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Track: Jackie
Artist: Sinéad O'Connor
Album: The Lion and the Cobra

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Irish singer-songwriter and activist, born 8 December 1966 in Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland, died 26 July 2023 in London, England (United Kingdom). Sister of [a=Joseph O'Connor]. Her debut studio album, "The Lion And The Cobra", was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 album, "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got", was her biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Its lead single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", was honoured as the top world single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards. Sinéad O'Connor achieved chart success with "Am I Not Your Girl?" (1992) and "Universal Mother" (1994), both certified gold in the UK, as well as "Faith And Courage" (2000), certified gold in Australia. "Throw Down Your Arms" (2005) achieved gold status in Ireland. Her career encompassed songs for films, collaborations with numerous artists, and appearances at charity fundraising concerts. O'Connor's memoir, "Rememberings", was published in 2021 and became a bestseller. Sinéad O'Connor drew attention to issues such as child abuse, human rights, racism, and women's rights. During a Saturday Night Live performance in 1992, she tore up a photograph of pope John Paul II to protest against abuse in the Catholic Church, sparking controversy. Throughout her musical career, she openly discussed her spiritual journey, activism, socio-political viewpoints, and her experiences with trauma and struggles with mental health. In 2017, she changed her legal name to Magda Davitt, saying in an interview that she wished to be "free of the patriarchal slave names". Having converted to Islam in 2018, she adopted the name Shuhada' Sadaqat while continuing to perform and record under her birth name. On 26 July 2023 she died in London, England, at the age of 56 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma. She was buried in Deansgrange Cemetery near Dublin. In 2024, O'Connor was posthumously nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Release: The Wolfmen (2) Featuring Sinéad O'Connor - Jackie, Is It My Birthday?
Year: 2009
Genres: Rock
Styles: Alternative Rock

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LYRICS

Jackie left on a cold, dark night
Telling me he'd be home
Sailed the seas for a hundred years
Leaving me all alone
And I've been dead for twenty years
I've been washing the sand
With my ghostly tears
Searching the shores for my Jackie-oh

I remember the day the young man came
He said, "your Jackie's gone
We got lost in the rain"
And I ran to the beach
And laid me down

"You're all wrong", I said
And they stared at the sand
"That man knows that sea
Like the back of his hand
He'll be back some time
laughing at you"

And I've been waiting all this time
For my man to come
Take his hand in mine
And lead me away
To unseen shores

I've been washing the sand
With my salty tears
Searching the shore
For these long years
And I'll walk the seas forever more
Till I find my Jackie oh
Till I find my Jackie oh
Till I find my Jackie oh
Jackie oh
Jackie oh
Jackie oh