One had a good ...
The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is one of the highest-earning and most streamed Christmas songs in the past 50 years, according to Spotify data. New streaming data has revealed the biggest ...
The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” has been a left-field Christmas classic since Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl first sang it in 1987, but this year — three weeks after MacGowan’s death (and 23 ...
The Pogues are reissuing their drunk tank Christmas classic, “Fairytale of New York,” on seven-inch vinyl with proceeds benefiting a charity long supported by late frontman Shane MacGowan. The new ...
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65, just a week after he was discharged from hospital. The news of his death was confirmed by his wife, Irish journalist and author Victoria ...
The unconventional Christmas classic “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues will be released on 7-inch vinyl soon. Proceeds from sales will be donated to Dublin Simon Community. The charity was ...
The Pogues are reissuing their Christmas drunk tank classic “Fairytale of New York,” on a seven-inch vinyl in the wake of Shane MacGowan’s death. It’s now available to pre-order for £6 and proceeds ...
The hard-living Pogues front man presented himself as a damaged, brash Everyman. But his astonishing song catalogue betrayed him. So here we are, not particularly shocked that Shane MacGowan is gone — ...
Hozier was the musical guest for the second time on Saturday Night Live this weekend, 10 years after he first took Studio 8H to church. He performed his No. 1 hit “Too Sweet,” and — because he’s Irish ...
Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter best known as the frontman of Celtic punk band the Pogues who found success with the 1987 song “Fairytale of New York,” died on Thursday. He was 65. MacGowan’s ...
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