She is not "natural" on that video. She has layers upon layers of makeup. But the makeup is done in a way so she looks "natural" or without any makeup on.
Hey Jamal, song request here ...:) Could you plz take a look at: "Estas Tonne: the song of the golden dragon?" I promise you wont regret it as this guy's guitar playing is going to make you rethink the way you think about music in general :) Thx!
Prince didn't give her this song. Their label did, without his permission (labels don't need permission because they own your artwork and your persona as a performer). He was pissed that she released this song and it did better than it did when he released it. She made it a worldwide phenomenon. He even invited her to his mansion and scolded her.
@@AlphaMachina Correction he never released the song, he gave the song to a group he created called The Family and it was put on their debut album, but he never released the song at all.
This is HER song, she made it her own. And the shot when she’s crying was real and they didn’t stop filming it and ended up being on the video. This is iconic. Prince is iconic and she is iconic.
This is exactly why Prince didn't like people covering his songs, because people begin to think that it's the artists songs instead of his. People to this day believes this is Sinead O'Connor's song and people believe that I Feel For You by Chaka Khan is her song.
@@juarezderrick9647 Everybody did/do not to this day know that Prince wrote this song and I don't believe Prince was what you call a punk. She was able to record his song because the record company owned the masters to his music and they allowed her to record it sir.
@@kaula300 Prince gave her the rights to this song. He was a mastermind when it came to writing music but he could not sing worth a shit and his best song was purple rain which was mid. Total opposite of Whitney Houston and Dolly Parton's I Will always Love you
@@juarezderrick9647 I see you didn't know how Prince and Sinead felt about each other. Prince did not give her this song actually he wrote the song for a group he started called The Family with lead singer name St. Paul who's version is the best version imo. She got permission from Warner Brothers to record this song not Prince sir. And imo Prince is one of the greatest singers to ever live the only person who sings better than Prince is Sam Cooke imo.
@@Great-Documentaries Frankly Etta did a good job with Purple Rain. I enjoyed it, albeit not as much as the original, because Prince owns Purple Rain. Just like I enjoyed Prince’s version of Nothing Compares 2U; but not as much as Sinead’s version. Because she owns it. BTW, I also enjoyed the original Glenn Miller orchestra (I forget who the singers are)version of At Last, but Etta owns it.
She was was 23 when she made this song and was very beautiful with those stunning pain filled eyes , those tears at the end were real, her Mother had just died and she was struggling to come to terms with it. She had a difficult and complex relationship with her Mother.
It is.. especially even more so now that she's gone. She was a beauty like Hepburn with the heart of a warrior and the courage only a mother could have. Her mother had mental illness and was abusive toward her, kicking and punching her throughout her entire childhood. But in an interview, an older O'Connor said that she wishes her mother were there right then so she could hold her and love her and be a mother for /her/, and tell her everything would be alright.
Nothing Compares to this version. Her performance is so emotional and the video so simple, focusing only on her. Her connection was that she was thinking of her mom that passed away, like the part that says, "All the flowers that you planted, Mama, in the backyard..."
@@killmain3919 I really like his version, but her version is on higher level. And she is live even better. Both versions are very good, but her version is one of the best pop songs of all time.
She put some Irish soul into the song. I read that she just took the song and did it, then worked it out with him later. I've heard Chris Cornell's version, and Prince's, and...they don't compare. Her live version blew me away.
@@sukie584 Cornell's version is a very romantic take on the song, for me. He sings it with a sort of fond remembrance, while O'Connor's version is just full of devastation and heartbreak. She completely sells the desolation of someone who just cannot move on with their life.
She has a very hard and sad history with her mom. She suffered a lot of abuse from her and when she died she felt sadness and relief at the same time. This song has a plus and that pain can be seen in his eyes 💔
I suffered physical, mental and emotional abuse from my mother, from 8 years old until I walked away and never went home again after 16 years of abuse. Only last year after more than 30 years of silence I found that my sisters were getting exactly the same.
Sineads siblings and father disputed her version of events regarding her mother, Sinead has had a very troubled life since that time, suffering with mental health issues. She is so so talented but a troubled soul sadly
It took me almost 40 years to flat out tell my mom that she is a horrible person and she needs professional help. I know she had a really messed up life, but that doesn't give her the right to treat other people like that.
Lut, trust, you just don't know!:-) Whatever maybelline and pantene taught us was a sale, a fact I never knew until a number of Ladies around me went bald for a while! Somehow or another all that was left at the end were them, truth and lascivious men!
Sinead O'Connors Irish tone shines through... Her traditional irish folk music is very wonderfully done in Gaelic... Very beautiful God bless the Irish 🍀🍀💚💚💚👍✌👋
I can't even stand Prince's version. Sinead & the producers turned it into such a huge, emotional song. I can't even listen to Prince's version. Even Chris Cornell doesn't come close to Sinead's version.
This was her biggest hit. She has struggled mightily with substance and mental health issues her entire career and recently lost a son to suicide. She has always been her own person and is admired for her courage.
I am a child of early 80s MTV ...I think this is the greatest performance in any music video, certainly from the era, She hits so many beats in this video. Just incredible performance.
I watched an interview she did with Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain and she tells him that for her, the song was for her mother who died in a car accident when Sinead was 18. She said, "I always get to spend time with my mother when I'm singing that song".♥
Part of this song she stated she was reflecting on the recent death of her mother, with whom she had a difficult relationship. The tears just after 'All the flowers that you planted, Mama, in the backyard . . . ' you can feel her pain through the screen. I too think of my mother, long gone but never out of my heart, and of our yard, lined with the roses she grew and was so proud of - I can't listen to that part of the song and keep a dry face. For those of us that have lost someone dear no words are needed to understand it.
She gets me each and every time... and I can't help but cry. And your right she is very, very beautiful... don't care what anyone says about her... she was always beautiful and her voice is just as beautiful as she is... Always loved her version of this song.
Irish singers are a great wonder. There's something about theIr ancient culture that touches your soul through song and music; both mystical and wonderful. You should visit Ireland!
Irish singing voices can portray pain and sorrow by playing on their "Irish lint" and "Irish keening". Keenig is a traditional kind of waling done at funerals... very haunting.
Been there 3 times, NY mom's family on both sides hailed from there. My mother was a Baird in her poetry and story telling. Something about the ancient Irish heartbeat!
Her's is the BEST rendition of this song. Her beauty aside, her voice is incredible. You can feel the pain and heartache in her vocals. It is enough to make you cry. ✌
Sinead is drop-dead gorgeous in this video! Prince wrote it, but Sinead owns it!!!! One of the best music videos ever put together. She made a lot of people cry. Great reaction.
The director really wanted to just have her face and nothing else but had already spent a fortune shooting the other scenes so thought he should put them in. Wonder how much better it would have been without. Iconic video.
Senead's version cannot be compared to Chris's and cannot be compared to Prince's. They all stand alone. AND I can tell you another performance that is stand alone. Senead's LIVE performance! Completely different and absolutely amazing! She is dynamite in that one for sure!
It is rare to have three truly incredible versions of one song, Sinead, Chris Cornell and Prince. It must have been at least in part to the sheer brilliance of the song itself. Prince was an amazing songwriter on top of everything else. Sinead is extraordinary here.
This has nothing to do with the Estate. It's about publishing rights. Last time I checked, they belonged to Sony. So it's up to them to complain or not.
Amen, cause if they didn't, well I just don't know what, but something bad. Cause it's the right thing to do. And well, he was a good guy at heart. A good soul. That's what he wants, now.
The thing that always got me about this video is how she looks up at the camera and then back down, much like she is spilling her heart out face to face with someone she loves. Songs are just songs to many musicians, but I feel she genuinely related to this song and the emotions of losing someone truly came through.
Coz she is or was, she was a very sad being, theres an interview of her telling how she was feeling at this time in her life. Still love her and wish life would of treated her better!
She cries every time she sings this song. When she’s singing it she’s singing to her mother that passed away. So the emotion in it is so very real. For me this is the best version of this song. Thx my brother for reacting to this one. And I would also like to add her voice is heavenly like her beautiful face. Totally agree and understand you taking a moment to appreciate that. ✌️
Yes and, according to Sinéad O’connor in her video with Dr. Phil, her mother was very mean and abusive to her. Yet she loves her Mom dearly and can't wait to see her again. czcams.com/video/_H1DsWsKLE8/video.html
I think of my dear departed mother (five years this month) now everytime I hear this song so I can understand that. I was lucky to have a very loving mother though. In her case, her mother was abusive but I feel like she had mental issues and Sinead understood that and forgave her for it. Very sad, and I think her tears are probably in wishing things had just been different.
This is one of the greatest breakup songs ever written - the strength of her performance is the anger and frustration paired equally with the sorrow and loss. You can see the hopelessness and bitterness mixed with the love and grief, all at the same time. The end of a relationship is filled with extremely complex and mixed emotions, and I don't think any song catches it like this one.
Not a break up song, not with a Lover anyway. It is her talking to her mother who abused her in every respect, thus the Mama who planted the flowers in the backyard. It is a cathartic awakening. As a fellow abused, she had no way to understand what was happening to her, she just knew she had to eventually get away. Now as adult, she is finally ready to forgive, having dealt with the intense pain, sadness, emptiness knowing that she should of not be treated as she was, she (like most victims) as a child was still desperate for Love from her abuser. You are bang on the anger and frustration is part of her coming towards acceptance, and her realization of all the sorrow and loss she had to go through to become a functioning adult, still wanting Love from her parent, even though the pain given. She finally was ready to forgive her abuser, and become a fully functioning Adult within as well as outwardly.
She was a natural beauty, and a gifted singer. They knew what they were doing giving her a lot of face time. Some faces can pull it off better than others. But I bet she was a handful in her day. Troubled life, and recent tragic loss of her son.
Sinéad O’connor has such an incredible voice and this song is such a showcase for it. It can move you to tears. ... BUT... if you want to hear her sing a song that is even more awesomely sublime and beautiful... ... and you can wait til Christmas, then I would STRONGLY suggest her version of "Silent Night".
Thank you for reacting to this angel who has left us far too soon. Thank you for appreciating her true beauty, (She sang this song in ONE take....BEAUTIFUL.)
I still wanna cry (and tear up sometimes) when I see this video. Her emotions are so intimate and raw here. She unfortunately was abused by her mother. She added in the “mama” part because she filmed it shortly after her mom passed away. What we see and feel is her pain, but however it’s interpreted by the viewer, we can relate to her from our own painful experiences. Beautiful voice and beautiful woman. ♥️
Her mother had just passed and this song took on a totally different meaning. their relationship was very hard on her since her mother was very abusive. Pain, hurt, relief all rolled up in one.
She is a brilliant and strong woman, she has put up with a lot for her mental health issues and views. Her tearing up the picture of the pope live on SNL was brave.
Such a beautiful delivery of a song that Prince wrote as a way to get his favorite HOUSE KEEPER to return to her job after a disagreement. He never wrote with Sinead though they had a weird meeting once.
I was going to say Prince wrote this just as you said it. Not many realize how great of a songwriter/composer he truly was. Sad day in history when he died
It's hard to call this song a cover because it was basically written for her. He had every intention of her doing this song as he wrote it. The tears were real by the way. The crying wasn't scripted but she started thinking about her mother who had recently passed away. The tears came and she decided to carry on through them. I've seen this video hundreds of times over decades and she still breaks my heart.
Prince had no intention of making Sinead sing this song. He wrote it five years before the cover for one of his side projects, The Family. Prince said to Susan Rogers that he did not like Sinead's cover and that in general he did not want anyone to cover his songs. Over the years, the two of them (Prince and Sinead) developed a terrible relationship. That said, her version, in my opinion, is by far the most beautiful and iconic. She really made this song her own.
@@kriskelvin5775 It doesn't matter what your wiki says. The original recording and release of this song is Sinead's. Prince started performing it AFTER it became a hit by her.
@@danalynch8889 Yep. You can't "cover" a song that has never been performed or recorded. He wrote it but she performed it first. Most artists perform songs written by someone else. That doesn't make them a cover.
@@mckrackin5324 Maybe you're the one who should drop Wikipedia. The single was released a few years ago, but the song was recorded and released on the B-Side of the '85 album. Do you want me to send you a picture of the vinyl on my shelf? The fantastic world of the internet, full of ignoramus talking about things they don't know shit about.
That tear was real. When she's singing about "all the flowers that you planted, mama, in the back yard...all died when you went away"... she lost her Mom when she was 13 and never got over it. 💔😢
Sinead o conner , THE 1st time i heard this song Jamal , My tears dropped , SO amazing and her NATURAL BEAUTY, To my mom MISS YOU SO MUCH R.I.P. NOTHING WILL EVER COMPARE TO U JAMAL SHE IS A ICON ' WELL THEY PICKED THE RIGHT ONE SHE REALLY BLEW THIS SONG UP THE CHARTS LOVE HER !!!
She decided to cover it (it was essentially unknown at the time), its not clear whether Prince approved of it (he later expressed discontent over her covering it) Cornell covered it because Sinead covered it
Something about this that is so special her vocals the way its close up to make you concentrate on her and the way she looks her manerisms, simply stunning in everyway This to me is just as iconic as it was back then blows me away to this day This is one for the history books absolute perfection should get a plaque just for this song amazing performance and wow does it hit home Definately her song even if prince wrote it, no one comes close MASTERPICE IN EVERYWAY MAATER
Over 25,300 views in 2 days. I'd say it's time for more Sinead! Her live performance of this is electric, and she made another award-winning video to her stunning song "Fire On Babylon" about her abusive mother.
I kind of thought of her hairstyle as a gimmick at the time, which I regret. I used to (and kinda still do) scoff at gimmicks, but it worked for Sia, and David Bowie, and Kiss, and on and on. But looking back at Sinead, or Annie Lennox, I now look at their styles more as courageous for breaking norms, even if the deeper reasons for some might be darker than that.
To be fair, many of her own songs are bad. Nothing great to them and if she wasn't known or had a 'look' (or politics) or did this song, very few people would even know who she is today. Just going by her own music, she would have gone away by 1995, which was not uncommon at all. Endless female (and male) singers/bands were dead in the water by the 1990s if not 1980s (depending on when they started and their style). Even Queen didn't really make it beyond 1991. I think she's more talented than most of her songs show, and she has a great voice. Her version of this song is a masterpiece, though. I need to check out more of her songs to see if I just picked the bad ones or not.
💜Back story on this song that Prince wrote! He said that he could write a song about anything & if I didn't believe before (I did but) I sure do now! This song is not about love. When he was in the midst of having Paisley Park built, touring & recording his housekeeper who basically ran his life but left because her father was ill. She took care of everything for him. He asked when she was coming back & was told she wasn't. The reference of " its been 7 hours & 13 days" is when he asked about her coming back. The "since you've been gone I can do whatever I want & eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant" is him being a bit reckless eating out instead of her cooking for him/making sure he ate right or at all, "all the flowers that you planted in the back yard all died when you went away" she made sure his house was run smoorh & esp. "I know that living with me was sometimes hard but I'm willing to give it another try", he wasn't the easiest person to work for esp. W/his schedule & lifestyle , but she was really good & he wanted her back. Genius!!!💜
I've always admired and respected Sinead O'Connor, for as long as I can remember. She's fearless and will fight for truth and right. Such an unbelievable shame that she was dismissed as crazy. Rest in peace, finally. My beautiful warrior queen
Way more emotional. Hits the "heart" hard. As an aside, Iove Chris Cornells voice too. Have you ever heard of Anthony Vincent? If not, he's an imitator. He sang Billie Eilish's song "No Time To Die" in Chris Cornells' style. Perfection (imo).
I always thought "since you've been gone I can do whatever I want" is such a powerful lyric for how simple and straightforward it is. Especially the way she delivers it in this song like it sounds liberating but you just know that there's a lot of sadness behind it. She doesn't wanna do whatever she wants even though she's kinda bragging about how she can
This song is heart, wrenching and whomever created and directed. This video. Knew exactly what they were doing when they stuck her in front of this black screen just singing the song it was so impactful.
Jamal Love this song Nothing compares to u !!WOW MY HEART PUMPS SHE IS AMAZING!! AFOR ME SHE IS A ICON !! THIS SONG WILL NEVER STOP PLAYING #1SONG FROM THE 80s yes LOVE HOW SHE PUTS ALL OF HER INTO THIS SONG WHEN SHE SINGS!,YesNOTHING COMPARES TO U I HAD A CONNECTION WITH THIS SONG " WAS GIONG THROUGH SOME THINGS WITH SOMEONE I ADORED, And when 1 day i heard this song and my tear drops WOW' IT TRULY HAS A GREAT MEANING IT DID FOR ME YOUR ASWESOME JAMAL!!!!
What a haunting voice she has.. I think she was thinking about her mum that she had lost, which is why it's so damn raw and emotional... I love this song. Great track. Thank you for another great video upload. Really enjoying your reaction vids. Please try Kate Bush Army Dreamers, or any of her tracks. Thank you from England once again.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I love the simplicity of this video. Just her, her voice and the music. It’s a shame that her career ended the way it did. But sis was telling the truth in the end!!!
From what I understood was Prince was the type of artist that he could write a song in his sleep. Had so many he'd give them to other artists he knew was meant to sing that particular song
Speaking about her relationship with Prince in an interview with Norwegian station NRK in November 2014, O'Connor stated about Prince: 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*** 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.[27]
Wayyy cool I Loved that you are discovering so to speak such a classic & hauntingly beautiful song sung by the one and only Sinead O'Connor! ❤️ may she and Prince rest in peace. They were truly magic! Thanks for taking me back to a beautiful time in my life music has that power to transend and experience all the feels😊❤
1:41 "Can we just admire this natural beauty here?" Please don't. Sinead cut her hair off because she did not want to look pretty. "And that’s why I cut my hair off. I didn’t want to be pretty.” “It’s dangerous to be pretty, too, because I kept getting raped and molested everywhere I went,” the Irish singer continues. “I didn’t want to be raped. I didn’t want to be molested. I did not want to dress like a girl. I did not want to be pretty.” She had an horrific childhood. Her pain shows.
He didn’t say it like that...her face is an absolutely beautiful one that you don’t see much in the media these days...also there was nothing salacious about how he said it! It was a lovely comment and pure. Also he didn’t say “oh she’s HOT” That would have been offensive. Can’t you see the difference? It was admiration for a thing of beauty like a sunset, so please stop.
She ...her humanity to my humanity................another song Troy...live her and guitar..........Irish.........quote...I moved to London and just started screaming.......Rip dear heart
They finally let me put it up 🙌🏾
Nice, bud.
She is not "natural" on that video. She has layers upon layers of makeup. But the makeup is done in a way so she looks "natural" or without any makeup on.
nice
Hey Jamal, song request here ...:) Could you plz take a look at: "Estas Tonne: the song of the golden dragon?" I promise you wont regret it as this guy's guitar playing is going to make you rethink the way you think about music in general :) Thx!
Yay such a beautiful song even if it is from a heartbreak 💔
Prince was a brilliant songwriter, but also had a gift for knowing when he wasn’t the perfect performer for it. That’s musical genius.
Exactly
Yes, she made it her own. But Prince did not write it for, choose her or gift it to her. May they both Rest in Peace.
Prince didn't give her this song. Their label did, without his permission (labels don't need permission because they own your artwork and your persona as a performer). He was pissed that she released this song and it did better than it did when he released it. She made it a worldwide phenomenon. He even invited her to his mansion and scolded her.
@@AlphaMachina Correction he never released the song, he gave the song to a group he created called The Family and it was put on their debut album, but he never released the song at all.
This is HER song, she made it her own. And the shot when she’s crying was real and they didn’t stop filming it and ended up being on the video. This is iconic. Prince is iconic and she is iconic.
This is exactly why Prince didn't like people covering his songs, because people begin to think that it's the artists songs instead of his. People to this day believes this is Sinead O'Connor's song and people believe that I Feel For You by Chaka Khan is her song.
@@kaula300everybody knows it's his song what are you talking about? Nobody liked Prince because he was a punk
@@juarezderrick9647 Everybody did/do not to this day know that Prince wrote this song and I don't believe Prince was what you call a punk. She was able to record his song because the record company owned the masters to his music and they allowed her to record it sir.
@@kaula300 Prince gave her the rights to this song. He was a mastermind when it came to writing music but he could not sing worth a shit and his best song was purple rain which was mid. Total opposite of Whitney Houston and Dolly Parton's I Will always Love you
@@juarezderrick9647 I see you didn't know how Prince and Sinead felt about each other. Prince did not give her this song actually he wrote the song for a group he started called The Family with lead singer name St. Paul who's version is the best version imo. She got permission from Warner Brothers to record this song not Prince sir. And imo Prince is one of the greatest singers to ever live the only person who sings better than Prince is Sam Cooke imo.
No autotune, no make-up, just talent and beauty.
RIP Sinead Marie Bernadette O'Connor Irish singer songwriter remembered never forgotten Irish princess 👸. She will forever be brilliant and amazing.
Thank you for saying that. All respect due❤
She owns this like Patsy Cline owns Crazy and Etta James owns At Last. Other people may cover it, but no one will ever match it.
@@Great-Documentaries Frankly Etta did a good job with Purple Rain. I enjoyed it, albeit not as much as the original, because Prince owns Purple Rain. Just like I enjoyed Prince’s version of Nothing Compares 2U; but not as much as Sinead’s version. Because she owns it. BTW, I also enjoyed the original Glenn Miller orchestra (I forget who the singers are)version of At Last, but Etta owns it.
Patsy was what I thought of, too. Prince at his FINEST!!!!
@@Great-Documentaries I liked etta's cover of purple rain
Word!
@@Great-Documentaries yes but I do love Chris Cornell’s version. A LOT.
She was was 23 when she made this song and was very beautiful with those stunning pain filled eyes , those tears at the end were real, her Mother had just died and she was struggling to come to terms with it. She had a difficult and complex relationship with her Mother.
Prince and and Sinéad… the most beautiful combo
@@shannonholt5343and and and and 🤦
I’m 51 and I cry like I’m hearing it for the first time. This song is timeless and heart wrenching ♥️♥️
It is.. especially even more so now that she's gone. She was a beauty like Hepburn with the heart of a warrior and the courage only a mother could have. Her mother had mental illness and was abusive toward her, kicking and punching her throughout her entire childhood. But in an interview, an older O'Connor said that she wishes her mother were there right then so she could hold her and love her and be a mother for /her/, and tell her everything would be alright.
Ditto.
Prince may have written it, but she made this her song!!
exactly
Absolutely! Johnny Cash did the same with “Hurt”
Nothing Compares to this version. Her performance is so emotional and the video so simple, focusing only on her. Her connection was that she was thinking of her mom that passed away, like the part that says, "All the flowers that you planted, Mama, in the backyard..."
Yes!
That is the part that always makes me cry. Miss you, Mum
Chris Cornell... any day
@@hikl223 No, his version is pale in comparison. Sinead made it a masterpiece.
@@hikl223 Cornell sucked.
we gotta admit this is the best version
Nope, I still think Prince's original version is better.
@@Crunkboy415 Prince thought this was the best version
Chris Cornell's version is my favorite
Agree to disagree
@@killmain3919 I really like his version, but her version is on higher level. And she is live even better. Both versions are very good, but her version is one of the best pop songs of all time.
She put some Irish soul into the song. I read that she just took the song and did it, then worked it out with him later. I've heard Chris Cornell's version, and Prince's, and...they don't compare. Her live version blew me away.
people seem to love CC's version, and honestly I find it dour and boring. And I'm a fan.
@@sukie584 Cornell's version is a very romantic take on the song, for me. He sings it with a sort of fond remembrance, while O'Connor's version is just full of devastation and heartbreak. She completely sells the desolation of someone who just cannot move on with their life.
Look up Chris Stapleton’s version. It was at a live show right after Prince died. It is so good.
The live version. A pure dancer and pure soul.
She has a very hard and sad history with her mom. She suffered a lot of abuse from her and when she died she felt sadness and relief at the same time. This song has a plus and that pain can be seen in his eyes 💔
I suffered physical, mental and emotional abuse from my mother, from 8 years old until I walked away and never went home again after 16 years of abuse. Only last year after more than 30 years of silence I found that my sisters were getting exactly the same.
@@tonyhaynes9080 💜 -x-
@@tonyhaynes9080 I'm sorry you and your sisters suffered.
Sineads siblings and father disputed her version of events regarding her mother, Sinead has had a very troubled life since that time, suffering with mental health issues. She is so so talented but a troubled soul sadly
It took me almost 40 years to flat out tell my mom that she is a horrible person and she needs professional help. I know she had a really messed up life, but that doesn't give her the right to treat other people like that.
Not a whole lot of women can pull off a Buzz cut. One of the best videos ever. Such a beautiful Song. I like her version the best.
Sinead was a model at one time. Easy to see why.
Lut, trust, you just don't know!:-) Whatever maybelline and pantene taught us was a sale, a fact I never knew until a number of Ladies around me went bald for a while! Somehow or another all that was left at the end were them, truth and lascivious men!
The best version of this song is Chris Cornell's version, hands down
She's stunning. I admire her ability to pull off this hairstyle.
Reminds me of Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta... beautiful is beautiful 🤷🏽♂️
What made this song great, and continues to be great, is, she sang this from her soul, true, honest, soul.. it touches you inside.
Sinead O'Connors Irish tone shines through... Her traditional irish folk music is very wonderfully done in Gaelic... Very beautiful
God bless the Irish 🍀🍀💚💚💚👍✌👋
Yes God bless the Irish. 🇮🇪🍀
@@deirdremacnamara9885 he should react to Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile💚💚🍀✌
She took this Prince song to a whole new level! Peace brother!
I can't even stand Prince's version. Sinead & the producers turned it into such a huge, emotional song. I can't even listen to Prince's version. Even Chris Cornell doesn't come close to Sinead's version.
Yo sho
The emotion she displays is absolutely heartbreaking.. we all know that pain people.. one love x
Every breakup in my late teens was gotten through with this song on repeat
This was her biggest hit. She has struggled mightily with substance and mental health issues her entire career and recently lost a son to suicide. She has always been her own person and is admired for her courage.
"Tell me baby, where did I go wrong?"
Is one hell of a heartbreaking lyric, when you have not thought it was over, but your OH says it is.
The line that breaks me is "... but it'd only remind me of you." The line + the look on her face. :(
The way she sings it too, with such melancholy & angst..
The dead flowers too :(
She brings this song to life , still sounds great after all these years .
Hers is the best no other can touch. No one !
Her version of Silent Night is probably the best version ever recorded.
Natural beauty
The vulnerability is so raw. Great combination of song writing and finding the exact right performer for it.
I am a child of early 80s MTV ...I think this is the greatest performance in any music video, certainly from the era, She hits so many beats in this video. Just incredible performance.
I watched an interview she did with Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain and she tells him that for her, the song was for her mother who died in a car accident when Sinead was 18. She said, "I always get to spend time with my mother when I'm singing that song".♥
Part of this song she stated she was reflecting on the recent death of her mother, with whom she had a difficult relationship. The tears just after 'All the flowers that you planted, Mama, in the backyard . . . ' you can feel her pain through the screen.
I too think of my mother, long gone but never out of my heart, and of our yard, lined with the roses she grew and was so proud of - I can't listen to that part of the song and keep a dry face.
For those of us that have lost someone dear no words are needed to understand it.
@@robinhightower9031 really? Wow I had no idea. I don't know much about her...
@@mrsheatherteske You got no idea. 😢 Here’s a link to her being interviewed by Dr Phil.
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Hmm. Makes sense. Could never understand why she didn't use a masculine noun there. Just figured she stuck with Prince's lyrics.
Truth. I lost my Mom one year ago. This song always made me sad and now it makes me cry as well. Such pain in her voice, face and eyes. It’s palpable.
She gets me each and every time... and I can't help but cry. And your right she is very, very beautiful... don't care what anyone says about her... she was always beautiful and her voice is just as beautiful as she is... Always loved her version of this song.
Irish singers are a great wonder. There's something about theIr ancient culture that touches your soul through song and music; both mystical and wonderful. You should visit Ireland!
It is the bardic tradition.
Chris ..always says of himself the Irish boy from Seattle!! He didn't just lick his voice from a stone!
Irish singing voices can portray pain and sorrow by playing on their "Irish lint" and "Irish keening". Keenig is a traditional kind of waling done at funerals... very haunting.
Been there 3 times, NY mom's family on both sides hailed from there. My mother was a Baird in her poetry and story telling. Something about the ancient Irish heartbeat!
@@gregbrogan9061 Ah ha, the banshees! In sometimes, women were paid to wail around the home of the deceased person.
Her's is the BEST rendition of this song. Her beauty aside, her voice is incredible. You can feel the pain and heartache in her vocals. It is enough to make you cry. ✌
Sinead is drop-dead gorgeous in this video! Prince wrote it, but Sinead owns it!!!! One of the best music videos ever put together. She made a lot of people cry. Great reaction.
Still makes e cry all these years later, and I must have seen it hundreds of times now.
The director really wanted to just have her face and nothing else but had already spent a fortune shooting the other scenes so thought he should put them in. Wonder how much better it would have been without. Iconic video.
Senead's version cannot be compared to Chris's and cannot be compared to Prince's. They all stand alone. AND I can tell you another performance that is stand alone. Senead's LIVE performance! Completely different and absolutely amazing! She is dynamite in that one for sure!
Raw talent and she does not need to have half her body hanging out.Beautiful face beautiful voice and loads of talent.
This is a deeply emotional, personal song for many of my generation. Rest in peace. You are whole again, angel
It is rare to have three truly incredible versions of one song, Sinead, Chris Cornell and Prince. It must have been at least in part to the sheer brilliance of the song itself. Prince was an amazing songwriter on top of everything else. Sinead is extraordinary here.
Don’t forget Me First and the Gimme Gimmies. They do a great pop punk cover of it. Worth a listen. Gives it a completely different feel.
Prince wrote it*
I personally like this one best. But all three are great 💗
you mean "Shuhada Sadaqat"
Chris Stapleton's version, performed live for Prince's tribute is a banger.
She KILLED that song! I knew Prince wrote it but sometimes someone just sings the s*** out of it like that
This video is 30 years old, and it still gets me every time. Just perfect. Everything about it.
Prince also wrote the hit for the Bangles called "Manic Monday". Of course, you probably already know this
She was a naturally stunning woman. You’d have to be truly beautiful to look good with no hair. God Bless you, Sinéad.
I am stunned that Prince’s estate allowed this to be posted, but I am glad they did.
Good point. However since it was just posted today. they may not know about it yet. We'll see if it's still here in a week or two.
This has nothing to do with the Estate. It's about publishing rights. Last time I checked, they belonged to Sony. So it's up to them to complain or not.
@@borisbrosowski6630 thanks for the info. I did not know his publishing had been sold.
I like both versions, both have their appeal
Amen, cause if they didn't, well I just don't know what, but something bad. Cause it's the right thing to do. And well, he was a good guy at heart. A good soul. That's what he wants, now.
Her performance in this video just tears at your heartstrings. She really sells it.
Sinead O'Connor "the last day of our acquaintance - live Pinkpop 1995" Chills, absolute chills.
This was EVERYWHERE when it came out. It was a heartbreaking vibe.
The song was so amazing, the radio stations didn't even care that it was over 5 minutes long. They played it in its entirety without hesitation!
@@BillGraper i agree, it was in shopping malls, the dentist's office, your car radio, every station seemed to feel it was part of their genre.
The thing that always got me about this video is how she looks up at the camera and then back down, much like she is spilling her heart out face to face with someone she loves. Songs are just songs to many musicians, but I feel she genuinely related to this song and the emotions of losing someone truly came through.
Coz she is or was, she was a very sad being, theres an interview of her telling how she was feeling at this time in her life. Still love her and wish life would of treated her better!
She was gorgeous, talented, all natural, but she was also a social activist, I will miss her with Al my heart!
She cries every time she sings this song. When she’s singing it she’s singing to her mother that passed away. So the emotion in it is so very real. For me this is the best version of this song. Thx my brother for reacting to this one. And I would also like to add her voice is heavenly like her beautiful face. Totally agree and understand you taking a moment to appreciate that. ✌️
Yes and, according to Sinéad O’connor in her video with Dr. Phil, her mother was very mean and abusive to her. Yet she loves her Mom dearly and can't wait to see her again. czcams.com/video/_H1DsWsKLE8/video.html
I think of my dear departed mother (five years this month) now everytime I hear this song so I can understand that. I was lucky to have a very loving mother though. In her case, her mother was abusive but I feel like she had mental issues and Sinead understood that and forgave her for it. Very sad, and I think her tears are probably in wishing things had just been different.
This is one of the greatest breakup songs ever written - the strength of her performance is the anger and frustration paired equally with the sorrow and loss. You can see the hopelessness and bitterness mixed with the love and grief, all at the same time. The end of a relationship is filled with extremely complex and mixed emotions, and I don't think any song catches it like this one.
I think her song "Troy" is a better break up song. If you haven't heard it, you should.
Not a break up song, not with a Lover anyway. It is her talking to her mother who abused her in every respect, thus the Mama who planted the flowers in the backyard. It is a cathartic awakening. As a fellow abused, she had no way to understand what was happening to her, she just knew she had to eventually get away. Now as adult, she is finally ready to forgive, having dealt with the intense pain, sadness, emptiness knowing that she should of not be treated as she was, she (like most victims) as a child was still desperate for Love from her abuser. You are bang on the anger and frustration is part of her coming towards acceptance, and her realization of all the sorrow and loss she had to go through to become a functioning adult, still wanting Love from her parent, even though the pain given. She finally was ready to forgive her abuser, and become a fully functioning Adult within as well as outwardly.
Total Recall Overload - Too many memories just hit me like a freight train.
Amen.
This song & video will do that!!
Her song "mandinka" is a total banger. Great for road trips
And Troy
Seriously. Check out both of those tracks. Even if you don’t react, you will dig them.
She was a natural beauty, and a gifted singer. They knew what they were doing giving her a lot of face time. Some faces can pull it off better than others. But I bet she was a handful in her day. Troubled life, and recent tragic loss of her son.
Sinead O'Conner her voice is unique and beautiful. This song written by Prince is PERFECT for her!
Thank you!✌❤🎶😁
Sinéad O’connor has such an incredible voice and this song is such a showcase for it. It can move you to tears.
... BUT... if you want to hear her sing a song that is even more awesomely sublime and beautiful...
... and you can wait til Christmas, then I would STRONGLY suggest her version of "Silent Night".
Prince and Sinead O'Connor created a masterpiece. If it doesn't give you goosebumps you have NO SOUL. Period.
natural beauty...no filters needed...a better time indeed...
The way Prince writes and composes songs can only be described in 1 was ... Nothing Compares to you. God Bless Prince and Chris Cornell.
Gives me goosebumps every time. She struggles with depression & you can really see her channeling that. Heartbreaking 😢
Thank you for reacting to this angel who has left us far too soon. Thank you for appreciating her true beauty, (She sang this song in ONE take....BEAUTIFUL.)
I still wanna cry (and tear up sometimes) when I see this video. Her emotions are so intimate and raw here. She unfortunately was abused by her mother. She added in the “mama” part because she filmed it shortly after her mom passed away. What we see and feel is her pain, but however it’s interpreted by the viewer, we can relate to her from our own painful experiences. Beautiful voice and beautiful woman. ♥️
Her mother had just passed and this song took on a totally different meaning. their relationship was very hard on her since her mother was very abusive. Pain, hurt, relief all rolled up in one.
She is a brilliant and strong woman, she has put up with a lot for her mental health issues and views. Her tearing up the picture of the pope live on SNL was brave.
Such a beautiful delivery of a song that Prince wrote as a way to get his favorite HOUSE KEEPER to return to her job after a disagreement. He never wrote with Sinead though they had a weird meeting once.
I was going to say Prince wrote this just as you said it. Not many realize how great of a songwriter/composer he truly was. Sad day in history when he died
I remember it so clearly...I live in the Twin Cities so it hit us hard here.
It's hard to call this song a cover because it was basically written for her. He had every intention of her doing this song as he wrote it. The tears were real by the way. The crying wasn't scripted but she started thinking about her mother who had recently passed away. The tears came and she decided to carry on through them. I've seen this video hundreds of times over decades and she still breaks my heart.
I was thinking the same thing that you can't call this a cover.
Prince had no intention of making Sinead sing this song. He wrote it five years before the cover for one of his side projects, The Family. Prince said to Susan Rogers that he did not like Sinead's cover and that in general he did not want anyone to cover his songs. Over the years, the two of them (Prince and Sinead) developed a terrible relationship. That said, her version, in my opinion, is by far the most beautiful and iconic. She really made this song her own.
@@kriskelvin5775 It doesn't matter what your wiki says. The original recording and release of this song is Sinead's. Prince started performing it AFTER it became a hit by her.
@@danalynch8889 Yep. You can't "cover" a song that has never been performed or recorded. He wrote it but she performed it first. Most artists perform songs written by someone else. That doesn't make them a cover.
@@mckrackin5324 Maybe you're the one who should drop Wikipedia. The single was released a few years ago, but the song was recorded and released on the B-Side of the '85 album. Do you want me to send you a picture of the vinyl on my shelf?
The fantastic world of the internet, full of ignoramus talking about things they don't know shit about.
I forgot how awesome this video is. She was an instant mega-star back then.
That tear was real. When she's singing about "all the flowers that you planted, mama, in the back yard...all died when you went away"... she lost her Mom when she was 13 and never got over it. 💔😢
She is indeed beautiful! And what a voice!!
Sinaed is one of the prettiest gals I laid eyes on. Such a goddess
I've read that Sinead recorded this with her deceased mother in mind. Bear in mind she had been abused by her mother.
Sinead o conner , THE 1st time i heard this song Jamal , My tears dropped , SO amazing and her NATURAL BEAUTY, To my mom MISS YOU SO MUCH R.I.P. NOTHING WILL EVER COMPARE TO U JAMAL SHE IS A ICON ' WELL THEY PICKED THE RIGHT ONE SHE REALLY BLEW THIS SONG UP THE CHARTS LOVE HER !!!
Natural beauty, that she is and her voice is the same, amazing woman!The innocence if her looks and the pure heartfelt singing, well no one compares.
Please consider “Troy” by Sinead - either the official video or the live PinkPop performance. You will be floored.
She decided to cover it (it was essentially unknown at the time), its not clear whether Prince approved of it (he later expressed discontent over her covering it) Cornell covered it because Sinead covered it
I could listen to her sing this a hundred times in a row and I’m covered with chills from my head to my toes and tears in my eyes
Something about this that is so special her vocals the way its close up to make you concentrate on her and the way she looks her manerisms,
simply stunning in everyway
This to me is just as iconic as it was back then blows me away to this day
This is one for the history books absolute perfection should get a plaque just for this song amazing performance and wow does it hit home
Definately her song even if prince wrote it, no one comes close
MASTERPICE IN EVERYWAY
MAATER
Over 25,300 views in 2 days. I'd say it's time for more Sinead! Her live performance of this is electric, and she made another award-winning video to her stunning song "Fire On Babylon" about her abusive mother.
Part of the reason she shaved her head was nobody really.looked at her talent, just how she looked.
I kind of thought of her hairstyle as a gimmick at the time, which I regret. I used to (and kinda still do) scoff at gimmicks, but it worked for Sia, and David Bowie, and Kiss, and on and on. But looking back at Sinead, or Annie Lennox, I now look at their styles more as courageous for breaking norms, even if the deeper reasons for some might be darker than that.
To be fair, many of her own songs are bad. Nothing great to them and if she wasn't known or had a 'look' (or politics) or did this song, very few people would even know who she is today. Just going by her own music, she would have gone away by 1995, which was not uncommon at all. Endless female (and male) singers/bands were dead in the water by the 1990s if not 1980s (depending on when they started and their style). Even Queen didn't really make it beyond 1991. I think she's more talented than most of her songs show, and she has a great voice. Her version of this song is a masterpiece, though. I need to check out more of her songs to see if I just picked the bad ones or not.
💜Back story on this song that Prince wrote! He said that he could write a song about anything & if I didn't believe before (I did but) I sure do now! This song is not about love. When he was in the midst of having Paisley Park built, touring & recording his housekeeper who basically ran his life but left because her father was ill. She took care of everything for him. He asked when she was coming back & was told she wasn't. The reference of " its been 7 hours & 13 days" is when he asked about her coming back. The "since you've been gone I can do whatever I want & eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant" is him being a bit reckless eating out instead of her cooking for him/making sure he ate right or at all, "all the flowers that you planted in the back yard all died when you went away" she made sure his house was run smoorh & esp. "I know that living with me was sometimes hard but I'm willing to give it another try", he wasn't the easiest person to work for esp. W/his schedule & lifestyle , but she was really good & he wanted her back. Genius!!!💜
I've always admired and respected Sinead O'Connor, for as long as I can remember. She's fearless and will fight for truth and right. Such an unbelievable shame that she was dismissed as crazy. Rest in peace, finally. My beautiful warrior queen
I love her version far better than Chris Cornells an I love Chris Cornell.
Way more emotional. Hits the "heart" hard.
As an aside, Iove Chris Cornells voice too. Have you ever heard of Anthony Vincent? If not, he's an imitator. He sang Billie Eilish's song "No Time To Die" in Chris Cornells' style. Perfection (imo).
R.I.P Sinead O'connor😢
Was lucky enough to see him live. He even said it is Sinéad’s song.
She was one of the few that taught me how to walk. Proud and defiant. Thank you. Nearly 35 years and I still get goose bumps. Also, all hail Prince
REST IN PEACE Sinead !!!
I always thought "since you've been gone I can do whatever I want" is such a powerful lyric for how simple and straightforward it is. Especially the way she delivers it in this song like it sounds liberating but you just know that there's a lot of sadness behind it. She doesn't wanna do whatever she wants even though she's kinda bragging about how she can
This song is heart, wrenching and whomever created and directed. This video. Knew exactly what they were doing when they stuck her in front of this black screen just singing the song it was so impactful.
Jamal Love this song Nothing compares to u !!WOW MY HEART PUMPS SHE IS AMAZING!! AFOR ME SHE IS A ICON !! THIS SONG WILL NEVER STOP PLAYING #1SONG FROM THE 80s yes LOVE HOW SHE PUTS ALL OF HER INTO THIS SONG WHEN SHE SINGS!,YesNOTHING COMPARES TO U I HAD A CONNECTION WITH THIS SONG " WAS GIONG THROUGH SOME THINGS WITH SOMEONE I ADORED, And when 1 day i heard this song and my tear drops WOW' IT TRULY HAS A GREAT MEANING IT DID FOR ME YOUR ASWESOME JAMAL!!!!
What a haunting voice she has.. I think she was thinking about her mum that she had lost, which is why it's so damn raw and emotional... I love this song. Great track. Thank you for another great video upload. Really enjoying your reaction vids.
Please try Kate Bush Army Dreamers, or any of her tracks.
Thank you from England once again.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Prince wrote it but she did a PHENOMENAL job on it!! Moving and AMAZING!! She took it to #1. HUGE hit for her. ♥️♥️🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦
Wasn't she a beauty 😍 and omg that voice, that tear, she kills this song.
I love the simplicity of this video. Just her, her voice and the music. It’s a shame that her career ended the way it did. But sis was telling the truth in the end!!!
From what I understood was Prince was the type of artist that he could write a song in his sleep. Had so many he'd give them to other artists he knew was meant to sing that particular song
Prince never gave this to Sinead.
So beautiful and so talented and in my opinion, so insane.
Still brings tears to my eyes no matter how many times I listen to this.
She is absolutely perfect and beautiful
She is so absolutely stunning in this. Just stunning.
Great song! I remember this well when it first came out. Watched this music video all the time.
Speaking about her relationship with Prince in an interview with Norwegian station NRK in November 2014, O'Connor stated about Prince:
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*** 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.[27]
Wayyy cool I Loved that you are discovering so to speak such a classic & hauntingly beautiful song sung by the one and only Sinead O'Connor! ❤️ may she and Prince rest in peace. They were truly magic! Thanks for taking me back to a beautiful time in my life music has that power to transend and experience all the feels😊❤
She is simply stunning.💜🙏💜
1:41 "Can we just admire this natural beauty here?" Please don't. Sinead cut her hair off because she did not want to look pretty. "And that’s why I cut my hair off. I didn’t want to be pretty.” “It’s dangerous to be pretty, too, because I kept getting raped and molested everywhere I went,” the Irish singer continues. “I didn’t want to be raped. I didn’t want to be molested. I did not want to dress like a girl. I did not want to be pretty.” She had an horrific childhood. Her pain shows.
He didn’t say it like that...her face is an absolutely beautiful one that you don’t see much in the media these days...also there was nothing salacious about how he said it! It was a lovely comment and pure. Also he didn’t say “oh she’s HOT” That would have been offensive. Can’t you see the difference? It was admiration for a thing of beauty like a sunset, so please stop.
@@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl - Agreed.
Jamal was being completely respectful.
those eyes , a face that could launch a thousand ships.
Sinead is gone now passed away today - but her Heart & Soul will live forever through her music - RIP Sinead....!
She ...her humanity to my humanity................another song Troy...live her and guitar..........Irish.........quote...I moved to London and just started screaming.......Rip dear heart