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  • She´the best !!!

    

  • my fav song of hers. sometimes i forget its been on repeat in the car for weeks.

  • Yes its was the last day of our acquaintance and now suddenly I...I.. well... I wanted to never see you again EVER!...but suddenly I am feeling lost within the circles of my mind because lately your face haunts my dreams and I wake up in screams thinking I'm losing my mind! #maxwellhouse

  • I, for one, do not appreciate Sinead mocking Chinese people at 3:17.

    She should amend the song to say "18 days ago there seemed to be so much more." instead of 2 years.

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  • i love her hair. i love her. i love this song. if a friend is getting divorced, like two couple friends of mine are after years, tell them to play this song really loud and sing along for healing

  • @EaglesNester I love her hair too. I think the world would be a far better place if more people liked her hair. There would be so much more healing.

  • chills

  • Wow, awesome early stuff. 

  • i am a man and i really love this song. i wonder if there's something wrong with me

  • @johnsteven001 No, you just like really great music lol

  • @eddythefan oh thanks! Suddenly it was just an assault of a doubt on me by a moment.

  • holy rats balls. How do you beat that?

  • Powerful

  • I surprised no one has had the courage to make reference to those frankly dreadful knockers.

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  • how beautifuuuul this rebellious girl is, ex peter gabriel girl, and a great talent.

  • "Sinead" without or with hair is like "KISS" with or without make-up .-)

  • Love the 3 young girls to Sinead's left. Love their hair. And then Sinead just brings it home starting at 3:45 without fail, but with absolutely NO pretense - just natural artistry about a sad day that anyone can relate to.

  • Fucking Epic.

  • GREAT

    

  • Does anyone know where this came from? It's epic.

  • @TripleBeeFresh Yes...it was filmed for a public TV station in California (based on their logo, which i verified), for charity i assume, i would say early '90s. Google KCET.

  • *The* great divorce song. Amazing, incomparable Sinead.

  • why did she turned so weird? so sad

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  • linda voz sinaed adorei tudo o arranjo ,a letra tambem e linda.

  • There is literally no limit to her voice.  One of the most gorgeous singers of all time.

  • makes me cry

  • "I know your answer already" :'(

  • what performance is this??? where was this.....is there a cd or recording available ????? greatest rendition of Aquaintance i've heard!!!!

  • @tmccloughy Look for "The Best Of Sessions At West 54th" its available on both CD and DVD.

  • yea she lookes alot better with hair

  • @dagnaste01 thats what i was thinking

  • ferocious ... i know your answer already yeah eh eh ... then blast off is screaming lead ... gotta smile

  • Here she is at the peak of her powers--and nobody compared to her.

  • One of the most beautiful songs I know.

  • 3:12

  • Glamorama brought me here

  • This is, IMHO, the greatest fucking break-up song of all time, and also IMHO, the greatest song Sinead's ever written. I would love to find the clip of when she performed this on Saturday Night Live--that was what woke me up to what a genius she is. Love her or hate her...but just try accusing her of dishonesty or being boring. To the 45 dislikers: If it hasn't happened yet, go get your heart broken into a million pieces by someone you thought you could trust. Then come back & change your vote.

  • @oliasdoug: Break-up? No, no, no, not just break-up. Divorce. This is -clearly- about the dissolution of marriage. Wow. Unbelievably powerful, and lovely. I'm so glad I found this. Just amazing. And everything she's been through -- she's still got it.

  • Her profile is right out of a preRaphaelite painting. Exquisite. Oh yeah, and her voice is beautiful too.

  • Come to Toronto SOON!!!!!! Love~

  • Does anybody have any clue what she said at about 3:15 ?

  • Can anyone please tell me the name of that cute redhead backup singer that is behind Sinead. I see her all the time in Sinead's videos.  She is cute.

  • her voice is like a wall of amplifiers........... fucking awesome!

  • Wish we had more singers like her.. This was when music was GOOD!!! Now everything sounds the same, the nigger singers all sound the same, just making some sounds like they are taking shit and pretending its music. UHHHHH!!! ERRRR!!! and so on. Then add to that the fact all pop, r&b, hip hop, Alt., and well anything new really and I bet it sounds all the same. When I turn on the radio I can't tell who is on anymore. They all sound, look, dress, and act the same.

  • @Mizaun74 i agree, i stopped caring about music in 2000.

  • @Mizaun74 Good point 

  • one of my favorites!

  • Was that some Japanese in the middle?

  • @pamalexful

    Oh my God, you're right, it does work. I can see my name on the monitor.

  • I think she looks far better with her hair cropped, you can concentrate on those beautiful bones, lovely Irish lass altogether with the voice of an Angel.

  • 44 people are still pissed, 20 YEARS LATER, about how she ripped up a picture of the pope.

  • There's always been shallow, silly pop whores, and there's been singers who are servants of those deeper, rarer impulses. Both can make fine music, but only one makes art. Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Beyonce & that whole crowd are complete total sellout sluts, with the worst kind of priorities a human can posses. I even include that spazz Tori Amos in the lightweight's camp because she stole her whole entire act from Kate Bush, who is an exceptional musical artist. Sinead rocks.

  • She's so great!!!

    

  • what a voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 2 women I ever listened .....Sinead O'Connor and Joan Baez

  • well i got something to tell you........

  • Sinead could give a shit about the fame, money and all the other crap that today's singers are after. She believes in the true essence of singing. Sinead is her own damn boss.

  • @fletcherarc yup yup. thats y no one understands her. their loss.

  • @fletcherarc true, she also dont have tits

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  • fucking great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    

  • Amazing. Absolutely beautiful.

    

  • Hey everyone, I love this song sooo much! I performed it a Capella some time back and have recently uploaded it on YouTube. Please, please, share your thoughts on the cover. You'll find the video by searching Pelikan and The last day of our acquaintance. Thank you all in advance!

  • So soft, so beautyfull, love her

  • wow,,just stumbled across this one,,,what a surprise!!...sweet!!

  • The artistry here is mind-blowing

  • Can anyone tell me what year was this from?? 89-91??

  • @emotivadesign 1997. It's from "Sessions at West 54th".

  • @OrkotheDorko Thanks Orko! I was still on casette player back then. LOL!

  • Das ist das beste was ich je gehört habe danke Sinead !!!

  • Oh she's so beautiful with hair

  • @dudu1125 You should see her now,,,you're in for a shock!

  • @sleepypoodle why??

  • But its Christianity you are up against....this vidie is so beautifull.. that they have to pull it.....Cunts

  • Its fine that 44 dislikes the video, but a comment why would be nice..

  • I drove out of Texas in the late 80's with a box of stale pizza on the dashboard of my u haul, listening to sinned.

  • Amazing! Unbelievable! Voice that will kill you if you fail to listen!! Shocked and are you kidding me with this?? HUGE TALENT THAT NEEDS TO BE REBORN!!!

  • Delicate Prose Meets Blistering Vocals!

  • I've never even been in a relationship to break up, but I cannot ever listen to this song without crying.  It may be the ultimate break up song.

  • From the other side of the fence this hits me like a brick wall, so powerful and raw. Can't we all have re-does in life!

  • 44 people are probably deaf.

  • @vondada I agree. Some people just can't be pleased with anything unless it's Lady Gaga.

  • @vondada now there's 45 people who are deaf

  • It sounds familiar...

  • Amazing that voice comes from such a tiny person!

  • Old Shirt - you have captured all our sentiments in your well crafted prose; superb and brilliant - like the songstress herself!

  • @RSH110871 Whoa... Thank you! Sinead is quite inspiring in that way, and she's retained every ounce of her sledge-hammer power after all these years.

  • so talented...original... love sinead.

  • tank you Sinead!!!!

  • PERFECT!!!!!!

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  • I believe this is it.. my favourite song in the whole world........it never fails to rip at me!

  • She is amazing. This is my favorite song by her. :)

  • lOVVING WITH HAPPPY.

  • Visit India, Sinead.

    You have a cult following here.

  • @adipaul69 That's interesting! Was she popular in India 20 yrs ago?

  • @lpride1 Well, I bought "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got " sometime in the 90's. People who love her, LOVE her. So it's a cult of people who'll love to hear her live. Should go packed house, I think.

  • Yeah...She's OK...but she's got nothin on that lady gaga chick. Just kidding of course....this pulls at your heart just before it seeps into your soul...powerful stuff. YOU GO SINEAD...YOU IRISH VIXEN, YOU!

  • what does she say at 3:15ish?

  • @ri3adi3dledi3 She says 'But I got something to tell you"

  • SICK as F(*&^ I love you girl. Can i play guitar in your band .. the reggae one especially :).

  • SICK as F(*&^ I love you girl. Can i play guitar in your band ..

  • This human being is one of the most intense I've had the chance to witness and her voice is one of the hardest delicate sound I've heard in my life. She gets trought me and goes straight to my heart and soul...

  • Come back and share some more Sinead! The best vocals of anyone in this century. Yep, that's a period.

  • Pure beauty!

    Greetings from Russia, with love!

  • she is an extremly beautiful and talented singer song writer.

  • God, I still remember the first time I heard Troy--it was like a Banshee crawled out of the speakers, pointed a finger at me, and crawled over my skin to lick my soul. I haven't been the same since...and neither has Ms. O'Connor.

  • Wow. What talent. Great band.

  • she looks so cute in this video & her voice sounds great too :-)

  • look for her recent youtubes. she still has it.

  • Is that Billy Bragg playing ?

  • damn! that's one hot band!

  • @zciweslab I was just thinking the same thing! ...after watching this for the millionth time...

  • OH YEAH!...I remeber her! Talent, Passion, Talent, and MORE Talent.....

  • I love this woman so much it makes my heart ache, most beautiful voice the Gods ever let be heard.

  • Awesome Awesome!!

  • I fuckin' LOVE Sinead O'Connor...She's just an Angel man - Like really head to toe...Anyone got her email ad?? ;)

  • The spectacle came later, and the band could have showed restraint, but I was instantly moved by this gal. May she be living well somewhere on the Isles.

    Hi from Norway Cynara!

  • The spectacle came later, but I was instantly moved by this gal. May she be living well somewhere in the Isles.

    Hi Cynara!

  • God, what a beautiful voice.

  • very nice

  • Blows my fuses every time I hear it. But! This isn't a live recording, as claimed on the previous page. Still wrecks me tho. Nearly killed me on the old Ab Qaiq road in Dhahran once, after we lost the baby.I was wiping the tears out of my eyes and I almost ran into an articulated lorry.

  • 4:18 Nice pipes

  • "you used to hold my hand when the plane took off". What an awesome metaphor for an evaporating relationship. Chills.

  • @yutyutyut69 beautiful.

  • You're the best

  • @0:12 "thank you" adooorablee!!

  • HAIR!

  • I don't know what language that was @3:14 but I liked it.

  • @iviewthetube lol true

  • @iviewthetube thats the only part of the song I can't stand. Other than that its beautiful.

  • Despite all the drama surrounding Sinead, she's a rare talent and never ceases to impress me some 25 years later. I never tire of her beautiful voice, presence and (brutal) honesty. I'd buy her a pint.

  • @pimptasticone i agree. Once again, the person eclipses the ART.

    The ART is amazing here.

  • Despite all the drama surrounding Sinead, she's a rare talent and never ceases to impress me some 25 years later. I never tire of her beautiful voice, presence and (brutal) honesty. I'd buy her a pint.

  • This video is a shock to the system... I've gotten used to singers with a 1/10th of her talent, taste and restraint, and 100 times the decoration, spectacle and self delusion.

  • @Oldshirt thank you. she is soo underrated. The public abandoned her when she became too controversial.

    But she was on the cover of Rolling Stone 3 times in less than two years--UNHEARD of, back then for a woman!!

  • @Oldshirt - you have said it perfectly. this is so true. one of the greatest artists of our time.

  • @Oldshirt She has a gorgeous voice. She's complete nutjob in many ways, but gorgeous when she just focuses on music and singing! (esp. when she sing trad . Irish - listen to Sean-nos-nua! She kills all the manufactured pop-music shite that's considered great nowadays! None have near as great a voice as Sinead.

  • @Oldshirt she is amazing, isn't she? I seriously can't believe that voice comes from such a little woman! Well said by the way!!!

  • @Oldshirt So well said, I think she is probably the most raw and honest singer I've ever come across and I'm proud to hail from the same city as her!

  • @Oldshirt The 90s was the last great decade of Music. Everything since '00 has been nothing but rehash, imitation... ARGH!

  • @sp4eva1 It is so sad to see the excuses for music that have been out in the media since '00, I miss the 90's so much!!!

  • Luckily, although I'm old enough to have listened to her in the early days, I never really listened to much of her stuff. I'm lucky because I have all her music to listen to now for the first time. A beautiful woman..

  • One of the most truly remarkable vocalists I have ever seen perform in a live setting. This lady has more passion, more talent, more Balls than the combined performers who fill the charts nowadays. Remarkable voice and an incredible songwriter who actually has something to say. God bless you, Sinead

  • She is one of the most talented female singers ever!!!!

  • lindaaaa

  • I have not heard this song for years, and suddenly came to think about it. Found it here and tear filled my eye the second the first chord sounded from the guitar. This is what this shit does to you, even after so many years.

  • Maravillosa.... increible...la mejor

  • Such an amazing talent. I wish that more musicians had her heart. I'm so tired of hearing hateful, crude, meaningless song on the radio these days. I guess that's why I don't listen to the radio anymore.

  • damn this kicks ass' ass!

  • this is very nice

  • love her sooo much!! The lyrics, the music are so real.

  • Got to be the best live version of this

  • bože, dej mi sílu, abych změnil to, co změnit můžu. víru, abych překonala to, co změnit nemůžu. a rozum, abych rozpoznala jedno od druhého. Sinead byla na střední moje muzikantská "láska". v duchovním slova smyslu.

  • @katerinahejdova "The Serenity Prayer"...somehow sounds nicer in Czech than in English...

  • @ldhorricks really?  Its an actual prayer? "Imagine that."

  • freaking great video....hell of a voice....

  • my lard.... i LOVE it when she yells

  • beautiful with or without hair !

  • omg I think I finally figured out what she says from 3:15-3:17!!!

    I think she says "well I got something to tell you" but in a funny whimsical sort of way! Took me forever to finally make it out and I could be wrong of course ;)

    GREAT song though

  • @jgdmol4l Yes! I think you're right - I was trying to figure it myself, and thought something like, "I got something for you" - anyway, good on ya! Great artist, great song - but where's Fichna? He was on the other Universal Mother performances, but not this one? anyway, still makes me bliss-out. Much love to Sinead.

  • @jgdmol4l : AND @ cryptocide:

    I think you've been trying too hard. I never heard this song before, but read your comments, backed it up to 3:15 and heard this just as clear as it could be (through the inferior speakers in my laptop, no less)

    Try this one on for size:

    "But I got something for that..."

    ...and you know she do..........................bu­t, of course I could be wrong.....;)

  • Shallow comment about her appearance. Overlooking he heartfelt message.

  • Such a fragile girl; such a powerful voice; such a vulnerable heart; such a beautiful person.