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“I’m not interested in my own angst. I like a good story. Violence. A bit of sex‚ a bit of drinking‚ a bit of drugs‚ y’knoworramean?” A tribute to Shane MacGowan‚ the genius lyricist who thought the music was more important than the words
As the music of the 80s became more polished‚ synthesised and over-produced‚ The Pogues took it back to its rudiments. And at the heart of it was Shane MacGowan and his lyrics: funny‚ romantic‚ full of characters and stories