{"id":2074149,"date":"2026-08-02T08:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2074149"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:28:11","slug":"watch-tori-amos-cover-falling-slowly-in-tribute-to-glen-hansard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2074149","title":{"rendered":"Watch Tori Amos cover \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019 in tribute to Glen Hansard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tori_amos_2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Tori Amos cover \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019 in tribute to Glen Hansard<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The late Irish singer-songwriter won an Oscar for the song after its appearance in the 2007 film &#8216;Once&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-02T09:28:11+01:00\">2nd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tori_amos_2026-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Tori Amos In Concert - Boston, MA\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Tori Amos performs in concert during the &#8220;In Times of Dragons Tour&#8221; at Leader Bank Pavilion on July 31, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Lisa Dragani\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Tori Amos\u00a0has paid tribute to the late Glen Hansard by covering The Swell Season\u2019s \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019 in Boston \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n<p>Hansard,\u00a0the\u00a0frontman\u00a0of\u00a0The Frames\u00a0and one half of The Swell Season, died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin\u00a0in\u00a0Wednesday (July 29). He was 56 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>A number of major names in the music industry have paid tribute to him in recent days, including Bruce Springsteen,\u00a0Bono\u00a0and\u00a0Billie Eilish, and now Amos has performed a musical dedication to him during a show at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday night (July 31).<\/p>\n<p>She played a touching, tender\u00a0piano\u00a0rendition of the song that Hansard wrote alongside his Swell Season bandmate and\u00a0<i>Once\u00a0<\/i>co-star\u00a0Mark\u00e9ta Irglov\u00e1. The two picked up the\u00a0Academy Award\u00a0for Best Original Song for the track in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Amos\u2019 version here:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tori Amos - Falling Slowly - Boston MA 7\/31\/26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FYnbkrwBQog?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Amos is currently touring in support of her latest album \u2018In Times\u00a0Of\u00a0Dragons\u2019, which was released in May, and\u00a0she used another recent show to pay tribute to Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor by playing \u2018Three Babies\u2019 and \u2018I Am Stretched On Your Grave\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hansard\u2019s family recently announced details of a public wake and funeral for the musician. He will lie in repose at the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin on Monday (August 3), before a public funeral at St Patrick\u2019s Cathedral the following afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Music at the service will be provided by Hansard\u2019s friends and family, while a public address system will be installed outside the cathedral due to the limited capacity inside. It will also be broadcast on\u00a0RT\u00c9 News and RIP.ie.<\/p>\n<p>Hansard started his career as a busker on the streets of Dublin before forming The Frames, who released six studio albums and topped the Irish charts with 2004\u2019s \u2018Burn\u00a0The\u00a0Maps\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Footage emerged this week of Hansard\u2019s final live performance, which took place at The Wren\u2019s Nest pub in\u00a0Chapelizod\u00a0just hours before his death.\u00a0He also spoke recently on his powerful friendship with Pearl Jam\u2019s Eddie Vedder, while\u00a0Warren Ellis shared a touching story about the time Hansard gifted him a Gibson guitar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Glen Hansard<\/li>\n<li>The Frames<\/li>\n<li>Tori Amos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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He was 56 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>A number of major names in the music industry have paid tribute to him in recent days, including Bruce Springsteen,\u00a0Bono\u00a0and\u00a0Billie Eilish, and now Amos has performed a musical dedication to him during a show at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday night (July 31).<\/p>\n<p>She played a touching, tender\u00a0piano\u00a0rendition of the song that Hansard wrote alongside his Swell Season bandmate and\u00a0<i>Once\u00a0<\/i>co-star\u00a0Mark\u00e9ta Irglov\u00e1. The two picked up the\u00a0Academy Award\u00a0for Best Original Song for the track in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Amos\u2019 version here:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tori Amos - Falling Slowly - Boston MA 7\/31\/26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FYnbkrwBQog?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Amos is currently touring in support of her latest album \u2018In Times\u00a0Of\u00a0Dragons\u2019, which was released in May, and\u00a0she used another recent show to pay tribute to Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor by playing \u2018Three Babies\u2019 and \u2018I Am Stretched On Your Grave\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hansard\u2019s family recently announced details of a public wake and funeral for the musician. He will lie in repose at the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin on Monday (August 3), before a public funeral at St Patrick\u2019s Cathedral the following afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Music at the service will be provided by Hansard\u2019s friends and family, while a public address system will be installed outside the cathedral due to the limited capacity inside. It will also be broadcast on\u00a0RT\u00c9 News and RIP.ie.<\/p>\n<p>Hansard started his career as a busker on the streets of Dublin before forming The Frames, who released six studio albums and topped the Irish charts with 2004\u2019s \u2018Burn\u00a0The\u00a0Maps\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Footage emerged this week of Hansard\u2019s final live performance, which took place at The Wren\u2019s Nest pub in\u00a0Chapelizod\u00a0just hours before his death.\u00a0He also spoke recently on his powerful friendship with Pearl Jam\u2019s Eddie Vedder, while\u00a0Warren Ellis shared a touching story about the time Hansard gifted him a Gibson guitar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-tori-amos-cover-falling-slowly-in-tribute-to-glen-hansard-3960279&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tori_amos_2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Tori Amos cover \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019 in tribute to Glen Hansard The late Irish singer-songwriter won an Oscar for the song after its appearance in the 2007 film &#8216;Once&#8217; By Max Pilley 2nd August 2026 Tori Amos performs in concert during the &#8220;In Times of Dragons Tour&#8221; at Leader Bank [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2074149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2074149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2074149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2074149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2074149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}