Thursday, January 29th
voices I miss
Sinead O’Connor (1966-2023; with Sly and Robbie), “Marcus Garvey” (S. O’Connor), live, Cleveland, 2005
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Tag: Sinead O’Connor
2023
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)
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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)
2018
Tuesday, November 27th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Sinéad O’Connor, Faith and Courage (2000)
2018
Saturday, May 5th
There are all kinds of gospel.
“I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” (S. O’Connor), Bettye LaVette, live, New York, 2012
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Here’s the original recording.
Sinead O’Connor, 1990
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lagniappe
random sights
last night, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Good night, because we must!
How intricate the Dust!—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), 97 (Franklin; excerpt)
2016
Sunday, April 24th
two takes
“Trouble Will Soon Be Over”
Blind Willie Johnson, 1930
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Sinead O’Connor, 2016 (God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson)
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2014
Monday, May 19th
Some people behave strangely in their own living rooms. Others do it on national TV.
Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor, The Chieftains, “Have I Told You Lately,” live (Late Show with David Letterman), 1997
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lagniappe
art beat
Garry Winogrand (1928-1984), New York, 1969
2012
Wednesday, 1/4/12
Forget the weird press—she can sing.
Sinead O’Connor, “Paddy’s Lament” (trad.)
TV broadcast (Ireland), 12/19/11
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How many other pop stars have made so many stunning contributions as a guest artist?
With Shane MacGowan, “Haunted”
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With the Chieftains, “The Foggy Dew”
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With Willie Nelson, “Don’t Give Up”
(Last three clips originally posted 3/3/10.)
2010
Wednesday, 3/3/10
What other pop star has made such stunning contributions as a guest artist?
Sinead O’Connor
With Willie Nelson, “Don’t Give Up”
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With the Chieftains, “The Foggy Dew”
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With Shane MacGowan, “Haunted”
music clip of the day 