The Sunday Round-Up: 24th-30th March (with the stories behind Sinéad O'Connor's 'Nothing Compares 2 U', LaBelle's 'Lady Marmalade', and lots more)
Welcome to the Music History Club Sunday Round-Up #4
This last week of March marks 35 years since Sinéad O’Connor got to no.1 with the album that brought us the emotionally charged ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’. Plus, we take a look at the story of ‘Lady Marmalade’ and The Supremes’ ‘Stop! In the Name of Love’.
Just before we get into our usual round-up, here are some inspiring quotes from this week’s birthday music icons:
Aretha Franklin (born 25th March 1942)
’Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.’
Elton John (both 25th March 1947)
‘If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last forever because songs are the key to everything. Songs will outlast the artist and they will go on forever if they are good.’
Diana Ross (born 26th March 1944)
’I’m not really a songwriter - I’m an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act ou…