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‘Gavin & Stacey’: BBC defends use of controversial ‘Fairytale of New York’ lyric
Corporation says the word in the song is antiquated slang for laziness
Seasonably Rich: How much are musicians making from our favourite Christmas songs?
Let [the royalties] snow, let it snow
The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan defends controversial “F****t” lyric in ‘Fairytale of New York’ lyrics
"There is no political correctness to it."
‘Fairytale of New York’ banned by BBC radio presenter who called the song “chav...
It's that time of year again
Shane MacGowan responds to calls for the word ‘f****t’ to be removed from ‘Fairytale...
The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has responded after it was argued that the word ‘f****t’ should be removed from their classic Christmas song 'Fairytale...
Johnny Depp is playing guitar at Shane MacGowan’s wedding
Johnny Depp will provide the music at the wedding of legendary Pogues hellraiser Shane MacGowan later today (November 26).
The Oscar-winning star, who has been...
All the biggest music icons were at Shane MacGowan’s birthday gig
A host of famous musicians and stars appeared at a gig marking The Pogues icon Shane MacGowan's 60th birthday.
MacGowan turned 60 on Christmas Day but...
Soundtrack Of My Christmas: Robbie Williams
The best song for ‘avin a mad one on Christmas Eve
The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York
“That’s the go-to song because I’ve been there...
See a photo of Bob Dylan hanging out with Shane MacGowan after Dublin show
Bob Dylan hung out with The Pogues' Shane MacGowan after his Dublin show last week.
Dylan recently concluded his UK and Ireland tour with a gig at Dublin’s...
The Pogues reveal they are no longer active and have ‘had enough’ of touring
The 'Fairytale Of New York' stars last performed together in summer 2014