# Shane MacGowan

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Shane MacGowan in HitMasters: 61 songs as collectible cards. Most popular: “Haunted”. 9 releases in the catalog. Free to collect as cards in HitMasters.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tracks | 61 |
| YouTube Music subscribers | 8,710 |
| YouTube Music | [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCnHHdhzYWIaTdBzezzDNHeA](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCnHHdhzYWIaTdBzezzDNHeA) |

## About

Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan was an English-born Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. Best known as the original lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues, MacGowan was an acclaimed songwriter whose lyrics often focused on the Irish emigrant experience. He also received widespread media attention for his personal life, which included decades of heavy alcohol and drug abuse. As a teenager, MacGowan became active on the London punk scene under the alias Shane O'Hooligan. In 1977, with then-girlfriend Shanne Bradley, he co-founded his first band, the Nips. In 1982, with Spider Stacy and Jem Finer, he co-founded the Pogues, who fused punk influences with traditional Irish music. MacGowan was the principal songwriter and lead vocalist on the band's first five studio albums, including Rum Sodomy & the Lash and the critically acclaimed and commercially successful If I Should Fall from Grace with God. MacGowan and Finer co-wrote the Christmas hit single "Fairytale of New York", which MacGowan recorded as a duet with Kirsty MacColl; the song remains a Christmas favourite in Ireland and Britain and was certified sextuple platinum in the UK in 2023.

Text: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane\_M), CC BY-SA license.

## Most popular songs

- [Haunted – Shane MacGowan (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-haunted-_q7307IWwr4)
- [Haunted – Shane MacGowan (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-haunted-J1PUm3yANeg)
- [Lonesome Highway – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-lonesome-highway-CYSsYqO-hK0)
- [You're The One – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-youre-the-one-ogNf1GM8gUk)
- [You're The One – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-youre-the-one-G18r57xfXeA)
- [The Song With No Name – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-the-song-with-no-name-JF1iyWaOHrg)
- [The Song With No Name – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-the-song-with-no-name-4YjbAht6gZA)
- [The Song With No Name – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-the-song-with-no-name-4QrgrUg78ok)
- [Danny Boy – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-danny-boy-VdZkKDOXdgI)
- [Her Father Didn’t Like Me Anyway – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-her-father-didnt-like-me-anyway-SB7zzmOxXPY)
- [That Woman's Got Me Drinking – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-that-womans-got-me-drinking-0YdYJbGwM4A)
- [St. John Of Gods – Shane MacGowan (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/shane-macgowan-st-john-of-gods-tkSXLLUNxn8)

## Releases

- [20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan (2026)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/shane-macgowan-20th-century-paddy-the-songs-of-shane-MPREb_wYcCCeE7AZX)
- [The Rare Oul' Stuff (2001)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/shane-macgowan-the-rare-oul-stuff-MPREb_FPO5vkaU2T1)
- [The Crock Of Gold (1997)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/shane-macgowan-the-crock-of-gold-MPREb_xUNqiBvXtKt)
- [Haunted (1994)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/shane-macgowan-haunted-MPREb_YBynJrjaZJB)
- [The Snake (1994)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/shane-macgowan-the-snake-MPREb_zrYtBCiSX5G)
- [Haunted (2026)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/shane-macgowan-haunted-MPREb_6nGQxiaJ6nc)
- [The Body of an American (2026)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/shane-macgowan-the-body-of-an-american-MPREb_74PHZU5uPOp)
- [Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (feat. U2) (2026)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/shane-macgowan-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-feat-u2-MPREb_J8osbvxdU3p)
- [Haunted (2026)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/shane-macgowan-haunted-MPREb_d96UZxv228l)

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