The video was so weepy. This was a fun period, because I thought for sure this was P's comeback period. He was on Oprah, was all over MTV, BET, VH1. I expected this song to be number one. What was I thinking? I guess the whole baby business creeped most people out.

I really love the song, beyond it being a Stylistics masterwork. I like the wawawawa sound at the beginning. He could have changed it a bit, but it works. The ending with the birds chirping is nice. Very well recorded. Emancipation was the loudest album I have ever heard..lol

Yea.

Yea, of course. How can you not like this song, even if its not your typical style. Its catchy as fuck.

FUCKIN YAY.

Spinlight, you surprise me every day.

great vocal,great song,great version....love it...

Yay!

Never saw this video before. Love the coat with the symbol on the back.

The best ballad off Emancipation

...curiously , it's not a Prince original

Hell to the yea! I love mushy Prince.

Its iight..But it has NOTHIN on the original.

I love his version of the song. The video is horrendous though. What's with the scrubs and stethoscope? Not to mention every other part of the video. It's hilarious.

One big fat.....NAY!

Really can't stand this song...Well to be honest, can't stand the whole album.

Just think this was the same guy who made...Prince, Dirty mind, Controversy, 1999, Purple rain, ATWIAD, Parade, SOTT, Lovesexy.... Emancipation is just lazy, simple pop music. There are a few good tracks(Holy river, somebody somebody, Love we make....)..the rest is just filler.

A very bleak period in P's music career.

blackbob said:

great vocal,great song,great version....love it...

yeah as it is so different from the original!

i am not a fan of any of his covers on CD.

I do not mind an occasional SHORT cover in a concert, but he does too many of them now (and too many instrumentals). But he does too many edits too. I rather hear 15 good full songs *with maybe a medley of another 5 to 10* and a short cover or two (MAX). And lay off the guests, If I wanted to see Ericka Bydue I will go too her show!

One of the very few songs on Emancipation that I actually like. Especially the "don't you let 'em tell you otherwise" bit.

eyewishuheaven said:

One of the very few songs on Emancipation that I actually "like".

2freaky4church1 said:

Spinlight, you surprise me every day.

Emancipation has a soft spot in my heart.

Kind of like a collapsed fontanelle.

heidiv said:

I love his version of the song. The video is horrendous though. What's with the scrubs and stethoscope? Not to mention every other part of the video. It's hilarious.

his wife was "giving birth" at a doctor's office. everyone has to wear scrubs in the delivery room

I actually love his version of this song. Even though some say it is over produced-I thought his production of this song and TMBGITW worked. I think it's a matter of taste. (I know someone chimes in and says good taste, while others will say poor taste.)

I like his version a lot and it's fine taking up space in an overly padded album, but it's a very shitty first single for said album, despite its effort to be an exact duplication of his previous bona fide hit TMBGITW

Yea...but not as a lead off single.

just1lousydime said:

heidiv said:

I love his version of the song. The video is horrendous though. What's with the scrubs and stethoscope? Not to mention every other part of the video. It's hilarious.

his wife was "giving birth" at a doctor's office. everyone has to wear scrubs in the delivery room

Stethoscopes are for doctors, not fathers. And everyone does not have to wear scrubs - only if there's a C-section in an operating room. It's silly. Admit it.

His best vocal in a minute...LOVES IT!

Betcha By Golly Wow is so ROMANTIC....

"There's a spark of magic in your eyes, candyland appears each time you smile..."

Lovely, I like it...

Yeah from me...

Not really...it sounds too messy. I LOVE Phyllis Hyman's version though

I like the video, the song and the original.

Nay. I like the original. Prince's version seemed pointless.

Absolutely Yea! Great song and Prince does an amazing version of it.

Yea ...

I agree with Rinluv some songs should b let alone and sorry ya'll that song should have been left alone!

This song is beautful, I LOVE it!!! It's # 6 on my playlist...That should say alot. I always liked the original, so was anxious, but skeptical to hear his remake. But once I did...hmmm, his voice on there was lovely. That talking part sounds sooooo good turned up really loud, in the car, while you're driving in the middle of the night on a deserted road!

I liked how he changed it just a bit to make it his and it worked. And wow, was he gorgeous in that video or what?!?!?! Heck, he was perfect during that Emancipation era and the music was superb! This era sealed my fate as a Prince fan forever!! I would love to hear him do more covers that equaled this lovely cover!!