Death List 2026

Travis_Bickle

Never got them or him. Deified and lauded for his drinking. Lesser mortals are dismissed and ridiculed for the same. Was he 'plastic'? I don't think he could have achieved the status he did with so many in Irish music if he was. But it had that feel for me.

CBIT

otis Scottish born or descent but brought up down here,

I've been to Corby

otis And I’m sure CBIT will confirm the other side
(without putting you out there our kid 😉)

? i'm lost

otis

Irish centre, or Irish Nash as my jock mcnasty old fella called it

MolOverBeethoven

CBIT

Produced by the same Gerry O'Boyle. Who has The Boogaloo now.

MolOverBeethoven

90Piesanhour

There was nothing faux or fake about it. But then, it was never for you.

otis

Harvest I lived in greenock for my first 4 years.

Don't talk jock

Mega_Armageddon_Chickens

I tried to read MacGowan's autobiography but never got close to finishing it as I thought it was dreadful.
As for the music, the first 3 albums especially Rum, Sodomy and the Lash are as good as anything released in the 80s.
I saw them at the International 2 around 86 and it was one of the most exciting gigs I'd ever been on even though it appeared to be raining indoors
I saw them around 90 and he could barely speak.
The Pogues were about the only thing me and my dad agreed on.
They were excellent. Just great songs..
Mind you I like the Dublinners so I'm biased.

MolOverBeethoven

otis

He wouldn't.

But Shane wouldn't give a fuck so neither do I.

MolOverBeethoven

Travis_Bickle

Not so, the plastic. So not so. As for the drinking and self-destruction, that was hyped by the UK and USA meeja only. The Irish celebrated his soul, not how he chose to live. That was his own business.

MolOverBeethoven

Harvest

I posted it above.

It's so typically English and British to label anyone as not really Irish. It's fucking tiresome. I'm not looking for a row, it just is.

Ye don't get it, ye'll never get it and ye were never meant to. It wasn't for ye.

And that's fine. We did.

Djpekingman

Superb writer, songs and poems. Evocative, romantic, everything you’d want from a great Irish songwriter. His delivery was perfect for the music. He’ll be sadly missed. I never got to see him for some bizarre reason. Would have loved to have seen him do more, but that was Shane. His terms or no terms. RIP fella.

otis

MolOverBeethoven I do
Try telling oor bobby that or my auntie Agnes

And that is not taking the pish

otis

otis leave it at that, pm me and we will sort out a swally or something 😃

MolOverBeethoven

otis

My point is, he never played it up. He never had to. It was in him and it was all of him. Always.

I'm not trying to be ornery, you are all just wrong. But yaknow, that's OK.

We're all good here.

otis

MolOverBeethoven of course

Harvest

MolOverBeethoven So you did. 👍

Raposa

MolOverBeethoven
Out of interest do you call the Yeah Yeah Yeahs the Ye Ye Ye’s?

😂😂😂

90Piesanhour

For clarity. I was not questioning Shane’s credentials, simply saying I wasn’t a fan of the music they made. Danke.

Reggie_Perrin

otis Boaby surely? 🤣

fuzzy

I always play Rum, Sodomy and the Lash on Christmas day whilst making the dinner with a few beers. Just feels right for some reason. It'll feel different this year I guess.

Hell of a songwriter

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