CherryMoon57 said:

CalhounSq said:

I hear you I guess I heard him do it 2 or 3 times, absolutely loved it every time, he killed it (in a good way) for me

I guess it didn't help that I had listened to the Led Zeppelin version for years prior to hearing Prince doing it. In general I tend to prefer originals over covers.

Same here - if I had to choose, I'd go with the original... BUUUUUT Prince doing it is just fucking AWESOME to me, & very very very close second

QueenofCardboard said:

^ The Small Faces - "You Need Lovin" properly-credited cover version that was released a couple years before the Zeppelin version sounds even more like the "original Zeppelin version," too, if anyone wants to trace the full chronology of the rip-off. Pretty interesting.

CalhounSq said:

CherryMoon57 said:

I guess it didn't help that I had listened to the Led Zeppelin version for years prior to hearing Prince doing it. In general I tend to prefer originals over covers.

Same here - if I had to choose, I'd go with the original... BUUUUUT Prince doing it is just fucking AWESOME to me, & very very very close second

One a sligthly different note, it's quite strange to think that I was pulled up onstage that night Prince sang that Led Zep cover at the IndigO2, Robert Plant being the only other artist that pulled me onstage before Prince did. Talking about coincidences. Stuff like this really makes you wonder sometimes...

WhisperingDandelions said:

^ The Small Faces - "You Need Lovin" properly-credited cover version that was released a couple years before the Zeppelin version sounds even more like the "original Zeppelin version," too, if anyone wants to trace the full chronology of the rip-off. Pretty interesting.

I have heard the previous versions, but Led Zeppelin who took it to another level, totally owning it imo. As for the Muddy Waters version, you can also hear parts that have probably inspired Van Morrison's Gloria too (She makes me feel so good, She makes me feel alright, etc.). Everyone is inspired by someone. And since there's nothing new under the sun...

CherryMoon57 said:

CalhounSq said:

Same here - if I had to choose, I'd go with the original... BUUUUUT Prince doing it is just fucking AWESOME to me, & very very very close second

One a sligthly different note, it's quite strange to think that I was pulled up onstage that night Prince sang that Led Zep cover at the IndigO2, Robert Plant being the only other artist that pulled me onstage before Prince did. Talking about coincidences. Stuff like this really makes you wonder sometimes...

Damn, man - talk about lucky!!! That's fucking AWESOME

prince did a bad job with this cover....

CherryMoon57 said:

Another Prince contradiction: He didn't want anyone to do covers of his music, but he did covers. True Gemini!

zoso1978 said:

Another Prince contradiction: He didn't want anyone to do covers of his music, but he did covers. True Gemini!

He’s equally put out by covers of his songs, Glee’s version of Kiss being the latest offender. “There’s no other art form where you can do that. You can’t go and do your own version of Harry Potter. Do you want to hear somebody else sing Kiss?”

- Prince, The Guardian (2011)

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Prince also covered the song "Creep" by Radiohead

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I can understand why Prince didn't want anyone to cover any of his songs because I also don't want anyone to cover any of his songs.

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I am not saying it isn't hypocritical, but it is how I feel.

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I appreciate that Prince covered Whole Lotta Love, bu I vote for Led Zep version.

Led Zep are one of my top 10 favorite bands and even though I love me some Prince, no one can top the original in my mind. But agree with others he did some good covers of other songs.

In the funeral service arrangements portion of my will, I've made it clear that I only want music by Prince to be played. I know that requests like that are frequently ignored and I anticipate that many would object to my choice for a variety of reasons. So, I specifically stated that anyone who had a problem with it should listen to Prince's version of Whole Lotta Love because I was certain that it would convince them that not only was my request valid, it was indisputable.

And what a phenomenal cover THAT was. His version was better than Radiohead's version in my opinion!

QueenofCardboard said:

Prince also covered the song "Creep" by Radiohead

Princes version ... i would dance all night put on repeat.................. until i was sweaty ..... oh my brings back memeroies ! but still love's Led !!!!!

man that song and Guitar ... brought the Heat!!!! Prince brings the HEAT!!!

Honeywild........! still sweet......

CherryMoon57 said:

The main problem is Prince's voice for rockers ; i have always thought he has a better voice for soft numbers, ballads, jazz tracks, funk, than for some hard rockers ; so, i think his rendition of 'Whole Lotta Love is better than Led Zeppelin for the lead guitar (his guitar solo on the song is excellent) but his voice is usually too weak for singing rockers.

This is also the reason for which i prefer when his rockers are sung by others (like Tamar for 'Redhead Stepchild' for example).

Good singers for rockers are, amongst other ones, Hendrix and Billy Gibbons, they have a solid, adapted voice, and a good tone for rocks songs.

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DollyDagger said:

CherryMoon57 said:

One a sligthly different note, it's quite strange to think that I was pulled up onstage that night Prince sang that Led Zep cover at the IndigO2, Robert Plant being the only other artist that pulled me onstage before Prince did. Talking about coincidences. Stuff like this really makes you wonder sometimes...

PLEASE...elaborate. Never met Prince but met Robert Plant before a concert in California and Jimmy Page in Santa Fe. I had seen Robert Plant earlier shopping the shops around the square. They played a concert in Albuquerque the next night. Having seen LZ play Whole Lotta Love live and Robert Plant play it recently in Dallas, was unbeatable, IMO. But hearing Prince play it is thrilling. I can't imagine Plant and Page doing justice to When Doves Cry.

Wow, that's interesting. I've been to Santa Fe and Albuquerque too but didn't meet them there, only Navajos and cowboys lol. Strangely It's not totally impossible to imagine Robert Plant doing When Doves Cry actually, for some reason I think it would suit him... better than Prince singing Led Zeppelin. What year did you see them play?
For me, it was during a BBC recording for Top of the Pops and Top Of the Pops 2 TV shows in March 1998. I wasn't really following their career at the time but a colleague had invited me to come along... I was sitting on the speaker on the left at the front during the whole concert (facing Robert Plant) and at the end of the session, they called people onstage and I got up and went to hug him. He was really nice and had really soft locks lol. I’ll try and see if I can find some videos of it online.
They were using the Plant & Page name and they sang some of their classics and two songs I'd never heard before, one was very arabic sounding. I think they were promoting a new album that was going to come out later that year. I had listened to them a lot a few years before but never saw them live until then.

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Ok, here goes... This is a little embarrassing for me as it's the very first time I see these since I was there and just realised how silly I looked back then, plus perched on that speaker lol. I had darker and shorter hair then (shoulder length), wearing a long purple patchwork skirt (looks almost black in the footage) and a jumper that looks dark too but it was of a rust colour in real. There are a few glimpses of me throughout on the first video.

https://www.youtube.com/w...f-crfyWvNM

This is the one when I went to hug Robert at the end but you can only see a few glimpses of me during the song and my face a little at the end (in between clapping hands - I had to slow the video down a little to properly catch it) coming back from hugging Robert as I go back towards the audience (2:32-2:33)

https://www.youtube.com/w...VQCOnFTwfU

CherryMoon57 said:

Ok, here goes... This is a little embarrassing for me as it's the very first time I see these since I was there and just realised how silly I looked back then, plus perched on that speaker lol. I had darker and shorter hair then (shoulder length), wearing a long purple patchwork skirt (looks almost black in the footage) and a jumper that looks dark too but it was of a rust colour in real. There are a few glimpses of me throughout on the first video.

https://www.youtube.com/w...f-crfyWvNM

This is the one when I went to hug Robert at the end but you can only see a few glimpses of me during the song and my face a little at the end (in between clapping hands - I had to slow the video down a little to properly catch it) coming back from hugging Robert as I go back towards the audience (2:32-2:33)

https://www.youtube.com/w...VQCOnFTwfU

Wow u r a lucky lady to have been there! Thanks for sharing!!!

Led's is better. the version of Prince doing it (on the Las Vegas DVD) made prince look like an armature guitarist compared to Jimmy.

what about "Plectrumelectrum" which was totally lifted from LZ's "the Ocean"

CherryMoon57 said:

Ok, here goes... This is a little embarrassing for me as it's the very first time I see these since I was there and just realised how silly I looked back then, plus perched on that speaker lol. I had darker and shorter hair then (shoulder length), wearing a long purple patchwork skirt (looks almost black in the footage) and a jumper that looks dark too but it was of a rust colour in real. There are a few glimpses of me throughout on the first video.

https://www.youtube.com/w...f-crfyWvNM

This is the one when I went to hug Robert at the end but you can only see a few glimpses of me during the song and my face a little at the end (in between clapping hands - I had to slow the video down a little to properly catch it) coming back from hugging Robert as I go back towards the audience (2:32-2:33)

https://www.youtube.com/w...VQCOnFTwfU

Very cooooool!!!!!!!

I was at the Shoreline in San Francisco in 1990 and Alana Myles was Robert Plant's opening act. A friend and I finagled our way backstage for the meet and greet before the show. It was a quick hello to Robert and then I spoke for a while with a band member, Charlie who ended up being Robert's daughter's husband and the father of her two children. He was from a part of England that I have visited and have friends there. At the time I think Robert was involved with Alana Myles. He was lovely to look at (understatement).

In October 1996, I was in Santa Fe with my husband and two children. Robert Plant was shopping and I was pushing my son in his stroller. When we went to dinner, Jimmy Page and his now ex-wife were standing next to us at the door waiting to be seated. My husband was holding our one year old and we chatted about how hard it was to get baby sitters that are trustworthy because they had a new baby with them on tour but back at the hotel. He was very kind and sweet.

DollyDagger said:

CherryMoon57 said:

Ok, here goes... This is a little embarrassing for me as it's the very first time I see these since I was there and just realised how silly I looked back then, plus perched on that speaker lol. I had darker and shorter hair then (shoulder length), wearing a long purple patchwork skirt (looks almost black in the footage) and a jumper that looks dark too but it was of a rust colour in real. There are a few glimpses of me throughout on the first video.

https://www.youtube.com/w...f-crfyWvNM

This is the one when I went to hug Robert at the end but you can only see a few glimpses of me during the song and my face a little at the end (in between clapping hands - I had to slow the video down a little to properly catch it) coming back from hugging Robert as I go back towards the audience (2:32-2:33)

https://www.youtube.com/w...VQCOnFTwfU

Very cooooool!!!!!!!

I was at the Shoreline in San Francisco in 1990 and Alana Myles was Robert Plant's opening act. A friend and I finagled our way backstage for the meet and greet before the show. It was a quick hello to Robert and then I spoke for a while with a band member, Charlie who ended up being Robert's daughter's husband and the father of her two children. He was from a part of England that I have visited and have friends there. At the time I think Robert was involved with Alana Myles. He was lovely to look at (understatement).

In October 1996, I was in Santa Fe with my husband and two children. Robert Plant was shopping and I was pushing my son in his stroller. When we went to dinner, Jimmy Page and his now ex-wife were standing next to us at the door waiting to be seated. My husband was holding our one year old and we chatted about how hard it was to get baby sitters that are trustworthy because they had a new baby with them on tour but back at the hotel. He was very kind and sweet.

These are great stories and interesting contexts what great memories these must be for you! I agree that Robert is a very sweet and friendly guy (and yes lovely to look at ). He talked to the audience a lot in between songs, was very relaxed throughout the show and carried on chatting with us after the recording had finished.
A friend of mine had recorded the footage when it was originally aired but he misplaced the VHS tape. I had no idea this was online until you asked me the detail and I started looking for it, so I have to thank you for it.

AnnaStesia10 said:

CherryMoon57 said:

Ok, here goes... This is a little embarrassing for me as it's the very first time I see these since I was there and just realised how silly I looked back then, plus perched on that speaker lol. I had darker and shorter hair then (shoulder length), wearing a long purple patchwork skirt (looks almost black in the footage) and a jumper that looks dark too but it was of a rust colour in real. There are a few glimpses of me throughout on the first video.

https://www.youtube.com/w...f-crfyWvNM

This is the one when I went to hug Robert at the end but you can only see a few glimpses of me during the song and my face a little at the end (in between clapping hands - I had to slow the video down a little to properly catch it) coming back from hugging Robert as I go back towards the audience (2:32-2:33)

https://www.youtube.com/w...VQCOnFTwfU

Wow u r a lucky lady to have been there! Thanks for sharing!!!

Sorry, just saw your comment now. You're welcome

Now if someone could help me find the footage of that 13/14th September night at the IndigO2... That woud be quite something.

As much as I love Prince, the majority of his covers at best match the original and seldom improve upon or surpass it. He falls well short of Led Zeppelin with Whole Lotta Love. Besides Creep and While My Guitar Gently Weeps, for me arguably his greatest cover is the unreleased studio version of P-Funk's Cookie Jar.

march said: