Overview
- U2 released their cover of the Pogues' “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” on Friday as an advance preview of the tribute compilation 20th Century Paddy – The Songs Of Shane MacGowan.
- Rubyworks has scheduled the full compilation for release on 13 November and the album gathers high-profile contributors including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Hozier, The Libertines and Glen Hansard.
- Press materials say that at least 50% of all artist royalties from the compilation will be donated to the Dublin Simon Community, the Dublin charity that supports people experiencing homelessness.
- The Edge offered a formal reflection on MacGowan in the project's press release, framing the record as a realization of a long-held idea that honors MacGowan’s mix of folk, political memory and punk energy.
- By pairing renewed attention from major acts with the royalty pledge, the project aims both to widen MacGowan’s audience and to provide sustained funding for a local social service that could benefit from the album’s sales and streams.