Damien Rice finds out about Sinead O'Connor's death during a concert in Valencia and sings NC2U 

would've been great while she was alive like many of the other artists that are gone, we would've told them how special and how nothing compares to them.

Beautiful 😢😢😢😢😢😢

I was getting so mad at the media outlets focusing only on this song as what she's most remembered for, because there's just so much more. So generic of the media of course. But in this case, to see him sit quietly for a moment with the news, and do his best in the very moment he himself is trying to process what he's hearing, and share such an intimate moment with his crowd just had me.

Well said!

She was a tragic, stunning, truly open & beautiful human being. She never knew how much she mattered & how she would be missed.

The intimacy of their help while he's struggling to process the news and do his best to sing on the spot was magic

Just heartbreaking 😢🍀

Well said

he's a legend? never heard of him. is he related to Anne Rice? but this video IS touching... (love that it's outdoors too.)

😢😢😢😢😢💔

why would he not keep it together?? 😂

@@jrviade85 Because he just found out his friend had died! Then had a really beautiful & emotional moment with the audience! wth

@@jrviade85where your reply from other guy? Don’t want to wait 10 years unless you die within 10 year mark hhahah

@@jrviade85 What most of you aren't getting is that They Are Both Irish musicians, so one of their own has just died, which makes it very poignant & emotional for him.

Nothing is more important than spreading love....

I bawled my eyes out. His sadness was immense, and so is ours x x x

Same. Crying buckets here, such a beautiful tribute…. I’m 53, Gen X… Sinead was ours, she was very special to our generation… especially those of us that are Irish… I pray she found the peace that surpasses all understanding and that her son was there waiting for her. ❤️💕🙏🏼❤️💕🙏🏼 Sending Much Love to all my Gen x’ers brothers and sisters that are sad! I’m sad too! 💔💔

@@trina7274 I'm a younger Irish Gen X, and my Dad bought my first vinyl of her when I was 11, in '89, actually it was 1990 and I was 12, just checked he vinyl. The Emperor's New Clothes, 12" single 😊 Absolutely loved her, but wasn't truly aware as to how much 💔😞💔

Doesn’t matter if he didn’t know one word. It was beautiful.

It made me cry also...

There’s a movie with Sean Penn & Robin Wright called ‘State of Grace’ and I think it’s from the 90’s, but there’s a Sinead song when Sean & Robin are slow dancing that’s just beautiful. 🙏🏼🍀🕊

Yep, had me weeping too..

Did you cry when you heard Prince died

Doesn't seemed to me that he was sad. He was thankful for the people giving him the news so he can tribute her in the way she deserves.

@@storiestobesung how often do you visit the inside of people's heads? That's an amazing superpower ✨✨✨

@@emmetlyons9060 I wonder the same. If you can be inside Damien's head, please, tell me he's going to make a tour in Spain soon.

Damien Rice is a fantastic performer... if you know him well- he is very good at emotional "schticks." But why resent his choice to heal audience of grief over Sinead to best of his ability? He nailed it. Even if this happens every night of his tour. How badly would you like to be there? (: Same. RIP Sinead #NothingCompares2U

Agreed!

He's not really 'figured it out' - he just stops playing and sings louder when he's not sure what the chord is.

​@@colinmiles27Gee sap the life out of a respectful tribute and now a memory.

@@colinmiles27 so not the time to be pedantic.

@@colinmiles27 yes, he is missing some chords. Im musician and its hard to listen but Im person it's great to listen as well. :)

​@@colinmiles27egit!!!

People can be great sometimes.

I urge you to check out the second song he jumped into - Black is the Colour, live by Christie Moore. The audience participation still gives me chills.

The moment you saw him processing the news 😢

How's he underrated? The man's world famous as an exellent artist. He cares she's gone. Lovely gesture singing thay song with the audience. Sinéad would have deeply appreciate the sheer authenticity displayed here. So sad for us all she had to go. But I feel ok for her, she can finally rest peacefully. She was so miserable. RIP Sinéad. 💕

@gnarbeljo8980 I definitely mean no offence to Damien Rice, all I'm saying is he was at his height in the late 90s and early 2000...as any person under 25yrs old and unfortunately not many could name 1 song of his. I think he's amazing, and this tribute to another fellow Irish singer was beautiful and so respectful 🙏 you can see he actually knew her personally. So very sad 😔

Definitely not underrated

@@backtothestartjft Very. I think, when you're in the circuit of artists and you reach my age (and his even) and so many ex promising talents are long since acclaimed for their work, you've also seen an unproportionate number of friends, aquaintances, colleagues with a difficult diagnosis or two, with or without an addiction to I manage, take its toll and ending up too isolated when it mattered, misunderstood by many or dead bc it's really hard to cope with awful pasts, immediate ongoing challenges, the contrast of internal dialogue, personal relationships, fame and relentless press. It's a very difficult world to live in for sensitive people, and too many talented ones can't cope bc artistic talent and sensitivity/vulnerability often coincide. With Sinéad it was as it often is, her percieved strength also worked against her in some ways. And she struggled with not giving in or up many times. I think although mental health is more highlighted and discussed these days amongst the younher generation, she's a shining example of how difficult it is at times, to manage juggling these things. She was very respected, also mocked, was successful in some ways, faced with impossible loss abd chalkenged in others, a strong voice, with a deep dark foundation with an arresting presence and uncompromising nature that made her on the one hand loved, on the other extremely unstable in her aloneness at times. And it's actually quite random circumstances that get people through the really rough moments. If you've been around the block a while, you know it could happen to almost anyone if they're unlucky. It cones as a shock, but it's also understandable and even foreseeable, just a matter of when, sometimes. For someone like Damien Rice who's personal relationship to Sinéad I don't know about, the nees of her death is going to be deeply moving regardless. It's admirable what he wuite spontaneaously choses to do here. His improvised performance of her hit song that made her an international star overnight with the poignant lyrics he's forgotten but knows in his heart, the way he shares getting through them with the help of the audience, it's all very fitting and moving to the tragig news of her death. She's at peace now, and not lonely and doesn't have to battle inner or outer demons anymore. RIP Sinéad O'Connor. ❤️

He Is thee Bard. He is the wind.

Thank you for saying EVERYTHING I'm thinking and feeling. I've been talking to friends about it. This one hit hard because I struggle with mental health and no one came to her aid. I was only 12 when I watched "the" SNL episode. I didn't quite yet understand why she did it, but I knew it was a BIG DEAL. And sure as shit, she was right. But did anyone revisit that moment to acknowledge it? No. When she went online to share she'd been in hospital and when she was on Dr. Phil, I so badly wished I could sit with her. Not as a celebrity, but as a human, as a fellow abused child. You are so lucky to have met her. I'm sure this is so hard for you too. We don't know each other, but I am also full on ugly crying at this. I was mad the media outlets were only generically connecting her to this song, but why would we expect more from the media? But in this scenario (and Pink covering it with Brandi Carlisle, I accepted because Pink covered it a number of times before her passing-as well, sidenote, Chris Cornell did an incredible acoustic cover) this scenario was just so different. Watching him sit in disbelief with the news and trying to play while processing and the crowd, all as one taking in the news and helping him along was not a video I expected to see today. We don't know each other, but I can tell her loss is hitting you hard, as it is me. I'm here for you, human to human. If you'd like to chat, reach out and I'll share my contact info. ❤ Love and light to you. RIP Sinead. We are so sorry.

a treasured memory 😔

i feel alot of cried..awesome share

and we in this make her a saint...because we still have a need for them it seems. shame we can not help folks before it all goes to crap :( plus side as a human i bet you do heal others like she did, thank you for been you@@jenniferlee1410

Thank you so much for sharing your story ... I also feel that Sinéad has been a huge part of my life... Her lyrics have helped me so much to go through many different challenges... May we always keep her alive in our hearts... When Damien said: "Maybe Sinead can help me" I cried floods ....

I can feel all the Souls in this viewing. Gorgeous.

i truly agree.sinead would be well happy.

The crowd supported no one. It’s all just to hear themselves.

@@combatshox No. She wouldn’t. If she was well happy, she wouldn’t be dead.

@@Msfifisquarepantz 🤡

I'm not sure he did fully compose himself, but that matters not a jot! This was straight from the heart even if the brain was in too much of a state to help out much...

​@@scotmarkamen to that. You can hear the pain in his voice and it's written all over his demeanor. Never even heard this dude before but he had no full respect after this one

well, it was written by Prince, she just sang it

@@jaegermeister1968 correct but that doesnt mean it have mean it cant have more than one meaning especially as life unfolds

​@@jaegermeister1968yeah but we all know Sinéad made it her song. Can't convince me otherwise.

Agreed. Knew this when I first heard her sing it when I was in grade school.

Yes ❤❤❤❤❤

Couldn't agree more, thank you for the comment

@@storiestobesung Thank you. Sinead / Shuhada deserved more recognition, appreciation, love and respect. But I can only say; Though now she's gone, to endless skies, Her presence lingers, our tears, our sighs.

@@capt.eissaeissa2769 In Argentina we say "it only dies the one who is forgotten".

@@storiestobesung Absolutely true. And that’s why I say: In the annals of history, her name will resound, A soul that stood for justice, a voice so profound. Sinead O'Connor, Shuhada' Sadaqat, forever renowned, In the hearts of those she touched, her legacy unbound

She WAS forgotten already.. in life when she called out for help and no one did help. Media crucified her, damaged her.

He’s always been around….I saw him in concert in Toronto about 15 years ago.

Check out his work - you’ll probably really enjoy it!

Cannonball and The Blower's Daughter might be his most recognizable songs

@@debbiedoodiedandi Brilliant songs

You'd know the blowers daughter

HUGE HEARTFELT AMEN!!!🌹♥️

No one could have done it better so naturally

Welcome to a Damien Rice show!

I’ll be honest. 5:41 I have never heard him before. Huge fan now. This man has no ego. I can’t imagine many others people who would do this.

It feels just like that ❤

That's absolutely what this felt like.

This was such a intimate moment.it’s unreal.

A really badly chosen song though after what Sinead told us about Prince, and how much she hated his song. Troy would have been better, or one of his that was dedicated.

@@maddannafizz He litterly just heard Sinéad O'Connor had died... It was probably the only one Damien rice could think of on the spot. I am a Singer and performer myself.. Troy is an awesome song. I know princess didn't treat her very well but Sinead O'Connor did indeed love Nothing compares to U. She just didn't particularly like Prince 💜🔥🙌... Which Is understandable 💜🔥🙌

@@maddannafizz She did not hate that song, she said she loved singing it because it was the only time she felt close to her mother. And yes how ridiculous to think that at the literal moment of hearing of your friend's death in front of thousands of people you're going to have the time and composure to consider what is the most appropriate song to sing.

​@@maddannafizzFFS...get over yourself

NOT THE CROWD HELPING HIM SING IT😭😭😭

& then I lost it again when he went into the old traditional tune "Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair"... 🥺😢😭

Agree, but I also understand that it is not easy to behave in a correct manner when things like this happens

Damien Rice is a fantastic performer... if you know him well- he is very good at emotional "schticks." But why resent his choice to heal audience of grief over Sinead to best of his ability? He nailed it. Even if this happens every night of his tour. How badly would you like to be there? (: Same. RIP Sinead #NothingCompares2U

Still does. Daily. 😔

@@themysticmuse Same.😥

Same here all the way across the sea from Australia 😢

Me too. 😞

@cianmacgana9092 That's sad. Hopefully when it's your turn to leave this earth you won't have someone say the same about you...

Same here.❤️

Except the guy who shouted for eskimo as he was processing the news, be sure to get what you want anyway fella

Mad respect for Spain and it's audience!

Enjoy going down that rabbit hole, the guy is phenomenal

try Rootless Tree, by him

Crying. Also going to look him up

You won't be disappointed, he's straight up amazing... "Blower's Daughter" guts me every time...

It was even more beautiful like this. A real spontaneous tribute.

@@sandragilardi4285Indeed, the audience gave him the lyrics, and helped him sing the song .. deeply moving .. truly a heartfelt tribute from everyone in the room, and us watching it throughout the world .. Rest In Peace Sinead .. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 … P.S. Thank you You Tube for bringing this up on my page. 😢

That song is so wrong. Prince wrote it and also tied to abuse her, she had to run away from him.at night, a young girl. The song made her noticed, but she hated it, hated Pronce, truthfully pointed out that he was grooming young girls.

'Black is the colour' by Christie Moore an Irish singer songwriter, is the song I'm referring to. Damien sings it at the end of that clip! Ok!

music has no boundaries.everyone at this gig will remember it for a long time to come .the band and the audience came together.for a tribute song.very rare.but priceless too.

No reason to dramatise it. Someone died, he played one of their songs, and didn’t know the words, and someone else did. What did you expect him to do, at every turn. If anything, this was predictable.

​@rfcalm gosh you are joyless - let it be to folks what gives them comfort. 🙏

@@rfcalm I bet you don't get invited to too many parties, do you?

❤😢 I think I have shed tears daily ... it's been therapeutic to watch her live shows. She was so special

I love your heart!

Listen! Show respect

I thought I cried all my tears 😢 but I guess not.

That is interesting, I've had the same reaction @michelleobrien6996. I've been listening to her audiobook, Rememberings (which I highly recommend). Watching interviews. Going through her albums. All so complex, compelling, human and raw.

Touching 💔

The song is "Black is the Colour". Thank you for your comment, it touched my heart!

Thank you for your comment. It has touched my heart also. I’m crying again, for a brave, courageous, fragile, defiant, strong woman I never met but feel I know ❤❤❤❤

UK oppression ?? Check out what Sinead says about that in her interview with Ruby Wax..she says things were much better when the English were in Ireland and she wished they'd bloody come back !! The UK govt sends Northern Ireland billions.

The song is Black is the Colour of My True Love's Hair, by Nina Simone.

@@jacquelinepaul9731 I didn't see that interview. Was it prior to PA abuse for kids? We all know the Lizard Queen hasn't been kind to mothers globally. Perhaps Sinead had Gag orders when she said that. It appears the people's general consensus in Ireland, Scotland and Baby America is to emancipate from #NonceCharles violent pedophile scams on Singers lives. Please recall #NotMyKing Baby America & Iran stood up to the Nazi murderers. Stop this hideous war on women. This was like "lord of the flies" psych warfare dear Sinead was obliterated by with her son. Not many can- nor will withstand gross Germ estrangement warfare of courts. UK is largest bully globally disguised as a gay Poppet. I know their global custody & trans scams on our youth and military first hand. USA wants to emancipate too and send all Marine spies home to sender. With damages. This is worst than #FreeBritney UK killed Sinead for shining her pure light/truth like Bambi. R.IP.

it was a touching moment for sure...

Damien Rice is a fantastic performer... if you know him well- he is very good at emotional "schticks." But why resent his choice to heal audience of grief over Sinead to best of his ability? He nailed it. Even if this happens every night of his tour. How badly would you like to be there? (: Same. RIP Sinead #NothingCompares2U

Agreed!

@@nomecognome4600 Thank you.

@@nityarawal7598 I did not in any way show critique to the wonderful Mr. Rica. I critiqued the disrespectful shouting people in the audience.

It was my first time seeing him on the stage, so I was super excited

Ed Sheeran would credit Damien Rice with his love for music & performing. One of Ed's cherished possessions is a photo of him and Damien at his concert when he was only 8 or 10 years old. Damien is an unbelievable artist & his vocals with Lisa Hannigan are haunting & very beautiful. A very humble artist who's vocals are stunning. Glad you stumled upon the video👍

@@helpyourlesserman Sheeran’s a bit after my time, I’m afraid - I know he’s into Warhammer, but that’s about it. :-) Most of the stuff I listen to is from the 40s through the 80s and mid-90s.

Damien is Irish, like Sinéad. So, there's a connection there.

​@@helpyourlessermanJust a shame Ed never credits Nizlopi, for stealing their entire style.

@denniskoch98... .Agree with your message. ❤️✨️✨️✨️✨️

At one with that comment

Same he has a beautiful voice ❤

So true but now you can get to know him. He's a great talent

Eskimo Friend is a badass song. Beautiful and chaotic at same time