The Snake (Shane MacGowan album)

The Snake
Studio album by Shane MacGowan
Released 1994
Label ZTT
Producer Trevor Horn, Dave Jordan
Shane MacGowan chronology
The Snake
(1994)		 The Crock of Gold
(1997)The Crock of Gold1997

The Snake is the first solo album by Shane MacGowan with backing band The Popes. Released in 1994 by ZTT Records. Guests on the album include Johnny Depp, members of The Dubliners, Thin Lizzy and The Pogues.

The 1995 US edition featured a revised running order, and also added three additional tracks: the traditional songs "Nancy Whiskey" and "Roddy McCorley", as well as the Sinéad O'Connor duet "Haunted", an old Pogues song originally sung by Cait O'Riordan for the Sid & Nancy soundtrack. The 1996 edition adds another duet, "You're the One", this time with Clannad's Máire Brennan, from the soundtrack to the film Circle of Friends.

Like a number of songs recorded by MacGowan's previous band, The Pogues, traditional tunes are sometimes used as a base for a new song (for example, the melody for "The Song With No Name" is based on "The Homes of Donegal").[1]

Track listings

Original edition: 1994 European/Canadian release; also 2016 European vinyl re-release

All tracks composed by Shane MacGowan; except where indicated

  1. "The Church Of The Holy Spook"
  2. "That Woman's Got Me Drinking"
  3. "The Song with No Name"
  4. "Aisling"
  5. "I'll Be Your Handbag"
  6. "Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway" (Gerry Rafferty)
  7. "A Mexican Funeral In Paris"
  8. "The Snake with Eyes of Garnet"
  9. "Donegal Express"
  10. "Victoria" (song written about longtime girlfriend Victoria Mary Clarke)
  11. "The Rising of the Moon" (Traditional, arranged S. MacGowan)
  12. "Bring Down the Lamp"

1995 US Release

  1. "The Church Of The Holy Spook"
  2. "Nancy Whiskey" (Traditional)
  3. "The Song with No Name"
  4. "Aisling"
  5. "Roddy McCorley" (Traditional)
  6. "Victoria"
  7. "That Woman's Got Me Drinking"
  8. "A Mexican Funeral In Paris"
  9. "The Rising of the Moon" (Traditional, arranged S. MacGowan)
  10. "The Snake with Eyes of Garnet"
  11. "Haunted"
  12. "I'll Be Your Handbag"
  13. "Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway" (Gerry Rafferty)
  14. "Bring Down the Lamp"
  15. "Donegal Express"

1996 European/French release

  1. "The Church Of The Holy Spook"
  2. "Nancy Whiskey" (Traditional)
  3. "The Song with No Name"
  4. "Aisling"
  5. "Roddy McCorley" (Traditional)
  6. "Victoria"
  7. "That Woman's Got Me Drinking"
  8. "You're the One" (Shane MacGowan, Michael Kamen)
  9. "A Mexican Funeral In Paris"
  10. "The Rising of the Moon" (Traditional; arranged by Shane MacGowan)
  11. "The Snake with Eyes of Garnet"
  12. "Haunted"
  13. "I'll Be Your Handbag"
  14. "Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway" (Gerry Rafferty)
  15. "Bring Down the Lamp"
  16. "Donegal Express"

2009 Japanese Limited Edition Remastered CD

  1. "The Church Of The Holy Spook"
  2. "Nancy Whiskey" (Traditional)
  3. "The Song with No Name"
  4. "Aisling"
  5. "Roddy McCorley" (Traditional)
  6. "Victoria"
  7. "That Woman's Got Me Drinking"
  8. "You're the One" (Shane MacGowan, Michael Kamen)
  9. "A Mexican Funeral In Paris"
  10. "The Rising of the Moon" (Traditional; arranged by Shane MacGowan)
  11. "The Snake with Eyes of Garnet"
  12. "Haunted"
  13. "I'll Be Your Handbag"
  14. "Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway" (Gerry Rafferty)
  15. "Bring Down the Lamp"
  16. "Donegal Express"
  17. "A Man Called Horse' [Bonus Track]

Personnel

The Popes
  • Paul McGuinness - guitar, vocals
  • Bernie "The Undertaker" France - bass, vocals
  • Danny Pope - drums, percussion
  • Tom "The Beast" McManamon, aka "Tom McAnimal" - tenor banjo
  • Kieran "Mo" O'Hagan - guitar, vocals
  • Colm O'Maonlai - whistles

with:

Technical
  • Produced by Dave Jordan and Shane MacGowan
  • Mixed by Steve Brown
  • Engineered by Niall Flynn, Steve Musters, Darren Westbrook and Richard Rainy
  • Recorded at Sarm East, Windmill Lane, Marcus, Raezor.
  • Mixed at Raezor.

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews 2000-2001". Paythereckoning.com. 2001-11-09. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  2. ↑ Ron Kavana, interview printed in liner notes of Kavana's 1999 live album "Alien Alert", published by Proper Records


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