Sinead O'Connor has died

[Guineveretoo]

I am at the Cambridge Folk Festival and, yesterday, Grace Petrie (left wing protest singer - look her up if you don't know who she is) dedicated a song to her, describing her as a protest singer, and saying that she was cancelled because of her protesting, which I had never thought about.

Other acts at the Festival also dedicated songs to her, including Rufus Wainwright, but it was Grace Petrie who said most and who made me think. She talked about the need to continue protesting...

 

[circleline]

Yes, the news got a kind of lukewarm response in general 'mainstream' circles: at work; large bunch of assorted family. Viewed as mad, bad Sinead a little. Reactions were stronger when I pointed out that the Pope photo wasn't a stunt but a genuine protest at the centuries- old child abuse scandal in the Catholic church - and she was fucking right!

Was on family outing to 'We Will Rock You' in London on Thursday and Ben Elton included her in the 'died too young' speech. I was one of only a handful of people in the (packed) theatre that audibly reacted.

 

[girasol]

A nice tribute, mostly her own words - on the DM!

Sinéad O'Connor in her own words

These are a small collection of Sinéad's quotes, and unfiltered Sinéad, in her own words, speaking about herself and incidents that shaped her life and music.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[May Kasahara]

Now Playing on 6music is a tribute to Sinead, and very wonderful it is. Loads of great music

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Now Playing on 6music is a tribute to Sinead, and very wonderful it is. Loads of great music

This?

 

[sojourner]

Thanks for that. We don't do Sky or Now, but hopefully this will become more widely available sometime. Cheers anyway.

It was on Freeview. I watched it on there last night. Hugely emotional watch. I was angry at the time about that Dylan gig,but furious last night. Fans of a protest singer subjecting another to mass intimidation. The absolute cunts. Not been able to sing any of her songs without choking up.

Nice words Danny

 

[spitfire]

This?

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Now Playing @6Music - A celebration of the music of Sinead O'Connor - BBC Sounds

A two hour listener led playlist dedicated to the music of Sinead.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Wilf]

I just watched that and saw Hall was becoming quite creepy (from 5 mins on), though SO deals with it by not crumpling and puts him on the backfoot. I've no idea about his career other than that he had a chatshow, but thought I'd look on his wiki page to see if he'd featured in #MeToo etc. To be fair, there was nothing like that, but he had threatened to sue Sinead, when she said he'd spiked her drink and also got Prince on drugs (she then withdrew the accusations). Needless to say I've no idea of the truth of any of that, but it just adds a bit more to the idea of someone who was totally open and honest, but also suffered for it.

 

[Aladdin]

Tribute to Sinéad at the GAA All Ireland football Final between Kerry & Dublin yesterday.

 

[Plumdaff]

Sinead O'Connor's letter to Miley Cyrus

Fair play to Sinead O'Connor...

www.urban75.net

I didn't like that letter, thought it was poorly phrased, in the overall context of deeply admiring O'Connor. It's almost as if context and nuance exists.

I didn't post on that thread.

 

[girasol]

Nothing Compares is a good doc. Though sadly Nothing Compares 2 U isn’t featured because Price’s estate wouldn’t allow it to be licensed. She and Prince didn’t exactly get along though I’m not sure what the exact reasoning was.

I watched it last night and I'm glad "Nothing Compares to You" wasn't in it. a) It would have made me cry, possibly b) that song sent her somewhere she didn't even want to go! c) I'm sick of listening to it

She was very intelligent and righteous, yet delicate and softly spoken - the documentary brought it all back. I remember when the whole pope photo situation exploded and how some people were saying that singers should not talk about issues and that made my blood boil, it was a very contentious subject, one I argued about with a few people back then - in person, way before the internet. Why the FUCK shouldn't singers protest and talk about politics??? I can still feel the rage raising from defending her back then! I identified with Sinéad very strongly, I wore the leather jacket & the boots (couldn't afford DMs) because she wore them. She wore them because she identified with Punk culture...

 

[Idris2002]

I remember my Da saying "here Idris, there was this girl on the Late Late Show last night, like a female version of Geldof. You would have liked her".

 

[Idris2002]

The media here are silent about it now, but there was a section of them who hated her. At one point she was married/partnered to a guy called John Waters, who later descended down the far-right anti-vaccine rabbit hole. But at the time she split from him, he was still a "made guy" in the media mafia, especially on a paper called the Sunday Independent. That paper once published a cartoon of a pregnant SO'C with "grievance" written on the baby bump.

 

[girasol]

I didn't know this one... I only listened to her first 3 albums and then stopped. This is from 2012 How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?


And OMG she did a cover of one of my favourite songs EVER! oh my heart...

 

[Puddy_Tat]

And OMG she did a cover of one of my favourite songs EVER! oh my heart...

 

[Idris2002]

Bill Graham (major Irish rock journalist) talking about meeting Sinead in the early 1990s:

No Woman No Cry | Hotpress

Despite the controversies in which she has recently been involved, when SINÉAD O'CONNOR starts talking music, it becomes evident pretty quickly why she ran ...

www.hotpress.com

(this is an archive piece - BG died of a heart infarction in the mid-1990s)

 

[girasol]

I've had a little cry every day since she died. I've never felt this sad for this long about anyone famous dying

So sad...

 

[krtek a houby]

I've had a little cry every day since she died. I've never felt this sad for this long about anyone famous dying

So sad...

Same for many reasons. Not ready to watch that video, though.

 

[girasol]

Same for many reasons. Not ready to watch that video, though.

She still manages to come out strong, loving and fragile all at once, as usual...

 

[sojourner]

I've had a little cry every day since she died. I've never felt this sad for this long about anyone famous dying

Same. I identified so strongly with her.

 

[Aladdin]

I've had a little cry every day since she died. I've never felt this sad for this long about anyone famous dying

So sad...

Hard to watch

 

[Idris2002]

Sinead, a view from north of the border:

Deaglán de Bréadún: Sinéad O' Connor, Sinn Féin and the courage of conviction

THE immensely sad and untimely passing of Sinéad O'Connor has generated a wave of distress and grieving such as we haven't seen since the tragic demise of John Lennon.

www.irishnews.com

 

[Idris2002]

Spotted this one walking home:



By Bohs supporters, I think.

 

[girasol]

Has this youtube audio been posted yet? Sinead reading the first few chapters of her memoir. Lovely to hear her words in her own voice.

 

[ddraig]

 

[skyscraper101]

Sky has a live feed from Bray now:

 

[krtek a houby]

Also live on RTE player

 

[skyscraper101]

Quite a turnout

 

[Idris2002]

I was about to come here and post "well, she got a good turnout".

"Blackbird in Dun Laoghaire" by Joseph O'Connor (her brother)

Blackbird in Dun Laoghaire – a poem by Joseph O’Connor

Blackbird in Dun Laoghaire was read by Joseph O’Connor at the funeral of his sister Sinéad O’Connor

www.irishtimes.com

 

[Steel Icarus]