Name songs performed by other artists that Prince wrote.
Here's some off the top of my head...

1. Manic Monday - The Bangles
2. When You Were Mine - Cyndi Lauper
3. How Come You Dont Call Me Anymore - Alicia Keys

"With This Tear" - Celine Dion (amazing song)
"Don't Talk 2 Strangers" - Chaka Khan
"Do Me, Baby - Me'lisa Morgan
"If I Was Ur Girlfriend" - TLC
"I Could Never Take The Place Of Ur Man" - Jordan Knight (yes, one of the New Kids members, but I like this version because it's slowed down to perfection)
"U" - Paula Abdul

Kiss-Tom Jones

Tevin Campbell "Shhh"
[Edited 3/26/08 20:00pm]

i only know of one, "Private Joy" done by one of Michael's sisters
i think it was on one of Prince's earlier albums

1DirXtion said:

Oh, he wrote these songs?

This is too easy...
one off the top my head

Do your self a favor - jesse johnson

Someone said recently that Prince wrote "Sweet Thing" for Chaka...Is that true?
Regardless...I love that song.

Nothing compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor

Tame said:

I never heard that one, i doubt it

Tame said:

Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden (guitarist and Rufus feat. CK bandmember) wrote "Sweet Thing.''

wildgoldenhoney said:

Are you joking ? Of course he wrote that songs. When you were mine is on his "Dirty Mind" album, and HCUDCMA was the b-side of the "1999" single. You can also find it on "The Hits & B-sides" compilation.

http://www.amazon.com/Hit...B000002MNF

I wish U heaven - Darren Hayes


When U were Mine - Cyndi Lauper



those two are my favorite covers.

blackwell1 said:

Is that the same one that Mary J Blige covered? Great sound, I love that song.

wildgoldenhoney said:

Alicia Keys did a cover of "How Come You Dont Call Me Anymore" a couple years ago. It's a great song.

sexxydancer said:

Yo Mister - Patti Labelle

The Beautiful Ones - Mariah Carey w/ Sisqo
[Edited 3/31/08 2:04am]

Oh yeah, I forgot about..

Starfish and Coffee -- Matt Nathanson..

I'm not familiar with him, but I was listening to XM Kids Radio (with my kids, of course) and this song came on.. They were surpised when I knew all the words.

It wasnt a bad version.

steevetheeo said:

Ooh, I have never heard this. Who's album is it on?

i love the title of this thread "prince the songwriter"
then the topic is about what songs he's written for other people,
like he's only a song writer when he writes songs for other people lol

royalshyness said:

Thats mainly what the topic was about (Read first thread)

1DirXtion said:

I corrected.. my song title mistake..I just caught the fact that I "misspoke"..

anyway..

Yo Mister on Patti's - Be Yourself
The Beautiful Ones is on Mariah's - Butterfly.

When Doves Cry by Genuine
Another UK Group did a version of I woudl die 4 u but I dont know their name.

I feel 4 U
[Edited 4/18/08 21:47pm]

purplepolitician said: