RIP Sinead O'Connor

Published: Aug. 4, 2023, 5 a.m.

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot bid farewell to the late singer, songwriter and activist Sin\\xe9ad O\\u2019Connor, who recently died at age 56. Jim and Greg are longtime fans of both O\\u2019Connor\\u2019s music and her devotion to speaking truth to power, even when the world felt like it was against her. The hosts revisit their interview with documentarian Kathryn Ferguson about her 2022 film Nothing Compares, plus they share some of their favorite Sin\\xe9ad tracks.

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Featured Songs:

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Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "Nothing Compares 2 U," I Do Not Want What I Haven\'t Got, Ensign/Chrysalis, 1990
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper\'s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "Horse on the Highway (demo)," n/a, n/a, 2020
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "Trouble Will Soon Be Over," God Don\'t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson, Alligator, 2016
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "Last Day of Our Acquaintance," I Do Not Want What I Haven\'t Got, Ensign/Chrysalis, 1990
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "Mandinka," The Lion and the Cobra, Ensign/Chrysalis, 1987
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "I Am Stretched on Your Grave," I Do Not Want What I Haven\'t Got, Ensign/Chrysalis, 1990
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "Thank You For Hearing Me," Universal Mother, Ensign/Chrysalis, 1994
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "Marcus Garvey," Throw Down Your Arms, Chocolate and Vanilla, 2005
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "Jackie," The Lion and the Cobra, Ensign/Chrysalis, 1987
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "Peggy Gordon," Sean-N\\xf3s Nua, Vanguard, 2002
Sin\\xe9ad O\'Connor, "This Is a Rebel Song," Gospel Oak EP, Chrysalis, 1997
Living Colour, "Cult of Personality," Vivid, Epic, 1988

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