I think we can all agree that last night’s Golden Globes were a lackluster affair. Returning host/raconteur Ricky Gervais was largely sans crackle (and high-pitched cackle) for much of the evening, with Madonna’s win for Best Original Song (for “Masterpiece,” co-written with Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry, from her own W.E.) among the awards show’s few true highlights.

Really, it was thanks to Madonna’s appearances on the telecast that anyone was even talking about the Golden Globes (at least as measured by my Twitter feed), with Elton John’s red-carpet diss of his fellow nominee in the category (“Madonna hasn’t got a f—ing chance!”) starting the chatter before the show began. The camera shot of Elton in the audience as she accepted the award was priceless. That moment was only topped by Gervais’ introduction of Madonna later in the telecast, which included digs at both her and perma-sourpuss Elton — with Madge giving better back to Gervais than she got.

With the focus on Madonna vs. Elton, at least one other Original Song nominee, “Lay Down Your Head,” from Albert Nobbs, was completely overlooked. Co-written by Irish composer Bryan Byrne with lyrics by the gender-bending film’s star Glenn Close, “Lay Down Your Head” is sung by Sinead O’Connor. Despite some on-again/off-again marriage woes and depressive lows in recent days, she’s still very much in fine voice:

Last Friday, O’Connor performed “Lay Down Your Head” at the Albert Nobbs soundtrack release party in Hollywood, with Close commenting on her “extraordinary quite ethereal voice.”

Asked how the lullaby-like “Lay Down Your Head” relates to the film, O’Connor replied, “Just the idea of having someone who you can really be yourself with. Reveal yourself, and they’ll accept you for who you are.” The singer seems to be searching for the very same in life, based on her nakedly honest tweets and the title of her upcoming album, How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?

I do hope Sinead locates that comfortable space soon. Her voice, both in music and otherwise, remains a vitally necessary one.

Purchase Bryan Byrne feat. Sinead O’Connor – “Lay Down Your Head” via iTunes.