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.
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.
‘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.
‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ was written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, and Bruce Woolley, and released by Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club, and three months later by Horn and Downes’ band The Buggles, which initially also included Woolley. So it’s a weird case of two versions more than a cover.
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.
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.