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Sign O The Times & Gett Off
Yesterday I found myself singing the Sign O The Times lyrics over the Gett Off beat.
And then it struck me: beat and vocal lines in the verses are veeeeeeeeeeeery similar.
And it took me only twenty years to hear it! Stop the Prince Apologists ™ | |
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I can't believe it's been 20 years since gett off was released. I remember it like it was yesterday. Hearing them announce that they would play the new prince single, rushing a tape into the deck and recording it, then listening to it 50 times in a row. 20 years! and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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They're both based on a rather monotonous repetition of a single note with only slight variations introduced to the pitch here and there (if I recall correctly, the transcription books don't even include any variations to the pitch). It's just the way Prince "raps". I just tried it myself and you'd have to change the flow from SOTT [i] quite a lot to fit "Gett Off", so I can't say I'd agree with you. | |
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In much the same way that 'North' sounds like 'Now'! | |
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Haha... No, Spooky, the songs don't sound the same. That's why it took me so long to notice it.
I'm saying the beat and vocal melody of the verses is extremely similar. Stop the Prince Apologists ™ | |
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Yes, you're right!
I can live with that fact better though, as they're both pretty mediocre songs... Stop the Prince Apologists ™ | |
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I remember anticipating the VIDEO to "Gett Off" because people were looking to see if he could get over the embarrassment of "Grafitti Bridge". I actually went crazy when "Gett Off" did debut. Same when "Cream" came out. Wow, 20 years... time definitely flew by didn't it?! | |
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Man, I remember where I was when I first saw both videos. Prince's Sarah | |
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There's nothing wrong with that! | |
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