{"id":83688,"date":"2022-10-01T10:01:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T10:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/prince-estate-denied-sinead-oconnor-doc-nothing-compares-2-u\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T10:01:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T10:01:01","slug":"prince-estate-denied-sinead-oconnor-doc-nothing-compares-2-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/prince-estate-denied-sinead-oconnor-doc-nothing-compares-2-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Estate Denied Sin\u00e9ad O’Connor Doc “Nothing Compares 2 U”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Prince estate denied Nothing Compares<\/em>, a new documentary about Sin\u00e9ad O’Connor, the rights to her cover of Prince’s song, \u201cNothing Compares 2 U.\u201d In a statement to billboard<\/em>Prince’s half-sister and co-heir wrote, \u201cI didn’t feel she deserved to use the song.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prince wrote \u201cNothing Compares 2 U\u201d for his side project, The Family, and the song appeared on their self-titled 1985 debut. O’Connor’s 1990 cover transformed her career, taking her from a buzzy singer-songwriter with a few minor hits in Europe to an international sensation with three Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year. There’s a reason that documentary director Kathryn Ferguson chose that name for her documentary.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially we had intended to use the song, but we received a refusal (which as the rights holders, was their prerogative),\u201d Ferguson told billboard<\/em>. \u201cIn the end we were very happy with that section of the movie. It meant the focus remained on Sin\u00e9ad’s words, and on her own songwriting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prince’s half-sister Sharon Nelson offered two reasons for refusal, one financial and one personal. \u201cNothing compares to Prince’s live version with Rosie Gaines that is featured on the Hits 1<\/em> album and we are re-releasing that album on vinyl on November 4th,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cI didn’t feel [O\u2019Connor] deserved to use the song my brother wrote in her documentary so we declined. His version is the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

She didn’t elaborate on O’Connor’s merits, but it might be retaliation for an interview the singer gave to the New York Times <\/em>last year. O’Connor recounted her first horrifying meeting with Prince, saying he \u201cterrorized\u201d her, rebuked her for swearing in interviews, and suggested a pillow fight only to whack her with something hard inside his pillowcase. When she tried to escape, she alleged that he chased her in his car.<\/p>\n

Nothing Compares <\/em>will air on Showtime this Sunday, October 2nd, and Showtime subscribers can stream it on-demand beginning today, September 30th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n