Watch Sinead O’Connor’s daughter perform emotional cover of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at New York tribute show
nme.comSinead O’Connor’s daughter performed an emotional cover of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ during a tribute show in the US last night (March 20) – watch the footage below.The special concert, which was announced in January, took place at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Dubbed ‘Sinéad & Shane At Carnegie Hall’, the event was held in memory of O’Connor and the late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan – both of whom died last year.As the Independent reports, “the closing suite of songs” included a moving rendition of O’Connor’s classic 1990 single ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by her 28-year-old daughter Roisin Waters.She appeared barefoot on stage and was backed by a live band.
Following the cover, Waters received rapturous applause and huge cheers from the audience.Many viewers have since praised the performance in the comments section of a fan-shot video. “Thank you dear Roisin,” wrote one. “That was SO beautiful and tender and powerful.”Another said: “What a beautiful lady and beautiful voice just like her mom.” Tune in here:Roisin, whose father is Irish columnist John Waters, was born in 1996.The concert also saw Bettye LaVette sing O’Connor’s ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’, Cat Power deliver her take on The Pogues’ ‘The Body Of An American’ and Resistance Revival Chorus cover O’Connor’s ‘Thank You For Hearing Me’.Elsewhere in the show, Glen Hansard and Imelda May joined forces to perform MacGowan and O’Connor’s duet ‘Haunted’ while Billy Bragg put his spin on The Pogues’ ‘A Rainy Night In Soho’.Proceeds from ‘Sinéad & Shane At Carnegie Hall’ benefited PEN America.O’Connor died at the age of 56 last July.
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