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Raw Emotion, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor's 90-minute stint at the CNE Grandstand last night flew bravely in the face of the current elaborate style of pop performance
Raw Emotion, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor's 90-minute stint at the CNE Grandstand last night flew bravely in the face of the current elaborate style of pop performance

Raw Emotion, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor's 90-minute stint at the CNE Grandstand last night flew bravely in the face of the current elaborate style of pop performance

Date8/17/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Raw Emotion, Irish singer Sinead O'Connor's 90-minute stint at the CNE Grandstand last night flew bravely in the face of the current elaborate style of pop performance.
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