Soulstar77A said:

Marvin's song is definitely Prince inspired, with a kick-ass George Clinton bridge no less. I'd never hear it before and I thought I knew most of Marvin's music, so thanks for pointing it out. To my ears 'Dance For Me' is a bit too slick to take seriously so I don't care if he stole it or not. The final result was mostly lame.

purplemaniac1992 said:

I agree.

Mindflux said:

You're probably right, i shouldnt have used the word "rip-off" in the thread title! But I'm still thinking that this is more than just a simple coincidence!

Someone mentioned that "Masochistic Beauty" would be Prince inspired - the whole "Dream Of a Lifetime" album is imho very Princey

The album was released posthumous and contains the last real MG tracks. Check it out, it's really worth it.
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peter430044 said:

Listen again!

DUDES! it's a Zapp pastiche, as i'm sure must've been covered already... (Cheers GTA)
http://www.youtube.com/wa...9kKeAJX5B4

I don't know this song. If it sounds like "Dance4Me," it's a good one.

It does sound a bit like Dance 4 Me.....even more startling was that song someone posated that sounded so much like Kiss and was done years before.

majissty said:

lol.....and I'm not even into drugs.

and yeah I never took Dance4Me for a super serious song...and Prince is too old to come with brilliantly original jams now. But does look like this was his main inspiration (that someone justed posted above):

http://www.youtube.com/wa...9kKeAJX5B4
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daPrettyman said:

Yup, and at the very end of the song, at fade out, he says "sanctified pussy" instead.

Giovanni777 said:

Just 2 provide an example of what I'm sayin... This was a classic from 1980:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

starting around :18 sec... YEAHHH!!!

Ray Parker Jr and Raydio - "For Those Who Like To Groove".

~G


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this sounds like early prince - soft and wet for example (the keyboards).

I think is more like marvin gey ripping off the prince and old rap at the time sound and prince later ripping off himself.

This song is marvin trying to be hip in 1985. prince used that sound 1978

parlalides said:

sorry. he was dead in 1985. the track was later released. but i still think one of his older works

Giovanni777 said:

Man..... that's a P-funk rip

Yeah, they're pretty much the same musically.

WTF was up with Marvin's English accent? All I know of him are his hits, but this doesn't sound anything like the guy that sang "What's Goin' On?"

Not that similar and Dance 4 Me is faster and much more groovy.....
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But, as someone pointed out:

http://prince.org/msg/7/321940

Prob'ly a combination of mutual influences. Interesting the way they all merge.

Giovanni777 said:

Interesting...

(not exactly someone known for their originality... )
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HatrinaHaterwitz said:

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Last week it sounded just like " I can make you dance" by Zapp. You guys need to make up your mind.

laurarichardson said:

Look up two posts

It reminds me of Barry Mannilow's "Mandy"

laurarichardson said:

When did I say that? That's right...I didn't. So what does that have to do with what I did say?

nurseV said:

Soulstar77A said:

Ughh...must I quote Tom Petty again?

Some have claimed that the Red Hot Chili Peppers single "Dani California", released in May 2006, is very similar to Petty's Mary Jane's Last Dance.[25] Petty told Rolling Stone, "I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock 'n' roll songs sound alike. Ask Chuck Berry. The Strokes took 'American Girl' [for their song 'Last Nite'], and I saw an interview with them where they actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I was like, 'OK, good for you' ... If someone took my song note for note and stole it maliciously, then maybe [I'd sue]. But I don't believe in lawsuits much. I think there are enough frivolous lawsuits in this country without people fighting over pop songs."

Prince has been stealing a lot lately. Stealing riffs for Planet Earth, taking from Jimi Hendrix on Dreamer, stealing from his own fans for his pathetic website, now this...

Larry must've glossed over that whole "Thou shalt not steal" part.

Now Prince is Gaye?

squirrelgrease said:

Oh stop! Everybody knows Prince went Gaye in the '90's!

NO ONE creates from a void.... we all take pieces of memories to create... even Prince. I would guess he has tons of tunes mixing in his mind all the time.

I can think of another song by Marvin, that might have inspired Prince.




"Til Tomorrow" and "Insatiable", have very similar melodies...

Adore is supposed to be inspired by Luthor Vandross (& female singer?) ballads, so maybe someone could dig up what Prince 'ripped off' for Adore?

You've heard that "white horse" track that Erotic City sounds like.

Purple Rain/Purple Haze

Cream also has an influence track (T-Rex?)


There's not many truly original P songs, I think Sign 'o' The Times (song) is very original sounding, although it continues where What's Going On left off.

Maybe When Doves Cry is the truly original one!
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