愛爾蘭女歌手［西妮歐康諾］回歸溫柔母性之作──民謠搖滾抒情曲──［This Is To Mother You／這是給母親的］

This is to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you
This is to be with you
To hold you and to kiss you, too
For when you need me I will do
What your own mother didnt do
Which is to mother you
All the pain that you have known
All the violence in your soul
All the wrong things you have done
I will take from you when I come
All mistakes made in distress
All your unhappiness
I will take away with my kiss, yes
I will give you tenderness
For child I am so glad I found you
Although my arms have always been around you
Sweet bird although you did not see me
I saw you
And
Im here to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you
End

１９９７年６月，３０歲半的愛爾蘭性格女歌手西妮歐康諾（Sinead O’Connor）推出EP迷你專輯［Gospel Oak ／福音橡樹］（Chrysalis唱片）

EP以奧康納當時居住的倫敦福音橡樹區命名。

封面照片顯示了倫敦北部福音橡樹火車站附近的兩座磚砌斜拱橋。

它是獻給“以色列、盧安達和北愛爾蘭人民”的。

［Gospel Oak ／福音橡樹］由西妮，John Reynolds，Dónal Lunny製作，

英國收錄四首歌．美國版收錄六首歌．日本版收錄五首歌

迷你專輯融合另類搖滾，民謠搖滾等曲風，內容呈現西妮溫柔誠摯的母性，獲得好評．

歐康諾也留長頭髮，以優雅形象示人，有別以往的光頭／平頭叛逆造型，

看起來神似當時美國影星薇諾娜瑞德（Winona Ryder）

［Gospel Oak ／福音橡樹］登上愛爾蘭專輯榜＃４　

英國＃２８　澳大利亞＃４９　美國榜＃１２８

首支單曲為［This Is To Mother You／這是給母親的］

西妮，John Reynolds，Dónal Lunny製作成一首民謠搖滾抒情曲，

編曲簡潔素雅，歐康諾以呢喃式的柔和嗓音演繹，溫馨迷人．

［This is to Mother You］拿到愛爾蘭榜＃１７

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F4_r1al3YM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chv1JkArc4g

TOTP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqt3YZ6gG2w

2009 Version＊Sinead OConnor, Mary J Blige, Martha B（Audio）

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozQpcVZhUEw

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaMpsSJSPt4