I love the lyrics to "Emperor's New Clothes" but I am not particularly into the melody or the arrangement, which is the exact opposite reaction I usually have to music
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Monday, 25 February 2013 22:27 (eleven years ago) link
xpost Tim I'm not sold on best but Steve otm "fire on babylon" is, on certain days, absolutely crushing.
― inste grammophon (rogermexico.), Monday, 25 February 2013 23:23 (eleven years ago) link
ugh phone posting. Tim "agreed on underrated and I'm not sold..." etc
― inste grammophon (rogermexico.), Monday, 25 February 2013 23:25 (eleven years ago) link
I like how in the first verse she sings the high notes w falsetto but then after that she just fucking waaaaails
― ICANN Tina Turner (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 25 February 2013 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
The song sounds so fucking huge and explosive and the dubby reggae vibe is perfect. Also, in the live versions on YouTube the harmonies during the chorus are p killer
― ICANN Tina Turner (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 25 February 2013 23:59 (eleven years ago) link
Those unexpected drum fills over the "Emperor" outro -- after a steady chug-chug -- still make me swoon after all these years.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 00:00 (eleven years ago) link
yeah it's killer
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 00:02 (eleven years ago) link
speaking of chug, her electric rhythm strums all over "Jump in the River."
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 00:03 (eleven years ago) link
xps Oh yeah that too, it's like a minute long!! What an awesome outro!! It reminds me of "Pervesion" by Stereolab.
Have any of y'all heard the "Main Mix" that Hank Shocklee/The Bomb Squad did? It rivals the orig.
― ICANN Tina Turner (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 00:04 (eleven years ago) link
xpost stevie otm x2 fire, brimstone, both barrels, etc. for righteous fury, i kinda pair it with "a prayer for england"
alfred otm x2 as well on possibly my two fave trax from that record tho in fairness it's easy to forget due to overplay just how astonishing "nothing compares 2 u" really was when you heard it for the first time.
this revive has made me happy today
― inste grammophon (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 00:05 (eleven years ago) link
IT'S ALL BEEN A GORGEOUS MISTAKE
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 00:09 (eleven years ago) link
nothing compares still makes me teary - every time I hear it it's like the first time for me, her voice is just so beautiful it kills me
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 00:36 (eleven years ago) link
p.s. here is a link to that v hard to track down Bomb Squad remix of "Emperor's New Clothes"
― ICANN Tina Turner (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 26 February 2013 03:42 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Bm9g6ceKE
― ferreira rocher (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 15 March 2013 06:49 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88wL8oRf45U
― ferreira rocher (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 15 March 2013 07:01 (eleven years ago) link
There's an old article on <a href="http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2002/10/argentina1/">Freaky Trigger</a> where Tom reviews a bunch of covers of Don't Cry For Me Argentina and nails why hers is the best.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 15 March 2013 13:39 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/sinead-oconnor-calls-kim-kardashian-6066869
― tayto fan (Michael B), Friday, 17 July 2015 10:53 (eight years ago) link
Ha! She's always great when she kicks off!
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Monday, 20 July 2015 17:57 (eight years ago) link
anyone take a gander at her facebook meltdown? ugly stuff...yet reading back over it all in detail.... she sounds like she has some very legitimate concerns about her son. what ugly family business.
― akm, Monday, 30 November 2015 23:55 (eight years ago) link
yeah harrowing stuff. i hope she get help. constant dram with sinead unfortunately.
― tayto fan (Michael B), Tuesday, 1 December 2015 00:18 (eight years ago) link
drama
I feel like everyone's always been cruel to her, especially in the american media. Not an earth shattering revelation I know, just happened to be listening to Troy today
― Treeship, Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:13 (eight years ago) link
The peak of Sinead's fame and my SNL fandom both occurred at the same time, but even though I was a kid, I still got that the show (taking a cue from the larger media, of course) was especially brutal to her, both before and after the infamous pope thing. It made me all the more determined to root for her, and I still do.
― pitchforkian at best (cryptosicko), Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:17 (eight years ago) link
She was calling attention to child sexual abuse over a decade before anyone else cared! That's what that whole thing was about! Fuck america seriously
― Treeship, Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:19 (eight years ago) link
Everyone thought it was just some sort of "edgy" stunt because they're morons
― Treeship, Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:22 (eight years ago) link
Perfectly irrelevant time warp for today, granted
― Treeship, Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:27 (eight years ago) link
I honestly remember Andrew Dice Clay getting more sensitive treatment from the media at the time.
― pitchforkian at best (cryptosicko), Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:34 (eight years ago) link
I dont remember directly bc i was like four, but i've always known about that whole saga. Wikipedia says that madonna trashed her at the time
― Treeship, Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:39 (eight years ago) link
I remember thinking it was kinda cool but not thinking much of it & them finding out that american media was all flipped out about it was weird, like omg youys really
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 28 February 2016 23:43 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhUzMGQLid4
― flappy bird, Monday, 29 February 2016 02:13 (eight years ago) link
Wow...that is hard to watch.
― Hadrian VIII, Monday, 29 February 2016 11:49 (eight years ago) link
I see she's back on FB, having erased her plaintive frightening posts about being committed last year; and she also appears to be on tour? there's a rather great version of her doing Life on Mars from the other day. She looks fucking tough now, like, I would not fuck with this lady, she might put a bottle through my face.
― akm, Monday, 7 March 2016 14:46 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkI6lzreh4w
― akm, Monday, 7 March 2016 14:58 (eight years ago) link
oh that's a shitty version. Here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNXYFOPRuQ0
― akm, Monday, 7 March 2016 14:59 (eight years ago) link
^goosebumps^
― Hadrian VIII, Monday, 7 March 2016 18:48 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, that was from a Bowie tribute concert here.
I think she's massively been treated like shit, and then every few years she does something great and people are all, huh, maybe we shouldn't have treated her like shit. I even liked her Sly & Robbie album.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 7 March 2016 19:21 (eight years ago) link
goddamn that was so good
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 7 March 2016 19:24 (eight years ago) link
she's a total classic. i still love the incredible ballsy pope photo shred move and still hate how madonna kinda mocked it shortly thereafter.
― nomar, Monday, 7 March 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
Her reggae covers album is my go-to Christmas record.
― dinnerboat, Monday, 7 March 2016 20:28 (eight years ago) link
Wish it included her Asian Dub Foundation jam, because this is so good:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVErnrbVEcAwesome vocal, could imagine it sung by Kirsty MacColl.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 7 March 2016 20:47 (eight years ago) link
pretty sure troy is one of my favorite songs
― Treeship, Sunday, 24 April 2016 00:37 (seven years ago) link
gotta be one of the most dramatic performances ever.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Sunday, 24 April 2016 12:25 (seven years ago) link
Was sinead the wellspring of the "growly vowel" phenomenon that has been a favourite affectation of a certain kind of female singer from the 90s til now?
― hardcore dilettante, Sunday, 24 April 2016 14:52 (seven years ago) link
more or less yeah
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 24 April 2016 21:06 (seven years ago) link
Wait was that Reggae album all Burning Spear covers?
― PiL Communication (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 24 April 2016 21:28 (seven years ago) link
reported missing outside of Chicago
Police in a suburb of Chicago are searching for Irish singer Sinead O'Connor who has been reported missing for more than a day.Wilmette Police "are seeking to check the well-being" of the 49-year-old, they said in a brief press release.Police were called after Ms O'Connor "left the Wilmette area" for a bicycle ride at 0600 local time on Sunday, and had not returned after more than a day.No more information is currently available, police say.
― hunangarage, Monday, 16 May 2016 16:37 (seven years ago) link
Arsenio got her
She posted on FB two days ago that she was heading to North Carolina to protest
― akm, Monday, 16 May 2016 16:42 (seven years ago) link
i see she's deleted that though
― akm, Monday, 16 May 2016 17:57 (seven years ago) link
That's a long way to cycle.
― Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Monday, 16 May 2016 17:59 (seven years ago) link
Have it on pretty good authority she's been found safe.
― BlackIronPrison, Monday, 16 May 2016 19:16 (seven years ago) link