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Thread started 01/30/17 1:21pm

rainbowchild

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What non-Prince song makes you think of Prince when you listen to it?

Wishful Thinking by China Crisis-- this song by the UK pop/rock band from Liverpool was a hit in the '80s when I was living in the Philippines. Makes me think of Prince when I listen to it now and it kinda reminds me of his song, Reflection.

"I sat on the roof
And watched the day go by
I see the likeness in his smile and the way he stands
Makes it all worthwhile

And if I wish to stop it all
And if I wish to comfort the fall
It's just wishful thinking" sad
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



"We had fun, didn't we?"
-Prince (1958-2016) 4ever in my life
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Reply #1 posted 01/30/17 1:32pm

namepeace

"Four In One," Thelonious Monk (a playful ditty that reminds me of Prince's piano medley during the LoveSexy tour).

"Tuesday Heartbreak," Stevie Wonder, and "If You Want Me To Stay," Sly Stone (early echoes of Camille).

"Inspiration Information," Shuggie Otis

"All I Want," Joni Mitchell

Most of On The Jungle Floor, Van Hunt

"Breathing Underwater," Hiatus Kaiyote

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #2 posted 01/30/17 1:54pm

RJOrion


"Redbone" - Childish Gambino

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Reply #3 posted 01/30/17 3:08pm

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Orion, take it back.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #4 posted 01/30/17 3:38pm

Shawy89

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Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack

I just think of a young Prince... full of talent, misunderstood, quite shy...

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Reply #5 posted 01/30/17 7:25pm

spacedolphin

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music I'm afraid of Americans. I'm afraid of the world. music
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Reply #6 posted 01/30/17 10:30pm

germairy1997

Words by Missing Persons

Because of Prince, I discovered this band and I continue to discover more amaazing music because of him biggrin

Prince 4ever & Always ☔️🌟💜
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Reply #7 posted 01/31/17 12:21am

woogiebear

Ready For The World- Oh Sheila

Almost 32 years later, Folks STILL SWEAR that Prince produced it!!!!

cool

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Reply #8 posted 01/31/17 11:49am

Dasein

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Reply #9 posted 01/31/17 2:14pm

TrivialPursuit

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"Justify My Love" from Madonna. There's a line in her song, and her delivery that makes me think of "Positivity". And vice versa - I can hear Prince's song, and sing the next line in "Justify My Love". It's very specific, but one evokes the other.

Edit: The line from Madonna is:

Are you scared?
Tell me your stories
I'm not afraid of who you are
We can fly

Prince's line is:

Cuzzin' when Spooky say dead, U better say died
Or U can fly high right by Spooky and all that he crawls 4

It's something about how either of them say "fly", that has always made me think that. Madonna says "We can fly..." and in my mind I say "...right...by...Spooky and all that he crawls for.."

[Edited 1/31/17 14:20pm]

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #10 posted 01/31/17 9:17pm

rainbowchild

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woogiebear said:

Ready For The World- Oh Sheila


Almost 32 years later, Folks STILL SWEAR that Prince produced it!!!!


cool



It's such a guilty pleasure song for me listening to it knowing how much they tried (and succeeded) to emulate Prince. lol
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



"We had fun, didn't we?"
-Prince (1958-2016) 4ever in my life
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Reply #11 posted 01/31/17 9:20pm

rainbowchild

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TrivialPursuit said:

"Justify My Love" from Madonna. There's a line in her song, and her delivery that makes me think of "Positivity". And vice versa - I can hear Prince's song, and sing the next line in "Justify My Love". It's very specific, but one evokes the other.

Edit: The line from Madonna is:

Are you scared?
Tell me your stories
I'm not afraid of who you are
We can fly

Prince's line is:

Cuzzin' when Spooky say dead, U better say died
Or U can fly high right by Spooky and all that he crawls 4

It's something about how either of them say "fly", that has always made me think that. Madonna says "We can fly..." and in my mind I say "...right...by...Spooky and all that he crawls for.."

[Edited 1/31/17 14:20pm]



Interesting. I'll have to listen to that part of the song again soon. I love both songs!
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



"We had fun, didn't we?"
-Prince (1958-2016) 4ever in my life
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Reply #12 posted 02/01/17 2:31am

rainbowchild

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Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)- Green Day
Good riddance 2016, indeed!
"Just like the sun, the Rainbow Children rise."



"We had fun, didn't we?"
-Prince (1958-2016) 4ever in my life
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Reply #13 posted 02/01/17 5:31am

Harps

Waterfalls by TLC.

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I still expect for this song to be credited to Prince one day.................

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Reply #14 posted 02/01/17 12:57pm

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Dasein said:

Oh my god I love this song. Just crazy!

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Reply #15 posted 02/01/17 1:35pm

FullLipsDotNos
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Work It by Missy Elliott

full lips, freckles, and upturned nose
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Reply #16 posted 02/01/17 2:09pm

morningsong

woogiebear said:

Ready For The World- Oh Sheila

Almost 32 years later, Folks STILL SWEAR that Prince produced it!!!!

cool



I can't think of any other song that did that better. lol Loved it then, love it now.

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Reply #17 posted 02/02/17 1:45pm

precioux

woogiebear said:

Ready For The World- Oh Sheila

Almost 32 years later, Folks STILL SWEAR that Prince produced it!!!!

cool

yeahthat yeahthat

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Reply #18 posted 02/03/17 11:59am

lrn36

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I think of Prince when I hear Chris Whitley's "Big Sky Country."

I also hear Prince all over Mononeon's songs.

[Edited 2/3/17 12:00pm]

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Reply #19 posted 02/03/17 12:28pm

jungleluv

The new song by Zayn Malick and Taylor Swift has a very Princey sound.

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Reply #20 posted 02/03/17 2:25pm

RJOrion

"Under Falling Skies" - Harts

[Edited 2/3/17 14:27pm]

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Reply #21 posted 02/03/17 7:58pm

funkyslsistah

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Skin Trade - Duran Duran
"Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
"It's just my imagination, once again running away with me."
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Reply #22 posted 02/03/17 11:35pm

paisleypearl

[url]https://media.giphy.com/media/PFyxGMKV1yGgo/giphy.gif

What am I doing wrong here? I want to add a gif and I am using an iPad. Thank you.
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Reply #23 posted 02/04/17 7:07pm

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"Do Anything" - Natural Selection

[Edited 2/4/17 19:10pm]
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis
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Reply #24 posted 02/05/17 11:49am

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I like this question. For me, all songs sound one degree from Mr/Dr PRN. I especially think he could have covered Cold Desert by Kings of Leon quite soulfully.
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Reply #25 posted 02/05/17 11:53am

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Beck!?

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #26 posted 02/05/17 6:31pm

AnonymousFan

Sheila by Ready for the World

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Reply #27 posted 02/05/17 7:32pm

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Aretha Franklin "Until You Say You Love Me" produced by Narada Michael Walden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0UOM74z7Bs

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Reply #28 posted 02/05/17 7:35pm

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Jeff Beck "O.I.L. (Can't Get Enough Of That Sticky)" from his latest album LOUD HAILER

https://youtu.be/IO0mnQW6_ZE?list=PLUxrRLBq2hN6zjC4T3OltbFhF7-kCtAmm

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Reply #29 posted 02/05/17 8:15pm

Goddess4Real

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Justin Timberlake's Til The End of Time (2006)

Keep Calm & Listen To Prince
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