That's probably y that guy from Radiohead said it was "hilarious", the poor thing must b sooooo jealeous loooool!

madcapxtc said:

No it isn't.

The fact that, out of all the incredible Radiohead songs to cover, Prince chose what is essentially an immature adolescent whine shows what a lack of discernment he has when it comes to popular music. A 50 year old singing the lyrics to Creep is nothing short of hilarious and half a kilometer beyond out of touch.

...am I the only Prince fan who hasnt had the pleasure of hearing this yet??

I dig Prince's take on it. He changed up the lyrics quite a bit, though. But it's really pretty.

Still not better than Radiohead's original. That song is just classic.

Even though I like Prince's cover of it. He reworked it, changing the original intent. Which was about a lonely kid feeling inadequat for a girl. There is pain in the original song especially in the climax. I'd actually call it Radiohead's Purple Rain because of the structure and climatic ending. I love the original! Prince did a 180 on the song; made it different...diff lyrics and sound...which is what I admire in covers...but better? No, sorry. Radiohead takes the cake. And this is coming from a bigger fan of Prince than of Radiohead.

Its definitely harder to cover a song because the original will always be held at a higher standard.
[Edited 3/31/09 9:50am]

I'll agree ONLY from this standpoint. The original is WACK.

Wall said:

Sad, but very true.

that wasn't a cover, that was pure rape of a great song.

Prince's continual refusal to be true the original songwriter's lyrics prevent him from ever doing a cover justice.

I'm a big Radiohead fan, but I'd have to agree that Prince's version of Creep is much better than the original. Radiohead is incredible, but I think Creep is possibly their most generic, lackluster song and I know they're aware of that. Prince definitely kicked the intensity up a notch with his version.

Riverpoet31 said:

^^^^

What he said.

I like Prince's version a lot, but it is not even close to better than Radiohead's.

tuffghost said:

The song is from Pablo Honey and fits in just fine for a band still finding their voice. Any number of songs on that album are more generic and lackluster than Creep. What they're aware of is that the song became overplayed and as they matured as artists and wrote more challenging compositions, it was best left in the past. Which makes Prince covering it all the more hilarious -- it's like he just discovered it even after the band that wrote it had long since distanced themselves from it. It would be akin to Radiohead covering When Doves Cry and playing it off as if it were some novel song.

But Prince does do the song justice in one sense: The original is sung from the p.o.v. of a young, shy, insecure male who's probably listened to too much Cure. His insecurity breeds the self-loathing term Creep. Now, imagine a 50 year old man having those same adolescent emotions. He truly would be a Creep. Probably the kind of guy you'd find trying to write lyrics using slang familiar to the under 20 crowd and dating women a generation or two younger than himself.

I love Prince's version, his guitar work is incredible but it is not better than the original.....

edit.
[Edited 3/31/09 11:20am]

no. no, it's not.

Wall said:

good lord. maybe he just liked the damn song like millions of other people.

i like radioheads' studio version alot, but Prince's live version is better than Radiohead's live version of the song..

tuffghost said:

R u on drugs??

no.way. as much as i love Prince, Radiohead's is so much better in just about every sense.

N TO THE STUPID ASS O. Prince can't compete with Radiohead on their territory.

Let's not get carried away now. No way in hell does Prince's performance best Radioheads.

No sense to compare, He made it his own.....better be called "based on Creep"

Wall said:

Maybe thats why he didnt sing the original lyrics...

Wall said:

Again you with this trolling. Can't you and japanrocks just leave these forums?
If you criticize can't you do it in a mature way that actually brings over a point without making you sound like an adolescent whining jerk off.
[Edited 3/31/09 12:11pm]

Yea, ah, sure it is. OK Computer is not as good as Lotus either, right?

Whistler said:

I agree, it's almost not even a cover, and yet I must add, I don't prefer it to the original which is fantastic.

2freaky4church1 said:

Nope, not to me.
Everyone doesn't worship at the altar of Radiohead.

Personal taste.

They are good at what they do, but what they do ain't for me.

Lovesymbol2 said:

Well I am able to criticize without the name calling. Maybe you should take your own advice for mature posting. Thanks.

Now let me simplify my point for you: Creep was written by a young Englishman with an inferiority complex. It's the prototypical song for a young band still finding their way as they come out of their adolescent years. To then suggest that a man in his 50's did a better job covering a song which deals with the specifics listed above is ridiculous. But obviously we're on a Prince board so a good many people here will simply think it was the greatest cover version since Prince thumped through Play That Funky Music or his Sly Stone medley for a billionth time.

Put the kool-aid down.