Released on 20 March 1990 "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" was the second studio album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, the album spawned three singles including O'Connor's proper version of Prince song "Nothing Compares 2 U" that reached No. 1 in multiple countries, then "Emperor's New Clothes" that found moderate succes and finally Three Babies". The album has sold over seven million copies worldwide.
The album was unlike anything I had ever heard before at the time, at least for me, a different voice, outfit and look-a-like, singing was how she communicated her feelings, full of courage in creating such an honest and personal album, by this intriguing female pop figure.
The opener "Feel So Different" set the tone of the record, establishing her unique, bold style, strong voice full of a swirling strings of an orchestra, a massive but painful loner track, next was "I Am Stretched On Your Grave" based off a 17th century Irish poem "Táim sínte ar do thuama" from this compilation; in the passage "From the Cold Sod That’s O'er You," the writer never “severs” from the dirt that lays over their loved one. The mental image of a secret tryst over a grave was jarring, the track had a James Brown sample from "Funky Drummer." The slowed drum pattern enshrouds the song in a darkness and a depth that threatened to bury whoever was singing, unearthly collisions of drums and clanging get louder and more insistent, as her body wears down to the bone. The last measures collide noisily with a riot of strings—chaotic and powerful, it goes on endlessly, then is silent. "Three Babies" is next, the song's meaning remains unclear, these babies were ripped from her for unknown reasons—because the subject was being violent, or was protesting something, and was maybe called a "bad mother", much of the lyrics are sung in first person, so it’s difficult to separate the singer from the unknown person in the song. "The Emperor's New Clothes" recovered O'Connor indie insight a cool track that didn't achieve the same massive succesful level as its most famous pair track on this record.
"Black Boys On Mopeds" refers to Thatcher-era Britain where government concern with protests overseas was prioritised over domestic race issues. The song featured the lyrics "Margaret Thatcher on TV, Shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing.. England’s not the mythical land of Madame George and roses, It’s the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds". "Nothing Compares 2 U," penned by Prince, was a worldwide success, this rendition of the Prince song reflected on O'Connor's mother, who had died in an auto accident five years earlier, "Jump In The River" originally appeared on the Married to the Mob soundtrack in 1988 and was released as a single the same year. It was also released as a 12" maxi-single that included a remixed version featuring the American performance artist Karen Finley. A remix of the song was later included on O'Connor's second album as well as on the B-side of the 7" single for "Nothing Compares 2 U."
"You Cause As Much Sorrow,” has a melancholic melody with piano and softly plucked acoustic notes in the track she left the protagonist tortured. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance," O’Connor talks in clinical tones about severing ties in a divorce. The tension spills over and explodes into the chorus that echoes, "I'll talk but you won’t listen to me / I know your answer already." to finsh with the closer same-title album track "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" .
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