Astounding Fact

[Grassman]

Shane McGowern earns £ 200000 every Xmas from Fairytale of New York.

Born in Tunbridge Wells he was. That's why his Irish accent is so strong. He must have got it from the posh school he went to here.

 

[lawros left foot]

I know someone who is big mates with the Slade fellas, he told me that Noddy Holder and Don Powell have eached earned over 8 million in royalties from Merry Christmas everybody, and it only took half an hour to write cos Don had already written the tune in1967

 

[Cian]

Think you'll find that only two of them wrote it, so it's rather more than £2k/week each.

I'd guess the 800k includes the performer rights. Still be two of them making a hell of a lot more though.

 

[Marxo]

The royalties for White Christmas go to the heirs of the composer Irving Berlin, which could be anything up to $100 million. I once heard Gerry Marsden say that he earned more money from Ferry Cross the Mersey being on the B side of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax than from all the Gerry and the Pacemakers stuff together.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I know someone who is big mates with the Slade fellas, he told me that Noddy Holder and Don Powell have eached earned over 8 million in royalties from Merry Christmas everybody, and it only took half an hour to write cos Don had already written the tune in1967

It has been a nice little earner for them over the last 40 years. Roy Wood will also be grateful for "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" which was also released in 1973.

 

[mistahclarke]

Shane McGowern earns £ 200000 every Xmas from Fairytale of New York.

claim to fame 1 - He is in a relationship with my dad's cousin Victoria
claim to fame 2 - My dad headbutted him in Soho and knocked out some of his teeth over him being abusive to said family member
Not a claim to fame - Not seen either of them in over 20 years over this incident. But we are friends on facebook, Yay!

 

[Norman Potting]

Did they sing Substitute? if they did , I remember them.

They also did "Since You've Been Gone" (possibly "B" side to "Substitute") before Rainbow did it.

 

[SeagullinExile]

The royalties for White Christmas go to the heirs of the composer Irving Berlin, which could be anything up to $100 million. I once heard Gerry Marsden say that he earned more money from Ferry Cross the Mersey being on the B side of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax than from all the Gerry and the Pacemakers stuff together.

The money is definitely in the writing and producing without a shadow of a doubt. I once saw an interview with Andy Mcluskey of O.M.D fame, he claimed that he's made far more money from creating Scouse girl band Atomic Kitten than he ever did when performing himself.

 

[Beach Hut]

McCartney must be minted if this is the case.

 

[albion534]

Gary Barlow must wipe his ass with his own currency

 

[Soulman]

Gary Barlow must wipe his ass with his own currency

Saves giving it to the tax man i suppose.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Gary Barlow must wipe his ass with his own currency

No. He pays someone else to wipe it for him.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Here you go then - this was her on the radio recently. May bring back some memories!

Must be the Lita song .......

 

[HovaGirl]

McCartney must be minted if this is the case.

He famously lost a lot of his song rights to Michael Jackson.

 

[HovaGirl]

McCartney must be minted if this is the case.

He famously lost a lot of his song rights to Michael Jackson. (Sorry. I seem to have auto double-posting going on.)

 

[Icy Gull]

He famously lost a lot of his song rights to Michael Jackson.

He also owns the rights to Buddy Holly songs I believe, which will be a nice little earner. I hear as many Holly songs as I do Beatles ones on the radio these days.

I know McCartney tried to buy back the rights to Beatles songs, not sure if he got them though.

 

[drew]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...Cartney-set-win-rights-Beatles-catalogue.html

Happy days for Sir Paul.