Yes or No? I think he did Bonnie proud with this one-he kinda put his own sexy spin on it Me likey alot

i haven't listened to this one in a long, long time. from what i remember i liked it

a lot, but only the first half. then he takes the song into this whole weird sexual

direction that felt kind of weird to me.

don't get me wrong, i don't mind sexual prince or prince just crooning about his

lady, not at all. just not on this song. it felt a bit out of place here.

but i'll have to give it another listen, perhaps i remember it wrong.

the covers on emancipation were all quite good.

Was a yeah, then a meh, now a nay.

Initially yes, then only about a week or so later, I heard George Michaels version which totally blows Princes version away, even if he had written this himself....

As P. himself said straight afterwards, "Turn off that weak jam man, come on..."

'dre

I like it, but I agree that the version by George Michael is superior.

In retrospect I think it's the best of the cover songs on Emancipation. At least in the sense that it actually fits his style. The other songs sound a bit out of place on it (as great a song as "La, La, La (Means I Love U" is, it's not really something that he needed to do himself).

I absolutely LOVE Bonnie Raitt's original. It makes me cry because the emotion is so strong.

I think George Michael's version is "whiny".

Prince should have just changed the title to "I Can't Make You Sleep with Me".

nurse said:

The Bonnie Raitt version (the original) is one of my fav songs of all time but I love Prince's version. I just heard Bon Iver's version about a month ago and that version is superior to prince's cover

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Big, fat "nay" on that one.

I hate that song no matter who does it. "I know you don't love me but sleep with me anyway so I can pretend you do." Really? Yuck. Do something productive - go out and find your self respect.

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Not really a fan of any of the Emancipation covers. I would have much preferred to have had four more new Prince originals. I like all of the unreleased songs on Emancipation: The Secret Chapter better than the covers.

Big no...both GM's and Bonnie Raitt's versions are amazing, Prince version didn't do anything to me.

chocolate1 said:

I absolutely LOVE Bonnie Raitt's original. It makes me cry because the emotion is so strong.

I think George Michael's version is "whiny".

Prince should have just changed the title to "I Can't Make You Sleep with Me".

It's true

NeonCraxx said:

Yes! I didn't know it was a cover until my dad told me when we were listening to it in the car. lol

You gotta learn

IstenSzek said:

i haven't listened to this one in a long, long time. from what i remember i liked it

a lot, but only the first half. then he takes the song into this whole weird sexual

direction that felt kind of weird to me.

don't get me wrong, i don't mind sexual prince or prince just crooning about his

lady, not at all. just not on this song. it felt a bit out of place here.

but i'll have to give it another listen, perhaps i remember it wrong.

the covers on emancipation were all quite good.

All the covers on there were quite nice-I think he did decent with this one. It's overly sexual cuz it's Prince

MarquessMarq said:

Was a yeah, then a meh, now a nay.

why?

DreZone said:

Initially yes, then only about a week or so later, I heard George Michaels version which totally blows Princes version away, even if he had written this himself....

As P. himself said straight afterwards, "Turn off that weak jam man, come on..."

'dre

Dammit now I gotta go looking for GM's version

novabrkr said:

I like it, but I agree that the version by George Michael is superior.

In retrospect I think it's the best of the cover songs on Emancipation. At least in the sense that it actually fits his style. The other songs sound a bit out of place on it (as great a song as "La, La, La (Means I Love U" is, it's not really something that he needed to do himself).

Out of all the covers he's done I La La makes me cringe sometimes-it's kinda one of those songs that should be left alone with just the original version

ArielFriend said:

nurse said:

Yes or No? I think he did Bonnie proud with this one-he kinda put his own sexy spin on it Me likey alot

I must be meant to respond as it was playing when I saw your note. I love his version, and I'd always liked BR's. I like Prince's delivery--he sounds like he means it and breaks my heart.

yes he does sound like he means business

ARock said:

The Bonnie Raitt version (the original) is one of my fav songs of all time but I love Prince's version. I just heard Bon Iver's version about a month ago and that version is superior to prince's cover

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Imma go with Bonnie, then Prince. I will give George's a chance, but that's it man

So for all you folks who don't like it I guess sexual Prince isn't your thing

nursev said:

So for all you folks who don't like it I guess sexual Prince isn't your thing

Listening to it right now Where he says "I offer you sexual relations" Lol, UGGGHHH I love this man!

Great remake

nursev said:

So for all you folks who don't like it I guess sexual Prince isn't your thing

It's not that...

I'm not big on remakes anyway, but then he changed the meaning of the song.

nursev said:

rialb said:

Not really a fan of any of the Emancipation covers. I would have much preferred to have had four more new Prince originals. I like all of the unreleased songs on Emancipation: The Secret Chapter better than the covers.

Indeed, even having "1000 hugs and kisses" in pl of a cover would have been decent.

slightly off-topic, the George Michael version is on the Unplugged sessions for those searchin'... it's a very VERY good show all round.

'dre

This is a definite yes. Baby boy tore that falsetto up. When he sings I can't make U love me, then has that line come in again right behind it, just dayum!

Prince knows he can put his "mark" on a song. That's what I love about him. The other versions pale in comparison to me.

nursev said:

MadamGoodnight said:

This is a definite yes. Baby boy tore that falsetto up. When he sings I can't make U love me, then has that line come in again right behind it, just dayum!

Prince knows he can put his "mark" on a song. That's what I love about him. The other versions pale in comparison to me.

... as a few of you all have mentioned, when I heard it ( originally ) I didn't know it was Bonnie Raiit written / penned.

I feel Prince did the song justice and I'm not embarrassed to say I tear up when I hear this song or her's