MU121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Nothing Compares 2 U
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Refused to play at any venue in us that had american national anthem played before her because she strongly opposed gulf war. Frank sinatra said he wanted to kick her ass . O"connor"s very celebritity is a feminist critique on the music industry. Nothing compares 2 u was written by prince. Both threw off gender norms although in different ways. At time were seen and saw themselves as very different. Sang about aspects of sexuality not typically seen in pop mainstream. Got pregnant during recording, told to have an abortion because birth would offset her record release date. Another artist in her studio had a pregnant girlfriend but was not told the same thing. Said women held to different standards than men in industry. Story about child abuse at the hands of catholic priests. Calls into question the qualities that are directly and indirectly coded as feminine in rock.
