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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)

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

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With Shane MacGowan, “Haunted” (1995)

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January 4, 2012

Forget the weird press—she can sing.

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

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April 24, 2016

two takes

“Trouble Will Soon Be Over”

Blind Willie Johnson, 1930

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