Dear Prince.org,

Do you still dig the studio recording of When Doves Cry?

Or has it long past its GENIUS value for you?

love,

Spirit

best.

song.

ever.

prost.

WILL NEVER LOSE ME lol. The lyrical imagery.. the weird vocal in the intro.. the solos(guitar and synth)..the vocal performance.. and of course.. THE DRUMS, always keep me coming back. When doves cry forever:)

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It;s UP there as one of his BEST studio recordings ever.

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Love it

SpiritOtter said:

Dear Prince.org,

Do you still dig the studio recording of When Doves Cry?

Or has it long past its GENIUS value for you?

love,

Spirit

Are you asking prince fans do we still believe when doves cry is a genius work of art?

on a prince "fansite"

hmmmmmmmmmm.

let me think about it.

yes i still dig the studio recording.

no it hasnt lost its "GENIUS" value .

nayroo2002 said:

best.

song.

ever.

prost.

nuff said....

Dear Spirit,

I still dig the studio recording of When Doves Cry.

It has not passed its GENIUS value for me, and never will.

The song seamlessly combines adolescent yearning and existential angst, with simmering sexuality and ultra funky rhythm and minimalism. That is GENIUS. It is not a bit tamed, it is untranslatable, it is a barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

love,

artist76

This SonG Was And Always Will Be In My top 3, No matter What!

The "Ocean of Violets In Bloom" And the "Animals Striking Curious Poses"... I JUST LOVE IT!

This song still kicks but.

My least favorite of his big hits. I do not like any of the live versions (always thought he focused on the wrong elements of the song when arranging the live versions).

The studio one is... A deep cut. It's hard to listen to on a regular basis, for me. I probably go 6+ months between listens.

nayroo2002 said:

best.

song.

ever.

prost.

at least the most original Prince song, pure class!

also the best selling single in the US 1984 according Rolling Stone?

Spinlight said:

My least favorite of his big hits. I do not like any of the live versions (always thought he focused on the wrong elements of the song when arranging the live versions).

The studio one is... A deep cut. It's hard to listen to on a regular basis, for me. I probably go 6+ months between listens.

i feel the same way about wdc and purple rain

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still his very best song

it doesn't matter how many years have passed by...or how many great songs he wrote after that...

Spinlight said:

My least favorite of his big hits. I do not like any of the live versions (always thought he focused on the wrong elements of the song when arranging the live versions).

The studio one is... A deep cut. It's hard to listen to on a regular basis, for me. I probably go 6+ months between listens.

Spinlight,

I hear you on it being a deep cut. And I also agree; it's also at once GENIUS and yet at the same time a difficult song from a bubblegum pop point of view. It's not like Kiss in that respect, which is also GENIUS but very easy to listen to.

love,

Spirit

jonylawson said:

SpiritOtter said:

Dear Prince.org,

Do you still dig the studio recording of When Doves Cry?

Or has it long past its GENIUS value for you?

love,

Spirit

Are you asking prince fans do we still believe when doves cry is a genius work of art?

on a prince "fansite"

hmmmmmmmmmm.

let me think about it.

yes i still dig the studio recording.

no it hasnt lost its "GENIUS" value .

Enough said. Copy, save, and print .