Sinéad O'Connor — My Lagan Love
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Where Lagan stream sings lullaby
There blow a lily fair
The twilight gleam is in her eye
The night is no her hair
And like a love-sick lenanshee
She hath my heart in thrall
Nor life I owe, nor liberty
for love is lord of all
and often when the beetles horn
Hath lulled the eve to sleep
I steal unto here shielding lorn
And thro' the dooring peep
There on the cricket's singing stone
She makes the bog wood fire
And hums in sad sweet undertone
The song of heart's desire
There blow a lily fair
The twilight gleam is in her eye
The night is no her hair
And like a love-sick lenanshee
She hath my heart in thrall
Nor life I owe, nor liberty
for love is lord of all
and often when the beetles horn
Hath lulled the eve to sleep
I steal unto here shielding lorn
And thro' the dooring peep
There on the cricket's singing stone
She makes the bog wood fire
And hums in sad sweet undertone
The song of heart's desire
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Sinéad O’Connor is far from my favourite singer HOWEVER I think this track is one that makes me stop, listen and think what a shame her passing was.
quite shocking to read terrible reviews, I think it’s amazing, passionate, original and yes, Irish. The negative Nellie’s need to do some traveling.
Paul_in_Australia wrote:
if you mean Shane McGowan, he's still alive as of September 2023
RIP Shane, and God Bless Sinead. So sad. I hope she finds closure.
if you mean Shane McGowan, he's still alive as of September 2023
Think there's an AfroCelt Sound System version on here, right?
Van Morrison covered this with the Chieftains
Van Morrison covered this with the Chieftains
Sad to say, a pain to listen to on this occasion.
We miss you Sinead, a lot.
phantomsix wrote:
Hey genius, yep it is in fact a dirge... which she chose to sing on purpose. Not her best? Sounds pretty emotional to me, you do know that most good musicians have more than one "sound" or side to them.
Jeez. What a dirge! Fit her with a couple of AA batteries and place her on a foggy sea cliff. That'll save shipping and clear the fog at the same time. I gave it a 3 star but might have to score lower. Not her best I think
Hey genius, yep it is in fact a dirge... which she chose to sing on purpose. Not her best? Sounds pretty emotional to me, you do know that most good musicians have more than one "sound" or side to them.
Haunting, beautiful song, sung with such emotion. RIP Sinead.
kelli wrote:
Not the only one
gosh, i guess i'm the only one who loves this song. kinda sorry i submitted it now :(
Not the only one
Jeez. What a dirge! Fit her with a couple of AA batteries and place her on a foggy sea cliff. That'll save shipping and clear the fog at the same time. I gave it a 3 star but might have to score lower. Not her best I think
RIP Shane, and God Bless Sinead. So sad. I hope she finds closure.
Horslips did an instrumental version of this on their album The Book of Invasions...it rocks!
Such a great song. Regrettably this effort is turgid.
Far from my fav Sinead track, but powerful and passionate, as she certainly is. I understand why a listener wouldn’t like her jarring voice, but on an ethereal level, she is bold, bald and beautiful. 🔥
I'll go against the negative sentiments here and say that I like this rendition of the old Donegal lullaby. 7
terrible
Pretty enough words, but does she have to bellow them? Ugh.
never heard this before. i'm a big sinead fan and this is really pretty, thanks!
kelli wrote:
gosh, i guess i'm the only one who loves this song. kinda sorry i submitted it now :(
I love this song! It's incredible how sinead's voice is so powerfull and yet so delicate at the same time. Actually, this CD was one of my favourites of last year.
Originally Posted by kelli:
gosh, i guess i'm the only one who loves this song. kinda sorry i submitted it now :(
Sinead is a good choice and even if this song is not an overwhelming favorite it's always nice to see another side of an artist that is not normally seen unless your a fan. Thanks for submitting it Kelli (even though I don't really like it - sorry)
Originally Posted by camarkim:
Yesterday I saw Sinead in concert on the 'Directv Freeview' followed by another concert by Rush. (A band I also like.) Boy, I would pay top dollar to see Sinead, and nothing to see Rush.
I've caught bits and pieces of that concert myself. I often like Sinead but after watching that concert I think she often performs her songs with elements of this unappealing (IMHO), overly exagerated, cacophonous style that is seen here. I don't think I could sit through one of her concerts unless I sat near the door and could make an easy exit when my ears felt assaulted.
I only caught the last half of it, but wow! What a voice! You done good.
Originally Posted by kelli:
gosh, i guess i'm the only one who loves this song. kinda sorry i submitted it now :(
Yesterday I saw Sinead in concert on the \'Directv Freeview\' followed by another concert by Rush. (A band I also like.) Boy, I would pay top dollar to see Sinead, and nothing to see Rush.
gosh, i guess i\'m the only one who loves this song. kinda sorry i submitted it now :(
Oh no... oh no... I am going to...RAAAAUUUULLLLFFF..
Sinead has one of the most distictive and alluring voices ever. The tone and phrasing of her songs are always familiar,(as are Bjork\'s, for that matter...) and on the surface they can all sound the same, but upon deeper listening, there is something great and unique going on.