Prince first wrote the song after the death of his father. When his father passed they were on bad terms. Sinead O'Connor remade the song in the 90's after her mother passed.
The English term 'compare' means 1: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; 2: examine and note the similarities or differences of; 3: be comparable; 4: to form the comparative or...
It doesn't mean much of anything when you look at it literally, word by word. But as an expression it means "I'm taking a chance, let's see what happens" - "I'm just going to go ahead and take the...
It means very little, as if it is almost nothing, but still exist. ( a very small amount or insignificant portion)If I have next to nothing of Vodka left, it means I have very very little, but it is...