The lead singer of The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, died on 30 November 2023. In the hours following his death, Jake Burns revealed that this song was written ‘for Shane’. MacGowan who was known for his heavy drinking was sometimes seen as someone living in borrowed time because a lot of people thought his drinking would drive him into an early grave.
The lead singer of The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, died on 30 November 2023. In the hours following his death, Jake Burns revealed that this song was written ‘for Shane’. MacGowan who was known for his heavy drinking was sometimes seen as someone living in borrowed time because a lot of people thought his drinking would drive him into an early grave.