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copycat thread: prince's "i feel for you" or chaka's i would go with chaka's, really. about the only "cover" version of a prince song i prefer over prince's. p's version has potential and is cool in its own right but i mean chaka's, come on. "chaka, chaka, chaka khan", forget about it, classic. would do you guys think? For all time I am with you, you are with me. | |
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the original version ... | |
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 prince should leave the song well alone. he doesn't do it justice like chaka khan 
Chaka khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, chaka khan Let me rock you, that's all i wanna do Chaka khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, chaka khan Let me rock you, let me feel for you Chaka khan let me tell you what i wanna do Do you feel for me, the way i feel for you Chaka khan let me tell you what i wanna do I wanna love you, wanna hug you, wanna squeeze you too Let me take you in my arms Let me fill you with my charms, chaka 'cause you know that i'm the one to keep you warm Chaka, i'll make you more than just a physical dream I wanna rock you, chaka Baby, cause you make me wanna scream Let me rock you, rock you!  | |
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chaka khan - the song that started it all for me. the 1st prince song i bought, wondered who prince was cos he wrote it. 20+ years on, still obsessed by prince music and this is still one of my top 5 all time favourite songs. | |
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I love the two versions of "I feel for you" equally. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight... | |
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I definately prefer Chaka's version. Especially the 12 Inch.....
I feel....I feel....I feel.....I feel.....I feel for you I think I love you I feel....I feel....I think, I think, I think.....I feel for you Think I love you.....love, love you Chaka Khan....Chaka Khan Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Prince's version is definitely better.  | |
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Chaka Khan's. It's the first version I knew and it was the jam. Didn't even know Prince wrote it until I bought the record. Upon hearing Prince's original version for the first time I was disappointed.  | |
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Chaka's is pure funk. Prince's has a disco flair to it. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Chaka's is pure funk. Prince's has a disco flair to it.
Well said |
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chaka chaka chaka!!!! man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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Both are essential. P version is more disco and melodic, Chaka's version is pure mid-80's electro-funk   | |
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Prince version, because I fell in love with his version immediately. Chaka's had to grow on me, but I think her version is classic as well. | |
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I love the original a little bit more, only cause it has a more "organic" feel to it, and the bass is nice. I guess Im more partial to the synths. Chaka's version gets props from me too At this point in history, we have a choice to make
To either, walk the path of love, or be crippled by our hate -Stevie Wonder | |
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Chaka Damn Khan!  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Prince's dopppleganger says that he likes Prince's version better, but it could defiantly use a bit of remastering.
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Imago said: Prince's dopppleganger says that he likes Prince's version better, but it could defiantly use a bit of remastering.
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I've always found the Chaka version so annoying that I've never actually even listened to it through. I'm listening to it on YouTube right now...
Prince's is definitely better. Chaka's version is all kinds of 80's cheese It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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FuNkeNsteiN said: I've always found the Chaka version so annoying that I've never actually even listened to it through. I'm listening to it on YouTube right now...
Prince's is definitely better. Chaka's version is all kinds of 80's cheese Even the 12" version? **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Chaka's
no contest!
The whole Breakin' vibe was perfect! Mellie Mel too  | |
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daPrettyman said: FuNkeNsteiN said: I've always found the Chaka version so annoying that I've never actually even listened to it through. I'm listening to it on YouTube right now...
Prince's is definitely better. Chaka's version is all kinds of 80's cheese Even the 12" version? 
I don't recall hearing the 12" version, but I bet I wouldn't like that one either It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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Tough, but I think I prefer Chaka's---but it's a close call. Like dannyd5050, Chaka's was the first version I was familiar with, so that might be why.
Chaka's I Feel For You and TLC's If I Was Your Girlfriend are the only two Prince covers where I like the cover as much as Prince's version. Most of the other Prince covers are  . (Don't even get me started on Tom Jones' Kiss.  ) | |
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FuNkeNsteiN said: I've always found the Chaka version so annoying that I've never actually even listened to it through. I'm listening to it on YouTube right now...
Prince's is definitely better. Chaka's version is all kinds of 80's cheese Dude, do you also hate the 80's?  | |
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No competition. Chaka's version. Prince's one sounds weedy. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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JoeTyler said: FuNkeNsteiN said: I've always found the Chaka version so annoying that I've never actually even listened to it through. I'm listening to it on YouTube right now...
Prince's is definitely better. Chaka's version is all kinds of 80's cheese Dude, do you also hate the 80's? I hate most 80s music made after, say, '82 or so. There are some notable exceptions. It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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Prince's version. Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U. | |
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I knew the chaka one first, and prince's version couldn't hold a candle to it. Hers is more upbeat, fun and for parties | |
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chaka... Space for sale... | |
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Chaka Khan's, Chaka Khan's, Chaka Khan's Chaka Khan's version is better. Lady Cab Driver is one of the greatest songs ever! | |
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i also like the Pointer Sisters and Rebbie Jackson's versions, because they are close to the original.Although I think it's kind of funny Rebbie did'nt say when I lay with u, instead saying hey when I'm with u. | |
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