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Prince and John Mellencamp - compare Ok, so this is leftfield, but:
* Born in '58 * Made their firsr records with unprecedented deals at 19 in '78. * Had various hits in the first half of the '80s, but really made it big halfway through. * Prolific. * Dropped off in the 90s and pretty much disappeared * JB fans * Name change from something ccol to something hard to pronounce and recall. * Mix facile politics with simplistic messages of love and peace alongside sincere and complex simple songs. * Still hardworking with a strong live following after 50. "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
"That's becuase we're soulless auttomatons" |
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Also, each one had a major hit that included no Bass: "Jack & Diane" and "When Doves Cry"... |
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ick1999 said: Also, each one had a major hit that included no Bass: "Jack & Diane" and "When Doves Cry"...
 how did i miss that one?..."We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
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Prince dissapeared in the 90s? in 90 he put out a movie that got him bad reviews 91-released diamonds and pearls. it sold well 92-released symbol. 93- changed name. arsenio hall appearane. the hits cds. 94-COME and black album. 95-GOLD XPERIENCE did appearances on Ama awards and letterman. 96- got married. emancipation,oprah,he was in the media all the time. 98-newpower soul,tavis smiley. 99- RAVE and Trl appearance. | |
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dance4me3121 said: Prince dissapeared in the 90s? in 90 he put out a movie that got him bad reviews 91-released diamonds and pearls. it sold well 92-released symbol. 93- changed name. arsenio hall appearane. the hits cds. 94-COME and black album. 95-GOLD XPERIENCE did appearances on Ama awards and letterman. 96- got married. emancipation,oprah,he was in the media all the time. 98-newpower soul,tavis smiley. 99- RAVE and Trl appearance.
Ummm yeah. Ask someone who doesn't know the zipcode to the org and they'll tall you he kinda faded in the 90s. (and ok, yeah, I'm stretching for the comparison... )"We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
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Isn't John such a fan that he once played Little Red Corvette on a boom box at one of his concerts?
I remember seeing John at the Purple Rain premiere and saying that he really wanted to see it, because he never heard him speak. John Mellencamp has always had a lot of respect for Prince and calls him a genius every chance he gets. JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!! | |
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I remember the Rolling Stone article with John on the cover and he mentioned he asked Prince if he was interested in doing co-lead vocals on Pink Houses and he declined. | |
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Paris9748430 said: Isn't John such a fan that he once played Little Red Corvette on a boom box at one of his concerts?
I remember seeing John at the Purple Rain premiere and saying that he really wanted to see it, because he never heard him speak. John Mellencamp has always had a lot of respect for Prince and calls him a genius every chance he gets. He did that in Oklahoma City, if not other places on his tour. | |
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ernestsewell said: Paris9748430 said: Isn't John such a fan that he once played Little Red Corvette on a boom box at one of his concerts?
I remember seeing John at the Purple Rain premiere and saying that he really wanted to see it, because he never heard him speak. John Mellencamp has always had a lot of respect for Prince and calls him a genius every chance he gets. He did that in Oklahoma City, if not other places on his tour. This was early on, right? Anyone got a date? Any other comments on the comparison? "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
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wasitgood4u said: ernestsewell said: He did that in Oklahoma City, if not other places on his tour. This was early on, right? Anyone got a date? Any other comments on the comparison? I believe it was after "Little Red Corvette" was released as a single, which was March 19, 1983. | |
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both can write their names in the snow when peeing. | |
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both are short as fuck | |
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BlackAdder7 said: both can write their names in the snow when peeing.
So can I... "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
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japanrocks said: both are short as fuck
And filmed vids w bandmembers behind them to make them look bigger... [Edited 11/29/09 8:33am] "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
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