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PrintableJediMaster said: sosgemini said: ummm...i shocked that you would think such....its a song about unrequited love and prince turned into a song about sex....simply by his vocal execution..but the words dont match and that contradiction ruins the song.....it is my personal belief that prince did not understand the meaning of the song.. i swear... hehehehe.. I think its just typical Prince, in that regard. He can't make her love him, but he will still try to fuck her one last time  | |
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mirri said: i love immensely his cover Just my imagination too
 His arrangement of that live version is GORGEOUS! Amazing. Listen to me on The House of Pop Culture podcast on itunes http://itunes.apple.com/u...d438631917 | |
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I was never overly impressed with Joan's version. Kind of boring IMO, but when I heard Prince's version, I nearly fell off my seat. It's amazing! | |
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Prince does an excellent job with this song! His live performance on VH1 was excellent. | |
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i'm really surprised. i have always hated Prince's version. i'm not a big fan of Joan but i definately like her version much more. quite a lot actually.
I suppose the only cover Prince has managed to do well is A Case Of U, which is a totally great version. Even though i adore Joni Mitchell. ********************************************
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EmeraldCity said: I wonder what his church/cult/coven/witness/larry graham think about this song.
  "Thinking like the Keys on Prince's piano, we'll be just fine" | |
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sosgemini said: which brings me to "I Cant Make You Love Me"..
good god, for prince being such an awesome songwriter he sure does know how to miss the meanings of other people's tunes..... that beast is horrid.. 
i guess thats why i prefer osbornes' version of God....she told the story....prince's version is him screaming a point before thinking it through..... I agree that his "I Can't Make You Love Me" is horrid compared to the original. The same goes for Betcha By Golly, La, La,...Means I Love You, and every other cover he's put on a major album. "One of Us" is the one time he did improve the original and-- deny it all you like-- if you put the two on back to back in any order Prince's is much more powerful. The music and voice enhance the lyrics much more in his version. Hers is too subdued to make much of an impression beyond the words themselves. [Edited 2/11/05 14:22pm] |
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kisscamille said: I was never overly impressed with Joan's version. Kind of boring IMO, but when I heard Prince's version, I nearly fell off my seat. It's amazing!
Really His version is amazing! | |
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The first time I heard the song it was Prince's version so I just knew he wrote the darn thing, it seemed so tailor made for him. When I finally heard the original I thought it was the cover and somebody was butchering Prince's song.
Needless to say, I know better now, but still I love Prince's version more because he sang it with his soul!! [Edited 2/11/05 16:52pm] | |
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one of the rare songs where i prefer the studio version to live. Love's no fun when the one you love don't love you. | |
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kawikabot said: one of the rare songs where i prefer the studio version to live.
...it sorta is live. I believe it was recorded during a soundcheck. 
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