Sinéad O'Connor has been a revolutionary force in popular
music for more than a decade and now, Atlantic Records is
proud to release an extraordinary new work from the
acclaimed and always outspoken artist. faith and courage -
O'Connor's highly anticipated label debut and first all
new, full-length album in six years - is a strikingly
expressive collection of songs that traverse the human
experience, touching on such universals as love and lust,
respect and responsibility, strength and spirit.
From the anthemic self-determination of the album's first
single, "No Man's Woman," to the evocative and poignant
"Daddy I'm Fine," O'Connor blends edgy pop, sepulchral dub,
space-age electronica, and street-smart R&B into her own More...
Review about Sinead O'Connor An Irish Woman | Reviewer: Mike Reddy
------ About the song The Foggy Dew performed by Sinead O'Connor
Dear Sinead ,
From a man from Inshowen who spent most of his life in New York City you make me cry with joy and pride . You remind me of the old days in donegal going to a house party and a slight youg woman like yourself would stand up and sing a song that would lift your heart and make it soar.I have heard that you have had some rough spots along the way .I hope you know that is God's way of bringing you to him he will want you to sing for him some day .As they say in Donegal you are a great wee Girl May God continue to bless you and thoes you love
original lyrics | Reviewer: Anonymous
------ About the song Danny Boy performed by Sinead O'Connor
this is the origal lyrics the commerical,contempory version is censored and sanitised over the years because of the last and missing verse referal to the irish revolutionry struggle for independence from britain
Love to sing Anachie | Reviewer: Kath Punchard
------ About the song Anachie Gordon performed by Sinead O'Connor
One of my favourite songs to perform at a session.Sang it last night at an open mike session at Club Chesterfield where Paul and Steve on the mixing desk make you sound really good !I only know the Mary Black version.Must try to get Sinead O`Connor`s.
This song is most likely more about the concept of 'Babylon.'
Not literally the current city of Babylon,
nor a person literally named Babylon.
Babylon as a metaphor embodies an oppressive government, corrupt society and a Godlessness who imposes it's own Will regardless of the Will of the people.
Mental and Literal slavery; like the Isrealites imprisoned in Babylon by the Assyrians -
This song is a call to action and complete condemnation of the 'modern' Babylon which is this society of greed and material gain that so many western countries (most guilty the one I&I was born into) have been seduced by.
The fire in this song is also a metaphor - to set fire on this world of hard-hearted ignorance we must all learn to love and be patient with each other; Give up our obsession with wealth and power; then accept that no race is superior or inferior and that we are all One.
Ok. my folks live in Donegal where the song was written and its a lot to do with how irish people spoke a few hundred years ago.
'People were saying no two er were wed'
means people were saying the couple were meant to be together. No other couple were as good as the two in the song.
'But one had a sorrow that never was said'
But people never said that one of the pair was going to be sorry.
The next two lines imply that the young lover dies and at the end her ghost visits the singer. I've heard it sung at the end "my dead love came in"
"One has a sorrow." | Reviewer: Suzi
------ About the song She moved through the fair performed by Sinead O'Connor
They were supposed to be married, but one of them died. This is actually a remake for a movie, and the original says "she" instead of "he." When he is moving through the faire, it's the last time they saw one another. That's also why, in the next verse, his feet made no din...because it is a ghost, or an illusion/imagination.
but one has a sorrow that never was said". | Reviewer: john
------ About the song She moved through the fair performed by Sinead O'Connor
i think it means that she has a sad past, a lover from her past who is gone which nobody else knows about. she is engaged to the man who walks away from her but secretly dreams of her lover who came close beside her. heavy stuff.
Have you ever seen the video of that song??, you can found it on youtube, is just beautifull, makes me cry, you can see the pain is her face when she sing that song, all their fellings, the lyrics are great, to much love and pain at the same time, Sinead just great.
I have known and loved this song for 35 years, since Alan Stivell's recording. Still, one passage is unclear to me:"but one has a sorrow that never was said". Can somebody explain to a dumb frenchman?
Beautiful | Reviewer: Nem
------ About the song The Foggy Dew performed by Sinead O'Connor
This song's why I'm in love with miss O'connor. I can really feel the dew in her haunting voice. 'Tis a shame the battle's been lost. Perhaps they'll find freedom one day again... TO THE EMERALD ISLE!
the end of an era... | Reviewer: Anonymous
------ About the song Nothing Compares 2 U performed by Sinead O'Connor
late eighties, maybe 1989, but the end of the great eighties. Almost 20 years since Sinead belted out this Prince-written ballad on MTV with the now-famous tear in the last few bars, but seldom since then has a song been delivered with such power and emotion.
She took a media beating for her politics, but the Irish lass could wail better than most...the whole album is better than most crap out there today. We miss you, Sinead.
Abdul you misinterpret. | Reviewer: Anonymous
------ About the song Fire On Babylon performed by Sinead O'Connor
I think you miss understand what she is trying to say Mo'. I am sorry for all Sinead's unfortunate treatment as a child. Her Mother sounds like all the other confused, self-centred, bitter parents who lash out towards their children.
Why do they always do this? I will never know.
I guess Abdul & Sinead share the similar understanding that 'how can an omniscient being like God allow such actions', be it war or parental abuse?
i love this song | Reviewer: Leah
------ About the song Someday my Prince will come performed by Sinead O'Connor
the reason why i am here is i totally forgot this song and i have to sing it at solo tryouts i am totally not nervous i already had a solo any way in front of my whole school
i am so excited to hear or maybe even sing this song
but i totally know i won't be as good as snow white!!!
Can't you see what did your country army did to my country? Almost 2 millions killed in Iraq! 4.5 millions left their homes! 400.000 innocent poeple are in prisons! more than 10.000 women are in prisons and most of them have been raped! Almost 7000 childs are in prisons! millions of widows! And then comes a druggery like you to say fir on Babylon? I won't say fir on Ireland because Irish people are honored and have been fighting for their freedom for years!! I say let the fire be on people like you! I feel sorry and sad that you are an Irish!!!!!
My mother used to sing this song all the time when I was a child. She has been deceased since 1980 and I still think of her when I sing this song to my son.
Like Carl Hoffman, I experienced instant engagement with this song when I first heard it on Australia's public network Radio National a year or so ago. I now have it on 'The Sharon Shannon Collection' and have been playing it over and over in the past week, marvelling each time at the remarkable expressive range of Sinead O'Connor's spine-tingling voice and doggedly trying to reproduce her virtuosity in the shower.
I wonder if Carl has discovered anything further about the history of the song. Personally I suspect the line:
'And before I'll marry Sultan it's gold to my head' should read: '..WITH gold to my head', otherwise it doesn't make sense, the sense being that she prefers to live in poverty with Anachie rather than marry Lord Sultan with all the trappings of wealth.
Black Boys On Mopeds | Reviewer: Tara
------ About the song Black Boys On Mopeds performed by Sinead O'Connor
Is this guy serious? With the message that this song is sending, he's worried about rhymes?? Talking about altering a Sinead song??? Go back to sleep Colin....
anachy gordon is another sinead o connor song about a girl forced to marry someone she doesnt love while her true love is away overseas...but she dies as a result so it might not work!! have a lot at it anyway
Theology | Reviewer: Ruby
------ About artist/band Sinead O'Connor
The person who intruduced me to you was my mom, about 13 years ago. And I really came to appreciate your music for it's spirituality and reason. Some of the music out there now is telling people that getting high, getting drunk and drive by shootings are cool. Your music opens up a whole other demencion for me, you talk of peace and love and God and that to me is what the world need now. Thank you for your music and for sharing it with the world.
Hi ,
I love this song , but I am looking for a song for a special part in a show - the lyrics here are not quite right , I need a song about a girl being forced to marry someone she doesnt love
Does any one have any suggestions?
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