The Murder Capital share footage of Sinead O’Connor cover to mark star’s funeral
09.08.2023 - 15:05
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The Murder Capital have shared footage of them playing one of Sinead O’Connor’s tracks at a live show to mark the funeral of the late singer.News of O’Connor’s passing broke two weeks ago (July 26), after the Irish singer and activist was found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene, aged 56.The update came one year after the death of her son Shane, who died by suicide.
At time of writing the cause of death has not been revealed, but the police have confirmed that the circumstances are not being treated as suspicious.Now, Irish post-punk band The Murder Capital have re-shared footage of them playing one of her tracks at their show last year, in light of the singer’s funeral.Taking to X (formerly Twitter) last night (August 8), the band shared a clip of them ending their show in Amsterdam last February by playing O’Connor’s 1990 hit, ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ through the speakers.“THANK YOU SINÉAD,” they wrote in the caption. “Here’s footage of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at the end of our show last Valentine’s Day in Amsterdam.
Wish we could be with everyone in Bray today.”The clip shows the band embracing at the end of their set while the crowd cheer and the song plays over the monitors – check it out below.THANK YOU SINÉADHere’s footage of Nothing Compares 2 U at the end of our show last Valentine’s Day in Amsterdam. Wish we could be with everyone in Bray today.
Sending love. TMC X pic.twitter.com/86aFZ4yZXL— The Murder Capital (@MurderCapital_) August 8, 2023The latter half of their caption relates to the funeral procession held in the Irish town of Bray yesterday morning, where thousands of fans lined the streets to pay their respects to the late singer.Among those sighted at the tribute
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