Back in the days he mocked her on SNL and even said he wanted to smack her in the face because of the pope picture incident. Putting aside her islam idiocy and some other questionable remarks (for which she actual apologized herself), she was spot on on with her criticism of the catholic church and its pedophile history.
shareWell, during the time most members of American society weren't aware of what the Roman Catholic Church was hiding. Also the large majority of the country (at the time) were church goers. Heck, most businesses were still closed on Sundays during that time period. It was a different, and more innocent world than the one that we live in today. So, the outrage (at the time) was understandable.
To be honest about her though, she really wasn't that talented. Her other songs were not very memorable, she didn't have a great voice, and she had only one real hit that Prince (who was very talented) wrote for her. So, even if she hadn't done what she did, her career at that level was just about over.
As for Joe Pesci apologizing to her- I seriously doubt it, but if he did I'd imagine that it would go something like this
"You know, yeas ago, ya went on tv an disgraced da pope in font of allota youts. I called youz sum bad names, an I just wanna apologize. Oh, and I'll tell youz sumthin else too... Go fuck ya mother you slimy shit stain, mutha fucka!"
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shareprince did not write that song for her - she did a cover and her cover was vastly better than his rendition - the video prolly had a lot to do with it as well. Just like when it comes to acting - you might not have any particular talent, but your voice and appearance/acting might work better for certain songs than it would if it were to be sang by anyone else on the planet (OK, I don't actually believe that - but the video? - that was gold). She was born for that song - one hit wonder, perhaps? I will agree that her own stuff is not that great - but c'est la vie. I do appreciate her fighting spirit - but then.... apparently she and her son (who had just recently passed away at the age of 17) were both vaxxed. Interesting.
The son had a history of struggling with mental illness, and had previously been on suicide watch. It’s said he was ultimately successful in taking his own life - and it’s been suggested she may have ultimately done the same although that has in now way been officially confirmed or denied. But it wouldn’t be the first time a celebrity suffering horribly following a child taking their life. Kristoff St. John, a soap opera actor on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS struggled a lot and was on suicide watch after his own son took his life. He apparently also drank a lot which was a contributing factor in his untimely death in 2019.
shareA one-hit wonder? Are you high? Ever heard "Mandinka?" "I Want Your (Hands on Me)?" "Troy?" "Heroine?" May not be to your taste, but she did write a lot of objectively great works. And the vaxx comment? Disgusting.
shareI do recall searching her name on youtube - and looking at the vids with the highest hit numbers - the numbers weren't all that high - and yes, the quality wasn't great (imho) - but as you say, this is all very subjective. Nothing compares was an anomaly - not her song, so a great departure from what is her actual material.
The vaxx comment is meaningful. You see - when I look at rage against the machine and their main protest song - I genuinely begin to ponder about the real views of that group, especially when it implemented vaxx mandates for people showing up at their concerts, even in states where vaxx mandates were not a thing. If you are getting your info from CNN, you are not anti-establishment. If you are not trying to cut through the BS by using critical thinking skills, you are not anti-establishment. If you support censorship, you are not anti-establishment. Rage against the machine is just one of many, many other pseudo-anti-establishment groups.
This is why I now begin to ponder about O'Connor as well.
I loved her work. She had a beautiful voice. One writer did say yesterday, that she was at heart a punk musician shoehorned into being a pop musician and I think there’s some truth to that. But I love her stuff, and wish she’d had a chance to do more work back in the day as like all good artists she would have continued to grow.
sharePerhaps she was spot on with what she chanted on SNL, but she was an asshole for doing it. She went WAY off script for her appearance and you just don’t do shit like that. I’ve spit on her ever since.
That said, the physical and mental health issues she suffered with are gone. I can’t imagine the pain since her son took his own life last year.
It was poorly done, why is the Pope the enemy? Sure we get it now but at the time it was just attention seeking. And why on a comedy show? Common now to rant politics in inappropriate places but back then entertainment could still just be about entertainment.
shareProbaly becasue she wasnt going to get invited onto a show called "This Big issues: this week - Catholics church"
shareIt is doubtful she would have ever been invited on one of the many news related programs. I can't say I ever saw her get interviewed back then either but then I was never looking.
shareWhy should he have apologized? He was right.
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