O'Connor, Sinead - "Famine" Lyrics
OK, I want to talk about Ireland
Specifically I want to talk about the "famine"
About the fact that there never really was one
There was no "famine"
See Irish people were only allowed to eat potatoes
Meat fish vegetables
Were shipped out of the country under armed guard
To England while the Irish people starved
And then on the middle of all this
They gave us money not to teach our children Irish
And so we lost our history
And this is what I think is still hurting me
See we're like a child that's been battered
Has to drive itself out of it's head because it's frightened
But they lose contact with the memory
And this leads to massive self-destruction
alcoholism, drug adiction
All desperate attempts at running
And in it's worst form
Becomes actual killing
And if there ever is gonna be healing
There has to be remembering
And then grieving
So that there then can be forgiving
There has to be knowledge and understanding
All the lonely people
where do they all come from
An American army regulation
Says you mustn't kill more than 10% of a nation
'Cos to do so causes permanent "psychological damage"
It's not permanent but they didn't know that
Anyway during the supposed "famine"
We lost a lot more than 10% of our nation
Through deaths on land or on ships of emigration
But what finally broke us was not starvation
but it's use in the controlling of our education
School go on about "Black 47"
On and on about "The terrible famine"
But what they don't say is in truth
There really never was one
(Excuse me)
All the lonely people
(I'm sorry, excuse me)
Where do they all come from
(that I can tell you in one word)
All the lonely people
where do they all belong
So let's take a look shall we
The highest statistics of child abuse in the EEC
And we say we're a Christian country
But we've lost contact with our history
See we used to worship God as a mother
We're sufferin from post traumatic stress disorder
Look at all our old men in the pubs
Look at all our young people on drugs
We used to worship God as a mother
Now look at what we're doing to each other
We've even made killers of ourselves
The most child-like trusting people in the Universe
And this is what's wrong with us
Our history books the pareny figures lied to us
I see the Irish
As a race like a child
That got itself basned in the face
And if there ever is gonna be healing
There has to be remembering
And then grieving
So that there then can be forgiving
There has to be knowledge and understanding
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from
We stand on the brink of a great achievement
In this Ireland there is no solution
to be found to our disagreements
by shooting eachother
There is no real invader here
We are all irish in all our
different kinds of ways
We must not, now or ever in the future,
show anything to each other
exept tollerance, forbearance
and neighbourly love
because of our tradition everyone here
knows how he is and what God expects him to do.
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O'Connor, Sinead "Famine" Comments
Never fails to make me cry
Timeless song...
просто ахуенно
mama lol, giveaway that it was written by Prince 3:20
Road to 2020... I miss her so much🤐
I love this song
Damn. That frodo sang!!!!
Fantástica diciembre - 19- 2019
Amo esta canción ♥️😘♥️😘😘
❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
nie żyje już ta wokalistka
this song brings back amazing memories
Вау!!!!!
chose muslim ,, very happy he held a press conference.
ахуенно спто
She looks like angel in this video.
Ma non è in italiano !
Hur man mår? de e fan inte lätt? Tänkvärd låt!!
Эх где мои 17 лет!? Сукаааа
mam coś na porost włosów- ale i łysą bym zerżną[ to był żart]
I did not have this cd I like this one she has a voice she does must get
До чего Красивая,и спела душевно!Благодарю порадовала.Удачи!
Она умерла
18.12.2019👍
⭐🎶🎳
Saw her live this week in London. Sold out gig, people singing along. She was really good. Loved it!!!
why cANT I MEET ANYONE ...I KNOW EVERYTHING GOOD THING IM CONDITIONED AS ASSASSIN
Adoro Sinéad O’ Connor
Эх юность!!!
More music from Sinéad O'Connor: https://Sinead.lnk.to/Listen
More music from Sinéad O'Connor: https://Sinead.lnk.to/Listen
It's been seven hours and fifteen days Since you took your love away I go out every night and sleep all day Since you took your love away Since you been gone I can do whatever I want I can see whomever I choose I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant But nothing I said nothing can take away these blues 'Cause nothing compares Nothing compares to you It's been so lonely without you here Like a bird without a song Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling Tell me baby where did I go wrong I could put my arms around every boy I see But they'd only remind me of you I went to the doctor and guess what he told me? Guess what he told me? He said girl you better try to have fun No matter what you do, but he's a fool 'Cause nothing compares Nothing compares to you All the flowers that you planted mama In the back yard All died when you went away I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard But I'm willing to give it another try 'Cause nothing compares Nothing compares to you Nothing compares Nothing compares to you Nothing compares Nothing compares to you
아일랜드가 조국인 시네이드 오코너는 20세의 어린 나이에 IRA가 주장하는 영국으로 부터의 완전한 독립을 열정적으로 지지했다.
또한 테러단체라는 낙인을 찍으며 IRA를 무자비하게 탄압하는 마거리트 대처수상을 정면으로 비판했다.
뿐만 아니라 패권주의에 대한 저항의 표시로 미국에서 열린 자신의 콘서트 때 자신의 노래와 미국 국가(國歌)는 아무런 연관이 없다며 미국 국가의 연주를 거부했다
이 일은 몇 년 뒤 시네이드를 당황하게 한다
미국에서 열린 밥딜런의 헌정공연 무대에 오른 시네이드에게 미국인들이 온갖 욕설과 야유를 퍼부으며 그의 공연을 방해했기 때문이다
잠시 그 상황으로 돌아가 보자
시네이드가 무대에 오르자 객석은 그녀를 지지하는 환호성과 걸프전쟁을 시네이드가 반대했다는 이유로 화가 난 미친 애국주의자들이 퍼붓는 야유가 뒤섞여 아수라장이 된다
밴드는 이 상황을 진정 시키기 위해 연주를 시작 하지만 시네이드는 연주를 중단 시키고 관객들을 잠시 응시하다가 원래 부르기로 한 I belive in you 대신 밥말리의 반전가요인 the war를 연주도 없이 그러나 용기있게 당당하게 끝까지 부르고 관객들을 비웃는 눈빛으로 잠시 쳐다본 후 퇴장한다
까칠한 그녀의 성격대로라면 가운대 손가락을 넌지시 올려주고 퇴장하는게 당연했지만 밥딜런 헌정공연이라서 많이 참은거겠지...
전쟁에 미쳐서 자신의 공연을 방해하는 사람들에게 오히려 the war 라는 전쟁을 반대하는 노래로 상황을 역전 시킨 그녀의 지혜와 용기는 오래도록 기억될 것이다
무대를 내려온 그녀가 참았던 눈물을 터뜨리는 모습을 보며 마음이 아팠다
여기서 멈추지 않고 한걸음 더 나아간 시네이드 오코너는 반여성주의적인 방송과 소수민족을 차별하는 방송에는 출연을 거부했고 걸프전쟁에 대한 반대의 표시로 그래미상 4개 부문 후보에 올랐지만 시상식에 불참하여 그래미상을 거부한 전무후무한 가수가 되었으며 카톨릭계에 만연해 있던 아동성추행에 대한 불만의 표시로 셍방송으로 진행되고 있던프로그램에서 교황 요한바오로 2세의 사진을 북북 찢어버리며 "진짜 우리의 적과 싸우자" 라는 담대한 말을 해 교황청을 곤혹스럽게 했다
이 사건으로 인하여 그녀는 방송출연을 비롯한 많은 불이익을 당해야 했고 온갖 살해위협에 시달려야 했다
시네이드 오코너가 자신의 머리를 빡빡 밀어버린 것은 "여자가 아닌 하나의 사람으로 나를 보라!"는 그녀의 생각 때문이었다
그는 "억압하는 모든것에 저항하라!"고 했던 체게바라의 전언에 완벽하게 화답한 사람이였다
시네이드 밥딜런 헌정공연에서 미친 애국주의들에게 한 방 먹이다
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzxTDHMQza8&t=9s
Spring of 1990 my senior year. Nobody said this life would go by so fast. Where's my classmates from '90 at who remembers' this?
Yep, still as awesome as it was back then.
Nice music adorable ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you Mam.
2020 ? If yo don't like yo pu$$y
I LOVE THIS SONG THE BEST IN 90 AND NOW GREAT SUPER VOICE:-)
I never took my love away they just be torturing me - I never left - please anyone of faith stop these monsters at google
Timeless....
Nothing compares.
The Best voice ever
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍😔😔😔😔😔😔
Для ...Коня ....
SINEAD O'CONNOR 👍😎 UNE VOI EN OR SA.MUSIQUE TROP PUISSANT ELLE NOUS FAIT VOILIAGÉ🌹👍👍👍🎸🎷🎵💝🎼💋
A mente pode criar e destruir tudo!
😪😪😪😪😪😪😪
If you have not heard her cover of Elton John song “sacrifice “please check it out.
chose muslim ,, very happy he held a press conference.
december 2019 almost 2020
Give the woman her due. Her mum died a few hours before that video was filmed.
I absolutely love this song especially when. We are going they relation problems... This. Just makes this song mean awhile lot more. Besides t
Her voice is so soothing and the lyrics are so true I'm every relationship ship . Grrrrrraaaattt🍘
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
My love from Russia 2020
Know that song since like 1000 years ago but I never had a proper translation into German. Thanks @Sinéad...
WONDERFUL SONG WONDERFUL WOMAN 16/12/2019
Hmmm. Can't remember being more impressed by a woman's voice, style and technique.
Nothing compares to Jesus
Prince may have given birth to this song but she gave it life.
Chalky it,s a cover.
I love you my love forever Beau ❤️
Thanks "Sinéad O'Connor" for all this Love in Music for us ❤🎼🎹🎺🌺🎧🎼🎼💙🎩🎩🎩
This was and still is one of my favourite albums of all time 👍
это то что не часто бывает - исповедь и искренность .... живой текст и исполнение идеальное.....
She sang this 100000x better than Prince.
люблю тебя тина.....
Senior in high school when this song came out.
love this a lot
It’s such a heart breaking song... family, and spouses...
It’s really fucking sad.
Nothing compares to the best relationships that fall out, and your heart just fucking breaks over and over again.
I feel, the version of Capital Cities i'ts better
December 2019?
Gran Interpretación y Artista 🌹
C'est ok😗😗🎵🧨🧨🧨😚
Ariana, Demi, Katy, Taylor, Miley, Camilla, Selena, Vanessa, Rihanna, Sia... Nothing compares with Sinead and Prince;)
Your song calls Allah ....
NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU ......
AND WHAT A BLESS TO YOU SINEAD YOU SING THAT SONG ..... ALLAH ALWAYS HAS PLAN FOR GOOD ONES .....
ALLAH ....
Ooooomy Allah !!
Is it possible
Sinèad O'connor sent that like to me ????
Oooomy Allah!!!
Allah Allah Allah .... my first meeting with English song and that great sound .... you became muslim..... oooomy Allah....... if i can meet with u someday i ll cry like a teenager .....
. oooooooomy Allah.....
A spectacular artist, with such an god given voice, i'm so glad she's touring the uk next year
💖💖💖💖💖
3:58 The most famous tears in music videos ever. These tears are real.
Live Ash . . .🎈⚓💫
Einfach loooooooooool iD:()
Show de bola, como e maravilhoso ouvir essas musicas!!!!!! Alimento para a minha audição
Great song. But then this women becomes a nut case.
Fucking muslim lover... fuck off
💗💗
The emotion is so powerfully delivered in that one smack from the chorus with that unusual chord progression and higher pitched “nothing compares”
Just simple yet powerful
Υπέροχο, ανατριχιαστικό, μπράβο σου.
Te amoooo
Sinead, I love you :)
Thanks for the music.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND You Listen to CHRISTIAN PRINCE.
Peace and Blessing are with You : )
Repeated
Los prisioneros corraxonez rojos
Its amazing how a song can pull tears from your eyes when you least expect it
Saudade da infância 💔
🇭🇹🇭🇹
Essa música machuca
said she earned 10 million of this song!
Das ist so ein geiler Song!!!!!!!
I still love this song!! Prince was a musical genius!