Sinead O'Conner - Nothing compares 2U

This song was originally written and composed by Prince were it didn't make an impact and was just one of his side projects. It was later made famous by the Irish recording artist Sinead O'Conner who wasn't heard of before this song, it became a worldwide hit in 1990 because of the iconic music video. The video was mainly shot in Paris and directed by John Maybury. The video mainly consists of a close up on Sinead O'Connor's face as she sings the lyrics. the rest of the video is of her walking through the Parc de Saint-Cloud in Paris. towards the end of the video two tears roll down her face on each cheek. her tears were unplanned and she stated on "VH1's 100 greatest songs of the 90s" that it was caused because of the lyric "All the flowers that you planted, mother/in the back yard/ all died when you went away", because she had a very complex relationship with her late mother who used to abuse her in childhood. The clip won three "moonmen" at the "1990 MTV Video Music Awards: Video of the year.