Sinead O'Connor & Van Morrison Sing "Have I Told You Lately?" | Letterman 

Van must be one of the most difficult singers to do a duet with

When Sinead laughs, it’s just heavenly. Then you realise how rarely you saw it in public. A hard life faced bravely.

I love Van the Man but he is so weird here. Sinead sounds like an angel. Cool version overall.

Sinead looks like Audrey hepburn here and with her angelic voice, it's truly heavenly!

Life was so tough for Sinead. I've been watching all kinds of videos since her passing. I truly believe she never got what she needed. I guess maybe many of us never do. She was a hero really, and not because she was always right or did the right thing. It's because she maintained her vulnerability while sticking to her convictions.

Her voice sounds like it would be the voice of what Ireland would sound like✨☘️ If God had given Ireland a voice, it would be hers.. So magical and so pure, just like Ireland itself. Simply beautiful ☘️☘️✨☘️ 3:36 4:26

What a special performance to see. Such talent. Sinead, you will be deeply missed.

WOW! This is amazing to see. For anyone that doesn't know, not only are Van and Sinead 2 Irish legends but The Chieftains are some of the best musicians in the world. 3 years after the SNL incident it's great to see that these Irish greats had Sinead's back. And knowing how much of a curmudgeon Morrison is, to see him so happy and playful with Sinead, he obviously had a lot of respect for her. Fantastic all round. Thanks for sharing.

Just beautiful. Beautiful voices and Sinead like a little angel. Like all the greats, God has another journey for Sinead. May she now sing with the angels and watch over her family.

Kudos to Sinead for holding it together through this 🙏❤️

Fill my heart with gladness. Take away my sadness. God Bless you Sinead.

Sinead has always been painfully but adorably shy. It's one of the things I love about her. In this case, her reaction is genuine and any female singer when aggressively unexpectedly approached like that will react the same way. Hell even a man would too😅

How did I miss this first view, The Chieftains, Sinead and Van together. I have LPs in my collection by all three. RIP Sinead you have left a legacy of outstanding music and your personal suffering has ended.

Van Morrison performed as if it was a joke. Sinead outshone him.

What a couple of characters. The world is a better place having been graced by their presence. They've been themselves in spite of whatever expectaions the world might have.

I think she tops everyone. Her voice, her movements, her beauty. Hey, Van, thanks for letting her shine. In a complicated way! Dave, you are a gentleman; your respect for both these artists shines through. And, let's give it up to the Chieftans! No way this would have worked without them.

so touching in lieu of her recent passing. Van touched thru to her soul on this one and made her smile. Godspeed Sinead❤

wow... The Chieftains, Van Morrisson and Sinead.... every person in this performance has a strong musical heritage running through every fiber of their soul. Thank you for posting this. I enjoyed the performance.

What a heavenly voice she had! RIP

RIP TO SINEAD O’CONNOR, SHE TRIED TO MAKE THIS WORLD A PERFECT PLACE. YOU WILL BE MISSED.

Some straight up Irish soul going on right there. Van's rare ebullience in Sinead's company says a lot. God Bless her sensitive soul.

I've been a fan of Van for years. I had never seen this video. Was naive to have thought Van perhaps had not performed with Sinead. (I'm in Australia). I have alas not seen Van in concert. I was told he has been known to appear arrogant or not overly communicative with his audience. I saw his sense of humour in this and his admiration for Sinead. I'm so grateful that we are left with these memories to enjoy after those we love die too young. Also Van's "Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah" made me giggle. I couldn't quite believe he was taking the mickey out of his own song!!

Van has that Marilyn factor. If I'm late, I'm late. If I say bleh-bleh, I say bleh-bleh. Sinead was obviously too good for this world.

Van Morrison making Sinead O'Connor smile and laugh within five minutes time

Irish Pride 🇮🇪 ! RIP Sinead

I love Van Morrison. He never sings a song the same way twice… I’m sure trying to do a duet with him would be crazy lol. 🎸🎤🎸

All the people slagging off Van can pound sand. Sinead wanted to perform with him and he got a laugh out of her. Everyone on that stage is an Irish legend.

We take for granted the technology to preserve moments like this forever. This is wonderful!!

Sinead saved the song! Naturally and intuitively

So GREAT to witness a moment in Sinead's life ... when she was HAPPY & LAUGHING.

She always seemed to be a troubled soul. So nice to see her smile absolutely lighting up the stage. RIP, lass.

Sinead was so young here... the vulnerability in her vocals is absolutely beautiful, especially when compared to Van's over the top shenanigans (no disrespect, Van is of course a brilliant singer as well)

Van acting the maggot. Shameful & insulting to fellow performers! Sinead if only it was you singing alone...your beautiful voice outclassed Morrison completely. RIP

Look at Her Face at end of song Van keeps repeating how much He Loves Her in so many ways and words ❤️ She lights up like she should of always lite up 😇😇 You can see the Little Girl inside Her take it all in 😇

When I heard her son died, I was praying for her and couldn't even imagine the overwhelming grief - then to hear of her passing, just so sad. Rest in peace dear Sinead. If you want to hear a hauntingly beautiful song - listen to her sing 'No Sacrifice' (Elton's original).

Beautiful song, written by Morrisson yet ruined by his drunk behaviour on this occasion

The Cheftains, Sinead and Van performing his great anthem to love in such an inspiring manner. I'm 10,000 miles away crying my eyes out.

Sinead had such a pure beautiful voice. She was able to keep up with Van, which must be so hard to do since he never sings a song live twice.

"Fills my heart with gladness, takes away my sadness". So beautiful how Sinead's obvious nerves melt into joy & laughter as a Van plays up the end of the song.

Yes, Van Morrison is generally awesome, but here, except for the last minute, it is as if he was unaware he was doing a duet.

Never saw Van smile so much. Lovely, just lovely.

A beautiful collaboration, Van the Man, Sinead and The Chieftains. An Irish Trinity 🙏🙏🙏 RIP Sinead, thank you for being with me through my teens! I saw you in 87, I think it was, in Chicago when you played the Metro! 🙏

This is some hot garbage 😅

Wow! Such a great performance! I love how Van makes Sinead laugh towards the end.

She had such a beautiful, soft, sweet voice.❣️

Полный восторг!👍👍👍 Шинейд, ты лучшая!!!😍🙏🙏🙏

AMAZING. Putting 3 group's together. Love each of their talent's.

I hope he "cringed" when he watched it back later . How drunk was he ?

That was freaking weird

Ah fek....that was something special...love how Van makes her laugh..

I am a longtime fan of both and remember not being so fond of this version at the time, since it had the potential to be amazing given their talents. In retrospect, it's touching to see Sinead laughing and in a good mood. Van not taking himself too seriously doesn't bother me.

She was so, so pretty. I'd forgotten how much she looked like Audrey Hepburn back then.

Good to see Sinead smiling and laughing at the end. RIP Sinead.

Love the tin whistle!! Sinead, a unique soul. 🎵🎶🎵

Like a jolly black rain cloud and a shy rainbow dancing about some emerald valley outside of time.

She sounds wonderful here. Him, on the other hand...

It's as if the show thought "we've got three well known Irish acts and we love the Irish, let's just chuck them all on together". What a mess of such talent.

wow!an unexpected pleasure this sadday. Van appreciated her, she was smiling and the chieftains made great music with both of them! RIP Paddy and Sinead

I guess everybody has their own tastes, but I just don't understand people who don't love this. I guess I've watched this about 100 times at least since Dave posted it after Sinead's passing. Yes, there is Van singing blah, blah, blah, but if one ever heard him live this was not unusual as he often interjected jazz scat singing into his vocals. One will notice that he does this in the same place in the song earlier after the lines: There's a love that's divine And it's yours and it's mine And it shines like the sun This part of the lyrics of Van's song always reminded me of the verse attributed (perhaps apocyraphally) to Hafiz, the medieval Persian poet, in the poem "The Gift": “And still, after all this time, The sun never says to the earth, "You owe Me." Look what happens with A love like that, It lights the Whole Sky.” And this verse has long seemed to me to be perhaps one of the reasons Nietzsche brought back the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra to teach about the further evolution of humanity in which this transformation is suggested in the imagery of the sun, being capable of a love that is a gift rather than an investment. Nietzsche does praise Hafiz in his writings and thus I think the poem by Hafiz influenced Nietzsche in writing Zarathustra. Can we ever become capable of this love that shines like the sun, always giving its light without asking for a return? Maybe that is the love that is divine, and is thus able to Fill my heart with gladness Take away my sadness But what I really love about this, and the reason I keep playing it over and over, is Sinead's voice. I love Van Morrison, and the Chieftans, but when her voice kicks in at the 2nd verse this becomes something really special. When I think of the sadness she experienced in her life, the sadness her son must have felt to take his own life, and then her sadness at the end, it all makes this song so much more profoundly poignant. I think the whole point of this life, maybe, is not about escaping this world of sadness to another world, but rather feeling at least in one moment in this life this love that shines like sun. She sure had a lot to overcome in her life, and her legacy will be her courage even more than her music, but I watch this over and over again to hear her voice, and her laughter, and to see her smile at the end which lights up the whole sky. Thank you for this wonderful gift Sinead.

Van Morrison was horrible. Doing too much. Ruined the song. Don’t know if he was drunk or just not taking it seriously or thought it was funny. The Chieftains sounded great and Sinead O’Connor was beautiful and sounded wonderful. At least she seemed to take it in stride and her giggle and her smile were adorable.

Van smiled… he knew she was special .

💜 Thank you to ALL the professionals & technicians who made this segment possible! The Show, Chieftain’s, Van Morrison & RIP Sinead O’Conner💜

Leave it to Van the Man to lighten the load and keep everything in perspective!💚🇮🇪

She was such a pretty girl and great singer.

This is the way I will ALWAYS remember Miss O’Connor… Rest Well Sister…

Was Van drunk here? 1st time seeing Sinead w/ hair. So pretty. RIP, sad lady.

Seeing this wonderful train wreck, one has to marvel that Van actually managed to outlive Sinéad. Rest in truth, Sinéad, or in Van's words, "Blah blah blah blah blah you you you you you."

You could count on one hand the number of artists Van would look at like that

Sinead’s so beautiful - always was and is

Poor Van Morison! He did his best to upstage Sinéad, using all the tricks he could pull, but did not overshadow her beautiful, youthful singing! Just sad.

Rest well Sinead ❤

Irelands best in this perfect Cameo, Van the Man, Sinead the Beautiful and Paddy the magician. Sadly Sinead and Paddy Moloney from the Chieftains now gone from us. Thank you for all the wonder. Music more than misses you ❤😢🎉

Well he ruined this. Meanwhile Sinead and Cheiftans saved it

Does Van think this is a soundcheck? At least Sinead took it seriously. R.I.P.

Van ruined this entire performance. Would’ve just enjoyed her singing solo.

This put a much needed smile on my face, I heard Sínead mention Van in an interview & here they are, singing a beautiful love ballad, but Van made her laugh, being all silly, blah blah blah. Great old video ❤

Her voice is the voice of an angel!

Van stunk up the song. Sinead was soulful as always.

May you travel on in peace and grace. What a charming performance this was, wonderful that we can see and hear this right now ! Thank you

much love to sinéad. i wish this was a solo performance. she sounded as beautiful as ever, but van is god awful in this.

I'm a huge Van Morrison fan, but the guy stunk the joint out!!!

Sinead O'Connor spoke truthfully no matter the cost. Here is a quote from Steps to Knowledge to honor her legacy: "You must learn to value the true and not to value the false, and it takes time to learn to separate the two and to recognize them... How can there not be a way to Knowledge when it is your True Self." (Marshall Vian Summers, STK)

This brings both a smile that warms the heart and yet also a tear to the eye. Strange that something can make you both happy and sad at the same time. Simply beautiful and moving. Glad I discovered this gem.

The Chieftains, Van Morrison and Sinead! What heavenly sounds!!!

Essa moça sorria pouco, mas quando sorria era coisa linda de se ver. Alma sensível.

She was absolutely beautiful looking voice of an angel lived her life like she wanted but people let her down when it mattered 😢😢😢😢

Van made Sinead laugh. So special! MISS YOU SINEAD😢

May her soul finally find peace. May the living learn from the loss, and from out failures.

Who partnered these two? Not a match AT ALL!! Did a disgrace to Sinead!

RIP - Sinead O'Connor

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

We love you Sinead. We are proud of you. We'll miss you.

It is not the duet of duets, but I love it. I was already into Van and I bought a record from Sinead. So beautiful to listen to.

Shine on Sinead 🕊

Sounds so emotional after all these years, death is always so cruel, unfair, so painful losing someone dear, such a huge loss

Have another drink, Van. Sinead, you're wonderful.

Jaysus.. This was nuts... Sinéad stuck with it and put up with Van..

Why does Morrison act like this when he's on LETTERMAN? The "Blah, blah, blah," and in an earlier visit, singing the same song, "To the one, to the one, to the one...." Sheesh. RIP Sinead. A fantastic voice silenced too soon.

van was improvising. kind of killed the duet.

Her beauty will shine forever. I'm just glad I was here to see it for a little while.