FIRST TIME HEARING Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U | REACTION 

Prince penned the lyrics but Sinead sang the hell out of this song and made it her own. RIP.

For those of my age…we remember this as something that played incessantly on mtv and radio. I always found both audio and video beautiful. But today, i just want to honor that beautiful face and that beautiful voice and that beautiful songwriter, who are no longer with us.

This song was a huge contrast to the excesses of the 1980s. Her sound and her look caught everyone off guard. She was a palette cleanser, albeit a sad one. RIP dear lady.

I was 24 when this song came out. 33 years later it still hits me in the heart and gives me goosebumps all over. RIP Sinead. You really were ahead of your time.

She made a point of standing up to the establishment and only worked on her own terms, she was a true artist.

RIP to an authentic, beautiful, tortured artist 💜 This was one of my favorite songs back then as well as now. Iconic video too.

Sinead was so beautiful. She had big, expressive eyes and a doe like face. Not many women can look good bald, but she did. Her voice was so beautiful and poignant. RIP SINEAD O'CONNOR 🙏 🕊 ☮️

Sinead O'Connor was a hero. She stood by her convictions to the end, and voiced them publicly over her whole career without fear of repercussion. The world failed her.

sometimes when I am quiet during a "reaction" it's for a reason, please excuse my lack of dialogue. Thanks for watching. Side note: I feel like i have to explain this; this song was being requested by a lot of subscribers and patreon members. I didn’t do a single ounce of browsing RU-vid for other reactors to see how their video performed. I do not care about that. This video could have 100 views and it wouldn’t matter, it’s about community. I want to cover what my subscribers and patreons want to hear for the love of the music. Community + music + passion. Much love and respect to the amazing Sinéad. Thank you for a beautiful song.

Since you have not heard this before so glad you did pull this up. Her voice and emotion are off the chart. This woman had so much integrity in her convictions.

Though she didn't write it (Prince did), this song will forever be hers.

the literal tears she sheds as she sings this song seals the deal. that once-in-a-lifetime voice with this level of passion... sorry to Prince's fans, but Sinéad owns this song. RIP Sinéad. You were too beautiful for this world.

Sinead.... A beautiful woman with a tortured soul, she suffered abuse as a child and at the hands of her mother then yrs later she lost her son to suicide just over a year ago 😥 now reunited together. RIP Sinead along with your Son.

I knew she wasn't long for this world after the death of her child. Nothing Compares is beautiful, but she was beyond just that song. Her entire catalog is amazing, no words. So grateful that I was able to see her live when I was just 14. When "8 good reasons" came out I thought she might "stick around." I hope people will listen to the insane amount of musical gifts she left for us. I hope she has found peace and is with her baby boy. The only flaw of Sinead O'Connor was being ahead of her time and speaking out before the world was able to accept truth.

It's hard to convey how ginormously huge this song was when it came out. RIP. She was brave how she spoke truth to power.

Shin Aid. It's pronounced. Our Beautiful lost soul. Gone but never forgotten. Such Talent, but a very tormented soul. 😢😢🇮🇪💚

She cried after she sang about the flowers... it's hard to see, but a big tear falls from her left eye... Great reaction. Thank you.

This is the song most people know... But you should explore her other work. The Lion & The Cobra is a masterpiece. Especially 'Troy' or 'Jerusalem' my personal favorites.❤❤❤

Iconic. I’ve probably heard this song thousands of times and it still makes me cry every time. Her live performance of this song in Chile is phenomenal. No auto tune, no frills but so powerful.

This is a suspended moment in time for those of us in her generation that hit us so deeply. Her raw performance, rough edges and delicate nuances in her vocals on this made this unforgettable. She was special is an understatement.

Yeah, this song was a monster. But before it was released, Sinead was being played in the alternative music clubs. She always packed the floor with her songs Mandinka and The Emperor's New Clothes. Definitely worth checking out.

RIP Sinead. Also RIP Randy Meissner of the Eagles who was lead singer on the song Take It To The Limit ❤❤❤ He passed July 26

Two legends gave all of us this Masterpiece. Prince wrote it & Sinead took it deep to heart & sung us an all-time great. RIP 🙏

The song is gorgeous, and the video is unforgettable - the vulnerability of sticking with a close-up of Sinéad's expressive face is just incredible. Gorgeous and filled with heart.

The simple instrumental along with such an emotional rendition makes it unforgettable. Her voice was much stronger than she showed here.

Sinead struggled with many things, and her relationship with her mother was always a very difficult one. She's discussed it on occasions and it seemed almost as if it was an abusive relationship at times. A few years before this song came out, she and her mother were trying to resolve their relationship, and her mother died in a car accident. I think that's why when she sings about the flowers that her mama planted in the backyard, you see tears come down her face. She will truly be missed. As I always say, Prince may have written the song, but Sinead, owned it.

Now you've felt it too. It's so beautiful to see people reacting to this song for the first time. You can almost pinpoint when it hits the soul! Sinead was a lot more than this one song. She was the pride of Ireland before the rest of the world could handle her. We knew what you all didn't and Sinead was the voice people weren't ready to hear. Suaimhneas síoraí mo chara ❤

Such a stunning haunting voice. Beautiful. Everything she ever said was true. She was owed an apology.

Everyone is in the world identified with her words and pain!!!!! And that's what makes the song sooooo personal and internationally received like the songs of Stevie Nicks!!!

This is a song that pulls you in and makes you feel what she is singing. Even though you didn't say anything it was a great reaction, it is such a powerful song that you can't help but not speak over it.

This song came on the radio while my dad was on the phone with the funeral directors, arranging my mum's funeral. The line ''All the flowers in the back yard, mama/ All died when you went away'' gets me every time. RIP, Sinead.

"Stretched on your grave" is my favourite song of Sinead's. I listened to it on repeat after my grandma died. Sinead helped me through a very dark season of my life.

Over 30 years ago, still can cry hearing this song by her. That's what I call legendary!

She was a beautiful girl with a beautiful voice. May she rest in peace, finally. No more pain.

Sinead suffered a horrific and tortured (literally) childhood. She had many demons that plagued her. Such a breathtaking face, with so much pain behind those eyes. And although not present here, a ferocity and rage.

Im so happy to see people now responding to her powerful, emotional delivery of this song. Her face. Her eyes...broadcasting everything. sheer powerful emotional performance. Raw emotion,

Let's not do this in her honor of her passing but in honor of her greatest. Appreciate this one.

She represented the tortured part of all of our souls. Thanks for reviewing. No one will replace her and the world is a bit dimmer without her in it.

Hey Salvog, Just FYI, her name is pronounced, Shi-nade. The tear she shed when singing the lyrics, "All the flowers that you planted, Mama! In the back yard. All died and went away." Sinead's mother passed away a few years before, and even though they had a complicated relationship, it's her mom. The lyrics, touched some raw emotions in this recording, for sure. Brilliant song. Phenomenal performance. Sinead, had such a powerful voice, and was such an enormous talent. Thanks for this reaction. Take care.

Her voice is so angelic it's almost cathedral. She was misunderstood but she never compromised her artistic integrity. She was an amazing artist and I think the world will only now start to grasp her talent and absorb the art that she offered the world

To me it is how she looks right into the camera and you see all of her emotion...it was not acting. This is where a video needs to be with the song. Only a few others fall into this category like (in the living years and I want to feel what Love is).

RIP lovely lady, this gives me shivers and makes me very emotional RIP Sinead O'Connor, im sure she's at peace with her son Shane, RIP😇💝🌹 Thank You for sharing this with us ✌️

I STILL cry every time I see and listen to this video. Thank you for the reaction. Thank you to Prince for writing such a beautiful song. My 21 year old son passed away unexpectedly in 2002, and the day we had to bury him, this song came on as we were going to his funeral. Whew, this song hit HARD.

Hello from Dublin, Ireland. The tears in the song are real, at the time of the songs release Sinead had lost her Ma, so as she hits the verse in the song - "All the flowers that you planted Mama, in the back yard" it was there that it her and the tears started flowing.

Some other songs of hers you might check out are 'Troy', 'Mandinka', 'The Emperor's New Clothes', and 'Just Like U Said It Would B'. There's also 'I Want Your (Hands On Me)' in a couple of different mixes. She was an astonishingly good singer!

I'm sure someone else might have commented this, but there are A LOT of comments so I couldn't see it. Prince only agreed to let her release this version initially if she shaved her head for the video. Sinead was never one to turn down a challenge. She put her heart and soul into this and you can both hear and see it. We've lost a wonderful soul.

Now, you must hear her version of Sacrifice by Elton John. Simply amazing. Truly. The depth and emotion in her voice is unmatched. Rest in peace, Beautiful Warrior, Sinead. ❤️🕊️

💔Such a voice . Still adore this song❤️Thanks for not talking over her

the best female voice in music history has gone. Rest in piece Sinead. God may heal your wounds :(

Sinead sheds a tear just after she mentions her mother in the song - who she was estranged from and she died a few weeks before this recording - her pain and emotion are real...! RIP Sinead O'Connor - her Heart & Soul will live forever through her music...!

Saw this tour in Toronto and it mostly left 50,000+ people tearing up and sobbing through many parts of the show, but especially this song. Amazing night of music from this gifted and inspired sweetheart. Thank you Sinead for everything you gave the world musically and in every way.

This took the world by storm. I remember MTV did a “World Premiere” for it and it was a jaw dropper.

She did in one take and it was a moment in time.

And minor detail: her voice is astoundingly unique and brilliant. And she's so beautiful.

Nice to see people appreciating her art. She genuinely bared her soul to the world, not everyone appreciated it, and she gave no fx. IMO - The one song that cuts deeper than this one is Three Babies. (She wrote that one.)

I remember when this song debuted in 1990, I was 23 and it gave me chills listening to it, it's 2023, I'm 57 and this song still gives me chills ever single time I listen to it..this iconic song and her iconic voice is simply amazing beautiful!! You're voice touched the whole world Sinead, I pray your soul and spirit is at rest..RIP

"I am stretched on your grave" is even more affecting, and her live performances of it are (were, SIGH) MESMERIZING.

And now she's gone. Taking with her that beautiful voice.

Sinead sang like an angel and now she is one.Our Irish angel nothing compares to you or never will R.I.P

'Troy' is equally stunning. Bless your beautiful soul dear Sinead🙏💚

This has been apart of my life since I was very young. I hadn’t heard it in years, but I still knew every word. She was amazing at being vulnerable, honest and raw. She will be missed. I hope she’s at peace now, I know she lost her son last year and was never ok again.

Thank you for making this video, SalvoG! She was a true one of a kind artist. But this song, and her vocal interpretation, is one for the ages. Glad you gave it a listen.

I spent my entire first college year of 1990 listening to this song. She sang it beautifully. Prince who wrote the song sings a different but gorgeous version too.

Beautiful tribute to Sinead. Check out her singing Don't cry for me Argentina, Danny Boy, she sang a beautiful song with Van Morrison and Chieftains, lots of beautiful songs as a young woman. She was unique but kept her feet on the ground. So sad to lose such talent. Rest in peace. Ireland and USA

Prince wrote and sang this but Sinead definitely did it justice RIP

This is may be the most authentic reaction I've ever seen. We've all felt this heartbreak. ❤ The most powerful singers show us their emotions, they don't only vocalize them. ❤

I adore her voice and the way she plays with it's texture the light and shade & the harsh and soft

RIP. Girl, you know we love you and no one can sing this song like you.... I know you are singing with the angels.🕊🌻

Thanks for listening to this brilliant artist. I will miss her. I highly recommend Three Babies and Last Day of Our Acquaintance.

RIP Sinéad. Her rendition of ‘Scarlet Ribbons’ makes me sob every time. I’m no cryer but it just grabs my heart.

I think it's a powerful song made stronger when you see the video and especially when you know that it wasn't planned for her to cry, but that happened naturally because she was thinking of her own mother in that part of the song. It's a song I've listened to more than most other songs in my life and if I didn't know better, I'd bet it was about three minutes long, sure there's an intro and an outro and the instrumental part in the middle but it always surprises me that it's a five-minute music video. I guess I just get lost in it like so many other people do. Thank you for this reaction.

I was in high school when that song was released and peaked # 1 for 2 weeks in a row . It brings so many memories about those years of my life. My classmates and smoking with a couple of them hidden in the restrooms talking about music and singing this song. RIP Sinead O'connor.

Timeless song, peerless voice, beautiful soul. May she finally be at peace.

Hi Salvo. Sinead also sang she moved through fair which is an oral Irish folk song about the 1916 Uprising against the British who colonized Ireland. II have 3rd generation Irish on one side from County Mayo where the Great Famine played out. It is a folk song, but it is on The Chieftains The Long Black Veil. Rolling Stones and Sting are also on there.

There is something so exotic, so out of this world about this song. I was very young when I heard it the first time. It is like church music and not at the same time...! I have prayed for her soul and I wish nothing but for her troubled soul to find peace. She was so beautiful inside out. May the Lord Jesus have mercy on your soul Sinead. You are one of the most unique artists that has ever lived, yet so underrated in this planet..! Rest in peace beautiful!

Hard to imagine you never heard this, but youre young. Prince was not happy about her singing this because the record companies had control. I just saw an interview with him talking about it, i never knew that. She really touched people with this song. If you like her voice listen to the Lion and the Cobra, much different, very punk/celtic album. Shes on peter gabriels song come talk to me.

I always loved her voice. I was 7yrs old when this came out and understood what it was about but never really sat and listened to every single word til just now. Wow. And her voice was just AMAZING. RIP Sinead 💖

Greetings from Ireland. You seemed very emotional as you listened, like you could identify with what Sinead sang. May she rest in peace. ❤️

How have you gone through your whole life without hearing this song... Crazy!!

Seeing a whole bunch of reactors do this since her passing was wondering if you would get to it and I'm really glad you did Thanks for sharing

I have loved her since her first album. I was 15. I have been listening to "Just like you said it would be" from the lion and the cobra non stop since news of her passing. I highly recommend it. Her first album was very raw and was where she established she would not just be some little pop singer. Sinead, you were loved💔💔💔

That tear rolling down her cheek gets me every time!!!

She shared in interviews that she thought of her Mom when she performed the song, because they had a lot of unresolved issues when she was killed in a car accident when she was a teen. Thanks for posting this. Some of my personal favorites: Feel So Different This is to Mother You Hold Back the Night In This Heart I Am Enough for Myself Take Me to Church The Healing Room The Last Day of Our Acquaintance Thank You for Hearing Me No Man’s Woman Jealous Daddy I’m Fine Three Babies (about her 3 miscarriages) The Emperor’s New Clothes Black Boys on Mopeds I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got My Darling Child What Doesn’t Belong to Me The State I’m In Kyrie Eleison Something Beautiful Mandinka

There are a few songs and videos that I have listened to and watched over and over, Tori Amos live version of Winter, Evanescence My Immortal and Sinead O'Conner Nothing Compares 2U. I cry every time. They are all beautiful, heart breaking and so emotionally moving. RIP Sinead. You were so authentic and passionate. You are loved.

Was this song popular back then.....oh boy. This song reminded me of Martika's Toy soldiers from 1989, and while Toy Soldiers wasn't written or produced by Prince, it still sounded like this. Martka got to work with Prince in her second album and both wrote Love thy will be done.

The world did not deserve the greatness that was Sinead O'Conner. We were not worthy of her. Rest In Power.

I have always loved this song/video. I’ve watched it numerous times since her passing, and I cry every time. Prince wrote it about a romantic breakup, but Sinéad has stated she thought of her deceased mother every time she sang it. She suffered from a deep mother wound, due to her mom’s abuse of her. But despite not receiving the love and tenderness all children deserve, she still loved her deeply. Heartbreaking 💔 I love you, Sinéad💙💙💙 Rest in peace, beautiful soul 💙💙💙🕊

This is one of those timeless classics that will never die. Even the music video, as simple as it is, completely draws you in and you feel every lyric in her tone and on her face. RIP

She emoted the pain of lost love in the song Nothing Compares to You. People related to the lyrics and her emotional performance. It was filmed differently than most music videos of the era, with a tight shot of her face singing. Also, a woman with such short hair was unusual at that time, and it created attention and notoriety. Thank you for covering this song. It’s a standout song and performance. It is Sinead O’Conner’s signature song.

She said in an Interview she was thinking about her mother while singing parts of this. Years later she opened up about the absolute terrible abuse\torture she suffered through by her mother hands. You can really feel her pain, grief, and disbelief of what what was done to her in this performance.

Sinéad O'Connor changed my life. RIP.

The first time I heard this song it blew me away. This song is a piece of her heart she gave us. She was so talented but so fragile. I, with millions of others, hope she is at peace now. 💔

where you been living under a rock?! how can you not have listened and know her music...wow . She was a legend, a true woman who fought for what she believed in despite living a horrific childhood of massive abuse. RIP Sinead Bless you always

This song resonates with anyone who has ever fallen in love with someone who then falls out of love with you. Most of us have been there and it hurts. I think it's possibly worse than bereavement, because the object of your love is still alive but has chosen not to be with you. Sinead went through so much in her short incarnation on this planet. R.I.P.

I saw her live at Meadowbrook in the summer of 1991. Her encore was a capella, and it was amazing. Total silence after for a full five seconds, then thunderous applause. Troubled soul with the voice of an angel. RIP, Ma'am.

An exceptional artist. She didnt do it for the fame, and the extreme attention she got for this song caused her a lot of stress. Im gratefull i got to she her live. Her performance was otherworldy. Chills. Both times.

I think part of the phenomenon of this song was it was many people’s first experience with the vocal flip, from chest to head voice. It was so unique. Prince wrote music for many many other artists. He was a prolific writer.

This song was a global hit the moment it hit the radio. Incredibly sung by beautiful woman.

She made you believe she had lost someone - someone who had left her life and would never return. This resonated so much with people because so many people have had someone leave them at some time or another.

Beautiful lady and a beautiful song. No one sang this song better than she did. 💔