I watched the video all weekend, and the wife and I disagree about Sinead. I agree with Little Hawk -- if she was able to chant her own little personal rant, she could just as well have sung the scheduled song. The crowd was ready, too -- the booing died down, and TWICE there was a window of about 4-5 seconds when she could and should have begun.

Booker T is playing the intro and just when it's time for the vocal to begin, the crowd noise dies down as if on cue. Nothing from Sinead.

So Booker, visibly frustrated, plays the little intro riff again, the space is there again, she hesitates, and then she gives the cut-off sign (hand across neck) so that she can start telling us how Everything Is War.

Peggy says no, none of it is Sinead's fault, the crowd wouldn't allow her to sing. I don't buy it; they let her do her *own* bit -- they quickly sat back in stunned silence, pretty much -- and I think they would have been even *more* willing to let her sing a Bob song.

Since the concert was in NYC, I figure that her controversial TV appearance must have *just* occurred, explaining the vociferous reponse. It makes sense that the only reason she was in New York to be available for Saturday Night Live was to appear at the Dylan show. This not something I'm sure of, not something I actually remember; just figured it's probably the case.