A Rainy Day In Soho

Last Night BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Covered THE POGUES’ 1985 Pearl ‘RAINY DAY IN SOHO’ Live In IRELAND

Posted on by JL

13 May 2024

Last night imperishable big born in the USA rock shot BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN who is in the middle of (another) European tour opened their show in Kilkenny, Ireland with a tribute to the late great British-Irish songsmith Shane MacGowan who passed away last November, at the age of 65. Springsteen and his E-Street Band covered The Pogues‘ 1985 pearl RAINY DAY IN SOHO from their fabulous Rum Sodomy & The Lash LP.

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NICK CAVE Sings THE POGUES Beauty ‘RAINY NIGHT IN SOHO’ At SHANE MaCGOWAN’s Funeral

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Last Saturday the funeral of SHANE MacGOWAN weny ahead.

He passed away on November 30, aged 65, in Dublin, Ireland.
Several musicians turned up and honored MacGowan with songs.

Among them was Shane‘s close friend Nick Cave who performed
The Pogues‘ 1985 beauty Rainy Day In Soho from their masterpiece
LP Rum Sodomy & The Lash, on piano.

In 1992 Cave and MacGowan sang the song together
on BBC’s music show Later With Jools Holland.

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