http://www.abconcerts.be/...ot-compute

I like it.

easy on the ear!....sounded a little monotone if im honest but i like it, its more contemporary...STOP!!!

the original blows this out of the water (does not compute)...what the fuck was i thinking it's like something off Crackerjack, i was expecting Peter Glaze to chime in....

Ok..sitwdnc is one of my top ten Prince jams. While I thought it was cool he wanted to cover it, I did'nt really like the finished result. One of things I love about the original is the chord movements (especially on the "must be something in the water you drink" part. This version is a loop with no chord changes I also agree with funk munki, the vocal is a little monotone

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V10LETBLUES said:

I like it.

I hesitated to even click on that because "Something in the Water" is literally my favorite Prince song. Period. Has been for years. So I'm funny about it.

And...like I expected, I didn't like it but it wasn't atrocious. The speeding up the tempo thing was random and made it sound more like "The Belle of St Mark", which is a song I actually like, so that helped.

But, still. People should stay far away from my "Something in the Water".

Seriously.

Don't do it.

I just discovered Prince's demo version and I have been playing it non-stop because i've fallen so in love with it. So yes I was afraid to click on this but this guy's version is not that bad. He has vocals down right, so I give it a pass.

It's not bad but he makes it look more simple to set up than it probably is. All it looks like is " push button, music starts, start singing ". If he had a full keyboard that he played while singing he'd get more credit.

Dren5 said:

I hesitated to even click on that because "Something in the Water" is literally my favorite Prince song. Period. Has been for years. So I'm funny about it.

And...like I expected, I didn't like it but it wasn't atrocious. The speeding up the tempo thing was random and made it sound more like "The Belle of St Mark", which is a song I actually like, so that helped.

But, still. People should stay far away from my "Something in the Water".

Seriously.

Don't do it.

my feelings exactly...

UncleGrandpa said:

It's not bad but he makes it look more simple to set up than it probably is. All it looks like is " push button, music starts, start singing ". If he had a full keyboard that he played while singing he'd get more credit.

Thanx for pointing that out.

Glad some of you like it.

Sorry for those who don't.

No harm intended.

Sometimes i think of Big Chick's qoute in the Purple Rain Tourbook.

Not bad but the song has no life 2 it.

Heard it on the Belgian radio today.

Not bad, but far from impressed. Sounds like someone who just bought a keyboard and covered a song on it.

It's far from atrocious, but it is a brilliant song and he's not trying anything adventerious with it.

Another one:

great cover, the visual performance could be more lively with some hip thrusting thrown in

excited said:

great cover, the visual performance could be more lively with some hip thrusting thrown in

...Do you *really* wanna see *that* dude, thrust his hips?

Seriously?

BartVanHemelen said:

Another one:

Oh Mommy, Make it STOP!!!

wow, once again, i was afraid to hear this but this guy is pretty good on his covers. The 17 Days vocals are nice. Not bad.

Now this one might be a bit troublesome, so let's stick to directions: look up thedallasmusicmansion's tumblr, there's a post where Stijn covers http://princevault.com/in...le_Without .

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BartVanHemelen said:

Now this one might be a bit troublesome:

http://thedallasmusicmans...r-belgiums

Info about this song: http://princevault.com/in...le_Without

I like it. My head is bobbing, my foot is tapping. I'm happy.

He's no Prince, but I like what's doing.

The challenge for covering a song like "Something in the Water (Does not Compute)" is that it is one of those quirky Prince songs in which Prince has embedded or hidden the soulful/gospel angst beneath a computerized faux new wave sound, showing that very few people can create or articulate emotional urgency like Prince, no matter the genre. With that said, Stign does two things well. One, he increases the tempo so that now his cover gives me something different, which is what a cover is supposed to do. But, secondly, even though he increases the tempo, his vocal delivery captures the urgency of the song. So, he has managed to give us something new while maintaining the essence of the song, which is the angst/urgency. I'll give it a B+/A-.

On another note, however, Stijn's beat and vocal delivery of "17 Days" shows that he doesn't realize just how dark this song really is. It seems that he's trying to make it a party song when the song is a lament. Additionally, in this case, his voice just doesn't seem to have the emotional depth--possibly due to a lack of understanding the song--to carry the weight of the song. I'll give it a F-. (Is there anything lower I can give it?)

Wow!, I'm getting A- F-'s and so on...

LOL.

Must feel great to comment and rate from a save anonymous spot...

metallicjigolo said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Another one:

Oh Mommy, Make it STOP!!!

There's a button for that just click it!

not feelin it at all, he took all the funk out of both tracks, made some whitey euro vibe out of it.

I love it!

this is a much better 17 days cover

http://soundcloud.com/kreempie

this was posted in the org artist section.

IstenSzek said:

I like it. They're not paint by numbers covers people, they are reinterpretations, and as such I like them a lot. Erg goed Stijn, niks aantrekken van al het gezeur hier

Bedankt!

Thx Bart for pointing out Stijn, never heard of him. I like the covers a lot, will check out his original compositions!

Inderdaad gewoon blijven doen. Erg goed. Heb dit linkje al meerdere keren op FB gezet, telkens met enthousiaste reacties.

Maar ook de 'gewone' Stijn is geweldig, hoor. Wanneer kom je weer naar Amsterdam?