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The Pogues are an English or Anglo-Irish [a] Celtic punk band founded in King's Cross, London, in 1982, [1] by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer. [2] Originally named Pogue Mahone—an anglicisation by James Joyce of the Irish phrase póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse"—the band soon added more members, including James Fearnley and Cait O'Riordain, and built a reputation playing ...
The Pogues are an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in King's Cross, London in 1982, [1] as Pogue Mahone – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic póg mo thóin, meaning 'kiss my arse'.
The Pogues performing in Munich in 2011. From left to right: Philip Chevron, James Fearnley, Andrew Ranken, Shane MacGowan, Darryl Hunt, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer. The Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band the Pogues have recorded songs for seven studio albums as well as one extended play (EP), twenty singles, and various other projects.
Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan was born on Christmas day in 1957 in Kent, England, and on his 30th birthday, he narrowly missed landing the Christmas No. 1 on the UK charts with “Fairytale of ...
Shane MacGowan dead - latest: Pogues singer known for Fairytale of New York dies as tributes paid Holly Evans,Maanya Sachdeva,Tom Murray and Kevin E G Perry November 30, 2023 at 11:40 PM
Celtic rock band will be joined by ‘special guests’ for their shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of their second album, ‘Rum Sodomy and The Lash’
The song was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in November 1987 and swiftly became a hit, spending five weeks at Number 1 in the Irish charts. On 17 December 1987, the Pogues and MacColl performed the song on the BBC's television show Top of the Pops, and it was propelled to number two on the official UK Top 75.
The singer joined The Pogues alongside Spider Stacy, James Fearnley, Andrew Ranken, Cait O'Riordan and Jem Finer in 1982, with their biggest hit being 1988-released holiday tune, "Fairytale of New ...