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Thread started 06/03/06 9:29am

luv4all7

How comes no-one likes

Princes version of What if God was One of Us. I think it's awesome. And I F'n hate original!
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Reply #1 posted 06/03/06 9:36am

Imago

I like his version better than hers.


The mix is bad, but the guitar solo and spirit of the song is better with Prince than Joane's.

Of course the original, does have prettier vocals--it just lacks punch.
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Reply #2 posted 06/03/06 9:40am

whoknows

I love his version apart from the chorus which I think he ruins by shouting the words rather than singing the notes. When he did it live at Paisley Park in 96 I thought he sang it much better. I think generally there are a lot of overlooked classics on Emancipation.
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Reply #3 posted 06/03/06 6:13pm

MajesticOne89

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I like it
chill..prince doesnt like men being front row, makes it hard to sing the ballads
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Reply #4 posted 06/03/06 10:50pm

ThreadBare

I always dug the way he mixed the rhythm arrangement for "Love, Thy Will Be Done" with this.

Covers allow liberty with vocals and arrangements, I know, but I wish the mix were cleaner. It's a bit muddy.
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Reply #5 posted 06/03/06 10:58pm

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Because I hate the lyrics. I don't like overtly preachy/religious/god related lyrics. (Ironically I do like Lovesexy, though.) I hated Joan Osborne's version too.

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Reply #6 posted 06/03/06 11:42pm

P2daP

I loove it. i think sings like he means it. that's what i love about it. it's just has a rew feel 2 it
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Reply #7 posted 06/04/06 12:26am

kpowers

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love it!!!!!
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Reply #8 posted 06/04/06 12:58am

kcwm

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yeah dawg this song rocks totally betta than Joanes
i totally didnt realise it was on Emancipation as i didnt really think he had recorded this on an album. Oh how wrong i am! haha
Oh well at least i know he wrote it!
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Reply #9 posted 06/04/06 1:17am

foal30

I think the third disc of the "Emancipation" set is tops.
defineatly one of my Favourites.

that said, I would have prefered that disc "solo" I don't think I've listened to I and II more than twice each.II in particular I found appaling.

So I'm putting EmanIII with "Come", there is some spanking tracks on these discs.
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Reply #10 posted 06/04/06 3:23am

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I love this track. One of the only tracks on Emancipation I go back to. Yes it's a cover but you can hear the emotion in it and the production sounds amazing to me imho.
"Playing hard to get is getting hard to play".
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Reply #11 posted 06/04/06 6:15am

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This song ROCKS OUT!
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Reply #12 posted 06/04/06 7:08am

luv4all7

kcwm said:

yeah dawg this song rocks totally betta than Joanes
i totally didnt realise it was on Emancipation as i didnt really think he had recorded this on an album. Oh how wrong i am! haha
Oh well at least i know he wrote it!


Did he? I didn't know that.
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Reply #13 posted 06/04/06 7:41am

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I like both versions but I sing it like Prince at karaoke bars!! biggrin
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Reply #14 posted 06/04/06 7:53am

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luv4all7 said:

kcwm said:

yeah dawg this song rocks totally betta than Joanes
i totally didnt realise it was on Emancipation as i didnt really think he had recorded this on an album. Oh how wrong i am! haha
Oh well at least i know he wrote it!


Did he? I didn't know that.


No he didn't. It was written by Eric Bazilian.
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Reply #15 posted 06/04/06 8:11am

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I think the song won or at least nominated for Song of the Year; not Prince's version, of course, but the original version.
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Reply #16 posted 06/04/06 8:18am

luv4all7

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I think the song won or at least nominated for Song of the Year; not Prince's version, of course, but the original version.

Too bad the original sucks.
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Reply #17 posted 06/04/06 10:48pm

mplsmike

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I thought P did a better job changing the Lyrics to..
"Just a slave, like 1 of us"

insted of Joanes.....
"Just a slob, like 1 of us"
mad i didnt like that 1 bit at all
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Reply #18 posted 06/05/06 3:13am

Krystal666

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Sorry I don't like Prince's version. I thought Joan Osborne's version was much better. boxed
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Reply #19 posted 06/06/06 7:29am

Omadon

Krystal666 said:

Sorry I don't like Prince's version. I thought Joan Osborne's version was much better. boxed


Me too - by far.

I also (in response to mplsmike) have to express my hatred of the "just a slave like one of us" change of lyric, from the far better, and rhyming, "slob like one of us".
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Reply #20 posted 06/06/06 7:45am

jpav

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I also greatly prefer Joan's version...

Prince couldn't sing the chorus melody full-voice, so he does that screamed chorus with the keyboard doing the original melody, and it ruins the hook for me.
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Reply #21 posted 06/06/06 7:47am

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jone70 said:

Because I hate the lyrics. I don't like overtly preachy/religious/god related lyrics. (Ironically I do like Lovesexy, though.) I hated Joan Osborne's version too.

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Same. It's a corny ass song.
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Reply #22 posted 06/06/06 7:52am

kisscamille

I like the guitar work in the song and I like Prince's version better than Joan's.
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Reply #23 posted 06/06/06 8:02am

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mplsmike said:

I thought P did a better job changing the Lyrics to..
"Just a slave, like 1 of us"

insted of Joanes.....
"Just a slob, like 1 of us"
mad i didnt like that 1 bit at all


I hated that he changed it (well, hate is a strong word, but that's my least favorite thing about his version) - 'slob' makes it an 'everyman' song, while 'slave' makes it something else - how many of us walk around or sit on the bus honestly feeling like slaves?
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Reply #24 posted 06/06/06 8:19am

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ThreadBare said:

I always dug the way he mixed the rhythm arrangement for "Love, Thy Will Be Done" with this.


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That always makes me smile; his vocal demo for "Love Thy Will Be Done" is one of my favorite outtakes.

He also rocked the muthafuckin house with this track live on the Jam of the Year tour in '96 ('97?). It brought the Boston Garden down. worship
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Reply #25 posted 06/06/06 8:21am

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luv4all7 said:

kcwm said:


Oh well at least i know he wrote it!


Did he?


No. lol
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Reply #26 posted 06/06/06 9:04am

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i've never heard of anyone dissing it to begin with. me, i don't really care for either version of the song.
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Reply #27 posted 06/06/06 2:12pm

whoknows

jpav said:

I also greatly prefer Joan's version...

Prince couldn't sing the chorus melody full-voice, so he does that screamed chorus with the keyboard doing the original melody, and it ruins the hook for me.

We agree, except when he did it live he did sing it full voice and it was GREAT!! It's a prime example of his need for an outside producer who could have pointed this out to him. Could have been a real classic.
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Reply #28 posted 06/06/06 2:14pm

whoknows

whoknows said:

jpav said:

I also greatly prefer Joan's version...

Prince couldn't sing the chorus melody full-voice, so he does that screamed chorus with the keyboard doing the original melody, and it ruins the hook for me.

We agree, except when he did it live he did sing it full voice and it was GREAT!! It's a prime example of his need for an outside producer who could have pointed this out to him. Could have been a real classic.

Just noticed we don't agree on your first statement. I thought Joan's original sounded like a Benetton advert. Prince's live rendition is by far the best.
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Reply #29 posted 06/07/06 12:59am

Krystal666

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Omadon said:

Krystal666 said:

Sorry I don't like Prince's version. I thought Joan Osborne's version was much better. boxed


Me too - by far.

I also (in response to mplsmike) have to express my hatred of the "just a slave like one of us" change of lyric, from the far better, and rhyming, "slob like one of us".


Yes I also prefer Bonnie Raitt's vesion of "I can't make u love me" rather than his. His isn't bad but her's is more emotional. wink
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