Nothing compares to you was originally writen by prince for
one of his projects called The Family. It was later made famous by the artist
Sinead O’Connor in her second studio album called I do not want what I haven't
got. This became a worldwide hit in 1990.
The opening lyrics assumedly establish that this song is
about a heart-broken harrowing tale of love and the loss over it. The genre of
the track, alternative pop, is portrayed much slower and more meaningful than
other pop songs. For example, Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" - this
track also has an emotional meanings attached to the lyrics, but the drumbeat
throughout the track and quick edits of cuts between clips take away the
emotional aspect of Adele's music video and transforms it into something else -
a track which could be danced to
in a lively manner.
The opening shot can represent how Sinéad is by herself, in
the wilderness all alone and unloved by the wild, cold chilly surroundings
within the mise-en-scene as she is seen alone, with no one around her for
comfort.
The close up of Sinéad's face between 1:15 to 1:20 has an
emotional and meaningful relationship with the audience consuming the music
video. Between 1:15 and 1:20 is the main lyric(s) of the chorus: "Nothing
compares to you". Sinead expresses
the lyrics by making the audience relate to her story, as in each and every
chorus, as soon as she sings the lyric "you", it's as if she is
connecting with the viewer - the viewer is the one who she is singing about,
she's singing to you and not for you as a way of entertainment and pleasure to
listen to.
The camera then cuts to an autumn setting with leafs falling
onto the ground with Sinead fading out to around a 50% opacity within the
mise-en-scene to still remain visible to the viewer. The leafs falling to the
ground could represent how at this point the music video changes emotionally
and in musical pitch as the track is approaching the first half of the middle
section within the song where Sinead starts to "yell-out" towards the
viewer, expressing her emotions more frequently by looking into the eyes of the
consumer.
The falling lefts could also represent how what was, has now
been lost. Leafs falling from trees are dying and will be replaced during the
Summer due to the cold bitterness of the approaching winter season - a cold and
chilling season, one which some may not like to spend alone.
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