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The first time I heard the song -- and saw the video -- to "Nothing Compares 2 U" and the screen is nothing but her face and at one point there are tears, and s
by david927 3y ago
The first time I heard the song -- and saw the video -- to "Nothing Compares 2 U" and the screen is nothing but her face and at one point there are tears, and she blares that unreal voice, I think I stopped breathing.
She will be missed.
- xnx 3y agoNothing Compares 2 U reliably induces frisson/goosebumps in me. Rare that a cover can match a Prince original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U
- pmarreck 3y agohonest question: is the "frisson/goosebumps" thing not called ASMR now?
- chimeracoder 3y ago> honest question: is the "frisson/goosebumps" thing not called ASMR now? No, ASMR is a completely separate phenomenon, although the term has since been adapted to refer to a general aural aesthetic, rather than the physiological phenomenon it induces in some people.
- glandium 3y agoChris Cornell's cover is way up there too.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoJust looked this up, thank you. Double sad, I didn't know Cornell was also dead.
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- drewcoo 3y agoNot so rare. https://www.shortlist.com/news/the-14-best-covers-of-prince-songs-that-show-his-versatile-genius https://www.shortlist.com/news/the-14-best-covers-of-prince-...
- esafak 3y agoShe had the same intent look in this recording of Molly Malone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ouqhCtIh2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ouqhCtIh2g
- mkmk 3y agoLink to the video on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-EF60neguk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-EF60neguk
- LaundroMat 3y agoAt the risk of being obvious, see also Dreyer's 1928 La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (https://vimeo.com/169369684 https://vimeo.com/169369684).