Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” must not appear in a new documentary about her life. That’s what Prince’s heirs decreed.
A new documentary about the life and career of Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor (55) has just been released on premium cable channel Showtime in the USA. O’Connor’s biggest hit is undoubtedly the song “Nothing Compares 2 U” written by Prince (1958-2016), which she released in 1990, accompanied by an unforgettable music video. In the new documentary “Nothing Compares”, however, the number is not allowed to be heard. That’s what Prince’s heirs decreed, .
The rights to Sinéad O’Connor’s biggest hit belong to Prince’s heirs
The funk and pop icon, who died in 2016, had already recorded the song in the mid-1980s, but “Nothing Compares 2 U” only became a hit thanks to O’Connor. The documentary “Nothing Compares” now only shows images from the music video for the song, in which the artist sings in a close-up and sheds two tears towards the end of the clip. Viewers hear a comment from music video director John Maybury (64) and O’Connor himself.
A text panel also informs viewers that Prince’s heirs have prohibited the use of the recording for the documentary. Sharon Nelson, Prince’s half-sister and one of six heirs, told Billboard: “The live version of Prince starring Rosie Gaines [auf seinem 1993 erschienenen Album ‘The Hits/The B-Sides’] is incomparable.” The performer O’Connor “didn’t deserve to use the song her brother wrote,” Nelson continued. The version recorded by Prince himself was “the best”.
Sinéad O’Connor made disparaging remarks about Prince in her memoir
In her autobiography, Memories: Rememberings, which was published a year ago, Sinéad O’Connor shared some unpleasant memories of the late Prince. The music legend only met O’Connor after her version of “Nothing Compares 2 U” became a world hit. At the meeting, Prince is said to have hidden a hard object in a pillow during a pillow fight he initiated with the intention of hurting her. When O’Connor then left his house, he allegedly followed her in his car in the middle of the night. .
Source: Stern
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