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PrintableOskarKristio said:[quote] Riverpoet31 said: Despite the often modern sounds and crazy effects, i more and more have the idea that Prince 'in his heart' is a real old schooler: someone who longs back to the days and sounds of people like Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, Little Richard, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and Sly Stone.
Especially when he is playing live you can witness that. Building further on that thing i think Prince will do best when he covers lets say: an old Robert Johnson song, an Otis ballad, a Jerry Lee Lewis piano-thumber or a stripped down James Brown-cut. I think Prince hears lots music and is subtly influenced by so many things,and I dont doubt he appreciates that old stuff still I see his main influences that gave him his initial foundations and musical identity were artists from the 1960's and 1970's and mostly James Brown, Hendrix and Sly but also many other artists of that time , but Prince is a Gemini so he seems to be able to be hip to music thats moving with times as much as he is hip to his original and major influences. I generally dont see Prince being much of a purist at all except at times when he is doing certain styles of Funk but for example when I have seen Prince do Blues stuff its not ususually done in purists way I mean look at song like "The question of you" . Ithinkj Prince is too restless to be a purist and I doubt he would make too many albums that follow in the traditional styles of those artists., and if he did covers of those artist mentioned I think they would be much more interpretive versions rather than a pure cover, to be honest I dont think I am overly impressed with many of the covers I have heard Prince do, one of my favourite's would be his cover of "Just My Imagination" to Me this is far better than his covers of "Everyday is a Winding Road", or What if God was one of us. | |
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I'll stick to one, The Beatles' 'I want you (she's so heavy)'. Good heavens, he could tear that sh*t up! Do it in a crazy rock/funk/jazz way, with some screaming screams.  | |
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Prince and Larry should cover this one...
http://www.zshare.net/vid...x-mpg.html [Edited 12/25/06 10:25am] | |
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Ummmm...the cost of having Microsoft to allow me to listen to the musuic I payed for...  | |
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Se7en said: What's sad is that there ARE probably fully mastered versions of him doing a lot of these songs, just gathering dust in the vault.
where´d you get that picture of my favourite guitars? I`s just got to have it! | |
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Aerosmiths' Come Together  Don't take life too seriously, noone gets out alive. | |
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Anx said: "Mountains" (Prince & the Revolution) - I think he'd do justice to this song.  By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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| I have the *perfect* song---I was just listening to a mixed cd a friend made me the other day and it had:
I'm So Tired of Being Alone by Al Green and I was like, "damn, Prince needs to do this; the lyrics are great, plenty of room for Princey screams and maybe a lil' guitar jam." (And it has horns, too.) 
not sure about other songs...I'd have to think about it some more... | |
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I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos    ...it's groovy baby | |
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I love Rock 'n Roll (i don't remember the artist but is a very nice 70's rock song)  or Wannabe-Spice girls
Just kidding about the last 1!  [Edited 12/30/06 8:59am]  | |
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DevotedPuppy said: I have the *perfect* song---I was just listening to a mixed cd a friend made me the other day and it had:
I'm So Tired of Being Alone by Al Green and I was like, "damn, Prince needs to do this; the lyrics are great, plenty of room for Princey screams and maybe a lil' guitar jam." (And it has horns, too.)
not sure about other songs...I'd have to think about it some more... | |
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irrisistableB said: Aerosmiths' Come Together
Beatles | |
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shockadelicaa said: thekidsgirl said: Paint it Black- Rolling Stones
Closer - Nine Inch Nails Is it Crime? - Sade Ohhh, God, I'd pay GOOD MONEY to hear him sing "I want to fuck you like an animal" Damn, I miss the pre-Jehovan Prince.  NEVER! Prince would mutilate that song to death. Ugh, he'd fucking trash it. No no no no!
meow85 said: Man, wouldn't it be cool if he pulled a Bowie and worked with Trent? Maybe patch things up with the guy first, but then! It could be greatness.
It would be fucking awesome, but I doubt it'll ever happen, a) because they're so different now, and b) because they're both such "go-it-alone" artists that they'd almost certainly fall out. Plus Trent hasn't had the best luck with his other collaborations, in terms of what they make seeing the light of day (Tapeworm, anyone?) | |
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maxwell's 'this woman's work' from the movie 'love and basketball'
[although max put so much purple in his chords 4 that song that i thought it was prince when i first saw the movie] i wouldn't mind p covering something by the late roger t he could use guitar instead of key board the family's 'til the river runs dry' would be sweet also if re done by p [still lovin the original] | |
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The Man Who Sold the World (Bowie)
If You Could Only See (The way she loves me) (Tonic) The Way (Fastball) Sorry if they aren't the right genre or w/e... but they would be awesome. No matter the ©️, Paisley Park "official can never ™️  . He gave that to us verbally on Oprah in 1996. You can't take away from us, corporate. I mean O ( + > | |
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Genius of Love : Tom Tom Club,
Wishing Well:TTD, Would be great to see Prince do a duet version with Terence Trent Derby and have the Time doing the music , it would be amazing to see these 2 work together. InBeetween Days: The Cure, | |
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kpowers said: I really like when he played guitar on "while my guitar gently weeps" during the rock and roll hall of fame, so that's my pick.
hell yes!!! that was so incredible, I still talk about that to people all the time who didn't see it. One of the best guitar solos I have ever heard- and aside from Prince I'm a straight up rock fan. Ask where they're going, they'll tell U – "Nowhere"
They've taken a lifetime lease on Paisley Park ...  | |
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"Little Child Runnin' Wild" -Curtis Mayfield
"War Pigs" -Black Sabbath "Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough"- Michael Jackson (record it though) "People Are Strange" -The Doors "Rock N' Roll All Night"-KISS "Beautiful" -Christina Aguilera "Family Affair" -Mary J. Blige "Run to the Hills" -Iron Maiden | |
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