With Thompson in the audience, she introduced the song by admitting that since she became a fan of Maya's blog, "cancer has hit really close to me and my family" -- the final word sticking in her throat. Before starting, she warned her fans that she might not be able to get through the performance.
Close call at the end, maybe, but she did. Swift's avoidance of "Ronan" since the song's debut is, in a way, the greatest tribute she could pay it.
This wasn't a song to become a fan favorite, to be a concert singalong or a treasured deep cut. This wasn't a song to be part of Swift's story at all -- it was too real, too personal, too, well, not about her.
To return to it would risk making it stock, robbing of its incalculable power for those who needed it most. And so in a career where so often, every step seems plotted out like scenes in a long movie, Swift had the wisdom to leave "Ronan" on the cutting room floor.
It leaves the song as a sadly overlooked testament not only to her artistry, but -- particularly in -- to her increasingly unrecognized humanity. Even on her way to total world domination, she never lost sight of the fact that some things are bigger than Taylor Swift.
Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. Top Artists. Top Charts. The band's follow-up album 'A Different Beat' was released in , and sold 2 million copies around the world as well as hitting Number 1 in the UK.
That same year, Ronan was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for songwriting for 'Picture of You', which appeared on the band's third album 'Where We Belong', released in It sold over 3 million copies worldwide and went to Number 1 in the UK. However, her devastating death spurred Ronan to open the Marie Keating Foundation, and it became a registered charity in It's now one of the biggest cancer charities in Ireland.
Meat Loaf also covered the song, and the band teamed up with him to perform it on stage at his concert in Dublin. They also sang it with Luciano Pavarotti in Italy.
It went to Number 1 in the UK. In November , Boyzone announced that they would be taking some time out of the band to focus on their individual solo efforts. During the next seven years, Ronan managed other bands and wrote music, putting out his debut solo album 'Ronan' in which has since been certified 4x Platinum. In November , Boyzone announced that they were reuniting for a Children In Need performance, and soon after announced a huge tour which began in May , with the band performing 58 dates around the world and finishing in June Ronan, the youngest of Thompson's three sons, was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma on Aug.
Thompson's story and the song hold new meaning in light of the April cancer diagnosis of Swift's mother, Andrea Findlay. Swift then performed "Ronan," which credits Thompson as a co-writer and whose proceeds benefit the Ronan Thompson Foundation and other cancer charities, according to Time magazine. Thompson's Instagram account, which has more than 20, followers, thanked the pop star soon thereafter.
Thank you taylorswift for your beautiful heart and for never forgetting my Ro. Ronan is experiencing no other symptoms and continues to be a spunky, active little boy. They schedule an appointment with Ronan's doctor with no foresight of what is to come.
The Thompson family's life is turned upside down. They hear the dreaded words that their baby has cancer. Maya and Woody's perfect, spicy, beautiful baby is diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma—a deadly form of childhood cancer. Everyone is devastated, but joins together to fight this monster. Ronan has a major surgery to remove the orbital tumor behind his eye. Surgery is followed up with 5 rounds of chemotherapy at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Ronan continued with radiation and high dose chemotherapy in NYC.
Ronan's parents refuse to give up. The doctors advised taking him home to enjoy his remaining time.
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