Thursday, July 27th

passings

Sinead O’Connor, singer, December 8, 1966–July 26, 2023

Today, remembering her, we revisit three posts.

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January 3, 2010

What other pop star has made such stunning contributions as a guest artist?

With Willie Nelson, “Don’t Give Up” (1993)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DPE2rQunzL0%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent

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With the Chieftains, “The Foggy Dew” (1995)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=13MQFCfCYdQ%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent

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With Shane MacGowan, “Haunted” (1995)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=C8oyxrrEk58%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent

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January 4, 2012

Forget the weird press—she can sing.

“Paddy’s Lament” (trad.), TV broadcast (Ireland), 12/19/11

https://youtube.com/watch?v=fntW2pthndo%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent

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April 24, 2016

two takes

“Trouble Will Soon Be Over”

Blind Willie Johnson, 1930

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EowFP7XCa4Q%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D0%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent%2A%2A%2A

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God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (2016)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d0VcZ8bAut4%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D0%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent