Everyone's Afraid of an Angry Woman: Honoring Sinéad O'Connor
In her tragic passing, I choose to honor her by raising up these words she said, by hearing and believing them.
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In her tragic passing, I choose to honor her by raising up these words she said, by hearing and believing them.
It may well be that a track from the album she had almost finished before her death will, in time, demand a place in the pantheon of Sinéad O’Connor’s greatest songs. For now, though, her magnificent body of work over almost 40 years makes choosing a top 10 very, very difficult. But here goes.
There is a moment at the end of every gig, after the encore when the lights go down and the artist slips off stage. The audience claps and cheers, desperate for more, but deep down we know there will be no more music. In 2019 in Dublin’s Vicar Street, I watched Sinéad O’Connor sing to a spellbound crowd, the plume of their love so palpable. When it was time for the encore, she returned quietly to the stage and sang the magnificent Three Babies, a song about motherhood and children, but also about abortion and reproductive rights. A quiet, lullaby-esque tune with a political message de...
Following the news of Sinéad O’Connor's death, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tegan and Sara, and more shared tributes to O'Connor.
Sinead O'Connor, the Irish singer noted for her passionate and beautiful voice, political views, and personal turmoil in her later years, has died.