As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Monday, December 4, 2023

Shane MacGowan

https://variety.com/2023/music/global/shane-macgowan-dead-dies-the-pogues-frontman-fairytale-of-new-york-singer-1235814277/

 

If nothing else, Shane MacGowan would have been a perfect fit for GrooveLily’s great song “Screwed-Up People Make Great Art.” The Pogues are best known for the ubiquitous (although hardly universally-loved) holiday classic “Fairytale Of New York” (in which MacGowan duets with Kirsty MacColl); one hopes that his passing will bring more attention to her work as well.

 

Other favorite tracks by The Pogues:

A Pair of Brown Eyes

The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

Dirty Old Town

Sally MacLennane

The Irish Rover