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60 Songs That Explain the '90s

Sinéad O’Connor—“Nothing Compares 2 U”

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

The Ringer

Music

4.7849 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Rob explores Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor’s acclaimed rendition of “Nothing Compares 2 U” by discussing how she made the Prince-written song her own, her fervent commitment to activism, and the controversies that derailed her career. This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music. Host: Rob Harvilla Guest: Ann Powers Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Otis Redding on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 during his legendary breakout performance

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for most of white America, at least, resplendent in a Kelly Green suit and already out of breath after one song, took a moment to catch his breath and reports a robbery.

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This is a song that a girl took away from me. Good friend of mine. This girl, she just took this song,

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but I'm still going to do it anyway. And then he sang, Respect, a song he wrote and recorded in

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this dude named Eucolet Man, self-explanatory. We were at the Blue Danube Diner down on High Street,

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