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The Creep Cover Appreciation All the hate for this track is kind of ridiculous..
I love the dreamy instrumentation.. It is absolutely amazing. Granted, he does kind of butcher the vocals, but the actual music is arguably better than the original's. Just thought I'd show some love. [Edited 3/17/09 20:54pm] Falling leaves will appear to them.. Like slow-motion rain.. | |
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Nice cover indeed  | |
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sorry not in to covers so much but i'll say the guitar was cool dont believe in politics of chosen fools and hypocrites | |
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MPLSBRAT said: sorry not in to covers so much but i'll say the guitar was cool
Exactly. The guitar was amazing. Along with the drums. Falling leaves will appear to them.. Like slow-motion rain.. | |
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heartily disagree. messing up the lyrics really gets in the way of appreciating it, IMO. Nice guitar work, though. | |
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as his covers go, it was really good.
as live covers in general go, it was interesting. but to say it sounds better than the original? oh, no no no no.  | |
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Never would he ever get close to covering a radiohead song and make it better than the original.. never ever
it was a great cover though.. | |
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Anxiety said: as his covers go, it was really good.
as live covers in general go, it was interesting. but to say it sounds better than the original? oh, no no no no. Sorry chaps. I disagree.  I've listened to the original both live and on CD. It doesn't have the ethereal quality Prince gave it.[Edited 3/17/09 21:01pm] Falling leaves will appear to them.. Like slow-motion rain.. | |
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ShadeoViolet said: Anxiety said: as his covers go, it was really good.
as live covers in general go, it was interesting. but to say it sounds better than the original? oh, no no no no. Sorry chaps. I disagree. I've listened to the original both live and on CD. It doesn't have the ethereal quality Prince gave it.
[Edited 3/17/09 21:01pm] the only cover in my opinion that Prince made better was what if god was one of us dont believe in politics of chosen fools and hypocrites | |
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ShadeoViolet said: Anxiety said: as his covers go, it was really good.
as live covers in general go, it was interesting. but to say it sounds better than the original? oh, no no no no. Sorry chaps. I disagree. I've listened to the original both live and on CD. It doesn't have the ethereal quality Prince gave it.
[Edited 3/17/09 21:01pm] well, you and i can both be right, you know. that's the magic of opinions. 
i think prince brought something unique to his live cover of the song, but i don't think it quite hit the bullseye of how the original song - the words AND the music of radiohead's version - was meant to make the listener feel. radiohead's version makes me want to sigh. prince's version makes me want to go, "cool! prince is covering radiohead!" | |
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Anxiety said: ShadeoViolet said: Sorry chaps. I disagree. I've listened to the original both live and on CD. It doesn't have the ethereal quality Prince gave it.
[Edited 3/17/09 21:01pm] well, you and i can both be right, you know. that's the magic of opinions.
i think prince brought something unique to his live cover of the song, but i don't think it quite hit the bullseye of how the original song - the words AND the music of radiohead's version - was meant to make the listener feel. radiohead's version makes me want to sigh. prince's version makes me want to go, "cool! prince is covering radiohead!" Fair enough. I'm just glad you enjoy it to some degree. :-p *Thumbs Up* Falling leaves will appear to them.. Like slow-motion rain.. | |
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let him have that one to cover, that one is for the birds anyhow.. just stay away from ok computer and up..
don't start coverin them tracks and swappin up them lyrics.. | |
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This was more about being there at the monent. Much greater then watching or listening in retrospect. | |
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i still can't wait to hear his cover of jimmy eat world's the middle  . hopefully he don't kill the lyrics with that one too . fucked radiohead's shit all up , but the music was decent, yeah  . okay cover, i guess. awesome cuz i'm a big radiohead fan also. never been too crazy about creep though. if he'da done karma police or anything from the bends or ok computer on    . still hoping for radiohead's version of insatiable  life's a bitch, but god forbid the bitch divorce me...
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Prince ownz it.  Epic! | |
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sexxydancer said: Prince ownz it.
Epic!Strange that the amount of covers have become more and more..I think to cover a song is nothing for an artist of the caliber Prince.Otherwise it can give a sign that he only plays for fun these days and that the innovative caractere of his music has faded away. This doesn't mean i don't like the covers but Creep is not my favourite. | |
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he should bring back just my imagination . greatest prince cover ever  life's a bitch, but god forbid the bitch divorce me...
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for me the original was depressing, not to mention you can hear it on any classic rock station these days
so when prince covered it, it quickly became the only version which i can listen to anymore love it | |
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japanrocks said: for me the original was depressing
Lyrically, it was never meant to be happy.. so yea.. | |
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Far and away, the worst part of this cover is the "Shoo be doo..." section.
That's just lazy. But wow, the guitar is just amazing. I can't help but notice that. The drums are also a big improvement on the original's...(They produce a deeper, richer sound to my ears.) This is all just my opinion.  [Edited 3/18/09 1:05am] Falling leaves will appear to them.. Like slow-motion rain.. | |
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Anxiety said: ShadeoViolet said: Sorry chaps. I disagree. I've listened to the original both live and on CD. It doesn't have the ethereal quality Prince gave it.
[Edited 3/17/09 21:01pm] well, you and i can both be right, you know. that's the magic of opinions.
i think prince brought something unique to his live cover of the song, but i don't think it quite hit the bullseye of how the original song - the words AND the music of radiohead's version - was meant to make the listener feel. radiohead's version makes me want to sigh. prince's version makes me want to go, "cool! prince is covering radiohead!" Sometimes I'm so glad you post - it lets me give my fingers a rest... As usual: what Anx said "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
"That's becuase we're soulless auttomatons" | |
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ShadeoViolet said: All the hate for this track is kind of ridiculous..
I love the dreamy instrumentation.. It is absolutely amazing. Granted, he does kind of butcher the vocals, but the actual music is arguably better than the original's. Just thought I'd show some love. [Edited 3/17/09 20:54pm] who...pray tell "hated" upon it? it almost got universal internet love | |
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i do not think making the listener feel the same way people feel when they hear the original was Prince's goal
in fact, i think it was almost the opposite Prince made it uplifting although the original is a classic Originals I can't listen to anymore because of Prince: Creep, One of Us, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, What is Hip?, A Case of U [Edited 3/18/09 2:49am] | |
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punkofthemonth said: i still can't wait to hear his cover of jimmy eat world's the middle
. hopefully he don't kill the lyrics with that one too . fucked radiohead's shit all up , but the music was decent, yeah . okay cover, i guess. awesome cuz i'm a big radiohead fan also. never been too crazy about creep though. if he'da done karma police or anything from the bends or ok computer on . still hoping for radiohead's version of insatiable yea ok | |
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Sdldawn said: Never would he ever get close to covering a radiohead song and make it better than the original.. never ever
it was a great cover though.. Well sorry it's done already. P turned this very average tune that Creep is into some decent tune. The fact is P's own musicianship and his band's are better than Radiohead's musicianship and that makes the difference at the end. | |
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Putmarroussia said: Sdldawn said: Never would he ever get close to covering a radiohead song and make it better than the original.. never ever
it was a great cover though.. Well sorry it's done already. P turned this very average tune that Creep is into some decent tune. The fact is P's own musicianship and his band's are better than Radiohead's musicianship and that makes the difference at the end. Sometimes it's not about musicianship. Better musicianship does not always equal a better performance. In a lot of ways it can hinder it. For me, he really missed the point of the song, both musically and lyrically. It was almost an arrogant dismissal of the original. When I heard it the first time, I had to drag out Pablo Honey to remind myself that it is actually a fantastic, raw song. Not the soul muzak drawl that Prince turned it into. I normally like his covers, but it's clear, that when it comes to Radiohead, he should leave well alone. [Edited 3/18/09 4:51am] | |
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i like the sound and atmosphere of it. not better than the original but cool.
one thing that's a shame is his vocals on this one. he seems to swallow half the words or run out of breath as he sings. it's the same thing that happens 80% of the time he does "dolphin" live. it is almost as if he runs out of breath and stops lines half way. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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oh and how can people consider prince's take on this song to be
more uplifting than radiohead's? he's changed the lyrics to "YOU'RE a creep"   and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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I Love Prince's cover,love it! | |
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TyphoonTip said: Putmarroussia said: Well sorry it's done already. P turned this very average tune that Creep is into some decent tune. The fact is P's own musicianship and his band's are better than Radiohead's musicianship and that makes the difference at the end. Sometimes it's not about musicianship. Better musicianship does not always equal a better performance. In a lot of ways it can hinder it. For me, he really missed the point of the song, both musically and lyrically. It was almost an arrogant dismissal of the original. When I heard it the first time, I had to drag out Pablo Honey to remind myself that it is actually a fantastic, raw song. Not the soul muzak drawl that Prince turned it into. I normally like his covers, but it's clear, that when it comes to Radiohead, he should leave well alone. [Edited 3/18/09 4:51am] I totally disagree with you. It turned this tune into something very emotional. Wait to watch it in great quality and you'll understand.
I like radiohead but Radiohead are way overrated. [Edited 3/18/09 6:01am] | |
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