Sinead O’Connor, that Morrissey outburst, over-long films and the pitiful plight of roadies

The mellifluous melody and soaring counterpoint of this week’s podcast were comprised of the following notes … … Morrissey’s broadside on the treatment of Sinead O’Connor – and her electrifying moment at Dylan’s 30th Anniversary tribute two weeks after she’d torn up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live. … two unsettling events in the later life of Randy Meisner. … Adele revives the old Las Vegas business model (at about £8m a night). … the eternal mystery of Bob Dylan’s motorcycle crash and his Shea Stadium and Russian shows that never happened. … how long news took to travel: the Battle of Waterloo (three days), the death of Jim Morrison (two weeks). … Oppenheimer and why so many films are so long. … Things It’s Almost Impossible To Accept, No 97: Mick Jagger is 80! … in 2006 BBC viewers voted Morrissey second in a Greatest Living British Icons poll (Sir David Attenborough was first, McCartney third). Where would he be if they ran they voted tomorrow? … that photo of Pulp and their 57-strong entourage. … the time the Troggs turned psychedelic. … the endless value of the mantra “never apologise, never explain”. … TV clips from the Lost World of Rock And Roll – Hush tour Australia in 1997 (and pay their road crew $1 an hour); Quintessence in 1970, ‘the sound of Notting Hill Gate’. ------------- Clips:- Sinead O’Connor at Dylan’s 30th anniversary concert two weeks after she tore up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeJifOXAnA Glam-rock roadhogs Hush in 1977 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Iyytr1AJ4 Getting It Straight In Notting Hill Gate … https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-getting-it-straight-in-notting-hill-gate-1970-online Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free! - access to all of our content: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.