Interestingly, for his own pick in the HMV My Inspiration series, Shane MacGowan picked a verse from Nick Cave’s 2005 song ‘Lucy’, citing the following as his favourite: Much like the motif that moves ...

Kirsty MacColl, the singer and song-writer ... was her duet with Shane MacGowan on the Christmas classic Fairytale Of New York - she was hugely and rightly respected, and she surely deserves ...

The same year, Dillon appeared briefly as a policeman in the music video for the song Fairytale of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, a major hit in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Bo Diddley’s “Pollution” was recorded, appropriately, at New York’s Soundview Environmental ... one that benefits from the backing vocals of Kirsty MacColl and the shimmering guitar ...

The music world said goodbye to one of its stars today with a memorial service for singer songwriter Kirsty MacColl ... Billy Bragg sang New England, which had become one of MacColl's best ...

The star also turned down offers to start a music career after winning Celebrity Fame Academy in 2005, including the chance to remake Fairytale of New York with Scouting for Girls. “I wasn’t ...

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After performing his hit "Too Sweet," the Irish singer-songwriter treated the audience with a rendition of a classic holiday tune called "Fairytale of New York," which was originally by another ...

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The New York Knicks are in need of improving the offense after falling in Game 2 at the hands of the Detroit Pistons. The Knicks have struggled throughout most of the first two games, but a ...