REPEAT: Rest in Peace Shane MacGowan - he died on Monday/ November 30th, a month short of 66 years old {born Dec 25th, 1957} SORRY, but it appears that an older show (12-05-2023: a tribute to SHANE McGOWAN) played, instead of the one that Rick had recorded for this morning // 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.
The song is based on a bar MacGowan's uncle owned, which served Irish Ford workers in Dagenham. "Sally MacLennane" is also a type of stout. / Click on the Link above/ left to view the original English single, with a picture sleeve
This was ranked #9 among the "Tracks of the Year" for 1985, by the English music magazine "NME". /
Click on the Link above/ left to view the original English single, with a picture sleeve.
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.
* - '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
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."
