Nine tracks from Barbra Streisand, the 1975, Fleet Foxes and more get put to the Lindsay Test.
Category: Fairytale of New York (Song)
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How Shane MacGowan Made ‘Fairytale of New York’
The duet between the Pogues frontman and the singer Kirsty MacColl portrays lovers who turn viciously against one another on Christmas Eve.
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Shane MacGowan’s 9 Essential Songs
The Pogues frontman, who died Thursday at 65, joined punk to traditional Irish music, establishing himself and the group as its loud and soused heirs.
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Shane MacGowan, Pogues Songwriter Who Fused Punk and Irish Rebellion, Dies at 65
As frontman for the Pogues, he delivered lyrics romanticizing whiskey-soaked rambles and hard-luck stories of emigration, while providing a musical touchstone for members of the Irish diaspora worldwide.