Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live At Paisley Park, 1999)

Here is another song in my 3:00 o'clock Music Interlude with a song by Prince... I haven't posted a song by him before, so this is sort of a trial run...

"Nothing Compares 2 U from the Rave Un2, The Year 2000, Prince’s legendary pay-per-view special from Paisley Park that aired on New Year’s Eve in 1999. A full DVD of the performance is included in Ultimate Rave, a 3-disc bundle of the Prince’s pivotal new millennium pop party dance music. On top of Rave Un2 The Year 2000, the package combines 1999's Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic and its 2001 remix Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic." Prince

Background:

"Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. A multi-instrumentalist who was considered a guitar virtuoso, he was well known for his eclectic work across multiple genres, flamboyant and androgynous persona, and wide vocal range which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams.

Prince's innovative music integrated a wide variety of styles, including funk, R&B, rock, new wave, soul, synth-pop, psychedelia, pop, industrial, and hip hop. He pioneered the Minneapolis sound, a funk rock subgenre that emerged in the late 1970s. He was also known for his prolific output, releasing 39 albums during his life, with a vast array of unreleased projects left in a vault at his home after his death; it is believed that the vault contains dozens of fully produced albums and over 50 music videos that have never been released, along with various other media. He released hundreds of songs both under his own name and multiple pseudonyms during his life, as well as writing songs that were made famous by other musicians, such as "Nothing Compares 2 U" and "Manic Monday". Estimates of the complete number of songs written by Prince range anywhere from 500 to well over 1,000." Read more at Wikipedia.com

LYRICS:

"Nothing Compares 2 U"

It's been seven hours and thirteen days
Since you took your love away
I'd go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away

Since you've been gone
I can do whatever I want
I can see whomever I choose

I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
But nothing—I said, nothing can take away these blues

'Cause nothing compares—
No, nothing compares to you
Nothing, nothing

It's been so lonely without you here
I'm like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Tell me, baby, where did I go wrong?

I could put my arms around every girl I see
But they'd only remind me of you

I went to the doctor and guess what he told me, guess what he told me?
He said, "Boy, you better try to have fun no matter what you do,"
But he's a fool

'Cause nothing compares—
No, nothing compares to you
Nothing, nothing

All the flowers that you planted, mama, in the back yard
All died when you went away
I know that living with me, baby, was some kind of hard
But I'm willing to give it another try

'Cause nothing compares—
No, nothing compares to you

I said, nothing compares to you
Oh, no, no nothing compares to you

Writer(s): Prince Rogers Nelson

I hope you enjoy it!