The Top Of The Pops repeats on BBC 4 are into 1994, a very mixed bag indeed. The shiny kitsch of the 80s episodes has long gone, an attempt to renew itself as a vital piece of youth culture- it doesn't really seem to be working. Many of these episodes seem new to me, a sign probably that most Friday nights in 1993 and 1994 we were already out, hitting the town. This performance made me stop and listen the other night Sinead O'Connor singing You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart...
It's dramatic and intense, the drums and strings providing a powerful backdrop for Sinead's voice and the fiddle towards the end adding to the power. Sinead' vocal is a match for anything else she's sung.
You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart
The song was written for the soundtrack of the film In The Name Of The Father, the story of the Guildford Four, four men falsely accused and convicted of the Guildford pub bombings in 1974. The song has an all star cast- Jah Wobble played bass, Bomb The Bass's Tim Simenon produced it and Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer and Bono wrote it (there aren't many appearances by Bono at these pages and on this occasion we'll let it pass without comment).
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I'm about half way through 92 at the moment.
What a clip that is, great performance from Sinead. The crowd attempting to dance in the shadows seems slightly at odds with the song though - almost like they had been told, look, you've got a free ticket in here to watch this, so dance around a bit please...
Yeah, we'll gloss over the songwriter, because that is a great song. Not heard it in ages. I had the soundtrack at one time in the distant past.
Laughing at your Bono shade.
Terrific song and performance. Bono also wrote She's Mystery to Me for Roy Orbison, so that's two points in his favour.
We can probably stop there.
Think it's best Rol.
The crowd are particularly odd, forced to dance to an intense ballad and very young looking.
You should check out "Nothing Compares", the recent Sinead O'Connor documentary. Well worth watching. The shit she had to endure.....
Yep, thanks for reminding me Jase. I've read her book but not seen the doc.
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