Yes he did kind of do his own version of uncredited "covers". "Colonized Mind" comes to mind.
And "Spill the wine".
The chorus of "Planet Earth" irritates me. How could he get away without giving credit to Barry Manilow? Maybe because Manilow stole from Chopin? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Could_It_Be_Magic
Yes he did kind of do his own version of uncredited "covers". "Colonized Mind" comes to mind.
And "Spill the wine".
The chorus of "Planet Earth" irritates me. How could he get away without giving credit to Barry Manilow? Maybe because Manilow stole from Chopin? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Could_It_Be_Magic
Which one lifts from "Spill the wine"?
The NPGMC track My Medallion, the chorus is very obviously lifted.
Heavenly wine and roses seems to whisper to me when you smile...
Always cry for love, never cry for pain...
CR is not a classic but certainly is a fun song that help to lift Planet Earth. I always tap my foot and Bob my head to it!
'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything.
That drumbeat and the bass are a disco cliché and hardly something that is unique to the song linked above. That's what disco was largely about, recycling a very limited number of musical ideas to the point that the songs could not be distinguished easily from each other. That's one of the reasons so many hated the genre.
That drumbeat and the bass are a disco cliché and hardly something that is unique to the song linked above. That's what disco was largely about, recycling a very limited number of musical ideas to the point that the songs could not be distinguished easily from each other. That's one of the reasons so many hated the genre.
it also allowed club DJs to mix songs together so people dancing didn't miss a beat and kept grooving in time. Similar to the way House music did through the 90s. More of a dance experience than a listening experience
'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything.
It's a great song - a great catwalk song I love it
I know right! That's what I think of when I hear it. It's a fun song for when you are getting ready to go out and party and trying to decide on outfits and make up!
I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince.
The Disco sound makes it sound like a throwaway track.
Having said that, the lyrics are actually pretty deep:
Chelsea Rodgers was a model Thought she really rocked the road, yes she did Kept her tears up in a bottle Poured them out to save her soul
Ask her what she liked the most She said, she liked to talk to Jimi's ghost, Ow! Fantasy, her friends boast (This girl is fly) Chelsea's fly, like coast to coast (Mmmm) Hollywood or Times Square If the party's fly, my girl is there (yes she is) Purple's on and bounce in her hair 21st Century hippy, Chelsea don't care
Try to catch her if you can (Come on now together) You never see her with my man (Uh, a brother got to jump n the water) He must be baptized, according to the masterplan, 'Fore she give up the good thang Go ahead Chelsea! (Go ahead Chelsea!)
No cut diamonds, and designer shoes (Uh, no-no!) 'Cause she's too original from her head down to her feet (Rehab) (If you want to) (just don't mean no me) Chelsea don't eat no meat, still got butt like a leather seat Go ahead Chelsea! (Go ahead Chelsea!)
Come on Next to her they just a fool. Chelsea read more books than a few Moses was a Pharoah in the 18th Dynasty And Rome was chillin' in Carthage in 33 BCE And the day that we stop counting, we live as long as a tree Go ahead Chelsea, teach me! Go ahead Chelsea.
Make a promise to your higher self, get you nothing, fame and wealth You don't be chasing nobodies ghost. Of everything, make the most (Come on!)
The Disco sound makes it sound like a throwaway track.
Having said that, the lyrics are actually pretty deep:
Chelsea Rodgers was a model Thought she really rocked the road, yes she did Kept her tears up in a bottle Poured them out to save her soul
Ask her what she liked the most She said, she liked to talk to Jimi's ghost, Ow! Fantasy, her friends boast (This girl is fly) Chelsea's fly, like coast to coast (Mmmm) Hollywood or Times Square If the party's fly, my girl is there (yes she is) Purple's on and bounce in her hair 21st Century hippy, Chelsea don't care
Try to catch her if you can (Come on now together) You never see her with my man (Uh, a brother got to jump n the water) He must be baptized, according to the masterplan, 'Fore she give up the good thang Go ahead Chelsea! (Go ahead Chelsea!)
No cut diamonds, and designer shoes (Uh, no-no!) 'Cause she's too original from her head down to her feet (Rehab) (If you want to) (just don't mean no me) Chelsea don't eat no meat, still got butt like a leather seat Go ahead Chelsea! (Go ahead Chelsea!)
Come on Next to her they just a fool. Chelsea read more books than a few Moses was a Pharoah in the 18th Dynasty And Rome was chillin' in Carthage in 33 BCE And the day that we stop counting, we live as long as a tree Go ahead Chelsea, teach me! Go ahead Chelsea.
Make a promise to your higher self, get you nothing, fame and wealth You don't be chasing nobodies ghost. Of everything, make the most (Come on!)
These aren't typical Prince party song lyrics.
Excellent point! I have always liked the song because it revealed a different side of Prince, an explicitly Disco side, and the lyrics are intriguing. No, it's not in my Top 25 but I never press Fast Forward when the song comes up in shuffle mode. If you like Disco, you probably like this song. If you don't like Disco, the song probably irritates you. To each his/her own. Yes, the song does stay in your head for a while.
Love this song. If you imagine "Chelsea Rodgers" to be his drag-name, it kind of sounds like he's singing about himself in the third person. It puts a whole other spin on the lyrics.
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This is always the way I took the song, well not as a drag persona per se, but similar to the androgyny of Camille.
Love this song. If you imagine "Chelsea Rodgers" to be his drag-name, it kind of sounds like he's singing about himself in the third person. It puts a whole other spin on the lyrics.
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This is always the way I took the song, well not as a drag persona per se, but similar to the androgyny of Camille.
Thank God someone else can hear it that way too. I thought I was going mental.
"PRINCEY ROGERS WAS A MODEL" (etc.) is how I like to screech along to it.
I love Chelsea Rogers as a catchy tune. Add in Sticky Like Glue next to it on every upbeat catchy Prince mix. Have to check my playlists, but those two came to mind.
Did U ever feel that life was like lookin' 4 a penny in a large room with no light?
The chorus of "Planet Earth" irritates me. How could he get away without giving credit to Barry Manilow? Maybe because Manilow stole from Chopin? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Could_It_Be_Magic
My mother loved Barry Manilow so as soon as I heard Planet Earth the Could It Be Magic bit stuck out like a sore thumb
I don't want to break any hearts, but Prince borrowed a bit in "Strange Relationship" from Funkadelic's "Let's Make It Last." To paraphrase Salvador Dali, an artist has to be influenced by something or they will create nothing.
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