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Mariah Carey & Sisqo's Cover of "The Beautiful One's" For years i've avoided listening to this but I finally decided to give it a chance and listen to it today and I thought it was complete s**t. She ruined my fave Prince song! ![]() What does everyone else think of her cover? Does anyone actually like this mess? http://youtube.com/watch?v=qs29kTXGCps [Edited 10/4/07 19:15pm] "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ ![]() "Baby, that was much too fast"...Goodnight dear sweet Prince. I'll love you always ![]() | |
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Horrible. They bypass all the moody dramatic spaces in the song and replace them with over the top histronics. Prince's version is all about tension while the other is about singing in the mirror.
Prince is such a complex and unique talent. Why would anyone cover such well known songs instead of obscure ones. That is why Sinead's works. She creates a unique narrative all her own. I can't decide whether I like her version better because I heard it first or whether it's just better. | |
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Cinnamon234 said: For year's i've avoided listening to this but I finally decided to give it a chance and listen to it today and I thought it was complete s**t. She ruined my fave Prince song!
![]() What does everyone else think of her cover? Does anyone actually like this mess? http://youtube.com/watch?v=qs29kTXGCps ![]() ![]() Shake it til ya make it ![]() | |
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I just heard it this year for the first time and I agree her version stinks like yesterday's chitterlings.... | |
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jdcxc said: Horrible. They bypass all the moody dramatic spaces in the song and replace them with over the top histronics. Prince's version is all about tension while the other is about singing in the mirror.
Prince is such a complex and unique talent. Why would anyone cover such well known songs instead of obscure ones. That is why Sinead's works. She creates a unique narrative all her own. I can't decide whether I like her version better because I heard it first or whether it's just better. I agree. Mariah & Sisqo fail to capture any of that in the song. I was looking at some of the comments on youtube though and most people seem to like Prince's version but there were a few who thought Mariah's version was better ![]() "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ ![]() "Baby, that was much too fast"...Goodnight dear sweet Prince. I'll love you always ![]() | |
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Love Mariah, but she should really leave Prince's songs alone. | |
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This song is messing with my cramps! ![]() surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years... | |
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That was crap! I don't like remakes of songs that are already perfect. | |
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Princey sings it the best.... ![]() | |
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Interesting.....I dig the track. | |
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christos7 said: ![]() You pulling this one out again huh! ![]() By the way, what interview is this from! [Edited 10/4/07 23:21pm] surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years... | |
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The first time I heard it my sister was playing it, a couple of years ago. And I was like WTF! Not in a bad sense, just in surprise. Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U. | |
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I had a friend who worked at a radio station when it first came out and he had to call me while he was on air and he played both versions and asked me what I thought about it and I told him it was ok but no one can mess with Prince's version b/c there is so much passion in Prince's voice. I knew Sisqo at the time also but just because he was a friend of mine didn't change my mind b/c Prince's version was way more powerful to the ears! Um... let me warm up my vocals
Me ME ME ME ME...U U U U U! | |
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It's so so. ![]() | |
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I think PRINCE and MARIAH should just record a song together.
That would be sweet! Dad. Cartoonist. Illustrator. TOPPS Star Wars and Walking Dead Illustrator. Film Illustrator. JEDI. PRINCE Fan. www.theartofprince.com
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Cinnamon234 said: For years i've avoided listening to this but I finally decided to give it a chance and listen to it today and I thought it was complete s**t. She ruined my fave Prince song!
![]() What does everyone else think of her cover? Does anyone actually like this mess? http://youtube.com/watch?v=qs29kTXGCps [Edited 10/4/07 19:15pm] WAIT! Mariah Carey and Sisqo covered, "The Beautiful Ones?" How dare they. I haven't heard it yet but as far as your post goes, I do not want to hear it. It must sound a hot mess! Did she use like 100 Octaves (you all know where she can go with that voice of hers and yes I like her voice but she can be really irritating with it) and that ear peircing highest octave level her voice can reach at any time during the song? ![]() ![]() | |
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pplrain said: Princey sings it the best....
![]() I recently went to see the show on the 6th at the O2 and he sang the full version there accompanied by just his piano and it was truly awesome !! You can read me going doo-lally over it in this thread : http://prince.org/msg/12/247647 ![]() "Pretty Mummy, this loco right ?" (3121) | |
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its shit ! ![]() theres something else : the truth ! | |
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my EARS!!! their bleeding!!! | |
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What utter Shite | |
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Cinnamon234 said: For years i've avoided listening to this but I finally decided to give it a chance and listen to it today and I thought it was complete s**t. She ruined my fave Prince song!
![]() What does everyone else think of her cover? Does anyone actually like this mess? http://youtube.com/watch?v=qs29kTXGCps [Edited 10/4/07 19:15pm] Hi just listened to it OH MY GOD lasted 50 seconds couldn't take it any longer, someone put that woman out of her misery. What a load of S H I T I cannot agree more Bann it i say. How were they ever ALLOWED to do this CRIMINAL | |
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mimi's cool
but no one can top what prince brings 2 that song someone mentioned s o'conner and her spin on nothingcompares2u sister girl brought all of ireland into that song still lovin it | |
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I heard it a long time ago and yet my ears still bleed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() RIP ![]() | |
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I got to listen to it, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but it wasn't that great either. It was different! I actually began to cringe where Mariah kept upping her voice like that! When it was finally over, I was glad to finally be off that ride though!
Yikes! I agree with the popular opinion and say that Prince does it better, 2 thumbs up!!! | |
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Cinnamon234 said: For years i've avoided listening to this but I finally decided to give it a chance and listen to it today and I thought it was complete s**t. She ruined my fave Prince song!
![]() What does everyone else think of her cover? Does anyone actually like this mess? http://youtube.com/watch?v=qs29kTXGCps [Edited 10/4/07 19:15pm] I'm actually not too critical of people music but this version of the beautiful ones was bad. Not only the vocals, the production didn't even come close. I was seeking out prince covers a while ago and i thought Jordan Knight did a pretty good version of I could Never Take the Place of your man and Meeks did a great job of Little Red Corvette, but Mariah, considering her talent and clout has no excuse for this one. | |
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![]() P's version is a trillion times better- should have been left alone seems that i was busy doing something close to nothing, but different than the day before ![]() ![]() | |
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prb said: ![]() P's version is a trillion times better- should have been left alone trillion times better! | |
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ronnie said: prb said: ![]() P's version is a trillion times better- should have been left alone trillion times better! ![]() seems that i was busy doing something close to nothing, but different than the day before ![]() ![]() | |
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