Unreleased Sinéad O’Connor song debuts in BBC show after her death

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told The Guardian. “I stripped the song away to just Sinéad’s voice and then let the full power come in for the second half.”Holmes continued: “It’s incredible how the meaning of the song came together with this story It was just meant to be.

There’s a certain magic when you bring music to an emotive story.”Holmes, who produced O’Connor’s music before her death, revealed that the late activist allowed the track to be used before the show even started shooting. (The “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer died at age 56 in July.

A cause of death was not disclosed.)“Sinéad sanctioned the track for use before they had even started shooting, and when the producers heard it they were amazed to have something so strong,” recalled Holmes. “We all felt the only place this can go is at the end,”The Post reached out to Holmes for comment.

O’Connor, who was placed inside one of the homes at the age of 15 by her parents when she was caught stealing, often spoke of her sympathy for those who were abused by the church.“In the lyrics Sinéad was trying to say, I think, that though she’d been through great turmoil, it would not stop her being who she wanted to be,” said Holmes. “She never really spoke about the meaning of her songs.