FIRST TIME HEARING SINEAD O'CONNOR "NOTHING COMPARES TO| Asia and BJ

[@christikirk7265]

Rest in Peace Angel. We all relate and will miss your perfect voice. Pain is over now. You are with your baby boy! Prayers for family and fans!

[@zeller3228]

just heard the news. RIP 😞

[@ScreamingYellowMach]

May she R.I.P 😔

[@siaitsme6800]

🙏⚘💚⚘🙏

[@MikeC77]

Beautiful comment. Hit the nail on the head there. Pain is gone, shes back home now.

[@leswilliamson4224]

What beautiful words. ❤

[@sashabertold3731]

That was #1 in 1990.... Still brings tears to my eyes!!! Brilliant!!!

[@kevinwheesysouthward9295]

Anyone who has ever had their heart broken surely has the same reaction

[@fionamb83]

What the hell... 1990?? I'm so old....

[@MattTownsend-c3z]

Yeah... RIP Sinead💚 RIP Prince💜

[@lisajackson3740]

This was our high school prom song 1991.

[@niccolean]

Sinead cut her hair when her record company wanted to package her as another “pop princess”, the haircut was her way of protesting/preventing that. Sadly, she’s struggled with a lot of mental health issues and we didn’t get nearly the amount of music from her that we could have otherwise.

[@StevesFunhouse]

She also did it for a couple other reasons. She only cut it completely off after that, but she had short hair long before that ... here's the story from the Dr. Phil Show... "“When we were children, my sister had beautiful red hair, glorious red hair. That’s why I’d be jealous of her,” O’Connor shares. “But my mother took it into her head that my sister’s hair was ugly, and horrible and disgusting. And she started, when I had long hair, she would introduce us as her pretty daughter and her ugly daughter. And that’s why I cut my hair off. I didn’t want to be pretty. O’Connor opens up about her childhood, claiming that she suffered abuse at the hands of her mother daily. And, she reveals that she was raped as a child numerous times.” That sentiment actually followed her everywhere she went. At another time, she also confided that it wasn't safe being a pretty girl where she was from, and short hair helped to tone down her looks. She never escaped it, because, even with pretty much no hair, she was and is still very beautiful.

[@StevesFunhouse]

@@ffjsb Yeah, I hear that !!!

[@lilyanaharforde3374]

She's still recorded a lot of good music though over the years, regardless of her mental health... People who only listen to chart music just think she's a one-hit-wonder, but tbh, her own music is far superior to her cover version of Prince's 'Nothing compares To You'.

[@StevesFunhouse]

@@lilyanaharforde3374 I think the sentiment is though, it's great that she did great works. However, she wasn't as recognized for her talents as she should/could have been, and that's the REAL crime.

[@lilyanaharforde3374]

@@StevesFunhouse - Yes, you are right.

[@marciareliford6282]

Thanks for giving us a great rendition of this beautifully written song.. RIP baby gurl..

[@cathleenalambra1447]

Thank you Prince for writing such a beautiful song...RIP. Very simplistic music video w/ just a close up of Sinead's beautiful face. She was thinking of her sick or deceased mother when this music video was shot...hence the tears! This is one of the best songs ever. RIP Sinead O'Connor...just heard the sad news. You sang this song so beautifully.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

OH MY GOD DID PRINCE WRITE THIS, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT OTHER SONGS HE WROTE!!!

[@marciareliford6282]

He wrote a song for the Bangles.. I think it was Manic Monday… plus he played piano on Madonna’s Like A Prayer…

[@crystalpirner2726]

@@TheOrlandoTrustfull She had mentioned that her and Prince had a falling out, but she thought highly of him and after he passed she said that "They had raped him of his songs that were written and in his private vault and have since produced them"...........she was not happy about that and how they handled his music that he hadn't touched yet.......

[@1dkappe]

This song was a dud for Prince.

[@Hi_Chris]

I’m sure lots of people will fill you in but this is a Prince song that Sinead totally made her own. Incredible talent and probably one of the first people to get ‘cancelled’ after she tore up a picture of the pope on live tv on a point of principle.

[@f4fake22]

Crazy she called out the pope so long ago for obvious reasons.

[@teresamcclendon9029]

I love Prince practicing his..this song❤❤

[@brullllo]

Try Sineads version of This is a rebel song. Or Mandinka.

[@supersyked1]

NEVER KNEW! this was a Prince cover!?!?!?!? WoW thank you fir that info. Grew up with Sinead version, but listening to Prince version now I can't imagine his version ever being good to me. She owned it. Thank you Prince.

[@tjsherminator]

@@brullllo Mandinka is a great song!

[@rabooey]

No auto-tune, boys and girls. No auto-tune. Sinead gives a full display of her talent on this album, Lion and the Cobra. Highly recommend.

[@markh4750]

No auto-tune, but the whole song is double-tracked. That's not a knock on Sinead's voice, she sounds great in her live recordings as well, but there are effects on her voice in this studio recording.

[@pfcampos7041]

Yes LIon and the Cobra came out when I was in high School so I would guess mid 80's. Loved that album!!!

[@thecaptain2000]

that is an example of good girl gone bad

[@SpringNotes]

@@markh4750 thank you. Had no clue about double tracking.

[@SpookyElectric319]

Mark is correct. It was double tracked at the suggestion of Sinead. However the lead vocal wasn’t double tracked electronically, but by Sinead singing over her first take perfectly in synch. ‘’She sang it straight off and then said, 'I want to double-track it. ' So, that's what she did and it was perfect. I was really surprised. I had never seen anybody double-track something so perfectly that there was no need to then drop-in and fix stuff.’’ It takes some talent to double track your own vocals in perfect sync.

[@dennisbradley3562]

A classic,…….another Prince composed song. When MTV first started, they just played videos, we would watch video after video, waiting for this one to come on. There was no internet or KZbin back in the day, only videos on MTV.

[@christofferangell333]

…and I was holding my finger on the «rec»-button after every music video… Ready for some MJ videos 😅

[@mariagraham8752]

@@christofferangell333 our son you to work to work for MTV back in the day

[@tinabagheri5158]

The good ole days!!

[@gypsymarie8567]

"I want my MTV" 😊

[@cathychrosniak3742]

You need to watch her in a live video original when she dances while sings this one. This one sucks

[@MandyZor-El]

Doesn’t matter to me, who wrote it or how many have sang it, her voice is just perfect for this song and it is the best version.

[@MrDeengels]

It’s the only version in my opinion, Sineads vocal performance is honest, vulnerable, and defiant. Her delivery is what makes the song.

[@elfunko3928]

Remember that the song started with a white clean page, so it does matter who put the pen on the paper. Thank you Prince for such a wonderful song.

[@tomking7080]

Chris Cornel also killed this track

[@77Creation]

Who wrote it definitely matters. But it belongs to Sinead. RIP to the goddess. 🕊

[@ginahouston9352]

@@77Creation 💯FACTS .... it matters that Prince wrote it and I believe even he agreed that Sinead owns it... he approved the release after all......

[@traciparsons9681]

if her voice doesnt raise every hair on your body, your not listening. Troy is an amazing show of her talents, and this woman made the 80's what it was for many a young woman

[@irishboy4853]

@12feetup she was well known in Ireland and England in the 80s. Became world and usa star in 1990

[@kristyshortridge4968]

Her voice is so beautiful. This was her biggest US hit. It's old, like me. LOL. But still could chart today if re-released.

[@Stefnmaddy]

And like me. Lol. 🤘🏼

[@martinakadekova6798]

And like me.. 😊 I love this song and Shined od course ♥️

[@Ezekielepharcelis]

When I got 30 I also thought I got old :)

[@christinaalvarado1983]

Written by Prince!

[@fredhume06]

I remember driving across the Mississippi, over the Poplar Street bridge and past The Arch, half of St. Louis hidden in fog, with this song on my Dodge Omni's radio. Yeah, we got old, lol.

[@Michelle-lu3oj]

Most beautiful woman ever yet held so much pain behind those angel eyes. Rest in piece now angel 😇

[@Ed9870]

She's an Irish beauty and is a magnificent talent. Her later work on traditional Irish numbers with the Chieftains and Van Morrison is extraordinary. She's had a tough life and her son's recent suicide is tragic.

[@penyarol83]

She is so powerful on the Irish song The Foggy Dew with - I think - the Chieftains

[@77Creation]

She’s gone. 😭 🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@rebeccabrewer6259]

RIP sweet mama!

[@bobinmaine1]

You learn something about people when you watch them react to this song. People who have ever known true heartbreak will cry when listening to this. I'm a full-grown ass man and I shed at least one tear every single time I hear it. Her voice is so haunting, and the lyrics just pull at your soul, it might get me emotional, but I will always love this masterpiece. Thanks for reacting to it.

[@christophersmith2793]

This version by Sinead is a classic from 1990, the song reached No 1 in 🇬🇧 Uk for 6 weeks and No 1 in 13 countries, In an interview Sinead mentioned about how she was sexually abused, raped at the age of 3 years old and again when she was 12 years old, Sinead was also asked why did she shave her head she replied its to dangerous to be Pretty, how sad is that ??? Great reaction thanks 🙏

[@JustTanya.]

Yeah, she was right though. It's why I gained weight. All my life I was told that fat people were ugly and disgusting and guys don't like fat girls. I thought I would be safe being fat so guys wouldn't want to assault me anymore. I have replaced one problem with another but at least they left me alone. It's also why she tore up the pope's picture because she knew back then what the priests were doing to little kids and the pope and his minions were hiding it all. She tried to tell everyone but no one believed, or wanted to believe her.

[@diamondgeezer1665]

Shut up with your victimhood crap... She sang a good song, that's all we need to know...

[@77Creation]

😭😭😭 RIP to the goddess. 🕊🕊

[@laurafreedlund2899]

There was no hiding her beauty though, that's for sure. Whatever style her hair was in, her face was perfection. I miss this lady and I'm so sorry for the pain she went through and the way she was treated for speaking her mind. RIP Sinead, you were brave, fierce, beautiful, and so so talented. We love you.

[@pauletteraspberry2923]

The Pope deserved to have his picture. How many pedophiles did he cover for?

[@kittenklub1964]

Sinead is a force of nature, who has overcome and continues to overcome the struggles life has dealt her. Her voice is instantly recognisable....it's beauty, like hers is simply unique. Prince wrote the song, BUT Sinead's heart breaking rendition made it a worldwide hit.....and deservedly so. Thank you for your reaction - Peace from Ireland ☘️

[@johnplaysgames3120]

Sinead is definitely stunning in this video, both visually and vocally, but I think it also says a lot about the timelessness of Prince's songwriting that you were surprised at how old the song is. Definitely one of those timeless classics that so inhabits a world of its own, it'll always sound fresh.

[@gypsymarie8567]

Asia was feelin it from the jump. This is a great song. ❤

[@jodyariewitz7349]

This song still makes me cry after 30 years!! 💔❤🌹💔👏❤🌹🔥🔥🔥 Sinead is such a beautiful soul (and singular talent) who remained pretty unappreciated in my generation because she offended the wrong people and got banned here as well as abroad at times! She's had a difficult relationship with her Mom , to say the least...Listen to FIRE on Babylon! This song was actually written by Prince, it was just something that struck a personal cord because of her own pain at the time. Great ,great pick!! Also, try. Drink before the war, Jerusalem, Never gets old, or Jackie O!! All great, GREAT songs!!!

[@katy4779]

Such a beautiful sound to emanate from such a troubled soul. We were privileged Sinead, so privileged that you shared your voice with the world. RIP sweet lady, you will be forever remembered and forever missed.

[@MrJoecool9999]

Sinead is gone now - but her Heart & Soul will live forever through her music - RIP Sinead....!

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

R.I.P. Sinéad O'Connor Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam. May she rest in peace.

[@anthonyv1719]

One of the best cover versions of all time.

[@shaunmarais7698]

It’s good but this one is better! RIP Chris Cornell. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6a4dYWLbpJ7iM0

[@bobp1016]

Her version is the best one period! Cornell has a different version, but still does not come close to the emotion she put into this song.

[@christinetiernan3500]

Omg I was just remembering that! I was so mad at her & now I would do the same & 4x’s over! Although Francis seems a lovely soul. BUT….The Catholic Church could NEVER EVER redeem themselves to me.

[@francescobattisti9926]

the only prince's good cover. personal version.

[@francescobattisti9926]

and it all happens in the bridge, like in many prince's songs. what a melody, by the way: basic more then simple. cutting like a knife

[@KC-bv9kf]

Her internal emotional conflicts that she has for her abusive mom beautifully poured out of her soul in this song. Haunting and gut wrenching the damages left on children.

[@farrahwalker6222]

A troubled soul for sure.

[@lilyanaharforde3374]

She actually said at the time that her tears in the video were for her then long-term manager and former lover, Fachtna O'Ceallaigh, with whom she had just parted ways with. I love Sinead but she tends to change her story as the years go by. Maybe there was a bit of emotion there for her Mum too but just didn't want to mention it at the time... Only she will know the real truth I guess.

[@keithhunt3940]

Recorded in 1989 released January 8th 1990. Songwriter was Prince. Best song. The tears you see are real tears.

[@kaula300]

Correction this song was written in 1985 by Prince for a group he started called The Family, now Sinead O'Connor's version didn't come out until 1990. But this song was released in 1985.

[@Problembeing]

Because she was thinking of her late mother when singing those lyrics.

[@williamhartley4752]

Irish girl with an awesome heart. She is a true empath that felt too deeply for her own good.

[@77Creation]

Empaths have it so hard. 🥲

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Her childhood was a nightmare her mother was a deeply damaged woman.

[@scifimonkey3]

One of the best female vocalists ever, great song

[@valf208]

lol what

[@robertmckinney1898]

This version is so sincere, and that's one thing you can always say about Sinead O'Connor ,she is very sincere.

[@stephentaylor1031]

Gotta remember, this was before auto tune was invented yet. She and Steve Perry just had those crystal clear, powerful voices. So emotional.😢

[@geoffsullivan7902]

Prince- genius giving Sinead this song. Unbelievable vocal…the arrangement is so beautiful.❤️🎼❤️🔥

[@laninavaille2407]

Prince’s version is amazing as well.

[@kaula300]

Prince did not give her this song as a matter of fact he really didn't like her covering this song. He originally wrote this song for a group he started called The Family and in my opinion their version is the best version.

[@geoffsullivan7902]

@@kaula300 ok,so I guess I heard a different story….not the truth. Thanks for that👍

[@kaula300]

@@geoffsullivan7902 You're welcome if you get a chance go and listen to fDeluxe version of the song they're the original singers of the song.

[@dirtcheap8584]

Sinead was the first victim of cancel culture, that I can recall after her appearance on SNL. She was banned for life on nbc, in 1992, after Sinead held up a photo of Pope John Paul II and tore it in half. To her, the photo "represented lies and liars and abuse". And she was correct.

[@joyconner2334]

#uncancelled!

[@wanderlustaesthete4117]

She wasn’t lying.

[@LadybugLuv]

Yep! I was young and not Catholic so I didn't know what was going on. I just knew it was a huge deal! But turns out she was so right! People don't give her credit for being so brave!

[@Hi_Chris]

@@ffjsb but then again, if she’d just mentioned it in an interview we wouldn’t still be talking about it 30 years later.

[@mersmyth5280]

Hardly the first. I guess you're not aware of the blacklisting of Hollywood actors, writers, etc. in the '50s for suspected connections to the Communist Party. So called "cancel culture" is nothing new, it has always existed in one form or another. They tried to "cancel" The Beatles after John's controversial remarks about The Beatles having a bigger following than Jesus. But they were The Beatles so good luck with that. 😄

[@magpiegirl3783]

This was such a compelling video - her beautiful eyes, the vulnerability portrayed was just stunning. Sinead was somewhat the rebel and has really had a troubled and unhappy personal and professional life. She's just lost her only son to suicide. Such a talented woman, a fighter. Hope she finds the happiness that's eluded her.

[@heatherc2939]

I still get shivers. I LOVE Asia's intense look of pleasure.

[@thesunbehindthesun1574]

Makes me proud to be of Irish heritage ☘️ RIP Sinead

[@lincolnflynn6876]

I loved this song as a kid. It really hits different now though. I feel every note in my soul now. Crazy how 30 years of life can change your perspective on a song.

[@IMRDP]

LOVE this girl. Simply Amazing voice and emotion when she sings!!!!!!!!!

[@tracybeetem3824]

Prince wrote this song for her to record the in mid eighties he recorded it also. And yes she was thinking of her momma.

[@iagreewithyoubut2685]

Didn't prince write this about quitting smoking

[@hotmail305]

And no one cared cause he didn’t make it famous …. Give ALL THE PROPS TO SINEAD

[@iagreewithyoubut2685]

@@hotmail305 no.. Because he wrote it..

[@impishsongster333]

He recorded it himself in 1984. Then gave it to his side band, The Family, to record in 1985. Then because Prince liked Sinead's voice, gave it to her to record in 1989. It was released, January of 1990. It was a huge hit, and remained on the charts for quite a while. Prince wrote & recorded the song, but he didn't make it a hit, Sinead did. This irritated Prince, and his jealousy turned him against her. He was petty like that.

[@patreekotime4578]

This entire album is amazing. I Am Stretched on Your Grave (a traditional Irish song) and Black Boys on Mopeds are two personal favorites. Her spoken-word version of Bob Marley's War on SNL (after which she tore up a photo of the Pope on live television) is absolutely ICONIC.

[@chriscaspian2280]

She sang this a few days after her Mother died a great Irish woman, The song was written by Prince.

[@pennysilvey8868]

Y’all are so sweet together! Love y’all. Just subbed a couple of weeks ago and you guys just make me smile. I love seeing a happy couple. Enjoying the music and reactions guys, keep ‘em comin’!

[@jaycordner3890]

Listened to this many a time during my teenage break ups. A classic of the ages..

[@SearlesHernandez]

Prince released this song through his group "The Family" in 1985. I had the cassette!

[@madmann5373]

rocking with the walkman

[@trinityluv8560]

Prince and Rosie Gains did a live recording. My favorite version

[@hotmail305]

And it went no where until sinead sang it so fuck prince

[@CostlySunglasses]

@@hotmail305 Really? "Fuck" the man who wrote this gorgeous song, and was the greatest musician of his Era, and perhaps the greatest of the modern Era? Really?

[@hotmail305]

@@CostlySunglasses he was a great song writer but 90% of his music was unbearable …. Lol🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ his 80s stuff legendary but anything after the REVELOTION LOL is just garbage

[@TechnicallyTexan]

Notice she did all that closeup in ONE long shot. The emotion stabs my heart every time. This song was EVERYWHERE when it came out. I’m not sure how long it remained in the top 10, but it had to be a while. She just used the pain of losing her mom to connect with the emotion of the lyrics in the moment.

[@nealm6764]

The video wasn't supposed to be like that. The director shot it like that and was going to chop up the best sections and use them intermittently with other non performance imagery, but when he saw it he knew he had to just go with it as is and scrapped his ideas for the other stuff.

[@tomsparks2294]

I first heard this in a club in Germany in 91, fell in love with this song. Still makes me want to cry.

[@Basca112]

I klicked this video on misstake, but as soon she started to sing it just draws you in, and yes i have heard this sone so many times, this song is greate.

[@dcoughla681]

Sinead (Pronounced Shin Aid) brought the blues back to the Irish pub singer genre with this song. She was unknown in the US at the time & had a violent argument with Prince who didn’t want her to record it. Her mother, with whom she had a troubled relationship, had recently died & she is singing this song to her. Amazing performance.

[@johnmoser4672]

She was at one with this song,the lyrics broke through every barrier and effected all that listened.💜🎶

[@mj95b]

It is absolutely amazing that Prince composed and performed this song, but Sinead's version is just spectacular. I adore Prince, but this is Sinead's song.

[@christopherabinette3793]

Yea prince whatever the song but O'Connor killed it

[@kaula300]

I guess you've never heard the original version of this song by the group Prince wrote the song for called The Family?

[@nickhaswell6011]

Real tears she thinks of her mum when she sings this and although prince wrote it she made it her own in a absolutely mind blowing performance of this song Incredible R.I.P SINEAD Like you said asia this song without knowing it would blow the socks off everyone today and has with everyone who hears it, so not only will it never age its 33 years old and so good you think its now, incredible unique and iconic number 1 in 17 or 19 countries back in 1990 Had the worlds jaws dropped never had anyone seen a song done close up and personal like that so good in every way superbly done Remember this so clearly when it came out played on rotation loop but no one ever tired of hearing it brilliant

[@heathergibbs2904]

RIP Sinead Marie Bernadette O'Connor Irish singer songwriter remembered never forgotten Irish princess 👸 I heard of her since my teenage years. Debuted 1990 Nothing Compares 2 U.

[@hawkeyescoffee6399]

Almost spot on: this was released in 1990, so 31 years ago. It's one of those timeless songs, I think, which is why you were surprised by just how old it is. It was a massive hit back the and that Parton the video wher tears just roll freely down her face was one of those iconic visuals of that time. So weir to think there's an entire generation (possibly 2) who don't know this song or who Sinaed is. BtW, she's Irish which is why the pronunciation of her name is unexpected. Sadly, another comments have said, she has struggled with a lot of really bad metal health issues over the years.

[@GS-xt8fu]

It was a HUGE hit for her. I remember hearing it on the radio…a lot. Yes…,I am getting old.

[@elenapatrick8116]

This video was so simple but so powerfull. You just feel her emotion and those eyes. Those eyes just draw you in

[@moonmarie281]

Prince wrote this song and it came out in 1985. Sinead sang this song somewhere shortly after that. I remember watching this on Mtv in the 90's lol

[@arawn10]

I Really Like your reaction to her song.. It was sincere and lighthearted at the same time. It was Nice to watch that after hearing of Sinead's passing earlier today. I never heard the entire song until today watching your reactions; And I remember when it came out in 1990 when I was in high school.. In a recent interview with Piers Morgan, she said she only thinks of her Mother when she sings the song (even though Prince wrote it)..

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

Troy is the masterpiece of this album. In my opinion. It's so raw and angry and epic. She was so very young at the time too, only 21. I saw her live when she toured this album, she was a force.

[@seanriley199]

Troy wasn't on this album

[@geoffreyjackson3309]

But the Lion and the Cobra is a great album. Just not the one with this song.

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

Yeah, my bad, I was talking about The Lion and the Cobra.

[@gregbrogan9061]

Many Irish (like Sinead) are able to express deep deep sorrow through their vocals. You just feel her tortured soul but so beautifully.

[@livin3179]

RIP Dolores 😢

[@gregbrogan9061]

@@livin3179 😢

[@gregbrogan9061]

@@livin3179 And now Sinead too... RIP

[@NsnnsBabna]

Lol stop it

[@loriemills8337]

I love love this song!!! Another singer with a great voice is Bonnie Tyler " total eclipse of the heart " hope you can do a reaction to Bonnie also.

[@Patrick-s5o5t]

One of the most heart felt soul songs with real true love meaning ever produced she had a very special angelic voice may God bless her beautiful soul

[@no1Scribbles]

Thank you for Hearing Me is a fantastic song by her. She is one of my favorite artists.

[@Problembeing]

I love that song!

[@stevecamara2392]

The song was out in 1991 I believe. Prince wrote it. Amazing! Brings back lots of memories from my early 20's.

[@pippasessment1]

Voice of an angel...she can sing for them now. Peace.

[@tonyleong4961]

O'Connor had an amazing voice.... Her Lion and the Cobra album was amazing and worth checking out if you love her vocals. Troy is and incredible song

[@jackiesueann3476]

This was sung absolutely BEAUTIFUL by miss Sinead! Written by Prince. Makes me cry every time!✌❤🎶

[@SpookyElectric319]

What a tragic loss, and a stellar talent. RIP.

[@matthewalvey4760]

You must react to TROY by Sinead - the vocals are insane.

[@jasonrichardson1208]

Troy is iconic!! ☝😲

[@mikeodonnell9962]

I love the whole album .. 'The Lion and the Cobra'

[@wayfarer4578]

Absolutely agree, Troy is a fantastic song!

[@markusknobloch3984]

Sinéad O’Connor is simply unique and so is her interpretation of this beautiful song!

[@lesgrice4419]

Yes her mother, despite the fact her mother beat her physically, mentally and spiritually and died when Sinead was 18 and was a troubled woman Sinead was thinking of her every time she sang this, its almost like a form of forgiveness.....RIP Sinead....

[@TheMalone40]

Listen to her sing the foggy dew.pure magic.... wonderful Irish voice

[@pockynon]

She is Irish and Prince wrote this song. It won song of the year and she is beautiful.

[@johnflynn5044]

Asias age has less to do with her not knowing her as Sinaed tearing up a photo of the Pope in front of a live audience ! After she did this she was pretty well blocked across the USA. Americas loss. She is one of the very best ever to come out of Europe A tortured soul but adorable and the voice of an angel

[@lancevaughn432]

Sinead O’Connor became my hero, went on Saturday night live she did a song fight for good over evil. Held up a picture of the Pope, and tore it up and said fight the real enemy. A lot of people hated her for that. She became my hero

[@jaygee1616]

She was ahead of her time ripping up that pic…now look at the mess the Catholic Church is

[@garrytrevorh]

Prince wrote this song - another genius. The Mama line, i think was her conversing with her Mum and she's conveying that the flowers (that were in bloom when her man was with her) withered away because they felt the sorrow she was experiencing. Just my take...

[@jedislap8726]

I think it was just a hold over line from Prince's lyrics, calling his ex "Mama".

[@jenright]

Another Sinead O'Connor song that I loved was featured in a nightmare on elm street the dream master soundtrack. I want your hands on me ft mc lyte

[@deborah1russell.russell745]

Yes it’s old. The music industry trashed her for beliefs, she had. I have always loved her. This song has special meaning for me. Now.

[@debbiedebster5806]

A really epic song to hear of hers would be "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance". It literally has everything, especially her insane range. No one I've ever heard can express that much anger & torture, but still sound like an angel! (& yes, was released in '90!) I am a little shook myself when I date some of my favorites lol Great reaction! I hope you will look up some of her other songs!✌🙂

[@sweetkiss119]

Written by prince sung by sinead and redone by Chris Cornell. Now listen to Chris’s version. Stunning

[@witchestomotheryou234]

More Sinead!! She is such an incredible singer-songwriter… and an incomparable voice IMO. Other Sinead recommendations: Troy, Black Boys on Mopeds, Fire on Babylon, Last Day of Our Acquaintance… list goes on and on. Very versatile and important artist.

[@pamelamcneill3175]

Actually Prince wrote this song!

[@witchestomotheryou234]

@@pamelamcneill3175 I’m aware of that.

[@chrisstones1249]

You two beautiful people are epic in more ways than you will never know, fabulous reaction .👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💎💎💎💎💎💎🇬🇧

[@dianaprobst3157]

Her voice is unearthly & can give me chills no matter how many times I've heard a song. Nothing Compares to you and The Foggy Dew, a folk song she collaborated on with The Chieftains, are timeless. Sinead pours the pain of her personal struggles into her music, so sincere, and then turns those expressive eyes on you. She's been done wrong by the industry & misunderstood all through her career, but she will always be significant.

[@drewb6678]

As everyone has probably said already: it’s a Prince song (of course it is) he talked Sinead into covering it. Released 1990

[@patrickhilliard1344]

Sinead O'Connor is a very amazing singer. She can sing soft like a whisper, or belt out a song with power and fury. She has put out about 10 albums over the years. My favorite is her first "The Lion And The Cobra" and "Faith And Wisdom". Check her out.

[@patrickhilliard1344]

Correction...."Faith And Courage".

[@DamonBowles]

My teen break-up song. Still gives me the feels 31 years on.

[@Paninaro98]

I’ve been waiting for another Sinead reaction. She has so many lovely songs, the voice of an angel from a tortured soul. Can you do next - Troy, Feels So Different, Drink From The War, You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart, I Am Stretched On Your Grave.

[@gboo9490]

pure beauty

[@edwasintx]

Troy for me is one of her masterpieces. Early but stunning. She also recorded this album while quite pregnant and her recording engineer said it was something to behold.

[@rayray-xs6xu]

Troy is an awesome song, especially the live version!

[@edwasintx]

@@rayray-xs6xu Agreed. And I saw her perform it live. Was quite a concert.

[@MrPaul244]

Prince wrote this song. Yip that's right, Prince!

[@nickpacheco833]

Since Prince wrote the song, the verse ending with “mama” I’m sure referenced his lover, not his mother. Sinead didn’t change the gender in the verse.

[@hfortenberry]

You think that song is good, take a listen to Troy. Perfection! To answer your question, she once said that this was a song she imagined singing to her mother. Remember the song is a cover of a song written and originally performed by Prince so I think it meant different things to each of them. I am a year younger than her and her album The Lion and the Cobra changed my life. We just found out she died earlier this evening at only 56 and I can’t stop crying. She changed the world in so many ways to speak up for those without a voice. Thank you Sinead for all your strength, courage and music. Now be with your sweet son. RIP 💔

[@stephan6372]

One of the best voices of the eighties.. She self destructed and made a comeback in the 2010s but done the same.. Way too sad for such an amazing voice.

[@kandimelvin7770]

Asia I'm so sorry, if I would've thought you hadn't heard this song before I would've suggested this before I suggested the Chris Cornell cover. I love this song. One of my favorites. Prince wrote it and she covered it and made it hers.❤❤

[@davidlucio7151]

She made it her own indeed, despite the irony about this song is that Sinead didn't like the song and she also didn't want to record it because she said she just couldn't relate to it; nevertheless it got included into Sinead's debut album because her manager kept pressing her for a sure-hit song for the radio.

[@Tr1hawaii]

Love it!! I recommend Chris Cornell’s version of this classic. RIP PRINCE & CHRIS….❤️

[@chrisgaskins5153]

She sounds just as good live.

[@jaygee1616]

Even better

[@sxellis]

I love the fact that poeple are playing ths song everywhere. I know she hear's it!

[@viddiot]

Another beautiful entry in the lexicon of songs Prince wrote and gave to others. This still hits as hard as it did back in the day.

[@BeastrealDT]

The song was written and recorded by Prince. Then more recently a cover was done by Chris Cornell before he left this Earth. But this Irish lass did it the best. So beautiful. The passion and pain. Her voice. 😢 ✌️

[@yanki198]

Excellent video. Sinead was a boom in the late 80s, she had everything to be a superstar but by telling the truth to the church she lost her future. people who are hurt by the truth like to live in a lie, well. By the way Asia, with permission from BJ but you have a smile and a look that mesmerizes and melts, you are beautifully precious.

[@hpacheco]

Check out the live version from the early 90s. It’s a little more “raw”

[@mrsteel9026]

There's certain people in life you meet or see whose smile just lights up a room or makes you smile, this girl has one of those smiles.

[@WhitstableOffice]

THIS SONG IS BETTER LIVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG AND ARTIST

[@kyarilee]

She was and is amazing. Such voice control.