Has anyone noticed how similar the melody for Prince's "God" is to the melody for Carlos Santana's "Love Is You?"

Am I the only one who has noticed this?

no i haven't but i wil go out this minute and listen to these songs. GODdamnit!!! is nothing sacred!

pm1 said:

Here is a link to the Santana album:

http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-...MID=317694


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[This message was edited Tue Jul 16 9:51:02 PDT 2002 by IceNine]

oh yeah...


cheers for that dude.

I could hear that a little but first I accidentally clicked on the "Songs of Freedom" song and it sounds very much like the Time, or I guess the Time sounds like it.

actually, this santana cd wasn't released until 1987, so i would assume that he is the one borrowing influences from prince and the time...

EllisDee said:

That is true, but I wasn't saying that either of them stole anything from the other.

They do have very similar melodies.

You're reading too much into it, they hardly even sound similar.

I've always felt that International Lover borrowed heavily from Somewhere Over The Rainbow from the wizard of Oz, what do you think? Still, I love that song and the 1999 album is to me, superior to Purple Rain.

"Love Is You" sounds like a lot of smooth rock/jazz songs I've heard before. Maybe it's the guitar sound that makes you think of the "God" instrumental? Prince and Santana often use very similar guitar effects/timbres.

soulsplash said:

EDIT: I am referring to the version of "God" with vocals that can be found on "The Hits/The B-Sides."

Prince has definitely copped Santana on many occassions, but the melody is extremely similar... Oh, by the way, I have been a guitarist for 22 or 23 years, so I am pretty up on players/sounds, etc.

Back to the point at hand:

Think of Prince singing "God made you... God made me... he made us all... equally" while listening to the Santana track and you will see what I am saying. The melody is very similar and the phrasing is also similar.

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[This message was edited Tue Jul 16 10:58:04 PDT 2002 by IceNine]

IceNine said:

this wasn't to you... this was referring to the post above mine, where the poster is confused to whether the time sounds like carlos or carlos sounds like the time...

EllisDee said:

Ahhh... I get you.

Sorry about the misunderstanding.

Ice, yes it is very very similar in chord progression and melody

salaciousV said:

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all the fun intelligent ppl!

Did Prince rapture them all?

Ice, you've brought this place to shit

salaciousV said:

(IceNine laughs an evil laugh...) Excellent... excellent! My plans are coming together so well...



By the way, I am sorry that you were sick and I hope that you feel much better.

salaciousV said:

Yes Indeed it's there.