I bet "Nothing Compares 2 U" is the biggest, although maybe Sinead O Conner had to record this to make it a hit. But he still could have done it first rather than The Family. I think "Mutiny" is another one he wishes he kept and possibly "Cool" recorded by The Time of course.

It's funny how he almost gave "Kiss" away to Mazarati...that would have been a bad move.

I know he probably doesn't really regret anything really, but hoepfully you understand my question..

FunkiestOne said:

He most often performs "Nothing Compares 2 U," so he likely regrets giving that one away.

Nothing Compares 2 U

How about Manic Monday???

viewaskew said:

but always badly

Christopher said:

Yeah, Rosie is too much sometimes...

Cheek said:

i perfer the family's version how bout you?

Christopher said:

Yeah, that album is a classic!

Susannah was so sexy...

"The Screams Of Passion".Imagine if he had recorded it himself as a duet with Sheila e.It would have been HUGE!

Would like to think Prince doesn't waste to much time and thought in "regret"

Christopher said:

The versions he did without Rosie were much better!
The ONA live cd and
the great performance on the Ellen show

Christopher said:

99% of the time, yes sinead took that song and ran away with it.
prince didn't give that song to her, i think it was chick who told
sinead "listen, this song on the family album, you should do that,
tweek it a bit and it will be huge". and so it was.

i doubt prince would ever even play that song anymore if she hadn't
made it into such a huge hit.

GAVE away? none... he gets paid everytime a song is paid.

I regret that he gave Dance Electric 2 Andre Cymone.

he might regret giving Love The Will Be Done to Martika of all people. This song had huge hit all over it but not by Martika.....

sexxydancer said:

Born 2 B.R.E.E.D. - Monie Love

no, probably a tie between

3 Shots - Poet 99

and

All of the minutes from all his CD's that I was on - Tony M.

Think of all the Grammy's Prince coulda had!
[Edited 2/26/07 19:58pm]

See Oh Oh El-What's that spell?

Well he did say that he should've kept some of the Time's songs for himself. I think he could've had hits with "Get It Up", "Girl" "The Stick" "777-9311" "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" and "Ice Cream Castles" Just to name a few.

IstenSzek said:

your prolly right im sure had some other related artist covers been hits we'd be hearing princes version of those too. lol


ps) i just cant see sinead listening to the family album

There is absolutely no reason why he would regret giving "Nothing Compares 2 U" away. The Family version was a flop, and the song would have been long forgotten without the Sinead cover. She turned it into a HUGE hit (one of the biggest of the 90s), and in the process making Prince a shit load of money and giving his songwriting prowess extra exposure.

Most of the "Come 2 My House" album. Vastly superior to the material on "Newpower Soul".

sitruk7 said:

I agree. I was going to say 777-9311 but I can't really picture him & his band doing that one. Maybe I Don't Wanna Leave You ... that was my song back in the day.

To be honest, i dont think Prince regretted giving away 'Nothing compares to you' BEFORE Sinead 'o Connor scored a hit with it. I mean, he never played it live before that. I always considered it a bit opportunistic the way he tried to built on the succes Sinead had with her cover.

What's that song Dale did? Is it called Simon?

Mach said:

I agree with this.

But...if forced to pick something- I've briefly wondered if he hasn't wished A Love Bizarre was on one of his own albums. ATWIAD might have sold more. But the flip side is- I'm sure he really wanted Sheila's album to sell as well.

I also agree with those who said he probably wouldn't play Nothing Compares 2 U if it hadn't become a hit.

Shhh by Tevin Campbell, isn't there a storey of why P rerecorded it