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The 1970 song "Super Bad", really listen... I always like to go back and listen to many of the artists that influenced Prince in his early years. Yesterday I listened to Super Bad by James Brown. You can hear so much that came into Prince's own music later on this one!
1) The short intro before James sings sounds similar to Sexy MF. (not a rip-off, but you can hear it)
2) JB does some screams in it.
3) Some of the lyrics sound like something P would write. "I'm Super Bad, don't need no one else", And "Sometimes I feel so good, want to kiss myself!"
4) JB calls out to the band in the song.
I swear, Prince was some kind of musical sponge, no wonder his style is hard to pin into a category. It is a great song, give it a spin!
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"a musical sponge" I like that. ![]() | |
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And Gett Off has a segment of Mother Popcorn that starts right when P says “Like James used to say. | |
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Prince's love for JB cannot be understated. It tends to get overlooked on this board when discussing his influences. Just like MJ this guy idolized Mr. Brown. | |
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U so correct! Good morning children...take a look out your window, the world is falling... | |
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What people miss with the constant Hendrix or Brown comparisons is Prince's major pulls from Santana.
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Yeah, he is heavy on Santana; it's in there. (in the sponge......) Sorry could not resist that one. Dang, no sponge emoticon!
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