Sadly I couldn't find a music video version of the studio version (from The Lion and The Cobra, her first album). It is one of my favorite songs of all time in that version.
- Alex said...
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What she did with Pink Floyds "Mother" in the Berlin Wall concert was fantastic.
Wears her heart on her sleeve, and has a beautiful voice.
- eolake said...
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She is one of a kind.
With her combativeness combined with her emotional rawness, it's little wonder she got hurt and very introverted. A pity it took the fun edge out of her songs too. Stuff like Mandinka and Jump In The River was a lot more fun than 300 songs lamenting the Irish people's raw deal. - Oooh, here's a fun interview.
The Amazon review of the Berlin concert (The wall) says: "Sinead O'Connor looks unaccountably aloof in 'Mother.'" No, she's not aloof, she's shy.
What she did with Pink Floyds "Mother" in the Berlin Wall concert was fantastic.
ReplyDeleteWears her heart on her sleeve, and has a beautiful voice.
She is one of a kind.
ReplyDeleteWith her combativeness combined with her emotional rawness, it's little wonder she got hurt and very introverted. A pity it took the fun edge out of her songs too. Stuff like Mandinka and Jump In The River was a lot more fun than 300 songs lamenting the Irish people's raw deal.
That's the first time I've seen that video since it first aired. I hear the CD all the time. Thanks for digging it up.
ReplyDeleteI don't see aloofness in her portrayal of Pink as the smothered/mothered son. I see her acting the role. The song is a quiet, introverted plea for maternal support, which has an undertone of wanting liberation from her overbearing nature.
what ever happened to sinead? did she die or did she fade into oblivion?
ReplyDeleteShe retired a few years ago, but it seems she only "mean that she retired from rock music", and she is active again. A new CD comes out in June. I've heard some previews, and it's not my type of music though.
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