She was speaking out against police brutality towards Black people, protesting the national anthem and speaking against abuse in the Catholic Church decades before it was fashionable. She took so much hell for it. Rest with angels, Sinéad.
Believe it or not but people knew about the Catholic Scumbags for Centuries. My Father, who was born in 1936 told me all about the disgusting antic's of the Catholic Church & School he was made to go to. Many of the children in the Catholic Orphanages were born to young females & Fathered by Priests, Sick!
She was anti racist her whole life. I love her so much I got her portrait tattooed on my arm. She had SO much strength and never strayed from her principles. Never. Not once. She's my hero.
One of my favourite Sinead O'Connor songs. It’s about the death of Colin Roach, a 21-year old black man living in Hackney, London. He was riding his scooter home when he was pursued and stopped by the police who thought that he had stolen the moped. He was arrested and later died in police custody. Sinead wrote this song to protest against police racism and brutality. This is a devastatingly beautiful song.
if you want racism - look at how the police treated the girls of rotherham, rochdale, bradford, telford etc tens of thousands systematically r'ed and destroyed - with the complicit assistance of the police - there hasnt been anythig close - not even a drop in the ocean - to compare to the horrors these girls suffered and still suffer to this day
She was right about everything. Ahead of her time. The Catholic Church was untouchable then. Now everyone knows the truth. Rest in peace Sinead. You will never be forgotten.
Such an amazing woman. She was so ahead of her time, and they crucified her for it. She had a message, she had truths to speak, but she was labelled as crazy! One of the greatest voices of my youth. So sad that she's gone. I'm not religious, but I hope with all my heart that she's been reunited with her precious boy. She will live on in every note of her music. Sinead, we loved you then and we love you now. Thank you for the music. Thank you for being brave enough to stand up for what you believed in. Imithe ach gan dearmad. Tá grá agat anois agus beidh go deo. Tá súil agam go bhfuair tú síocháin. 😔💜
She was right about the Catholic church also. May she find solace from all of her loss. She is worthy of study and her tale should be told. Love from the USA from an immigrant's son. Bless you Sinead💙💙💙
WAS WORTHY ! IRELAND FAILED HER! I GOT AN EMil from her 7yrs agp asking for help to an hse doctor whom was fair - guess what? no one - i was stuck in Cork it was xmas eve - i will continue to fight for oir rights Sinead your life was not in vain ! please light a candle for this now angel - she died where she said she was "leavin'" "i don't want him to be aware of such anything as grieving" GRIEVE IRELAND GRIEVE ON HOW THIS COUNTRY FAILED YOUR "HERO"" you only credit in death!
You could say the same thing about protestants, Jews or the boy scouts. The Catholic church isn't/wasn't the only group accepting gays who turned out to be predators ... But yea someone had to speak up! Now the Catholics have had to pay up and the boy scouts went bankrupt! Groups with less deep pockets haven't been in the news though.
This is truly a goosebump-inducing song and performance. It blows my mind how prophetic she was! I love her. Through all her trials, she was always herself. So many people owe her an apology
Yeah, I'm sitting here with goosebumps right now, but it was referencing a specific incident (to draw attention to a larger problem, of course): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Colin_Roach
I HATE HOW IRELAND ONLY CLAIMS AND LAUDS HER IN DEATH YES MANY OWE HER AN APOLOGY 0 NOW IT IS TOO LATE I KNOW HER HEART WAS BROKEN TRYING TO LIVE IN HER HOME WITH EQUALITY AND SHE NEVER DID - SHAME ON IRELAND SHAME I AM SAD TO BE IRRISH TODAY
Sinead O'Connor wrote a song over 20 years ago, "Black Boys on Mopeds", that largely went unnoticed. I forgot about how prophetic her words were until this sense less murder in Florida of the unarmed black teen. Sadly, racism has only gotten worse since 9/11 This haunting song calls out the hypocrisy behind the warped thinking that "Violence is fine, but only when our side does it" Sinead stood up to the abuses of the Catholic Church as well and was basically ruined for speaking truth to power
I remember the tabloids labeling and mocking her because of her shaved head in the 90's. I was a little kid and I also remember my mom shaking her head at those tabloids and saying "they're deaf dumb and blind" but I didn't realize that some of the music my mom played was Sinead. Then SNL happened, my mom stood up and clapped. That's when I realized it and I've loved her ever since. We lost a great one❤️
I love Sinead. Not only for her music but for her strength and speaking out...for speaking the truth.. and singing it. She was. Ridiculed for speaking the TRUTH
I was singing this song to myself earlier today and when I got to the chorus i just started balling. The “I love my boy, that’s why I’m leaving” part hits differently now - much harder - than when this song was recorded. Sadly the political statement is as relevant as ever and the personal circumstances are simply tragic. Much love for Sinead.
Her voice is so unique. So heartfelt. No one will ever sound like that. The fact that she was one of the most beautiful humans to walk the earth is also disarming
Listening to her today, as i did 30 years ago. As a teenager I loved her music and though I understood her messages. As an adult today I am realizing she helped shape my beliefs May she rest in peace❤
In the early 2000s my girlfriend played this for me, as a black boy on a mopad it resonated, i loved 'nothing compares' before but this song solidified me as a fan. Rip Sinead
I somehow missed Sinead in her early days. So now I'm catching up with her and I am absolutely in love and respect. Her songs start off soft and gentle and sweet and then out of the blue she opens up her voice and the power pours out, fullthroated--she knows how to do it, or it just comes out naturally--and wow, make room, get out of the way! She is the real thing. God bless her for all her human sufferings. She is a hero to me.
I love all her songs used to play her video on my parents TV, volume max on TV and max on video,TV shook it was so loud but good,that was when she first put her album out maybe in early 80's
I was a Boomer. Born in 64. More of a metal head in the early 80's. Two artist changed my way of thinking in the mid to late 80's. Natalie Merchant and Sinead. Still love my metal but they brought reality to music just like late 60's and 70's music opened us up to sending kids to war in Asian lands. .
I've saved this here vid to my "Mentors, Leaders, Heros" list. May she be met by the right ancestors. May the right gates be opened unto her. May she be led upon the right path. May she arrive at the right place. For the highest good, truth, and beauty of all our relations. In this generation, and throughout all generations of time. Slán Abhaile Sinéad. Beannacht ar an taobh eile leat.
She may be the last artist who could sing about the oppressed with such power, passion and heart...and of course such sublime talent. She had the looks and voice to make millions as a pop singer but instead she sang and spoke of her convictions...much respect to Sinead O'onnor
To say that she is the "last artist who could sing about the oppressed with such power, passion and heart..." is a slap in the face to thousands of artists out there. Shame on you. Seems that you didn't learn a single thing from Sinead. But be careful and not move because the universe revolves around you and we don't want to upset the balance do we?
So poignant now, tears fall easily when I listen to this song and remember the 90's and the politics of the time. What an extraordinary person she was, a true poet and songsmith, with a sublime voice.
I saw her in concert, in the pouring rain. The tears running down my cheeks would be mistaken for raindrops. She cuts through the would and look at you as if she knows you. Forever respect for her and the messages she wanted to convey. Beautiful would are often thought to be mad. Curiouser and curiouser.
She was so ahead of her time - most of missed it & now we listen in wonder & awe & shed a thousand tears🌷love this incredible woman who bore so much scorn with her head held high because she knew it wasn’t about her - she sang & spoke for the voiceless, the poor & downtrodden..
Hauntingly beautiful song that should have resonated more than it did at the time perhaps. Rediscovering her catalog, other than a few radio staples, favs, etc. has been an incredible journey into a powerful era of music.
I'm still grieving even though it has been more than two months. I realized after her death that I wasn't just a super fan of Sinéad going back to when I heard her for the first time at age 16. I realized that I am her acolyte, and she my spiritual mother, the Universal Mother. She has done as much for me to influence my approach to life, my compassion for others, and my desire to still be here on this crazy earth as anyone else I have actually known. She rests in glory: Sister, Mother, Friend, Lover, Teacher, Prophet. Shuhada Sadaqat. Thank you.
Beautifully said and I feel very similarly. Soon it'll be half a year, and what would've been her 57th birthday in a few days. And my grief has only deepened.
Rest in peace beautiful soul. You are Ireland’s beloved banshee and renegade. You changed my life and so many others and for this I am forever grateful. ❤️
I was basically the same age as Sinead. First heard her when I was 17 and she was 21. The music brought me to my knees. She spoke to my soul. With the voice of an angel. There will never be another like her.
Rest in peace, sister Shuhada, Sinead, daughter of Dublin who elevated the voices of the voiceless and the oppressed. Your legacy will burn brightly forever.
“…to say what you feel is to lay your own grave” At times when she was poised to capitalize on her momentum she always did and said what she felt was right knowing she would be cancelled. This song is so powerful in so many ways. Rest in Peace. ✊🙏❤️
I often come back to this song & performance. Sadly, this time to give her the Flowers she much deserved 💐💐💐💐💐 Rest Peacefully Sinaed. You will be missed 🙏❤️🕊🌹
Outstanding and awesome. To hear that she dies last week is a shock. But her voice will be here for a long time. Her wonderful Irish song Raglan Road will live forever. Read the poem, which gives goose-bumps, and Sineads is the best version I know. R.I.P. angel-voice!
Jesus. It's hard to truly remember who powerful a singer and songwriter she was. Spellbinding. The album this in on is one my favourites regardless of artists. Luv and Peace.
What an extraordinary amazing performance. One can't look away. Unfortunately too many did it seems. Every single word coming straight from the heart. What an inspiration!! Thank you Sinead. Blessings to all of her family members who are having to find their way through this. Rest in peace Sinead.
I knew she would die young from a broken heart after losing her beloved son, just the same as Lisa Marie Presley did after losing her son. Us mothers need our sons. We are broken without them.
Tara Gragg - STILL got to say it anyway, if it's worth anything at all... 2017-style fear and loathing means it's more valid than ever. What's one career EVER been worth, really, compared with truth, integrity and sincerity?? These things will always spit in the face of whatever negativity there is out there. Its just then about belief, and the strength it has within you. Or otherwise. Sinead in her prime, brought forward in time to NOW, this very minute, would surely be more culturally unique and thus vital, than ever - which proves the point for me at least. Regards.
I thought of this after reading posts about her devastating death on Twitter. I listened to this song so many times back then. Probably without fully understanding the depth of it. I often had it on repeat, if I needed to find my way back to being calm after being the opposite for too long. Such an extreme paradox of soul-wrenching lyrics and a uniquely peaceful melody. "To say what you feel is to dig your own grave". Talk about World insight. Created by bitter experience in her own life. I hope you find true peace, Sinéad. ❤
Rest in Peace, our Sinead, this is and always will be my favourite song of yours. I loved your interview with Tommy and the reception you got that night.I hope you know how much we loved you I hope you're with your beloved Shane and Uncle Gaybo ❤❤
It takes a lot of courage to really look for the Truth and speak out about it, and especially what Sinead lately managed to do in her life for sincerely having wanted to find out who really God is and when she did she accepted the Truth . Sinead was so brave and sincere and she found the True religion of God Islam. May Allah always guide her and may he guide others who are really wanting to know Him and submit to Him. Nothing else awaits those who submit to Him and obey Him but a happy life here and the Eternal life in Paradise.
This is the most perfect song for right now, as it was then. The best people of the world abandoned her when she spoke her truth and her truth was the real truth. It makes me sick that the world did this to one of the greatest poet, revolutionary, bad ass, beautiful people I've every slightly known of/Read about. Throw Down Your Arms, by Sinead is hard to find to own, but its on RUclips and it's amazing!!
Both Throw Down Your Arms (reggae covers) and Sean Nos Nua (irish covers) are great. I will continue to make more karaoke versions of her songs, and both of those albums (and more) are planned...
I bought this cassette when I was in the Navy, during The Gulf War. After boot camp and A school. I was in Saudi Arabia and then Spain. In Spain I would listen to it in my shop. It ended up being confiscated due to the song, Black Boys on Mopeds. They sat me down and made me listen to it. "They" are the Commanding Officer on down". I was enlisted and 19. I was in a big office alone with them. I was faced so that I was looking at a huge portrait of President Bush 1. It was so strange how mad they were about Margaret Thatcher 's name being mentioned in the song. It was also strange that they were stealing my property, especially music. They wanted me to destroy it in front of them, I couldn't bring myself to follow their orders. We were in that office for so long and I wasn't allowed to go to the head or given any water or chow the entire time and threatened with insubordination. I gave in because I knew they would get their way and it would hurt the other military females. There were not many of us at that time. I asked that this be kept quite and not to go on my service record as being disciplined. They agreed and I destroyed it. I was so mad and confused and hurt. I had a perfect record and was excellent at my job. Having this music would have ended all that? Obviously I have not forgotten or gotten over what I learned that day.
@Scouts Honor - Got citations for that broad statement about "black boys...robbing and killing lots and lots of people" last year? Just how many is "lots"?
Sinead O'Connor RIP, I'm gutted, she was a sweet heart ❤️ this is one of many tunes that touches my heart. Thank you Sinead, you were part of my soundtrack to my youth. You & Dolores touched my heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️ RIP
Hell of a song, and it's true meaning is tragic. I researched the death of Colin Roach, a young black motorist in England who died while in police custody. The truth about his death is still not known to this day. Fuck rogue cops ! Sinead O' Connor has a ton of courage to bring this to everyone's attention.
It's interesting when an artist's words and performance are so powerful and elegant that they challenge what you believe down to the foundations. I dreamt of this song last night, woke up with it in my head for some reason. I haven't heard it in years. I was hearing this song and someone saying "The flower children don't understand the Devil.'
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She was speaking out against police brutality towards Black people, protesting the national anthem and speaking against abuse in the Catholic Church decades before it was fashionable. She took so much hell for it. Rest with angels, Sinéad.
Who the hell said it was fashionable
She was so profound, unfortunately I'm just realizing how amazing she truly was.❤
And she didn’t give a f@ck if it was cool or not. It was about protecting children
Believe it or not but people knew about the Catholic Scumbags for Centuries. My Father, who was born in 1936 told me all about the disgusting antic's of the Catholic Church & School he was made to go to. Many of the children in the Catholic Orphanages were born to young females & Fathered by Priests, Sick!
In her book she clears up the issue with national anthem. She didn’t protest it (she was set up) and actually appreciated the US.
She was anti racist her whole life. I love her so much I got her portrait tattooed on my arm. She had SO much strength and never strayed from her principles. Never. Not once. She's my hero.
💯 I hope she found her peace x
One of my favourite Sinead O'Connor songs. It’s about the death of Colin Roach, a 21-year old black man living in Hackney, London. He was riding his scooter home when he was pursued and stopped by the police who thought that he had stolen the moped. He was arrested and later died in police custody. Sinead wrote this song to protest against police racism and brutality. This is a devastatingly beautiful song.
😢😢 i miss this lindo of artist! Real artists
Thank you for that info - the depth of her words and that voice touches me deeply. ❤️🩹
Thats beautifully written 👏
Over 30 years ago... was often mocked.. her courage, her disinterest in fitting in, her care for what really mattered. ❤
if you want racism - look at how the police treated the girls of rotherham, rochdale, bradford, telford etc tens of thousands systematically r'ed and destroyed - with the complicit assistance of the police - there hasnt been anythig close - not even a drop in the ocean - to compare to the horrors these girls suffered and still suffer to this day
Proud to say that I never abandoned her during or after that Pope deal. Saluted her then, saluting her now and still remembering what she told me!
I am sure you are a good man just like Sinéad.
One of the bravest artists of our time. This whole album still gets to me.
I do not want what i havent got....im glad I saw her
The album is simple perfect
Perfectly said!!
“These are dangerous days - to say what you feel, is to make your own grave” 💯
RIP, Sinéad ♥️
And these are lyric's from the 1980's-90's!
I agree, whatever happened to the freedom of speech, R.I.P. love you sinead
That's so true well said Sinead R.I.P. love you sinead
She was right about everything. Ahead of her time. The Catholic Church was untouchable then. Now everyone knows the truth. Rest in peace Sinead. You will never be forgotten.
"These are dangerous days, to say what you feel is to dig your own grave."
As true today as it was 33 yrs ago. RIP.
Such an amazing woman. She was so ahead of her time, and they crucified her for it. She had a message, she had truths to speak, but she was labelled as crazy!
One of the greatest voices of my youth. So sad that she's gone. I'm not religious, but I hope with all my heart that she's been reunited with her precious boy.
She will live on in every note of her music. Sinead, we loved you then and we love you now. Thank you for the music. Thank you for being brave enough to stand up for what you believed in.
Imithe ach gan dearmad. Tá grá agat anois agus beidh go deo. Tá súil agam go bhfuair tú síocháin. 😔💜
She was right about the Catholic church also. May she find solace from all of her loss. She is worthy of study and her tale should be told. Love from the USA from an immigrant's son. Bless you Sinead💙💙💙
WAS WORTHY ! IRELAND FAILED HER! I GOT AN EMil from her 7yrs agp asking for help to an hse doctor whom was fair - guess what? no one - i was stuck in Cork it was xmas eve - i will continue to fight for oir rights Sinead your life was not in vain ! please light a candle for this now angel - she died where she said she was "leavin'" "i don't want him to be aware of such anything as grieving" GRIEVE IRELAND GRIEVE ON HOW THIS COUNTRY FAILED YOUR "HERO"" you only credit in death!
Great comment
You could say the same thing about protestants, Jews or the boy scouts. The Catholic church isn't/wasn't the only group accepting gays who turned out to be predators ... But yea someone had to speak up! Now the Catholics have had to pay up and the boy scouts went bankrupt! Groups with less deep pockets haven't been in the news though.
“To say what u feel is to dig your own grave.” God that is more true now than ever before. Her voice and authenticity just bring me to my knees
This is truly a goosebump-inducing song and performance. It blows my mind how prophetic she was! I love her. Through all her trials, she was always herself. So many people owe her an apology
She was not prophecizing anything, this was reality at the time. People just kept their eyes closed
The world was more interesting with her in it.
Yeah, I'm sitting here with goosebumps right now, but it was referencing a specific incident (to draw attention to a larger problem, of course): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Colin_Roach
@@EpicureMammon Thanks - I didn't have the proper context for this song.
I HATE HOW IRELAND ONLY CLAIMS AND LAUDS HER IN DEATH YES MANY OWE HER AN APOLOGY 0 NOW IT IS TOO LATE I KNOW HER HEART WAS BROKEN TRYING TO LIVE IN HER HOME WITH EQUALITY AND SHE NEVER DID - SHAME ON IRELAND SHAME I AM SAD TO BE IRRISH TODAY
I have always adored her. Now that she is gone from this realm, I find myself falling in love with her over and over.
Che bella che sei Sinead.nel cuore sei
This woman couldn't be false if she tried. This is the sound of her soul.
Sinead O'Connor wrote a song over 20 years ago, "Black Boys on Mopeds", that largely went unnoticed. I forgot about how prophetic her words were until this sense less murder in Florida of the unarmed black teen. Sadly, racism has only gotten worse since 9/11
This haunting song calls out the hypocrisy behind the warped thinking that "Violence is fine, but only when our side does it"
Sinead stood up to the abuses of the Catholic Church as well and was basically ruined for speaking truth to power
Thank you, incredible song
100% Genuine. Every solo artist should endeavor to have the gut's Sinead had. She has my undying respect.
She was against oppression and was brave enough to voice it .loved her .R.I.P
I remember the tabloids labeling and mocking her because of her shaved head in the 90's. I was a little kid and I also remember my mom shaking her head at those tabloids and saying "they're deaf dumb and blind" but I didn't realize that some of the music my mom played was Sinead. Then SNL happened, my mom stood up and clapped. That's when I realized it and I've loved her ever since. We lost a great one❤️
I love Sinead. Not only for her music but for her strength and speaking out...for speaking the truth.. and singing it. She was. Ridiculed for speaking the TRUTH
I was singing this song to myself earlier today and when I got to the chorus i just started balling. The “I love my boy, that’s why I’m leaving” part hits differently now - much harder - than when this song was recorded. Sadly the political statement is as relevant as ever and the personal circumstances are simply tragic. Much love for Sinead.
Desperately sad now. I know referencing her eldest at time, but with the suicide of her son Shane...
Black boys on stolen mopeds snatching i phones off the innocent being killed by the police eh The reality is far different from the meam
R.I.P. À Son Fils Disparu
@@georgesgerardphilippe3265 *`?and i rEAlly don´t give a $hit about cat p0wer...y0u´re creepy...R!CkY´*
Literally bawling now after listening to this song and those particular lyrics all day. It just keeps getting sadder.
Who else has the conviction to sing this song on live tv? RIP Sinéad!
The best female singing voice I've ever heard, bar none. When she belts out verses, it just doesn't get any better than that. Damn.
GS, agreed, when she hits the high notes she is (my view) incomparable . Greetings frim a wet and grey Ireland
Incomparable
Her voice is so unique. So heartfelt. No one will ever sound like that. The fact that she was one of the most beautiful humans to walk the earth is also disarming
The only one for me that comes close is Judith Durham.
Listening to her today, as i did 30 years ago. As a teenager I loved her music and though I understood her messages. As an adult today I am realizing she helped shape my beliefs
May she rest in peace❤
good grief...after all these years this song still just slaughters me
I hadn't heard it in probably close to 20 years until earlier this year and I just dissolved when I listened to it again. So powerful....
same, same... I will always cry when I listen to it.
ALL THE FEELS.
I'm so stunned
@jmud - Maybe not the best choice of words...
In the early 2000s my girlfriend played this for me, as a black boy on a mopad it resonated, i loved 'nothing compares' before but this song solidified me as a fan.
Rip Sinead
I somehow missed Sinead in her early days. So now I'm catching up with her and I am absolutely in love and respect. Her songs start off soft and gentle and sweet and then out of the blue she opens up her voice and the power pours out, fullthroated--she knows how to do it, or it just comes out naturally--and wow, make room, get out of the way! She is the real thing. God bless her for all her human sufferings. She is a hero to me.
I love all her songs used to play her video on my parents TV, volume max on TV and max on video,TV shook it was so loud but good,that was when she first put her album out maybe in early 80's
All of England still needs to hear this song, 30 years later.
agreed totally
I was a Boomer. Born in 64. More of a metal head in the early 80's. Two artist changed my way of thinking in the mid to late 80's. Natalie Merchant and Sinead. Still love my metal but they brought reality to music just like late 60's and 70's music opened us up to sending kids to war in Asian lands. .
Everybody here really loved her 😍...ye are amazing people.. sensitive and strong like her...❤❤❤❤❤❤
I've saved this here vid to my "Mentors, Leaders, Heros" list.
May she be met by the right ancestors.
May the right gates be opened unto her.
May she be led upon the right path.
May she arrive at the right place.
For the highest good, truth, and beauty of all our relations.
In this generation, and throughout all generations of time.
Slán Abhaile Sinéad.
Beannacht ar an taobh eile leat.
She may be the last artist who could sing about the oppressed with such power, passion and heart...and of course such sublime talent. She had the looks and voice to make millions as a pop singer but instead she sang and spoke of her convictions...much respect to Sinead O'onnor
To say that she is the "last artist who could sing about the oppressed with such power, passion and heart..." is a slap in the face to thousands of artists out there. Shame on you. Seems that you didn't learn a single thing from Sinead. But be careful and not move because the universe revolves around you and we don't want to upset the balance do we?
Ff now to the best year ever 2020.We Need you now Sinead😇
@@firstname7330 Lighten up, Francis.
@@firstname7330 back then ? She was one of very few .
@@jimneysweep9810 handful if even one
So poignant now, tears fall easily when I listen to this song and remember the 90's and the politics of the time. What an extraordinary person she was, a true poet and songsmith, with a sublime voice.
Je n'ai plus de mots pour dire à quel point j'aime cette femme ❤❤❤❤
I saw her in concert, in the pouring rain. The tears running down my cheeks would be mistaken for raindrops. She cuts through the would and look at you as if she knows you. Forever respect for her and the messages she wanted to convey. Beautiful would are often thought to be mad. Curiouser and curiouser.
Ooof, this song is a punch in the gut. What a voice. What a loss.
She was so ahead of her time - most of missed it & now we listen in wonder & awe & shed a thousand tears🌷love this incredible woman who bore so much scorn with her head held high because she knew it wasn’t about her - she sang & spoke for the voiceless, the poor & downtrodden..
It still amazes me how much strength I get from the line “If they hated me, they will hate you.”
It's from Jesus Christ that she is quoting. In some of her other versions she sings, "He said, 'If they hate me they will hate you.'"
"If they hated Me, they will hate you." Very true.
I agree
Hauntingly beautiful song that should have resonated more than it did at the time perhaps.
Rediscovering her catalog, other than a few radio staples, favs, etc. has been an incredible journey into a powerful era of music.
I'm still grieving even though it has been more than two months. I realized after her death that I wasn't just a super fan of Sinéad going back to when I heard her for the first time at age 16. I realized that I am her acolyte, and she my spiritual mother, the Universal Mother. She has done as much for me to influence my approach to life, my compassion for others, and my desire to still be here on this crazy earth as anyone else I have actually known. She rests in glory: Sister, Mother, Friend, Lover, Teacher, Prophet. Shuhada Sadaqat. Thank you.
Beautifully said and I feel very similarly. Soon it'll be half a year, and what would've been her 57th birthday in a few days. And my grief has only deepened.
Rest in peace beautiful soul. You are Ireland’s beloved banshee and renegade. You changed my life
and so many others and for this I am forever grateful. ❤️
Rest in peace, Sinead. I hope I am wrong about the existence of an afterlife and that you reunite with your beloved son and find peace.
One of the greatest songs. RIP, legend.
RIP Queen. You never got given the crown you so richly deserved. Thank you for your heart and your music.
Loved this song her best in my opinion , absolute legend buitiful girl , up there now with George and Alex legends all 3 of you !😢
I was basically the same age as Sinead. First heard her when I was 17 and she was 21. The music brought me to my knees. She spoke to my soul. With the voice of an angel. There will never be another like her.
She is the voice of my generation which makes me glad that I was born in '73 and got to experience this woman's wisdom in real time.
Same. Truly Amazing person
Same, ‘73 could also. Loved her from the beginning and still shredded by her passing…😭
seeing her live at the sydney opera house in 2015 was the highlight of my life.
Such a beautiful honest woman, R.I.P. love you sinead❤
Rest in Power. I remember seeing you perform this at Glastonbury 90 💔💔💔
This world was so cruel to her and she was so loving to us
Her best song. RIP, Sinead. You were legend.
Rest in peace, sister Shuhada, Sinead, daughter of Dublin who elevated the voices of the voiceless and the oppressed. Your legacy will burn brightly forever.
Revisiting this on learning of her death today. What a brilliant, honest singer, songwriter and human being..Too pure. RIP Sinead ❤
Rest in peace
Loved this woman from the second i heard her 80s 💚🌿🎵 gutted 😢im 54 ✨
RIP SINÉAD O’CONNOR :( listen to that incredible voice :( such a tragic story. way too young :(
Rip sinead....my favourite song...thanx for being in this world ❤
An Irish warrior! A beautiful soul..She will be sadly missed but Never Forgotten 😢 mad love from across the pond 🇨🇮🇺🇸👣✌️🙏
“…to say what you feel is to lay your own grave”
At times when she was poised to capitalize on her momentum she always did and said what she felt was right knowing she would be cancelled. This song is so powerful in so many ways. Rest in Peace. ✊🙏❤️
She is. Some voice.that will surely be missed.❤️
Everyone failed her miserably. She needed nice words when she was alive, not now when she is gone!!!
I am broken. This dear beautiful soul. You're free now.
I often come back to this song & performance. Sadly, this time to give her the Flowers she much deserved 💐💐💐💐💐
Rest Peacefully Sinaed.
You will be missed 🙏❤️🕊🌹
Rest in Peace Sinead. Thank you for this song.
Hope you are no longer in pain. Rest in peace.
Thank you Sinéad, 2020 as relevant as ever.
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She had ❤️ & Soul most of she was Human being! We will miss you my Love 💜💙
R.I.P beautiful & courageous soul ✨✨✨
A voice of my generation 💪🏼
Still kills me after all these years. I cry every dammed time.
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Same here.. 🙄
same here bro
Me too
I am so sorry for the loss of your son, Sinead. This songs feels like an appropriate elegy for him. May he rest in peace.
Outstanding and awesome. To hear that she dies last week is a shock. But her voice will be here for a long time. Her wonderful Irish song Raglan Road will live forever. Read the poem, which gives goose-bumps, and Sineads is the best version I know. R.I.P. angel-voice!
R.i.p
Jesus. It's hard to truly remember who powerful a singer and songwriter she was.
Spellbinding.
The album this in on is one my favourites regardless of artists.
Luv and Peace.
What an extraordinary amazing performance. One can't look away. Unfortunately too many did it seems. Every single word coming straight from the heart. What an inspiration!! Thank you Sinead. Blessings to all of her family members who are having to find their way through this. Rest in peace Sinead.
I knew she would die young from a broken heart after losing her beloved son, just the same as Lisa Marie Presley did after losing her son. Us mothers need our sons. We are broken without them.
"These are dangerous days
To say what you feel is to dig your own grave"
It's funny, I have the same feeling in 2016.
Almost 2017 and the feeling won't fade.
Michel Kettermann Unfortunately there's a lot of truth in your words
I was going to express exactly the same sentiments.
Michel Kettermann. Feeling worse in 2017.
Tara Gragg - STILL got to say it anyway, if it's worth anything at all... 2017-style fear and loathing means it's more valid than ever. What's one career EVER been worth, really, compared with truth, integrity and sincerity?? These things will always spit in the face of whatever negativity there is out there. Its just then about belief, and the strength it has within you. Or otherwise. Sinead in her prime, brought forward in time to NOW, this very minute, would surely be more culturally unique and thus vital, than ever - which proves the point for me at least. Regards.
Holy smokes who else going through it right now 😳
we all are. its sad but ok
...and I love my boy. And that's why I'm leaving...
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I thought of this after reading posts about her devastating death on Twitter.
I listened to this song so many times back then. Probably without fully understanding the depth of it. I often had it on repeat, if I needed to find my way back to being calm after being the opposite for too long. Such an extreme paradox of soul-wrenching lyrics and a uniquely peaceful melody.
"To say what you feel is to dig your own grave". Talk about World insight. Created by bitter experience in her own life.
I hope you find true peace, Sinéad. ❤
Rest in Peace, our Sinead, this is and always will be my favourite song of yours. I loved your interview with Tommy and the reception you got that night.I hope you know how much we loved you
I hope you're with your beloved Shane and Uncle Gaybo ❤❤
🕊Fly and Sing with the Angels Sin'ead🕊
You are reunited with your son now.
I have always been your fan and will continue to be
A generational talent. Thank you for the music. Suaimhneas síoraí a Shinéid.
Même quand tu murmures à la fin de la chanson,tu es magique ❤❤❤
Brave to sing a song like this when you are young. You can take the easy way. Long live Sinead O'Connor.
It takes a lot of courage to really look for the Truth and speak out about it, and especially what Sinead lately managed to do in her life for sincerely having wanted to find out who really God is and when she did she accepted the Truth . Sinead was so brave and sincere and she found the True religion of God Islam. May Allah always guide her and may he guide others who are really wanting to know Him and submit to Him. Nothing else awaits those who submit to Him and obey Him but a happy life here and the Eternal life in Paradise.
These are dangerous days
To say what you feel is to make your own grave
Rest in power Sinéad
This is the most perfect song for right now, as it was then. The best people of the world abandoned her when she spoke her truth and her truth was the real truth. It makes me sick that the world did this to one of the greatest poet, revolutionary, bad ass, beautiful people I've every slightly known of/Read about. Throw Down Your Arms, by Sinead is hard to find to own, but its on RUclips and it's amazing!!
Both Throw Down Your Arms (reggae covers) and Sean Nos Nua (irish covers) are great. I will continue to make more karaoke versions of her songs, and both of those albums (and more) are planned...
Right. Where is her Nobel prize?
I totally agree! It makes me cry.
I bought this cassette when I was in the Navy, during The Gulf War. After boot camp and A school. I was in Saudi Arabia and then Spain. In Spain I would listen to it in my shop. It ended up being confiscated due to the song, Black Boys on Mopeds. They sat me down and made me listen to it. "They" are the Commanding Officer on down". I was enlisted and 19. I was in a big office alone with them. I was faced so that I was looking at a huge portrait of President Bush 1.
It was so strange how mad they were about Margaret Thatcher 's name being mentioned in the song. It was also strange that they were stealing my property, especially music. They wanted me to destroy it in front of them, I couldn't bring myself to follow their orders. We were in that office for so long and I wasn't allowed to go to the head or given any water or chow the entire time and threatened with insubordination. I gave in because I knew they would get their way and it would hurt the other military females. There were not many of us at that time. I asked that this be kept quite and not to go on my service record as being disciplined. They agreed and I destroyed it. I was so mad and confused and hurt. I had a perfect record and was excellent at my job. Having this music would have ended all that? Obviously I have not forgotten or gotten over what I learned that day.
MarlenaCarrillo incredible story! Resisting is beautiful! Bless you wherever you are🧡 Sinead would love this story!
You got more class than they will ever have
Wow, that's crazy, Marlena, that they would basically torture you for listening to this. The US has deep systemic problems.
@Scouts Honor - Got citations for that broad statement about "black boys...robbing and killing lots and lots of people" last year? Just how many is "lots"?
I still have this cassette, I had as a kid, probably my oldest possession.
Driven to her death by a world increasingly terrified of the truth. RIP to one of the all-time greats.
Goodbye angel 💔😢 you were so much more than another human being. You were the light, innocence and truth.
"And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving..". You will be missed Sinead.
RIP...such a loss
Sinead O'Connor RIP, I'm gutted, she was a sweet heart ❤️ this is one of many tunes that touches my heart.
Thank you Sinead, you were part of my soundtrack to my youth.
You & Dolores touched my heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️ RIP
RIP you were such a talented and beautiful soul.
RIP Sinead! You touched my heart with your songs, and with your vulnerabilities. Forever in my heart! Life isn't easy!
This song hits as hard today as it did over 30 years ago. Would much rather be able to say something quite the opposite.
RIP Sinead. This was the song that really made me stand up and listen to you. You said your piece, and I hope you can rest easy.
Rest in Peace. You were brilliant and courageous.
RIP a true artist
Hell of a song, and it's true meaning is tragic. I researched the death of Colin Roach, a young black motorist in England who died while in police custody. The truth about his death is still not known to this day. Fuck rogue cops ! Sinead O' Connor has a ton of courage to bring this to everyone's attention.
It's interesting when an artist's words and performance are so powerful and elegant that they challenge what you believe down to the foundations. I dreamt of this song last night, woke up with it in my head for some reason. I haven't heard it in years. I was hearing this song and someone saying "The flower children don't understand the Devil.'
Oh sweet sweet Sinead, may you finally find the peace your songs have given so many of us.