I also think Britney Spears Boys has that Prince feel to it..just imagine Vanity singing this one...


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When this track first got released I was massively peeved at how much of a rip-off Prince it was.

It even has the "ooow" that Prince does.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ikiBuLfUDg
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Megas1 said:

Indeed !!!!

This is pretty purple also...well except the first 30 seconds.

This is produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, I bet Jamie Starr* was pissed when he heard this.
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This has prince all over it!

sms130 said:

No disrespect sms130... this is just my opinion... and it goes for more than a few of these posts.

"Prince-esque" should not include samples of Prince's music.

That's just my opinion. I mean... that's not "Prince-esque", that's PRINCE!

Although I respect people like P-Diddy for what they've accomplished, I don't consider a guy who's made a living on sampling other peoples shit, a true artist.

They're just wanna-be's. It's kinda like someone stealing someone elses identity with a credit card. It's bullshit. Not right.

Sure, some of the songs are catchy, but let's not praise "samplers" for having the "GENIOUS" (please see the sarcasm) to take someone else's hit and make money for themselves off of it. To me, that's not talent. That's "paid-for" theft.

Artists like Jesse Johnson... at least he was directly influenced, hence the sound. I think he qualifies... but please... let's omit samplers.

There's nothing talented about them. They're only opportunistic whores... but that's just me.

With all of this being said... this is a FANTASTIC thread. It's opened my eyes up to many other artists who are "Prince-esque" that I'm enjoying listening to now!
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Come on MantuaPharoah, this is not even a sample. They just did a great interpretation. At least he didn't take a Prince sample and loop it. He re-create it with his twist 2 it. Oh yeah, Diddy and Mario Winans did the production. Mario's a big Prince fan, he's stated in the past that he owns some of those old keyboards, the Linn Drum machine, and etc. He made that record real purple, u gotta admit.

david bowie - shining star

the most prince sounding song ever in my opinion by a fanstastic artist (and one of my fav bowie songs)

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

tell me those drums arent pure prince

sms130 said:

that IS a sample of the drums in Erotic City
and they completely ripped the melody too
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sms130 said:

So you're saying that what Vanilla Ice did with Ice Ice Baby was "Bowie-esque"? LOL... No... it was Bowie! With rapped over tracks... with a "little twist" as the Vanilla man so eloquently put it. No... no... I don't buy it.

And this track here is OBVIOUSLY Erotic City!!!!

I'm not hatin' on P. Diddy. I think he means well. Hey, we all want to make a buck with just a little effort. Diddy takes the cake.

Just not a fan of samplers. Yes, I like much of what they've done because it's reminiscent of the original tune, but it's not talent. That's just my opinion.

One perfect example is Bigge Smalls - Juicy. But then again, he took the track from Etume - Juicy, and made a mega hit. True the rapping was original, but the track was not.

Hmmm... gotta love P. Diddy... also the producer of THAT mega-hit! lol
[Edited 2/1/10 16:36pm]

Ok, I have one to add:

Satisfied by Squeeze. The music is very much Prince-esque, but they're doing their own thing with the vocals.

Bassline, drums, finger cymbals...sounds good, as well as familiar.

Damn, u're right I haven't hear this song in a long time. I had 2 listen real close with the headphones. They really covered the original Limm drums up real well. 4 a while I didn't think this was a sample I thought they just re-did that beat from scrap, I guess not huh. It didn't sound like they could have 2 loop Prince's Erotic City. I knew that they mixed in Erotic City along with When Doves Cry (as far as the drum rhythm and patterns). I knew that they took a little but, not alot. Never did I really think that this was a loop. Which is why Prince didn't clear the sample 4 that 2 b an official single. I just put it on here bcuz, it really has that purple vibe 2 it and not just totally bcuz of the sample. Especially the fact that Keyshia Cole's did tha damn thang on that record. I thought they really made it brought that Prince sound out but, not as a sample. OK, which one would u rather play Diddy's 'Last Night [remix]' or Midnite's 'Supa Nova Slom'?
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what about jesse johnson's 'can you help me [extended version]'?

MantuaPharoah said:

....Actually more Queen-esque. The basic music framework of that track already existed prior to Bowie coming in.
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sms130 said:

Diddy is a c**t. You are now rocking with the what now?

zaza said:

Laurnea had Prince's vocal cadences down pat.. Youre almost convinced Prince wrote the song when you first hear it
-dolphinking23

This sounds like an Prince/MJ collabo to me



http://www.youtube.com/wa...6v3OzljDNI
[Edited 2/2/10 6:39am]

World Party aka the one-man band of Karl Wallinger has several Prince influenced tracks.

This one, Private Revolution, is one of them: although the vocals are more akin to Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan and the melody is more 'pop', the Linn drum, the synth horns, and the 'out of tune' sound in the background (reminding me of the Ballad of Dorothy Parker) are clearly influenced by Prince.



Another one: especially the vocals and the guitar-work



Other Prince-influenced songs by them: It can be beautifull (sometimes), Is it too late?, Show me to the top, Love Street, Give it all away (reprise), Rescue me, This world, Always.
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This one is preety Prince-esque I think. And I don´t mean it in a bad way. RK is a great Artist in his own right. But the dance-moves, the clothing...you get the point. Nonetheless it´s a pretty funky track and shows RK´s great showmanship.

2 me, this is the obvious winner.
At the time, EVERYBODY thought this was a new Prince Jam.

how could we forget

zaza said:

My favorite Jeff Buckley song, but it sounds like a Sade track more than Prince to me.

People what about the Pussycat Dolls in "don't Cha"?

PoorGoo813 said:

Definitely.
I love that whole album actually.

Angelic1302 said:

People say Prince but I hear more Eurythmics.

zaza said:

Wow! Thank you for sharing this. I never knew this was a Jeff Buckley song. It's my favorite song by Kenny Lattimore---almost exactly the same (vocals included except Kenny's has a tadbit more soul). Love it!