I wish people would pay attention to other great Prince songs besides Kiss, When Doves Cry and Purple Rain.

And that's not even his best song.

smoothcriminal12 said:

And that's not even his best song.

ditto. my vote would have gone to little red corvette and when doves cry.

InternationalLover82 said:

I wish people the uneducated masses would pay attention to other great Prince songs besides Kiss, When Doves Cry and Purple Rain.

Fixed it for ya-!

PurpleJedi said:

InternationalLover82 said:

I wish people the uneducated masses would pay attention to other great Prince songs besides Kiss, When Doves Cry and Purple Rain.

Fixed it for ya-!

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As INCREDIBLE as Kiss is there are even more incredible songs of him that SHOULD have made that list. Where's When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, Raspberry Beret?

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BobGeorge909 said:

my FAV part of this song is right after the solo and right b4 'wome, not girls...' part. everything stops real quick...a pause...then comes back in using all 4 of the 4 oh yeah...it SUX entering text on a ps3...

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Get one of these

peter430044 said:

Tremolina said:

and david z!

Yes, David Z also.

I'd say David Z and Mazarati PRIMARILY. I've heard Prince's demo and he gave them almost nothing to work with and all he added to THEIR finished version was a new, awesome vocal and some guitar. He subtracted a few things, (including a delay effect on the hi-hat) but he really didn't do much to speak of aside from recording over the boring vocal track Mazarati put on it. It's a cool song and Pricne wrote it, but I think David Z and Mazarati deserve equal credit for making it interesting.

"Purple Rain" & "Sign O the Times" made their 100 top albums list too...

http://entertainment.time...-the-times

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sosgemini said:

Yeah, sad the dude didn't give proper credit to David Z. Tis a shame.

I know David Z gets credit for some of the arrangement, but I feel like the most distinct part of the song is the song itself (expecially the lyrics) which Prince wrote, and Prince's singing, and the guitar.

So...fammy as it sounds, I still think Prince deserves the credit for this one, especially as it is such a minimal arrangement. The BG vocals really don't do much for it IMO.

smoothcriminal12 said:

And that's not even his best song.

As a song it is not his most creative either musically or lyrically, but it is simply perfect. The lyrics are not goofy, the music is concise and straightforward.

Prince has not written so many perfect songs that universally translate to virtually any context. I have heard this song sung by lounge singers, in movies, blues singers, pop singers...and it works in any context.

Same might be said about Nothing Compares 2 U. A nearly perfect, straightforwared composition.

When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette are all great, but they have that twist that makes them mysterious and baffling at the same time. I'm not saying they are worse, just not as simple and easy for anyone to relate to.

prince is the shit

purplepolitician said:

LittlePurpleYoda said:

kiss712 said:

You guys are totally right. I also agree that Kiss was a worthy song for this list, but there should've been a lot more Prince songs that made it. Prince is one of those artists who single-handedly changed the music industry entirely. There wouldn't be as many awesome guitar solos, volcal tracks, or just all around perfectly put together songs. Music needed Prince. Without our Purple Majesty, the Royal music court wouldn't be complete. We will always love you Prince, and you will forever stand the test of time.

Speak for yourself, or at least qualify your use of the word "we" to include only you & other sycophants. There's other great music out there & there will continue to be. It doesn't begin & end with Prince, as talented a composer as he might have been.

Uhm, how is kiss712 a sycophant? Please explain.

Remember - some people here actually like Prince....alot! Why you would get upset about that is somewhat alarming. Who rattled your, uhm, Degobah system?!

purplepolitician said:

prince is the shit

Cause Prince is the sh!t, BEEYOTCH! "da da da da..."

Lists like that are a complete waste of time. Just a cynical attempt to create interest in the magazine/site; get as many hits as they can; generate more advertising revenue.

No more merit than that.

^True. But I am happy to see Prince being properly honored none the less. I agree that other songs are better than Kiss, but I also have to agree with the magazine's statement. There is no other song that sounds anthing like Kiss. Very unique.

I know that Prince took Mazarati's version and stripped it down, but he's still a genius. No one else thought to do that. And if Mazarati had released it like it was, Kiss would have never made such a list.

Ok, I just read the blurb for the SOTT listing on the 100 Albums List. Check this out:

They do realize that Camille is Prince, right?

Also, their comment on Sheena Easton is just wrong, but coincidentally what I was thinking when that song came out.

iloveannie said:

BobGeorge909 said:

my FAV part of this song is right after the solo and right b4 'wome, not girls...' part. everything stops real quick...a pause...then comes back in using all 4 of the 4 oh yeah...it SUX entering text on a ps3...

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Get one of these

eBay,theyre all over that place.i been thinkin bout it 4 awhilenow

This is a FANTASTIC accomplishment by Prince!

I do agree with the comments above though, I wish the uneducated masses look into the songs that are genius. Surely Prince has created excellent tracks besides Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, and Kiss. These songs are beautiful and classic but Prince has seriously pumped out MANY others, as recent as the beginning of the new millennium into NOW! YEP! I SAID IT! Haha

The version I heard from Mazarati produced by David Z sounds like basic minneapolis sound.

Mazarati and David Z turned an acoustic and "boring" kiss into a good idea. David Z was trained in producing minneapolis sound, making the Mazarati version would be pretty much like making any of the other songs they made. They have many songs that turned out better than their version of kiss.

However when Prince took it back he turned a good idea into a pop masterpice. Sophisticated funk pop not heard anywhere else. Him removing the bass and adding that extra edge that was TOTALLY missing. Prince sometimes reminds me of someone with asperger, seing missing links, system and structure in a way that is quite different from others. I'm not buying into that he is making all his music without any input from band members etc, however the way he makes everything fit in ways people have never heard before is what makes him a genuis imo.

NDRU said:

As a song it is not his most creative either musically or lyrically, but it is simply perfect. The lyrics are not goofy, the music is concise and straightforward.

Prince has not written so many perfect songs that universally translate to virtually any context. I have heard this song sung by lounge singers, in movies, blues singers, pop singers...and it works in any context.

Same might be said about Nothing Compares 2 U. A nearly perfect, straightforwared composition.

When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette are all great, but they have that twist that makes them mysterious and baffling at the same time. I'm not saying they are worse, just not as simple and easy for anyone to relate to.

+1 (well said)

LittlePurpleYoda said:

PurpleChi said:

^True. But I am happy to see Prince being properly honored none the less. I agree that other songs are better than Kiss, but I also have to agree with the magazine's statement. There is no other song that sounds anthing like Kiss. Very unique.

I know that Prince took Mazarati's version and stripped it down, but he's still a genius. No one else thought to do that. And if Mazarati had released it like it was, Kiss would have never made such a list.

Credit where is due, of course, but I personally find Mazarati's version unbearable...

tatocorcu said:

PurpleChi said:

^True. But I am happy to see Prince being properly honored none the less. I agree that other songs are better than Kiss, but I also have to agree with the magazine's statement. There is no other song that sounds anthing like Kiss. Very unique.

I know that Prince took Mazarati's version and stripped it down, but he's still a genius. No one else thought to do that. And if Mazarati had released it like it was, Kiss would have never made such a list.

Credit where is due, of course, but I personally find Mazarati's version unbearable...

I just listened to their version. Yeah, it is so similar and yet so different. It would most likely be a totally unknown song if it had been released like that. It is still a great song, but it's hard to hear it through the totally mundane vocals.

Plus the guitar really seems like it was meant to be there all along.

If anyone ever questioned prince's skill as a vocalist, they only need to listen to these two versions.

I think Prince's acoustic demo is better than Mazarati's version

i really dont like the mazarati version, the singing is horrible