I always find it interesting to notice Prince's influences in a wide variety of artists and pop culture. Here is a list of artists/songs that definately rip from the purple genius. Can you name any more? The obvious choices (Maxwell, Deangelo, Gwen Stefani, VanHunt, Nikka, Neptunes, etc.) are too easy.

1. Rufus Wainwright - "Shadows" from the album Poses
2. Bjork - "Alarm Call"
3. Beck - "Debra"
4. Tupac - Multiple samples
5. Public Enemy - samples
6. Bruce Springsteen - "Dancing in the Dark"
7. Phil Collins - "Sussido"
8. Chocolate Genius - New Album, "Black Yankee Rock", First Song

What's so not obvious about "Debra"?

Novabreaker said:

Agreed that the song is an obvious Prince send-up upon first listen but Beck doesn't immediately spring to mind when thinking of Prince appropriations.

jdcxc said:

Well, back in 1999 he used to. It was one of those "Best Prince records made since Lovesexy" -albums released that and the next year, along with D'Angelo's "Voodoo" and Romanthony's "R Hide In Plain Site".

I always preferred Romanthony's offering though. Where in the hell is he anyway?

Novabreaker said:

Yeah, I hear that "Best Prince record in awhile" quote everytime a Meshell Ndegeocello album is reviewed.