Screamin Jay Hawkins...with Larry's permission of course

[Edited 7/30/10 15:05pm]

ha ha ha what's up with that?

It was the song by Rose Royce -Love don't live here anymore

http://www.youtube.com/wa...5gFAiPJhvI

Angelic1302 said:

ha ha ha what's up with that?

It was the song by Rose Royce -Love don't live here anymore

http://www.youtube.com/wa...5gFAiPJhvI

Ah OK.

Yeah I could see him covering that.

Marvelette said:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ThnUmWRCCs

Ooh Baby Baby by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Smokey is so sweet and sorrowful in it, but I think a Prince version would be completely different. Strip away the sweetness, add that Prince roughness and I think it would be more true to the actual lyrics.

That´s what I was thinking

For those who saw that leg of the Jam Of The Year tour in '97, Prince did cover "The Way You Do The Things You Do" by The Temptations in concert.

Please Mr Postman

by the Marvelettes

Speaking of Marvelettes:

I think people barely recognize that some of Prince's upbeat songs had a similar approach to the Motown sound especially considering songs that sounded like this. He could put this in the act if he was doing "Delirious".

I don't know if it fits the "classic" Motown sound, but Marvin Gaye - I Want You. I'd love to hear him and the ONA band stretch out that intro and jam on it.

PicklesMcMillan said:

what motown era song would you choose for prince to cover

i would like to see a loves gone bad - chris clark cover

Oh, wow. This is one of my favorite Jackson 5 songs, yet I had never heard her original version. Nice!

Marvelette said:

Ooh Baby Baby by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Smokey is so sweet and sorrowful in it, but I think a Prince version would be completely different. Strip away the sweetness, add that Prince roughness and I think it would be more true to the actual lyrics.

I have a boot called Funk Brisbane Funk, from the 2003-10-27 soundcheck in Brisbane, where Prince performed this. It was a more traditional arrangement, though. He performed it a couple of other times, too, around that time.

Marrk said:

'Never Can Say Goodbye' - J5.

Slowed down, new arrangement ala 'Little Red Corvette'. Room for screams. Oh yes.

That would be a great choice, too.

agree on a nice studio version of Just My Imagination

NoVideo said:

agree on a nice studio version of Just My Imagination

He should cover "If I Should Die Tonite by Marvin Gaye.