Moonbeam said:

the kind that comes from a person that knows deep down that he is wrong, but somewhat likes the Ginuwine version, so he's exaggerating and trying to provoke a violent reaction from Prince fandom at large

AaronSuperior said:

Your wisdom is great, Aaron.

AaronSuperior said:

yes it sux...it sux major quantities of the sweatiest warthog booty known 2 mankind.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

That one's actually pretty good, but G's WDC is horrible.

EvilSkittle said:

oh my GOD. what do you like about that?

Put down the needle, put down the spoon.

I like Ginuwine but his version does not compare to Prince's.I thought Ginuwine's version was terrible!
That's just the truth. But it's a free country and u are entitled to your opinion

Wack Beyond Belief.Ginuwine is a Lucky Cat.because back in the day He would be so Lucky to be a Back-Up Dancer for Prince or MJ.but Singing? Hell NAW! even if it wasn't a Cover Song it sounds so Flat&Lacks any feeling IMHO.He should Leave Cover Versions alone&truth be told Singing as well.

MattyJam said:

Lay off the crack pipe

Essence said:

The needle and the damage done.



This thread is pretty comical.

I really detest the Prince fan community, for reasons best depicted in this thread.

At this moment in time, I get more enjoyment out of hearing Ginuwine's take on the track, over Prince's. Is that such a big deal?

If you enjoy Prince's version better, I have no beef with that. But don't insult me simply because my opinion differs.

Somebody said that I was dismissing everybody who claimed Prince's was better. That is NOT the case. I merely felt that the over-defensive manner in which many fans approached this thread was indicative of over-zealous, obsessive fans.

I only downloaded Ginuwine's cover this morning and the track re-got me, in a way I haven't felt about the song for years. Being honest, I've probably forgotten somewhat the impact the original had on me when I first heard it. So perhaps my original comments were a little pre-mature. But you know what it's like when you're really diggin' a song...

MattyJam said:

You as a Music Critic need to clean yo ears!

if it wasn't for Ginuwine's looks, he would have been dumped a long time ago...

how he even got to do a Prince cover in the first place is beyond me...

editd to prevent deactivation heh
[This message was edited Tue Apr 15 14:00:36 PDT 2003 by rdhull]

MattyJam said:

This is probably a joke... If it isn't , this person needs to be run back into the hills where he came from

WHAT THE ???

Its so clear this brother has no taste in music.That song will never be recovered better than the way it is.

MattyJam said:

I detest people who are tone deaf

I really detest the Prince fan community we're a bunch of bastards, aren't we?
I like the Patti Smith version because it has a humility vibe and at least she didn't try to "improve" it
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[This message was edited Tue Apr 15 16:07:05 PDT 2003 by jn2]

i still says Ginuwine's version sucks

MattyJam said:

Annnd, what do YOU know about production?? That is the way the song was MEANT to sound.

calldapplwondery83 said:

Umm PR was 'LIVE' it was not recorded in a studio, only WDC was not.

R U KIDDING? EVERY COVER EYE HEARD OF "WHEN DOVES CRY" IS COMPLETE GARBAGE. ESPECILLY THAT COUNTRY SINGER THAT TRIED IT. BLEH.

Sorry, listen again. There are good covers and bad covers..

this one is worse than bad, its distasteful

MattyJam said:

Not at all. But you immediately jumped down people's backs for not agreeing with you.



The first two posts were not overly defensive at all ( and ! were the first posts), but you immediately "rolled your eyes at predictable and blinded Prince fanatics."



There's nothing wrong with liking it, even liking it more. It's just music- it's not so sacred that taste needs to be uniform. However, you immediately got on the defensive. That's all.
[This message was edited Tue Apr 15 17:07:24 PDT 2003 by Moonbeam]

OK I just finished listening to it. If I could slap you through the internet I would.

MattyJam said:

It's not called snobby elitism... it's called difference of opinion, everyone has with it and we should accept that... i'm only a casual Prince enthusiast but i still prefer his version of When Doves Cry over Genuwine's cover...

LittlePill said:

MattyJam said:

I really love the Prince fan community, for reasons best depicted in this thread:


When somebody's ignorant, we call them on it and beat it out of them

MattyJam said:

hypocrite. that's exactly how YOU were acting, over-defensive.

AaronSuperior said:

it's the org way, dammit!!!