Something beautiful for you Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad your music has ferociously wrapped around our hearts and throats and carried us through this fearsome journey, this life. Through the pulsing of this painful joyful life, it is the words of the poets and teh songmakers who anoint a salve. From poet Pádraig Ó Tuama ... "It's hard to describe the way that Sinéad O’Connor's life was a soundtrack for the Ireland I grew up in. Her artistry, courage, bravery, vulnerability, complications, humour, insights, limitations and dedication were all on display, and in it all, I loved her work. I went to a Sinéad gig once, years ago, with Cary Gibson. Afterwards, Cary wrote in her blog that when Sinéad opened her mouth to hold a loud long note, you didn't know "If she was going to give birth to the universe, or swallow it." We people who are darker than blue as Sinead sang, these people are truth to the powers. There is no feeling of exultant victory and celebration drinks at the bar as a reward when humans li...
