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The yearning, tender sense of history animates all of O’Connor’s work – but especially these haunting songs
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performs at Paradiso in Amsterdam in March 1988.
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A professor of modern Catholicism looks back at the ways the iconic Irish singer steeped herself in religion, even as she criticized its institutions.
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I was 17 and just starting to get into songwriting when I first heard Sinéad O'Connor. Her music cut through everything else.
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Spirited, defiant and always at the mercy of her mental health issues, the Irish singer will be forever remembered for her pure, clear voice and willingness to speak out on injustice.