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Dropkick Murphys cover Pogues

Posted by Loren on June 19, 2026

Dropkick Murphys cover Pogues
photo by @Chezphoto / Riley Vecchione

Another single is streaming from this fall's Shane MacGowan tribute, 20th Century Paddy, out Nov. 13. The latest release is a Dropkick Murphys cover of "The Body of an American," shared below.

"It's so cool to participate in this amazing tribute album, alongside such a diverse lineup of musicians like Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Hozier, and so many more all inspired by Shane MacGowan. 'The Body of an American' is a Dropkick all time favorite and we’ve played it live throughout the years so to get to record it for this tribute was a dream come true," Ken Casey says in a press release.

Dropkick Murphys recently released For The People.

A portion of proceeds from 20th Century Paddy will be donated to the Dublin Simon Community.

20TH CENTURY PADDY - THE SONGS OF SHANE  MACGOWAN TRACKLISTING

Amble - The Snake With the Eyes of Garnet
Bob Geldof - St. John Of Gods
Bruce Springsteen - A Rainy Night in Soho
Camille O’Sullivan - You're The One
Cronin - London You're A Lady
Damien Dempsey - Sally MacLennane
David Gray - The Old Main Drag
David Keenan - The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn
Dropkick Murphys - The Body of an American
Garron Noone - White City
Glen Hansard - Bottle of Smoke
Hozier & Jessie Buckley - Fairytale of New York
Jimmy Artache - USA
Johnny Mac and The Faithful - Fiesta
Johnny Depp & Imelda May - Haunted
Kate Moss - Lonesome Highway
Kingfishr - The Sunnyside of the Street 
Liam Ó Maonlaí - The Broad Majestic Shannon
Lisa Moorish & Another Day - Rain Street
Lisa O'Neill - Dark Streets of London
LYRA - Streets of Sorrow / Birmingham Six
Madra Salach - Turkish Song of the Damned
Moya Brennan - Mother Mo Chroi
Mundy - Victoria
Picture This - Aisling
Pinch of Snuff - Donegal Express
Primal Scream - A Pair of Brown Eyes
Steve Earle - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
The High Kings - Streams of Whiskey
The Jesus And Mary Chain - I'll Be Your Handbag
The Libertines - Sayonara 
The Murder Capital - The Song With No Name
The Pogues - Gabrielle
Tom Creagh - Paddy Public Enemy No. 1
Tom Waits - Summer In Siam
U2 - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

Dropkick Murphys cover Pogues
photo by @Chezphoto / Riley Vecchione

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