The Song That First Captured Sinéad O’Connor’s Power
Before “Nothing Compares 2 U” made her a household name, a single from the Irish singer’s first album established her as a creative force.
There’s a candid moment in , the 2022 documentary by Kathryn Ferguson about the life and career of Sinéad O’Connor, when the singer says, “It was such a shock for me to become a pop star. It’s not what I wanted. I just wanted to scream.” O’Connor, at the age of 56, became famous in the late ’80s, when she was barely out of her teens. In 1990, her cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” became not only her signature song, but also a chart-topper in numerous countries—a
