Firstly I cant claim to have heard every song prince has ever written, but from what I have heard he has used virtually all styles of music blues, rock, soul, pop and funk I can also hear jazz and classical influences in some of his music, but as far as Im aware hes never done any raggae style track and I never read or heard him talking about raggae as an influence. Ive also never read or heard about him talking about bob marley, maybe he just doesnt like raggae which is strange for an artist who seems to embrace virtually all styles of music what do you think?

i heard he dreadlocked his sexy assed chest hair once

blue light & i rock therefore i am have plenty of reggae going on

Anyone ever hear the reggae version of Pink Cashmere?

I believe we all have a sliver at least of Reggae in us...Prince seems to have it in Him...but that style just looks out of His music here and there...Like the piece in, "The Sun, The moon and Stars."

you forgot rippopgoesthezipper

blue light
ripopgodazippa

Something In The Water - live, Musicology era...tho' I think it's more ska than reggae.

1sexymf said:

WHAT???

KidaDynamite said:

there is a remix version of pink cashmere that is reggae styled


also 4 a brief moment in 1979, prince was managed by bob marley's manager who quit soon afterwards

yep, he really has pretty much covered every main foundation of genre, reggae being one indeed.

ripopgodazippa (such a straight up reggae song)
blue light (so playful)
pink cashmere reggae mix (pretty ace)
sun moon and stars (amazing reggae vibe to it)

loved hearing him do a bit of reggae here and there, one of my fav genres.
cant remember wht other songs with a hint of reggae.

As I once replied to this exact thread at HQ a few months ago, reggae has influenced his music, but one has to have heard real reggae music first to get it, the most people here know of reggae is UB40 and Bob Marley (No Woman, No cry). Go listen to the reggae stations at winamp or look up reggae at youtube, then you will hear music by real musicians.

http://www.bigupradio.com/


Alpha Blondy is also a very good appetizer or Matisyahu if you want to hear some guitar solos

Whitnail said:

first off.....Prince does songs that have reggae arrangements. They aren't reggae. and second, Matisyahu? no sorry. The dude is cool but i'm talking Burning Spear, Barrington Levy, even Jimmy Cliff.

Milty said:

Milty, your avatar always makes me smile, such a beautiful tiger, my fav animal btw, anyway, I know P does reggae, I stated that in my post, and i will give a listen to the names you have mentioned, for me reggae is the basis of music

Whitnail said:

i was just busting your butt for no good reason. i hear ya but check them dudes out.

Milty said:

Ok Kool,

your honesty makes me smile

1sexymf said:

and one of my favorite songs too (the original version).

purplepolitician said:

I did not even knew their was a reggae version of that song.

mellow1 said:

you were better off NOT knowing!
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BTW if you like your reggae and especialy if you like Alpha Blondy, check out his 1998 release "Alpha Blondy and the solar system- Yitzhak Rabin" absolutely mindblowing

Supercute has reggae ryddims.
Check out the producer Ghost, he re done a couple of Prince tunes, cant remember which ones though. He's also redone celine dion and cher. Pretty cool though.

When I listen to Prince's music,
I often tend to listen to it reggae-style.






Ja, mon.
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now were talking, hear spme good names being dropped (barrington levy for sure)
for me, few could compete with the beauty of much of the work by beres hammond and greggory isaacs.

1sexymf said:

Better than the original imo.

Wonderwall said:

i agree

1sexymf said:

i'm dying to hear that.

RumAndRaisin said:

yeah..blue light.. but ripop doesnt remind me at all of reggae ..

Flowerz said:

Tho' it's reggae indeed!

Cheek said:

WHAT?!? Fuck....

Also, the verses of Splash got some reggae going down
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Also, during the Diamonds & Pearls tour the NPG performed Marley's "Lively Up Yourself" with Rosie on vocals.