'Falling Slowly' was originally recorded by The Swell Season duo Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, for the 2007 musical film Once. Tori Amos has paid tribute to Glen Hansard with her cover of 'Falling Slowly' at her show in Boston, following the tragic news of his passing in a motorcycle crash on July 29, aged 56. Amos performed the tribute to him during her concert at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, July 31. Hansard wrote the song alongside his Swell Season bandmate and Once co-star Markéta Irglová. AdvertisementShe also paid tribute to Sinéad O'Connor at a recent show, playing 'Three Babies' and 'I Am Stretched On Your Grave.'