The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a modern-classic Christmas song, a bittersweet ode to a bright-eyed couples' love turned sour made brighter by a gorgeous arrangement that starts as a ballad ...

Interestingly, for his own pick in the HMV My Inspiration series, Shane MacGowan picked a verse from Nick Cave’s 2005 song ‘Lucy’, citing the following as his favourite: Much like the motif that moves ...

The “Fairytale of New York” musician's wife Victoria Mary Clarke told the New York Times that MacGowan died of pneumonia in a hospital on Nov. 30. Prior to his death, the artist who would have ...

SNL musical guest Hozier closed the season with his hit "Too Sweet" and a cover of The Pogues‘ "Fairytale of New York" on the Martin Short-hosted episode Saturday night (Dec. 21). Introduced by ...

Hollywood star Jason Momoa has said he could listen to The Pogues hit Fairytale of New York for the rest of his life. The ...

MacColl in mind as a duet partner, and certainly her dulcet tones offset Shane’s boozy croak. That’s not meant as a criticism either – MacGowan’s rough and ready vocals add to the song’s ...

Elizabeth's background is implied, but her Irish accent and ferocity speak of a woman who spent her youth scraping by in a New York that tried to shake her off like a tick. To that, Alejandro can ...

In 1957, Ballindoon local Patrick Mostyn (86) set sail for New York City in search of opportunity. there he met his wife Cathryn and they have been happily married for 60 years, but Patrick still ...

Family and friends of Shane MacGowan have paid tribute to the lead singer of The Pogues, at his funeral in County Tipperary. Hundreds of people gathered inside and outside the church in Nenagh to ...

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On Christmas Eve in New York City, an unassuming cab driver decides to take one last ride before heading home to celebrate with his estranged son. After a run-in with a gang of criminals ...