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Jo's avatar

Oh holy hell wrench my got, I weep and weep and love and love. If I didn't have a skull that looked like Dresden leftovers I'd shave my head

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Dana DuBois's avatar

Awwww Jo—I totally understand.

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Sam Mertens's avatar

If it were possible to wear grooves into CDs, this one would have fallen apart in my player before I’d left my teens.

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Carol Ann Power's avatar

I love her and I have her songs in my head. Nothing compares to you Sinead.💙

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

I always loved Deadpool’s appreciation for her music.

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tecolote42's avatar

Good gravy; the world is a poorer place without Sinéad 🥰❤️♾️

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Dana DuBois's avatar

Truly. I'm gonna go listen to The Emperor's New Clothes now in her honor.

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tecolote42's avatar

Excellent--right behind you ❤️

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Wendy🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈's avatar

Agreed. 2 shows I saw back in the day that I loved.

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Boomx's avatar

Lion and Cobra is brilliant. I make up words to emperor's new clothes and sing (badly) to my dog on occasion. Do that with any earworm in the moment actually. Fine piece of writing.

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Dana DuBois's avatar

Thanks for your kind words about my writing, and for sharing about your experiences with Sinead’s music. I might need to try singing her to my dog as well!

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Oli Trollgora's avatar

As much as I love "Nothing Compares 2 u", I was always disturbed by "Red Football" on her "Universal Mother" album. It is a song about a woman in an abusive relationship and how she has to get out of it. It is a powerful song and not really something they play on the radio.

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Sage Justice's avatar

I remember my sadness when she passed two years ago and I wrote a tribute piece to her then. I’m curious what prompted this heartfelt piece now?

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RJ Sykes's avatar

This was a blast from the past! Great read, from a fellow genX:)

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Sage Justice's avatar

“How I relished watching his discomfort. I felt so seen in his unease.”

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Janine Graf's avatar

I think we are soul sisters; found myself nodding my head in agreement from the beginning of your article to the end. Now I'm sad. My Lion and the Cobra CD is actually currently in my car; will definitely pop it in on my drive to work tomorrow.

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