People Who Died (7 Viewers)

[ann post]

I'm very much on the side of 30 minute wig outs, especially if it's Neil Young's imagination we are hearing - but also I get why it causes cognitive dissonance for people - they just wanna be around people who feel like they do about a song for a few minutes, that's a nice feeling.

 

[therealjohnny]

I remember people going to see Robert Palmer and Cyndi Lauper (separate gigs) expecting the big hits and leaving in bewilderment when they were subjected to big band jazz. But what's a musician to do?

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Bob Dylan plays parodies of his whole back catalogue and skips the hits, and people lap that up.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Loads of bands I've had plenty of opportunity to see but have not gone( and not been upset about it) because they will not play what I would want them to.

 

[seanc]

When I got to see The Pogues, I also got to see NY. Quite mad in retrospect.
My line manager (the son of the real manager, a 21yo squirt who was very clever but lived on the instant gratification of red bull and teh internets) walked out. Then he puts on FB, on the way home, something like "I didn't like this NY fella. 15 minutes in and he only played two songs".

I don't know much about NY, but I loved it.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Then he puts on FB, on the way home, something like "I didn't like this NY fella. 15 minutes in and he only played two songs".

He was playing a fast set then?

 

[magicbastarder]

Tributes paid to Emmy award-winning Irish filmmaker Ross McDonnell, believed to have died in New York

Photo Museum Ireland has paid tribute to Irish Emmy award-winning filmmaker and photographer Ross McDonnell following the discovery of a body on a New York beach.

www.independent.ie

Ross McDonnell obituary: Gifted filmmaker who saw the world through a lens

“He couldn’t wait to see beyond the shores. He couldn’t wait to see what was on the other side of the rise,” recalls Trevor Birney

www.irishtimes.com

i'd forgotten he'd made 'colony'. he also did the recent video for roisin murphy, the one shot in arklow. a former thumpeder can briefly be seen in that video.

 

[pete]

Shane was a wonderful lyricist, as good as they come.
His songs help me make sense of some of the world.
I sometimes feel it's a shame he let the comedy drunkard persona overshadow that, but it was his truth.

The world we know is slowly being taken away from us piece by piece, person by person.

RIP

Shane MacGowan: A unifying Irish-English voice, in time of bombs and bullets

Shane MacGowan gave voice to an Irish-English generation, writes author Joseph O'Connor.

www.bbc.com

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Shane MacGowan: A unifying Irish-English voice, in time of bombs and bullets

Shane MacGowan gave voice to an Irish-English generation, writes author Joseph O'Connor.

www.bbc.com

https://www.theredhandfiles.com/share-your-memories-of-his-birthday/

 

[magicbastarder]

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[magicbastarder]

note: don't click on that.

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

note: don't click on that.

for a second i thought bono had actually died


my subsequent sense of disappointment was only profound

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

Wings guitarist Denny Laine dies aged 79 after battle with lung disease

Wings guitarist Denny Laine has died aged 79 after battle with lung disease.

www.lbc.co.uk

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

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[therealjohnny]

Sad to hear this

Benjamin Zephaniah remembered as 'beautiful' by Murphy

Benjamin Zephaniah has been remembered as a "beautiful human being" and "generational" poet following his death aged 65.

www.rte.ie

 

[nuke terrorist]

Sad to hear this

Benjamin Zephaniah remembered as 'beautiful' by Murphy

Benjamin Zephaniah has been remembered as a "beautiful human being" and "generational" poet following his death aged 65.

www.rte.ie

A lovely gentle man.
Benjamin Zephaniah on Desert Island Discs in 1997:

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Benjamin Zephaniah

Sue Lawley's castaway is dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Reets]

I was at the funeral procession there and they stopped on Pearse st to play fairytale of New York and Rainy Day in Soho. The crowd sang along with all the parts they knew.
It was actually really lovely.

 

[ann post]

The Trad ensemble did pair of brown eyes lastnight and it was class, full bar decent singalong.

 

[magicbastarder]

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hansard and o'neill do a good job of carrying that song.

 

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hansard and o'neill do a good job of carrying that song.

Watched the whole circa 2 hours 40 minutes.
Tom Creagh bringing up a hurley, and Tipp flag and a Shannon Rovers jersey (GAA club from tiny isolated village of Kilbarron) were a few about 25 symbols, Nick Cave showing up late so Imelda and Liam and yer man had sing first before Nick did Rainy Night in Soho, Cait singing a trad song, the guys choir singing lots tunes in Irish, Siobhan and Victoria dancing, Pogues doing two great tunes, lovely memories from Siobhan of Shane as a youngster, Victoria mentioned drugs A LOT in her tribute and thanked Tom Creagh and lots of local contributions. Even the main priest was a fan and knew his stuff.
Stellar tribute to Shane, apparently Glen Hansard organised most of the music.

Only downside was folks outside could barely hear what was happening.
I watched from home.
But did go out earlier to motorway bridge I knew they were going past
A few of the motorcade even acknowledged my salute.
RIP Shane they gave you a hell of a send off.