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What If God Was One of Us Prince isn't exactly famous for doing justice to covers. Sure, there have been exceptions, but for the most part his cover versions have been a bit blah at best.
Except this one, I think. Joan Osbourne's version is alright, but there's no energy, no emotion to it. Prince YELLS his version out; manages to make his version sound more spiritual IMO. What's everyones opinion of this? Also -was it recorded live? It has that imperfect "concert" sound to it.  [Edited 1/14/05 16:53pm] "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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I do dig it quite alot actually. Never got round to hearing it much though (that was a major problem with "emancipation"...so many tracks etc)
I love the sword sound effects and the hokey keyboard (u know it sounds all heavenly)..... [Edited 1/14/05 17:09pm] | |
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meow85 said: Prince isn't exactly famous for doing justice to covers. Sure, there have been exceptions, but for the most part his cover versions have been a bit blah at best.
Except this one, I think. Joan Osbourne's version is alright, but there's no energy, no emotion to it. Prince YELLS his version out; manages to make his version sound more spiritual IMO. What's everyones opinion of this? Also -was it recorded live? It has that imperfect "concert" sound to it.
[Edited 1/14/05 16:53pm] love the bit at the end when he roars "but he aint home he aint home na na na he aint home.no no no he aint home.pure class. | |
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realmusicfan said: love the bit at the end when he roars "but he aint home he aint home na na na he aint home.no no no he aint home.pure class.  Me too."A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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meow85 said: realmusicfan said: love the bit at the end when he roars "but he aint home he aint home na na na he aint home.no no no he aint home.pure class. Me too.me 3!!! I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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I like it too
I read here on numerous occasions that many people here don't They're all  i guess | |
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Dewrede said: I like it too
I read here on numerous occasions that many people here don't They're all i guess as a 3 peckered owl?"A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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It's hot.
Everytime I hear his version, I want to rip off all my clothes run up on stage and rub slap him with my dingus. It's hot. | |
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AsianBoi777 said: It's hot.
Everytime I hear his version, I want to rip off all my clothes run up on stage and rub slap him with my dingus. It's hot. Careful, he might like that.  "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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:nuts:so true | |
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meow85 said: AsianBoi777 said: It's hot.
Everytime I hear his version, I want to rip off all my clothes run up on stage and rub slap him with my dingus. It's hot. Careful, he might like that. U know it, I know it. But too many people won't even entertain the notion that bitch might be OMNIsexual | |
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I can't say enough about this track. It's magnificent. It has a demo quality to it that makes it seem as if he was happy with the song in it's earliest stages. Rare with Prince in the '90's. If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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I love his version and Joan Osborne's version! | |
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Don't like it, but then, I never liked the original either. The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.
"You still wanna take me to prison...just because I won't trade humanity for patriotism." | |
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2 me, Prince's version is WAAAAY better!! U can tell he's meaning wut he says!! & I love most of P's covers! Like "Betcha By Golly Wow"! He did a good job on that one! & "I can't make U love me!" | |
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AsianBoi777 said: meow85 said: Careful, he might like that. U know it, I know it. But too many people won't even entertain the notion that bitch might be OMNIsexual Bitch just LOVES everybody.  "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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squirrelgrease said: I can't say enough about this track. It's magnificent. It has a demo quality to it that makes it seem as if he was happy with the song in it's earliest stages. Rare with Prince in the '90's.
It's spiffy."A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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I always turn up this into. | |
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What if God was one of us?
He is, and his name's Bowwis. | |
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Love it! Love it!, Love it!. This song is so so beautiful and P's voice is absolutely beautiful. He puts so much emotion in2 it that u feel each word until the song becomes apart of u. This song is absolutely priceless  |
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I wonder what his church/cult/coven/witness/larry graham think about this song.
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Love the way he sings the verses but the belted chorus doesn't do it for me. He loses the melody which is taken over by one of the instrumental parts. The original is cool. | |
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Dewrede said: I like it too
I read here on numerous occasions that many people here don't They're all i guessI LOVE IT..ALWAYS HAVE IN MY TOP 20... ""And if i never c u again....it`s alright "" | |
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His live (Osaka) version of One of Us is just legendary. The song was written in heaven and send to earth.  | |
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Larry Graham will be there. No dingus, but the GREATNESS Larry. "Did u love somebody
But got no love in return? Did u understand the real meaning of love? That it just is and never yearns" ...Prince | |
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Twistedelegance said: 2 me, Prince's version is WAAAAY better!! U can tell he's meaning wut he says!! & I love most of P's covers! Like "Betcha By Golly Wow"! He did a good job on that one! & "I can't make U love me!"
i agree-prince means what he says.His spirit is all over,he is open and honest all the way.i love immensely his cover Just my imagination too | |
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Great guitar, and better than the original. But then, the original wasn't that great a song, so where does that leave us?
Did you all know that the song was written by the guy from the "Hooters"? You all remember them? "Holy Moses Climbed the Mountain..." Christian mullet heaven! "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
"That's becuase we're soulless auttomatons" | |
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never heard it. | |
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It's a great version of the song. I can do without the rest of his covers. This is the only one he actually improves on the original. |
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Love this song. Prince put his signature on this and his guitar
playing was masterful. He did a better job on this cover. Much more feeling. GOD is 1 of us
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