Port Said Red Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 RIP Shane, one of the great poets of British and Irish music. I always assumed that this song was autobiographical, and if it was it must have been like therapy for him writing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 18 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: RIP Shane, one of the great poets of British and Irish music. I always assumed that this song was autobiographical, and if it was it must have been like therapy for him writing this. I`ve never heard it suggested it was autobiographical but it wouldn`t surprise me if it was based perhaps on someone he knew. Just my opinion but I don`t think you could write a heartfelt song like that if you weren`t at least close to someone involved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted November 30, 2023 Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 9 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: He was. And when he co-wrote with Phil Chevron, another who was taken far too soon, they produced one of my favourite songs of all time - Thousands Are Sailing. Red Roses For Me, Rum, Sodomy And The Lash and If I Should Fall From Grace With God are three of my favourite albums of all time - there isn`t a bad track on any of them. Probably not even in their top ten, but I always used to love this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 7 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said: Probably not even in their top ten, but I always used to love this. I always liked the little dig at Elvis Costello and Cait O'Riordan and their somewhat tempestuous relationship 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUTOR Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Would recommend the book ‘Here Comes Everybody’ by James Fearnley, the Pogues’ accordionist. Amazing insight to Shane as a person and the band, from the formation of the Nips (Fearnley was the guitarist) right up until the moment Shane was told he’d been kicked out of the Pogues in a hotel room in Japan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 There`s a lot of love on Twitter at the moment for `Rainy Night In Soho` and well deserved IMO. It is one of the greatest love songs ever written. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 1, 2023 Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 Brigit Forsyth: Still Open All Hours actress dies aged 83 - BBC News I always think of her as Thelma from Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted December 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Brigit Forsyth: Still Open All Hours actress dies aged 83 - BBC News I always think of her as Thelma from Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads. Oh what happened to you, whatever happened to me? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 2, 2023 Report Share Posted December 2, 2023 19 hours ago, Norn Iron said: Oh what happened to you, whatever happened to me? One of the great theme tunes.... One that passed me by early last month. Mike Proctors old strike partner. https://www.gloscricket.co.uk/news/brian-brain-1940-2023/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 01/12/2023 at 06:57, Port Said Red said: I always liked the little dig at Elvis Costello and Cait O'Riordan and their somewhat tempestuous relationship Love Fiesta and love Shane's voice,but I would love to get the instrumental version of this. Have never been able to find it.It was used on a kids TV programme years ago.Gilbert's Fridge if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 14 minutes ago, Slacker said: Love Fiesta and love Shane's voice,but I would love to get the instrumental version of this. Have never been able to find it.It was used on a kids TV programme years ago.Gilbert's Fridge if I recall correctly. It`s used as the intro to `Booked` on Radio 4 extra. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 01/12/2023 at 20:11, Lanterne Rouge said: Brigit Forsyth: Still Open All Hours actress dies aged 83 - BBC News I always think of her as Thelma from Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads. I loved watching WHTTLL as a kid. The "geordie" accents were a bit out of whack, though. Even James Bolam came from Sunderland! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and wife of Neil Kinnock dies aged 79 - BBC News 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted December 3, 2023 Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 01/12/2023 at 14:07, Lanterne Rouge said: There`s a lot of love on Twitter at the moment for `Rainy Night In Soho` and well deserved IMO. It is one of the greatest love songs ever written. Apparently Shane turned up in the studio with it all written. All the lyrics and exactly how he wanted it to sound. Genius... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enclosure Old Timer Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 One that went under the radar last week was the death of Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 Denny Laine, aged 79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 24 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Denny Laine, aged 79 The Moody Blues were one of my favourite groups when I was younger. He later went on to play with Wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted December 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2023 BBC News - Denny Laine, Wings and Moody Blues musician, dies age 79 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67630264 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted December 6, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 30/11/2023 at 12:10, City Rocker said: Such sad news. One of the original punks and a true innovator. The Pogues show at the Studio, Frogmore Street in 1985 was joyous and unforgettable. Fairytale of New York to be Christmas number 1. Rest in peace. Not sure who was drunker that night, Shane or me, but what a gig. There are a few FB Pogues and Shane groups and there are some fantastic stories being told on them, people sharing their memories. What a life, what a talent, sadly missed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67646607 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Marvin said: Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67646607 Just about to post this, the icons of my generation are falling rapidly now, I guess that's what happens when you get older. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixtyseconds Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 04/12/2023 at 20:19, Enclosure Old Timer said: One that went under the radar last week was the death of Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker. My favourite band. A guitarist with his own sound. Sound nobody replicates. Played the Hum today .. Still chills forty years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 7 hours ago, Marvin said: Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67646607 Such a shame this. He was such an interesting man who led an `interesting` life in his younger days for sure! If you can, seek out the Radio 4 Extra series of him reading his autobiography - it should be on BBC Sounds somewhere and is well worth a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enclosure Old Timer Posted December 8, 2023 Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 Just watching Shane's funeral on Sky news, Nick Cave's heart rending version of Rainy Night in Soho and various surviving Pogues and Dubliners turning the service into a party with a glorious uncensored Fairy Tale of New York really did bring a tear to the eye. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted December 8, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Enclosure Old Timer said: Just watching Shane's funeral on Sky news, Nick Cave's heart rending version of Rainy Night in Soho and various surviving Pogues and Dubliners turning the service into a party with a glorious uncensored Fairy Tale of New York really did bring a tear to the eye. I watched a live feed of it, some real moving moments, the eulogy from his sister especially. One of the memorable lines for me was the priest, who after the pogues performed said “I think I’ve died and gone to heaven”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted December 8, 2023 Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Enclosure Old Timer said: Just watching Shane's funeral on Sky news, Nick Cave's heart rending version of Rainy Night in Soho and various surviving Pogues and Dubliners turning the service into a party with a glorious uncensored Fairy Tale of New York really did bring a tear to the eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 8, 2023 Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 I`m not ashamed to say I was blubbing like a baby for most of it. It`s a day I`ll remember for ever and so beautifully done. A fabulous send off to a great man - a poet for our generation and many more to come after us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted December 8, 2023 Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 36 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Beautiful tribute. Rest In Peace Shane and Kirsty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted December 8, 2023 Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, glynriley said: Beautiful tribute. Rest In Peace Shane and Kirsty. As my Irish mates would say, "isn't it?" Here's Nick too. What a legend he is as well. Fascinating character. There's a great interview he did with Louis Theroux on Spotify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted December 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 BBC News - Ryan O'Neal: Oscar-nominated actor dead at 82 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67667166 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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