#nothing compares 2 u

[odinsblog]

Rest in peace 🕊️

[disease]

that time Sinéad O’Connor transcended on stage.

[loveherallican-blog]

Chris Cornell - "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince Cover) [Live @ SiriusXM]...

[paulftompkins]

At the St. Patrick’s Day Varietopia this year we did a medley of Sinéad songs. Rehearsing the medley got me to listen to her albums again for the first time in years & to watch the recent doc about her.

What an incredible artist and person. A real one among real ones.

Rest in Power to someone who personified courage.

[kisslovegoodbye]

Shuhada' Sadaqat (8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023)

Sinéad O'Connor is widely regarded as one of the most influential female performers of the 90s, not only for her sensational performances and raw vocal emotion but also for her outspoken confidence to express herself publicly.

Sinéad was born in Dublin in 1966, and was discovered by Paul Byrne, drummer of U2 protégés In Tua Nua, while singing wedding covers in the city. After co-writing the first In Tua Nua single, she left school to focus on music, studying voice and piano at the Dublin College of Music. She relocated to London in 1985.

Her debut album, The Lion and the Cobra produced two alternative hits ‘Troy’ and ‘Mandinka’ and would go on to be one of 1987’s most critically acclaimed LPs. Follow up, 1990’s I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got confirmed her as a major artist with the Prince-written Nothing Compares 2 U reaching number 1 in the UK, the US and globally.

A series of public gestures have tended to interrupt the critical focus on O’Connor’s artistry including her infamous performance on SNL where she ripped up a photograph of Pope John Paul II. However, Sinéad’s ability to move through Pop, Rock, Folk, Reggae and incorporate multiple influences into her complex and powerful sound is in evidence all throughout her now three-decade long career.

Her death comes a year after the mother-of-four's son Shane, 17, took his own life in January 2022 after escaping hospital while on suicide watch. 

Farewell, beloved one...

[ipomoea-batatas]

I could eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant

But nothing, I said nothing can take away these blues

I could put my arms around every boy I see

But they’d only remind me of you

All the flowers that you planted, mama

In the backyard

All died when you went away

‘Cause nothing compares

Nothing compares to you

[myimaginaryradio]

Nothing Compares 2 U - Chris Cornell

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: January 8, 1990

Lyrics:

It's been seven hours and 15 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

'Cause nothing compares, nothing compares to you

I went to the doctor, 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

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

Songwriter: Prince Rogers Nelson

Nothing compares

Nothing compares to you

Nothing compares

Nothing compares to you

Nothing compares

Nothing compares to you

SongFacts:

👉📖

Sinéad O'Connor died on July 26, 2023.

[palatinewolfsblog]

Rememberings (for Sinead O'Connor). "They tried to bury me. They didn't know i was a seed." S.O.

[90s-2000s-barbie]

Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (1990)

[catchinglizards]

nothing compares 2 u - sinéad o’connor

by me, @catchinglizards

[edsmusicblog]

R.I.P. SINEAD O'CONNOR 8/12/1966 - 26/7/2023

sinead o'connor - nothing compares 2 u

1990

[fictasticvoyage]

Y'all, I tried to get over a bit of the nonfictional pain of this fictional breakup by listening to sad breakup songs about loneliness and pain and anger and abandonment... AND I FULLY PLAYED MYSELF! This is now so much worse! Come wallow with me. What are your songs?

[brightlotusmoon]

“There was no therapy when I was growing up. So, the reason I got into music was therapy. Which is why it was such a shock for me to become a pop star, it’s not what I wanted. I just wanted to scream.” - Sinead O'Connor

[fallimentiquotidiani]

It's been seven hours and 15 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, 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

[velvet4510]

YT song links for reference:

“Cherish”

“The Experience of Love”

“The Great Pretender”

“How Does a Moment Last Forever”

“I Won’t Say I’m in Love”

“The Night We Met”

“Not a Day Goes By”

“Nothing Compares 2 U”

“The Scientist”

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

“We May Never Love Like This Again”