Watch Alanis and the FooFighters perform 'Mandinka' in honor of the late Sinead O’Connor.
“Tonight we’re gonna do something that we’ve never done before with someone that we love very much,” Grohl told the crowd. “We want an old friend to come up and sing with us tonight for a very special reason.”He introduced Morissette — who was also on the July 28-30 fest’s lineup — and gave her a hug when she joined the band on stage.
Morissette then dedicated their version of “Mandinka” to “a beautiful woman with high intelligence and deep empathy, way ahead of her time, who is no longer with us. This is for her.”at age 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinead.
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