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Thread started 05/21/15 4:45pm

purplethunder3
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Hmm, who says Prince can't do a great cover song...

Just My Imagination from the Small Club boot is wonderful. So there! lol cool

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Reply #1 posted 05/21/15 5:19pm

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yeah and I love his covers of" One of us" and" I can't make u love me" better than the originals
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Reply #2 posted 05/21/15 5:21pm

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Don't laugh.. I even love the cover "Betcha By Golly Wow!"...

Sweet pop song..


I have loved this cover from day 1. It was the Most Beautiful Girl In The World part II, at the time.

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Reply #3 posted 05/21/15 5:25pm

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Yes it is nod. Where you been? giggle All his takes on this song are magical fallinluv. That new Munich 1 is great too. Eric goin off and whatnot touched. One of Us is his best cover on wax imo hmmm.
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Reply #4 posted 05/21/15 5:37pm

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purplepolitician said:

Yes it is nod. Where you been? giggle All his takes on this song are magical fallinluv. That new Munich 1 is great too. Eric goin off and whatnot touched. One of Us is his best cover on wax imo hmmm.

I ain't been no where--just haven't listened in quite a while... lol

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Reply #5 posted 05/21/15 6:49pm

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thedance said:

Don't laugh.. I even love the cover "Betcha By Golly Wow!"...

Sweet pop song..


I have loved this cover from day 1. It was the Most Beautiful Girl In The World part II, at the time.



No laughing there!


That's one of his best vocal performances ever in my opinion. That's a great track

Very odd pick for a leadoff single-but that's nothing new.
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Reply #6 posted 05/21/15 8:40pm

thisisreece

Crimson and Clover. Enough said.

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Reply #7 posted 05/21/15 11:02pm

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I was just listening to "When Will We B Paid" and that's about as good as a cover gets, along with "Anotherlove." I always liked "Purple House" too.

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Reply #8 posted 05/22/15 12:39am

jaawwnn

Get on Up is a great cover, pity it was never released

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Reply #9 posted 05/22/15 3:26am

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He does some excellent covers indeed. Many great ones on live boots.

He also does some really shitty covers. Everyday [sic] is a Winding Road is atrocious.
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Reply #10 posted 05/22/15 7:41am

pdiddy2011

He has some great covers.

I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to hear what he would do with Isaac Hayes The Look of Love.

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Reply #11 posted 05/22/15 8:17am

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xpertluva said:

I was just listening to "When Will We B Paid" and that's about as good as a cover gets, along with "Anotherlove." I always liked "Purple House" too.


Never thought Prince did bad covers. Some better than others. I particularly like Betcha By Golly Wow, One of Us, & When Will We Be Paid.But Purple House is the best imo studio version and live version.
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Reply #12 posted 05/22/15 8:36am

jcurley

Prince as a musician resisted covers which I think is why when he did they were so good. One of us was far better than the original. As said earlier betcha by golly wow I think was phenomenal. Pure pure pure. Whatever people say about emancipation I think it showcased prince as an arrived grown up n this was probably best exemplified by the covers.
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Reply #13 posted 05/22/15 8:42am

Lette

Did Prince recently cover Love me tender by Elvis? would've loved to hear that. Did anyone from the org hear it?
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Reply #14 posted 05/22/15 8:56am

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LALALA Means Eye Cream My Jeans.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #15 posted 05/22/15 12:45pm

Chosen

His covers are descent, but the selections aren't all that exciting. Bands like the Foo Fighters are better at covering his songs.

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Reply #16 posted 05/22/15 4:29pm

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Anotherlove

Original by Alice Smith, Rebecca Jordan and Reginald "Syience" Perry

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Reply #17 posted 05/22/15 4:31pm

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jaawwnn said:

Get on Up is a great cover, pity it was never released

nod Yup music

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Reply #18 posted 05/22/15 7:13pm

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purplethunder3121 said:[quote]

Just My Imagination from the Small Club boot is wonderful. So there!

One of my favorites too! I keep hoping someday he'll cover Joe Cocker's "Unchain My Heart."

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Reply #19 posted 05/24/15 5:09am

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2freaky4church1 said:

LALALA Means Eye Cream My Jeans.

eek eek lol

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Reply #20 posted 05/24/15 9:51am

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Let me say this, LotusFlow3R is one of those first albums I ever had. And "Crimson and Clover" was my favorite track and still is. For a while that was my favorite Prince cover... ...and then I discovered the album Emancipation.
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Reply #21 posted 05/24/15 2:24pm

SPYZFAN1

The jazzy version of "Red House" is hip too. There's a show where he covered "Voodoo Chile", "Skin Tight", "Sweet Thing" and "The Girl Can't Help It" (NOT the Journey song...Little Richard) and he killed it.

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Reply #22 posted 05/24/15 5:54pm

avasdad

ehh...he has more covers that suck than are good...

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Reply #23 posted 05/24/15 7:35pm

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avasdad said:

ehh...he has more covers that suck than are good...

This.

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Has been known to kill other artist's songs, including HIS!!!

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mad

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Reply #24 posted 05/24/15 7:54pm

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callimnate said:

avasdad said:

ehh...he has more covers that suck than are good...

This.

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Has been known to kill other artist's songs, including HIS!!!

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mad

That's not in my collection. lol

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Reply #25 posted 05/25/15 11:30am

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2freaky4church1 said:

LALALA Means Eye Cream My Jeans.

yeeess lawd

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Reply #26 posted 05/25/15 12:17pm

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I have never seen the green sticker before.. - it's not on my made in germany-copy, (I wish it was - looks good).

The cover art is certainly better than the music (on the 1999 new master) => barf

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Reply #27 posted 05/25/15 1:11pm

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I'm still a sucka for Whole Lotta Love. When he performed it in ATL in '04 it was the only song played with the house lights on. A nice rock break.

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Reply #28 posted 05/25/15 6:07pm

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Just My Imagination from Small Club is amazing. There's also the preformance from New Morning Club in '87 which is good. I also love Crimson and Clover and would love to hear him do a complete version of A Case Of You in the same vain as the 83 First Avenue Show.

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Reply #29 posted 05/26/15 11:19am

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breakdown2k14 said:

yeah and I love his covers of" One of us" and" I can't make u love me" better than the originals

Yes, so agree - his covers are like new births to the old versions.
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