I was just sitting here thinking about Prince songs that sound very similiar.
Do U guys have any songs that when U hear 'em U go "Shit, that sounds like the other jam...!"?

If you listen close you will find out that lots of songs between 1983 and 1992 have the same build up.

Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Interlude of some kind (solo or whatever, or an extended bit)
Verse
Chorus

Perfect examples; Feel U Up, Irrisistible Bitch, Le Grind

It is easy to make blends of songs or medleys. Done it tens of times.

The first time I listened to Emancipation I started noticing that every songs first line was the name of the song !
It started to really bug me, and is why I just can't take the album seriously. Written by numbers, if you know what I mean !?

james said:

Thank you James because I've been saying this same thing for years.

The first time I heard "TGRES" I hated it immediately because he starts out the song with surprise "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"

Prince does this way too often in my book.

The sung parts of 'Push' sound like parts of 'It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night'

'Tambourine' and 'Dance On' are similar
'200 Balloons' and 'Batdance'
'Glam Slam' and 'Escape'

'Horny Toad' and 'Jack U off' (a bit tenuous)

Insatiable, Scandalous, Damn You, Slow Love, International Lover are all very similar. But I love them all anyway

anyone notice that the intro part of the 12 inch/video version of "raspberry beret" is, musically, "high fashion"?
same exact stuff going on.

fms said:

rasberry beret and take me with u

"Damn U" and "Extrordianary" are like moon after moon.
I mean, he dont even sing "Damn U" anymore and thats my song.
Instead, he'll belt out "Extrordinary" , which is my other jam!
I think that he does that because "Extro..." is like "Damn U" without the curse.
"Extrordinary...the love U make 2 me. It's some kinda scary. I would B a fool...2 leave U. 4 I was born 2 love U...this is true." (shudder)
AND
"Damn U...Ur so fine. Seems 2 happen 2 me each and every time...we make love. I cant hold back. Its like having a hundred million lil heart attacks. Damn U, baby Ur so fine. (shiver down my spine)
To me it's like the words are parallel thru-out the songs, but still, I them!

He uses the bridge from 'Rave' in 'The MAx'.

doeineffect said:

Huh? U mean the "I can give U power or I can take it away! I can make U dance cuz this guitar I play?" then the guitar solo that follows?
The piano part does seem similiar in the Max, its faster than the guitar...Im listening 2 it right now... okay its off now...OOO "Blue Light"!

CherrieMoonKisses said:

I'm not an expert on the Rave album, but isn't the line "I can make you dance..." from the song "Undisputed" and not "Rave..."?

"Baby, You're A Trip" and "One Kiss At A Time". Altough, not necessarily an improvement...

Mon Cherie let me ask you a question... do you think ANY musician's body of work could be examined and not find similarities such as being noted?

Mon Cherie let me ask you another question... have you ever tried to even apply different words to a song like, say, "Gilligan's Island." (dumb example, I know)

Mon Cherie, I think Prince is guilty of using formualae on occasion, but I also think that this chap has mastered the art of putting out good music -- and so very often he does do things that others wouldn't dream of.

lovemachine said:

I noticed the same thing in Emancipation it took me a LOOONG time to get over it and find value in some of those songs...I'd never thought about it with TGRES and that prolly is why that song bugs me so much...

lovemachine said:

OO yes! Ur right... But now that Ive pointed that out lookit those similiarities!!! Damn, Im good.

kmc said:

Okay, who says that I was against and not 4 the music? I just wanted 2 know which ones sounded similiar! Of course he makes good music! That wasnt what I meant.

fms said:

"Same exact stuff" is an exagerration, but now that you mention it, they are similar.

-SWANGloveslittlerichgirls

I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER & DO ME BABY use the exact same chord progression. FACT. furthermore, manic monday borrows the melody from 1999. go listen!!!

peach and cream !?!?!

***The songs "Sex In The Summer" and "Get Yo Groove On" both have the same line "we can party all night long" in the chorus.

***The song "Push It Up" features the line "everybody grab a body,pump it like you want somebody" which was also used in "Gett Off".

***The song "New Power Soul" is really just a re-written version of "Big Fun" from the 'Exodus' CD.

***The horn lines from "Eye Am The DJ" were also used in the song "Style".

Ain't no place like U by Mayte and Slave share the exact same drum programme/beats.

CherrieMoonKisses said:

THOSE ARE TWO OF MY ALL TIME FAVES TOOO!

FreeChild said:

They R taste deliteful