I was lucky enough to meet Shane after a gig in the 80's. He was off his face, as was I, so we cancelled each other out I guess. He gave me an acoustic guitar that I still have and play regularly. Thanks Shane!
Unfortunately, people really only recognise genius when they have gone apart from those few that see it from the start. Thomas, Wilde, Joyce, Byron, MacGowan! I know for sure he’s sitting in their company right now having a grand old time Do not go gentle into that good night Dylan Thomas And you didn’t Shane, rest in peace💚
This song melted my heart forever “a hungry sound came across the breeze so i gave the walls a talking”, im an alcoholic but every time i listen to the poogues i feel understood, shane for me is a fucking big guy his voice is perfect and such underrated! This song and the pogues really saved my life
Mesmerizing. Hypnotizing. Pure brilliance. Timeless. Shane's polo and how he's absolutely dialed, lyric, delivery, living every word of his lyric. Spider having a draw on that cig. "... and the moon was gently laughing"
This beautiful song is a fine example of just how capable a lyricist Shane really could be. Poignant and timeless, my all time favourite from The Pogues. Thanks for a great post.
This has hit me like a ton of bricks. I never listen to the pogues now, or rarely, but Rum,Sodomy and the Lash and especially this song was ever present in my early 20’s. I’m full of sadness and nostalgia tonight. RIP Shane.
I thought of you, D, when I heard this song today, and nearly cried. May the immortal Shane MacGowan convince you that I'll never stop searching for your brown eyes. “Shane always seems to be channelling something when he sings, some kind of energy that exists beyond himself. I saw him at a soundcheck at a festival in France, and he walked up to the mike and stood with his hands in his pockets and sang A Pair Of Brown Eyes, and for the few of us that were there time stood still. There was so much emotional power coming out of him, without him doing a fucking thing, that you had to question your ideas of divinity.” - Nick Cave
This is one of my favorites because it demonstrates that absolute courage Shane had to play something so slow, articulate and poetic to a crowd of punks -- even the flute player is rolling his eyes -- but it's beautiful.
'A Pair of Brown eyes'!! One of the best Anti war song's ever written!!! SHANE is a great poet. Get the book, 'A drink with Shane'!! I lent it to a taxi driver. He has passed it on. The book is recorded , Shane speaking, about his life... and his girlfriend , records most of his talk!!
Quinn McCully yea it could be one of my favorite songs of all time crazy to actually think there is one son that's the one he writes great songs he has no clue the misery will be when he's not writing music music now is meaningless I do love sweet thing van Morrison he started young also under 19
Shane is the only famous rockstar who fame has had no effect on whatsoever. And all you fucks who poke fun at him will be the first to proclaim your love for him come the sad day when he leaves us. The man is a musical treasure. Long live Ireland.
Absolute genius song, layered, beautiful, touching, funny, deals with several characters and visceral imagery. Say what you want about Shane but who the fuck nowadays 2013 can write a ballad like this?.
There are a few who do it, not many were able to do so back in 85 either… for a recent musician who has written ballads with as beautiful writing go check out Elias Ronnenfelt’s stuff… the reason you still hear this now because it stood the test of time…
Irish american here, man Shane was the best. To my grandparents who made the trip from Ireland to the states, Evelyn and Allan. Every time I’m drunk I look up this song, Being Irish is a gift from god
fantastic,,music is meant to be objective maybe,and here Shane hits the nail on the head,, a lover and enemy with brown eyes haunting the past courteous of the powers that send us to the drink and war
One summer evening drunk to hell I stood there nearly lifeless An old man in the corner sang Where the water lilies grow And on the jukebox johnny sang About a thing called love And its how are you kid and whats your name And how would you bloody know? In blood and death neath a screaming sky I lay down on the ground And the arms and legs of other men Were scattered all around Some cursed, some prayed, some prayed then cursed Then prayed and bled some more And the only thing that I could see Was a pair of brown eyes that was looking at me But when we got back, labeled parts one to three There was no pair of brown eyes waiting for me And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go For a pair of brown eyes I looked at him he looked at me All I could do was hate him While Ray and Philomena sang Of my elusive dream I saw the streams, the rolling hills Where his brown eyes were waiting And I thought about a pair of brown eyes That waited once for me So drunk to hell I left the place Sometimes crawling sometimes walking A hungry sound came across the breeze So I gave the walls a talking And I heard the sounds of long ago From the old canal And the birds were whistling in the trees Where the wind was gently laughing And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go A rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go For a pair of brown eyes For a pair of brown eyes And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go For a pair of brown eyes For a pair of brown eyes
TG4 shares some great irish music on twitter. This evening they shared Streets of Arklow by Van Morriston so I decided to look and see if it was on TH-cam. Sure enough the live performance they featured from 1974 is here. That reminded me of the time they shared this performance on twitter so I had to look for it when I was finished listening to Van. So here I am.
Awesome, smart, all the irish songs he sang , irish American I am seen him in cork and NYC Irish parents cork and Galway, I can wat h him over as and over love him,xoxoxo Fairy tales NY bug during Christmas here and all throughout the year ,all songs, Tricia Oriordan xoxoxo, Love you Shane,xoxoxo
There are no heros, just a few who are brave enough not to fill our hearts and ears with shit. Shane deserves credit for willing to let his songs do the talking.
Shane is the greatest singer songwriter and lyricst that Ireland has produced. Up there with Heany and Yeats. This is my personal favourite of the pogues. Makes me proud to be Irish. Eire Abu.
The guy was a genius, these lyrics and melody are some of the best ever
I grew up in the town next to his. His memorial sits right outside my uncles house. One of the greatest songwriters of all time
Goosebumps and tears at same time. Sad day. Rip one of the finest lyricists ever. ❤😢
I know right I just found out not even 5 min ago
❤❤
Shane is Eternal. 🌹
one of the finest songs ever written
We cannot disagree with that, it is indeed "ONE of the finest..."
gets me every time. Just perfect.
No question about it.
An amazing song
I was on a massive session one time. We were drinking Alcohol like it was a Drought. This was played sixty times in sixteen hours on the Jukebox
“Sometimes crawling sometimes walking” gets me every time.
Cheers Shane
I was lucky enough to meet Shane after a gig in the 80's. He was off his face, as was I, so we cancelled each other out I guess. He gave me an acoustic guitar that I still have and play regularly. Thanks Shane!
That’s cool!
Unfortunately, people really only recognise genius when they have gone apart from those few that see it from the start. Thomas, Wilde, Joyce, Byron, MacGowan! I know for sure he’s sitting in their company right now having a grand old time
Do not go gentle into that good night
Dylan Thomas
And you didn’t Shane, rest in peace💚
@@headron66everyone knew HE was a living genius.
@@teaacustardcream2868 I did say that, but not everyone!
What drug had you taken and what about shane... Things are changing for the worse. R.I.P
Shane saved Irish music, nobody holds a match to him in terms of song writing, he is the greatest ever
Hear hear!
Shane McGowan's voice is the only one that sounds even better live. What's not to like? An absolute genius singer / songwriter. Absolutely Genius!!!
An amazing living legacy.A brilliant poet and a true genius.
What a poet. Amazing song never gets old
Those words from a young fella poet 💚💚💚💚
This song melted my heart forever “a hungry sound came across the breeze so i gave the walls a talking”, im an alcoholic but every time i listen to the poogues i feel understood, shane for me is a fucking big guy his voice is perfect and such underrated! This song and the pogues really saved my life
Any good alcoholic knows about giving the walls a talking!
Good luck to you Rebecca.
My story exactly.
Love to you all from me
you're right. it's a beautiful line
Shane Macgowan is one of the great singers and lyricists.
+Jon Hill and still great, love this song.
Agree with all. An extraordinary talent.
Unquestionably
One of most soulful men on the planet.
Soul brothers for sure!
Mesmerizing. Hypnotizing. Pure brilliance. Timeless. Shane's polo and how he's absolutely dialed, lyric, delivery, living every word of his lyric. Spider having a draw on that cig. "... and the moon was gently laughing"
RIP Ripose Pace Shane for ever , sempre fieru , sempre ardente , from Corsica !!!!
This beautiful song is a fine example of just how capable a lyricist Shane really could be. Poignant and timeless, my all time favourite from The Pogues. Thanks for a great post.
This has hit me like a ton of bricks. I never listen to the pogues now, or rarely, but Rum,Sodomy and the Lash and especially this song was ever present in my early 20’s. I’m full of sadness and nostalgia tonight. RIP Shane.
Same for me friend. I'm going through their entire back catalog for the first time in years, cheers and merry chr
I just stumbled onto this band by accident. Wow now I've bought 3 of their Cds. Such beautiful lyrics .... what have I been missing
RIP Shane..thanks for the beautiful music ..always thinking of you brother
Shane MacGowan a true old soul, somehow manage to keep the true lion's heart of the Irish past....Thank-you for the time machine experience.
Loved this as a young fella, never really appreciated it until now, go you well Shane x
One of the best songs ever written. The lyrics are extraordinary. Great storytelling throughout the song
I'm Irish and lived in Birmigham UK in the early 90s and these guys were gods
I thought of you, D, when I heard this song today, and nearly cried. May the immortal Shane MacGowan convince you that I'll never stop searching for your brown eyes.
“Shane always seems to be channelling something when he sings, some kind of energy that exists beyond himself. I saw him at a soundcheck at a festival in France, and he walked up to the mike and stood with his hands in his pockets and sang A Pair Of Brown Eyes, and for the few of us that were there time stood still. There was so much emotional power coming out of him, without him doing a fucking thing, that you had to question your ideas of divinity.” - Nick Cave
I hope you find her, mate!
RIP Shane. Your music lives on and on in my heart and soul.
God blessed my ears when I discovered the Pogues...
Some of the best lyrics you will ever hear. Gets me every time.
I'd pay ten thousands pounds to go back in time for a night and see this live
Thomas Fischer me too. Drunk on a busy Saturday night with your mates. Fuck
Saw them in the early days - they were awesome! Best damned hooley I ever went to!
yes, i'm not sure most of the fans there truly appreciate his greatness...
I’d pay 20 thousand, and then some 💪🏻
If only we could.
This is one of my favorites because it demonstrates that absolute courage Shane had to play something so slow, articulate and poetic to a crowd of punks -- even the flute player is rolling his eyes -- but it's beautiful.
RIP Shane, thank you for all your fantastic music you gave us, you'll always be remembered❤
Shane is one of the best songwriters ever.
A genius
Plus the ones doing the music are too
One of the best bands ever ❤
There are no words ! Just genius .sublime! One of the top 5 song writers of all time .fact.
Still one of my favourite songs.......and still love Shane McGowan.....
"Real, true, honest, poor mans music". What a wonderful and accurate comment....
music for the masses fe - poor mans = KICK UP THE ASS
What a great song..........damn, what a great fucking song!
Oh yeah...its a good one!
Quinn McCully It's fantastic. Love t
'A Pair of Brown eyes'!! One of the best Anti war song's ever written!!! SHANE is a great poet. Get the book, 'A drink with Shane'!! I lent it to a taxi driver. He has passed it on. The book is recorded , Shane speaking, about his life... and his girlfriend , records most of his talk!!
Quinn McCully
Quinn McCully yea it could be one of my favorite songs of all time crazy to actually think there is one son that's the one he writes great songs he has no clue the misery will be when he's not writing music music now is meaningless I do love sweet thing van Morrison he started young also under 19
r.i.p to his mammy who gave birth to a legend ❤❤❤
If they never had let Shane near a musical instrument, he'd be one of Ireland's great modern poets.
Still enjoy this genius!😊❤🎉🎉❤😊
It's sad to think there will never be another band like this ever again
pogues in hamburg i will never forget the best thing i have ever seen on that stage thanks shane
Shane is the only famous rockstar who fame has had no effect on whatsoever. And all you fucks who poke fun at him will be the first to proclaim your love for him come the sad day when he leaves us. The man is a musical treasure. Long live Ireland.
RIP Shane, see you!
oh Shane is great! I'm 16 and I still love The Pogues 'till the end!😍
Absolute genius song, layered, beautiful, touching, funny, deals with several characters and visceral imagery. Say what you want about Shane but who the fuck nowadays 2013 can write a ballad like this?.
It's 2020 now. In your opinion, has pop music writing improved or not since the time of your comment here?
Dylan maybe but shane is a legend too x
Nobody I know says anything about Shane
There are a few who do it, not many were able to do so back in 85 either… for a recent musician who has written ballads with as beautiful writing go check out Elias Ronnenfelt’s stuff… the reason you still hear this now because it stood the test of time…
And mysterious. What’s it about really
This music is wonderfully entertaining. We should never judge how others look, God made us and he is greatly pleased by his creation.
nice evening dear Roberta Kennedy
Roberta Kennedy lol god didnt make him drink and take drugs ..he made himself look like that.. but i still love his music
+John Cardi right...except for the "god" part and everything that came after it
Take yer god pish and shove it up your @R$€ ! Those of us with fully functioning brains ridicule the notion.
+John Cardi People number you among the ignorant with the same ease that you categorize them.
this should be kept in a national archive...i love it.
me to and I am making a point of download it so I have my own archive!
What a voice and even sounds better as time goes on brillant
Love this music. Love from Croatia!
Love how the tin whistler is clutching that smoke!
This is one of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard
Shane you were the best lad, we'll miss you xxxx
"On a jukebox Johnny sang about a thing called Love". Johnny Cash I think had a hit with A Thing called Love, back in the early 70s...
Yep
@@josephhumbles Johnny Logan ; )
The best live version ever. Even Shane playing on guitar before he got lazy. brilliant.
A magical song loved it long time good on you Shane xx
What a singer l,writer performer, poet. never judge what u see u have OTHER senseS. Listen LEGEND LIVING LEGEND..
i am from switzerland. we love this music. thanks
Shane. I have precious memories of them in Hollywood so many years ago.
Got my nose broke but he saved me.
Authentic as it gets, a poetic genius in a sea of dross. He gave the world the brutal truth and the brief transcendent beauty of this crazy life.
A masterpiece. One of the 20th century's greatest, most soulful songwriters.
Beautifull god rest your eternal soul Shane my Bhoy
💚🇮🇪🍀💚🇮🇪🍀💚🇮🇪🍀
RIP. Grand memories when these songs play.
Irish american here, man Shane was the best. To my grandparents who made the trip from Ireland to the states, Evelyn and Allan. Every time I’m drunk I look up this song, Being Irish is a gift from god
Great song and best lyrics ever.
Rip Shane thank you for your music you are a hero ❤️
awesome!!! so beautiful. Greetings from mexico city.
Pure n utter genius. His like will never be seen again.
fantastic,,music is meant to be objective maybe,and here Shane hits the nail on the head,,
a lover and enemy with brown eyes haunting the past courteous of the powers that send us to the drink and war
Masterpiece.
Very elegant, and we'll placed.
Thankyou 🍀🎉Our Shane We All Love ❤️ You🎤🍀🌏🌎🌍
Some tune. By far my favourite song of all time
A word: Brilliant
One summer evening drunk to hell I stood there nearly lifeless An old man in the corner sang Where the water lilies grow And on the jukebox johnny sang About a thing called love And its how are you kid and whats your name And how would you bloody know? In blood and death neath a screaming sky I lay down on the ground And the arms and legs of other men Were scattered all around Some cursed, some prayed, some prayed then cursed Then prayed and bled some more And the only thing that I could see Was a pair of brown eyes that was looking at me But when we got back, labeled parts one to three There was no pair of brown eyes waiting for me And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go For a pair of brown eyes I looked at him he looked at me All I could do was hate him While Ray and Philomena sang Of my elusive dream I saw the streams, the rolling hills Where his brown eyes were waiting And I thought about a pair of brown eyes That waited once for me So drunk to hell I left the place Sometimes crawling sometimes walking A hungry sound came across the breeze So I gave the walls a talking And I heard the sounds of long ago From the old canal And the birds were whistling in the trees Where the wind was gently laughing And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go A rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go For a pair of brown eyes For a pair of brown eyes And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go And a rovin, a rovin, a rovin I'll go For a pair of brown eyes For a pair of brown eyes
Great lyrics, I am singing it! Shane never misses a word ( no matter how drunk). By the way, who is Johnny?
Cash
TG4 shares some great irish music on twitter. This evening they shared Streets of Arklow by Van Morriston so I decided to look and see if it was on TH-cam. Sure enough the live performance they featured from 1974 is here. That reminded me of the time they shared this performance on twitter so I had to look for it when I was finished listening to Van. So here I am.
I'm going Roving now....Nice one The Pogues
A brilliant version of a brilliant song.
1985, a very good year
brings me back. .1987
Many tears young man xx
Just brilliant
So beautiful this song ❤
Great singer and a great song. Definative version.
Awesome, smart, all the irish songs he sang , irish American I am seen him in cork and NYC Irish parents cork and Galway, I can wat h him over as and over love him,xoxoxo Fairy tales NY bug during Christmas here and all throughout the year ,all songs, Tricia Oriordan xoxoxo, Love you Shane,xoxoxo
Love and tears. ❤😢
Brilliance, just brilliant
Loves you ❤with all my heart are always sing from your heart ❤️
Damn, the Irish are cool.
God bless you 🇮🇪🍀💚
spider does the eyeroll. love this,
RIP Shane for ever from Germany
words are so true. .many friends from that time gone now x
There are no heros, just a few who are brave enough not to fill our hearts and ears with shit. Shane deserves credit for willing to let his songs do the talking.
I love this song so much.
Rest in peace Shane MacGowan!
what a poet..there is many b eyes in the family. .auld lad. .big angry ones. .yet sad x
I used to listen to this on my Walkman on the way home on the tube on summer evenings, drunk to hell.
soulful , all heart. thank-you Shane MacGowan.
Rip Shane and thank you.
Shane is the greatest singer songwriter and lyricst that Ireland has produced. Up there with Heany and Yeats. This is my personal favourite of the pogues. Makes me proud to be Irish. Eire Abu.
It's amazing how close Shane's singing is to the original recording.
Would've been a perfect live version if it weren't for that detuned tin whistle!
I was lucky to be in london 1985 aged 19 from st helens. Take a chance Pogues, irish nurses from whipps cross leytonstone