Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl welcomed Alanis Morissette to the band’s stage this weekend on the 2023 Fuji Rock Pageant at Japan’s Naeba Ski Resort. Collectively, they honored the late Sinead O’Connor with a dwell cowl of “Mandinka,” which was an early single of O’Connor’s from her debut album, The Lion and the Cobra.
“Tonight we’re gonna do one thing that we’ve by no means executed earlier than with somebody that we love very a lot,” Grohl advised the gang. “We wish an outdated pal to come back up and sing with us tonight for a really particular cause.”
He launched Morissette — who was additionally on the July 28-30 fest’s lineup — and gave her a hug when she joined the band on stage.
Morissette then devoted their model of “Mandinka” to “a fantastic girl with excessive intelligence and deep empathy, manner forward of her time, who’s not with us. That is for her.”
O’Connor died at age 56. “It’s with nice unhappiness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead. Her household and pals are devastated and have requested privateness at this very troublesome time,” her household mentioned in a press release to the BBC on July 26.
Morissette was one in every of numerous music artists to publish condolences and share reminiscences of the singer upon listening to the information of her loss of life.
“Sinead was a profound inspiration to many,” she wrote in an Instagram Story. “And to me. Her ardour, poetry, and unapologetic expression raised the bar on artistry and feminine empowerment. Her questioning of societal norms deeply influenced tradition’s appreciation of feminine complexity. Her capability to vulnerably dwell on the small a part of the bell-shaped curve was thought scary, stirring and galvanizing. I’m feeling empathy for Eire, for the world, and for all of us who’re saddened by this information.”
Watch a fan-captured clip of Morissette’s efficiency of “Mandinka” with the Foo Fighters under.
