what motown era song would you choose for prince to cover

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

"Shake & Fingerpop" by Jr. Walker & The All-Stars is right up his street.

Harlepolis said:

"Shake & Fingerpop" by Jr. Walker & The All-Stars is right up his street.

thats a good one

PRNelson said:

Stop, look, listen to your heart.

i love this song so smooth

I think Prince could do a killer suite of Motown type songs, mastered to sound like Motown. In a way the the exchange of character voices in "Girl of My Dreams" gives me a motown vibe. And the obvious New Orleans vibe.

^that would be cool

but will these be new songs?

or old prince songs made to sound like motown?

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PicklesMcMillan said:

^that would be cool

but will these be new songs?

or old prince songs made to sound like motown?

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I think NEW songs.

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.

I`d love 2 hear a full studio version of Just My Imagination complete with strings!

I love to see him do "Got to Give It Up".

kookooman73 said:

I`d love 2 hear a full studio version of Just My Imagination complete with strings!

that'd be great!

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.

nice choice!

http://www.youtube.com/wa...kBSZUzds2c

I've always loved Cloud 9 from The Temptations. Like to see Prince rock it out a little.

'Never Can Say Goodbye' - J5.

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

Marrk said:

'Never Can Say Goodbye' - J5.

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

oh lawd, that's one of my all time favorites. I would love to hear Prince cover that in some strange Prince flavor (since it already is a motown song there's no need for Prince to do it Motown style)

all great choices everyone

Timmy84 said:

I love to see him do "Got to Give It Up".

It exists

It's an instrumental, studio recording. The mid 90's NPG i believe.

Timmy84 said:

I love to see him do "Got to Give It Up".

That was my first thought too. Just love this song, never ever get tired it. love the bit when he gets in the crowd.

^^ Oh for real I didn't know. Cool lol

^ Yeah I loved when he danced with the audience. That's actually my favorite bit of the performance, that and the man's sexy moves onstage when he was dancing hahaha

Timmy84 said:

^^ Oh for real I didn't know. Cool lol

^ Yeah I loved when he danced with the audience. That's actually my favorite bit of the performance, that and the man's sexy moves onstage when he was dancing hahaha

The man can move! hes so smooth, so natural aswell. The audience is having a ball there loving it!

catpark said:

Timmy84 said:

^^ Oh for real I didn't know. Cool lol

^ Yeah I loved when he danced with the audience. That's actually my favorite bit of the performance, that and the man's sexy moves onstage when he was dancing hahaha

The man can move! hes so smooth, so natural aswell. The audience is having a ball there loving it!

I heard it through the grapevine mixed with I hate U

What's going on mixed with Sign o the times

Just my Imagination mixed with Boom

OOOO Baby Baby mixed with How come you don't call me

Brickhouse mixed with Peach

Give it to me baby mixed with erotic city

Fight the power mixed with Dreamer

Sexual Healing mixed with Insatiable

Shout! mixed with Act of God and Money don't matter

Anniversary mixed with Shhhh

I can actually hear this in my mind working - I can conjor up a lot more...

What do yall think?

The Tracks of My Tears

I'd like to see him cover songs of non-Motown artists like Phil Perry. Some classic soul.

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Also, these songs:

Delfonics - "Break Your Promise"

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How about this one:

I know it's not Motown but I can see him doing his own:

[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XHgNS2P7Ac[/youtube]

dang you links!!!!!!!!!!!

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Angelic1302 said:

I know it's not Motown but I can see him doing his own:

[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XHgNS2P7Ac[/youtube]

dang you links!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hmm, I wonder what song it was lol

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