The song was originally written and performed by Dolly Parton in 1974. She wrote it for her mentor and partner Porter Wagoner after leaving their band.

  • hansolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ was written by Prince, as The Family was his band. Not sure if Prince released a solo version before O’Connor: Wikipedia only mentions a live version from three years later.

    Thanks for the clarification. I had always thought it was Prince and just figured some other band got mixed up in there i just wasnt aware of. Turns out Prince’s band’s name was my blind spot.

    • [object Object]@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      19 hours ago

      I had to look that up, actually, because it’s typically asserted that Prince wrote the song for O’Connor. I’m not into his music, so didn’t know about The Family before.