I feel that Prince writing "Nothing Compares 2 U' and passing that song on for Sinead O'Conner to sing is one of my favorite musical contributions Prince has given us. This song touches so many on vastly different avenues of our lives and it could stand for any Real Love we feel during our lives . It cuts deep and for me on a person note I feel a heart wrenching pain listening to this but her voice is angelic as if even the angels can feel her pain . I really appreciate this reaction very much. Thank you 😇
10:10 No she's not an actor, the verse before it talking about "all the flowers planted mama, died when you went away" made her think of her own mother, the tears are real.
The tone you are identifying in Dolores' and Sinéad's voice is a trait of Irish singing that stems from a tradition called keening. Keening is a mourning practice that's kind of a mix of crying, wailing, and singing. But the vocal technique can also be seen incorporated in traditional Irish singing.
She was a warrior. She was outspoken and unapologetic. She was 100% herself. She truly did cry during the making of this. She was thinking of her mother. God rest her soul. She was a queen.
I'm Irish - Sinéad was a master of 'Keening' ☘it stretches deep into our cultural heritage; it stems from loss/funerals/grieving We are still mourning our beautiful Daughter Sinéad💔She was a force of nature with unmatched talent, but she was also very fragile. The video was shot in one take and those tears are REAL - her mother had just recently died. (Sinéad had a very difficult relationship with her mother.) *Please* react to her live acapella performance of 'I Am Stretched On Your Grave' - a 17th-century Irish poem that she transformed with just her voice and a James Brown 'beat box' sample; She was keening for our Country & it is pure perfection. The media and music industry cruelly shunned her for speaking THE TRUTH about the catholic abuse of innocent Irish children, including herself & she was eventually proven CORRECT - now an acknowledged fact globally. But the damage was already done to her and her career. I hope they're proud of their relentless victim shaming of a 23 year old girl who was brave enough to speak out. I hope that she's finally at peace with her beloved son, Shane💚"Suaimhneas síoraí dá hanam"
I've always wanted to learn Gaelic. It's just as beautiful in print as it is in sound. BTW, we in the US loved her too. We loved Dolores as well RIP lassies💔
He mother had just recently died and Sinead said the lyrics "all the flowers that you planted mama in the back yard, have all died and withered away" caused her to cry watch a few seconds later the tears come. RIP Sinead
Sinead O'Connor singing Bob Marley's War in front of a hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden is the BRAVEST thing any musician has ever done. May she rest in peace.
Sinead was no joke. She sang when her soul spoke to her. She was a lot like Prince. They made music because they wanted to, not because that they had to out if ego and money making. RIP Sinead and RIP Prince. Nothing will ever compare to either one of you
Goosebumps, every time I hear this song. She was misunderstood by many. Such an amazing woman. She had a cruel upbringing but managed to stay strong. Do your research. Rip beautiful angel 😢🎉❤
She and Delores are both Irish. Watch the documentary about Sinead. It is soooooooooooooo important to learn about Sinead. She had the purest soul and she always backed up her words with actions. She stood up for justice at the cost of herself on behalf of those who were treated unjustly or abused over and over again. And, this was written by Prince.
I'm Irish and i'm ashamed at how Sinead was treated in Ireland. Laughed at and ridiculed for her beliefs. She is simple a pure sole of love and compassion. There'll never be another SInead O'Connor
@@Darf652she was fantastic. Also a dub. BP - you’d also love the Phil Lynott documentary - he sings your theme. He was probably one of fewer than 100 black folk in Dublin growing up. Only one in his estate - it’s a great rock doc.
@@Darf652 While that's true with the general public she did find a lot of solice within the the Irish music community, particularly the likes of The Chieftains and Christy Moore who sort of circled the wagons after the whole SNL thing and helped her produce some of her greatest work in my opinion.
I'm a 58-year-old white woman in the middle of Oklahoma and I absolutely stumbled across this video when I was setting up a playlist to clean my room and for some reason I chose this video instead of her regular video on vevo or whatever it is. Your face when the tears appeared in her eyes You're shock kind of moved me. I don't know how she sang that song without crying her eyes out. ❤️
Also becaue her heinously abusive mother would introduce her as the pretty daughter and her red-haired sister as the ugly daughter, so she keptbher hair short becauee of the negstive associations with being pretty. She had also been sexually abused by more than just her mother. But definitely, she was well aware of how music industry exploits women for their looks too!
Surely by shaving her hair she drew more attention to her looks, she was also more stunningly pretty without hair, so I am not convinced what message she was trying to project
And she didn't stint on the makeup... the shaved head was just a style. Sinead was an extraordinary woman and her version of "Nothing Compares To You" is surely the most heartwrenching and beautiful, yet sorrowful song performance ever. But no need to embellish her talent and achievement with myths about her deliberately trying to look unattractive.
@@jameswiglesworth5004She cut her hair like that because she had been sexually abused and she was a little girl... Not for more attention as an adult but because she didn't want the attention at the young girl
in 1989 She sang at the Grammy awards ceremony. No rappers were allowed and no rap awards existed, She walked on stage wearing Public Enemy's man in the crosshair logo in support of Chuck D. who had been banned. She was fierce and always supported the underdog.
There was an amazing Netflix documentary recently about her. The lyrics about, all the flowers in the front yard, Mama, have died… resonated with her because she and her mother never saw eye to eye, and her mother made her sleep outside on the lawn. That is what made her cry in the filming of this video, thinking of her mother. Then, her mother kicked her out as a teen and Sinead got locked up in an unwed mothers home, (though not one herself), which were horrible institutions in a very strict religious country. But, it was there she really intensely practiced her vocal stylings. Ireland has a lot of protest singers, so when she ripped up picture of pope on tv, she was just acting in the spirit of protest like any Irish singer would, against the horrible abuses of the Catholic Church against children. She was vilified by many, many in this country, receiving death threats as a young person. Her start was hard. She was a big part of New Wave/post-Punk movement in the 90’s, with a lot of great songs. This was Prince’s, of course, but also check out The Emperor’s New Clothes, Mandinka and I Want Your Hands on Me. She kept making albums, but never regained her success in this country, after people turned on her. Of course, later everyone knew she was right.
A lot of Americans, myself included, were puzzled when she tore up the pope’s photo on SNL. I learned later about the evils of the Catholic Church in Ireland and elsewhere.
@@sallyintucson Any religion which demands blind obediance, persecutes other religions and calls their other gods 'false idols', is simply unfit to exist in a free and democratic world.
If you grew up in the 80’s 🇬🇧 Sinéad was THE go to break up song artist. She was so different, she paved a different path for a lot os us. We miss her. 🖤🪽
she was gorgeous... i love how this guy is instantly moved soon as her voice hits his ears... look at his eyes... its tearing at his soul the first two seconds.
There is a person on here that states Sinead was not political; but, she lost her career over a political statement. She was on Saturday Night Live and during she act she ripped up the picture of Pope John Paul II. She was protesting the Catholic church cover-up of child abuse; the picture belonged to her mother and she planned to destroy it, but was waiting for the right time. She tore it up at the end of the song, then shouted "Fight the real enemy". She was banned from SNL and the media ripped her to shreds. Madonna mocked her by ripping up a picture of "Joey Buttafuoco" and saying the same words. He was a man that had an affair and his girlfriend tried, but failed, to kill his wife by shooting her in the face. Ten years layer she was quoted as saying, "A lot of people say or think that tearing up the Pope's photo derailed my career. That's not how I feel about it," she wrote. "I feel that having a No. 1 record derailed my career and my tearing the photo put me back on the right track."
@@bryanbrady877 There is multi layers of "who's in charge". #1 would be Christians and Catholics; #2 would be the power of the Catholic church; #3 weak political leaders.
She denounced child abuse, especially by high-ranking religious figures in the VATICAN... Imagine, it was a Pandora's box that she opened with the whole truth, but it destroyed her career when she was persecuted for years by the Christian/Catholic church. She began to have serious mental problems because they made her personal life hell. A GREAT woman, queen of courage and an extraordinary SINGER. Throughout her life, she suffered several deep disappointments due to the pain of having lost her son and also because the artistic world (male and female singers) were afraid of reprisals and being accused of collusion, and turned their backs on her !!!
Agreed but Sinead's mental health deterioration started way before, by the abuse of her mother, the emotional 'absence' of her barrister (lawer) father & after the SNL incident, just struggling to meet problems as she grew older. She did have relationship-connectedness issues, possibly, 'Borderline Personality Disorder' as I'm very intimate with that disease. Most folks struggling with 1 of the 11 types of Personality Disorders has one or both parents who have it, as well, & it sounds like her mom, exactly. Sinead didn't have great emotional regulation but to me, that doesn't detract from her Legacy-it Adds To It! Love You Sinead!
She had 4 children from 4 marriages & a short time before she passed away, her 17yr old mirror image son Shane committed s*icide after fleeing from a facility where he was supposed to be under constant watch. Her own mental health had been fragile for some years & Shane's passing broke her completely. She called him 'the light of my life, the lamp of my soul'. Her own death was attributed to 'natural causes' but I'm guessing it was a broken heart 💔
"died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma" family released cause of death in July. She was heart broken and dealing with grief. (According to Chinese Medicine, grief is the emotion associated with the Lung)
@@lisamoran6742 any song she covered, she did an amazing job, her own writings stop she was out of this world. Three Babies is my favourite song of hers
When Sinead was on SNL she was the first to come out publicly and shame the Pope for cover up the abuse of children in the church and was what we now call canceled. She was a beautiful woman and activist.
I think she did what was right and I commend her for it--as far as abuse on children. I'd just like to say that many people use the word "Activist" as if it is always a good thing on its own. Just because someone is an activist (being actively involved in a cause) does not mean the cause, itself, is good. For example, I think most people would think being an activist for NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association) is sick. Or an activist for allowing children to decide to take sex hormones and surgically alter their genders (effectively sterilizing them) is insanity. When the say someone is an Activist---an activist for what????
@@chickadeetle she was an activist against the Catholic Church cover ups and imagine doing that in Ireland, probably the only harder place to do that would be in Italy.
Well, she was "cancelled" because she tore up a picture of the pope on live TV. Poor decision on how to call out the issue. She had a great voice and meant well, just didn't do it well.
No it's no fake tears. She stated in interviews that during the song that the lyrics made her think of her mom who died in a car accident in 1985. That song is a cover of a Prince song. Sinead had a fabulous voice and no doubt that Dolores of The Cranberries was probably influenced by her. Sinead appeared on the scene a few years prior. Also, there's a lot of Irish folk music that uses that vocal technique. Finally, Sinead was an activist for many causes mainly for women's right and mental health issues. She herself suffered from a bipolar disorder and she went through a lot of hardship in her life. She was a beautiful and sensitive soul and she is greatly missed 🙏
Not hat we will would ever know but I would say she had c-ptsd and that is often wrongfully diagnosed as bi-polar, well at least it's over diagnosed anyway.
PLEASE take the time to learn her story. She was at the top of her career until she decided to be the first one to speak out about the sexual abuse of innocent children with the catholic church's everywhere!!!!! People weren't ready to admit this even though everyone knew about this for years!!!! Everyone turned on her with a vengeance!!!!!! She made it her mission to bring this out to the public for the sake of all of these abused children!!!! After her career was totally destroyed within a year the people opened their eyes and demanded a change and prosecution for these children. Not one person stood up for her after everyone opened their eyes to this. She lost EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF HER COURAGE TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO SPEAK OUT OVER THIS!!!! This true story will make you cry for her! I absolutely love this courageous lady!!!!!!😪💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜❤
He does his reactions not knowing the back story because that's the whole point in giving a raw, real reaction!!! Do your research before you judge him or anyone else that does reaction videos! Love you you and everyone, everywhere!
@@karenrowell337 You misunderstood my comment. I never leave rude comments. He really liked her so I was wanting to let him know that he should read up on her backstory. It's a very interesting story. He would appreciate her even more. 💜
@@adw2263 From what I found after a quick search, her tweet said "Every song and or artist in history even Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, NWA, Ice Cube, and even Bob Dylan, is officially relegated to class B. As are every actor in history or legend: living or dead, male or female. We all are now defunct." in relation to Hi Ren.
When I saw her ripping the picture of the pope, I said “YES” 💪 I was a child going to catholic school, I hated my school and the nuns were cruel. Now we ALL know that she was right. 👍
The song was written by Prince as a break-up song but Sinéad made it more about her late mother who was abusive and try to 'tame' wild-child Sinéad (e.g. not 'fooling around' with boys). Her version of the song is a beautiful example of how you can still have love for and mourn the loss of somebody who was abusive towards you. All those emotions are in it.
She shaved her head after doing a press meeting where the reporter didn't ask about her album, he asked about her pretty hair. She died last year. And yes, she was Irish, like Delores.
@@angiel3412no she did it because her mom would introduce her and her sister as the pretty one and ugly one. So she shaved it off. She also said it was so no man can ever traumatize her by grabbing her by the hair
I was in the Navy when that happened and I shaved my hair after that. I was tired of the guys judging me for my looks instead of doing my job. So yeah i shaved my hair off after I saw what she had done back then.
Sadly, our darling Sinead can no longer use her voice for us, she's singing with the angels now. Thank you for your courage lady, you did marvelous things.
I love that you have found Sinead, This song is the one that everyone reacts to, but she had so many incredible tracks and live perfromances. I hope you will seek them out.
She was very authentic. I remember when this came out we all really loved her music. She was done dirty by just about all those in power in the entertainment industry because she was so authentic. She did a brave thing and was one of the first celebs to call out the catholic church for the $3xu2l 2bu$e of children.
This song was written by Prince. Sinead was no actor. She felt deeply, grieved deeply. Her life was tortured and she lived it with grace. She took her life after losing her beloved son to suicide. She is greatly missed and her soul was beautifully crushed by the inequities in this world.
Sinead (Sh-anaid) and Dolores (The Cranberries) are both from Ireland. It may attribute to their similar vocals and style (re: short/shaved hair). As for Sinead’s tears, they followed the line ‘all the flowers that you planted mama’. Sinead had a very brutal childhood (of abuse, etc.), and her mom played a big part in that. Her mom died before she ever found closure. Super tragic. From what I understand, the tears weren’t planned, and given the verse reference to ‘mama’, I can understand her sudden emotions.
Prince wrote the song, she is not acting, those are genuine tears. Fun fact, a whole music video was created for this song, there were only supposed to be a few shots if her up close and personal but the effect was soooo raw and pure they used her close up for 90% of the video.
The inspiration for the song was Prince had a very close relationship with a housekeeper/cook that lived in his home for many years and eventually left because of a death in her family, "I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant, but nothing can take away these blues."
Yes!!she was at one concert and the crowd booed her off made her cry she was walking off stage and Chris kristofferson was there hugged her and told her fuck those people and get up and do your concert !!! And she did❤❤
Two months before her death, Sinéad discovered "Hi Ren". On her twitter account. she posted the MV for "Hi Ren" three times, along with these three tweets: 1. Holy motherfuckin SHIT! Someone just showed me this at the weekend. This Archangel from like, twelfth heaven or somewhere, has only gone and made the entire history of songwriting and performing look like a three year old’s birthday party at Burger King. 2. Every song and or artist in history even Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, NWA, Ice Cube, and even Bob Dylan, is officially relegated to class B. As are every actor in history or legend: living or dead, male or female. We all are now defunct. 3. It’s time to hit the welfare office: shoulda had that "thing to fall back on” like Brian May did. We’re fucked. Thanks be to God She would tweet only three more times before she passed. On Sinéad's 33rd birthday, she attempted suicide and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In 2021, she had her last television appearance on the Dr. Phil show. She said she wanted to do the interview to "destigmatize mental illness", and she noted the prevalence of mental health problems among musicians. I can only imagine the profound impact it had on her to stumble across "Hi Ren"! I'm glad she found Ren before her death.
Wow. I am so moved by her words and so appreciative to have read your post. Have watched Hi-Ren Reactions over 200 times and still do and knowing what Sinade thought and wrote about Hi-Ren makes viewing those reactions even that much more special. Thanks for posting this. 😎😎😎😎💥💥💥💥💥💥
It was so heartbreaking when she lost her son. I think everyone expected her to completely fall apart or follow shortly after him. But in her Reinforced, stoic manner she said what she needed to, once again, advocating Mental Health support. In Awe of yet another creative artist lost from us.
For a woman like me that was a teen the day her video was first launched on MTV we all knew how deepfelt this song were. we all cried back then when watching her ❤️ Her story is so deep and truly heartbreaking, she is forever missed, and she did sing like an angle ❤️❤️ her tears were real and her pain goes deep ❤️❤️
Sinead wasn't "political." But being a woman in Catholic Ireland made her political just by her existence. She spoke out against the Church and its abuse years before the true scope of that horror was exposed and that act tanked her career. She was complicated, mad, maddening, brilliant. What you saw from her at any given time was absolutely genuine. We suffered a loss from her passing, but the real loss happened years before that, when the world turned on her for telling a painful truth.
Real Truth , Real Pain , Real Tears , The power in her voice . It’s a shame that the world wasn’t ready for such a beautiful woman. You are so missed .
@@sahalachastain9962 let’s not get it too literal here, I’m talking about as far as celebrities go. I’m talking about in the age before any average person had any clue about it. But hey, you’re on the Internet, so you’re gonna do Internet stuff aren’t you? You people are amazing.
Will never forget... 1992 SNL on my living room TV when she sang so beautifully then tore up the picture and we all gave her a standing ovation in awe and in tears of finally somebody saying something out loud of the truth! Nowadays it would have blown up and the right thing would have happened. Back then they shoved it under the rug and destroyed her like all things were handled before then and after.
She tapped into her own sadness and grief of losing her mother. She was an excellent artist. She was an advocate and speaker for those with no voice in some ways. Amazing.
Breaks my heart every time - beautiful lady, beautiful voice, she was such an amazing person, an activist, but suffered throughout her life - I love her. RIP Special Lady,
1st time here. And I love your reaction to this song. This song was written by Prince, at the end of the song, she was really crying. She said in an interview, that she thought about her mother and the relationship she had with her( I believe it wasn’t a very good one) when she says, “ All the flowers that you picked, Mama in the back yard, die when you went away.” She struggled with mental illness, and also loss a child to s&icide. She was such a beautiful misunderstood soul. Rest well beautiful angel. ❤
She did have a son who passed away about a year before she did... tragic and unnecessary in both cases She looks like an angel... and she sang like one, too. She has several great songs but this was her break through pop hit
It is pronounced "Shinaid". Song written by Prince. She really did have the voice of an angel. She is incredible live, you should check some of those performances. Incredibly courageous and ahead of her time.
It was real. We all have 'back stories'. She had a very challenging 😢 life, but chose to speak out. This song is, for her grief about the hidden truth, which included her life too. Yes they were real tears ❤ She is sorely missed, as one of the most astonishing artist, compassionate Angels that walked this earth. Rest in eternal peace ❤.
I’m sorry for your loss, I’m 15 years since I lost mine. Your life grows around grief, I lust hope you have people to vent to/cry on. They’re invaluable to me.
The late Sinead spent her life advocating for the voiceless at great personal cost. She was one of if not the first to be cancelled by US media. 'Nothing compares to you' was her biggest commercial success, but IMO 'Troy', which she wrote when she was just 17, was her masterpiece. Troy has very complex themes based on the abuse she suffered as a child and inspiration taken from the poem 'No Second Troy' by Irish poet W.B. Yeats. I'd particularly recommend a live version.
THIS ICON !!! You need to watch her documentary… she was so down to protest for every right of everything.. When Public Enemy boycotted the Grammys she sang on stage with their logo painted on her head… She even was cancelled due to protesting the Vatican for child abuse… man so much to learn from her documentary… Her music is Amazing… would love to see you React to more of her music… she was even friends with the legendary, female rapper MC lyte in which they both appear in each other‘s music videos. “Lay your hands on me” has a rap break by MC Lyte.. The part where she says about all the flowers in the backyard is in reference to when her mother would abuse her and make her sleep in the garden for days and would not let her in the house..she was only 9 yrs old. Those are real tears. If you watch the documentary, there’s a whole segment about this music video in about the tears and fell from her eyes. No one was expecting that.
The song was written by Prince. He wrote it for her after getting to know her. She was very bipolar and struggled with the death of so many and raised in a Catholic orphanage. She did, on david letterman rip a picture in half of the pope. Very political. You should take the opportunity to listen to the entire album, it really gives an insight into her life. I don't believe there are videos for any of the other songs, but her message of the struggles she faced with mental illness was a powerful anthem of that stigma. I lived my teenage years listening to this tape. It brought me police in the fact that I wasn't the only one. Sinead (shi-naid) had a son that also struggled with mental illnesses. He committed suicide about 6ish months before Sinead died. My belief is that she died froma broken heart, which is an actual physical illness called broken heart syndrome. Images from inside the heart from someone with bhs, shows that the structure of the heart looks like an hourglass ⌛️. Like someone squeezed the heart and broke it. It's something that persons with ptsd, severe trauma of loss, and many other things that hurt beyond anything describable will takehold of you, not just mentally, but physically, and can certainly lead to death. Anyway, a troubled soul was behind that voice and those rrealtors. There are also videos of Sinead, much older, where she attempts to talk about these things, and it shows how badly her mental health broke her down and eventually killed her.
Those are not fake tears at all. Those are her true emotions for her mom. I remember when this song came out I was working at a record store (in the 90s) and it took my breath away. She was a beautiful person inside and out. I got to see her in concert once and wow to hear her live was incredible!
I actually knew the Director of that video, he said they had no budget at all (it was her first hit) and it had to be done super quick, but the minute he saw her singing down his camera he felt the same reaction you did,her beauty and the intimacy was compelling. The tears caught him (and her) by surprise too. I think he won an award too. It was on MTV and UK tv on rotation!
This played constantly on MTV when it was released in 1990. I worked at a company with MTV playing in reception and it didn't matter how many times people had already seen the video they would stop and stare and wait for the last part where the tears come. She was a groundbreaking artist and it was a ground breaking video. So special, so missed. Her song Mandinka is another brilliant one.
This is what i miss in music nowadays: vulnerability. We live in an age where being "hard", badass, stone cold, unflinching, and unshakable is glorified and championed...and that reflects in the music being made. We lost something beautiful when we stopped being able to vent emotions other than contempt and anger...when we stopped embracing self reflection. Nothing highlights all this for me more than listening to this track after so many years. Beautiful song performed by a beautiful voice
Good observation! Both Delores and Sinead are both Irish!!! Sinead was fierce. Shaved her head and said no man would be able to grab her by it and traumatize her! ❤
She was not an actress. She was an amazing singer and women. She sadly died in July 2023. She was 56 years old. I think she died of a broken heart after her son, Shane O'Connor died tragically in January 2022. He Shane by suicide. He was 17 years old.
I think she committed suicide, as well. She's had mental health issues all her life with her abusive upbringing, and her son's suicide put her over the edge.
@beverlybrown2673 it was established that she did not commit suicide so please do not dishonour her like this...her heart was broken and that is how she died😢
@@saolálainn She is not being dishonored by any means . Especially,when not all may have even known about her to begin with -- yet alone,may not have known the real cause of her death. Sometimes,it is far better but far more wiser to not assume the automatic worst when others state their opinions & thoughts about someone whom,is not so highly known or vastly spoken about/ spoken of anymore . Just my opinion & thoughts
Yes, the original comments never showed up either. Probably must have gotten demonetized. He didn't have the words across the screen. Great reaction, BP!! I'm getting chills up my spine!! ❤
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Prince wrote it. Nelle Hooper produced it. Sinead totally smashed it out the park.. RIP
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I feel that Prince writing "Nothing Compares 2 U' and passing that song on for Sinead O'Conner to sing is one of my favorite musical contributions Prince has given us. This song touches so many on vastly different avenues of our lives and it could stand for any Real Love we feel during our lives . It cuts deep and for me on a person note I feel a heart wrenching pain listening to this but her voice is angelic as if even the angels can feel her pain .
I really appreciate this reaction very much. Thank you 😇
Prince sang it better
Nelle Hooper massive attack was amazing, I have a studio version
Nellie Hooper, amazing!
10:10 No she's not an actor, the verse before it talking about "all the flowers planted mama, died when you went away" made her think of her own mother, the tears are real.
Actually, she appeared in the movie Wuthering Hieghts. I think Ralph Fiennes starred in 1992. She was at the end of the movie.
I believe her mother had passed away not to long before she filmed this video
Sadly her mother was a piece of work, made it impossible for Sinead to be with her life.
R.I.P. Sinead
@@pagemeredith4532 Oh that's cool! I didn't know that!
Prince wrote this song
The tone you are identifying in Dolores' and Sinéad's voice is a trait of Irish singing that stems from a tradition called keening. Keening is a mourning practice that's kind of a mix of crying, wailing, and singing. But the vocal technique can also be seen incorporated in traditional Irish singing.
It has nothing to do with keening. Have you ever heard keening?
The Cajuns do a similar thing in their funerals . Creoles of course . It’s a really cool process
Sarah McClachlan's voice also does this. I think she's American, but I always thought she was Irish because of this.
She was a warrior. She was outspoken and unapologetic. She was 100% herself. She truly did cry during the making of this. She was thinking of her mother. God rest her soul. She was a queen.
Her mother brutally abused her daily for years as a child. Very tragic! 😢
@@knowhere60 correct. She was mentally ill.
Blech- she cried as an act- That song did not and does not belong to her..they cry on queue
@@sahalachastain9962 who is “they”? And that was definitely not an act. 😂😂
@@sahalachastain9962 #HaveASeat.
I'm Irish - Sinéad was a master of 'Keening' ☘it stretches deep into our cultural heritage; it stems from loss/funerals/grieving We are still mourning our beautiful Daughter Sinéad💔She was a force of nature with unmatched talent, but she was also very fragile. The video was shot in one take and those tears are REAL - her mother had just recently died. (Sinéad had a very difficult relationship with her mother.)
*Please* react to her live acapella performance of 'I Am Stretched On Your Grave' - a 17th-century Irish poem that she transformed with just her voice and a James Brown 'beat box' sample; She was keening for our Country & it is pure perfection.
The media and music industry cruelly shunned her for speaking THE TRUTH about the catholic abuse of innocent Irish children, including herself & she was eventually proven CORRECT - now an acknowledged fact globally.
But the damage was already done to her and her career. I hope they're proud of their relentless victim shaming of a 23 year old girl who was brave enough to speak out.
I hope that she's finally at peace with her beloved son, Shane💚"Suaimhneas síoraí dá hanam"
I've always wanted to learn Gaelic. It's just as beautiful in print as it is in sound.
BTW, we in the US loved her too. We loved Dolores as well
RIP lassies💔
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He mother had just recently died and Sinead said the lyrics "all the flowers that you planted mama in the back yard, have all died and withered away" caused her to cry watch a few seconds later the tears come. RIP Sinead
Go raibh mile maith agat. Maith an cailIn 💚
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She made so many cry. She was wonderful. She had her demons but she has the voice of an angel.
Song written by Prince!
and obvious by the way he wrote '2 U' before everyone wrote in text-speak lol
AYE
Yeah, written by prince
The song may have been written by Prince, but Sinéad absolutely owned it.
Written by Prince and I think you may have even reacted to the Chris Cornell cover of it.
Sinead O'Connor singing Bob Marley's War in front of a hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden is the BRAVEST thing any musician has ever done. May she rest in peace.
Sinead was no joke. She sang when her soul spoke to her. She was a lot like Prince. They made music because they wanted to, not because that they had to out if ego and money making. RIP Sinead and RIP Prince. Nothing will ever compare to either one of you
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@@mariahbirdine7170 YES!!!!
She was legit
Brave as f. I still get goosebumps watching that moment
Goosebumps, every time I hear this song. She was misunderstood by many. Such an amazing woman. She had a cruel upbringing but managed to stay strong. Do your research. Rip beautiful angel 😢🎉❤
She and Delores are both Irish. Watch the documentary about Sinead. It is soooooooooooooo important to learn about Sinead. She had the purest soul and she always backed up her words with actions. She stood up for justice at the cost of herself on behalf of those who were treated unjustly or abused over and over again. And, this was written by Prince.
YES!!! And at a time when it was NOT popular to rock the boat! She paid the price for it but stood true to herself
I'm Irish and i'm ashamed at how Sinead was treated in Ireland. Laughed at and ridiculed for her beliefs. She is simple a pure sole of love and compassion. There'll never be another SInead O'Connor
@@Darf652she was fantastic. Also a dub.
BP - you’d also love the Phil Lynott documentary - he sings your theme.
He was probably one of fewer than 100 black folk in Dublin growing up. Only one in his estate - it’s a great rock doc.
@@Darf652 While that's true with the general public she did find a lot of solice within the the Irish music community, particularly the likes of The Chieftains and Christy Moore who sort of circled the wagons after the whole SNL thing and helped her produce some of her greatest work in my opinion.
How did she pass away?
"They tried to bury me; they didn't realize I was a seed". - S. O'Conner
big words for a one hit wonder
@@Dennis-DK2 maybe in the USA, she had a lot of worldwide hit songs.
@@Dennis-DK2she had more hits but the Catholic Church tried to destroy her. Cancel culture before there was a name for it.
@@Dennis-DK2 There was so much more to her than this song. Research her.
@@Dennis-DK2 big words for a no hit wonder, this is her worst song btw.
I'm a 58-year-old white woman in the middle of Oklahoma and I absolutely stumbled across this video when I was setting up a playlist to clean my room and for some reason I chose this video instead of her regular video on vevo or whatever it is. Your face when the tears appeared in her eyes You're shock kind of moved me. I don't know how she sang that song without crying her eyes out. ❤️
Same age as me...1966
31 July 😉
Pegasus is the best reactor because he's able to become one with the artists he features and he's genuine and real ❤
She cut her hair deliberately so the industry couldn't exploit her looks; she just wanted them and us to appreciate both her voice and her message!
Also becaue her heinously abusive mother would introduce her as the pretty daughter and her red-haired sister as the ugly daughter, so she keptbher hair short becauee of the negstive associations with being pretty. She had also been sexually abused by more than just her mother.
But definitely, she was well aware of how music industry exploits women for their looks too!
Surely by shaving her hair she drew more attention to her looks, she was also more stunningly pretty without hair, so I am not convinced what message she
was trying to project
And she didn't stint on the makeup... the shaved head was just a style. Sinead was an extraordinary woman and her version of "Nothing Compares To You" is surely the most heartwrenching and beautiful, yet sorrowful song performance ever. But no need to embellish her talent and achievement with myths about her deliberately trying to look unattractive.
She was still beautiful ❤
@@jameswiglesworth5004She cut her hair like that because she had been sexually abused and she was a little girl... Not for more attention as an adult but because she didn't want the attention at the young girl
in 1989 She sang at the Grammy awards ceremony.
No rappers were allowed and no rap awards existed,
She walked on stage wearing Public Enemy's man in the crosshair logo in support of Chuck D. who had been banned.
She was fierce and always supported the underdog.
Glad the rappers kept out as long as possible
There was an amazing Netflix documentary recently about her. The lyrics about, all the flowers in the front yard, Mama, have died… resonated with her because she and her mother never saw eye to eye, and her mother made her sleep outside on the lawn. That is what made her cry in the filming of this video, thinking of her mother. Then, her mother kicked her out as a teen and Sinead got locked up in an unwed mothers home, (though not one herself), which were horrible institutions in a very strict religious country. But, it was there she really intensely practiced her vocal stylings. Ireland has a lot of protest singers, so when she ripped up picture of pope on tv, she was just acting in the spirit of protest like any Irish singer would, against the horrible abuses of the Catholic Church against children. She was vilified by many, many in this country, receiving death threats as a young person. Her start was hard. She was a big part of New Wave/post-Punk movement in the 90’s, with a lot of great songs. This was Prince’s, of course, but also check out The Emperor’s New Clothes, Mandinka and I Want Your Hands on Me. She kept making albums, but never regained her success in this country, after people turned on her. Of course, later everyone knew she was right.
I came here to say this about her mum 🥰
A lot of Americans, myself included, were puzzled when she tore up the pope’s photo on SNL. I learned later about the evils of the Catholic Church in Ireland and elsewhere.
@@sallyintucson Any religion which demands blind obediance, persecutes other religions and calls their other gods 'false idols', is simply unfit to exist in a free and democratic world.
Tears were real. Bless her ❤.
Miss her grew up with her now she’s a role model worth salt 💜
She was an angel. And a warrior. And a mother. And a poet.
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Ye whatever he wrote it. his version was average, Then her version made it into a massive hit.
Yes she was the the haters can hate!
@@sahalachastain9962you must be black racist hater ! Jealous much ?
And she came before the cranberries... and those tones are an Irish thing... just FYI...
If you grew up in the 80’s 🇬🇧 Sinéad was THE go to break up song artist. She was so different, she paved a different path for a lot os us. We miss her. 🖤🪽
yup, 2 doors down used to play this every other weekend, she must have had a fanny like a butchers bin.
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Alison Moyet was easily her equal - or better!!
she was gorgeous... i love how this guy is instantly moved soon as her voice hits his ears... look at his eyes... its tearing at his soul the first two seconds.
There is a person on here that states Sinead was not political; but, she lost her career over a political statement. She was on Saturday Night Live and during she act she ripped up the picture of Pope John Paul II. She was protesting the Catholic church cover-up of child abuse; the picture belonged to her mother and she planned to destroy it, but was waiting for the right time. She tore it up at the end of the song, then shouted "Fight the real enemy". She was banned from SNL and the media ripped her to shreds. Madonna mocked her by ripping up a picture of "Joey Buttafuoco" and saying the same words. He was a man that had an affair and his girlfriend tried, but failed, to kill his wife by shooting her in the face.
Ten years layer she was quoted as saying, "A lot of people say or think that tearing up the Pope's photo derailed my career. That's not how I feel about it," she wrote. "I feel that having a No. 1 record derailed my career and my tearing the photo put me back on the right track."
The very notion that speaking out aganst atrocities can ruin your life...Who exactly is in charge of this mockery of hell we live in?
@@bryanbrady877 There is multi layers of "who's in charge". #1 would be Christians and Catholics; #2 would be the power of the Catholic church; #3 weak political leaders.
@@stinky60096 Perhaps I was unclear in my intentions. I apologize and withdraw.
Sinead was a pop drama queen. She was young, cool and bald. Then she wasn't young, cool and bald.
And only Kris Kristofferson around to support her. Check out his tribute song to her, My sister Sinead
This is an ANTHEM for us Gen X’ers!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Time has proven her correct, in her SNL stance!
♥️♥️♥️♥️
I knew she was correct then.
I was 12 when this came out, I remember so clearly the first time I saw this on Countdown. Love her with all my heart.
She denounced child abuse, especially by high-ranking religious figures in the VATICAN... Imagine, it was a Pandora's box that she opened with the whole truth, but it destroyed her career when she was persecuted for years by the Christian/Catholic church. She began to have serious mental problems because they made her personal life hell. A GREAT woman, queen of courage and an extraordinary SINGER. Throughout her life, she suffered several deep disappointments due to the pain of having lost her son and also because the artistic world (male and female singers) were afraid of reprisals and being accused of collusion, and turned their backs on her !!!
Agreed but Sinead's mental health deterioration started way before, by the abuse of her mother, the emotional 'absence' of her barrister (lawer) father & after the SNL incident, just struggling to meet problems as she grew older. She did have relationship-connectedness issues, possibly, 'Borderline Personality Disorder' as I'm very intimate with that disease. Most folks struggling with 1 of the 11 types of Personality Disorders has one or both parents who have it, as well, & it sounds like her mom, exactly. Sinead didn't have great emotional regulation but to me, that doesn't detract from her Legacy-it Adds To It! Love You Sinead!
She had 4 children from 4 marriages & a short time before she passed away, her 17yr old mirror image son Shane committed s*icide after fleeing from a facility where he was supposed to be under constant watch. Her own mental health had been fragile for some years & Shane's passing broke her completely. She called him 'the light of my life, the lamp of my soul'. Her own death was attributed to 'natural causes' but I'm guessing it was a broken heart 💔
So sad😢
"died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma" family released cause of death in July. She was heart broken and dealing with grief.
(According to Chinese Medicine, grief is the emotion associated with the Lung)
Prince wrote this song
@@lisamoran6742 any song she covered, she did an amazing job, her own writings stop she was out of this world. Three Babies is my favourite song of hers
Prince wrote it, but the song is about her mother...
When Sinead was on SNL she was the first to come out publicly and shame the Pope for cover up the abuse of children in the church and was what we now call canceled. She was a beautiful woman and activist.
No she was just the first to shock people
She was misunderstood! Then she was cancelled as fast as the wind without letting her explain! So wrong! A very hard life!
I think she did what was right and I commend her for it--as far as abuse on children. I'd just like to say that many people use the word "Activist" as if it is always a good thing on its own. Just because someone is an activist (being actively involved in a cause) does not mean the cause, itself, is good. For example, I think most people would think being an activist for NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association) is sick. Or an activist for allowing children to decide to take sex hormones and surgically alter their genders (effectively sterilizing them) is insanity. When the say someone is an Activist---an activist for what????
@@chickadeetle she was an activist against the Catholic Church cover ups and imagine doing that in Ireland, probably the only harder place to do that would be in Italy.
@@sahalachastain9962not the first to shock people k
She was what we now call "cancelled" for calling out the pope for covering for child abusers. She was a beautiful soul
Well, she was "cancelled" because she tore up a picture of the pope on live TV. Poor decision on how to call out the issue. She had a great voice and meant well, just didn't do it well.
She tried to warn the world, and everyone turned their backs on her.
No it's no fake tears. She stated in interviews that during the song that the lyrics made her think of her mom who died in a car accident in 1985. That song is a cover of a Prince song. Sinead had a fabulous voice and no doubt that Dolores of The Cranberries was probably influenced by her. Sinead appeared on the scene a few years prior. Also, there's a lot of Irish folk music that uses that vocal technique. Finally, Sinead was an activist for many causes mainly for women's right and mental health issues. She herself suffered from a bipolar disorder and she went through a lot of hardship in her life. She was a beautiful and sensitive soul and she is greatly missed 🙏
I think after seeing Britney Spears, she may also be on that spectrum. Not totally messed up, but unless something happens, it could get worse.
All so true.
Thank you
Not hat we will would ever know but I would say she had c-ptsd and that is often wrongfully diagnosed as bi-polar, well at least it's over diagnosed anyway.
Sinead was so beautiful! I love this song and video!❤
PLEASE take the time to learn her story. She was at the top of her career until she decided to be the first one to speak out about the sexual abuse of innocent children with the catholic church's everywhere!!!!! People weren't ready to admit this even though everyone knew about this for years!!!! Everyone turned on her with a vengeance!!!!!! She made it her mission to bring this out to the public for the sake of all of these abused children!!!! After her career was totally destroyed within a year the people opened their eyes and demanded a change and prosecution for these children. Not one person stood up for her after everyone opened their eyes to this. She lost EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF HER COURAGE TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO SPEAK OUT OVER THIS!!!! This true story will make you cry for her! I absolutely love this courageous lady!!!!!!😪💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜❤
But her son dying was when it seems she gave up.
Please let him see thedoc
He does his reactions not knowing the back story because that's the whole point in giving a raw, real reaction!!! Do your research before you judge him or anyone else that does reaction videos! Love you you and everyone, everywhere!
@@karenrowell337 You misunderstood my comment. I never leave rude comments. He really liked her so I was wanting to let him know that he should read up on her backstory. It's a very interesting story. He would appreciate her even more. 💜
I wanted to say that instead of telling him the story
She tweeted some wonderful tweets about "Hi Ren" before she passed. Gave Ren some beautiful flowers!
Wish I had seen that,she was truly amazing.
@@adw2263 Her account is still up. You may be able to find them if you did a search
@@adw2263Google it and it should come up
@@adw2263you can find it on her community page I think, and it's on ren community page too
@@adw2263 From what I found after a quick search, her tweet said "Every song and or artist in history even Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, NWA, Ice Cube, and even Bob Dylan, is officially relegated to class B. As are every actor in history or legend: living or dead, male or female. We all are now defunct." in relation to Hi Ren.
When Sinead appeared at the Grammys to perform Mandika...with the PE logo dyed into her hair was a 2 finger salute to the record execs...awesome
She earned my respect when she came calling out the Catholic Church regarding the scandal with priests and kids.
When I saw her ripping the picture of the pope, I said “YES” 💪 I was a child going to catholic school, I hated my school and the nuns were cruel.
Now we ALL know that she was right. 👍
The song was written by Prince as a break-up song but Sinéad made it more about her late mother who was abusive and try to 'tame' wild-child Sinéad (e.g. not 'fooling around' with boys). Her version of the song is a beautiful example of how you can still have love for and mourn the loss of somebody who was abusive towards you. All those emotions are in it.
No. She wrote this song for her mother who died
She shaved her head after doing a press meeting where the reporter didn't ask about her album, he asked about her pretty hair. She died last year. And yes, she was Irish, like Delores.
I read that she shaved it after the recording company asked her to grow her hair longer. She was a rebel.
@@angiel3412no she did it because her mom would introduce her and her sister as the pretty one and ugly one. So she shaved it off. She also said it was so no man can ever traumatize her by grabbing her by the hair
I was in the Navy when that happened and I shaved my hair after that. I was tired of the guys judging me for my looks instead of doing my job. So yeah i shaved my hair off after I saw what she had done back then.
Sadly, our darling Sinead can no longer use her voice for us, she's singing with the angels now. Thank you for your courage lady, you did marvelous things.
No, she can't; but thankfully we can use hers to keep championing those things she held dear ❤❤❤
She's with her son and may they both rest in peace 🕊️✌️
I'm so jealous of you that you got to hear this song for the first time! Thank you for reacting to this beautiful piece of art :)
I love that you have found Sinead, This song is the one that everyone reacts to, but she had so many incredible tracks and live perfromances. I hope you will seek them out.
She was very authentic. I remember when this came out we all really loved her music. She was done dirty by just about all those in power in the entertainment industry because she was so authentic. She did a brave thing and was one of the first celebs to call out the catholic church for the $3xu2l 2bu$e of children.
What kind of world are we living in where you have to hide saying sexual abuse on RUclips! Fuck them!( sorry for swearing)
Every time instant goosebumps since first hit the air way back ❤
This song was written by Prince. Sinead was no actor. She felt deeply, grieved deeply. Her life was tortured and she lived it with grace. She took her life after losing her beloved son to suicide. She is greatly missed and her soul was beautifully crushed by the inequities in this world.
Coroner confirmed Sinead died of natural causes. You can die of a broken heart though.
Thank you, I didn't know what happened to her. She was a beautful person.
She is greatness
She did not take her life.
Please don't say something like someone took their own life unless you know it.
Sinead (Sh-anaid) and Dolores (The Cranberries) are both from Ireland. It may attribute to their similar vocals and style (re: short/shaved hair).
As for Sinead’s tears, they followed the line ‘all the flowers that you planted mama’. Sinead had a very brutal childhood (of abuse, etc.), and her mom played a big part in that. Her mom died before she ever found closure. Super tragic. From what I understand, the tears weren’t planned, and given the verse reference to ‘mama’, I can understand her sudden emotions.
Interesting hyphen placement. 🤔
She sang for the oppressed her whole life, people must stop caring about race, nationality, etc, and love those who just love all humans like her.
She was a very delicate human being and sadly misunderstood. A gorgeous little Elfin songbird She was stunning RIP girl
Prince wrote the song, she is not acting, those are genuine tears.
Fun fact, a whole music video was created for this song, there were only supposed to be a few shots if her up close and personal but the effect was soooo raw and pure they used her close up for 90% of the video.
The inspiration for the song was Prince had a very close relationship with a housekeeper/cook that lived in his home for many years and eventually left because of a death in her family, "I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant, but nothing can take away these blues."
Timeless & haunting, remains an all time favourite ❤
Yes!!she was at one concert and the crowd booed her off made her cry she was walking off stage and Chris kristofferson was there hugged her and told her fuck those people and get up and do your concert !!! And she did❤❤
He said don't let the bastards get to you.
Now she and Kris are making beautiful music in heaven
Two months before her death, Sinéad discovered "Hi Ren". On her twitter account. she posted the MV for "Hi Ren" three times, along with these three tweets:
1. Holy motherfuckin SHIT! Someone just showed me this at the weekend. This Archangel from like, twelfth heaven or somewhere, has only gone and made the entire history of songwriting and performing look like a three year old’s birthday party at Burger King.
2. Every song and or artist in history even Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, NWA, Ice Cube, and even Bob Dylan, is officially relegated to class B. As are every actor in history or legend: living or dead, male or female. We all are now defunct.
3. It’s time to hit the welfare office: shoulda had that "thing to fall back on” like Brian May did. We’re fucked. Thanks be to God
She would tweet only three more times before she passed. On Sinéad's 33rd birthday, she attempted suicide and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In 2021, she had her last television appearance on the Dr. Phil show. She said she wanted to do the interview to "destigmatize mental illness", and she noted the prevalence of mental health problems among musicians. I can only imagine the profound impact it had on her to stumble across "Hi Ren"! I'm glad she found Ren before her death.
I am glad to have seen your words about Sinéad and Ren and her 3 tweets you quoted were astonishing. Thank You!
This needs more likes, especially knowing what a huge Ren fan BP (and many of the rest of us are) is.
Thank you for passing on those wonderful messages.
Wow. I am so moved by her words and so appreciative to have read your post. Have watched Hi-Ren Reactions over 200 times and still do and knowing what Sinade thought and wrote about Hi-Ren makes viewing those reactions even that much more special. Thanks for posting this. 😎😎😎😎💥💥💥💥💥💥
It was so heartbreaking when she lost her son. I think everyone expected her to completely fall apart or follow shortly after him. But in her Reinforced, stoic manner she said what she needed to, once again, advocating Mental Health support. In Awe of yet another creative artist lost from us.
For a woman like me that was a teen the day her video was first launched on MTV we all knew how deepfelt this song were. we all cried back then when watching her ❤️ Her story is so deep and truly heartbreaking, she is forever missed, and she did sing like an angle ❤️❤️ her tears were real and her pain goes deep ❤️❤️
SINÉAD O’CONNOR'S VERSION OF 'NOTHING COMPARES 2 U' REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST ASTONISHING PERFORMANCES EVER RECORDED
Had me in tears whenever I heard her sing it. Beautiful version of it. RIP Sinead. You were a legend. ❤
She lived this song because her life was harsh. She felt it deeply ❤
She was amazing ❤ The world needs more of Sinead.
Rest in peace Sinead I’m Irish and she is missed. And those tears are real. She hadn’t a fake bone in her body
Sinead wasn't "political." But being a woman in Catholic Ireland made her political just by her existence. She spoke out against the Church and its abuse years before the true scope of that horror was exposed and that act tanked her career. She was complicated, mad, maddening, brilliant. What you saw from her at any given time was absolutely genuine. We suffered a loss from her passing, but the real loss happened years before that, when the world turned on her for telling a painful truth.
She was genuinely emotional during the video beautiful beautiful song ❤
Real Truth , Real Pain , Real Tears ,
The power in her voice .
It’s a shame that the world wasn’t ready for such a beautiful woman.
You are so missed .
Sinead was the first to call out the Catholic church for child abuse. Many had no idea and criticized her for tearing up the Pope photo on SNL.
No She Wasn't the first to call out the church
@@sahalachastain9962 let’s not get it too literal here, I’m talking about as far as celebrities go. I’m talking about in the age before any average person had any clue about it. But hey, you’re on the Internet, so you’re gonna do Internet stuff aren’t you? You people are amazing.
Will never forget... 1992 SNL on my living room TV when she sang so beautifully then tore up the picture and we all gave her a standing ovation in awe and in tears of finally somebody saying something out loud of the truth! Nowadays it would have blown up and the right thing would have happened. Back then they shoved it under the rug and destroyed her like all things were handled before then and after.
She tapped into her own sadness and grief of losing her mother. She was an excellent artist. She was an advocate and speaker for those with no voice in some ways. Amazing.
I went to Lollapalooza in Thunderbird stadium in Vancouver in 1995 just to see Sinead perform, it was amazing.
Yes, She was thinking about her mother, when sang this. Absolute legend. I loved her so much in the 80’s.
She was absolutely one of a kind, and was not acting. I find this song irresistible and watch every reaction that pops up in my feed. Good job!
real tears. her thoughts drifted to her deceased mother. the track was written and gifted to her by Prince.
Breaks my heart every time - beautiful lady, beautiful voice, she was such an amazing person, an activist, but suffered throughout her life - I love her. RIP Special Lady,
Nothing fake about those tears. The emotion you see in her face is 100% real. Totally genuine and raw.
YOU ARE CORRECT !!! She was BEAUTIFUL inside AND out.
1st time here. And I love your reaction to this song. This song was written by Prince, at the end of the song, she was really crying. She said in an interview, that she thought about her mother and the relationship she had with her( I believe it wasn’t a very good one) when she says, “ All the flowers that you picked, Mama in the back yard, die when you went away.” She struggled with mental illness, and also loss a child to s&icide. She was such a beautiful misunderstood soul. Rest well beautiful angel. ❤
She did have a son who passed away about a year before she did... tragic and unnecessary in both cases
She looks like an angel... and she sang like one, too. She has several great songs but this was her break through pop hit
It is pronounced "Shinaid". Song written by Prince. She really did have the voice of an angel. She is incredible live, you should check some of those performances. Incredibly courageous and ahead of her time.
It was real. We all have 'back stories'. She had a very challenging 😢 life, but chose to speak out. This song is, for her grief about the hidden truth, which included her life too. Yes they were real tears ❤ She is sorely missed, as one of the most astonishing artist, compassionate Angels that walked this earth. Rest in eternal peace ❤.
No they are real tears😢this my first time listening to this since my mother passed last month😢 her flowers won't grow anymore😢
I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my mum 3 years ago & this set me off unexpectedly too.💔
@@fionaashton1738 thank you. Knew it would get me. Sorry for your loss too.
I’m sorry for your loss, I’m 15 years since I lost mine. Your life grows around grief, I lust hope you have people to vent to/cry on. They’re invaluable to me.
@@katashworth41 thank you.
The late Sinead spent her life advocating for the voiceless at great personal cost. She was one of if not the first to be cancelled by US media. 'Nothing compares to you' was her biggest commercial success, but IMO 'Troy', which she wrote when she was just 17, was her masterpiece. Troy has very complex themes based on the abuse she suffered as a child and inspiration taken from the poem 'No Second Troy' by Irish poet W.B. Yeats. I'd particularly recommend a live version.
Word! Troy is powerful.
I absolutely love this song. Her performance of it is absolutely gut wrenching.
Love her singing Mother by Pink Floyd at the live in Berlin.❤ Voice of an Angel.
Iconic piece of music. Glad you listened. And it's Shin-ade
They asked if she was feeling something during the video and she said no; she just made herself cry for the effect. Amazing.
THIS ICON !!! You need to watch her documentary… she was so down to protest for every right of everything.. When Public Enemy boycotted the Grammys she sang on stage with their logo painted on her head… She even was cancelled due to protesting the Vatican for child abuse… man so much to learn from her documentary… Her music is Amazing… would love to see you React to more of her music… she was even friends with the legendary, female rapper MC lyte in which they both appear in each other‘s music videos. “Lay your hands on me” has a rap break by MC Lyte.. The part where she says about all the flowers in the backyard is in reference to when her mother would abuse her and make her sleep in the garden for days and would not let her in the house..she was only 9 yrs old. Those are real tears. If you watch the documentary, there’s a whole segment about this music video in about the tears and fell from her eyes. No one was expecting that.
Black boys on mopeds and Mandinka. Those two songs Pegasus are amazing. Also Troy, live. Ty for reaction!
For all my adhd friends, the reaction starts at 2:42, yes i do this with every video.
You a doing the lords work, thank you.
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Watch her live version that power in her eyes is real. And she makes you feel it even greater live
Prince wrote the song.
The tears were real.
Great reaction 💜 -x-
Grew up listening to this wonderful human with such an amazzzing voice …….. such memories with this song! RIP Sinéad 🕊️
Sinead O'Connor revealed that her tears in the 1990 video for her song "Nothing Compares 2 U" were for her abusive mother Marie.
Exactly, so heartbreaking it's like she just couldn't heal.
Childhood trauma ..nothing worse x
"Black Boys on Mopeds" always get me. The hardest sound to sing and hold in tune is the "ooo" sound. And she nails it every time in this song.
My absolute fave (well… but me of many). I sang black boys on mopeds to my kids as one their lullabys
😢 RIP. What a beautiful soul.
*This song won her the Billboard Award for the #1 World Song of 1990*
The song was written by Prince. He wrote it for her after getting to know her. She was very bipolar and struggled with the death of so many and raised in a Catholic orphanage. She did, on david letterman rip a picture in half of the pope. Very political. You should take the opportunity to listen to the entire album, it really gives an insight into her life. I don't believe there are videos for any of the other songs, but her message of the struggles she faced with mental illness was a powerful anthem of that stigma. I lived my teenage years listening to this tape. It brought me police in the fact that I wasn't the only one.
Sinead (shi-naid) had a son that also struggled with mental illnesses. He committed suicide about 6ish months before Sinead died. My belief is that she died froma broken heart, which is an actual physical illness called broken heart syndrome. Images from inside the heart from someone with bhs, shows that the structure of the heart looks like an hourglass ⌛️. Like someone squeezed the heart and broke it. It's something that persons with ptsd, severe trauma of loss, and many other things that hurt beyond anything describable will takehold of you, not just mentally, but physically, and can certainly lead to death.
Anyway, a troubled soul was behind that voice and those rrealtors. There are also videos of Sinead, much older, where she attempts to talk about these things, and it shows how badly her mental health broke her down and eventually killed her.
Sinead O'Connor has an emotion and passion that is rare. Listen to her Foggy Dew with the Chieftains.
Those are not fake tears at all. Those are her true emotions for her mom. I remember when this song came out I was working at a record store (in the 90s) and it took my breath away. She was a beautiful person inside and out. I got to see her in concert once and wow to hear her live was incredible!
I actually knew the Director of that video, he said they had no budget at all (it was her first hit) and it had to be done super quick, but the minute he saw her singing down his camera he felt the same reaction you did,her beauty and the intimacy was compelling. The tears caught him (and her) by surprise too. I think he won an award too. It was on MTV and UK tv on rotation!
This played constantly on MTV when it was released in 1990. I worked at a company with MTV playing in reception and it didn't matter how many times people had already seen the video they would stop and stare and wait for the last part where the tears come. She was a groundbreaking artist and it was a ground breaking video. So special, so missed. Her song Mandinka is another brilliant one.
This was a hit 30 years ago. I danced this in the countryside discos with countless girls back then.
This is what i miss in music nowadays: vulnerability. We live in an age where being "hard", badass, stone cold, unflinching, and unshakable is glorified and championed...and that reflects in the music being made. We lost something beautiful when we stopped being able to vent emotions other than contempt and anger...when we stopped embracing self reflection.
Nothing highlights all this for me more than listening to this track after so many years. Beautiful song performed by a beautiful voice
The power in this womans voice was overwhelming. Seeing her live was a quasi spiritual experience. listen to "VIP" or "take off your shoes"
RIP Sinead 🙏
She sings with her soul. What a beautiful voice, and she was so beautiful
That beautiful face, 40 years later and I still can't look away.
blech
She was stunning.
Good observation! Both Delores and Sinead are both Irish!!! Sinead was fierce. Shaved her head and said no man would be able to grab her by it and traumatize her! ❤
Such a beautiful moving song. She was amazing. God bless her ❤
She was not an actress. She was an amazing singer and women. She sadly died in July 2023. She was 56 years old. I think she died of a broken heart after her son, Shane O'Connor died tragically in January 2022. He Shane by suicide. He was 17 years old.
I think she committed suicide, as well. She's had mental health issues all her life with her abusive upbringing, and her son's suicide put her over the edge.
@beverlybrown2673 it was established that she did not commit suicide so please do not dishonour her like this...her heart was broken and that is how she died😢
She did appear in a few Irish movies and Father Ted
Small roles
@@saolálainn
She is not being dishonored by any means .
Especially,when not all may have even known about her to begin with -- yet alone,may not have known the real cause of her death.
Sometimes,it is far better but far more wiser to not assume the automatic worst when others state their opinions & thoughts about someone whom,is not so highly known or vastly spoken about/ spoken of anymore .
Just my opinion & thoughts
Yes, the original comments never showed up either. Probably must have gotten demonetized. He didn't have the words across the screen. Great reaction, BP!! I'm getting chills up my spine!! ❤