First Time Hearing Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U Reaction

[@anthonyv1719]

One of the few times when the cover is better than the original.

[@znk0r]

I'm not sure this is really accurate. There are so many great covers and some times people don't realize they are, ccr and led zeppelin have great hits that are covers. More recently disturbed's sound of silence cover is a great example. The thing is most times covers come from a love for the song and when it's the case it shows. Just going down a list of the top covers can be a shocking experience.

[@maryannturton9830]

Agreed!

[@PeterYates-kb4hp]

This is definitely better than the original.

[@oskarobit]

That's too much saying. Musically talking this cover is quite less complicated. Check Prince live version with Rosie Gaines. 😉 Edit: The singing patterns are almost identical, it has a more modern (90s) simple drum-machine (with real cymbals) and puts vocals (as a chorus) without silences between the notes instead of syncopated voices or instruments. I guess an artist of Prince's calibre carries a lot of weight if you're a real musician... I just love both versions (or even all three with the Family version).

[@znk0r]

@@oskarobit complexity does not make something better this is a falicy.

[@nanook8721]

Prince may have written the song, but it belongs to Sinead. Rest in peace ❤️

[@ChefBarb58]

AMEN 💙

[@jerryrifenburg28]

Rip

[@_nauticaldisaster_]

Just cry man, don't fight it. I've cried like 4 times already. It's just the song reaching the soul.

[@PeterYates-kb4hp]

All of Sinead's songs hit the soul as she sings from the heart.

[@Babs.vte.90]

❤ this

[@troytucker3467]

It's crazy, I wish she was around in 2024, to see all the love she is still getting. Thank you mate.

[@kittenklub1964]

Thank you from Ireland for your HEARTFELT reaction☘ We are mourning our beautiful Daughter Sinéad💔We lost her only a few weeks ago....tragic.She was a force of nature with unmatched talent, but she was also very fragile. Please react to her live acapella performance of 'I Am Stretched On Your Grave' - a 17th-century Irish poem that she transformed with just her voice and a 'beat box' sample; She was keening for our Country & it is pure perfection. The media and music industry cruelly shunned her for speaking THE TRUTH about the catholic abuse of innocent Irish children, including herself & she was eventually proven CORRECT - now an acknowledged fact globally. But the damage was already done to her and her career. I hope they're proud of their relentless victim shaming of a 23 year old girl who was brave enough to speak out. Rest easy Sinéad - I hope you're finally at peace with your beloved son, Shane💚

[@eve7093]

❤

[@CyberChunk77]

Well said... RIP to a real hero who was pilloried for speaking the truth.

[@thomastreece6773]

When this song hit the radio airwaves in 1990, music lovers couldn't get enough of it. Between her voice and the lyrics, it just hit different (as you said). I followed Sinéad O'Connor's music from that point forward. Because I've been a fan for 30 years (and because she just passed away this summer), it's particularly poignant to hear by reactors recently. Your reaction captured the intense grief of the song as well as Sinéad's own passing better than any other reactor. Thank you for your courage while revealing your innate vulnerability/empathy as you honored this wonderful Irish vocalist! 🎤😥🎶💚🤍❤

[@Finleyjack]

I could not agree with you more!

[@BlackVultureX]

You can tell by the lyrics that Prince wrote it. Man had a way with words. This is an amazing cover.

[@TheNotedHero]

Some bastard sneaks up behind me and starts cutting onions every time I hear this song. Every time, he's been doing it to me since the early 90s, one day imma catch him! Man, Sinead was beautiful. RIP

[@Sweetrose333]

Yeah somebody cuts onions every time I hear this too ❤

[@pattitunn1298]

Incredible woman. You need to find out about her life story. Unbelievable

[@michelebossoletti]

Shon, my mama has been gone 31 years now. Every day is still hard without her. Cherish your mama as I see you doing now, always.

[@ricelaker]

This singer, this singer, man this singer....no words are good enough for this singer,

[@maurolascorza5010]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

RIP SINEAD & PRINCE who wrote this masterpiece.😢🕊🙏✌🌻🌻

[@RogerThat1986]

And Chris Cornell, who also did a great cover of this song. RIP to all three.

[@johndoyle2397]

I appreciate your emotional response to the singing. We love sinead here in Ireland. The singing, goinng from high whispering notes ro strong raspy noted.is called keening. Its a very peculiar irish way of singing. Its specifically designed to evoke emotions from the audience

[@AngieWolfK72]

This is truly felt by her while singing it. She had a beautiful voice and will be truly missed……..

[@oskarobit]

Only a master like Prince could write a song like this and only a pure soul like Sinead could sing it like she did. Prince wrote it for a parallel project (The Family) as a man regretting his mistakes with with a girl. There's a live version recorded at Paisley Park, in a duo with Rosie Gaines (powerful soulful amazing voice), Kathy Jensen in the sax, Larry Graham on bass... that is absolutely fabulous. Men can cry, man, it's natural. It just makes you MORE HUMAN.

[@watcher6659]

... and Prince was NOT gay ;)

[@oskarobit]

@@watcher6659 and... where is this coming from? did I miss something in the reaction? I don't mind if one artist or band is gay, from the moon, blue skin or with two asses. I'm concern about the talent.

[@watcher6659]

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[@V12BenzAMG]

Tears every time.. you're just not human if this song/her doesn't hit your heart ❤

[@FluffySylveonBoi]

Problem is, I watched at least 30 reactions per one night and I am slowly running out of tears now, my eyes itch.

[@BosLady-w3k]

Shon, I think you're one of the best reactors I watch. You really take your what your do very seriously; you do more than just present a song. You truly listen, truly feel, truly express so well. Keep up the great work!

[@joycewalbert1413]

GOD love her...may she be in peace surrounded by light & love. She suffered so much during her life with mental illness- but she was always REAL and trying to understand. When her son committed suicide she lost all will to live. She was just gorgeous here and your reaction & comments were phenomenal and insightful and so empathetic. You are a really good man, Shon.

[@maurolascorza5010]

💝

[@jacqueline4514]

Sinead O’Connor’s delivery of this song is STILL mesmerizing. She passed very recently 😢 Unfortunately, she had a very rough upbringing; I think that must play a part in how soulfully she sings.

[@susangalloway3055]

Her performance of Prince’s beautiful song is stunning.

[@alanhall2216]

I've seen other reaction videos of this amazing haunting song by Sinéad, and I want to thank you for actually listening to the lyrics and the meaning and heartfelt passion that she projected in the singing of this song. Thank you.

[@alanhall2216]

Oh and the tears at the end were real.

[@nicolehand]

Watching young folks be moved to tears from music I’ve loved for decades is an amazing experience. This is why I love reaction videos! Thank you so much for sharing your raw emotions with us! 🥰

[@DZtoUSA]

Thank you for honoring her ❤

[@nuckynox]

This song and the way the light hits her, she was truly beautiful. RIP Sinead.

[@jimiewilliams7623]

Heartfelt reaction.

[@CatskillsGrrl]

It was also a VERY innovative video. Her face is just perfection.

[@hayvanlarankara]

I cry every time I hear "Jackie " so yeah, right here with you!

[@Chrislrandall]

This dude is one of the most charismatic people on KZbin.

[@the.wayne.b]

when i was 12 and i first heard this, i had some tears too man. everything about sinead was beautiful.

[@helenwilkinson9926]

RIP Sinead…gone but never forgotten…Blessed Be sweet angel. 😢

[@WendyDarling1974]

I was a fan of Sinead’s from the get-go, talking early 90s when I was in high school. She had my heart all these years. I cried when she died and went on a super binge of listening to her for weeks. I highly recommend her autobiography, it’s just unbelievable.

[@ccollins2890]

Wow, that hit you right in the feels. I bet your mom loves you right back! You brought back how this song hit me the first time I heard it. That voice.

[@johngoad]

My are totally sweating too… and I’ve listened to this song at least 10,000 times before and that’s a lot of sweat. We’re lucky she shared this with us.

[@jamescanole3940]

Great reaction! RIP Sinead.

[@mariaklein2715]

Great song and another great reaction! Check out Chris Cornell’s version. ❤️

[@bearballin]

This is one the most raw performances to include the up close video shots. It's like you can't look away from her intense gaze, and the simplicity of the violins is exquisite. And what makes it even more painful is knowing yes she was in deep thought about her mother who had recently passed. And yet her relationship with her mom was particularly painful in that her mom was horribly abusive toward her. RIP Sinead...❤

[@singlemothertrucker376]

I loved her from the first time I heard her in 1990. I was in a horrible place back then an Sinead was right there helping me through. Thank you Sinead for lighting up the world the way you did R.I.P.

[@abklattenhoff464]

❤ love this reaction. I cry every single time I hear this song.

[@eppopsinned]

This song is perfect for her. Very very nice reaction. Yes she bring a man to cry with her voice.👍

[@Jay_Dee420]

Love the reaction bro, it does hit hard she dealt with her lose and suffered mentally and emotionally until the end, July 26th 2023 RIP Sinéad O'Connor a legend

[@MZ-bl6wg]

I lost my mom to brain cancer recently so I’m really feeling this hard. This artist just passed away too so this hits even harder

[@charlenegodbee1202]

I love ❤my PRINCE😢. HE WAS A PRODUCER FOR SOOOO MANY ARTISTS.

[@herbtaylor4493]

I lost my mom in 2020..... I miss her every day. My mom was the most loving person I've ever known

[@Londubh1]

Great reaction. Greetings from Ireland. Many thanks. Yes her tears WERE real. Everything about Sinéad was real even her craziness. But a beautuful and gentle soul, 😢🇮🇪

[@User_ginny_aikensc_92753]

Although I loved my mother deeply, and she was never anything but loving and nurturing to me; I can't help but feel deep sorrow for her that her mother was abusive towards her. A death in our families leaves us wondering if we did enough, said enough and told them "I love you" enough, no matter the circumstances. That is what makes this performance so compelling. It leaves us with a feeling of wanting to know more. RIP Sinead..the pain has ceased to exist. ❤

[@looneygardener]

My mother in law passed and came to me in a dream. I asked her what it felt like to die. She said the instant you die, you are in pure bliss. I am blessed to have this gift. She is zooming around the universe surrounded with pure love.

[@User_ginny_aikensc_92753]

@@looneygardener My mom came to me in a dream about 2 weeks after she passed. I heard her voice clear as day as "we talked on the phone" and she said "I just wanted you kids to know how beautiful it is here." I was fine after that, I knew she arrived where she wanted to be. 🤗

[@levaulafaafuata7064]

Heart felt. This is why we must appreciate life, especially to those that are dearest to us. I feel that sometimes we judge ourselves out of possibly guilt and our worthiness. Time can be easily taken for granted. So therefore we must appreciate our valued time with parents, children and dearest friends. You owe it to them and to yourselves. Sorry can be the hardest word. Thank you Shon for the video.

[@looneygardener]

@@User_ginny_aikensc_92753 yep, it's real. We are just passing through.

[@looneygardener]

@@User_ginny_aikensc_92753 I had a phone call dream from my dad about 3 months after he passed. I felt he was confused. I told him he had passed away and he said, they haven't taken the cover off the light yet. Holy crap. It m ade me sad for him, but I wasn't surprised.

[@dannafreespirit6831]

I have watched many people react to her song and you are literally the only person who I feel gave a genuine reaction. Meaning, I really feel that you tuned into the song and focused on feeling the song completely whereas most people I felt resisted the emotions and resisted feeling it completely which is why you got emotional because you allowed yourself to feel completely. Good job. A genuine reaction

[@empyrealone]

Remember, this song was written by Prince, and is a break up song. Hes not referring to his mother when he writes "all the flowers that you planted mama", he's referring to his girl. "Mama" is a nickname for his girl in this context. Another example of "Mama" being used in this way is Mama I'm Coming Home by Ozzy Osbourne, he's referring to his wife Sharron in that song

[@TaylorB4Life]

She was a treasure. Rarefied talent.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Her big hit is great. But her song "Troy" is my absolute favorite. She wrote it, and she fully invests that song with all her soul and emotion. And it's genuine. An absolutely brilliant song.

[@PeterYates-kb4hp]

TROY is Sinead's masterpiece. It is a Work of art.

[@ladylisaromance8129]

You should hear it live... 🤯🤯🤯 And I'm a HUGE Prince fan... adore him. RIP, Prince 😢🕊 But she blew this outta the water. She owned this track... full bodied. ❤❤❤❤ RIP, Sinèad 🕊 😢 I'm praying they have cast aside their differences and are singing together in Heaven. Edited to tell you Prince wasn't gay. His version I could put my arms around every girl I see Then about going to the doctor He said, Boy, you better try to have fun...

[@Bekka_Noyb]

simply amazing! ♥

[@MaryEllen10862]

I loved your reaction especially how you felt her pain in this song. Thank you cause I love the way you really listen and pay attention to the lyrics of the the songs.

[@janechapman6448]

A song Prince wrote and recorded. She had a beautiful voice❤

[@opalmay70]

Please keep sharing, smiling, crying and loving. Your spirit is contagious!

[@debrablumrogers5096]

Beautiful reaction 💗 Beautiful song 💗 RIP Sinead ...you ARE greatly missed 💔😥 Now go hold your son 💕

[@jackspa5335]

She does it, "ethereal" (heavenly). Her voice and this song, together. peace

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

I was a senior in high school when this song (Sinead's version) came out. It was MASSIVE at the time. Always playing on the radio and Mtv. To this day, I still haven't ever heard Prince's version (and I love Prince). 🤔

[@angelamerican2091]

I just lost my momma last year on my dad's birthday. It's been so rough. I can't even describe the pain in my heart. I'm sitting here crying while typing. I love you momma! I miss her so deeply. If you still have your mother. Please give her a hug or a call. ❤

[@psadoug]

moms are great. if they are still in your life then cherish them.

[@selfrealeyes]

Yeah, there are some real "tear jerkers' out there.😢 Try getting through R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts" or Mike & The Mechanics "The Living Years" w/o shedding a few.

[@IAmNative-px4mx]

This is such a heartbreaking song. RIP Sinead O'Connor. You gotta do the Chris Cornell version. It's just as heartbreaking as this. Love your channel bro 💯

[@michellez1414]

I've been seriously mourning her death for the past month. Was not expecting it to hit so hard, but revisiting her music, interviews, live performances have really gotten to me. Beautiful, tortured soul

[@tamaraz.5827]

This was definitely her song. This video was played everywhere and the song was on the radio constantly. I didn't know Prince wrote this song until years later. I don't know if that was common knowledge. Definitely her hit.

[@cheriekearns889]

One of the most beautiful songs!❤

[@anthonyguadagnino2681]

This is the best version

[@charlescook7663]

As soon as her eyes lock into our eyes, we're mesmerised, she smashes through the screen and grabs your heart, a voice of platinum pearls and golden glass, RIP SWEETHEART,

[@donnasaunders8977]

Always loved Sinead, beautiful voice, you should check out her song Troy, great vocals, and a powerful song.

[@konradkanuckle5920]

Enjoy the naked insight and emotion to the song! Great reaction as usual! From west coast Canada 🇨🇦, peace.

[@jondavidson5039]

Man, I love the honest emotion. Props.

[@GrandmaZeppelin]

Thank you so much for this beautiful reaction☮💜

[@looneygardener]

Rest in peace Sinead!

[@DeanAlbenze]

Amazing and genuine reaction bro, you rock, thanks and keep up the great work.

[@diamonddog439]

I wish I had played this at my mums funeral ❤

[@shannonlanfair9291]

Damn big man.. let it fly.. the song killed me for 26 years. Lost my first wife due my own actions along with hers, i remarried that woman seven months ago.. but it still hurts. But without knowing what I lost all that time that wouldn't be so good now.. This may be your best reaction.. I think it is. You're the best keep them coming brother.

[@subwaygoddess1]

I love your reaction. I get tears in my eyes every time I hear it, and I've been hearing it since it came out

[@aussiepureblood]

I loved watching your reaction and wise, thoughtful comments mate. New sub x

[@turfsniffer]

I've been a fan of Sinead before this song. Always knew this was about her ma, but it didnt hit until i lost mine 3 years ago. The big difference though my ma was the best. I would say though if you still have your mum, don't stress or worry about when the day you loose her. Its not worth the energy, and you'll have plenty of time to deal with it when it happens. In the meantime give her plenty of hugs and tell her you love as often as possible. Rid yourself of a live of regret when she goes. I think thats why Sinead sang this song as hard as she did.

[@beverlybrown2673]

She had a dysfunctional, abusive upbringing, suffered with mental health issues, lost a son to suicide not too long ago, and her own recent death has been rumored to be suicide, as well. Like several great artists, she used her talent to turn her pain into passion and beauty.

[@KimberlyDavis-x8l]

This song hits hard because this was an anthem in the day. Sinead recently passed & Prince wrote this song💔🕊️💜

[@U2walkn]

This is such an emotional video, every time it plays, we’re drawn in and it touches our soul❤. Shon, you are such a great reactor, thank you for paying the highest respect to Sinead❤. Warm wishes from Juneau, Alaska❤

[@Beluga_Too]

prince wrote this song about ladies and stuff... Sinead covered this song and made it a searing wail of pain about her abusive mother, her death (right before this video) and the sadness of losing someone who you loved but didn't really love you properly and didn't take care of you at all. No wonder Prince recognized this as her song. Shon, you're killin it reppin for moms fr fr. A real one. Seriously.

[@PeterYates-kb4hp]

Check out Sinead's version of Elton John's song Sacrifice. Has got to be the best cover of all time. Also Sinead's own song TROY. Absolutely stunning.

[@CynthiaWinter-c3o]

Those eyes and that voice. Mesmerizing.

[@michellez1414]

She had a long career and 10 albums. Don't stop with this one! Check Mandinka, Emperor's New Clothes, Daddy I'm Fine, I am Stretched on Your Grave, No Man's Woman...

[@edh3709]

I know it must be hard as a big dude to cry out here. But it's a beautiful thing and I'm more of a fan. Great heartfelt reaction. ❤

[@indiantinamorals5791]

Great reaction Shon, we may all look different however we all hurt the same and this song has the power to bring us all together, great reaction Ahon, love from Ireland. RIP Sinead

[@GrandpaOCE]

she did lost her mum in 1985 b4 this song was released so she knows that pain and express's it perfectly

[@Triggerhippie70]

I was 20 when this song came out and I remember hearing it for the first time and I obviously new princes’s version because for me, prince was everything I mean, I had posters of him all over my bedroom. Fell in love with this song when she sang it. She was an undeniable talent and such a beautiful woman what I love the most about this video is just her face with that black background just singing to the camera. It’s so intense it’s a brilliant video and she did it major justice!

[@evanm1815]

I would love for you to listen to her singing Black boys on mopeds. Another song that hits you right in the heart

[@rebeccajohnson8769]

As you liked Sinéad's voice, you should listen to "Black Boys on Mopeds". It is so powerful and heartbreaking. (It was inspired by the death of a Black teen in England when he was pursued by police who assumed he was on a stolen moped.)

[@mannybravo237]

Your reaction to the Crannberries the other day, had me thinking of Sinead, another Irish pop rock star. Gone too, almost the same age as Prince💜...

[@kellysullivan6625]

Great review of this version. Thanks

[@alexandras.1740]

Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor (8/12/1966 - 7/26/2023) The song 'Nothing Compares 2 U' was written by Prince and was her most famous song (1980). The song brings me tears at the latest when I see her tear. I understand your emotions. Greetings from Germany.

[@rachelsmith2406]

Sobbing rip sinead 😢❤

[@michelleg5529]

The live version is great too. #RIP Sinead

[@leegonzales1092]

Don’t hide crying. If you don’t especially to a song like this you ain’t human. Let it fly buddy.

[@beckibruce4968]

Oh I remember being a teenager and we had a spot we cruised up and down, me and my girls in the convertible played this song as top volume cruising❤

[@NagelLisa]

Damn it. You made me cry! I love you man.

[@TnL-nt2kd]

I lost my in 2018 unexpectedly. I laid on top of her in an elective surgery. Doctor's pulled me off her n i was screaming "No my mom will leave when I let go of her feet!` Tbey pulled me off of her. Sadly I buried her 7 days later.😢😢😢😢❤❤

[@jeanine6328]

This is how good things can sound without autotune. It’s the little idiosyncrasies in the voice that makes a song really hit your emotions.