Anybody into this song? I rediscovered it yesterday and it's got a bit of "Dorothy Parker" feel to it, which I like. The guitar 'solo' is nice too.

I love that song, it's honestly one of my all time favourite songs. It was originally wriiten 4 Joe Cocker who did a half decent version on his "Night Calls" album but I prefer Princes.

Love it. Sorely underrated track. Great guitar playing. The addition of Clare Fisher strings gives it a unique touch.

I much prefer Extraordinary. 5 Women sounds like it could have been sung by anyone. But Extraordinary is a classic Prince ballad in the vein of Scandalous and Adore.

UltraLash said:

I much prefer Extraordinary. 5 Women sounds like it could have been sung by anyone. But Extraordinary is a classic Prince ballad in the vein of Scandalous and Adore.

It was originally released by Joe Cocker so maybe it wasn't meant for Prince in the first place.

bigd74 said:

UltraLash said:

I much prefer Extraordinary. 5 Women sounds like it could have been sung by anyone. But Extraordinary is a classic Prince ballad in the vein of Scandalous and Adore.

It was originally released by Joe Cocker so maybe it wasn't meant for Prince in the first place.

Prince wrote that song and gave it to Joe Cocker.

I love that song. Actually I love that whole album. It's in my top 5 favorites

The original bootleg version is the best!

I even love the version made by Joe Cocker.

ludwig said:

bigd74 said:

It was originally released by Joe Cocker so maybe it wasn't meant for Prince in the first place.

Prince wrote that song and gave it to Joe Cocker.

I know but maybe he wrote it with no intention of releasing it himself and intending to give it away as with many songs he wrote.

Great song from a great album. Cool nod to BB King in the song, too.

DavidW said:

Great song from a great album. Cool nod to BB King in the song, too.

It is decent, I can really hear Joe singing it (never heard his version though)

Prince is a fine singer, but doesn't have the bluesiest voice. I feel like his version goes on a bit long, but a different singer could certainly tear it up.

I love "5 Women" great song!!!!

I really like this song. I'd like to hear him do more bluesy stuff in the future.

Love the lyrics, love the song. A real gem.

The lyrics I love, once had them printed on pretty rose design paper But the song it self ehhh, not really my thing, not 2 say its bad though

Dig it.

Every heartbreak again.

Love it

UltraLash said:

I much prefer Extraordinary. 5 Women sounds like it could have been sung by anyone. But Extraordinary is a classic Prince ballad in the vein of Scandalous and Adore.

Extraordinary is amazing! I can't even wonder why it wasn't released when it was written. Love the live performances of it. Thank God it found a life on the Vault CD.

NDRU said:

It is decent, I can really hear Joe singing it (never heard his version though)

Prince is a fine singer, but doesn't have the bluesiest voice. I feel like his version goes on a bit long, but a different singer could certainly tear it up.

Joe's version is fantastic. My Dad is a huge Joe Cocker fan, and I remember being delighted when my Dad pointed out that Prince had written song a song on Joe's new album back in '92.

I always liked 5 Women a lot. I prefer the demo version, but the other one is good too.

i play this song in the band i'm in...people always love it and wanna know who it is...cool alternative 2 "Thrill Is Gone" and tunes like it...plus the chord changes on the little turn around r super hip...

Joe Cockers version is hip 2, Joe kills it!

Yes, I absolutely love that song! The lyrics as well as Prince's singing are great!!!

I absolutely love this song and I wish so much that Prince would play it live! And I would like to know the demo version

bigbrother said:

Anybody into this song? I rediscovered it yesterday and it's got a bit of "Dorothy Parker" feel to it, which I like. The guitar 'solo' is nice too.

Its an unique Prince song...and one of my favorites....too bad he doesn't stick more to blues..like the undertaker vid vibe....

Just checked this out because of this thread. Hey! Great song! Again, it's so different and unexpected from what you'd think Prince songs are supposed to be. I like that it tells a story, in a country or blues tradition. He sings it well, but I think it suits Joe Cocker well.

I like this one, I also like The Ride. The blues sounding songs are good with me.

MadamGoodnight said:

I like this one, I also like The Ride. The blues sounding songs are good with me.

must...check out... the ride...