iam with her ll the way...... some deluded ppl are brain washed... every one knows what goes on with the church. and some sick ppl thinks its ok for a child being abuse once in a while... as long it cames from church its ok. idiots
@MixMaster43 wow! amazing comeback, god if I could only be as quick witted as you, I now see that your initial comment reflects your intelligence level!!
@twilightzonicstars Probably no more aware than the Dylan fans who failed to see his veiled criticism of the protest movement in "It's All Over Now Baby Blue"
The Pope as a leader of an organisation and country must except responsibilty for its members actions. Same way Brown, Cameron Sarkozy all have to accpet responsibilty for their peoples actions. As ultimately the people of a country or organisation are responsible to it leader and to abuse children while suppossedly doing a holy job ordered by the pope is disgraceful.
The Catholic Church has done worse than cover up child abuse by its Rotten priests; from the moment that Constantine said that he 'saw a vision of christ' telling him to go forth and conquer under the sign of the cross - the Church and a long lineof rotten Popes have used constantines lie as an excuse to wage so called 'Holy wars' against Muslims, Jews and other Christians who didn't bow to
the feet of the rotten catholic church ! They've broken and abused all of Christs teachings + still do !
I saw this on TV when the concert was broadcast and all I could think was how ironic it was for someone like her, who actually had an opinion on something, to be booed to tears at a concert celebrating the career of the ultimate social commentator. I felt ashamed for Dylan's sake.
i dont give a shit anymore about what people say about her.she is just about one of the bravest artists on the earth and a truthful one at that.religion is the real weapon of mass destruction.countless dying for a delusion
She was abused as a child by a priest. Many children have also been abused and who knows she may have in some small way been there for them.I love Sinead O'Connor and I think that she is an awesome artist who made a grave mistake and deserves forgiveness!
Although she may have been too vague and therefore misunderstood, Sinead is an amazing woman who deserves more recognition than she will ever receive. I've always admired her courage and incredibly unique voice.
she seems crazy. pope john paul ii was one of the greatest popes ever, to rip up a picture of him in front of millions of people and come out like a week later to sing and think everyone is going to cheer is just plain naive. who cares if she's trying to be provocative, show some respect to the pope!
Standing up for what's right? Sure, because stupid Sinead tore up a picture, destroyed her career and because of that child molestation within the catholic church ended and now everybody's happy./sarcasm
You idiots seem to think that she's some sort of martyr or hero just because she threw her career down the toilet with a pathetic stunt that changed absolutely nothing. And I love how the majority seems to think that EVERY priest is a pedophile, gimme a break.
@hotlittledago sinead had a good message but a completely stupid way of delivering it. she sang bob marley's "war" which is about racism, but wanted to make it about child abuse which doesnt really work (like she's still singing about skin color and stuff and just replaces the word racism with child abuse... huh?) then singing "evil" and "fight the real enemy" while destroying the pope's picture is just... more confusion. re-watch the segment without context and see if you can figure it out.
priests secrectly buggering innocent young boys all round the world ........Bishops and Popes conspire in the cover up!!! The true face of the Catholic Church revealed. Fuck all of you and fuck God too.................................THERE IS NO GOD !!!
Sinéad: Nothing Compares to You. Despite being Catholic and liking JPII's, I understood that your strong protest was against the hiprocrisy regard the child abuse, which occurred in Ireland 10 years before USA and known in the rest of the world, like in my Country (BRAZIL), only few later.
I love your compositions and musics song by you and as someone that today believe in God, no matter through which religion, I am very sad to see that you were right, more than 20 years ago.
I think what she did was horrible because John Paul wasn't the enemy. Everyone is not the same and those priest who did wrong will be judged by God for their sins. Don't blame the church it's not the church it's the people. We have to learn to love and not hate.
@Jv55swp You can't claim to be the vicar of Christ on Earth, the head of the visible church, while abdicating responsibility for that church's misdeeds. There was a systemic culture of obfuscation around the abuses, and that was her point - fighting the "system."
@Jv55swp With due respect, this is empty-headed nonsense. Crimes must be punished and forgiveness must be earned. You can pretend that some imaginary paterfamilias will punish the guilty in the "afterlife," if it pleases you to do so, but please realize that this attitude is despicable and irresponsible.
@Jv55swp You are a dumb-ass- without the people you have no church. The church and the people running it took advantage of the situation in the worst possible way in the name of your 'god'. The Pope could have made a difference- he could have been a hero, but turned his liver-spotted back and ran like the wind away from his flock. No damned wonder she was pissed off!!!
@Jv55swp I love and respect Sinead- it took a lot of nerve to do what she did. How many artists do you know that sacrificed their career for such a just cause? I can't name even one.
@Jv55swp fair enough but the fact that cover ups and relocation and out of court settlements, and the catholic church in Ireland is less than pure so I feel and applaud her decision, but I agree There are some in there that truly believe in god and want to spread his word
Gotta love time....truth is told in what withstands, Sinead is right, no one institution deserves absolute power and respect because absolute power corrupts absolutely. As intelligent human beings we always need to question those who tell us how we should live our life and hold those doing the telling to the same standard.
@jrshipley Sure, a career, money, fame, recognition vs a cry for justice that didn't change shit. She's a singer, if she wants to fight political or religious issues, she needs to find another career. And yes, she is an idiot.
@deanriam I reckon she quite consciously chooses not to be a vapid diva. People have always sung about political and social issues. I don't see why it's so important to you that anyone who makes a different choice than you would have is an idiot. I respect her for taking an opportunity to speak out even if it was just one part of bringing the abuse and cover-up to light. It also gives her credibility now and shows that John Paul II and Benedict could have known in 1992 because she did.
@jrshipley It's not important to me, you're the one making a big deal out of my two line comment. It's not about being a vapid diva. All I'm saying is that she was an up-and-comer singer with barely one hit under her belt, at least wait till you're established if you're going to attack the pope.
That's the problem with actors and singers, they think their professions make their opinions more relevant and they choose the stupidest forums to express them. SNL? The Oscars? Please! She's an idiot.
@deanriam I still don't see where you're coming from. If you feel strongly about something and have a national stage to speak out about it why wouldn't you? It comes down to what you value more, your career or your cause. So you don't share her values. I don't see why that makes her an idiot. She made her choice and had her part in exposing the abuse that the pope was covering up. No one is forcing you to buy her albums or even listen to her on youtube.
@jrshipley I like her songs, "Jealous" in particular. Either way, child abuse is not just a problem in the catholic church, it happens everywhere. What she did changed nothing. If you want to change a problem you work you butt off and you do it, but not by pulling some cheap publicity stunt on SNL. It was neither the time, the place nor the way to go about it and that's why she's an idiot, not because of what her values are.
--> Music is what Sinead O'Conner knows and it's a way through which she can express what she feels. Depriving her of the right to use music for a cause would be like telling so many great writers not to use words just because what they're expressing is controversial.
Thank you for posting this. I love the way Kristofferson stands up for her on this occasion.
And I so agree with you: she only wanted to get her message across and it's sad so many supporters of Dylan's music would have a problem with that. One could indeed argue whether this was the most effective way to communicate her message, but on the other hand: how else would she have been able to express herself in a convincing way?
Her confrontational attitude came from the rage of an entity as powerful as the vatican making a conscious decision to ignore the problems, push children aside (as if to say, "They'll outgrow it"), & pay more attention to an image, instead of the truth.
It takes going through a world of sheer hell to get from 'victim' to 'survivor'. She has nothing to apologize for. To my knowledge, Dylan hasn't apologized for anything he has said, & done. Why should she be held to a higher standard?
American hero! Sinead O'Connor's singing of War is just as relevant in 2010 as it was in 1992. People must stand up to the American Christianists and their pro-Hitler, Pro Prop 8, pro-War Aryan race agenda!
@hotlittledago hmmm soo does the police chief know what every single officer under him has ever dun?? or the firechief. or your boss or anyones umm business or religious "superior??"
Why you should be ashamed? She spoke the Truth: The church has always been and still is a bunch of child abusers, woman haters. Just recently again, the priests in Germany have been found not only abusing children sexually and otherwise, but even the pope with his church have been found to cover up the crimes. Watch CNN. And Sinead told us already 20 years ago and all of you did not believe her.
@Shaastri Yes, youre right. I was 9 when this happened. it kind of sucks how people now see the bs the church is doing and now we are looking back at this TV event with an open mind. ignorance is bliss
what are you talking about? sinead LOVES religion...she was pissed because she had heard about a massive coverup in Ireland that involved the church calling children liars and protecting the church leaders.
Those fuckers. Kristofferson was right: "Sinead O'Connor" is synonymous with "courage" & "integrity." I only wish she knew that there were more people in the audience cheering than jeering.
I say good for her--she's not my favorite singer at all but at least she has her convictions--you think trashy "artists" today like Beyonce, Britney and Miley Cyrus give a damn about anything in this world but the almighty dollar? Think again.
Nah man, but Bob Dylan was/is someone who always expressed his political views, and his been praised for that. You'd expect that a Dylan crowd would understand this.
And hasn't Sinead been proven sane and courageous. With clerical abuse proven indemic in every continent. And these people booed her while humming to the tune of Blowin' in the Wind 5 minutes later. Ironic. Tragic. "How many times will a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see?"
I think Kris Kristofferson was amazing for standing by her when so many people were calling for her blood during this time.
Sinead is an artist in the true sense. She stands up for what she believes in with an uncompromising sense of getting her message across by whichever means necessary.
It takes a TRULY brave person to stand on a stage in front of 10,000 people and do that.
@gerelepo or a really stupid one? what does being brave have to do with anything when her mssage was BS?? should we all applaud hitler for his bravery commanding all those ppl??
no its their actions n what they mean. slandering a pope who did nothing n actually condemned those actions ... kinda dumb if u ask me..
claiming to be a lesbain then no? what? r u on?? n spreading her message? even when its lies ?? u want that sort of thing done? i want justice to all pedo's too, but the popedidnutin
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I hate to say it - whatever talent she had was lost in her borderline personality disorder and/or narcisism. While i thought the Prince cover she did was phenomenal - the rest of her career was ruined by her self-importance - must run in the water - Bono has the same problem.
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I watched her SNL performance when she ripped up the photo of the pope. While I have always respected her convictions, that act was totally uncalled for. It offended me greatly as it did many other people. Since then, I have certainly lost a great deal of respect for her. So, DylanRadio, as a Bob Dylan fan, I am GLAD she received boos and catcalls. If I had been there, I would have done the same damn thing. HAVE A NICE DAY!
Funny. I am offended every time I see the pope, a church, or a christian trying to shove their religion in my face, my government, and my family. I could give a fuck if you are offended, because these animals have been doing nothing but offended the humanity for the past 2000 years.
they told her come sing a song of Bob (dylan) and she smoked a joint and replay "okay, i love Bob Marley" .. speaking seriously she was very difficult also in the rehersal with roger Waters at Berlin .. everywere is W A R
That showed alot of courage. I don't think I could have done that. I am confused as to why people would boo her at that venue. Bob Dylan is known for several things including using folk songs and other peoples songs and rewritting them for a political statement or to speak out against what he thought was wrong. Perhaps there are some Dylan fans who just blindly like his music without knowing what they stand for.
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in fairness that was just a load of mouth garbage, if she really wanted to get a message across she should have wrote her own song and actually performed it instead of either speaking or shouting it out, shes her own worst enemy, she be back soon too, she aint to happy about the artistic comunity signing petitions to release polanski
She's a good singer but if this ain't the pot calling the kettle black, I don't know what is. If you want to see someone's intentions, just look at their product (in this case, divisiveness and hate). And she's a hypocrite. First she apologizes to the Pope and then in an interview with Salon she's unrepentant. I'm not saying that what she said was right or wrong. I'm saying her temper tantrum did not create anything positive. Tearing up a photo of herself would have been more honest.
Pot calling the kettle black? So you're O'Connor was accused of systemically enabling child abuse? I think you may have mixed your metaphors.
She could apologize to John Paul II because she wasn't attacking him personally, but the teaching magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church of whom he is the head.
None of which make her actions any less inappropriate, but hope that clarifies the confusion.
Just the other day NPR was reporting continuing cover-ups by the Catholic church. The facts are not at issue. The problem is that she delivered her message in a deliberately offensive manner, resulting in a lot of people feeling hurt and insulted. Her comments did nothing to help sexually abused children. To the contrary, her confrontational attitude only served to generate an equally opposing force supporting the pope and diverting attention away from the real problem of child abuse.
I don't personally know Sinead but from everything I've seen and read, it appears that she's at war with herself (or what she identifies as herself). I can see how she might choose to transfer her focus away from her own issues to the Catholic Church because those are issues she can easily identify with while not having to take responsibility for her own inner turmoil. However, she did effectively communicate her own issues by taking such an adversarial and arrogant position.
@ibizajoey You're not following what I said. Children have continually been sexually abused by perverted priests ever since Sinead made her SSN appearance. She communicated the truth in a manner that did little to help and in many instances, it had quite the opposite. Elements within the Catholic church are corrupt and it appears the only things initiating change are lawsuits and people leaving the church.
@DylanRadio Her actions were totally appropriate, in fact if anything mild, compared to what was at stake. You can't blame her that the church covered it for another 20 years with the help of the media looking the other way. Talk about missing the entire point and blaming the messanger.
The fact that so many people continue to defend the church is simply disgusting.
@LorenzoNW man taht isnt even the worst. her other stunts include being a saying aloud "im a dyke" and using other offensive words for a lesbian sumone could use, then she alter admits, "she was pretending to make sumone feel better"
theres nothing wrong with being gay, but using it as a publicity stunt is immature
look i dislike the abuses of those perv priests too, but is there any evidence the pope was involved? didnt he condemn those actions???
Well, this is one of the most admirable persons in history, NONE of the artists today would have the balls to say what they feel adn to tell the truth.
@nenita77 finally someone who believes that Sinead O'Connor made an impact and I agree on you comment that now artist this generation would not have the balls to say what she said we need more poets and storytellers like her to rescue this music industry from it's misery and fake music stars
as someone who was at this show, i thought after a few moments, the boos would die down and people would let her preform. after all, this was as neil called it "bob fest", it was not about an individual. when you put yourself and your views out there you take a huge risk. her career never fully recovered even if she was right, but being right at the sacrifice of your career takes real courage. i was more pissed robbie robertson could not suck it up ad play one song with the band for bob.
how in the name of hell did she stay on that stage with the beliguring torrent of abuse she got let alone sing THATsong, god that woman has courage, what a symbol for humanity she is!! well done sinead.
I had a work placement with a producer that worked with Sinead O'Conner, apparently she's a really nice girl. So there you go haters! I respect what she did here, you wont see any X factor stars doing something they actually believe in.
Was her criticism right looking back on this event today? Didn't we find out that the Vatican knew about the child abuse and did nothing? Anyone have any thoughts on this?
There's nothing more pathetic than a person who tries, who begs to be a martyr. Martyrdom just happens, she is a fake, an attention whore who doesn't give a shite about the troubles of the world.
That's how you know she's nothing more than pretentious, attention craving fool, she had to resort to this...
If she was so damn brilliant, why didn't she try to find a way for everyone to actually receive her message? Because she is sick, and would rather be a self-righteous bitch than help the world.
Ahhh... Jesus Christ. Shut the hell up will you? She's an ignorant Orange bitch. There's one reason you'd tear a picture of JPII and that's because you don't know who the hell you are talking about, or what sort of man he was.
Its not that the song is wrong in a cosmopolitan sense, for the most part, but its nothing more that attention whoredom, and impudent moral condescension from an amoral person.
Thank God she put the nails in her own coffin and no one gives a shite about her anymore.
She had courage to rip the picture of the Pope, but not to sing her original song. She got booed, switched songs and cried. Courage I think not, not that night.
What the hell are you watching? She didn't sing the original song because she was being booed and switched to the same one she had sang on SNL instead. It was an act of defiance and I'd say yes it did take courage. More than it takes for you to sit safe on the sidelines and criticize.
I just wanna say for the record that even though I dont agree with it I BELIEVE SINEAD HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DO WHAT SHE DID ON SNL, (so all you SOB's who are going to reply just keep that in mind.) That incident and this one was not about bravery. She was being a smooth tactician. She knew exactly what she was doing when she tore up that picture. She knew the kind of controversy it would stir up and got exactly the kind of reaction she wanted: Sinead O'Connor, a household name. End of story.
Hey she had the balls to speak out.... now look at all the child abuse cases coming out...no, she had courage and i applaud her. wish she had sung her original song selection though
lol communism
Alien5p 3 days ago
iam with her ll the way...... some deluded ppl are brain washed... every one knows what goes on with the church. and some sick ppl thinks its ok for a child being abuse once in a while... as long it cames from church its ok. idiots
donmoreno25 1 month ago
Sorry, I think shes an idiot.
Love her voice but she was and still is not right in the head.
CarlitosDK 4 months ago
Who's the man who introduced her? I know he's an actor and a singer, but i just Can't remember his name!
Sinead O'Connor is a fucking Hero!!
006sick 4 months ago
"don't let the bastards get you down" "I'm not down."
missZiggy549 4 months ago
F U C K JESUS!!! THE BIGGEST LIE IN HUMAN HISTORY!!!
lunataina1 4 months ago
Ironic that a protest should go down badly at a Bob Dylan concert but she was looking for trouble and found it.
sdpate100 4 months ago in playlist bob dylan 30th anniversary concert
It's all about the relationship with Jesus Christ! Not whether you're Methodist or catholic or whatever! Denominations are preferences!
txgirl05 5 months ago
She's got kinda a less attractive version of Natalie Portman thing going...
LordSolaris 5 months ago
umad bro ?
TheTrailblazer96 6 months ago
Fuck religion assholes.
RebelThoughts 7 months ago
bitch got what she deserved. a shitty career that went to hell.
MixMaster43 8 months ago
@MixMaster43 fuck off
RCampbellProductions 7 months ago
@RCampbellProductions NO YOU
MixMaster43 7 months ago
@MixMaster43 wow! amazing comeback, god if I could only be as quick witted as you, I now see that your initial comment reflects your intelligence level!!
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TheBigDelicious 9 months ago
1:52 Kris is a real man 4:03 that´s the spirit! We all now know the truth!
fortheloveoftunes 9 months ago
what a bitch. too bad for the piano player, he just wanted to jam!!!!
johhnyringolevio 9 months ago 3
what a rude audience
BrainwashedNations 9 months ago
i back her
eaglebirdman08 9 months ago
what was she actually boo-ed for?
jessicasweetie92 10 months ago
@jessicasweetie92 she ruptured a picture of the pope^^
MeggieMiami 9 months ago
What happened to her at the End?? She got really mad! WHY? Well she
Is weird!
MsHardy1999 11 months ago
The band is like, "Uhhmm....WTH? Do we stay? Play? RUN?"
crashintome100 1 year ago
Dylan fans booing an anti-establishment iconoclast. I wonder if those idiots were aware of the irony.
twilightzonicstars 1 year ago 4
@twilightzonicstars Probably no more aware than the Dylan fans who failed to see his veiled criticism of the protest movement in "It's All Over Now Baby Blue"
squints328 10 months ago
well done sinead--and still fighting!! FIGHT THE REAL ENEMY!!!
prettykiray 1 year ago
The Pope as a leader of an organisation and country must except responsibilty for its members actions. Same way Brown, Cameron Sarkozy all have to accpet responsibilty for their peoples actions. As ultimately the people of a country or organisation are responsible to it leader and to abuse children while suppossedly doing a holy job ordered by the pope is disgraceful.
neilmc1990 1 year ago
The Catholic Church has done worse than cover up child abuse by its Rotten priests; from the moment that Constantine said that he 'saw a vision of christ' telling him to go forth and conquer under the sign of the cross - the Church and a long lineof rotten Popes have used constantines lie as an excuse to wage so called 'Holy wars' against Muslims, Jews and other Christians who didn't bow to
the feet of the rotten catholic church ! They've broken and abused all of Christs teachings + still do !
BrikSwoony 1 year ago
godess
nkorda1990 1 year ago 3
I saw this on TV when the concert was broadcast and all I could think was how ironic it was for someone like her, who actually had an opinion on something, to be booed to tears at a concert celebrating the career of the ultimate social commentator. I felt ashamed for Dylan's sake.
stadleroux 1 year ago 4
I wish we could all be as courageous and selfless as her.
blondster104 1 year ago 4
I wish we could all be as courageous and selfless as her.
blondster104 1 year ago
i dont give a shit anymore about what people say about her.she is just about one of the bravest artists on the earth and a truthful one at that.religion is the real weapon of mass destruction.countless dying for a delusion
punkindhouse08 1 year ago 12
@punkindhouse08 FUCKING JOKING MATE shes not the brave shes most stupid artist i ever heard of
LUKASZ332 7 months ago
@hotlittledago WELL SAID!!!!!!!
celticlavender 1 year ago
She was abused as a child by a priest. Many children have also been abused and who knows she may have in some small way been there for them.I love Sinead O'Connor and I think that she is an awesome artist who made a grave mistake and deserves forgiveness!
celticlavender 1 year ago
All blind people Screaming
blackpearl844 1 year ago
Although she may have been too vague and therefore misunderstood, Sinead is an amazing woman who deserves more recognition than she will ever receive. I've always admired her courage and incredibly unique voice.
ynot0578 1 year ago
she seems crazy. pope john paul ii was one of the greatest popes ever, to rip up a picture of him in front of millions of people and come out like a week later to sing and think everyone is going to cheer is just plain naive. who cares if she's trying to be provocative, show some respect to the pope!
kickenbak1996 1 year ago
Is this supposed to be provocative? It's just irritating. Some "message". Jeez.
kitchenmachine 1 year ago
Standing up for what's right? Sure, because stupid Sinead tore up a picture, destroyed her career and because of that child molestation within the catholic church ended and now everybody's happy./sarcasm
You idiots seem to think that she's some sort of martyr or hero just because she threw her career down the toilet with a pathetic stunt that changed absolutely nothing. And I love how the majority seems to think that EVERY priest is a pedophile, gimme a break.
deanriam 1 year ago
@hotlittledago sinead had a good message but a completely stupid way of delivering it. she sang bob marley's "war" which is about racism, but wanted to make it about child abuse which doesnt really work (like she's still singing about skin color and stuff and just replaces the word racism with child abuse... huh?) then singing "evil" and "fight the real enemy" while destroying the pope's picture is just... more confusion. re-watch the segment without context and see if you can figure it out.
theZodiacDigital 1 year ago
priests secrectly buggering innocent young boys all round the world ........Bishops and Popes conspire in the cover up!!! The true face of the Catholic Church revealed. Fuck all of you and fuck God too.................................THERE IS NO GOD !!!
stratking69er 1 year ago
This is what a real hero looks like. She sacrificed her career for standing up for what is right.
moloko5 1 year ago
Sinéad: Nothing Compares to You. Despite being Catholic and liking JPII's, I understood that your strong protest was against the hiprocrisy regard the child abuse, which occurred in Ireland 10 years before USA and known in the rest of the world, like in my Country (BRAZIL), only few later.
I love your compositions and musics song by you and as someone that today believe in God, no matter through which religion, I am very sad to see that you were right, more than 20 years ago.
EVALDOWILLIAMS 1 year ago
yes!!! luv yu sinead
denospleno 1 year ago
I think what she did was horrible because John Paul wasn't the enemy. Everyone is not the same and those priest who did wrong will be judged by God for their sins. Don't blame the church it's not the church it's the people. We have to learn to love and not hate.
Jv55swp 1 year ago
@Jv55swp You can't claim to be the vicar of Christ on Earth, the head of the visible church, while abdicating responsibility for that church's misdeeds. There was a systemic culture of obfuscation around the abuses, and that was her point - fighting the "system."
DylanRadio 1 year ago 18
@Jv55swp With due respect, this is empty-headed nonsense. Crimes must be punished and forgiveness must be earned. You can pretend that some imaginary paterfamilias will punish the guilty in the "afterlife," if it pleases you to do so, but please realize that this attitude is despicable and irresponsible.
randomartist01 1 year ago
@Jv55swp You are a dumb-ass- without the people you have no church. The church and the people running it took advantage of the situation in the worst possible way in the name of your 'god'. The Pope could have made a difference- he could have been a hero, but turned his liver-spotted back and ran like the wind away from his flock. No damned wonder she was pissed off!!!
silverlight68 1 year ago
@Jv55swp I love and respect Sinead- it took a lot of nerve to do what she did. How many artists do you know that sacrificed their career for such a just cause? I can't name even one.
silverlight68 1 year ago 4
@Jv55swp fair enough but the fact that cover ups and relocation and out of court settlements, and the catholic church in Ireland is less than pure so I feel and applaud her decision, but I agree There are some in there that truly believe in god and want to spread his word
LoganRixx 1 year ago
@Jv55swp as a christian you should know that the church is the people.
yxcdeb 5 months ago
Sinead was right! Just look at what those priests are doing to innocent children.
tristanmayfield 1 year ago
the bitch deserved it
fabixyard 1 year ago
She has so much courage. She sat there and just let them boo her and just took it. Sinead O Connor is one woman I would love to meet...
kjag23 1 year ago
dobrze
przynajmniej po latach przeprosil
lecz historia zatacza krag
fuck da racinger!
ewOnsacz 1 year ago
fight the real enemy. arrest the pope, put him away for the crimes that he and his band of criminals have commited
kahuna3901 1 year ago
Gotta love time....truth is told in what withstands, Sinead is right, no one institution deserves absolute power and respect because absolute power corrupts absolutely. As intelligent human beings we always need to question those who tell us how we should live our life and hold those doing the telling to the same standard.
DirtyDeals 1 year ago
the irony is that who would have thought she was ahead of her time. i resect her now. well, except her style of hair. lol
METALkaiser27 1 year ago
They booed you when they should have been thanking you.
jkosmdd 1 year ago 2
Sinead VS the sheeple.....
giannis4 1 year ago
This performance defines courage and conviction.
jrshipley 1 year ago
oh god i love her so much!
CatiCullen 1 year ago
Whiny bald bitch...
magicfanatic1 1 year ago
herrlich kraftvoll bewundernswert
diese Frau - schaut sie euch an
ihr lila roten Kirchenmänner
ihr Vertuscher ihr Schläger ihr Misshandler
ihr feigen Hunde, die ihr ein reines Herz habt
und dann doch "Watschen" zugeben müsst
Watschen nennt ihr brutale Misshandlung
nennt ihr euer Verharmlosen
Krieg Euch War war war
susa613 1 year ago
She's such an idiot, cause or no cause, destroying your own career like that is SO stupid.
deanriam 1 year ago
@deanriam an idiot dosent stand up in public to speak the truth about the paedophile popes good on her good on chris
theblob34 1 year ago
@theblob34 No, an idiot is someone who grabs a comedy show like SNL for her own politic agenda and destroys her career in the process.
deanriam 1 year ago
@deanriam An idiot would care more about a career than a historic cry for justice.
jrshipley 1 year ago
@jrshipley Sure, a career, money, fame, recognition vs a cry for justice that didn't change shit. She's a singer, if she wants to fight political or religious issues, she needs to find another career. And yes, she is an idiot.
deanriam 1 year ago
@deanriam I reckon she quite consciously chooses not to be a vapid diva. People have always sung about political and social issues. I don't see why it's so important to you that anyone who makes a different choice than you would have is an idiot. I respect her for taking an opportunity to speak out even if it was just one part of bringing the abuse and cover-up to light. It also gives her credibility now and shows that John Paul II and Benedict could have known in 1992 because she did.
jrshipley 1 year ago
@jrshipley It's not important to me, you're the one making a big deal out of my two line comment. It's not about being a vapid diva. All I'm saying is that she was an up-and-comer singer with barely one hit under her belt, at least wait till you're established if you're going to attack the pope.
That's the problem with actors and singers, they think their professions make their opinions more relevant and they choose the stupidest forums to express them. SNL? The Oscars? Please! She's an idiot.
deanriam 1 year ago
@deanriam I still don't see where you're coming from. If you feel strongly about something and have a national stage to speak out about it why wouldn't you? It comes down to what you value more, your career or your cause. So you don't share her values. I don't see why that makes her an idiot. She made her choice and had her part in exposing the abuse that the pope was covering up. No one is forcing you to buy her albums or even listen to her on youtube.
jrshipley 1 year ago
@jrshipley I like her songs, "Jealous" in particular. Either way, child abuse is not just a problem in the catholic church, it happens everywhere. What she did changed nothing. If you want to change a problem you work you butt off and you do it, but not by pulling some cheap publicity stunt on SNL. It was neither the time, the place nor the way to go about it and that's why she's an idiot, not because of what her values are.
deanriam 1 year ago
@theblob34 she got bottle the church harbours peadophiles thats not right good on her and fuck the pedophile church
theblob34 1 year ago
@deanriam She cared more for what she believed in than a career.
MonsieurRondu 1 year ago
--> Music is what Sinead O'Conner knows and it's a way through which she can express what she feels. Depriving her of the right to use music for a cause would be like telling so many great writers not to use words just because what they're expressing is controversial.
So, thanks :)
Elisjevian 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this. I love the way Kristofferson stands up for her on this occasion.
And I so agree with you: she only wanted to get her message across and it's sad so many supporters of Dylan's music would have a problem with that. One could indeed argue whether this was the most effective way to communicate her message, but on the other hand: how else would she have been able to express herself in a convincing way?
Elisjevian 1 year ago
Her confrontational attitude came from the rage of an entity as powerful as the vatican making a conscious decision to ignore the problems, push children aside (as if to say, "They'll outgrow it"), & pay more attention to an image, instead of the truth.
It takes going through a world of sheer hell to get from 'victim' to 'survivor'. She has nothing to apologize for. To my knowledge, Dylan hasn't apologized for anything he has said, & done. Why should she be held to a higher standard?
knoxunflower1 1 year ago
American hero! Sinead O'Connor's singing of War is just as relevant in 2010 as it was in 1992. People must stand up to the American Christianists and their pro-Hitler, Pro Prop 8, pro-War Aryan race agenda!
Womanizer2985 1 year ago
That's a woman with balls! Disgraceful audience!
dogmanstar75 1 year ago 3
Were all the defrocked priets in the audience?
IanGallon 1 year ago
Go Girl Go, the audience are a disgrace.
IanGallon 1 year ago
what a shame... poor girl.... all she had to suffer for saying what's OBVIOUS!!!!!
BobDakota 1 year ago
@hotlittledago hmmm soo does the police chief know what every single officer under him has ever dun?? or the firechief. or your boss or anyones umm business or religious "superior??"
man ur hoenstly dumb
idifuplease 1 year ago
She couldn't remember all the words in her reprisal...
On that SNL vid she's wearing headphones, couldn't even remember them then.
At least you could do well to memorize all the words your spouting.
:-)
BlandBoy 1 year ago
Sie ist grosse idiot... niks meer
engintanja 1 year ago
The bitch deserved it!
Icedude91 1 year ago
Absolutely brilliant.
hardcorezombi 1 year ago
Why you should be ashamed? She spoke the Truth: The church has always been and still is a bunch of child abusers, woman haters. Just recently again, the priests in Germany have been found not only abusing children sexually and otherwise, but even the pope with his church have been found to cover up the crimes. Watch CNN. And Sinead told us already 20 years ago and all of you did not believe her.
Shaastri 1 year ago 3
@Shaastri Yes, youre right. I was 9 when this happened. it kind of sucks how people now see the bs the church is doing and now we are looking back at this TV event with an open mind. ignorance is bliss
METALkaiser27 1 year ago
Those weren't dylan fans, they were NYC hipster fans of the various acts on the bill
AndoDouglas 1 year ago
So it pays to read the whole thing, I'm on your side after all.
davidoffon 1 year ago
There is no problem with this at all, the problem is yours.
davidoffon 1 year ago
She was right!!!!!!!!!!!!
anicetoabasto 1 year ago
@djonan
so then, why is a house full of LIBERALS booing her????
hemet92544 1 year ago
Thank God there are still people with the balls to speak the truth.. at least in 1992..
Its a shame there are so many with little balls and no back bone, today in 2010..
aucffan 1 year ago 2
watch the orig SNL clip again, notice anything about her necklace????
its a JEWISH star
more WARS have been STARTED by Jews through HISTORY THAN ANY GROUP!!
liberals are really retarded aint they.......
hemet92544 1 year ago
what are you talking about? sinead LOVES religion...she was pissed because she had heard about a massive coverup in Ireland that involved the church calling children liars and protecting the church leaders.
djonan 1 year ago
@hemet92544 lol WHAT?!
hardcorezombi 1 year ago
Those fuckers. Kristofferson was right: "Sinead O'Connor" is synonymous with "courage" & "integrity." I only wish she knew that there were more people in the audience cheering than jeering.
edgysf 1 year ago 2
I say good for her--she's not my favorite singer at all but at least she has her convictions--you think trashy "artists" today like Beyonce, Britney and Miley Cyrus give a damn about anything in this world but the almighty dollar? Think again.
garyifny 1 year ago 4
Sinead was right! I admire her bravery! I believe this is the most important version of Bob Marley's song! He would have been pleased and proud!
maxenkaz 1 year ago 10
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I commend the audience. Screw this lady
Dancing88Mike 1 year ago
>>It's downright offensive to me that Bob Dylan fans would attack a social activist for having the courage of her convictions.
Are you sure about that? Or are you only saying that because she said something you agree with, or find "defensible"?
jjmadboy 1 year ago
Nah man, but Bob Dylan was/is someone who always expressed his political views, and his been praised for that. You'd expect that a Dylan crowd would understand this.
Reint25 1 year ago
epic win. i just shaved my head!!!! long live sinead
masterimasim 1 year ago
SInead deserves a total apology. Given what we know now.
I have started digging out her music again. She was so ahead of her time.
Well done Sinead. The pope is shamed - officially !! Its a shame it took us years to find it out in the news xxxxx
Nothing compares 2 U !
sussexking 1 year ago 14
And hasn't Sinead been proven sane and courageous. With clerical abuse proven indemic in every continent. And these people booed her while humming to the tune of Blowin' in the Wind 5 minutes later. Ironic. Tragic. "How many times will a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see?"
lombmusic07 1 year ago 5
This is the MODERN WORLD.
erdekgallagher2 1 year ago
I think Kris Kristofferson was amazing for standing by her when so many people were calling for her blood during this time.
Sinead is an artist in the true sense. She stands up for what she believes in with an uncompromising sense of getting her message across by whichever means necessary.
It takes a TRULY brave person to stand on a stage in front of 10,000 people and do that.
gerelepo 2 years ago 38
Totally agree. I couldn't believe the crowd reaction either from a Dylan crowd.
TheLawFulfilled 1 year ago 4
@gerelepo or a really stupid one? what does being brave have to do with anything when her mssage was BS?? should we all applaud hitler for his bravery commanding all those ppl??
no its their actions n what they mean. slandering a pope who did nothing n actually condemned those actions ... kinda dumb if u ask me..
claiming to be a lesbain then no? what? r u on?? n spreading her message? even when its lies ?? u want that sort of thing done? i want justice to all pedo's too, but the popedidnutin
idifuplease 1 year ago
Child abuse is not exclusive to the catholic church. what was abhorrent was the attempted cover up in ireland.
But yet im sick and tired of the BIGGEST charitable organisation on EARTH being slated for this.
Grow up.
tshakur 2 years ago
Dylan called Kennedy and Johnson "Masters of War" and they booed her for tearing up a picture of the Oppressor of (especially Irish Women) women???
Screw those safe Yuppies at Bob's concert!
verbaud 2 years ago 6
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I hate to say it - whatever talent she had was lost in her borderline personality disorder and/or narcisism. While i thought the Prince cover she did was phenomenal - the rest of her career was ruined by her self-importance - must run in the water - Bono has the same problem.
pmcguireumc 2 years ago
"They must find it difficult...
Those who have taken authority as the truth,
Rather than truth as the authority."
-G. Massey
obscurecodger 2 years ago
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I watched her SNL performance when she ripped up the photo of the pope. While I have always respected her convictions, that act was totally uncalled for. It offended me greatly as it did many other people. Since then, I have certainly lost a great deal of respect for her. So, DylanRadio, as a Bob Dylan fan, I am GLAD she received boos and catcalls. If I had been there, I would have done the same damn thing. HAVE A NICE DAY!
veracastle9 2 years ago
Funny. I am offended every time I see the pope, a church, or a christian trying to shove their religion in my face, my government, and my family. I could give a fuck if you are offended, because these animals have been doing nothing but offended the humanity for the past 2000 years.
rudolphg76 2 years ago 7
@rudolphg76
"...have been doing nothing but offended the humanity for the past 2000 years?" What a crock of shit!
veracastle9 2 years ago
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"They must find it difficult...
Those who have taken authority as the truth,
Rather than truth as the authority."
-G. Massey
obscurecodger 2 years ago
they told her come sing a song of Bob (dylan) and she smoked a joint and replay "okay, i love Bob Marley" .. speaking seriously she was very difficult also in the rehersal with roger Waters at Berlin .. everywere is W A R
bolsopueblo 2 years ago
And these is liberal America?
Give me a break, thank God I am European. We can accept other peoples opionion without getting aggressive all the time
gillan5 2 years ago
WAR !
dave777blaster 2 years ago
That showed alot of courage. I don't think I could have done that. I am confused as to why people would boo her at that venue. Bob Dylan is known for several things including using folk songs and other peoples songs and rewritting them for a political statement or to speak out against what he thought was wrong. Perhaps there are some Dylan fans who just blindly like his music without knowing what they stand for.
crystala1 2 years ago
bravery, thy name is sinade o'connor
runway1982 2 years ago 3
That was epic...Fighting oppression aint easy.
jjpeterson1 2 years ago 9
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in fairness that was just a load of mouth garbage, if she really wanted to get a message across she should have wrote her own song and actually performed it instead of either speaking or shouting it out, shes her own worst enemy, she be back soon too, she aint to happy about the artistic comunity signing petitions to release polanski
theblahman 2 years ago
what a fucking lack of respect shown by the audience.
JonathanLundell 2 years ago 7
She's a good singer but if this ain't the pot calling the kettle black, I don't know what is. If you want to see someone's intentions, just look at their product (in this case, divisiveness and hate). And she's a hypocrite. First she apologizes to the Pope and then in an interview with Salon she's unrepentant. I'm not saying that what she said was right or wrong. I'm saying her temper tantrum did not create anything positive. Tearing up a photo of herself would have been more honest.
LorenzoNW 2 years ago
Pot calling the kettle black? So you're O'Connor was accused of systemically enabling child abuse? I think you may have mixed your metaphors.
She could apologize to John Paul II because she wasn't attacking him personally, but the teaching magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church of whom he is the head.
None of which make her actions any less inappropriate, but hope that clarifies the confusion.
DylanRadio 2 years ago
Just the other day NPR was reporting continuing cover-ups by the Catholic church. The facts are not at issue. The problem is that she delivered her message in a deliberately offensive manner, resulting in a lot of people feeling hurt and insulted. Her comments did nothing to help sexually abused children. To the contrary, her confrontational attitude only served to generate an equally opposing force supporting the pope and diverting attention away from the real problem of child abuse.
LorenzoNW 2 years ago
I'd have to definitely agree with you, that it wasn't an effective tool to communicate her message.
DylanRadio 2 years ago
I don't personally know Sinead but from everything I've seen and read, it appears that she's at war with herself (or what she identifies as herself). I can see how she might choose to transfer her focus away from her own issues to the Catholic Church because those are issues she can easily identify with while not having to take responsibility for her own inner turmoil. However, she did effectively communicate her own issues by taking such an adversarial and arrogant position.
LorenzoNW 2 years ago
@LorenzoNW lets the kids carry on being fuct by priests then. is that better. we wouldn't want to offend.
ibizajoey 1 year ago
@ibizajoey You're not following what I said. Children have continually been sexually abused by perverted priests ever since Sinead made her SSN appearance. She communicated the truth in a manner that did little to help and in many instances, it had quite the opposite. Elements within the Catholic church are corrupt and it appears the only things initiating change are lawsuits and people leaving the church.
LorenzoNW 1 year ago
@DylanRadio Her actions were totally appropriate, in fact if anything mild, compared to what was at stake. You can't blame her that the church covered it for another 20 years with the help of the media looking the other way. Talk about missing the entire point and blaming the messanger.
The fact that so many people continue to defend the church is simply disgusting.
moloko5 1 year ago
@LorenzoNW man taht isnt even the worst. her other stunts include being a saying aloud "im a dyke" and using other offensive words for a lesbian sumone could use, then she alter admits, "she was pretending to make sumone feel better"
theres nothing wrong with being gay, but using it as a publicity stunt is immature
look i dislike the abuses of those perv priests too, but is there any evidence the pope was involved? didnt he condemn those actions???
idifuplease 1 year ago
she reminds me of neil young at times
tonyrosam 2 years ago
Well, this is one of the most admirable persons in history, NONE of the artists today would have the balls to say what they feel adn to tell the truth.
GOOD JOB SINEAD!
nenita77 2 years ago 4
Then you're not listening properly, or you're listening to the wrong artists..
peterkrag 2 years ago
@nenita77 finally someone who believes that Sinead O'Connor made an impact and I agree on you comment that now artist this generation would not have the balls to say what she said we need more poets and storytellers like her to rescue this music industry from it's misery and fake music stars
adrianO182007 2 years ago 7
as someone who was at this show, i thought after a few moments, the boos would die down and people would let her preform. after all, this was as neil called it "bob fest", it was not about an individual. when you put yourself and your views out there you take a huge risk. her career never fully recovered even if she was right, but being right at the sacrifice of your career takes real courage. i was more pissed robbie robertson could not suck it up ad play one song with the band for bob.
bluescrowe 2 years ago
I'd like Muslim religion govers the world only to see the asshole face of christian people. Who believe in God, please, meet It.
prodraghi 2 years ago
And if I had any idea what that meant, I'd probably respond. We write in English, please, meet it.
DylanRadio 2 years ago
Read that: lick my balls, stupid american one.
prodraghi 2 years ago
Whew... glad I'm not American, or I might take offence.
DylanRadio 2 years ago
how in the name of hell did she stay on that stage with the beliguring torrent of abuse she got let alone sing THATsong, god that woman has courage, what a symbol for humanity she is!! well done sinead.
atourdeforce 2 years ago 6
I had a work placement with a producer that worked with Sinead O'Conner, apparently she's a really nice girl. So there you go haters! I respect what she did here, you wont see any X factor stars doing something they actually believe in.
JRHartly1984 2 years ago 2
Was her criticism right looking back on this event today? Didn't we find out that the Vatican knew about the child abuse and did nothing? Anyone have any thoughts on this?
YunaHamasaki 2 years ago 3
Did she throw up at the end?
DiDar08 2 years ago
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There's nothing more pathetic than a person who tries, who begs to be a martyr. Martyrdom just happens, she is a fake, an attention whore who doesn't give a shite about the troubles of the world.
That's how you know she's nothing more than pretentious, attention craving fool, she had to resort to this...
If she was so damn brilliant, why didn't she try to find a way for everyone to actually receive her message? Because she is sick, and would rather be a self-righteous bitch than help the world.
LeGrondeur 2 years ago
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Ahhh... Jesus Christ. Shut the hell up will you? She's an ignorant Orange bitch. There's one reason you'd tear a picture of JPII and that's because you don't know who the hell you are talking about, or what sort of man he was.
Its not that the song is wrong in a cosmopolitan sense, for the most part, but its nothing more that attention whoredom, and impudent moral condescension from an amoral person.
Thank God she put the nails in her own coffin and no one gives a shite about her anymore.
LeGrondeur 2 years ago
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She Is An Idiot
kom10518289 2 years ago
I have such respect for her :-)
Okamiobidala 2 years ago 11
She had courage to rip the picture of the Pope, but not to sing her original song. She got booed, switched songs and cried. Courage I think not, not that night.
mosando 2 years ago
What the hell are you watching? She didn't sing the original song because she was being booed and switched to the same one she had sang on SNL instead. It was an act of defiance and I'd say yes it did take courage. More than it takes for you to sit safe on the sidelines and criticize.
FunkyInTheSouth 2 years ago 8
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izjustlilme3 2 years ago
ENORME
KaleLurian 2 years ago 2
Fuck the pope, and fuck those idiots.
Eidelmania 2 years ago
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YEAH !!! AND FUCK U!!!
pitoloco 2 years ago
I just wanna say for the record that even though I dont agree with it I BELIEVE SINEAD HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DO WHAT SHE DID ON SNL, (so all you SOB's who are going to reply just keep that in mind.) That incident and this one was not about bravery. She was being a smooth tactician. She knew exactly what she was doing when she tore up that picture. She knew the kind of controversy it would stir up and got exactly the kind of reaction she wanted: Sinead O'Connor, a household name. End of story.
KissMyAmericanAss 2 years ago
i wonder what dylan thought of this anyone know?
brilliantone909 2 years ago
Hey she had the balls to speak out.... now look at all the child abuse cases coming out...no, she had courage and i applaud her. wish she had sung her original song selection though
mzzh 2 years ago
What a powerful performance, Sinead O'Connor really made this concert unforgettable
PiedraParlante 2 years ago 4
The sad part about all of this is she was going to do a beautiful version of 'I Believe In You' that we lost out on.
ApocalypseKurtz 2 years ago 4