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Printableprince never ever dissed elvis,you didnt understan his practical joke | |
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I've seen the Elvis influence a few times, but it always seems tongue in cheek. "What kind of fuck ending is that?" | |
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theodore said: omg... I hadn't noticed the word "slave" on Bunny's face
 well, that's my initial claim to fame. | |
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novabrkr said: theodore said: omg... I hadn't noticed the word "slave" on Bunny's face
well, that's my initial claim to fame.  | |
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Santanna | |
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What's an Influnce? Wake up children, dance the dance electric... there isn't much time.... who farted?  ...was it u?  | |
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 Wake up children, dance the dance electric... there isn't much time.... who farted? ...was it u? | |
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vainandy said: Parts of "Parade" sounds like it could have been influenced by Lawrence Welk.
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The most obvious one, as admitted by Prince himselve, is of course Joni Mitchell.
Next to that i can hear the influence of the Beatles quite often, especially on the material released during the period 1985 - 1988. Songs like Paisley Park, Pop Life, Christopher Tracey's Parade and I wonder U would sound as they do without the influence of 'the fab four'. Apart from that i hear some incidental influences from Queen (Thunder, Three Chains of Gold), Led Zeppelin (some of his more raw guitar songs), The Beach Boys (Venus de Milo, Still would stand all time), Some new wave artists (you can hear touches of Elvis Costello, The Talking Heads and the B-52's on albums like Dirty Mind, Controversy and 1999, as well as on his productionwork for Vanity 6 and the Time). Next to the influences from white popmusicians, i can hear the influence of classical composers Igor Stravinsky and Gustav Mahler on the songs he created with the help of Clare Fisher (especially on Crystal Ball and Mia Bocca). | |
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I have forgotten a few more incidental influences:
You can hear a Rolling Stones influence on the song Uptown, Condition of the Heart is very Tod Rundgrenesque, The Cross resembles the song Heroin from the Velvet Underground, some of the ballads on For You recall Michael Franks, while the song Under the Cherry Moon 'echoes' different Brecht-Weil compositions. But,to conclude, the most obvious and clear influence from white artists IMO comes from Joni Mitchell (his use of 'space' in arrangements, the sound of his background vocals, the way of using chords) and The Beatles (the use of sound effects, string arrangements and exotic instruments, the Lennosque effect he sometimes uses on his vocals, the way he stretches songs to become 'suites', and more general: a sense of musical creativity and stylistic freedom he shares with the fab four) | |
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thebanishedone said: prince never ever dissed elvis,you didnt understan his practical joke
"There'll always be another king 2 die butt-naked on the floor!" -Rock And Roll Is Alive (And It Lives In Minneapolis) | |
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I am absolutely convinced that, as some point in 1979, someone played "Get The Knack" for him. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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double post [Edited 3/27/07 13:33pm] We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I hear the Beatles in The Morning Papers. Naaanaannnaaannnnaaaannnnaaaaa!! | |
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thebanishedone said: prince never ever dissed elvis,you didnt understan his practical joke
No, maybe you didn't understand his joke. I understand were you are coming from. Knowing some things about Elvis, I am pretty sure they way I interpreted the 'joke' is valid. | |
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"Max Klinger" you know...MASH "I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh--Maya Angelou | |
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John Travolta as Tony Manero anyone else feeling it? | |
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LittleSmedley said:
John Travolta as Tony Manero anyone else feeling it? No way. I could see the Beatles and Led Zeplin, but that Tony Manero character...naaahhh. . Actually just because he was in Minneapolis with a low black population, he still had access to many Black Artists and music; he apparently grew up in the era of Jimi Hendrix, James Brown<--definitely an influence on him--especially the dancing moves, no doubt about that;the slamming guitar influence of Carlos Santana;the soul sounds of Aretha Franklin;rock and blues sounds of Ike and Tina Turner and Betty Mabry-Davis;Funk sound of Larry Graham and Sly Stone;R&B sound of Marvin Gaye and the Motown sound. For the white artists that were around in that era, I'd say Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin. Those I mentioned were the main artists around in the late 60s, early to mid 70s, and their sound had an effect on just about everyone during that time period, because that's all you heard on Black and White radio, and on television....now you mix all that together and you got one music genius.[Edited 5/17/07 7:52am] | |
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Naujiar said: Michael Jackson
You ain't right Naujiar! | |
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I have a feeling that he has listened to some Steely Dan as well. Wanna hear me sing? www.ChampagneHoneybee.com | |
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2elijah said: No way. I could see the Beatles and Led Zeplin, but that Tony Manero character...naaahhh. . Actually just because he was in Minneapolis with a low black population, he still had access to many Black Artists and music; he apparently grew up in the era of Jimi Hendrix, James Brown<--definitely an influence on him--especially the dancing moves, no doubt about that;the slamming guitar influence of Carlos Santana;the soul sounds of Aretha Franklin;rock and blues sounds of Ike and Tina Turner and Betty Mabry-Davis;Funk sound of Larry Graham and Sly Stone;R&B sound of Marvin Gaye and the Motown sound. For the white artists that were around in that era, I'd say Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin. Those I mentioned were the main artists around in the late 60s, early to mid 70s, and their sound had an effect on just about everyone during that time period, because that's all you heard on Black and White radio, and on television....now you mix all that together and you got one music genius.
[Edited 5/17/07 7:52am] No offence, but the above influence list is blindingly obvious, 2elijah. I was going for an influence not often talked about. Watch Saturday Night fever, and u'll see a lot of this guy in Prince - i'm sure he was taking notes back in the 70's. There is ALOT of Italian in Prince, the way he carries himself, and dresses. I'm English, but i've been to Italy a few times, and its not hard to make the connection. They're a beautiful people - i was walking round with my tongue hanging out 
Also, Purple Rain is heavily influenced as a film by Saturday Night Fever | |
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blackguitaristz said: I've mentioned his influences, black, white and green, on here several times. Just some of his most obvious;
Joni Elvis The Stones Led Zeppelin The Beatles Bowie T-Rex Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show) Queen Adam Ant Steely Dan Fleetwood Mac I'm glad someone mentioned Fleetwood Mac. However, this thread is a bit silly to me. perfection is a fallacy of the imagination... | |
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not that i'm a big fan of elvis or anything
(my mom sure was during the early years) but i seem to remember prince performing quite a few of the songs he made famous one time prince & band performed a long version of "teddy bear" i believe he brought people up on stage to dance during the song too | |
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Kate Bush (according to credits on D&P booklet)  wish U were here baby, on me--
Stuck like glue!  | |
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Shapeshifter said: candy2277 said: Not to much is mentioned about prince's white musical influnces, so I decided to start this post. I think his top 3 white influnces are david bowie, elvis presely, and joni mitchell. Who do you think are his white influnces?
Joni Mitchell yes, but Elvis and Bowie I can't see or hear at all. now if delirious don't sound like an elvis song... | |
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theodore said: novabrkr said: Yeah. I haven't laughed this hard since the 80s.  
omg... I hadn't noticed the word "slave" on Bunny's face
that's BUGS Bunny man!   | |
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Naujiar said: Michael Jackson
love the one who is Love! | |
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sexyAuntyFuka said: What's an Influnce?
I thought I was the only one who didn't understand the question? love the one who is Love! | |
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eyewishuheaven said:  wasn't 'Lovesexy' once described as 'Liberace on acid'? | |
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