Danny Boy - Sinéad O'Connor, 1993
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- Sinéad O’Connor performs ‘Danny Boy’ on a special Christmas Eve edition of The Late Late Show.
In his introduction, Gay Byrne explains that singer Sinéad O’Connor had been a guest on the previous week’s programme and gave;
"A stunning performance."
When she heard that an Irish music special was being planned for Christmas Eve, she asked to be included. She chose to sing an unaccompanied version of the traditional ballad ‘Danny Boy’.
This episode of The Late Late Show was broadcast on 24 December 1993. The presenter is Gay Byrne.
‘The Late Late Show’ was intended to be a summer filler, but proved so successful with the public that it became part of the regular schedule. The idea for the programme came from the show’s producer, Tom McGrath, who wanted to present an Irish version of the American talk show ‘The Tonight Show’.
Gay Byrne was to be the show’s presenter and would remain so for the next thirty seven years. Tom McGrath’s original idea was that the show would be informal and have the feel of people dropping in for a chat.
‘The Late Late Show’ became an important forum for the airing and debating of many issues in a changing Irish society.
The first programme of ‘The Late Late Show’ was broadcast at 11.20 pm on 6 July 1962. At the time, it was unusual to have a live talk and entertainment show on so late in the day’s viewing. On that first show, the guests were Count Cyril McCormack, Ken Gray, George Desmond Hodnett and Harry Thuillier.
McGrath would go on to pioneer many other successful variety shows on Irish television.
Pat Kenny replaced Gay Byrne as presenter in 1999 and remained in that position for 10 years. Ryan Tubridy presented the show from 2009 to 2023. The programme is still running today and is presented by Patrick Kielty. - Hudba
A woman with a voice like no other. Rest in peace.
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@@yudhirgautam1645 She now has her arms around her boy...
@@brianokeefe4602AMEN 🌹
Yeah really sorry.
She sounds so fragile that you think her voice will break at any moment but it doesn't. To sing so softly but with such control is just incredible. This is truly the most beautiful rendition of Danny Boy I've ever heard.
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Joe Dolan is best she needs to know not to breathe into Mike
@@thomasotoole1653 I like to hear that
She’s a fraud. There’s nothing difficult or even slightly remarkable about her singing on this.
@@thomasotoole1653 It's part of her style.
I am 65 yrs old...never heard this beautiful young lady before...busy getting ready for a ball game....but then this voice! It stopped me....I just stopped and listened... I felt the music! I found myself with tears... her voice,and heart and strength... I will never forget this moment...or her.
Well, I am 63, and she was part of my life the last 24 years ... on which planet have you been all those years? ;-)
Nevermind rude replies. 🇮🇪
Sadly her music is seen as anti-euro now. It's all about how woke you can be now.
Her voice was epic her life a tragedy
Please listen to her first album called The Lion and the Cobra. It will move you.
She is not just singing. She is feeling the song. She is music. Rest In Peace. ❤
Can you tell me what about is song?
@@irenasenecic2070the song dates back to 1910. The most common belief is that the song is a parent message to a son going to war who might not return alive.
You’re so right…
She is the music and always will be in my heart
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A beautiful fragile human being
Crying my eyes out listening to this on the day that the High Queen of Ireland left us. May you rest in eternal peace Sinéad.
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Yes. 😥💔🙏
A troubled soul
I have wept every time I've heard her sing this. An angel on earth she surely was
Rust zacht 😢😢😢
RIP Sinead. A voice of an angel.
, 🙏💜🌿
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ameen ya Allah ameen
Heartbroken to hear the news
Very true, said it many times xx ❤❤
Now... THAT was a PERFECT performance. Haunting, passionate, fragile, delicate, powerful and soulful. She held NOTHING back and made herself a conduit for transcendence. Prayers Sinéad
Needs some autotune FR
@@SnoopyReadsoh shut up
@SnoopyReads where are you on what planet this proformance is amazing .natural beauty beauty the
@SnoopyReads where are you on what planet this proformance is amazing .natural beauty beauty the
@@juliemathews600 sarcasm...look it up
And she sings it a capella, without a band. She gives me goosebumps and tears of joy. Thank you Madam O’Connors.
I'd only ever heard nothing compares 2 I and she had an amazing voice on that but never heard her again. Just heard this and her singing Molly Malone and wow
Me too live in Seattle
What a voice. Not many singers today can take the stage with nothing but their voice and a mic.
Magic xxx
c est une rareté effectivement
That was a moment, wow!
You got that right.
Not many singers from any time, can do that.
I just can't believe what I've just heard about Sinead. Why is life so unfair? So talented and so utterly beautiful.
God love her more & HE deserve to have her back🥰‼️
That is the nature of existence. To God will shall return, but we must return perfect, not tarnished
@@user-be9ur4ez6nnone not one of us will return perfect, the perfection takes place when we get there
@1CW362 we can strive for perfection, that is the essence of spiritualty. Purification of the self, fasting, praying, giving charity, repenting and turning to God, the life with have on earth is the only opportunity to perfect the self as much as possible. Then what is the point of life if not that?
@@user-be9ur4ez6nno such thing as perfect that's just an illusion ... it is as it is ... the end
Grew up in an Irish family and in 70 yrs, I've been to more than a few wakes. The one thing they all had in common was that at some point, 30-40 Irishmen, worse the wear for drink, would gather around the deceased and sing this song with tears running down their faces. Suaimhneas Síoraí, Sinead.
Myself the same irish men are sad .....xx
She was so so beautiful, she really was. RIP beautiful girl.
That was a courageous performance. To sing that with no accompaniment, all alone with those long and sometimes perilously high notes, AND no vibrato to cover up any pitch issues--it doesn't get anymore challenging than that. And what a stunning result. Where has this been all my life?
suppressed by the church
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But she did use some vibrato. She just doesn’t do it regularly.
You are not Irish I guess.
@@bradhurd6097 I'm Scots-Irish, so I guess that means no.
That was the most memorable television I ever saw. Gay Byrne was so gentle and compassionate in his treatment of her. I really think it was on that night people really understood how fragile and beautiful a soul she was.
WOW and WHOA 😮😢😮😢😮. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. R.I.P. SINEAD.
Just pure and beautiful. Irelands golden child Rest in peace our beloved angel
This is a deeply powerful song, and she is trembling, yet she has such poise and grace, she does not let up...Sinead is the voice of courage and strength in the face of fear and doubt. RIP Dear Angel
Such a beautiful rendition, and so haunting. I cried my eyes out after listening to dear Sinea.d. rest in peace you beautiful angel. You are in Heaven now, and SAFE FROM ALL HARM.
I can also hear the trembling in her voice. I don’t think I could have sung this song without crying. So beautiful 😢
Beautiful words.
This is so touching.
What a lovely voice. Gone but not forgotten RIP. Happy St Pat's weekend.🍀🍀🍀🍀🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Bless her heart. She was such a rare talent. May she rest in peace.
ameen
Such a beautiful, angelic voice... 😢 So sad she had to go through such a hard upbringing and didn't receive the love she needed from her mother but all of the nation could see her worth and loved her very much. She will also never be forgotten.. R.I.P Sinead. 😟 💔
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Not just the nation.
Such a great voice, beautiful human being. Thank you for sharing your gift. You will be missed 💔🙏
@@nicolegauthier1824 hi
Incredible... her music, her voice, her heart, her passion, her love for her children, her soul... I miss her already
My Great Grandfather's great grandfather was kidnapped as a child and taken to South Carolina. His name is Daniel. Every time I hear it I think of him. When he grew up he went and got his family before the potato famine got worse. He saved his family. I can never listen to this song without crying.
That’s beautiful
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My son Danny left this earthly plane on 17 December 2007 age 25....Rest in Peace son and also to his brother Gareth in 1982 aged 23 months...
To Sinead and her son Rest In Peace 🙏🙏🙏
GOD love you all
Vous devez bien vous marrer en voyant tout ça avec les commentaires....
What a pure voice. Acapella, Live, no auto-tune. Pure talent, RIP Sister
I don't know if anyone could pull that off like she did! But, of course, she shared her soul....every bit of it and what a brave one she was.
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So true. Hopefully one day humans will grow up and earth will rise up to meet and embrace such souls as her.
@@jmc8076 beautifully put.
I have no words to describe how beautiful this is
So beautiful! love you Sinead, you are surely missed. 😪💞💕Rest in perfect peace Princess.🕊
One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard
Damn the pop culture that didn't protect and cherish this woman. One of the greatest singers ever. Hell. She makes music of breathing.
Say what you will about the path her life has taken, that is the most hauntingly beautiful version of this I’ve ever heard. No accompaniment, no histrionics, no fireworks... just a truly heart wrenching rendition of one of the saddest songs ever.
Her son just died after leaving a mental health facility or something tragic
well said michael
She is a great artist, great mother, and great human being. She has gone through the ups and downs of life with her head held high. Just refusing to use her body to climb up the ladder of so-called success is admirable.
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I will say nothing on the path her life has taken, it’s her life and hers alone
She sang with an uncommon strength but was able to convey fragility and vulnerability as well. We'll really miss this one.😢❤
100% agree 😢❤
What a loss.
“For you will bend and tell me that you love me,
And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me!”
Strange how people fail to acknowledge the talent a person possesses until they are gone! That’s the shame.❤️🩹
Exactly!
Such a beautiful person and voice🍀💚 A tremendous loss - May she rest in eternal peace 🙏😢🎶💚🍀
Beautiful eyes. Unbelievable voice!!
My Dad was called Danny we played a version of this song at his funeral, I found this tonight, they're both gone now but this song will live on for them in its own way. Tis you tis you...🎶💘
Her voice sounds like it was isolated off of a recording, and then autotuned to perfection. That’s how good she is. I mean, she is totally exposed and singing acappella… You can hear the breathiness in her voice and her breaths. One of the most underrated voices out there.
Underrated by whom?
@@azadrasheed497 EXACTLY. NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE. STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL. PERFECT REALY. DOWN THE ROAD SHE WAS TORTURED BY MENTAL ILLNESS.HEARTBREAKING. LIFE CAN BE VERY CRUEL. THAT IS JUST A FACT.
@@azadrasheed497 that's what i thought. to many people are walking and talking advertisements. i usually regret reading comments
Brilliant rendition. I wasn't expecting it to be acappella. You can hear every word as well, first time I've paid close attention to the song apart from the chorus.
Rest In Peace Sinead.
You had the voice of an Angel.
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Hmm. Ok. I wouldn't know since I've never actually heard an Angel sing.
@@DoStuff1958 You still haven't.
@@tomsmith2013 Well said Tom.
@@tomsmith2013 Your right. :). I STILL haven't.
😭 She was too good for this world. ❤💔❤️🩹🙇♀️
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Brings me to tears.
She and my brother left this world the same day. This hits in the saddest, most beautiful way. Rest easy, sweet strong souls. Thank you for gracing us with your existence.
I'm so sorry for your loss ❤
Life is so precious memories are a gift. Moments of your past will now be your strength in the future. I’m sorry for your loss
I'm sorry for your loss 😔
So sorry for your loss 😢
I'm sorry for your losses on the same sad day. May God bless you.
Do anyone think as me, that this kind of voice and singing, can bring Peace to Earth? I believe so.
Peace to all on this Earth!
Merci, Oui, elle offre Amour et douceur
IN THE END. HER LIFE WAS HELL ON EARTH. NO PEACE FOR HER TRAGICALY.
Absolutely beautiful may she be resting in peace 😔❤️
keep coming back to this one so touching.
Hearing her sing this now is even more heartbreaking as she's lost her son Shane to suicide recently. I hereby dedicate this to Shane. May he be at peace.
Condoléances. I did not know.
Me too I didn't know but I never look on some one else's Los
God bless hos soul
Devastated when Shane was lost. Think about it a lot and hope Sinead's faith is helping her through. Love her.
Go in peace, Shane.
That was not a vibrato in her voice, that was the power of her emotions.
I've never heard this version, all I can say is WOW.
@Brendy Mest Amazing control under the circumstances.
the last verse ruins it
@@yorkshirerose2636 the last verse is bold, and fearless in the way it speaks to the times. It’s a protest song… she said what she said.
I think she kinda chickened out emotionally which is why she whispered.
@@yorkshirerose2636why?
A voice like no other....
Tears tripping me here!
What a woman ,what a voice!
Let's remember how talented and beautiful she was!
God bless ya Sinead!
R.I.P.
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Extraordinarily beautiful and extraordinarily talented. RIP Sinead.
The world has lost a beautiful person and was not always kind to her .Rest in peace Sinead ,at rest now with your son .
Yes the world lot a beautiful earth angle and now Heaven is shining brights because of the arrival of Sinead, No I can not agree with you when you say that the world always not always kind to her as that goes for most people during their lives, almost all of the people loved Sinead all of the time, they made up their own minds and they knew her very well, she was their dear friend even though they may never have met her
There’s time for us to learn, and to act.
This performance is absolutely beautiful her voice was amazing may she rest in peace sending love and hope always
Her family was not kind to her. She blamed everyone else and shook her fist at God. May God have mercy on her soul.
The most beautiful and touching I’ve heard in my lifetime, and I’m near 70 years of age…
She also did the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi acapella. She sang it at the service for the 9/11 victims. I was driving to church & I was balling so hard I had to pull off the freeway because I could barely see for the tears in my eyes. It is definately a much needed to hear song.
Me too she is really meaning it but better than that with love
I'm in tears now
My Dad used to sing this song to me .. Sinead O;Connor you did it best, RIP you songs will stay with us forever !😢
Perfection. The voice of an angel.
The most beautiful rendition of Danny Boy ever recorded. Sinead, your beautiful soul and voice will be surely missed. Rest peacefully.
Agreed! I've heard so many different versions of "Danny Boy" in my 44 years and this one truly captures the love, heartbreak, anguish and hope to be reunited in the afterlife. I always knew the words but Sinead's rendition of it makes you feel it. Breathtaking and ethereal.
Only Sinead can do this. She sings so poignantly yet so powerfully. The most powerful version I’ve ever heard.
Me too ! & now she has left us 💔🙏
To think she has left us it’s heartbreaking ❤
RIP Sinead 🙏
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Oh my I'm in tears it's beautiful
Could watch this over & over for a 100 times. Rest in peace you beautiful soul.
Such an icon. She inspired me to be myself when I was a kid. I'm Deaf now but feel so incredibly lucky to have heard her powerful and angelic voice. No one can rock a bald head like Sinead. Rest in peace, Queen. ❤
May I know how you became deaf?
All the best to you xx
She had a beautiful face so the short hair really suited her💗😊
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I'm so happy u were able to hear such beauty before u lost your hearing, God bless
Brings tears to my eyes. RIP sweet courageous lady. 😢😢💚
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Beautifully sung by a very special artist ❤️
Bless you, Sinead, thank you.
The troubles in Ireland were still going on when she did this performance, plus she'd already lost her mother, so there was plenty of emotion for her to draw upon, I'm sure. I'd never seen it before, and I've got goosebumps and a lump in my throat. I don't think anyone else will ever do that song justice again.
Sinead's version is truly beautiful, but I would challenge you to find an Irish person (who can hold a tune), who wouldn't sing this song just like this at a gathering. Irish people grew up hearing people sing this song just like Sinead did. It's part of our culture and heritage to sing in this sean nós style.
Her voice is the instrument.
@@janeoccThe girl has just left us for gods sake. Respect your sentiments, just perhaps not the timing. RIP Sinead you beautiful soul.
You do know how horrifically her mother abused her right?
@@kaylaireland3494that is what I read the other day. It was awful. That is the reason she lashed out at the Pope. Her mother idolized the pope and ….well …I won’t get into that here
Such a hauntingly beautiful rendition. RIP Sinéad. You were a shooting star that burned oh so bright, but oh too short❤
Fragility and yet, incredible strength. One of the most beautiful voices ever. She has left us far too soon. Her music and vision of a better world for all will live on!!
So Beautiful ❤so sad now after the world lost her so young 😢💔
Hello Gizelle, how are you doing?
You can hear the magic of Eire in her voice. Rest in peace beautiful Irish Angel!
a magic indeed!
another soul lost to the Earth, though ascension to Heaven insured.
You can also hear the sadness of so many people. I had the benefit of a Marist education I’ll never forget.
The way she sways her self back and forth at the end of the song in order to control her voice while she is on the edge of crying is so beautiful
Voice of an angel, heart of a lion. Rest easy, brave soul!
We played this version, by Sinead at my dad’s funeral.. so beautiful. ❤
Its a beautiful song my dear
I feel your pain. Allow yourself to get there. Music is the only way we get through the grief of loss. I lost the love of my life. Our shared love of music helps me cope in an unfamiliar world ❤
Could not find peace on earth...hope you are resting easy...RIP
Not many singers have the guts to sing a’capella like that in front of an audience, that’s one of the hardest songs to sing even with music and backup singers. My hat 🎩 off to you 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 well done!!
I agree but she spoils her beautiful voice/ face with controversy
@@yorkshirerose2636 The psychiatric illness came with package.
If you attend a party anywhere in Ireland, ever, that ends in a sing-song, or starts with a sing song, you would hear many Irish men and women sing this song just as Sinead did. It's our heritage to sing this way. Look up Sean-Nós singing.
@@yorkshirerose2636 no, she remained clean. can you not see that?
@@yorkshirerose2636I think that was her standing.
She was not her just to be pretty and pleasant.
She fought for those who didn’t have her voice.
Rip. She was beautiful and her voice was heavenly. New Mexico USA
I think her drawing breath on the microphone adds to it. Her raw, powerful , delicate voice was unique. Great rendition of a heartbreaking classic song. 👍🧡🌱💜
I don't care about all the bullshit that has been put upon this incredible woman. Sinead has a voice that could make angels weep. This is amazing!!!
Sinead is gone, so is all her sorrows. I bet she now leads Heaven's angels in song. RIP 😭
yes I agree
@@yorkshirerose2636 Hello how are you doing?
just amazing\
Her voice! ❤
Cant comment, i cannot see for tears.
Just....beautiful. So sad of a loss...
All by herself. No others singing. No instruments. No auto tune. Just a natural voice of beauty. No wonder Prince let her sing one of his songs he wrote..."Nothing Compares To U". RIP Sinead O'Connor.
He didn't. Which was a shame as her version is definitive.
sigh, there it is, the autotune comment
Only someone who has suffered great pain could sing with such feeling.
Will never forget these beautiful, smart, compassionate eyes😢
Rest in peace Sweet Sinèad❤️
That is the demonstration of absolute vocal perfection. No music to hide anything. Just wow
Incredible. The most beautiful and saddest version I've ever heard.
So beautiful 😢 rest in peace Sinead 🌹
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Thankyou.
To sing this acapella without even one note to start off is unworldly difficult. My Goodness!
Oh Danny boy, the pipes,
the pipes are calling
From glen to glen,
and down the mountain side
The summer's gone,
and all the flowers are falling
'Tis you, 'tis you
must go and I must bide
But come ye back
when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed
and white with snow
And I'll be there
in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy,
I love you so
And when you come,
and all the flowers are dying
And I am dead,
as dead I may well be
You come and find
a place where I am lying
And kneel and say
an "Ave" there for me
And I will hear,
though soft your tread above me
And all my grave
Will warmer sweeter be
And you will bend
and tell me that you love me
And I will sleep
in peace until you come to me
But if I live
and should you die for Ireland
Let not your dying thoughts
be just of me
But say a prayer to God
for our dearest Island
I know she hear
and help to set her free
Thank you
she's a nationalist then?
I never knew much more than the 1st verse or two so thank you for this.
@@nyrockchicxx i think maybe she made up her own verses.
@@jameshudson169 The bagpipes originally used only for warfare, to call and direct troops.
Such a beautiful woman with a most beautiful voice
Name me one singer that could give such a vulnerable accapella performance now, there isn't one. Love her always 😢
I wish I knew my roots better being Irish-AMerican. I know, no sadness for an American, but most of us have no true identity....
Not to take anything away from her.. but Son House dont you mind people grinnin is a good example. On the same level of soul.
Only Sinead can rock 'Oh Danny Boy'. All my love to her spirit. RIP
Her single soft voice, no instrument, absolutely beautiful
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Can a warbler or a sparrow be anything different than what they are? Most beautiful songstresses I love you.
sleep in peace, songbird. yet another gift ireland has given us all.
Such a beautiful sole RIP 😢😢
NOT MANY SINGERS CAN MATCH THIS PURE TALENT...
Still obsessed with this woman. Sinead was one in a million, that's for sure. A talent so precious that so many people, including me, didn't fully appreciate until after she was gone. Why does that happen so often? It's tragic.
Everything this lady sings gives me shivers !Rest in peace Sinead 🕊.you’ll be so greatly missed .Thank you for being you 🙏🏻.
RIP Sinead. Her voice will always make my heart ache. ❤❤
R.I.P. Sinéad ❤
One of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard ❤
😂it's 5 minutes after I heard this, crying like a baby. Got some Irish in me,it was never a big deal, always loved this song, heard many versions but this just floored me.
Sinèad showed us that there is incredible strength in vulnerability - one does not cancel out the other❤️
Only childish immature girl-kids use words like “vulnerability” and “incredible strength”
Normal mature adults speak plainly
The voice of an Angel, the heavenly choir will be singing an even more beautiful song now. Rest in peace Sinead 💚 xxx
A beautiful tortured soul ❤
What a beautiful woman!!!
Even Elizabeth Taylor or Angelina Jolie would not look (+sound)this beautiful without hair🌷
One of the most beautiful things I have ever heard