28 January 2020, 14:31 | Updated: 28 January 2020, 14:41 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U. Picture: Chrysalis/YouTube It was one of the biggest ballads of the 1990s, helped by an iconic music video and a powerful vocal performance. Sinead O'Connor's version of a Prince song topped the charts around the world and remains of the greatest power ballads, but what inspired it and how did Sinead come to record it?Here's all the interesting facts about Sinead O'Connor's classic hit to mark its 30th anniversary: Who wrote 'Nothing Compares 2 U'? Pop legend Prince wrote the song. In 1985, funk band The Family was created as an outlet to release Prince's music, and a version of the song appeared on their only album, also called The later released a live duet version with Rosie Gaines in 1993, but his original 1984 recording was not released until 2018, when it was issued as a single by Warner Bros. Why did Sinead O'Connor cover the song? It was Sinéad O'Connor's manager, Fachtna O'Kelly, who came up with the idea for Irish star O'Connor to cover the Hill, co-director of O'Connor's label Ensign, told Mojo in 2009: "Fachtna O'Kelly, Sinéad's manager, brought in a cassette and when I heard it I actually started crying."I just sat there with tears in my eyes. Then O'Kelly rang up Sinead O'Connor and went, 'Chris is crying.' 'Was it that bad?' Sinéad asked." What is the song about? Like many Prince songs, the star never fully clarified if there was any particular inspiration behind the later said of the song: “I think I’m probably similar to millions of people who loved the song, and we’re all people who associated the song with a loss of some kind.”While many assume that the song about a lost lover, others have said that it was actually inspired by Prince's housekeeper, Sandy Scipioni, who left him to be with her family after her father recording engineer Susan Rogers, later said: "Sandy was the person who made sure he had his favorite beverage, which was Five Alive, and she made sure the house was clean and that there were fresh flowers on the piano and that the socks and underwear were washed. That might have been the inspiration." Who directed the music video? Its famous music video was directed by John Maybury, who also directed the video for 'West End Girls' by Pet Shop Boys, and also directed the movies The Jacket and The Edge of video features mostly a closeup on Sinéad O'Connor's face as she sings through feelings of sadness and anger while singing the other segments see her walking through the Parc de Saint-Cloud in Paris. By the end of the video, two tears are seen rolling down her face, one on each later said that the tears were real. She didn't expect to cry, but then thought, "I should let this happen."She explained that the tears came after thinking about her mother, who died in a car accident in 1985. How did it perform in the charts? The song was a worldwide hit, topping charts in Ireland, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was also a top five single in the US, it spent four weeks at number one, and was the third best-selling single of was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 1990. Did Prince ever meet Sinead O'Connor? Sinead O'Connor in 1990. Picture: Getty Yes, but it didn't go well according to about her relationship with Prince with Norwegian station NRK in November 2014, O'Connor claimed: “I did meet [Prince] a couple of times. We didn't get on at all. In fact, we had a punch-up."He summoned me to his house after 'Nothing Compares 2 U'. I made it without him. I'd never met him. He summoned me to his house—and it's foolish to do this to an Irish woman—he said he didn't like me saying bad words in interviews.|So I told him to f**k off. He got quite violent. I had to escape out of his house at five in the morning. He packed a bigger punch than mine." Who else has covered it? Chris Cornell released a cover version in 2016, shortly after his hero Prince passed performed it at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, and it was also covered by Aretha Franklin in 2014.

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Sinéad O’Connor poinformowała o śmierci swojego 17-letniego syna. Pożegnała go we wzruszających słowach. Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor był poszukiwany od kilku dni – o czym wokalistka także pisała w sieci. Teraz potwierdziła wstrząsającą wiadomość o śmierci nastolatka. – Mój piękny syn, światło mojego życia, postanowił dziś zakończyć swoją ziemską walkę i jest już z Bogiem – napisała na Twitterze Sinéad O’Connor. – Niech spoczywa w pokoju i niech nikt nie idzie za jego przykładem – napisała. Zobacz też: Tatry: Trzech Polaków zaginionych! Dramatyczne poszukiwania Irlandzka wokalistka, która zmieniła imię na Shuhada Davitt, opisała też szczegóły całej tragedii. Wspomina o tym, że „26 godzin po tym, jak jej syn zmarł pod tak zwaną opieką irlandzkiej Agencji Dziecka i Rodziny, nie otrzymała żadnego wsparcia ani informacji ze strony tej instytucji. Przypomnijmy, że wcześniej artystka informowała w sieci o poszukiwaniach swojego 17-letniego syna. Policja potwierdziła dziś, że te działania zostały zakończone. Tłumy na pogrzebie ofiar samobójstwa rozszerzonego w Unewlu – Zawsze będziemy razem. Żadna granica nas nie rozdzieli – napisała w sieci Sinéad O’Connor, zwracając się do swojego zmarłego syna i dedykując mu piosenkę Boba Marleya. 17-letni syn Sinéad O’Connor, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, zaginął w czwartek, 6 stycznia. Był jednym z czwórki dzieci wokalistki. Artystka w 2018 roku przeszła na Islam, informują o zmianie imienia i nazwiska. Jej największym hitem do dziś pozostaje słynny przebój „Nothing Compares 2 U” z 1990 roku. Gdzie szukać pomocy? Jeśli znajdujesz się w trudnej sytuacji, przeżywasz kryzys, masz myśli samobójcze - zwróć się do dyżurujących psychologów i specjalistów. Gdzie możesz szukać pomocy? Bezpłatny kryzysowy telefon zaufania dla dzieci i młodzieży: 116 111 Bezpłatny kryzysowy telefon zaufania dla dorosłych: 116 123 Dziecięcy Telefon Zaufania Rzecznika Praw Dziecka: 800 121 212 Wsparcie dla osób po stracie bliskich - będących w żałobie: 800 108 108 Tumbo Pomaga - pomoc dzieciom i młodzieży w żałobie: 800 111 123 W sytuacji bezpośredniego zagrożenia życia, koniecznie zadzwoń na numer alarmowy 112.

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Znana irlandzka piosenkarka Sinead O'Connor żyje. Trafiła jednak do szpitala po tym, jak odnaleziono ją w jednym z hoteli w rejonie Chicago, podały miejscowe źródła zaginęła w niedzielę rano po tym, jak udała się na przejażdżkę rowerową. Powiadomiona o tym policja natychmiast rozpoczęła poszukiwania piosenkarki, która w przeszłości miała problemy ze zdrowiem psychicznym. Z tego powodu poddana była pod koniec ubiegłego roku kuracji medycznej, gdy zostawiła swoim rodzicom informacje, iż zamierza popełnić policja, która szukała jej przede wszystkim na jednym z chicagowskich przedmieść, też brała pod uwagę możliwość targnięcia się przez piosenkarkę na Szukaliśmy jej intensywnie przez cały czas - informowali policjanci z chicagowskiego Agencja TVN/x-newsFani poważnie obawiali się o jej życie po tym, jak umieściła niedawno na Facebooku emocjonalny wpis o staraniach, by jej syn miał odpowiednią opiekę. Wpis pojawił się zaledwie kilka godzin po jej tajemniczym ją w hotelu. Piosenkarka umieściła zaraz potem kolejny wpis na Facebooku, adresując go do członków swojej rodziny. Pisała, że są już dla niej martwi, że zabili jej matkę i inne niezrozumiałe przyznała się do swoich psychicznych problemów w czasie wywiadu z Oprah Winfrey w roku 2007. Mówiła, że chciała popełnić samobójstwo na swoje 33. urodziny w roku Marie Bernadette O’Connor urodziła się 8 grudnia 1966 w Dublinie. Jest wokalistką, kompozytorką i autorką tekstów piosenek. Debiutowała w latach 80. z zespołem In Tua Nua, natomiast karierę solową rozpoczęła w 1986 roku. Największy hit Sinéad O’Connor to „Nothing Compares 2 U” (1990), cover piosenki napisanej przez Prince’a, który następnie zaaranżował utwór specjalnie dla niej.

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It's been seven hours and fifteen days Since you took your love away I go out every night and sleep all day Since you took your love away Since you been gone I can do whatever I want I can see whomever I choose I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant But nothing I said nothing can take away these blues 'Cause nothing compares Nothing compares to you It's been so lonely without you here Like a bird without a song Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling Tell me, baby, where did I go wrong I could put my arms around every boy I see But they'd only remind me of you I went to the doctor and guess what he told me? Guess what he told me? He said, "Girl you better try to have fun No matter what you do, but he's a fool" 'Cause nothing compares Nothing compares to you All the flowers that you planted, mama In the back yard All died when you went away I know that living with you, baby, was sometimes hard But I'm willing to give it another try Nothing compares Nothing compares to you Nothing compares Nothing compares to you Nothing compares Nothing compares to you Lyrics submitted by munkeyarse Nothing Compares 2 U Lyrics as written by Prince Rogers Nelson Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group Lyrics powered by LyricFind Add your thoughts Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

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The album became an overnight international sensation, and with "Nothing Compares 2 U," the Prince-penned lead single of her 1990 follow-up "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got," she became a star.

S inéad O'Connor, the Irish singer of the smash 1990 hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" who ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live," has died at the age of 56. O'Connor's family

Sinead O’Connor has announced that she will not perform her biggest hit, “Nothing Compares 2 U,” as she no longer “emotionally” identifies with the song. The Prince -penned song was a

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