I would totally like to see him cover Anyone who had a heart by Cilla Black and maybe something by The Cult.

ewald said:

Good choice! Oh man, that wuld be SO self-depreciating - brilliant!

QuakeXLE said:

My favorite song EVER. I can only think of 2 or 3 people that might do that song justice (I'm a huge Al Green fan), and Prince is definitely one of them. If I could hear him sing that, my life would almost be complete.


And okay, so I was kidding about "Master Of Puppets" before, but in addition to L.S.T, I think I'd like to hear him cover:

"She's a Lady" (Tom Jones)
"Tupelo Honey" (Van Morrison)
"Sweet Emotion" (Aerosmith)






[This message was edited Sat Jul 31 15:20:29 2004 by kellyann22]

ReRe said:[quote]I would totally like to see him cover Anyone who had a heart by Cilla Black [quote]

I love Burt Bacharach!!! I would love to hear him to any of his songs! Though I haven't yet heard anyone sound as excellent on a BB song as Dusty Springfield, Prince would probably give her a run for her money.

I don't want to see him cover anyone's songs. That is what's wrong with music today...no one can do anything original of their own. If they're not sampling someone else's track for background music, they're covering someone else's song. Sure Prince did it too on "Emancipation" but hell, blame it on love and hope he doesn't make the same mistake twice.

Prince needs to stay 100% original. He's one of the ONLY ONES left.

I think he would kill "Spirit In The Sky"

something from jeff buckley

anything by Terrence Trent D'Arby or Lenny Kravitz

"Mustang Sally" Damn I'm getting tired of posting this!
[This message was edited Sun Aug 1 17:07:59 2004 by LittlePill]

loved the version of guitar gently weeps at the rock and roll hall of fame, so I pick that song.

meow85 said:

The band I'm in do an absolutely wicked version of this, i sing on it. its been my favourite song for ages.... im only 17 as well... cultured or what hehe... i'd love 2 hear him do this too, see what he makes of it, i'd love 2 hear him play our version of it! my god his band would jus make my head explode with their amazingness on this track!!!
another one would be moondance by van morrison... i get excited just thinkin about what he'd do with that one!
also...
anything by marvin gaye! and donny hathaway.. the list is pretty endless

Body Slam---Bootsy Collins

Lickin' Stick----James Brown

Sing A Simple Song----Sly

Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
Superstition - Stevie Wonder

meow85 said:

I think he could do a jammin' remake of that "War...huh! Good God y'all -- what is it good for? Absolutely nothin'" tune (I'm forgetting everything tonight... like the name of that song!).

Luv & Peace,
Alex
Clubbin' in Mpls/A Night w. Prince

I have longed for many many years to hear Prince to play Maggot Brain live!!!!!

sloopydrew4u said:

It was called "War"......by Edwin Starr. Springsteen did a great version of that one about 20 years ago on his tour.

Like a Virgin- Madonna

If you think about it, it would be a really good idea..... *gets shot*

Let me remind all of you of a little song Prince once covered. "Everyday Is A Winding Road". I think that is proof enough that Prince should not cover any more songs! Live is a different story but studio covers are a bad idea.

Yes, I agree. Summertime, JANIS's version, is a great song. In fact, I have a list of my favorite songs and that is on there! Oh, what she did to that song! I love it so much!!! I smiled when I saw your post.

As for songs he should cover, I think the GIRL FROM IPANEMA is a lovely song. I can't concentrate when that song is playing. WHen i hear it, I feel like putting on some yellow backless dress and straw hat, so imagine what a Prince cover of that song would do for me! Also, Good Morning Little School Girl. I can see Prince singing that!



*****
The sad and the lonely love the best

And oh, I forgot this one: (I like Eva Cassidy's version)


TAKE ME TO THE RIVER

I don’t know why I love you like I do
After all the changes you put me through
Stole my money, my cigarettes (Prince would think of someting instead of cigarettes)
I haven’t seen the worst of it yet

I wanna know [girl], won’t you tell me
Tell me how can I stay here with you

Chorus:
Won’t you take me to the river
Wash me down
Take me to the river
Put my feet back on the ground

I don’t know why you treat me so bad
After all the good times that we’ve had
You’re sixteen candles that burn on my wall
Now who’s the biggest fool of us all

I wanna know, won’t you tell me
Tell me how can I stay here with you

Chorus

Hold me squeeze me love me
And you can tease me
Till I can’t take it no more
Oh yeah yeah yeah

I don’t know why I love you like I do
After all the changes you put me through
Love is a notion I can’t forget
My sweet sixteen I would never regret (he could change this part, too)

I wanna know, won’t you tell me
Tell me how can I stay here with you

Chorus x2

"Ohh Baby Baby" - Smokey's old boogaloo.

Beautifal Vision by Van Morrison

I know he already attempted a Sheryl Crow song but I think a cover of My favourite Mistake, Home, and Run baby run or pretty much anything by her would be cool.

I totally agree!

love4oneanother said:

Shotgun is by Jr. Walker and the All Stars.
I'm thinking a Sam Cooke song...You Send Me or Change Gonna Come?

kellyann22 said:

Good choice this I would like to see/hear . Maybes he could do the whole album like Dream Theater.

Oh my word, PRINCE would make that song his -- Summertime. Can't you just hear him singing (the Janis Joplin version):

"Your daddy's riiiiiccccch and you're mama's sooo good looking baby, she's looking good now-ow-ow-ow, hush, baby, baby, baby, don't you cry. Don't you crrrrryyyyy...."

Oh, he's gotta do it! And I'm sure the guitar solo would rock on that one!

Another song he should cover is "A Quitter Never Wins" -- (Jonny Lang's version).

I heard Prince do the blues at his concerts, so I know he'd do this one well: "I know you wanna quit baby, but a quitter never wins...."

I would love to hear PRINCE sing, "Our looove is on & off again" and of course, the way PRINCE plays guitar, o-oh, that song would be, oh!

These songs are great and all, and I'm sure Prince would do a lovely job on many of them...BUT.....

The song that he absolutely, without a doubt needs to cover one day is "Debra" by Beck. I love Beck and the first time I heard this song, I laughed my ass off. It's like a total Prince parody, complete with falsetto - but done in a more serious manner.

I think it would be so friggin' hilarious to hear Prince cover this song. It would be the perfect way to show everyone that he has a sense of humor.


" [spoken] ...just chill....

I met you at J.C. Penney
I think your nametag it said Jenny
I cold step to you
with a fresh pack of gum
somehow I knew
that you were lookin for some
like a fruit that's ripe for the pickin
I wanna do ya like that Zankou chicken
'cause you got a thing
that I'm tryin to get with
that I'm tryin to get with
only you..

I wanna get with you
Only you
And your sister, Debra [x2]

I picked you up late at night after work
baby, step into my Hyundai
I said gonna take you out to Glendale
mmmmm gonna take you out
for a real good meal
our eyes did meet, you know I was packin in
ain't no time wastin no time
gettin to know, know each other
'cause you got a thing that I'm tryin to get with
that I'm tryin to get with
only you

I wanna get with you
Only you
And your sister, Debra [x2]

[spoken]
girl, I only wanna play with you
I only wanna get with you
and your sister....Debra
Debra?--I think that was her name

I wanna get with you
I'm gonna take you up to Glendale
I'm gonna take you,
take you for a real good meal
And when our eyes did meet
you knew I was packin heat
'cause there ain't no use in wastin no time
gettin to know each other

I wanna get with you
only you
and your sister, Debra [x2]

(girl, I wanna hose you off)

...nobody has to know
we'll keep it on the down-low
no use in wastin no time
tryin to get to know each other
ow ow ow ow, etc."

kellyann22 said:

I'd like him to do Becks Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs off Mellow Gold.

On a more serious note I think there are loads of Beck songs Prince could do well,though the irony of Debra would be highly amusing.Beck actually dosent think its like a Prince record which is a little odd.

"Short People" by Randy Newman