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The Pogues were one of the finest bands of the 1980s, infusing Irish traditional music with punk to give new voice to a young Irish diaspora. This owed very much to the poetic songwriting of Shane MacGowan.
Actor Johnny Depp helped carry the coffin of Shane MacGowan after the funeral mass as members of his band The Pogues sang The Parting Glass in tribute to their frontman.