Christaro said:

What does that mean

He used the term Purple Rain, which was used by another group.

emilia1 said:

your boobs are lop-sided lol

Stereo said:

they aint boobs fool, and dont make fun. thats the craaaaazzzyyyy eyyyyee ( gotta go old school for that fivel goes west style)

emilia1 said:

oh ok lol - then why u given me the crazy eye with yo lop-sided boobs

Stereo said:

cuase of yo comment lol you're too funny and you shouldnt laugh at people with lopsided titties...it aint nice

GiGi319 said:

Ex (in every way) Funkadelic guitarist, he had a solo album in the late 70's, 'Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs' which is pretty decent. The 2nd cut has a nice guitar intro which is the EXACT same melody as Do Me Baby!

wickyb said:

Yes. You can listen to the track here :
http://www.youtube.com/wa...4LHBr49GDY

And there are more cases where Prince has copied other artists work. Just compare the chorus of "My medallion" with "Spill the wine" from Eric Burdon & War. It's exactly the same. Ect., etc., ....
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GiGi319 said:

OMG!!! THAT HURTS!!! ("Maggot Brain" is only one of my most favorite songs on the planet, suitable to be played at my funeral - in the same vein as "Purple Rain", only completely instrumental). Check out Funkadelics' "Hardcore Jollies" if you want to learn more.

ludwig said:

Did you ever hear Miko's extended Do Me Baby intro on the Nude Tour? I think he was definitely giving a nod back to Eddie; some of his licks are straight up copies from Eddie's track!

wickyb said:

Yes...Frantic Moment is actually the best cut on that album.

viewaskew said:

Which ZZ Top song?

Also, Planet Earth lifts a few ideas/lines from Stevie Wonder's song "Can't Imagine Love Without You" from 2005's A TIME TO LOVE. I seem to remember the line was "Can you picture Mother Earth in the palm of your hand?"

Let's call it inspirational appropriation...

Christaro said:

The main guitar riff from "Kiss" is also the riff from "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".

But the horn riff from "Cold Sweat" also rips off Miles Davis' "So What"

I think the great thing about music is that it inspires people to completely rip off each other!!!

i always find this an interesting subject with anyone, because almost everyone has copied something in various forms of art. whether they do it purposefully or not is debatable.

the other debatable thing is where the line is drawn - when does something stop being "inspired by" and become plagiarism? obviously if it's a blatant copy then it's plagiarism; but i've seen instances of similarities being called plagiarism and probably rightfully so. i've also seen instances of commonalities between two songs being called that in a case where i see the two as completely separate songs, one perhaps inspired by the other, but still they stand apart.

so has he? but the number of songs and to what extent will always be anyone's guess. nor can i put it as a mark against him or whatever, other than that he seems to by a little - ok a lot hypocritical about the subject.
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I've plagiarized about 86% of my posts* from other replies that I've read in the other forums from this very site.
But it's okay,
cuz those whom I've stolen from, can't really do anything about it.
And even if they could, they wouldn't. The wusses.




*(Including this one. You wusses.)

Protege said:

Is your tattoo 'Bob' or '808'?

wildgoldenhoney said:

i just wrote "Bob" on a piece of paper and took a picture of it - long story. but, yeah, the word is Bob

Am I the only one who can't hear the similarites between "Frantic Moment" and "Do Me Baby"???

I've been listening to both songs for a long time, and I just don't see it!!!

Thanks to Wickyb, Ludwig and PDogz for educating me on Eddie Hazel.
I guess you learn something on the org everyday!

viewaskew said:

In order to continue this stupidity further, are you like someone that edits reviews of books, ya know, pick out some sentence and twist it to suit your own view. I actually think you write brilliantly, but I seriously think you need to get out of the PR tour bus luggage compartment, and realize that it is 2008

<-- you need alot of them

Whitnail said:

Hey, va,
these are for you...

Protege said:

I was wondering why you had Bob tattooed on your arm...

wildgoldenhoney said:

All those hugs are making me....






















:blush:

Whitnail said:

I am fully aware of what year it is. However, I apparently also have the ability to appreciate & distinguish quality, which you & a number of others here seem to lack. Like many, I do not think the majority of Prince's output over the last 15 years compares to the previous 15. It's obvious not selling as well, so there's the evidence of its diminished popular appeal. If you actually look at the music, it's the same thing. You can compare a song like Raspberry Beret to Kiss, or Alphabet Street and they come off fairly even. Put them (or a similar track) up against any of his more recent songs & they will decimate them.

Or at least that the guy open his vaults & put out previously unreleased music without censoring it. And not drivel like How You Wanna Be Done or alternate takes of Dark, P Control or Loose, but things we haven't heard before at all.

That is not a longing for the past. It's a desire to see a return to form. If Prince shot his creative wad 15 years ago & his current output is indicative of the standard of his work at present, then that's just sad. Its become increasingly obvious to most listeners that the man's best work is well behind him.

For God's Sake, can we please stop the negativity on this thread?
That's not what the spirit of plagiarism is about.

viewaskew said:

Peace

Good post, i agree with alot of what you say, as you know i have been a P fan for 24+ yrs, apart from my sometimes writing dumb posts here at the org, I have very little chance to discuss P´s music with others.

There is no doubt in my mind, that what he produced yrs ago is/was on a different level to today, but I accept that, for the simple reason, that Prince educated me about music and much more.

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Christaro said:

The Illustrator is daid.
And from the ashes arose a mighty Celestial.