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Results for Sinead O'ConnorSinead O'Connor's first album, The Lion and The Cobra, was released in 1987, and its abundant popularity and critical acclaim quickly shot her to pop-star status. On a roll, O'Connor soon produced her second album, a critical success that included her hit single written by Prince "Nothing Compares 2 U." Well known for expressing her political views, O'Connor shredded a photo of Pope John Paul II on a Saturday Night Live appearance in '92, an ill-conceived action that launched a backlash against her music. Ironically, O'Connor played the role of an Irish Virgin Mary in Neil Jordan's The Butcher Boy and released the low-key Gospel Oak EP in '97. In an even stranger twist of fate, or faith, O'Connor was ordained a Catholic priest in '99 in an unofficial ceremony in Lourdes, France; not surprisingly, the new Mother Bernadette Marie was immediately denounced by the Vatican. In 2003, O'Connor announced her retirement from the music business....more
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by Denise Sullivan•March 12, 2008•
When I set out to take on the matter of cover songs, I thought I'd be seeking uncomplicated answers to simple questions like: Is there such a thing as a definitive version of a song? Who decides these things? And why do we care?
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by Denise Sullivan•January 23, 2008•
I'd certainly heard of the battle of Bettye LaVette, a struggle that lasted for decades and ended with the singer's triumphant comeback, but I hadn't really heard Bettye LaVette until one day fairly recently. The morning started with me putting on The Scene of the Crime, LaVette's latest disc on which she's accompanied by the Drive-By Truckers.
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