Sinead - 'Nothing Compares to You' Reaction! This Global Chart Topper Is So Raw, So Emotional!
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"Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written and composed by Prince in 1984, originally intended for his side project, The Family. However, it gained massive popularity when Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor released her version in 1990. O'Connor's rendition was a major hit, topping charts around the world and becoming one of her most iconic tracks. The song is known for its poignant lyrics about heartbreak and longing, paired with O'Connor's powerful and emotive vocal delivery. The music video, featuring a close-up of O'Connor’s face as she sings, further emphasized the song's raw emotional depth. Sinéad O'Connor's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" received widespread acclaim and remains a significant part of her musical legacy
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RIP Sinead. One of the great Irish voices.
RIP Sinead - 7/26/23
So talented. So passionate!
She was a person of the people -feminism and LGBT+ allie
@@Glaaki13she was a head case.
Eagles legend, Randy Meisner, died that same day.
@@erikrichards5072 you are just a bigot
She has a large catalog of traditional Irish songs if you feel like a complete change of pace. They really show off her vocal talent and range. RIP Sinéad. Such a troubled beautiful song bird.
She volunteered at a VA hospital where I live and my friend was friends with her during that time. Had her phone number and everything. She was a very intense person who kept to herself while in the throes of depression; yet was also quite loving and interested in being fully present for people who were suffering.
My friends laugh at me. They believe she is a joke. I think she was a GREAT singer.😊
Your friends are wrong. Sinead O'Connor was a fantastic singer. You like what you like. There's nothing wrong with that.
eff yo friends. respectfully
Written by Prince, let's not forget. RIP to both ❤
Misogynistic Prince summoned her to his home and punched her in the face because she was using profanities in interviews about the song. Profanities were a part of her way of expressing herself and usual in her sad, turbulent upbringing. He thought he could tell her how to live her life, he was wrong.
@personalcheeses8073 who's your source?
Oh please
Only one Sinead - Pure power, Pure love, Pure passion & Pure Beauty!!♥️
Sinead has a bunch of amazing songs! Her Discography is well worth listening to.
Thank You Prince ❤️ 😢
Thank You Sinead ❤️ 😢
Such a beautiful song! Near the end of the vid Sinead is really shedding tears because the song had her thinking of her mom, who passed away in 1985.
I saw her on SNL back in 1992 where she tore up a pic of the Pope. She was no longer loved for this song but became hated instead. Nowadays people say she was ahead of her time on that one.
Another great reaction! Much love from Oregon! ❤
She was right and people hated her for it.
Singing Bob Marleys “War” A Capella
Wow. I didn't know that those tears in the video was because she was thinking of her mom who passed away. Thanks for sharing that info, I had no clue. 😊
@@thisisitreactions the original song lyrics written by Prince were written from male perspective “boy you better have fun…. “ with Sinead replacing with “girl “ but she didn’t change “ all the flowers that you planted mama in the backyard “ for this reason
The worst thing a person can do is be right too early.
This song didn't hit as hard when I was younger, but now I can't watch watch a reaction to it without tears streaming down my face,
I had no idea that Prince wrote this, but I can hear his signature in it. Sinead was a stunning beauty with the same kind of voice!!! This video was great as well, you have got to have some kind of confidence to have basically an entire video close up of your face!!!! RIP Sinead and Prince!❤❤❤
I went looking for Princes recording of this song. I love prince, but he was right to give this song to her. She carried it into history.
Anything from her debut album 'The Lion & The Cobra' is worth a listen.
One of the greatest albums of the 1980's!
She was pretty much exiled from the US after ripping up the photo on live tv but she had an extensive body of work that charted well in the rest of the world - her protest against the church ignoring abuse allegations has since been vindicated but the backlash against her at the time was brutal
She was about 15 years to early with that.
Cancellation today takes no effort. She was cancelled HARD before it was even a thing.
Remembering the 80's, when Sinead and Prince were young and alive.
She had a bunch of bangers. "Mandingo" is a personal favorite.
I think you mean “Mandinka”.
whoops😂
@@btchnotme1587 Dang - that would have been funny and maybe a little racist if I did it on purpose. Freudian slip?
Sinead was a huge talent, her entire "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" album is a big part of my memories. So many great songs on that album I listened to the entire CD with my girlfriend countless times. Her career was largely cut short for the hate she got for standing up against child abuse in the Catholic church and that's a sad statement about our culture.
After knowing this is Prince's song... you can really hear the "Prince" in it.... i saw him do this live somewhere,... and if Sinead's version gives you chills,.. wait till you hear the man himself do it... thanks guys great reaction, love the show!!
Charted songs is no indication of recognition. She has had many hits. Not only that she is a brilliant songwriter, singer and artist and her influence can not be underestimated.
I bet when Prince gave her that song he never thought she'd knock it out of the park in the way she did. RIP to both of them.
Written by Prince and released in 1985 via his band "The Family" on their album by the same name. Awesome album by the way. Sinead made the song famous to the general public. RIP to Sinead and Prince 💜🤙🏼
The I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got album is still ranked in the top 500 Rolling Stones of all time. She was far more talented than her history reflects.
🎵🎶ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ❤
They say your eyes are the window to your soul ....Sinead eyes says it all💔
RIP Sinead you are greatly missed.💗🙏
Just watched her documentary. can't say I agree with all her stances but I can say I respect her standing her ground. She also said when they made the video she didn't know she was going to cry. It just happened. she said she would always think of her mother when she sang it. Her mother was very abusive to her and Sinead ended up in foster care. But she still loved her mother. it seemed like a weird situation and really makes the whole of her story make more sense
Sinead has alot of traditional irish songs. Irish music suits her voice so well.
Beautiful song heartbreaking when she performed it: Still makes me cry. The other song you guys mentioned I Want Your (Hands On Me) is also excellent but totally different really funky & danceable. I keep it on one of my running playlist as part of a warm-up..
It was very rare that Prince let other artists remake his songs. He would write for artists but not let them do a song that he had already recorded unless he truly respected their gift. She was real special. ❤
Very underappreciated, misunderstood Artist. Extreme talent.
She drew attention to the sexual abuse of children and coverup by the Catholic Church -- 10 years before everyone else.
She has about 10 albums of amazing songs. She wrote the first album at the ages of ages 16 and 17. Troy. Mandinka. Emperor's New Clothes. Three Babies. Black Boys on Mopeds.
She was way ahead as far as speaking out against the church, for the hideous stuff they were doing to kids and covering it up.
She got so much hate for it, but was right!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_Laundries_in_Ireland
With the RRHOF, it's not about chart hits and more about influence and impact. There are many acts inducted that never had much Billboard 100 success, but were massively important to dozens of other acts and musicians. She was definitely inspirational for many.
Mandinka is a great track, and the second single from her debut album, The Lion and the Cobra. Such clear and powerful vocals.
Love her voice on this cut👏❤️
One of my favorite cassette and CD listens to traveling back-and-forth to university. ❤❤❤
She was a true artist
May Sinead and Prince R.I.P. 💔
I Love her song "TROY", she hat a difficult live, but Troy is oh so Good.❤❤❤❤❤
Prince is probably the musician/artist of all time. I say that with confidence.
The lyric “like a bird without a song” describes the true pain of lost love
RIP Sinead and RIP Prince.
You should watch her do this live. It’s EVEN better. She pours her heart out on the stage. Princes original is good by the way, but it’s got a different sort of tempo. You should check it out, even if it’s on your own. She was super popular outside of the states beyond what we enjoy.
I love this song
Mandinka and Troy check this out from Sinaed
PLEASE LISTEN TO MORE OF HER MUSIC. She is Amazing
Sinead was a great singer and a hero also for her calling out the pope for the abuses
Here are 2 more superb reaction-worthy songs by Sinead:
Troy (Official music video)
I Am Stretched On Your Grave (studio version)
In any case, you guys are doing pretty good!
This was written by Prince in 1984 , and given to and recorded by his group 'The Family' in 1985 .... Sinead's version was in 1990
Prince wrote this song...she did it justice...R.I.P
Great song thanks guys🎉
She was ahead of her time with that buzz cut👏
Troy by Sinead is 👌🏼❤️
Her version of Billy Jo Mcallister jumping off the tallachi bridge is perfection
I loved this song when it first came out, but the video also helped catapult it to fame. In fact, this is one of my all time favorite music videos due to the creative artistry evident. The juxtaposition of her white face against pure black is simplistic and genius. The expressiveness of her eyes which serve to amplify her voice contributes hugely to its impact. The few bleak views of stark trees, and decaying statuary convey images of haunting loneliness. It was just a superb production and holds up beautifully over time.
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She had other hits. Check out THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, MANDINKA or JERUSALEM.
And she said Fight the real enemy. Word
What a voice eh? Whewy!
Even as much as I love the studio version, there are a couple of live versions of this on TH-cam that I think are even more powerful.
Mainstream music may have rejected her but she continued on and continued the good fFight. Check out “Black Boys on Mopeds“.
We miss you Sinead. Rest in power.
My god she was beautiful. Her song Troy is my favourite
Here's a great one I don't think anyone mentioned: Jah Wobble "Visions of You" (feat. Sinead O'Connor).
Try the video for “Troy.” She wrote it. It’s from her debut album. It’s a masterpiece.
The Cris Cornell cover is essential listening, definitely recommend a reaction
First off...Prince=Brilliance! As the story goes, when he heard her voice he said that it was the voice the song had been waiting for. At least that's how I heard it back in the day. As far as she goes...trust me...she has a cornucopia of her own exceptional music. She was a true musician and song writer. My personal favorite album is her first, 'The Lion & the Cobra'. My personal favorite song is hard though. There's Troy, Jackie, Three Babies, Mandinka, Black Boys on Mopeds, I Am Stretched on Your Grave, Just Like U Said It Would B, Drink Before the War, I Want Your (Hands on Me), Never Get Old...I could go on.
Off the top of my head, Troy, Jerusalem, I Want Your Hands on Me, Mandinka, The Emperors New Clothes, Jump in a River. She redid Elton John's Sacrifice, and it's brilliant.
You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart live is pretty sick good
,the vocal is wicked.
I just love her voice- gives me chills. She has a lot of great songs. You need to do Chris Cornell's version of this song. It's equally as good as Sinead's version.
This is a great song.
This song got played so many times I never wanted to hear it again. "Mandinka" and "The Emperors New Clothes" were so much better.
check out the CHRIS CORNELL version. it’s a live studio recording on Howard Stern i think. great version
One of Prince's best Written songs. it's about her mother.
Over the years, she had a couple dozen singles that did well. She had two platinum and four gold albums, recording well into the 2000s, so she had a solid career. As for the song, it kind of reminds me of that Purple Rain dirge pace, slow and contemplative. To me, it really doesn't sound much like a Prince song, so I'm guessing that's why he gave it to The Family who released it on their debut album (a version no one's heard; give it a listen, interesting take). O'Conner covered it because she connected to the song's feeling of loss. I bought her first CD. It was pretty good, but I didn't pursue listening to her after that, not really to my taste.
I love ur show I have something the three of u would really enjoy also it really show cases thier individuals talents off the frist album and Robert plant dose all the harmonica parts this track the name is you shook me ull absolutely love it
Thanks for your reaction video! the close up of the face reminds me of the James Blunt "Monsters" song, if you haven't, you should do a reaction to it, would be curious your thoughts!!!!
Beautiful song, RIP Sinead. Please check out Chris Cornell's version (Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog front man). RIP to Chris, who passed away in 2017.
Sinead had one massive hit, but several other Top 20 hits around the world. But her musical strength lies in several quality albums that are captivating from start to finish. I listened to her album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got on repeat when I was young and it reached no.1 in a number of countries. I liked her other albums as well, she had other solid singles as well. But she was an odd personality, too unstable to be a solid pop star for decades. She was still looking for herself, experimenting, not aspiring to be a commercial star. But she had indisputable musical talent and quality singing.
It was written by Prince about his chief house keeper. Sinead sang it about her Mother.
I’ve followed Prince’s music and career since the early 80s, and I have never quite bought onto the housekeeper story.
Prince tended to be very honest in his lyric writing, most often writing about a romantic love interest, girlfriend or wife. And often writing from his personal experiences. IMHO I think he most likely wrote this song about his break up with Denise Matthews (a.k.a. Vanity) who was his girlfriend for four years until they parted shortly before shooting began on Purple Rain. (Vanity was originally supposed to have played Prince’s love interest in that film until she left over a money dispute,) Their separation would’ have occurred within months, if not weeks or even days of him writing “Nothing Compares 2 U.”.
The lyrics taken in their entirety make so much more sense if written about Vanity as opposed to some housekeeper.
@@leeharrison8222 I'm just going by what he said.
Please find her epic performance of last day of our acquaintance
She started as a magnificent interpreter of Irish traditional songs.
She was the first to expose the Catholic Church’s treatment of children.
Her thing on SNL was about northern Ireland. The protestants and Catholics were in a literal war with each other.
No it was not.
Her "thing" on SNL (where she ripped up the photo of the pope) was in protest against the Catholic Church re; the sexual abuse of children by priests (and to a lesser extent, nuns) and the Churches knowledge about it and their cover-up and silence.
Their complicity.
💜Y guys💋
RIP Sinead
Please check out the version of this done by Chris Cornell, as well as the original by Prince. RIP to all three
A note to those who are new to Prince: his original version of this song (on TH-cam) is an UNFINISHED *DEMO* that was released by his Estate after he passed in 2016. It is not fully produced and his vocals are sub par (for him). He likely never intended for his raw demo to be released for public consumption.
I don’t believe Prince ever Intended to give his demo vocals the full treatment; he had planned for the song to be included on an album he was writing and putting together right around the Time of Purple Rain (1984) for his side project, The Family. His vocals on the demo are delivered only at a level sufficient to serve as a general guide for Paul Peterson, lead singer of The Family, to copy. This was Prince’s usual process with all of his many side projects (protégés).
If you want to hear what Prince’s finalized and fully produced version of this song sounds like, make sure to listen to The Family’s released version from 1985.
Rest in peace to Prince, Sinead, and Clare Fisher
@@leeharrison8222 the Live at Paisley Park 1999 is NOT an unfinished demo.... it is a full performance. Go watch and be blown away
don’t hate the players. Enjoy your life Peoples
She was intense and brilliant. "Nothing Compares to You" is a lovely song, to be sure. But doesn't scratch the surface of her character and uncompromising need to face the truth. She marched to her own drummer, which was why she could never be Top 40, and put into a pretty box. Take a look at this more recent song (from 2013 or thereabouts) called "Reason with Me". Just her and a guitar with a mic in a stripped back room. And she is powerful and vulnerable, and shows her unique understanding of struggles in life. Takes my breath away every time. th-cam.com/video/9kMO97yA1xU/w-d-xo.html
Chris Cornell does a great cover of this. RIP Chris too another lost gem
Sinead’s version is beautiful, but you must see Prince do this as a duet with Rosie Gaines, my absolute favorite version.
RIP Prince and Sinead.
Y’all should react to “Stay” by Shakespears Sister. Another beautiful song that was out around the same time but has a bit of a twist.
Listen to her record that features "No one compares 2 U", it's got more than a few bangers on it.
You guys gotta check out Chris Cornell's unplugged version of this song. It's amazing.
She’s a goddess
Don't get concerned with the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. It's a Rolling Stone popular contest.
She did have other hits - mostly in Europe. "I Want Your Hands on Me" and "Mandinka" from the album The Lion and The Cobra. It's a great song but it NEEDS a vocal like this one - she bled on that record. Not one moment of that song is trite or false and it's because she's so in the moment, feeling everything she's singing. You can see it in her face. Powerful stuff. I believe she also stood up for some black artists (rappers) at the time.. and MC Lyte (a trail blazing female rap artist) guested on "I Want Your Hands on Me" - a single I still have in my collection.
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I would love for you to guys to check out some Black Crowes... I Don't believe I've seen you do any reactions for them yet. I think you guys will really like them !!
Written for her by Prince Rodgers Nelson.
Her vocal version tops Prince...i ❤ this version...but i also ❤ Prince
You need to listen and watch Troy, it's my favorite by her.
Prince wrote this great song! So he needs his shout out lol!
"Troy" is a great song by Sinead. Easily my favorite.
Led Zeppelin you shook me