As a songwriter, he's still Stevie Wonder's inferior

I'm listening to "All is Fair in Love." And, I'm floored once again by Stevie's command of melody, dynamics, musicianship and -- most important -- lyrics.

Prince is bad. The dude wrote "Pink Cashmere," "Empty Room" and hundreds of other gems.

But, at the risk of sounding dismissive of Prince as a writer, I think even he would have to acknowledge that the top of his game (arguably SOTT) is leagues below Stevie's SITKOL.

And, when it comes to social contributions as a songwriter, Stevie's a veritable giant. Maybe it's reflective of their respective perspectives, but I dig Stevie's "A Time to Love" as a social commentary. What's Prince's most recent one? "Resolution?" "Colonized Mind?" Really? Mmm'kay...

Prince is a visionary, can u say the same about Stevie Wonder?

SPOOKYGAS said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

Yeah, but the same genius who wrote the masterpiece You and I also wrote the unforgivable I Just Called To Say I Love You.

They've both produced their share of masterpieces. They each bring their own sensibilities and goals to what they do.

They each have skills that outshine the other. I'm just glad that they're my two favorite musical artists of all time and that I've lived to enjoy their supreme brilliance, the occasional Jughead aside.

SPOOKYGAS said:

God DAMN there are a lot of dumb motherfuckers walking around! - George Carlin
Stalkerwomen of the world unite in delusion!!!!!

love, love and loving.....

i mean how???....how many hundreds of songs have i written????

SPOOKYGAS said:

bboy87 said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

Prince is a visionary, can u say the same about Stevie Wonder?

CJBabyDaddy said:

Yeah, but the same genius who wrote the masterpiece You and I also wrote the unforgivable I Just Called To Say I Love You.

All is fair ( and "i can only be me" just popped in my head)is a killer tho..... !


prince has too, dont get me wrong, when i'm in a mood and listen to "goodbye" its waterworks... but stevie dont really add sex.

bboy87 said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

Prince is a visionary, can u say the same about Stevie Wonder?

phunkdaddy said:

bboy87 said:

Bboy that mutha deserved some Sweet Chin Music for
that comment.

sosgemini said:

CJBabyDaddy said:

Yeah, but the same genius who wrote the masterpiece You and I also wrote the unforgivable I Just Called To Say I Love You.

but I match your I Just Called with Prince's Diamond's & Pearls...an equally syrupy treat.

SPOOKYGAS said:

phunkdaddy said:

bboy87 said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

Prince is a visionary, can u say the same about Stevie Wonder?

Timmy84 said:

phunkdaddy said:

Bboy that mutha deserved some Sweet Chin Music for
that comment.

bboy87 said:

Timmy84 said:

sosgemini said:

CJBabyDaddy said:

Yeah, but the same genius who wrote the masterpiece You and I also wrote the unforgivable I Just Called To Say I Love You.

but I match your I Just Called with Prince's Diamond's & Pearls...an equally syrupy treat.

Timmy84 said:

bboy87 said:

myfavorite said:

Timmy84 said:

yall wrong.fo.dat.

CJBabyDaddy said:

Yeah, but the same genius who wrote the masterpiece You and I also wrote the unforgivable I Just Called To Say I Love You.

They've both produced their share of masterpieces. They each bring their own sensibilities and goals to what they do.

They each have skills that outshine the other. I'm just glad that they're my two favorite musical artists of all time and that I've lived to enjoy their supreme brilliance, the occasional Jughead aside.

Prince's command of different genres gives him the edge for me over Stevie.

Militant said:

In the 70's Stevie raised the bar for American songwriters. He set a new standard that 30 years later artists young and old are still inspired by.

I've often wondered if construction of a red lightsaber takes place before you can become a Republican, or is it something you do after initiation. Dah, well...

Timmy84 said:

myfavorite said:

yall wrong.fo.dat.

We didn't mean no harm. It's the ORG, lol

I've said this before in the past: Musically, Prince sometimes pulls a lot of tricks and shortcuts to achieve what he does whereas Stevie doesn't.
As for genres, that has no bearing on musical abilities. A great pianist, for example, is a great pianist no matter what style they play. Just because they choose not to play a certain genre doesn't necessarily mean they are incapable of it. Example: Stevie Ray Vaughn had the finger dexterity to play classical but he played the blues because he loved the blues.
Stevie Wonder chooses R&B as his genre because he obviously has more of a cultural affinity than Prince ever did.
Prince has spent his career trying to be different from black folk while Stevie has always embraced his culture.
Stevie's cultural honesty, like his musical brilliance is rooted in truth...not taking shortcuts. Prince's musical trickery (like using 2-note chords to construct songs and then stacking them with different sounds or echoing his guitar solos with synths to make them sound fuller and "different" are a couple of examples off the top of the dome) makes his material very interesting but when you analyze what was played, it still comes up as what it is. I'm not taking anything from either of them; just stating differences.

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