cctm collettivo culturale tuttomondo Sinéad O’Connor (Irlanda)
Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares 2 U, 1989
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It’s been seven hours and 15 days
Since you took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away
Since you been gone, I can do whatever I want
I can see whomever I choose
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
But nothing
I said nothing can take away these blues
‘Cause nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
It’s been so lonely without you here
Like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Tell me baby, where did I go wrong?
I could put my arms around every boy I see
But they’d only remind me of you
I went to the doctor, guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
He said, “Girl you better try to have fun, no matter what you do”
But he’s a fool
‘Cause nothing compares, nothing compares to you
All the flowers that you planted mama
In the back yard
All died when you went away
I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard
But I’m willing to give it another try
Nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
Nothing compares
Nothing compares to you
Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing Compares 2 U dall’albumI Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, Chrysalis Records, 1989
testo e musica: Prince
Sinéad O’Connor (Dublino, 8 dicembre 1966 – 26 luglio 2023), è stata una cantautrice irlandese.
In campo musicale il suo successo maggiore rimane legato al singolo Nothing Compares 2 U, del 1990, e incluso nell’album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got. Il brano è una struggente ballata romantica e raggiunge i vertici delle classifiche mondiali.
Prince, nel 1985, l’aveva composta e affidata ai The Family che la inclusero nel loro unico disco, rivelatosi un totale insuccesso. O’Connor, dopo cinque anni, spinta dal suo manager, reinterpreta a suo modo il brano, altrimenti destinato a rimanere sconosciuto.
Lo stesso album ottenne un ragguardevole successo, trainato anche dai singoli successivi The Emperor’s New Clothes e Three Babies. L’album vende 7 milioni di copie nel mondo. (fonte Wikipedia)
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Nothing compares to you