Sinéad on David Letterman Show
June 8, 200

Ben Adams reports:

Sinead didn't come on until the very end of the show. After the Top 10 list,
the had a commercial break, and that's when they set up for the band. And it
was a HUGE band! There were strings, guitars, John Reynolds on drums, and
three divas singing backup! It was really interesting to see them transform
the whole stage in a matter of minutes. There was TONS of gear--more than
I've ever seen her use on previous TV appearances. Sinead gently stepped out
with everyone else and took her place in front, and there was still plenty
of time to spare before the commercials ended. Meanwhile Sinead just stood
there and moved a little while Paul & co. played (they always played during
the commercials). Sinead waved at Dave when he came onstage, almost as
though they hadn't seen each other yet. He told her she looked great, which
she did. Her hair was very, very short (almost bald), and she was wearing a
forest green dress that had kind of a suit-like top with full shoulders. The
best part was the shoes! The heels must have been a mile high, and they were
very strappy!

Dave introduced Sinead's CD and said we should all go buy half a dozen
copies of it tomorrow (if only we could!) Then the band started into that
unmistakable intro of No Man's Woman! I was secretly hoping to hear
something I hadn't heard yet, but it was cool to hear this version of NMW. I
felt like the performance was less intense and focussed than the album
version, but it was still very impassioned. It seemed less produced, which
was nice, but I was hoping she would really scream her lungs out. Now, I
know you won't believe me when I say this, but I swear when she sang, "I've
got a loving man, but he's a spirit," she looked straight up at ME! It was
the only time she really lifted her eyes up. She did a lot of pointing to
herself throughout the song, which was cool.