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A Sense of Doubt blog post #3702 - "These are Dangerous Days" - SoD Reprint of #1460 from 2019 - a mix and one song - "Black Boys on Mopeds" - Sinéad O'Connor - Music Monday for 2504.07


A Sense of Doubt blog post #3702 - "These are Dangerous Days" - SoD Reprint of #1460 from 2019 - a mix and one song - "Black Boys on Mopeds" - Sinéad O'Connor - Music Monday for 2504.07

Still in reprint mode, but this one comes with quite a load of extra material.

I have blank spots in the schedule for the next three days and am trying to decide between reprints and simple shares. We'll see what I decide.

Today, I am reprinting my 2019 Sinéad O'Connor post with one of the two music mixes I have made of her work.

The other is here (below) with a round-up of other posts about Sinéad O'Connor through 2023:

I also have a Sinéad O'Connor category as I have been posting about her memoir and plan to post some more about it.

Today, I am featuring the song "Black Boys on Mopeds" from her second album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got with two different versions, both live, followed by a radio stations post as it listed the 855 songs by women (random number, maybe their channel) followed by my reprint and the mix of Sinéad O'Connor's music named with a line from "Black Boys on Mopeds" : "These are dangerous days."

Because THESE ARE DANGEROUS DAYS.

They were dangerous when she wrote the song in the late 1980s, maybe 1990, and they are dangerous today.

This post is added to the STATE OF THE HATE NATION category because that's the Hell we're living in.

Saturday, five million people all around the country, in nearly every state capital and the federal capital protested against the Trump administration and all the awful and hateful things they have been doing since taking power in January.

We're the last line of defense against the hate and the horror.

Rise up!

Thanks for tuning in.


Sinéad O'Connor Black Boys on Mopeds - with explanation introduction



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Live at Forest National Brussels (Belgium)



"Black Boys on Mopeds"
Song by Sinéad O'Connor ‧ 1990

Margaret Thatcher on TV
Shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing
It seems strange that she should be offended
The same orders are given by her
I've said this before now
You said I was childish and you'll say it now
Remember what I told you
If they hated me they will hate you
England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
It's the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds
And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving
I don't want him to be aware that there's
Any such thing as grieving
Young mother down at Smithfield
5 AM, looking for food for her kids
In her arms she holds three cold babies
And the first word that they learned was "please"
These are dangerous days
To say what you feel is to dig your own grave
Remember what I told you
If you were of the world they would love you
England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
It's the home of police who kill blacks boys on mopeds
And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving
I don't want him to be aware that there's
Any such thing as grieving


Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Sinead O'Connor
Black Boys on Mopeds lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.


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A powerful protest song by a fearless artist.

December 10, 2023
02:12 PM

Throughout the 885 Greatest Songs By Women (As Chosen By You!) countdown, we’ll take you on deeper dives into select songs that pop up each day.

Known as a singer of heartrending, introspective and deeply emotional songs, the late great Sinéad O’Connor has just as much of a legacy advocating for social justice. The most famous example of this is probably a Saturday Night Live appearance in 1992 where she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II while covering Bob Marley’s “War” a cappella, protesting sexual abuse in the Catholic church with the phrase “fight the real enemy.”

Take a close look at the Irish singer-songwriter’s double-platinum 1990 LP I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, and more signs of Sinéad the activist can be found. The inside sleeve of the album features a photo of an older Black couple standing in the rain with sorrowful expressions on their faces; next to them is a poster bearing a young man’s face and name: Colin Roach. He was a 21-year-old from the London borough of Hackney who in 1983 died under mysterious circumstances from a fatal gunshot wound to the head in the foyer of a local police station. The authorities called it suicide, a claim that was publicly disputed by the family but never officially debunked. O’Connor was living in London and getting her career started as the aftermath of Roach’s death played out, and in the album art, she captioned the image “God’s place is the world but the world is not God’s place.”

Echoes of Roach’s story resonate in “Black Boys on Mopeds,” a pensive song at the album’s midway point that depicts a Britain so fixated on foreign policy that it neglects domestic policy; so hung up on its image internationally that it ignored racism and injustice at home. “Margaret Thatcher on TV, shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing,” she sings over solitary folky guitar strums, referencing the Tiananmen Square uprising. “It seems strange that she should be offended. The same orders are given by her.”

The hypocrisy here played out in aggressive policing of Black and Brown communities in 1980s London, instances of brutality, racial profiling, and stop-and-frisk tactics. The song also directly references the story of Nicholas Bramble, a Black man who in 1989 was pursued by police on suspicion that he had stolen a moped that he actually owned. Bramble careened off the road and crashed while under pursuit, dying from his injuries. “England’s not the mythical land of Madame George and roses, it’s the home of police who kill Black boys on mopeds,” O’Connor sings. “And I love my boy and that’s why I’m leaving. I don’t want him to be aware that there’s any such thing as grieving.”

Bramble and Roach’s stories are strikingly reminiscent of innumerable instances of violence against Black citizens here in the United States; high-profile cases like Trayvon Martin being pursued and killed by neighborhood watch for wearing a hoodie, and Sandra Bland’s death in a jail cell not the least of which. It’s why “Black Boys on Mopeds” found a resurgence in the 20-teens with covers by Sharon Van Etten and Boston’s Shea Rose. In many ways, O’Connor used her art to give voice to uncomfortable truths, she forced audiences to confront things they were not ready to hear. The next part, though, is the most difficult – and most urgent: getting listeners, and society at large, to learn from the mistakes of the past, lest we continue to repeat them.




LOW POWER MODE: I sometimes put the blog in what I call LOW POWER MODE. If you see this note, the blog is operating like a sleeping computer, maintaining static memory, but making no new computations. If I am in low power mode, it's because I do not have time to do much that's inventive, original, or even substantive on the blog. This means I am posting straight shares, limited content posts, reprints, often something qualifying for the THAT ONE THING category and other easy to make posts to keep me daily. That's the deal. Thanks for reading.

The link to the original post I am reprinting below:

Monday, February 18, 2019



https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45987127
A Sense of Doubt blog post #1460 - These Are Dangerous Days - Sinéad O'Connor - a Musical Monday Mix for 1902.18

Today's musical mix is dedicated to Sinéad O'Connor, one of the most courageous, embattled, passionate, artistic souls I know of. I am so happy she exists.

Though now she is no longer Sinéad O'Connor,
she is
Shuhada Davitt 

@MagdaDavitt77 (#SineadOConnor).

I had the pleasure of seeing Sinéad O'Connor in a classic Detroit venue -- St. Andrew's Hall -- during the tour for Throw Down Your Arms. It was far and away the best concert I saw that year, and I put it in my top ten concerts of all time. She's an amazing performer. Her intensity, passion, and love as well as the sheer brute force of her artistic power and integrity is nearly overwhelming and surely awe-inspiring.


I know the ticket reads "State Theatre" but there was issue and the concert was moved to St. Andrews Hall, which was a better venue in some ways and felt more like Detroit Underground.

This mix is very dear to me.


Here's one of the most amazing songs. "The Healing Room."

You have to click  the link. Playback on other sites has been disabled by the owner.



This is the video pod player for the mix:





The standard WIKI stuff...

Sinéad O'Connor


I have been a fan of Sinéad O'Connor from the beginning. I was reading about her in music magazines when the record company with whom she had signed planned to market her as the new, cute, sexy, young Irish singer-songwriter, she shaved her head and put her new lack of hair style on the cover of her album, though, at least in America, the record company opted for the more subdued of the two covers.

The album title also seems to be a stab at the record company (the Cobra) and the new artist (the Lion) who must ever be watchful for the treacherous snake.

Then again, the album title might be a reference to the mythical or religious content of the material, such as on "Troy" or "Jerusalem."

Here's the cover I have and the only one I had seen until the Internet showed me the one above and left.



The inspiration for this mix came from my wife who recently went on a Sinéad O'Connor kick and was playing mostly songs from the first two albums. It all began with this song "Black Boys on Mopeds" from her second studio album I Don't Want What I Haven't Got.

Here it is:




THE MORE THINGS (DON'T) CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME...

Here's Sinéad O'Connor singing in 1990 about the same thing we have been railing about regarding BLACK LIVES MATTER in the last few years.

THE SAME THING.


And a NEW VIDEO (song)!
She has released 10 solo albums. In August 2018, the singer released her first song in four years, called "Milestones."
"This is just a first demo for fans because they never get to hear a demo," she told The Irish Sun, which shared the song.
She also revealed that she would be releasing a new album, No Mud No Lotus, "before October 2019." (see full article below) "Milestones"



Sinéad O'Connor converts to Islam

  • 26 October 2018


Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor has announced she has converted to Islam.
The artist, who is best known for her 1990 hit version of the song Nothing Compares 2 U, said she had changed her name to Shuhada'.
In a message on Twitter, she thanked fellow Muslims for their support.
She has said that her decision was "the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian's journey" and uploaded a video of herself singing the adhan, or Islamic call to prayer.
On Thursday, Irish Imam Shaykh Dr Umar al-Qadri posted a video of the singer saying the Islamic declaration of faith.








It is not the first time O'Connor, who legally changed her name to Magda Davitt last year, has publicly spoken about religion.
In 1992, she sparked controversy after ripping up a photograph of the Pope live on US television.
Seven years later, she was ordained by a breakaway church in Lourdes. The Catholic Church, which does not allow women to become priests, did not recognise the ceremony.
O'Connor rose to fame in 1990 with a striking arrangement of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U.
Her version of the ballad topped charts across the world and spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, earning her three Grammy nominations.
The music video, directed by John Maybury, consists mostly of a close up on O'Connor's face as she sings the lyrics.
The visual won three Moonmen at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year, where the singer was the first female artist to win the esteemed prize of the night.
She has released 10 solo albums. In August 2018, the singer released her first song in four years, called Milestones.
"This is just a first demo for fans because they never get to hear a demo," she told The Irish Sun, which shared the song.
She also revealed that she would be releasing a new album, No Mud No Lotus, "before October 2019".


AND A SAD THING, BUT ALSO A TESTAMENT TO THE ARTIST'S PASSIONS......




https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6777915/sinead-oconnor-overdose-facebook

UPDATE: Sinead O'Connor is reportedly "safe and sound" and receiving medical assistance, according to Irish police.
A distressing update appeared on Sinead O'Connor's Facebook page on Sunday (Nov. 29). The status, which comes from her verified Facebook page and appears to have been written by the singer-songwriter, includes the sentence, "I have taken an overdose" and reads like a possible suicide note. She added she is staying at a hotel room in Ireland under a different name.
Over the past 24 hours, there have been a series of disturbing posts on her Facebook, stemming from a battle with Irish folk musician Donal Lunny, the father of her youngest son, Shane, whom the singer alleges needs psychological treatment and Lunny won’t allow her to see him.
While there is no way to verify if the posts really are from O’Connor -- she has a history of posting alarming updates -- the latest can not be ignored.  Just an hour ago, she wrote, “The last two nights finished me off. I have taken an overdose. There is no other way to get respect. I am not at home, I'm at a hotel, somewhere in ireland, under another name
.”
Billboard reached out to a rep for O'Connor, who is trying to get in touch with her or her previous manager.
Read the full post below:
"There is only so much any woman can be expected to bear. What was done to me this week was appalling cruelty. By my husband, my family, by St Pats and by An Gardai Siochana, by my son, Jake and by Donal Lunny and Angela singleton, by my son's girlfriend, his friends... after everything I've been put through and been forced to go through alone .. And punished for having to go through since I had the surgery on August 26th. Or since Shane became unwell in March, This week has broken me. The withholding of my babies from me without any sound reason by their fathers, Frank and Donal, and by Jake and the rest of my family, is a horrific set of betrayals. And has been going on since I had my surgery. The last two nights finished me off. I have taken an overdose. There is no other way to get respect. I am not at home, I'm at a hotel, somewhere in ireland, under another name
If I wasn't posting this, my kids and family wouldn't even find out. Was dead for another fortnight since none of them bother their hole with me for a minute. I could have been dead here for weeks already and they'd never have known. Because apparently I'm scum and deserve to be abandoned and treated like shit just when I've had my womb and ovaries chopped out and my child is frighteningly sick. I'm such a rotten horrible mother and Person, that I've been alone. Howling crying for weeks. And been told by them all t go fuck myself. I'm invisible. I don't matter a shred to anyone. No one has come near me. I've died a million times already with the pain of it. So yeah.. Strangers like me.. But my family don't value me at all. They wouldn't know if I was dead until weeks from now if I wasn't fucking informing them now. 
well done guys, you've finally got rid of me. Sorry the penny didn't drop sooner. I'm an idiot. When you planned to get me away from my babies did you plan for me losing my mind over it? It being the final straw? For how you're gonna explain why I died? Make sure you tell the truth. BARRY.. THEY WONT. YOURE THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS ME OR THE TRUTH. PLEASE STAND FOR ME AND TELL IT. i can't play twister. My children don't care if I live r die anyway. Neither do their dads. Everyone is better off. Never ever do this to a woman again. Let this be your lesson. I survived it when John waters did it.. I can't survive Jake doing it."


FOLLOW UP (on article above on suicide attempt) (from wiki)

In August 2015 she revealed that she was to undergo a hysterectomy after suffering with gynaecological problems for over three years.[86] O'Connor would later blame the hospital's refusal to administer hormonal replacement therapy after the operation as the main reason for her mental health issues in the subsequent years, stating "I was flung into surgical menopause. Hormones were everywhere. I became very suicidal. I was a basket case."[87]
In August 2017, O'Connor posted a 12-minute video on her Facebook page in which she states that she has felt alone since losing custody of her 13-year-old son, for the past two years she has wanted to kill herself and only her doctor and psychiatrist were "keeping her alive".[88] The next month, O'Connor appeared on the American television talk show Dr. Phil on the show's 16th season debut episode.[89] According to Dr. Phil, O'Connor wanted to do the interview because she wanted to "destigmatize mental illness," noting the prevalence of mental health issues among musicians.[90]


Sinéad O'Connor SPEAKS OUT for the treatment and depiction of women...

Open letter to Miley Cyrus

O'Connor published an open letter, on her own website, to pop singer Miley Cyrus on 2 October 2013 in which she warned Cyrus of the treatment of women in the music industry and the role that sexuality plays in this context. O'Connor stated:
The message you keep sending is that its somehow cool to be prostituted… its so not cool Miley… its dangerous. Women are to be valued for so much more than their sexuality. We aren’t merely objects of desire. I would be encouraging you to send healthier messages to your peers… that they and you are worth more than what is currently going on in your career.[65]
Fellow musician Amanda Palmer responded with her own open letter that was published on Palmer's blog. After Palmer stated that O'Connor continues to be an important influence since her teenage years, Palmer then addressed where O'Connor was "off target" in her correspondence to Cyrus. Palmer explained that she wrote the letter en route to a benefit performance for the Girls Rock Dallas group that seeks to empower young female musicians in Dallas, US, and a subsequent video was published of a tribute cover version that she included in the performance, whereby she blends "Nothing Compares 2 U" with Cyrus’ song "Wrecking Ball".[66]
These Are Dangerous Days - Sinéad O'Connor - a Musical Monday Mix track list (link prior)

1. Sinéad O'Connor - Black Boys On Mopeds
2. Sinéad O'Connor - Troy [Official Music Video]
3. Sinéad O'Connor - Fire On Babylon [Official Music Video]
4. Sinéad O'Connor -Throw down your arms/Tonight Show`2006/
5. Sinéad O'Connor - No Man's Woman
6. Sinéad O'Connor - Jerusalem (Live)
7. Sinéad O'Connor - All babies - Live - Pinkpop 1995.
8. Sinéad O'Connor - שינייד אוקונור Jah Nuh Dead
9. Sinéad O'Connor - Three Babies
10. Sinéad O'Connor - 4th and Vine
11. Sinéad O'Connor - The Emperor's New Clothes
12. Peter Gabriel (W/Sinéad O'Connor) - Blood Of Eden
13. Sinéad O'Connor - Marcus Garvey
14. Sinéad O'Connor - Mandinka (Official Video)
15. Sinéad O'Connor - This is a Rebel Song
16. Sinéad O'Connor - Jackie
17. Sinéad O'Connor & Shane MacGowan - Haunted (ZANG 65)
18. Sinéad O'Connor - Oro Se do Bheatha Bhaile
19. Sinéad O'Connor - Take Me To Church [Official Music Video]
20. Sinéad O'Connor  - I Want Your Hand On Me
21. Sinéad O'Connor - Something Beautiful
22. Sinéad O'Connor - Vampire (Lee Perry)
23. Sinéad O'Connor - Famine [Official Music Video]
24. Sinéad O'Connor - war
25. Sinéad O'Connor - The Healing Room
26. Sinéad O'Connor - Jealous
27. Sinéad O'Connor  - "Take Off Your Shoes" El Rey Theater Feb 21, 2012
28. Sinéad O'Connor - All Apologies [Official Music Video]
29. Sinéad O'Connor - Downpressor Man (reggae)
30. Sinéad O'Connor - Thank you for hearing me - Live - Pinkpop 1995
31. Sinéad O'Connor - Her Mantle So Green
32. Sinéad O'Connor - John I Love You - performance (1994)(HQ)
33. Sinéad O'Connor - just like u said it would b (1987)
34. Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live)
35. Magda Arjuna Davitt - Milestones (lyric video)

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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 2504.07 - 10:10

- Days ago: MOM = 3567 days ago & DAD = 222 days ago

- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I post Hey Mom blog entries on special occasions. I post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day, and now I have a second count for Days since my Dad died on August 28, 2024. I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of Mom's death, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of her death and sometimes 13:40 EDT for the time of Dad's death. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
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