Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan is an Irish-English vocalist and recording artist. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. His songs are influenced by Irish nationalism, Irish history, the experiences of the Irish in London and the United States, and London life in general.
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Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan is an Irish-English vocalist and recording artist. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane Macgowan and the Popes. He has worked on collaborations with artists such as Kirsty MacColl, Joe Strummer, Nick Cave, Steve Earle, Sinéad O’Connor, and Ronnie Drew. In 2006, he was voted 50th in the NME Rock Heroes List. His songs are influenced by Irish nationalism, Irish history, the experiences of the Irish in London and the United States, and London life in general. In 2000, Tim Bradford used the title Shane IsGowan Still Alive? for a humorous book about Irish culture and culture. He also joined Nick Cave and The Pogues on stage on the stage of The Town And Country Club from 1988 to 1989. He appeared on Lou Reed’s \”Perfect Day\”, covered by numerous artists in aid of Children in Need in 1997. In 2005, he re-released \”Fairytale of New York\” to raise funds for the Justice For Kirsty Campaign and Crisis at Christmas.
The single was the best-selling festive-themed single of 2005, reaching number 3 in the UK Charts that year. He joined Babyshambles and The Libertines on stage many times with Johnny Depp, who starred in the video for “That Woman’s Got Me Drinking” He has also appeared in several films, including “The Godfather: Part II” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much”. He is the subject of several books and paintings, and has appeared in a number of films and TV shows, including the film “The Hobbit” and the TV series “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Planet of the Apes”. He has appeared on the television series The X-Files and the film The Hobbit: An American Tragedy, as well as playing in the film version of The Godfather, “The Second World War”, and in the movie “The Great Gatsby” He is married to singer-songwriter and singer-actress Toni Collette.
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