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PrintabledaPrettyman said: P will never do an album of covers for one reason. That is because of the cost. He has to pay the songwriter royalties up front. That factor alone will keep him from releasing a full album of covers.
while other songwriters will get the royalties, they aren't paid up front. they're paid as any other songwriting royalty is paid. | |
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errant said: daPrettyman said: P will never do an album of covers for one reason. That is because of the cost. He has to pay the songwriter royalties up front. That factor alone will keep him from releasing a full album of covers.
while other songwriters will get the royalties, they aren't paid up front. they're paid as any other songwriting royalty is paid. I thought u had 2 pay a fee up front based on the amount of records u r projected to sell then u get paid songwriting royalties? **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: errant said: while other songwriters will get the royalties, they aren't paid up front. they're paid as any other songwriting royalty is paid. I thought u had 2 pay a fee up front based on the amount of records u r projected to sell then u get paid songwriting royalties? no, it's mechanical. | |
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errant said: daPrettyman said: I thought u had 2 pay a fee up front based on the amount of records u r projected to sell then u get paid songwriting royalties? no, it's mechanical. Thanx for letting me know that. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Fiona01 said: I actually love most of his covers. Crimson & Clover, Betcha By Golly Wow, La La La Means I Love You, One Of Us etc and I enjoyed Creep and his Foo Fighters cover as well.
At least it would be something different. I don't think I'd buy it. Of all those songs, I only like Crimson and Clover. Kiss was also good of course. What songs are you guys thinking about that he should cover? Please no more Elvis! "Free URself, B the best that U can B, 3rd Apartment from the Sun, nothing left to fear" Prince Rogers Nelson - Forever in my Life - | |
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MattyJam said: They're not all like that. They can be tastefully done. These are all excellent cover albums, which are every bit as artistic and creative as anything else from their back catalogues: No you're right, there are always exceptions to the rule. I honestly like some covers, for the reasons you stated. BUT the majority of the time, its done for monetary reasons, nothing more and they are piss poor cover version that do NOT do the original justice. "The voter is less important than the man who provides money to the candidate," - Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
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Bohemian67 said: Fiona01 said: I actually love most of his covers. Crimson & Clover, Betcha By Golly Wow, La La La Means I Love You, One Of Us etc and I enjoyed Creep and his Foo Fighters cover as well.
At least it would be something different. I don't think I'd buy it. Of all those songs, I only like Crimson and Clover. Kiss was also good of course. What songs are you guys thinking about that he should cover? Please no more Elvis! you think Kiss was a cover?  | |
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errant said: Bohemian67 said: I don't think I'd buy it. Of all those songs, I only like Crimson and Clover. Kiss was also good of course. What songs are you guys thinking about that he should cover? Please no more Elvis! you think Kiss was a cover? Isn't a cover, a song of someone else's? "Free URself, B the best that U can B, 3rd Apartment from the Sun, nothing left to fear" Prince Rogers Nelson - Forever in my Life - | |
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first thought that came 2 mind is "every day is a winding road"
nah, let him stick to his own stuff, though his version of Red House is rood!  | |
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Bohemian67 said: errant said: you think Kiss was a cover? Isn't a cover, a song of someone else's?  | |
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ARock said: MattyJam said: What he does in a live show is one thing, but releasing a whole covers album would be a pretty bold move and would certainly surpise me. You guys would bitch no matter what he did. i dunno who u guys r but im ok with almost anything he does musically, just not a fan of his covers. i think if he where to get a little personal in his music that would be more of a bold move considering he's so private, most of his stuff now is about flash. [Edited 4/13/10 6:24am] Agreed on both points. | |
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dream tracklist for prince covers album?
01. you and your folks, me and my folks :: funkadelic 02. taxman :: the beatles 03. the jungle line :: joni mitchell 04. fruit tree :: nick drake 05. black satin :: miles davis 06. poet :: sly stone 07. crosstown traffic :: jimi hendrix 08. don't let me be misunderstood :: nina simone 09. ashes 2 ashes :: david bowie 10. southern man :: neil young 11. angie :: the rolling stones 12. black dog :: led zeppelin 13. all the love :: kate bush 14. presence of a brain :: parliament hidden bonus track: 15. the I of hurricane sue :: charles mingus  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Bohemian67 said: errant said: you think Kiss was a cover? Isn't a cover, a song of someone else's? Are u saying u want Prince to do another version of Kiss? Or do u think Tom Jones did it first? **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Bohemian67 said: errant said: you think Kiss was a cover? Isn't a cover, a song of someone else's? Bless. | |
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If he had to, or he prob already has a triple album's worth of covers in "His Vault" I'd like Prince to record;
Mr Bojangles. (various) Love Wars (Womack and Womack) Games People Play (Detroit Spinners) God Only Knows (Beach Boys) Moonlight Shadow (Mike Oldfield) Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) : He'd never do Comfortably Numb with its drugs influence. I.G.Y. (Donald Fagen) You Wreck Me (Tom Petty) Interstate Love Song (Stone Temple Pilots) Humdrum (Peter Gabriel) Hey Pocky Way (The Meters) Mr Jones (Counting Crows) Mmmm mmmm mmmm (Crash Test Dummies) No Rain (Blind Melon) Same Old Scene (Roxy Music) Resurrection Shuffle (Ashton, Gardner, Dyke) Fat Man In The Bath Tub (Little Feat) Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime (The Korgis) Scatterlings Of Africa (Johnny Clegg) Dance Hall Days (Wang Chung) Lean On Me (Red Box 1986) Suspended In Gaffa (Kate Bush) It's prob ooooold news in this forum, but Prince does a nice guitar solo on stage for "Whilst My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne for the George Harrison Hall of Fame. | |
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vivid said: Bohemian67 said: Isn't a cover, a song of someone else's? Bless. Reminds me of what Paul McCartney said when he came up with "Yesterday" the tune was so familiar, it had to be a cover. Someone even had an argument with me in a pub that Tom Jones wrote "Kiss" with Art of Noise. | |
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daPrettyman said: Bohemian67 said: Isn't a cover, a song of someone else's? Are u saying u want Prince to do another version of Kiss? Or do u think Tom Jones did it first? I always thought Prince did it first. Then I came to the org and someone linked to a Tom Jones yt version and I saw that TJ did it first. One genre I don't listen to is country. Now I'm unsure as to who did it first
No he shouldn't re-cover it. I thought they wanted new "cover" songs for a cd & I said, Kiss and Crimson & Clover were nice so yeah why not. But now I re-read, it's a cd of only covers done already. I change my opinion then. Urgg...no thanks. Just give me a Prince cd. Pure from the roots. A cover now and then is ok. But not a whole cd. [Edited 4/14/10 13:39pm] "Free URself, B the best that U can B, 3rd Apartment from the Sun, nothing left to fear" Prince Rogers Nelson - Forever in my Life - | |
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Bohemian67 said: daPrettyman said: Are u saying u want Prince to do another version of Kiss? Or do u think Tom Jones did it first? I always thought Prince did it first. Then I came to the org and someone linked to a Tom Jones yt version and I saw that TJ did it first. One genre I don't listen to is country. Now I'm unsure as to who did it first
No he shouldn't re-cover it. I thought they wanted new "cover" songs for a cd & I said, Kiss and Crimson & Clover were nice so yeah why not. But now I re-read, it's a cd of only covers done already. I change my opinion then. Urgg...no thanks. Just give me a Prince cd. Pure from the roots. A cover now and then is ok. But not a whole cd. I recently heard a Jailhouse rock from Prince. Ooh lala....svp, non non non! That song has got like 3 chords, way too simple. Read the Wikipedia page on the song Kiss. http://en.wikipedia.org/w...%28song%29 Prince released his version in 86. Art of Noise and Tom Jones didn't release theirs until 88. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Bohemian67 said: I always thought Prince did it first. Then I came to the org and someone linked to a Tom Jones yt version and I saw that TJ did it first. One genre I don't listen to is country. Now I'm unsure as to who did it first
No he shouldn't re-cover it. I thought they wanted new "cover" songs for a cd & I said, Kiss and Crimson & Clover were nice so yeah why not. But now I re-read, it's a cd of only covers done already. I change my opinion then. Urgg...no thanks. Just give me a Prince cd. Pure from the roots. A cover now and then is ok. But not a whole cd. I recently heard a Jailhouse rock from Prince. Ooh lala....svp, non non non! That song has got like 3 chords, way too simple. Read the Wikipedia page on the song Kiss. http://en.wikipedia.org/w...%28song%29 Prince released his version in 86. Art of Noise and Tom Jones didn't release theirs until 88. Many thanks. Silly me. Well Tom Jones ruined it 
It's amazing how many songs Prince gives away. "Free URself, B the best that U can B, 3rd Apartment from the Sun, nothing left to fear" Prince Rogers Nelson - Forever in my Life - | |
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bassmungus said: vivid said: Bless. Reminds me of what Paul McCartney said when he came up with "Yesterday" the tune was so familiar, it had to be a cover. Someone even had an argument with me in a pub that Tom Jones wrote "Kiss" with Art of Noise. | |
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