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Cover queries

Hi, i wonder if some clever soul can answer these few questions.

1) what was the 1st known cover version prince ever recorded in the studio (released or otherwise)?

2) What was the first cover version prince ever played live in a concert/ aftershow?

3)what was the earliest cover version of a prince track and who was it by?

ok, think that covers everything! lol

I'd be interested to read peopes responses.

thanks
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Reply #1 posted 11/05/05 8:06pm

Zelaira

All I know is he Played MISS You in 1986...Said he Wished he Wrote it. I wanna hear Mick Sing SOME BOYS is ALL. What Would he SAY that OLE CocKSUCKER? LOL
[Edited 11/5/05 20:07pm]
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Reply #2 posted 11/05/05 8:26pm

sitruk7

3121 said:

Hi, i wonder if some clever soul can answer these few questions.

1) what was the 1st known cover version prince ever recorded in the studio (released or otherwise)?

2) What was the first cover version prince ever played live in a concert/ aftershow?

3)what was the earliest cover version of a prince track and who was it by?

ok, think that covers everything! lol

I'd be interested to read peopes responses.

thanks

1.Possibly Chaka Khan's Sweet Thing in 1978/79 or so
2.Possibly Joni Mitchell's A Case of U in 1983
3.Possibly Mitch Ryder's version of When You Were Mine
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Reply #3 posted 11/05/05 8:43pm

Snap

and 1st song written by Prince but released by another artist??

1979 Sue Ann Carwell "Make It Through the Storm" (b-side single)

(i could be wrong tho)
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Reply #4 posted 11/06/05 3:33am

oldpurple

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'Make It Through th Storm' now theres a song i never heard of. Any chance any one can confirm this ?
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Reply #5 posted 11/07/05 12:52pm

Snap

oldpurple said:

'Make It Through th Storm' now theres a song i never heard of. Any chance any one can confirm this ?


Google works for me. wink

Anyway, here's an excerpt from Uptown #48

Prince wanted her to launch a solo career as Suzy Stone, singing songs that he would write for her. In the summer of 1978, he recorded four, five songs for use by her, including "Wouldn't You Love To Love Me?", "Make It Through The Storm," and "Since We've Been Together." The tracks were recorded in his Edina home (on France Avenue) and at Sound 80. She remembers recording "Since We've Been Together" at Sound 80, "He made me sit in that vocal booth for four hours! It was a [vocal] riff that I couldn't do. He got so mad at me. But when I nailed it, he said, 'Damn, you're bad!'"

At the same time, Sue Ann joined Prince's band to sing backing vocals and play congas. "He put me in the band," Sue Ann emphasizes. "I didn't audition. He had William Doughty to help me play congas. There were congas on 'Just As Long As We're Together,' which we were going to play. The band was so bad! It sounded so full even though it was just a four-piece." In addition to Sue Ann, Prince's band at the time included André Cymone, Bobby Z. Rivkin, and Gayle Chapman.

However, despite Prince's enthusiasm about her vocal abilities and prospects for a solo career, Sue Ann says she was "just young, wild, and rebellious" and she didn't feel "ready to join Prince's band. Besides, I was into my own thing." She also had her doubts about launching a solo career as Suzy Stone, "I didn't really believe in Prince. And I definitely didn't want to have a fictitious name!" She remembers one piece of advice he gave her, "He told me, 'Whatever you do, go the other way - be different."
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