So i'm doing a playlist in iTunes of songs that if I didn't know better I could have sworn that Prince wrote them himself. But not tracks by any of the proteges - that would be too close to home.

Here's what i've come up with so far, hopefully it will inspire some ideas from other folks:

TLC - Waterfalls

Sophie B Hawkins - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover

Rolling Stones - Miss You

And er, that's it. Anyone?

TT.

Well, the obvious ones are Do Anything by Natural Selection and Oh Sheila by Ready for the World.

That said, I don't agree with the three songs you picked.

Mad - Ne-Yo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAYuOc7_TKg

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Bootsy feat. One & Bobby Womack - Groove Eternal
http://www.youtube.com/wa...cDoqKAINH8

gerson said:

Bootsy feat. One & Bobby Womack - Groove Eternal
http://www.youtube.com/wa...cDoqKAINH8

I agree with this one, also Dance 2 The Music

There's just something about those two songs that make me go "hmmmm"

It sounds like his phrasing, and lyrically the songs reference earlier material

Good collaboration with Bootsy whoever wrote and performed those songs

Efan said:

Well, the obvious ones are Do Anything by Natural Selection and Oh Sheila by Ready for the World.

That said, I don't agree with the three songs you picked.

Damn. I'd forgotten O Sheila. That was supposed to be on the list as well. Thanks.

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tintin said:

So i'm doing a playlist in iTunes of songs that if I didn't know better I could have sworn that Prince wrote them himself. But not tracks by any of the proteges - that would be too close to home.

Here's what i've come up with so far, hopefully it will inspire some ideas from other folks:

TLC - Waterfalls

Sophie B Hawkins - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover

Rolling Stones - Miss You

And er, that's it. Anyone?

TT.

Really? None of them? Admittedly, the Hawkins track could just be about the title but i've always thought Waterfalls was very SOTT-era Prince. And P himself has been quoted saying that he wished he'd written Miss You.

"Debra" by Beck

Yeah but like He didn't write them. So in reality there is no "Songs Prince could've written"

maybe we should stick to threads like "songs prince shouldn't of written.

Just saying

tintin said:

tintin said:

So i'm doing a playlist in iTunes of songs that if I didn't know better I could have sworn that Prince wrote them himself. But not tracks by any of the proteges - that would be too close to home.

Here's what i've come up with so far, hopefully it will inspire some ideas from other folks:

TLC - Waterfalls

Sophie B Hawkins - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover

Rolling Stones - Miss You

And er, that's it. Anyone?

TT.

Really? None of them? Admittedly, the Hawkins track could just be about the title but i've always thought Waterfalls was very SOTT-era Prince. And P himself has been quoted saying that he wished he'd written Miss You.

Creep by TLC sounds like prince too

Spanky said:

"She Lives In My Lap" by Andre 3000

Prince already did that one, except he called it The Ballad of Dorothy Parker.

Nicotine & Gravy, Get Real Paid, Hollywood Freaks, Peaches & Cream, and Milk & Honey all sound (to me) like they could've been written by Prince. I've always thought Midnight Vultures was a sort of 'homage to Prince' album anyway.

Pretty much all of Brown Sugar sounds like it could've been Prince (well actually, it sounds more like what it probably is - d'Angelo desperately trying to be Prince).

Yeah but like the original poster said "songs that if I didn't know better I could have sworn that Prince wrote them himself", or do you just read thread titles and dive in with a reply without bothering to read all those pesky details?

Laurnea - Infatuation

Rachid - Zoe's World

Rockwell - Peeping Tom

Georgio - I Don't Want To Be Alone

Tony, Toni, Tone - Born To Know

The Jets - Rock It To You

Prince's influence was so great at one point, the list could go on and on.

tintin said:

So i'm doing a playlist in iTunes of songs that if I didn't know better I could have sworn that Prince wrote them himself. But not tracks by any of the proteges - that would be too close to home.

Here's what i've come up with so far, hopefully it will inspire some ideas from other folks:

TLC - Waterfalls

Sophie B Hawkins - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover

Rolling Stones - Miss You

And er, that's it. Anyone?

TT.

Black and gold by Sam Sparrow.

one2vibe said:

Yeah but like He didn't write them. So in reality there is no "Songs Prince could've written"

maybe we should stick to threads like "songs prince shouldn't of written.

Just saying

Yeah, but like, maybe this is just a light-hearted, you know, just for fun thread!

And your suggestion is that we should stick to negative subjects ie songs Prince shouldn't HAVE written. What kinda vibe is that?

Just saying

xpertluva said:

Laurnea - Infatuation

Rachid - Zoe's World

Rockwell - Peeping Tom

Georgio - I Don't Want To Be Alone

Tony, Toni, Tone - Born To Know

The Jets - Rock It To You

Prince's influence was so great at one point, the list could go on and on.

Rachid!!! Don't see many references to him. I loved Prototype, such a shame he never released a follow-up.

AsylumUtopia said:

Nicotine & Gravy, Get Real Paid, Hollywood Freaks, Peaches & Cream, and Milk & Honey all sound (to me) like they could've been written by Prince. I've always thought Midnight Vultures was a sort of 'homage to Prince' album anyway.

Great album. Even Beck himself said that Peaches and Cream was a direct homage to Prince.

renfield said:

xpertluva said:

Laurnea - Infatuation

Rachid - Zoe's World

Rockwell - Peeping Tom

Georgio - I Don't Want To Be Alone

Tony, Toni, Tone - Born To Know

The Jets - Rock It To You

Prince's influence was so great at one point, the list could go on and on.

Rachid!!! Don't see many references to him. I loved Prototype, such a shame he never released a follow-up.

Yeah, I loved Prototype too. It was defintiely slept on. All I've seen of Rachid since is some live performances on youtube.

Spanky said:

"She Lives In My Lap" by Andre 3000

Kisses on the Wind - Neneh Cherry

"U So Heavy" by Teena Marie

Spanky said:

"Mother Stands For Comfort" by Kate Bush

Oleta Adams - Rhythm Of Life

Big Boi - Royal Flush & Shutterbug

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Hello Good Morning (feat. T.I.) By Diddy. It just has that feel to it.

johnseacat69 said:

Hello Good Morning (feat. T.I.) By Diddy. It just has that feel to it.

Girl I hate to say this, "Nigga, please!"

Well Prince could have written, "Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally,"

but, Tony Orlando beat him 2 that Jam.

"Freak Me" by Silk has always reminded me of a Prince song, back when Prince was still writing songs with sexy lyrics. Check it out:

I absolutely love this song, because it reminds me of a slow Prince jam.

kenkamken said:

Silly topic, but what about "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" by Robert Palmer

Actually, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis wrote that song, so yeah, it comes close to being a Prince song.

These are great. Can't believe i'd forgotten about Midnight Vultures.

Keep 'em coming!