Philip Chevron, June 17 1957 to October 8 2013

[mats]

RIP Philip

[leadshoes]

RIP Phil, hope to see you in a better world very soon.

[DzM]

Miss ya, buddy.

[Villajohn]

Its been five years since we lost Philip,the time has gone so quickly.I was at a Luka Bloom gig in Kings Heath, Birmingham, Oct 7 2013 .Paul Scully was doing the sound,though he is better known for his sterling work with The Pogues,we were talking about Philip that evening,and Paul was expecting a phone call anytime with the bad news.Philip died the following day,Paul and Luka attended his funeral.It took me a few days before it all sank in,i received several phone calls and i cried like a baby.I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

[DzM]

I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

I have never agreed with you more, friend.

[Frances]

♡.

[DzM]

Today DJ Shuffle decided to play the live cut of Thousands are Sailing from the 30 Years box. It was really nice to hear Philip's voice again. I should chase down a bunch of Radiators work and interviews for a big listening.

[leadshoes]

Bjork taking good care of Phil in that other place (where they're no longer desolation angels in a junkyard of lies).

[old barney greyheron]

I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

I have never agreed with you more, friend.

Although I only 'spoke' with Philip on this forum, when he died I felt as though i'd lost a friend.

[Low D]

I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

I have never agreed with you more, friend.

Although I only 'spoke' with Philip on this forum, when he died I felt as though i'd lost a friend.

I think we all feel this way - I know I do. Philip was very generous with his time and his personal engagement here and I'm sure we all consider him a friend.

Today DJ Shuffle decided to play the live cut of Thousands are Sailing from the 30 Years box. It was really nice to hear Philip's voice again. I should chase down a bunch of Radiators work and interviews for a big listening.

The song that I've been playing most in the last while is "Behind The Painted Screen" from Sound City Beat, it's just lovely. I know it's a cover, but he taps right into the melancholy of the song and you'd never know he didn't write it.

[left]

I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

I have never agreed with you more, friend.

Although I only 'spoke' with Philip on this forum, when he died I felt as though i'd lost a friend.

Same here.
What at the time, when I joined, stunned me the most was how present he was on here. One could walk in here from nowhere and ask whatever question about the band or the music or whatever and he’d most likely take the time to give an answer. What artist on earth did or does that? And what an answer it usually was! One must assume that he really put his heart in all this.

[Villajohn]

Anyone who got to know Philip,be it via the Medusa,or in person,all shared something special with him.I got to know Philip and the rest of The Pogues ,before and aftershows,soundchecks,various hotel bars.I think they just took pity on me,though there were times when i wished i wasn't around and i'm sure most of The Pogues ,in fact all of them must have felt the same!I probably have more tales to tell then most,but as long as i have a few brain cells remaining,those tales stay firmly inside my head.Kiss and tell, moi?It was the best of times..........

[leadshoes]

I'm sure most of you have already seen this, but anyway... When I first realized that Thousands are Sailing was written by Phil, I immediately thought how perfect it would be sung by him, as much as I love Shane's way of singing "and we dance to the music, and we dance...". Then I saw the bit in Completely Pogued where he's singing it acoustic at his record shop job and it really was perfect. And I finally saw this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAJT7v2R6N8

[Frances]

Cleaning a closet today I came across a ticket to Philip’s Testimonial.
I’d forgotten I had purchased one as I couldn’t actually get over to attend.

Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of that tribute.
Wow.

XO

[Low-ish D]

I'm sure most of you have already seen this, but anyway... When I first realized that Thousands are Sailing was written by Phil, I immediately thought how perfect it would be sung by him, as much as I love Shane's way of singing "and we dance to the music, and we dance...". Then I saw the bit in Completely Pogued where he's singing it acoustic at his record shop job and it really was perfect. And I finally saw this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAJT7v2R6N8

Phil sang it live starting around the time of that clip, i think, and sang it until he couldn't sing any more, which unfortunately includes the 2012 Live In Paris DVD, where it is sung by Shane, but one of the extras is a performance from 2006 In Manchester with Phil singing it beautifully. It was definitely the highlight of the 2009 show in Portland I attended as well.

He talks at length about the reasons Shane sang it, and then the reasons he didn't, right here in fact:
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10314

[mats]

RIP Philip

[leadshoes]

RIP Phil, hope to see you in a better world very soon.

[DzM]

Miss ya, buddy.

[Villajohn]

Its been five years since we lost Philip,the time has gone so quickly.I was at a Luka Bloom gig in Kings Heath, Birmingham, Oct 7 2013 .Paul Scully was doing the sound,though he is better known for his sterling work with The Pogues,we were talking about Philip that evening,and Paul was expecting a phone call anytime with the bad news.Philip died the following day,Paul and Luka attended his funeral.It took me a few days before it all sank in,i received several phone calls and i cried like a baby.I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

[DzM]

I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

I have never agreed with you more, friend.

[Frances]

♡.

[DzM]

Today DJ Shuffle decided to play the live cut of Thousands are Sailing from the 30 Years box. It was really nice to hear Philip's voice again. I should chase down a bunch of Radiators work and interviews for a big listening.

[leadshoes]

Bjork taking good care of Phil in that other place (where they're no longer desolation angels in a junkyard of lies).

[old barney greyheron]

I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

I have never agreed with you more, friend.

Although I only 'spoke' with Philip on this forum, when he died I felt as though i'd lost a friend.

[Low D]

I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

I have never agreed with you more, friend.

Although I only 'spoke' with Philip on this forum, when he died I felt as though i'd lost a friend.

I think we all feel this way - I know I do. Philip was very generous with his time and his personal engagement here and I'm sure we all consider him a friend.

Today DJ Shuffle decided to play the live cut of Thousands are Sailing from the 30 Years box. It was really nice to hear Philip's voice again. I should chase down a bunch of Radiators work and interviews for a big listening.

The song that I've been playing most in the last while is "Behind The Painted Screen" from Sound City Beat, it's just lovely. I know it's a cover, but he taps right into the melancholy of the song and you'd never know he didn't write it.

[left]

I'm sure most, if not all Pogues fans,must think about 'Chevy' every single day,and why not?We all love him and miss him loads. RIP Comrade.

I have never agreed with you more, friend.

Although I only 'spoke' with Philip on this forum, when he died I felt as though i'd lost a friend.

Same here.
What at the time, when I joined, stunned me the most was how present he was on here. One could walk in here from nowhere and ask whatever question about the band or the music or whatever and he’d most likely take the time to give an answer. What artist on earth did or does that? And what an answer it usually was! One must assume that he really put his heart in all this.

[Villajohn]

Anyone who got to know Philip,be it via the Medusa,or in person,all shared something special with him.I got to know Philip and the rest of The Pogues ,before and aftershows,soundchecks,various hotel bars.I think they just took pity on me,though there were times when i wished i wasn't around and i'm sure most of The Pogues ,in fact all of them must have felt the same!I probably have more tales to tell then most,but as long as i have a few brain cells remaining,those tales stay firmly inside my head.Kiss and tell, moi?It was the best of times..........

[leadshoes]

I'm sure most of you have already seen this, but anyway... When I first realized that Thousands are Sailing was written by Phil, I immediately thought how perfect it would be sung by him, as much as I love Shane's way of singing "and we dance to the music, and we dance...". Then I saw the bit in Completely Pogued where he's singing it acoustic at his record shop job and it really was perfect. And I finally saw this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAJT7v2R6N8

[Frances]

Cleaning a closet today I came across a ticket to Philip’s Testimonial.
I’d forgotten I had purchased one as I couldn’t actually get over to attend.

Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of that tribute.
Wow.

XO

[Low-ish D]

I'm sure most of you have already seen this, but anyway... When I first realized that Thousands are Sailing was written by Phil, I immediately thought how perfect it would be sung by him, as much as I love Shane's way of singing "and we dance to the music, and we dance...". Then I saw the bit in Completely Pogued where he's singing it acoustic at his record shop job and it really was perfect. And I finally saw this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAJT7v2R6N8

Phil sang it live starting around the time of that clip, i think, and sang it until he couldn't sing any more, which unfortunately includes the 2012 Live In Paris DVD, where it is sung by Shane, but one of the extras is a performance from 2006 In Manchester with Phil singing it beautifully. It was definitely the highlight of the 2009 show in Portland I attended as well.

He talks at length about the reasons Shane sang it, and then the reasons he didn't, right here in fact:
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10314