Nothing Compares 2 U (2)
This week’s instalment of Music Monday is Nothing Compares 2 U by The Family from their 1985 album, The Family. The Sinéad O’Connor version is from their 1990 album, I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got.
Prince wrote the song in 1984 and gave it to his side project The Family, who recorded it for their self-titled debut album but never released it as a single. It languished in relative obscurity until Sinéad O’Connor recorded her version five years later. O’Connor’s recording topped the charts in over a dozen countries and won Video of the Year at the 1990 MTV VMAs, making it one of the most successful covers in pop history.
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