syble said:

the more u mention on where u saw it the more it draws attention 2 those that r policing this site thus causing those that haven't seen it missing out. so please in the future, if u want 2 discuss where u have or HAVE NOT seen it, drop an orgnote 2 someone ..thank u

Anxiety said:

Well he didn't say anything about the Foo Fighters in particular, other than he didn't like anyone covering his songs. He did call out Ginuwine by name though (deservedly). I took his cover as a bit of an olive branch, since they seem to be on the list of bands he respects.
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Anxiety said:

Same here.

And why Creep? Maybe cuz he knows Radiohead hardly ever play it live?

Riverpoet31 said:

That he does not play indie/alternative covers more often does not mean he is not aware of these things. Just cuz he hardly ever acknowledges other artists, except maybe in an odd interview, or playing a cover (live or on album) does not mean he might not be the biggest Radiohead fan out there, bobbing his head to The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy.

Indeed, we just don't know. And I like thathe keeps us guessing. It's part of the game, I suppose.

I would be interested to know what the Radiohead fans are saying about his version. I forwarded the clip (no orgnotes please) to my friend, who is a huge Radiohead fan. She wrote back and said, "so that was kind of a big deal huh?" I was like, "Not to me, I don't like that song, even Prince's version." but she didn't say whether she liked it or not.

Anyone have any links to forums where Radiohead fans are discussing it?



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Anxiety said:

just what the heck is that supposed to mean??!

what did radiohead say about prince?

I only asked because I remember when prince did a cover of the foo fighters song at the superbowl the drummer from the foo fighters thought he was having a go at the band because prince didnt like the foo fighters covering his songs. Although Ive never heard radiohead do a cover of a prince song they did a superb cover of nobody does it better, Id personally love to hear them put there spin on a prince song. Radiohead does purple rain anybody?

I think Prince likes to remind you at the end of the day after all his bullsh*t rumours, new religious fads, new projects that never come to light, new dancers, etc.... at the very end of all that stuff I can do without.....

He is still one of the premier MUSICIANS ON THE PLANET>>>>> and can single handedly take over any show in any music forum except for maybe jazz.

Prince just wanted us to know that before Radiohead there was Prince an 18yr old prodigy who wrote and PLAYED music that broke down boundaries and made people take notice.

I believe that in the today's Rock world there are not a lot of true talented musicians (I am talking signed artists, we all know tons of unsigned talent), but the genre tends to get a pass, and Prince is often not mentioned in rock circles albeit for true musicians, so performances like "While my Guitar, Fury on SNL, Best of you on Superbowl, and Creep show you that he can kick most of these average rock guy's/gals asses. Like look all you guys play is rock, and I am more R&B funk and I still play with more passion than you.

Personally I think this is exactly what he should record a straight guitar album with no keyboards doubling his lines etc.
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By the way just out of interest how long has it been since he did a festival ie where the crowd hadnt all just come to see prince. I think he should do all the festivals including fingers crossed glastonbury it would make the shows far more interesting and prince would have to be more on the ball. I mean when fans go to see a prince concert everyone in the crowd are already fans whereas at a festival he can convert lots of new people if he played glastonbury he could come away with 150,000 new fans I think its the way he should go.

rolling said:

The last time I´ve seen him do a festival gig was in 1993, in Lüneburg. That was a VERY big audience, some say 110.000 people, others say 70.000 people. I don´t know the numbers but there were lots of people and the show was great. It started raining just when he started to play Purple Rain, and the lights made the rain look purple. And the version he did was fantastic. One of those magic moments you´ll remember for a lifetime.

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The last time I´ve seen him do a festival gig was in 1993, in Lüneburg. That was a VERY big audience, some say 110.000 people, others say 70.000 people. I don´t know the numbers but there were lots of people and the show was great. It started raining just when he started to play Purple Rain, and the lights made the rain look purple. And the version he did was fantastic. One of those magic moments you´ll remember for a lifetime.[/quote]

Wish Id been there anyway looks like the prince police have started the clean up.

rolling said:

Too late

ludwig said:

That didn't take long...

rolling said:

What a treat 4 all those in attendance who got 2 witness this man sing Creep. He’s a hard act 2 follow. Sorry I don’t know anything about the group Radiohead, but I did get 2 listen 2 there version of Creep and love it, but I also got 2 hear Princes version of it and totally love it more. It’s amazing how he took this song and made it his own. So much passion. 4 those who haven’t heard him sing it please do. It’s so beautiful. His voice and the guitar playing are absolutely beautiful.
IMHO this was diffidently a tribute 2 the group and its fans because it was a total treat 4 me. Damn I would love 4 Prince 2 release the music. Hopefully one day before I leave this world he will release his music on DVD/CD

Hope Prince mixed his cover of "Creep" with "The Air that I Breathe" by The Hollies, because that is what Radiohead themselves admit they were adopting/ripping with their own lyrics and structure. I remember hearing "Creep" back in 1994 and being puzzled that no one was talking of how it was a bit of a musical quote of that older brilliant song, "The Air That I Breathe".

Creep is a boring, childish song by an incredible band that have rightfully retired it.

It's fitting that of all the Radiohead songs to pick from, Prince selected their oldest, best loved by the block-headed masses sing-along. Nothing like a fifty year old man bellowing out those teenage lyrics of angst. Yet he probably thinks he's being cutting edge or showing the kids he's still with it, not at all aware of how old the song is. Welcome back to 1994. I guess it hindsight it's fitting as 1994-1995 is the last time Prince walked in the world in musical relevance.

I'll give him credit for stretching, though. I didn't think he could play live without going into tired Sly Stone tribute band mode. Larry Graham must have been busy that day and Little Brother got to play some rock music.

Just going off what I saw on youtube (before it was taken down), it certainly wasn't a piss take. It had a similar vibe to the way he plays "Empty Room", "Joy In Repetition" and "Beautiful Strange" live. So it really wasn't that big of a stretch that some are claiming.

I think he was trying to show how up to date his musical knowledge is.

Lol next you'll tell me that any thing Radiohead has done after Kid A is worth a damn. Creep is brilliant no matter what the hipsters try to make it out to be. Prince knows full well how old the song is.

Wall said:

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LOL...( forget the fact that I dug the cover...)

Once again an example of heartfelt criticism from a Prince fan--"I really liked the "Creep" cover; But I wish he would stretch it out more like that live in terms of his setlist...He's been playing it safe in the bigger shows...And I could do without the dry Santana medley..."

Now, an example of a bullshit shock poster who has officially become a caricature (no diss Wall....just the truth...you making the folks that are genuinely not afraid to speak out on this site look like assholes...)---

"It's fitting that of all the Radiohead songs to pick from, Prince selected their oldest, best loved by the block-headed masses sing-along. Nothing like a fifty year old man bellowing out those teenage lyrics of angst."

Again, you guys see the difference?...LOL

Wall said:

Please

I can totally see the reason why he chose the song as people have already said here, but I thought the cover was rubbish tbh. It reminded me of Purple Rain Live in 1984 ie. double digit in length, except with Purple Rain being an epic made to last in such a way, Creep isn't and it dragged on and on. Plus the lyric changes weren't up to much either. Its like another artist covering "1999" and singing "Don't cha wanna go; 2009!", its not the same bloody song!

he's so fucking special.

im putting the sumo wrestlers on red alert.

He didn't sing all the words????? He left empty spaces????? I just don't get it??? Is he trying to be creative???? I'm missing something.... mostly the words.....Prince ur being frustrating again.....something new...Hey, and I didn't say it sounded bad but the song is what without the lyrics?????

Madison88 said:

It's what happens when an aging pop star who is currently a religious zealot sings a song with 'dirty' words.

I can just see Prince listening to the song with headphones, hoping Larry won't come in the room and ask what he's listening to.

This is as risque' as Prince can get now; singing a song with four-letter words but leaving blank spaces where those words go, and in turn, receiving blank stares from people such as yourself.
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Shame , I thought I'd finally found a thread on this section of the site free of pathetic trolling

Wall said:

blank spaces pretty much describes youre entire life doesnt it mate , are any of the mods ever gonna remove the trolls or is this the future of the org , intelligent threads ruined by trolls every f-ing time !
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Anxiety said:

He likes Cocteau Twins? Wow... didn't know that. They're probably my #3 or #4 all time favorite bands. I'd love to hear Prince do something that really evoked the Twins But I dont think that'll happen because he seems not to do that type of emotion based music too often anymore.

lezama said:

His favourite is Four Calendar Cafe.

lezama said:

parts of the ingrid chavez album kind of reminds me of bootleg cocteau twins, but i don't know how much prince personally had to do with that.

I hate the original but im LOVING Prince's version and currently on my 3rd listen.....I BLIMMIN LOVE IT I DO!!