Lion and the Cobra is an unbelievably good debut album.
Her later stuff is also quite good. She just was never going to be a pop star after being blackballed. Her live stuff remained strong.
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Her later stuff is also quite good. She just was never going to be a pop star after being blackballed. Her live stuff remained strong.
Doubt it.
It was never a hidden thing. She even kept the way Prince used to spell things in the title.
Sinead did lots of cover songs and never pretended they weren't just that.
If it weren't for the controversy would she be as well known? Good marketing.
BTW, the documentary is called "Nothing Compares". It was on Crave when I saw it. It was very good.
Who wrote it for U2.
and is also dead......coincidence?........
another Irish singer who was a total downer
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Her and Prince apparently didn't get along when they met.
She even claims he tried to beat her up:
Prince claims she recorded the song without his knowledge, and he wasn't pleased with her version. He requested a meeting with her at his place and things allegedly became violent.
In 1992, the whole world has decided Sinéad O’Connor was awful after she ripped up a picture of the pope.
[1]
So when she went to a Bob Dylan tribute concert where she was asked to perform, she was booed off the stage by the audience, who considered her a crazy attention seeker.
Singer and actor Kris Kristofferson was also near the stage, one of the performers present that day. He comforted O’Connor in front of everyone. He felt she was brave, and misunderstood. He asked her why she did what she did.
Kristoffer then wrote a song for Sinéad O’Connor. Sister Sinead, it’s called.
[2]
Here are the lyrics:
”I’m singing this song for my sister Sinead
Concerning the god awful mess that she made
When she told them her truth just as hard as she could
Her message profoundly was misunderstood
There's humans entrusted with guarding our gold
And humans in charge of the saving of souls
And humans responded all over the world
Condemning that bald headed brave little girl
And maybe she's crazy and maybe she ain't
But so was Picasso and so were the saints
And she's never been partial to shackles or chains
She's too old for breaking and too young to tame
It's askin' for trouble to stick out your neck
In terms of a target a big silhouette
But some candles flicker and some candles fade
And some burn as true as my sister Sinead
And maybe she's crazy and maybe she ain't
But so was Picasso and so were the saints
And she's never been partial to shackles or chains
She's too old for breaking and too young to tame”
“Too old for breaking, and too young to tame”. It’s beautiful to me. Kris Kristofferson was in his fifties, he just saw Sinéad as a kid; he had daughters her age. So when the audience booed her, and the world “cancelled” her, he did what no one else did — he listened. Listened, understood, then defended her in song.
[1]
So when she went to a Bob Dylan tribute concert where she was asked to perform, she was booed off the stage by the audience, who considered her a crazy attention seeker.
Singer and actor Kris Kristofferson was also near the stage, one of the performers present that day. He comforted O’Connor in front of everyone. He felt she was brave, and misunderstood. He asked her why she did what she did.
Kristoffer then wrote a song for Sinéad O’Connor. Sister Sinead, it’s called.
[2]
Here are the lyrics:
”I’m singing this song for my sister Sinead
Concerning the god awful mess that she made
When she told them her truth just as hard as she could
Her message profoundly was misunderstood
There's humans entrusted with guarding our gold
And humans in charge of the saving of souls
And humans responded all over the world
Condemning that bald headed brave little girl
And maybe she's crazy and maybe she ain't
But so was Picasso and so were the saints
And she's never been partial to shackles or chains
She's too old for breaking and too young to tame
It's askin' for trouble to stick out your neck
In terms of a target a big silhouette
But some candles flicker and some candles fade
And some burn as true as my sister Sinead
And maybe she's crazy and maybe she ain't
But so was Picasso and so were the saints
And she's never been partial to shackles or chains
She's too old for breaking and too young to tame”
“Too old for breaking, and too young to tame”. It’s beautiful to me. Kris Kristofferson was in his fifties, he just saw Sinéad as a kid; he had daughters her age. So when the audience booed her, and the world “cancelled” her, he did what no one else did — he listened. Listened, understood, then defended her in song.
An incredible singer and courageous performer.
Despite her limited success, she is one of the most influential singers of the last half century, IMO.
Despite her limited success, she is one of the most influential singers of the last half century, IMO.
True.
But she was also robbed of the chance to be someone who re-invents herself in different musical styles in the public eye.
Something broader than a pop star.
Would she have done that?
Or would it have been like Fiona Apple who burned out because the music industry demanding she was a pop star sucked and she came back later on her own terms?
I don't know.
But I do think she would be better known if she hadn't spoken out.
Well. She was right about the catholic church. Probably would have been better to poke fun at it rather than take it on head on.
