Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze
Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, has died.
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65 - NZ Herald
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Shane MacGowan: laureate of lowlife folk-punk
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze
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The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dead
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Shane MacGowan, Pogues songwriter and Irish music legend, dies aged 65, Shane MacGowan
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The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies at age 65
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze
Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65, the pogues
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze
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The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dead
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The Pogues poet frontman, Shane MacGowan dies
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze