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Warren DeMontague

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10. Exactly. Last I head from Sinead O'Connor, again, she was ripping up the picture of the Pope.

Reply to ElboRuum (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 04:20 PM

Oct 2013

Now, I've never been a fan of the pope, but I don't think that act got her the reaction she wanted.

Usually when musicians - think Springsteen, Stipe, The Dixie Chicks- take outspoken political or cultural stands, it helps if they have the talent and a body of work to back it up. In the case of those folks, they do.

I can think of exactly one song by Sinead O'Connor, and as I mentioned it was a cover, apparently.

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Don't get me wrong; I think Annie Lennox is great. Very talented. [View all] Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 OP

Well according to Annie Lennox: Revanchist Oct 2013 #1

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Am I to assume that there is something afoot... elsewhere? ElboRuum Oct 2013 #8

Oh, just yet another case of three posts in TMG causing a 50 post extravaganza, elsewhere. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #9

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Truthfully... ElboRuum Oct 2013 #7

Exactly. Last I head from Sinead O'Connor, again, she was ripping up the picture of the Pope. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #10

I assume you mean this one... ElboRuum Oct 2013 #12

Yes. I remember those tunes. Not exactly heavyweight-politcal stuff, even for the 80s. Fairly fluffy Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #13

True. ElboRuum Oct 2013 #18

Funny, I hear "These Are Days" and I remember Bill Clinton in 1992. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #20

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Yeah, Tracy Chapman is great. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #23

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