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Thread started 09/18/09 3:24am

insatiableshhh

fav cover?

la la la means i love u has my vote

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Reply #1 posted 09/18/09 3:29am

zaza

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Whole Lotta Love (New York, MSG, July 13th 2004)
[Edited 9/18/09 3:30am]

Imago: "You look sexy You know, that kind of super-hot, cuteness that gets a guy raped in prison. sexy"

My cover of the "Crush" by Smashing Pumpkins: http://prince.org/msg/15/314710.
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Reply #2 posted 09/18/09 3:40am

insatiableshhh

i probably should have been more specific and said recorded cover ...which he hasnt done many

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Reply #3 posted 09/18/09 3:41am

squirrelgrease

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On record: One Of Us
Live: Just My Imagination - Small Club
Actual cover of a record: Sign O The Times or La La La He He Hee

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Reply #4 posted 09/18/09 4:57am

jimmynothin

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Recorded: I Can't Make You Love Me
Live: Villanova Junction. NOT the version from Villanova Park. I believe it was from Paris 7/12/92. It's so smooth and mellow.

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Reply #5 posted 09/18/09 5:02am

zaza

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insatiableshhh said:

i probably should have been more specific and said recorded cover ...which he hasnt done many

That Whole Lotta Love is on the New York 2004ever, so it counts as a recorded cover cool

Imago: "You look sexy You know, that kind of super-hot, cuteness that gets a guy raped in prison. sexy"

My cover of the "Crush" by Smashing Pumpkins: http://prince.org/msg/15/314710.
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Reply #6 posted 09/18/09 5:04am

dance4me3121

All of them except for Everyday is a winding road. That was just terrible. But i really love When will we be paid and Crimson&Clover & Soul Sanctuary.

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Reply #7 posted 09/18/09 5:07am

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dance4me3121 said:

All of them except for Everyday is a winding road. That was just terrible. But i really love When will we be paid and Crimson&Clover & Soul Sanctuary.


Soul Sanctuary is a Cover?!!? Say it ain't so! I've always thought that was an original.

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Reply #8 posted 09/18/09 5:26am

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insatiableshhh said:

la la la means i love u has my vote


Yes... cool

Last Night, I spent another lonely Christmas...Darlin' Darlin' U shoulda been there.~Prince.
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Reply #9 posted 09/18/09 5:29am

Barbara07

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A Case of You by Joni Mitchell is definitely my favourite

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Reply #10 posted 09/18/09 8:22am

dance4me3121

jimmynothin said:

dance4me3121 said:

All of them except for Everyday is a winding road. That was just terrible. But i really love When will we be paid and Crimson&Clover & Soul Sanctuary.
Soul Sanctuary is a Cover?!!? Say it ain't so! I've always thought that was an original.
yes it is. I forgot the womans name. but i saw a interview where claims she wrote it and was surprised to c it turn up on emancipation. She also said she got a very SMALL check from Prince in return 4 the song.

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Reply #11 posted 09/18/09 12:34pm

squirrelgrease

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dance4me3121 said:

jimmynothin said:

Soul Sanctuary is a Cover?!!? Say it ain't so! I've always thought that was an original.
yes it is. I forgot the womans name. but i saw a interview where claims she wrote it and was surprised to c it turn up on emancipation. She also said she got a very SMALL check from Prince in return 4 the song.


Technically not a cover, since it wasn't released prior to Emancipation, due to label snafus. Songwriting credits are Sandra St. Victor and Johnny Kemp. The original title was Sanctuary. Listen to Sandra's version here: http://www.sandrastvictor.com/

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Reply #12 posted 09/18/09 6:24pm

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Barbara07 said:

A Case of You by Joni Mitchell is definitely my favourite



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followed by One of Us razz

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Reply #13 posted 09/18/09 6:26pm

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insatiableshhh said:

la la la means i love u has my vote


the hell?

good thing I cook or else we'd starve to death...aint that a shame?
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Reply #14 posted 09/18/09 6:28pm

nyse

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eye can't make u love me

runner up
one of us

2nd runner up
crimson and clover

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Reply #15 posted 09/18/09 6:31pm

ISF

Case Of U
Betcha By Golly Wow
Crimson & Clover

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Reply #16 posted 09/18/09 6:58pm

yankem

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Just my imagination - Small club 1988

"open your heart, open your mind
A train is leaving all day..."
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Reply #17 posted 09/18/09 7:06pm

HonestMan13

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Favorite Covers

1 - eye Can't Make U Love Me
2 - A Case Of U
3 - Everyday Is A Winding Road
4 - Purple House
5 - La La La Means eye Love U
6 - One Of Us
7 - Betcha By Golly Wow

insert Crimson & Clover between 1 & 2
[Edited 9/18/09 19:08pm]

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Reply #18 posted 09/19/09 12:56am

sovembol

On RECORD?? MAYBE.... Crimson and Clover..
As for LIVE and in PERSON.. (on record its SHIT) but "Everyday is a winding road"

PRIOR to the release of Rave I was front row at the Mill City concert in MPLS and P Played this song prior to the release and that VERSION.. NOT captured on the bootleg of that show.. but the ENERGY of BEING there and hearing it crystal clear.. was ONE of my FAVORITE live Prince moments.. IF he could have captured that on record.. OMG.


SO when I found it was officially being released I was about to wet myself, then I HEARD what he was offering us and was really pissed, seeing how crappy it was compared to hearing it live!.

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Reply #19 posted 09/19/09 1:16am

PurpleDiamond2
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just my imagination

crisiom and clover

whole lotta love

best of you

creep

rainbow may u live 2 see the dawn rainbow

a yo prince im really happy for you imma let you finish but Michael Jackson had one of the best records of all time!
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Reply #20 posted 09/19/09 1:48am

Llanishenlad

FAVOURITE STUDIO COVERS: ONE OF US, EYE CAN'T MAKE U LOVE ME

FAVOURITE LIVE COVERS: BEST OF U (2007 SUPERBOWL)
MISS YOU (1986 LONDON)
CREEP (2008 COACHELLA)

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Reply #21 posted 09/19/09 8:38am

jimmynothin

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squirrelgrease said:

dance4me3121 said:

yes it is. I forgot the womans name. but i saw a interview where claims she wrote it and was surprised to c it turn up on emancipation. She also said she got a very SMALL check from Prince in return 4 the song.


Technically not a cover, since it wasn't released prior to Emancipation, due to label snafus. Songwriting credits are Sandra St. Victor and Johnny Kemp. The original title was Sanctuary. Listen to Sandra's version here: http://www.sandrastvictor.com/



Just listened to her version. I have a newfound appreciation for Prince's version. Not knocking hers at all, I would play that one as well. It's just the fact that he was able to take that and transform it into the version we know today is amazing. Prince's take seems to be a more personal experience...imo.

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Reply #22 posted 09/19/09 9:16am

Dave1992

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I Can't Make U Love Me

Crimson And Clover

One Of Us

www.myspace.com/daveyouownme - Averto.
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Reply #23 posted 09/19/09 1:09pm

Riverpoet31

When he sticks to funk / soul / Hendrix covers he does rather well, but when it comes to covering songs that are somewhat 'outside' his niche, he most of the times fails IMO.

Examples?

I cant make you love me (Bonnie Rait): he spoils his rendition (and the impact of the original lyrics) by throwing cheap 'sex talk' into the mix.

One of us: his production is simply horrendous, lump and over the top, spoiling the 'down to earth' roots-rock / americana approach of the original. And that 'slave' shit does make it even worse.

Creep and The Long and winding road: He goes for a quasi-stylish, 'vegas-like' approach that doesnt do any justice to what the original songs were trying to portray / achieve.

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Reply #24 posted 09/19/09 2:35pm

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one of us.


He takes a cute sing-along song and revs it up a few notches and throws in a great guitar solo for good measure.



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Reply #25 posted 09/19/09 6:37pm

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Imago said:

one of us.


He takes a cute sing-along song and revs it up a few notches and throws in a great guitar solo for good measure.



it is nice wink

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Reply #26 posted 09/19/09 6:51pm

OnlyNDaUsa

does "do me baby" count?

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Reply #27 posted 09/20/09 3:47pm

nyse

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

does "do me baby" count?

no...lol

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Reply #28 posted 09/20/09 6:41pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

does "do me baby" count?


Me'lisa Morgan covered his version (minus the moaning and the orgasm).

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Reply #29 posted 09/20/09 6:47pm

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zaza said:

Whole Lotta Love (New York, MSG, July 13th 2004)
[Edited 9/18/09 3:30am]

he totally murdered that song, and not in a good way sad i was cringing throughout that entire performance!


Me favorite cover has gotta be Honkey Tonk Woman, Rolling Stones cover

Goodness will guide us if love is inside us
The colors are brighter, the bond is much tighter
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