Shane

About the Album

“Shane” was originally written by Jesse Malin after an invitation to perform at Shane MacGowan’s 60th birthday party along side some of the biggest names in entertainment (Bono, Sinead O’Connor, Johnny Depp, Nick Cave). Several bandmates from The Pogues including original bass player Cait O’Riordan played in the house band that night. Cait and Jesse became fast friends and maintain a friendship in New York. Cait (aka “Rocky” O’Riordan”) recorded this version of “Shane” prior to his passing, in hopes at the time, of lifting his spirits. In the song, his memory lives on.

LYRICS (Jesse Malin)

Well they pulled you out of your hospital bed

To take you down to the show 

And people came from miles around to hear those songs that they know

Feel like there’s an angel hanging on your shoulder

Growing up in London, want to die in Dublin

Everybody sends their love 

From the West End streets and the hustlers and whores

To touching down in New York

And the Irish cops and the junk on the street

Had everything you could want

Drinking with the angels until the early morning 

All those dirty faces filling up your pages

Gonna keep on running, they said you’d never make it

Everybody sends their love 

Well I got myself on a flight across

From Texas over the sea

And I felt so lost didn’t know what to say

Standing in the wings

Feel like there’s an angel hanging on my shoulder

Getting kind of nervous talking to a stranger 

Gonna tell your story, playing Death or Glory

Everybody sends their love

Don’t deny it