I am deeply saddened by her passing. Her performances always featured powerful vocals driven by equally powerful emotion.
But her version of Pink Floyd's "Mother," performed live in Berlin in 1990 with Roger Waters, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson, was Sinead at her most
vulnerable and in my opinion, a full expression of her soul.
Trivia: Those recordings of her are mostly from the dress rehearsal the night before. They had power issues during her live performance and she refused to come back onstage after the show to record another take. So the concert-goers didn't get to hear this version.
I was in Berlin a few days before and attended what was the best concert I ever attended, it was a double header, Sinead and Midnight Oil - it was just her and a tape deck and absolutely brilliant
But her version of Pink Floyd's "Mother," performed live in Berlin in 1990 with Roger Waters, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson, was Sinead at her most vulnerable and in my opinion, a full expression of her soul.
Audio with onstage video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRbKXACBaoc
High quality audio only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSd0Yl5mDuU