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:
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Dirty Old Town
Sally MacLennane
The Irish Rover