Michael D Higgins leads tributes to Irish musician, saying the country has lost an ‘extraordinarily beautiful, unique voice’
  • DrummyB@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been aware of her since she was the background singer for World Party. And that ages me, I know.

    Also her first album was The Lion and the Cobra, NOT the one with Nothing Compares 2 U, as the media keeps reporting. And that first album is pretty much an under-appreciated masterpiece.

    She was so mistreated by the media and the world, man.

    Such a fucking shame :(

    RIP

    • MartinXYZ@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      And that first album is pretty much an under-appreciated masterpiece.

      Indeed! Her love versions of “Troy” give me the chills. It’s a good song on record but her intensity of the live performances lifted it into legend territory.

      Edit: spelling (two words).

  • Favrion@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I hope that the people who criticized her for tearing the Pope’s picture in half die in a violent fire.

      • UniquesNotUseful@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        She was protesting about the physical and sexual abuse of children by the church. The criticism helped to continue the protection of pedophiles, which continued for decades and still happens.

        Joe Pesci (a study in short man syndrome) said on TV he wanted to slap her for ripping up a photo and the audience applauded him for it.

  • hactar42@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I grew up in the 80s and 90s in catholic house, so all I really knew about her was she ripped up a picture of the pope on SNL. I wasn’t familiar with her music at all. Then around 2001 I went to a Dropkick Murphys concert and before they came on stage they played The Foggy Dew by The Chieftains. I had never heard this song before and I remember being absolutely enamored by the ghostly vocals and having no idea it was her singing. 20+ years later I still get chills listening to it.

    And for those who haven’t heard it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keWnPZOd2cw