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The winding tale of “Nothing Compares 2 U” begins in 1984, when Prince wrote the song, and continues through to 2021, when Sinead O’Connor declared it “my song.”
'Diamonds and Pearls' gives us a look at the end of Prince's reign on pop music, through seven hours of B-sides and unvaulted songs.
In 1984, funk rock legend Prince combined music and film into a major extravaganza called Purple Rain, and it went to the top of the charts for 24 weeks in a row.
The star's original version of the song was recorded six years before Sinead O'Connor made it a hit.
The star took an obscure Prince song and made it her own, much to his apparent displeasure.