It is with great sadness that I write that Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has passed away. Supremely talented with a divine voice, Sinéad achieved fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s, especially with her album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got (1990), and song Nothing Compares 2 U, but she was also a passionate advocate for a variety of causes, speaking out against child abuse, racism (for example, see her performing her own song Black Boys On Mopeds), and in support of human and women’s rights. In her singing career, she always remained honest to herself and her beliefs first, touching millions with her determination and conviction to draw attention to important causes. Below is Irish ballad song Foggy Dew about the Easter Rising of 1916, which Sinéad sang for The Chieftains’ album (film depicted – Loach’s The Wind that Shakes the Barley). A beautiful, brave soul, RIP.