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SineadOConnor granted my first spiritual experience with music. Five songs into her set at the open-air World Theater in Tinley Park, IL, (8/4/90) she paused, stared silent seemingly at me far away, but straight ahead of her, and, a cappella, sang a haunting version of Dónal Og. 1/4
04:12 PM - Jul 26, 2023
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Out either side of the black canopy, I could see the deep blue sky and cotton ball clouds. The breeze, though, carried the soft, warm tones of her words above and across the crowd and directly into my chest. 2/4
04:12 PM - Jul 26, 2023
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I didn’t “hear” the song, only felt her voice move through me as if my chest was nothing more than a window screen. The lyrics weren’t for me to keep; they were for everyone. But they were mine to feel and know and remember. 3/4
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