Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance

"Be Your Man" - Jesse Johnson

Jeff Buckley - Everybody here wants you

of Montreal - St. Exquisite's Confession, Sex Karma, Godly intersex

Jamie Lidell - i wanna be your telephone,

Sam Sparro - Hot Mess; Cling wrap

Max Tundra - Which song

SimonCharles said:

Most of Terence Trent D'Arby's catalog - but especially Supermodel Sandwich and Vibrator.

I would also say especially

Holding on to you and Perfumed Pavillion

herb4 said:

"Hella Good" - No Doubt

"Slave" Britney Spears

"Straight Up" - Paula Abdul

"Nicotine and Gravy" - Beck

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"Nicotine and Gravy" - Beck

That.

Hell, that whole album is a damn wonderful ode to Prince.

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LoveGalore said:

Genesia said:

That album should be called "Of the Purple Colour of the Sky" (rather than Blue). The whole thing (listen to the songs WTF and Skyscraper, too) bleeds purple - something the OK Go guys freely admitted.

https://www.rollingstone....y-255130/

https://www.npr.org/templ...=122102471

BTW, OK Go was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. They were phenomenal and weird and inventive and everything a fan of theirs would expect. This was the Hungry Ghosts tour. Tbh, I think all of their records have a strong but subtle Prince vibe, but they did go over the top with it on Blue Sky and Hungry Ghosts (in a good way, imo).

They came to Madison once (around the itme of Blue Sky) and I'm still kicking myself for missing it.

mtlfan said:

I've always said "Debra" by Beck is the best Prince song Prince never made.

Sounds like a Parody of a Prince impersonator.

So many from 80s radio...but Janet Jackson's "Escapade" is pure Prince via Jam/Lewis.

Waltervandenvogelwejde said:

How about "A Case of You?"

"Red Light Special" - TLC
"Aint to Proud to Beg" - TLC

just this morning heard something rather new on the radio

Ed Prosek - make it easy

very Princely, very unknown but like it instantly

not for being princely but for being princely and really good

sad this stuff isn't recognized more...check it out

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"Give It To Me Baby" - Rick James

allegedly recorded with gear Rick stole from Prince

Waltervandenvogelwejde said:

just this morning heard something rather new on the radio

Ed Prosek - make it easy

very Princely, very unknown but like it instantly

not for being princely but for being princely and really good

sad this stuff isn't recognized more...check it out

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Thanks

Nice song, even a more cool video.

Quite Princey indeed.

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"I Want Your Sex" - George Michael

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Aaron Taylor - ''I think i love you again''

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jdcxc said:

mtlfan said:

I've always said "Debra" by Beck is the best Prince song Prince never made.

Sounds like a Parody of a Prince impersonator.

I think that's probably half the point.

Kind of a fun thread so thanks for starting it, OP.

I keep thinking of new ones off the top of my head

"Control" - Janet Jackson
"What Have You Done for me Lately?" - Janet Jackson
"On the Bound" - Fiona Apple
"This Love" - Maroon 5
"Sussudio" - Phil Collins

How about "Sex Machine?"

These are a few songs that my sister thought WERE Prince:

D'Angelo "Untitled"
RFTW - "Oh Sheila" (the "Sheila" part convinced people even more!)
Natural Selection - "Do Anything"

A few more that sound Princey-ly:

TLC - "Waterfalls" or "Creep"
Beck - "Debra"

Jason Derulo - "Want To Want Me"

herb4 said:

Waltervandenvogelwejde said:

SimonCharles said:

Most of Terence Trent D'Arby's catalog - but especially Supermodel Sandwich and Vibrator.

I would also say especially

Holding on to you and Perfumed Pavillion

Two wonderful shouts, yes.

sro100 said:

How about "Sex Machine?"

I don't think songs that came out before Prince hit large really count (?)

Unless I'm missing the spirit of the thread.

herb4 said:

sro100 said:

How about "Sex Machine?"

I don't think songs that came out before Prince hit large really count (?)

Unless I'm missing the spirit of the thread.

There were no qualifiers.

That's why I also included "A Case of You."

Can you really listen to those 2 songs and not think they sound Princely?

LoveGalore said:

Vannormal said:

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I wish he wrote these songs or at least covered them :

Liesa Van Der Aa : ''Inhale'' (from ''Easy Alice'' album) - (the complexity of it...)

Roisín Murphy - ''Rama Lam (Bang Bang)'' - (th'e weirdness of it all)

Grace Jones - ''Pull Up To The Bumper'' - (love to hear him do a BlackAlbum-ish sound on that one)

Grace Jones - ''Night Clubbing'' - (ah... a 1982 type a song for him to do)

d'Angelo - ''Chicken Grease'' - (speaks for itself)

Talk Talk - ''Life's What You Make It'' - (with a stunning Prince guitar solo... just imagine...)

Talk Talk - ''Happiness is easy'' (serious pop Prince would do wonders to this i believe)

Michael Jackson - ''Bad'' - (the duet, just for that first line...)

Robert Palmer - ''Want You More'' - (with a 1985 W&Lisa involvement, hmmmmm)

Madonna - ''Erotica'' (Prince would do it nastier)

Madonna - ''Into The Groove'' - (i remember her live version with the Keith Haring style, it was so great ! But an 80'S Prince-sound would do great things to this song)

Radiohead - '''Everything In It's Right Place'' - (for the monotonous greatness of it, SOTT era-ish sound)

The Police - ''Synchornicity'' - (with a Batman-ish sound to it)

Donna Summer - ''I Feel Love'' - (extended version with a 1979 vide to it)

Aretha Franklin - ''Spanish Harlem'' - (for the vocals of it)

AC/DC - ''Whole Lotta rosie'' - (let Prince rock on this)

The Doobie Brothers - ''What A Fool Believes'' - (again for his fantastic harmonies on this)

Steely Dan - ''Peg'' - (for artty farty reasons, but then the good ones)

SLy & Robbie - ''Boops'' - (that!)

Pink Floyd - ''Shine On You Crazy Dimaond'' - (just fot the extended guitar soloing Prince of it)

Les Rita Mitsuko - ''Singing In The Shower'' - (poppy Prince)

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Love Roisin!! I always thought "Ruby Blue" and "Movie Star" and "Dear Miami" had Princey vibes.

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Well then you have to listen to her new album ''Roisin Machine'' !

It's the best DISCO ever reinvented. Disco is on a revival. Gaga's last album, Doja Cat, The Weekend, Kylie's new album, all shamlessly reliving the Dicso era with loads of gourgeous sloppy repetitive pumping and heavenly cheesy embellishments.

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Liesa Van Der Aa - ''Inhale''

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIlRAKnF3F4

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Unknow to most of you I'm sure.

This fucked up crazy track is like one long (7+ minutes) 'next level Prince'.

Give it a spin.

As if she does a crossover between Prince's 'Crystal Ball' and 'Calhoun Square' on this one, imho.

The weirdest conversations and whimsical going-ons.

Nice musical turns and funky basslines, witchy fill-ins and Princey voice pitchings.

And those crazy conversations.

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Actually the whole album ''Easy Alice'' is like that.

Suprisingly fresh and unique in it's sound and songs.

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