Rest in Peace Shane MacGowan - he died on Monday/ November 30th, a month short of 66 years old {born Dec 25th, 1957} Additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin; check out the links at your leisure.
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T"he Battle of Brisbane" was a riot with United States military personnel on one side, and Australian servicemen and civilians on the other, in Brisbane, Queensland Australian's capital city, on November 26-27, 1942, when the two nations were allies. By the time the violence ended, one Australian soldier was dead and hundreds of Australians and U.S. servicemen were injured.
This was a fund-raiser for assorted charities associated with the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield, England. It featuring a number of Big Names: Shane MacGOWEN, Gerry Marsden (Gerry & The Pacemakers), Glenn Tillbrook (Squeeze), and some guy named "McCartney" :)). Two members of The Hollies were on this (Tony Hicks {guitar}, Bobby Elliot {drummer} // * - Although The Hollies had the big hit, later that year (Elton John was the pianist on their recording ....)
* - 'Transformer', his 2nd solo LP. // THIS version has vocals by: Bono, Boyzone, Brett Anderson, Burning Spear, David Bowie, Dr. John, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, Evan Dando, Gabrielle, Heather Small, Huey, Ian Broudie, Joan Armatrading, Laurie Anderson, Lesley Garrett, Lou Reed, Robert Cray, Shane McGOWAN, Suzanne Vega, Tammy Wynette, Thomas Allen, Tom Jones, Visual Ministry Choir and uncredited Skye Edwards
* - initially it was a dismal failure in the US for Armstrong {selling fewer than 1,000 copies}, because Larry Newton, the president of ABC Records, disliked it and refused to promote it. HOWEVER, in the spring of 1968 it hit #1 in England. In 1988, it was used in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam", and became a US Top-40 hit, over 20 years after being 1st released.
In England, this is the most-played Non-Carol Christmas song of the 21st century. It's frequently cited as the BEST Christmas song of all-time in various television, radio, and magazine-related polls in the UK and Ireland, including the UK television special on the ITV channel in December 2012, where it was voted "The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song."
