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Sinéad O'Connor — All Apologies
Album: Universal Mother
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Total ratings: 1978









Released: 1994
Length: 2:30
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What else should I be
All apologies
What else should I say
Everyone is gay

What else could I write
I don't have the right
What else should I be
All apologies

In the sun
In the sun I feel as one
In the sun
In the sun
I'm married
Buried
Buried

I wish I was like you
Easily amused
Find my nest of salt
Everything's my fault
I'll take all the blame
Aqua sea-foam shame
Sunburn with freezer-burn
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

In the sun
In the sun I feel as one
In the sun
In the sun
I'm married
Buried
Buried

All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
All in all is all we all are
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Stop the covers. Boring!!
Posted 2 months ago by Rcallinjr    [ Reply ]
 GingerandMe wrote:

Sleep well beautiful girl, for your long, long struggle is done.



Posted 3 months ago by Sunflowering    [ Reply ]
 GingerandMe wrote:

Sleep well beautiful girl, for your long, long struggle is done.



Ah, but such extraordinary depth of beauty her long long struggle has afforded all and any who may receive such grace... Wow, just wow!
.
Posted 3 months ago by Sunflowering    [ Reply ]
 Platypus wrote:

i'm a huge Nirvana fan... but like gilmorecairns said below - it's an apples and oranges situation here. i'm really diggin this version a lot on its own. doesnt compare to the original, but it doesnt need to either. she has made it into an entirely different song with new meaning. very cool.



Very cool indeed!!
Posted 3 months ago by Sunflowering    [ Reply ]
Rest in Peace
Posted 4 months ago by ianshearer    [ Reply ]
 xc.farmer.antoine486 wrote:
I’m imagining a beautiful duet sung in Heaven by two extraordinary, but tortured Souls who’s time here seemed short?!
Godspeed Sinead & Kurt!
 
Nice!
Posted 1 year ago by crispynz1    [ Reply ]
I’m imagining a beautiful duet sung in Heaven by two extraordinary, but tortured Souls who’s time here seemed short?!
Godspeed Sinead & Kurt!
Posted 1 year ago by xc.farmer.antoine486    [ Reply ]
R.I.P. Sinead.  Thank you for some special music. 
Posted 1 year ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
Sleep well beautiful girl, for your long, long struggle is done.
Posted 1 year ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
It's sad that she left early.
She was a great artist. But her problems were probably too overwhelming.
Posted 1 year ago by jaer    [ Reply ]
Oh, shit.  https://apnews.com/article/sinead-oconnor-dies-62b6187073b349d3ab6bfb65b2a14292
Posted 1 year ago by QuantumShaman    [ Reply ]
Sadly i just read that she is dead at 56 years old, very sad about that, such amazing talent but a difficult life made it so tragic.
Posted 1 year ago by Sbed    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:

JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD!!!



....do you mean just because you can (listen) doesn't mean you should (listen) ?
Posted 1 year ago by dynaskiballface    [ Reply ]
RIP
Posted 1 year ago by grk    [ Reply ]
It's July 26, 2023. I'm listening to this moments after learning that Ms O'Connor has died. She was quite the talented force. Rest in peace Sinéad.
Posted 1 year ago by KeithBrofsky    [ Reply ]
A voice from heaven - RIP Sinead
Posted 1 year ago by Hey_Porter    [ Reply ]
Just heard the news. RIP Sinead; I hope you've found peace x.
Posted 1 year ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
RIP Sinead.....
Posted 1 year ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
I think she matches the almost unhinged intensity of Cobain well on this one; a rousing version to be sure!
Posted 1 year ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
She has such a lovely voice.
Posted 1 year ago by gratefulgator    [ Reply ]
Beautiful.
Posted 1 year ago by MA    [ Reply ]
She has manged to do this quite well - I doubt many other artists could.
Posted 1 year ago by HenryT88    [ Reply ]
JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD!!!
Posted 2 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
I like Sinead better than Tori Amos, and this is a  bit more different than the original compared to Tori's disastrous Smells Like Teen Spirit cover. That's the only reason this gets anything higher than a 3. They're both unnecessary.
Posted 2 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
BOth the Nirvana and O'Connor versions have their places. Amazing....
Posted 2 years ago by nottheusual1    [ Reply ]
This set reminds me of a set I caught coming out oF RPI  while driving back from a wedding. It was great. They would play a tune by a band and then they would play a cover of that band. This was over 35 years ago so all I can remember is a tune by the Beach Boys and Todd Rundgren's "Good Vibrations" then a Grateful Dead tune with a Bananarama cover of a dead tune. Great stuff.
Posted 2 years ago by folkes.tom    [ Reply ]
Aqua sea-foam shame?  Always struck me as being a forced lyric looking a rhyme with blame and the correct number of syllables...  
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 sharkey wrote:

Sinead O'Connor, Irish musician and abuse-victim, was so incensed by Benedict's fake empathy, she wrote a fiery article for the Washington Post where she said:

"Irish Catholics are in a dysfunctional relationship with an abusive organization. The pope must take responsibility for the actions of his subordinates. If Catholic priests are abusing children, it is Rome, not Dublin, that must answer for it with a full confession and a criminal investigation. Until it does, all good Catholics... should avoid Mass. In Ireland, it is time we separated our God from our religion, and our faith from its alleged leaders."




Provides a lot of context for her photo ripping.  I had no idea how extensive things were until watching the Spotlight movie.
Posted 2 years ago by brosen    [ Reply ]
I love a cover, like this one, that encourages me to listen to the lyrics anew.
Posted 2 years ago by rhyfelgar    [ Reply ]
Okay! This song just followed Nirvana's cover of Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World," which followed Bowie's live version of "Seven," which I had never heard! Gave it a 7. I like these sorts thematic runs. Nicely done, RP.
Posted 3 years ago by mightymikemcgee    [ Reply ]
 sieversfam wrote:

Holy Moly.. This is an abomination.   Nothing Compares to the Original.  ;)



Nothing Compares was also a cover tune she did. I do not know of the Abomination cover you mentioned. ;-) 

(I'm happy that Bill touches on all tastes and genre that we can praise and cringe to)
 
Posted 3 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Keeps getting better... every time I listen. We sometimes need it to go to eleven.
Posted 3 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
 slaskey wrote:
I caught that too, and was suitably impressed. Don't listen to radioparadise that often, but always a pleasure.
 

Posted 3 years ago by dfun470332    [ Reply ]
 jlind wrote:
A David Bowie Cover by Nirvana followed by this Nirvana Cover..... awesome Bill!
 AND AGAIN TODAY      a bowie song, folloed by a Bowie cover by Nirvana, followed by a Nirvana cover by O'Connor    Fantastic set

Posted 3 years ago by slaskey    [ Reply ]
Really like this version of a classic tune. Solid 7 for me. 
Posted 3 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
Holy Moly.. This is an abomination.   Nothing Compares to the Original.  ;)
Posted 3 years ago by sieversfam    [ Reply ]
 jlind wrote:
A David Bowie Cover by Nirvana followed by this Nirvana Cover..... awesome Bill!
 
now Bowie followed by Nirvana ( Man Who Sold The World ) followed by this :)
Posted 3 years ago by kkoouu    [ Reply ]
 giammin wrote:
she should apologise for this cover
 

Would you say you are easily amused?
Posted 4 years ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
 sharkey wrote:
Sinead O'Connor, Irish musician and abuse-victim, was so incensed by Benedict's fake empathy, she wrote a fiery article for the Washington Post where she said:

"Irish Catholics are in a dysfunctional relationship with an abusive organization. The pope must take responsibility for the actions of his subordinates. If Catholic priests are abusing children, it is Rome, not Dublin, that must answer for it with a full confession and a criminal investigation. Until it does, all good Catholics... should avoid Mass. In Ireland, it is time we separated our God from our religion, and our faith from its alleged leaders."


 
It turns out that prayer is no defense against covid ....
     religion = charlatanism 

Similarly, bluster is no defense
    goodbye Donald the Insane

Posted 4 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
A great cover - such a sweet beautiful voice singing such sad lyrics.

"Aqua sea foam shame" - I enjoy when people come up with phrases like this.
Kurt didn't make it through his pain but Sinead continues to be interesting.
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
how is this the first time I've heard this?  beautiful cover.
Posted 4 years ago by SheRidesABeemer    [ Reply ]
Just so you know, Bill...not all of us are fans of these (devoid of creativity) cover songs
Posted 4 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
This is really awful.
Posted 4 years ago by jberko    [ Reply ]
Wow Bill, quite a run:
Bowie to Nirvana Bowie cover to Sinead Nirvana cover - niiiice!
Posted 4 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Well done - I thoroughly enjoyed that. Honored the emotionality in a completely different way.
Posted 4 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
I love it when Bill plays these unusual covers
Posted 4 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
 jlind wrote:
A David Bowie Cover by Nirvana followed by this Nirvana Cover..... awesome Bill!
 
Today it was a Bowie song, followed by "A David Bowie Cover by Nirvana [The Man Who Sold the World] followed by this Nirvana Cover..."

I'm smiling at the humor of it all.   
Posted 5 years ago by SpencerAR    [ Reply ]
Whoa, hang on.  This is not okay...
Posted 5 years ago by stretcher    [ Reply ]
she should apologise for this cover
Posted 5 years ago by giammin    [ Reply ]
A David Bowie Cover by Nirvana followed by this Nirvana Cover..... awesome Bill!
Posted 5 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
 rhlrstn wrote:

As it turns out, Natalie Merchant covering the Rolling Stones.. Hmm.
 

And then the stones covering Buddy Holly...

And then Buddy Holly.  What's next?

As a computer scientist, seems kind of recursive.
Posted 5 years ago by drictor    [ Reply ]
Nice list Bill! Bowie, Nirvana, and Sinead doing All Apologies. Well connected.
Posted 5 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
 rhlrstn wrote:
Interesting set... David Bowie, followed by Nirvana covering Bowie, followed by Sinead covering Nirvana.. what's next?
 
As it turns out, Natalie Merchant covering the Rolling Stones.. Hmm.
Posted 5 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
Interesting set... David Bowie, followed by Nirvana covering Bowie, followed by Sinead covering Nirvana.. what's next?
Posted 5 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
How about enuff of these mushy, intimate versions of "rocker" songs

too band because this chick can sing
Posted 5 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
I never liked the original, and I never liked Sinead O'Connor, but I like this.
Posted 5 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Ha! I like it, so there.
Posted 5 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Beautiful rendition by a strong artist imo
Posted 5 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]

Sinead O'Connor, Irish musician and abuse-victim, was so incensed by Benedict's fake empathy, she wrote a fiery article for the Washington Post where she said:

"Irish Catholics are in a dysfunctional relationship with an abusive organization. The pope must take responsibility for the actions of his subordinates. If Catholic priests are abusing children, it is Rome, not Dublin, that must answer for it with a full confession and a criminal investigation. Until it does, all good Catholics... should avoid Mass. In Ireland, it is time we separated our God from our religion, and our faith from its alleged leaders."


Posted 14 years ago by sharkey    [ Reply ]

This Lady-Singer congregates all the predicates and parchments that a singer can have, including your strong personality. For everything and because i like of hearing and appreciate your work, Tankyou Ms. Sinéad Marie Bernadette O' Connor. God Bless You! -
 ** 9 **



Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
That ol' cueball can still carry a good song. Here's all you need to know: https://snltranscripts.jt.org/90/90ksinatra.phtml
Posted 18 years ago by siloco    [ Reply ]
Again, I say this is THE WORST POSSIBLE version of this song. It is perhaps one of the worst covers EVER. Kurt is the only thing that made the original worth listening to.
Posted 20 years ago by Iago    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
I ask myself, what would I think of this if I'd never heard Nirvana's superb original? Answer: I probly wouldn't give it a second thought.
Posted 20 years ago by Mack    [ Reply ]
poetsnake wrote:
I'm a big fan of Sinead and of Nirvana, but this particular intersection of the two is pretty lackluster.
A great song is a great song!
Posted 20 years ago by gilbo    [ Reply ]
"Pretty cute for a bald chick" -classic!
Posted 20 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]
I like it. She's replaced the angst with compassion. Nice.
Posted 20 years ago by ksb    [ Reply ]
I'm a big fan of Sinead and of Nirvana, but this particular intersection of the two is pretty lackluster.
Posted 20 years ago by poetsnake    [ Reply ]
TheLoneIguana wrote:
In the same neighborhood as Tori Amos' "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Gotta be in the right mood for either, I guess.
Not even in the same city. Tori's cover at least replaced the anger with sadness and desperation.
Posted 20 years ago by amitishere    [ Reply ]
I think I hate it because she over-enunciates everything except when she's being blatantly irish-sounding.
Posted 20 years ago by cataloger    [ Reply ]
Boooooooooorrrrinnnnngggggg.....
Posted 20 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
This sucks worse than William Shatner's remake of "Mr. Tambourine Man". "Mr. Tambourine Maaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnn!"
Posted 20 years ago by TheWizardOfUhs    [ Reply ]
Ouch.
Posted 20 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
Oh god, retch!!! blech
Posted 20 years ago by rumplestiltskin    [ Reply ]
why, why, oh god, why?
Posted 20 years ago by nook    [ Reply ]
Truly awful.
Posted 20 years ago by drH    [ Reply ]
I think she's made this song her own. Very fitting.
Posted 20 years ago by hyperfish    [ Reply ]
i'm a huge Nirvana fan... but like gilmorecairns said below - it's an apples and oranges situation here. i'm really diggin this version a lot on its own. doesnt compare to the original, but it doesnt need to either. she has made it into an entirely different song with new meaning. very cool.
Posted 20 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
gandalfbmg wrote:
she sucked all the angst out of it... argh
I completely agree with you. It's nice and all but the passion and angst is definitely missing. This makes for a very mediocre cover in my opinion.
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
She sings Sharp all the time..
Posted 20 years ago by Voxx    [ Reply ]
Blech. Sometimes I think there are just too many covers. I find myself in one of those times right now. I don't mind Sinead at all. I like much of her work. This just fell short because it's a lifeless cover.
Posted 21 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]
Apples and Oranges to compare the two versions, you must accept each for what it is. A beautiful song. (a time for angst, a time for sadness...) :goodvibes.gif:
Posted 21 years ago by gilmorecairns    [ Reply ]
gandalfbmg wrote:
she sucked all the angst out of it... argh
she has a tendency to ding very sadly, i've noticed. her music has a sad feel to it. perhaps she changed it from its angst-ridden roots into a sad kinda song. it's not my favorite work of either artist - but it's okay... meh.
Posted 21 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
justlistening wrote:
I was thinking to myself "where's all the angst" when I read your comment. This is the same as a clinical discussion of sex - technically correct with none of the passion.
hehe... like that creepy Canadian sex talk lady on WE or Bravo or whatever.
Posted 21 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
Hmm... never heard this cover before. Not as good as the original, but interesting nonetheless. I agree with a previous poster who noted that you can finally understand the lyrics in this version! This song aside, I'm having a sublime RP moment... there have been 8 songs in a row that have been really, really divine.
Posted 21 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
gandalfbmg wrote:
she sucked all the angst out of it... argh
I was thinking to myself "where's all the angst" when I read your comment. This is the same as a clinical discussion of sex - technically correct with none of the passion.
Posted 21 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
In the same neighborhood as Tori Amos\' \"Smells Like Teen Spirit\". Gotta be in the right mood for either, I guess.
Posted 21 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
I love her voice, but she murdered this song and then danced on it\'s grave.
Posted 21 years ago by dignan2    [ Reply ]
Another Nirvana song that you can finally understand and appreciate the lyrics, once someone covers it. Grunge was such a waste. All that brilliant writing, and everyone has marbles in their mouth.
Posted 21 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]
she sucked all the angst out of it... argh
Posted 21 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
I really like the segues and set selection on RP. Going from Wierd Al\'s \"Smells Like Nirvana\" to this track is the sort of inspired programming you just can\'t hear over the air any more.
Posted 21 years ago by Notelrac    [ Reply ]
WOW!!! I really like this version and I\'m not a Sinead O\'Connor fan. Great cover...
Posted 21 years ago by Heathen    [ Reply ]
There is ... at times ... a sweetness to her voice ... that is very touching ... a quality that I really like !*! :D
Posted 21 years ago by rolo    [ Reply ]
I accept your apology and give you a 3 ;)
Posted 21 years ago by ascheel    [ Reply ]