| Sinead O'Connor – Nothing Compares to You (Prince cover) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor re-recorded the track in 1989 and included it on her second album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, bringing the song to worldwide prominence. The song's music video was a hit on MTV. The single topped the charts worldwide, including the United States, UK and Australia. The song also topped the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. O'Connor's version was listed at number 77 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time and at number ten on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s". Due to the popularity of the O'Connor recording, Prince began to perform the song in concert, and included a live duet between himself and Rosie Gaines on his 1993 compilations The Hits/The B-Sides and The Hits 1. Prince also recorded a solo version of the song for his 2002 live album, One Nite Alone... Live!. Mainly shot in Paris, the video for "Nothing Compares 2 U" was directed by John Maybury. The clip consists almost solely of a closeup on O'Connor's face as she sings the lyrics; the rest consists of her walking through an unknown area of Paris. Towards the end of the video, two tears roll down her face, one per cheek. O'Connor stated on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s that it was caused by the lyric "All the flowers that you planted, Mama/in the back yard/All died when you went away," because she had a very complex relationship with her late mother, whom she has claimed abused her when she was a child. The clip won Best Video at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards — the first video by a female artist to win in this category. |
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| A Fine Frenzy – Coming Around Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Ladders, chutes and ladders Cutting new cloth From our grandparents' patterns, We have big dreams And big dream takers They come in at the sun Just to see what would happen We're coming, we're coming around Faster, Moving faster Pushing harder, Falling forwards and backwards Of all these converts Engage our patterns Folding empires Fighting gold diggers' down We're coming, we're coming around We're coming, we're coming around Yeah, we're coming, we're coming around It's coming, it's coming around It's coming, it's coming around We seem to even be missing the start No one else but you and me have a say And we're coming, we're coming around It's coming, it's coming around We're coming.. We're coming around It's coming.. It's coming around |
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