God damn, I keep on listening to Adore at the gym and it still sounds so fresh. The arrangement, the voice, the instruments, THAT sitar!, the lyrics, the climax. It all blends together so well. THIS right here is why I refuse to put his music in the 80's category. And, as I keep repeating, this was made in freaking 1987! It's hard to make something timeless around that time and without being to minimalistic, now that is an achievement by itself. But he did it and boy does it stand the test of time. Take a bow son, take a bow.

TraSoul82 said:

I don't really understand the "of the eighties" portion of the title.

Best ballad of the 1980's including all artist who were making music from 1980-1989. For instance, I think that "Father Figure" by George Michael is a strong contender. But Adore is just soooooooo good.

It¿s a beautiful ballad, and the end with those choruses, and listend this song in the evening, it is magical.But i haven't listened enough 80's music to claime something like that, perhaps for me that title goes to "Don't Give Up" form Peter Gabriel.

It¿s a beautiful ballad, and the end with those choruses, and listend this song in the evening, it is magical.But i haven't listened enough 80's music to claime something like that, perhaps for me that title goes to "Don't Give Up" form Peter Gabriel.

This is THE ballad of all time imo.

terrig said:

214 said:

It¿s a beautiful ballad, and the end with those choruses, and listend this song in the evening, it is magical.But i haven't listened enough 80's music to claime something like that, perhaps for me that title goes to "Don't Give Up" form Peter Gabriel.

It's alright, but not Adore to me. What stands out with Adore compared to other ballads during the time period is that it flows so brilliant throughout the whole song, no unnecessary bridge. Just minor details in some parts. Like one of the climax where he tells her she can do anything to him and then....."Hmmmmm, well maybe not the ride" OMG moment I. Or where he in despair tells her that the angels are looking down and they know "I'm not fucking just for kicks" OMG moment II.

Wolfie87 said:

Or where he in despair tells her that the angels are looking down and they know "I'm not fucking just for kicks" OMG moment II.

That must be what makes it the PERFECT wedding song of ALL time.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

MOVE OVER ALICIA THIS CHIC DOES IT BETTER

AWEsome!!

RosesRred said:

MOVE OVER ALICIA THIS CHIC DOES IT BETTER

AWEsome!!

Interesting. I appreciate the attemp. The significant changing of the arrangement makes for an interesting tune, but it's nowhere near the level of the original. This reworking kind of reminds me of Prince's own reworkings of some classic unreleased songs: Extraloveable and 1000 Hugs & Kisses especially. They get a contemporary twist, but the power of originals are erased by a too laidback arrangement and vocal delivery.

No it is not the best of the 80's. I dont even think it is the best by Prince. To each their own though.

That or "Ocean Rain" by Echo and the Bunnymen

the eighties?? Are you kidding me??!!!

Could possibly be the greatest song ever recorded!

I am not joking.

The harmony of the chorus.

The falsetto.

The Lyrics!

His backround voices.

The horns.

THE LYRICS!!

All cimaxing together at the end of the song.

Genius.

Written almost 30 years ago yet still time has not outdated this song.

PURE ROMANCE

Yes, yes, yes to everything here. I love it. A veritable niagara of cascading vocal harmonies and sex on wax mixed with sincere deep love lyrics.

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Part of the reason I call myself Adorecream.

Adore ranks among the stars in the firnament imo.

"Adore" is one of the two songs on "SOTT" that I've never liked.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

It's the PERFECT wedding song of ALL time!

Live he has done it even better. Plus a lot of celebrities has used it 4 their wedding song like Steve Harvey.

Who?

Adorecream said:

Wolfie87 said:

ComeHereLetMeCutYourHair said:

His backround voices.

The horns.

Forgot to mention those two. Christ, are they great. And correct me if I'm wrong, or is it Prince that are doing the background voices too? So much depth and layers surrounding this song.

Oh come on, there are more opinions on this forum isn't there? I would love to talk more about this amazing body of work

Wolfie87 said:

Wolfie87 said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

not better than Michael's The Lady In My Life, but still a great song

Halen said:

not better than Michael's The Lady In My Life, but still a great song

Adore is better than The Lady