Okay, maybe I'm confused. Not long ago, I made a discussion topic where I proclaimed Adore to be THE GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME.

But...

I just finished listening to Call My Name 5 straight times. I've loved it ever since the first time I heard it, and believe that it is indeed a Prince classic.

Adore is the much more well-known song, and it's a sheer gem. But which song do you all prefer? Call My Name is nothing short of brilliant as well.

If you're like me, you go through phases. You'll listen to Sign' for a week, then Batman, then maybe the Symbol album or oldies but goodies like Prince, or the Controversy CD... or maybe pop in Come or New Power Soul.

I still place Adore on a pedestal, but I'm in a Call My Name phase.

What's the pick if you're on a deserted island?

Call My Name should never be in the same discussion with Adore.

DarkKnight1 said:

I totally agree wit U

DarkKnight1 said:

Yeah.

"Adore" has a sharper sense of humor and is sexier and more energetic. "Call My Name" has been just "blah" to me since the 10th or so time I heard it.

Nothing beats Adore, but I still like Call My Name very much. Propably my fave from Musicology. Good songwriting, good musicianship.

DarkKnight1 said:

AMEN!
I LAUGHED so hard when I read the title of this post..LOL!

of course it should be in a discussion. it is just a matter of opinion. not everyone has the exact same taste, or thinks alike. heaven forbit we all think alike

some people prefer adore, some people prefer call my name...it is just strokes, for different folx , doesn't mean one is necessarily "better" than the other. i mean, who has the final say on what is better?

Adore by KO in the first 4 seconds of the first round.

Aerogram said:

So you're sayin' this is Mike Tyson versus Pee Wee Herman... in Mike's prime? LOL...

croweonbranch said:

You guys are right on the money. Call My Name is overworked. It lacks the little touches of genius that pepper Adore E.G.: rambling on about his ride and being a terminal case in such a beautifully romantic song; it shouldn't work but it does - > magic

Adore is truly inspired and call my name sounds a little less inspired

No comparison, Adore is by far the superior track.

Both are severely overrated.

Adore! and then CMN

Moonbeam said:

Moonbeam said:

Fixed.

PurpleKnight said:

I'd give "Adore" maybe a 7. "Call My Name" gets a 5 when I'm generous.

Moonbeam said:

So true! I like them, but rarely have the
desire to listen to either

Just not my type of love song. Gimme Beautiful Ones, The One, Scandalous,or
Beautiful Strange any day!

thekidsgirl said:

There we go!

Call my name is indeed a great song. Very Prince. But Adore?? I don't know..Call my name has alot to live up to if you are comparing it to Adore.

IMHO "Call My Name" isn't even the best slow song on Musicology... Give me the yearning blues of "On the Couch" instead.

"Adore" is the stick by which everything else is measured. To me the only thing that is truly comparable (in terms of musical composition, lyrical quality, and emotional honesty) is "Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother, Wife."

Adore - 10
FLMSW - 9.5
CMN - 6

Moonbeam said:

how can an opinion formed by consensus be overrated? just because *you* dont like it doesnt mean the rest of the world has to agree..


give me Sometimes It Snows In April over both songs..

sosgemini said:

Give me Nothing Compares 2 U over all of them.

I'd love to hear Prince do a really cooked up version of this.

It's his song. Why has he never released it...??

pepper7 said:

He has

DarkKnight1 said:

As a single? Whenno ?

I say Adore first. Then I'd put "Insatiable" next, because I always considered Insatiable to be "Adore Pt. 2".

Call My Name is gorgeous. He should be proud of it. I prefer it over Adore.
Adore is more youthful, edgier.
Call My Name
Nothing Compares 2 U (love the 1NightAlone live version)
Adore

Call My Name is a strong ballad no question

but Adore is significantly stronger on so many levels, musically, & certainly lyrically

don't really understand why some folks hate on Call My Name so much because it was a really good record but your talking good vs classic