Crowds were heard singing outside Sinead O’Connor’s former home in Bray, Ireland, on the day of her funeral, Tuesday, August 8.
Screenshots captured and tweeted by @davepaulkeegan Offers Crowds sing along to Nothing Compares 2 U outside O’Connor’s former home, during a parade honoring the late singer and activist.
O’Connor was found dead in London on 26 July, at the age of 56.
People from across Ireland, including the country’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and President Michael D Higgins, were in attendance at Bray Seafront on Tuesday, RTE mentioned.
The motorcade was led by a Garda escort and a Volkswagen Transporter played Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Natural Mystic from loudspeakers, according to The Irish Times. Credit: Dave Keegan via Storyful
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(SINEAD O’CONNOR, “Nothing Compares 2 U”)
– (Singing) I can see who I choose. I can dine in a fancy restaurant. But nothing, I said nothing can take away these blues. I can see who I choose. I can dine in a fancy restaurant.
But nothing, I said nothing can take away these blues. I can see who I choose. I can dine in a fancy restaurant. But nothing, I said nothing can take away these blues.