For good or bad?


Can't Stop....off GB makes me think of Footloose. Haven't decided yet if that's good or bad.


You?

Whenever I hear the backwards part at the end of "Darling Nikki" I start talking in tounges. It's always "the devil this, the devil that...", you know?

toejam said:

Sometimes It Snows In April reeks of Joni Mitchell's early work...

...and for some reason, I Love U In Me makes me think of Rick Springfield. I think it's the way he sings one of the lines.

Space reminds me of Tighten Up by Archie Bell & the Drells.

guitar reminds me of back in the ussr. really...I'm not kidding

Shorty said:

i can see why you would say that. they do sound a bit similar.

meow85 said:

OMG I never realised that but it sounds just like it. Prince clearly copied from it.
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FunkJam said:

I wouldn't go so far as to say he copied, but something's making me want to get up and dance like Kevin Bacon.

meow85 said:

Haha I was only joking, I doubt Prince would copy from a song like that, but you never know!!

"get loose" reminds me of "spice up your life" by the spice girls

The beginning of "Dirty Mind" reminds me of the Alvin and the Chipmunks theme song.

meow85 said:

My brother in law said that to me. I prefer the original version.

The Cross/Heroin by the Velvet Underground but everyone already knows that

"The Human body" is a complete rip of "Sin" by NIN....but Trent gave props to Prince on his first album so it's all good

meow85 said:

all the time!
afterall, we're limited by time and space
everything's a "rip" of something that came before

3 Chains O' Gold was clearly inspired by Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

The end of Cream reminds me of "96 Tears" by ? and the Mysterians. They sound a lot alike.

RUHip2TheJive said:

Oh

My


God.






You're right.

sitruk7 said:

I heard somewhere that Prince was annoyed he wasn't invited to participate in the Freddy tribute, so that song was his own Princely sendoff for the man. No idea if there's truth in that or not, though.

Private Joy keyboards remind my of The Munsters organ part.

meow85 said:

"Do U Lie" makes me think of Lawrence Welk. In my mind, I can see bubbles when that song is playing.

vainandy said:

Bubbles for everyone!

Yes, Love from 3121 reminds me of Britney Spears and NSync. Bubblegum-pop.

Some of my picks:

The Cross - 'Heroin' by the Velvet Underground

The Same December - Something by the Allman Brothers

I wonder U - I am the Wallrus from the Beates (the tension in the arrangement)

Condition of the Heart - Down to You by Joni Mitchell

Alphabet Street - Sing a simple song by Sly Stone (especially the encore)

I Will - Van Morrison & the Caledonia Orchestra on Dont stop me now (live CD)

Sometimes it snows in april - parts of songs on Blue and Court and Spark by Joni

Zanalee - BB King on 'acid'

DMSR / Paisley Park / Pop life / Animal Kingdom - John Lennon vocals

Dinner with Dolores - REM (only the guitar arpeggio's)

Three Chains of Gold - Queens Bohemian Rapsody (obvious)

Sexy MF / The Work / Musicology - James Brown (obvious)

Mia Bocca by Jill Jones - Igor Strawinsky (the arrangement by Clare Fisher)

Under the Cherry Moon - a Brecht / Weill composition

Venus de Milo / Still Would stand all time - the Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds

Mountains (extended version) - I want to take you higher by Sly Stone

Play in the sunshine / I know / Lovesexy - Frank Zappa (the instrumental breaks)

Crazy You - something by singer-songwriter Michael Franks

When 2 R in love - something from Andy Pratt's debut album

Its gonna be a beautifull night (movie version) - Duke Ellington

Musicology makes me think of James Brown.

Cream - Get It On (Bang A Gong)

Riverpoet31 said:

That's quite the extensive list.