bonatoc said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

I don’t know why you are taking this so personal and calling me names.

Aren't you the one who went in the Janet Jackson thread to call people "weirdos"?

MickyDolenz said:

June7 said:

Quincy Jones has gone on record - a while ago, (so this is old news for a lot of you) saying MJ asked Prince to be co-singer on what was initially supposed to be a duet with him for the song, Bad.

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Prince's infamous response in a Chris Rock interview, in his best sarcastic "Camille" type attitude was, "The first lyric in the song is 'Your butt is mine', who's saying that to whom? 'Cause I ain't singing that to you, and sure as hell ain't singing that to me!” *

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With his response, he (according to Susan Rogers) sent him a redone version of the song MJ sent to him, all funked out P style saying, "Now this is BAD", or something like that. Funny Quincy never said anything about that, though. I would love to know how Michael received that version of his song.

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My question is this - regardless of the lyric, wouldn't this have been an epic collab? It's too bad they never did anything artistically together - and props to MJ for reaching out, and on and on .... BUT DON'T YOU WANT TO HEAR THIS TRACK?! I think it would be amazing - perhaps that's one of the treasures in the vault.

Maybe one day we'll hear it ... hint, hint, Ms. Sharon L Nelson??

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*(paraphrasing - don't remember the actual quote - but it's pretty accurate)

BTW where did Susan tell that story? I'd never heard it b4.

WhisperingDandelions said:

luvsexy4all said:

do Madonna freaks have the Prince version???

I thought this was the only official released version, 5 mins in (+ lil bit of intro). I welcome being corrected (really) but I think they banned the main corrector.

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no ..i mean with Prince vocals

luvsexy4all said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

I thought this was the only official released version, 5 mins in (+ lil bit of intro). I welcome being corrected (really) but I think they banned the main corrector.

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no ..i mean with Prince vocals

There's no such thing.

WhisperingDandelions said:

spacedolphin said:

No, probably not, Prince said that they called the album Bad because Pathetic wouldn't fit on the sleeve... P found the lyrics cringe-worthy...

And yet, five years later, he released "My name is Prince..."

Those lyrics... *cringe*

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

bonatoc said:

I'll leave some flowers on your inner child's grave, Bitter Feline.

I don’t know why you are taking this so personal and calling me names. Now that’s the very definition of childish.

You call that "calling names"?
You need a hug or som'thin'?
When I'm in calling names mode,
it's Tourette's machine gun gone berserk. You wouldn't stand a chance.

"Personal"? You're projecting, Kitty Kat.
This is a public forum, not a ring.
You're the one who told everybody to "grow up",
as if you were the sole adult in the place.

Clean your own litter first, Scarlett Pussy.

bonatoc said:

Michael was better than prince and this ate at Prince...so he tried to down everything MJ was doing cuz he knew he was in 2nd place for 80's biggest artist.

kidmelody2012 said:

Michael was better than prince and this ate at Prince...so he tried to down everything MJ was doing cuz he knew he was in 2nd place for 80's biggest artist.

[Snip - luv4u]

The subject matter of the thread:

Quincy Jones has gone on record - a while ago, (so this is old news for a lot of you) saying:

MJ asked Prince to be co-singer on what was initially supposed to be a duet with him for the song, Bad.

Regardless of the lyric, wouldn't this have been an epic collab?

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ChocolateBox3121 said:

kidmelody2012 said:

Michael was better than prince

[Snip - luv4u]

Come on,children.....we're not in 1985 anymore comparing these two amazing artists is so childish.Put your toys away and GROW UP!

langebleu said:

The subject matter of the thread:

Quincy Jones has gone on record - a while ago, (so this is old news for a lot of you) saying:

MJ asked Prince to be co-singer on what was initially supposed to be a duet with him for the song, Bad.

Regardless of the lyric, wouldn't this have been an epic collab?

Yes, epic. I thought I read somewhere that Lenny, P and MJ all kick'd it in a studio chatting for a good amount of time? Could it be possible they recorded together then? There has to be something...

kidmelody2012 said:

Michael was better than prince and this ate at Prince...so he tried to down everything MJ was doing cuz he knew he was in 2nd place for 80's biggest artist.

Correction.

Prince made 9 or is it 10 excellent albums during the 80s....

MJ?? had a lot of great singles, only 2 MJ-albums during this decade..


Prince wins -- always....

Peace & BW...

Quit answering bait and stick to the topic please.

langebleu said:

Quit answering bait and stick to the topic please.

I think they're actually right on topic.
This is precisely what "Bad" was: childish from the beginning.
"Who's better, you or me?"

Of course Prince wouldn't participate in such immature display of abilities (or a mass charity-washing).
Besides, Michael could only write melodies "à la Michael". I just can't hear Prince singing that melody and rhythm, no matter what the lyrics could have been.

Michael developed a tendency to adourn everything with hysterical sixteenth notes, there's always something frantic about his delivery ("dah! duh! woooh! hee!"), all this inner repression accumulated through the years became the trademark of his anguished vocal performances.

It started with Bad the album ; he always sounds like he's in some kind of pain, even in feelgood songs like "The Way You Make Me Feel". He doesn't sound turned on at all, he sounds desperate to know what it feels like. It sounds great because the throath is in constant fight for control, but underneath the guy is boiling, and it's not from desire, it's mostly rage ("Another Part Of Me"). The constant hiccuping reveals it. Even soft songs like "Liberian Girl", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", always this damn hiccup, the non-stop sobbing, deep down the guy's not happy. At all.

In all the albums before Bad, there is a Happy Michael (in fact, it's mostly Happy Michael). The success of "Thriller" broke something, maybe the joy of making music for what it is, not this obsession to sell a fucking hundred millions, which is not making an artistic statement, it's just being the system's bitch. "Be Not Always" is the first crack in the pavement. It's not exclusive to Michael, no one can sustain that much fame and expectations while keeping a sane mind. And the masses went crazy for this crucifixion, the guy who would never lead a normal life again (but did he ever?). The saddest part is that he felt forced to keep on with this shit. Whereas Prince showed them the finger, and how.

Prince was an adult at sixteen, at twenty-eight he certainly had no business singing with a child, even a prodigy one.

Who's bad? Prince is.
Michael is innocent, your honor.

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Prince was an adult at sixteen, at twenty-eight he certainly had no business singing with a child, even a prodigy one.

Who's bad? Prince is.
Michael is innocent, your honor.

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How about at 31 with Tevin Campbell?

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SoulAlive said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

[Snip - luv4u]

Come on,children.....we're not in 1985 anymore comparing these two amazing artists is so childish.Put your toys away and GROW UP!

They were both amazing artists. They were similar and very different in aspects. Even though many of us wanted to see some sort of collaboration between the 2 of them, it is nice to see that they both respected each other and seemed to have formed a camaraderie.

WeDaBest said:

SoulAlive said:

Come on,children.....we're not in 1985 anymore comparing these two amazing artists is so childish.Put your toys away and GROW UP!

They were both amazing artists. They were similar and very different in aspects. Even though many of us wanted to see some sort of collaboration between the 2 of them, it is nice to see that they both respected each other and seemed to have formed a camaraderie.

Yup. But Prince was all about more than "Just Good Friends".
Questionaire, What did U stand 4?