nursev said:

I'm giving Smokey his just due cuz heaven knows Mr. Robinson has written some of the greatest songs ever recorded including my second fav song of all time "The Tracks of My Tears." but I'm starting to feel as if Mr. Nelson has him beat with all the songs he has written for himself and other artist even the one's that are credited to his alters-is Prince the greatest song writer to ever do it? Yay or Nay? Imma say Yay

I don't know about Prince being the GREATEST songwriter of all time--but I am certainly appreciating some of his best efforts right now! Also, gotta give kudos for Smokey for some timeless classics...

BTW, nurse--were you able to replace some of your CDs that were damaged? I was so sorry to hear that. Got-dang moving vans!

purplethunder3121 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Honestly? I think Todd Rundgren is the best of all-time, to keep it perfectly real...

Todd Rundgren, Bobby Womack, Carole King, Stevie Wonder and 'em would probably not think that...lol

Dren5 said:

nursev said:

purplethunder3121 said:

BTW, nurse--were you able to replace some of your CDs that were damaged? I was so sorry to hear that. Got-dang moving vans!

So far from ebay I have bought 1999, For You and The Love Symbol cd. I found lovesexy at an older cd store and and nice orger sent me some dics-shout out to RodeoSchro the rest I have digital copies, but I'm gonna have to buy them all again-what I can find.

Amazon sells some used copies for decent prices from sellers--that's where I got my first Come CD. Also, Amoeba Records, where I bought almost all of my Prince CDs, sells online and doesn't charge shipping. They actually had 20Ten in stock in their store after I bought it online from Ebay! Some big Prince fans there!

Timmy84 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

nursev said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Amazon sells some used copies for decent prices from sellers--that's where I got my first Come CD. Also, Amoeba Records, where I bought almost all of my Prince CDs, sells online and doesn't charge shipping. They actually had 20Ten in stock in their store after I bought it online from Ebay! Some big Prince fans there!

Noted and I will check them out I think it'll be fun to try to find them all again Goldn---a keeps getting away from me though

Yeah, that's the one I still don't have. Just too got-dang expensive! Good luck to finding them again. I just bought my collection two years ago. Believe it or not, I didn't listen to Prince for fifteen years until I heard "Better With Time" on the local R&B radio station and I loved the song so I decided to check up on the guy who used to give me such eargasms way back when. That's how I ended up here and knew about where to go last year to see him for the first time in my life, even though I started listening to him in the early 80s! Have fun rebuilding your collection!

Timmy84 said:

Todd Rundgren, Bobby Womack, Carole King, Stevie Wonder and 'em would probably not think that...lol

They don't have to - Rundgren is still the bee's knees.

I wanna fall down and worship every time I hear "A Dream Goes on Forever".

Nursev - Yes, I love Prince lol. Yes, he's a hell of a writer and probably my favorite musician, period; has been for years and I don't see that changing anytime soon. At the same time, I have to give credit where it's due.

purplethunder3121 said:

nursev said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Yeah, that's the one I still don't have. Just too got-dang expensive! Good luck to finding them again. I just bought my collection two years ago. Believe it or not, I didn't listen to Prince for fifteen years until I heard "Better With Time" on the local R&B radio station and I loved the song so I decided to check up on the guy who used to give me such eargasms way back when. That's how I ended up here and knew about where to go last year to see him for the first time in my life, even though I started listening to him in the early 80s! Have fun rebuilding your collection!

Aww this is so great-glad u gave Princey another listen I guess imma have to give up a leg or kidney to get GN

You and me--both!

Dren5 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Prince got my vote tonight! I'm listening to the Luvsexy concert! Omigod! As the preppie girls say!

purplethunder3121 said:

nursev said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Prince got my vote tonight! I'm listening to the Luvsexy concert! Omigod! As the preppie girls say!

2 votes for Princey

It's Prince night! I told my son that we would order a pizza and watch a concert of his choice and we'll watch one Prince concert. He is a Prince fan, too! Plays Prince songs on his guitar and bass. Prince rules 2night!

purplethunder3121 said:

nursev said:

purplethunder3121 said:

It's Prince night! I told my son that we would order a pizza and watch a concert of his choice and we'll watch one Prince concert. He is a Prince fan, too! Plays Prince songs on his guitar and bass. Prince rules 2night!

Aww-u gotta love the Prince purple babies my son picked up my ipod and was listening to WEST yesterday secretly he's a fan too

Mine is 23 years old. Wait until your son gets older. He is the one who told me about Prince performing at the Superbowl! I didn't even know! Maybe my son remembers me playing The Gold Experience over and over when he was a little kid.

purplethunder3121 said:

Bob Dylan?

John Lennon?

Stevie Wonder? (Already mentioned)

Prince is great when it comes to composing and performing music - perhaps even the best. But when it comes to lyrics, he's not even one of the best. Not saying he's terrible, but nothing too special lyrically.

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nursev said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Mine is 23 years old. Wait until your son gets older. He is the one who told me about Prince performing at the Superbowl! I didn't even know! Maybe my son remembers me playing The Gold Experience over and over when he was a little kid.

ur son knows great music-my son is 18. When he was 12 I caught him ironing singing LRC I knew my work was done then to this day he won't admit it though.

That's funny. My son's father told me when he was a kid he would go around the house singing Barry Manilow songs. His relatives who liked funk were To this day, he won't admit it to anyone. But, Prince is way more cool than any Barry Manilow...

CrabalockerFishwife said:

Bob Dylan?

John Lennon?

Stevie Wonder? (Already mentioned)

Prince is great when it comes to composing and performing music - perhaps even the best. But when it comes to lyrics, he's not even one of the best. Not saying he's terrible, but nothing too special lyrically.

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I completely agree. I think we have to rank at least Lennon/McCartney, Springsteen, Dylan, Bowie,

Wonder, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell above Prince when it comes to songwriting, regardless of how

much we love his music...

purplethunder3121 said:

Cole Porter pwns both of them.

But, Prince's songs are really, really great, except for the ones that suck ass.

owen said:

CrabalockerFishwife said:

Bob Dylan?

John Lennon?

Stevie Wonder? (Already mentioned)

Prince is great when it comes to composing and performing music - perhaps even the best. But when it comes to lyrics, he's not even one of the best. Not saying he's terrible, but nothing too special lyrically.

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I completely agree. I think we have to rank at least Lennon/McCartney, Springsteen, Dylan, Bowie,

Wonder, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell above Prince when it comes to songwriting, regardless of how

much we love his music...

Co-sign.

He is ONE of them, that's fer sure.

But to name some others in my list:

Irving Berlin

George and Ira Gershwin

Cole Porter

Charlie Chaplin

Lennon/McCartney

Babyface

STEVIE WONDER

Michael Jackson

Bob Dylan

plus many more.

This is in no particular order, and each listing is simply my own personal taste. This is not a list for comparison to Prince. Each person listed are great songwriters in their own right in my eyes.

ThruTheEyesOfWonder has spoken.

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