me 1st:

Terence Trent D'Arby - Dance Little Sister

D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel)

Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Til It's Over

Madonna - She's Not Me

Childish Gambino - Redbone

what about you?

soladeo1 said:

This Women’s Work by Kate Bush

grerat choice....maxwell did ok version also

"Never Never Land" by Todd Rundgren. Always imagined him playing that in his solo piano spot live.

Natural Selection "Do Anything"

Ready For The World "Oh Sheila"

I'm Too Sexy- Right Said Fred

I'm honestly shocked he never coved Sade live. I'm sure that would be beautiful.

I wish he covered more P-funk during his lifetime, especially with the SOTT/LS band.

Patience - Guns & Roses

homesquid said:

Natural Selection "Do Anything"

Ready For The World "Oh Sheila"

oh yes oh sheila great choice!

i think some are confusing others trying to convey a "Prince sound" rather than Prince actually covering someone else in a "Princely" fasion.

OR

the op is literally searching for others who have tried the "PRNSound".

ANYHOO...

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i LOVED that he did "Whole Lotta Love" live and wondered what his rendition of "Fool In the Rain" would have sounded like.

The effects that Jimmy Page used for that solo is something i think Prince tried a few times like on "Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic".

alphastreet said:

A couple of songs on Justin Timberlake’s second album, can’t recall the names right now

Doesn't hurt that John Blackwell and Mike Scott were in his band for that tour, too. The album was FutureSex/LoveSounds. There were some Minneapolis type moments on the album. "Love Stoned," "Damn Girl," and even the title track would've been good Prince tunes.

Totally agree with "Dance Little Sister." I'm really surprised he never did "Wishing Well" at a show somewhere.

Totally disagree with "She's Not Me." Terrible album, terrible song. But I can see the gener play ideology there. It's a Pharrell production and we know how horribly Prince and Neptunes shit can happen. (Although, to their credit, they had a terrible song of his to try and work with.) As far as Madonna song, "I'd Rather Be Your Lover," "Love Tried To Welcome Me," "Swim," come to mind. Sure, "Like A Prayer" seems to always be on that list, but others are more interesting.

I'd still like to hear his Shania Twain cover. If it exists.

funkman88 said:

grantevans said:

funkman88 said:

me 1st:

Terence Trent D'Arby - Dance Little Sister

D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel)

Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Til It's Over

Madonna - She's Not Me

Childish Gambino - Redbone

what about you?

Why would Prince need to sing songs that are purely derivative of his own work

didn't i just say that?

is this thing on???

nayroo2002 said:

i think some are confusing others trying to convey a "Prince sound" rather than Prince actually covering someone else in a "Princely" fasion.

OR

the op is literally searching for others who have tried the "PRNSound".

ANYHOO...

.

i LOVED that he did "Whole Lotta Love" live and wondered what his rendition of "Fool In the Rain" would have sounded like.

The effects that Jimmy Page used for that solo is something i think Prince tried a few times like on "Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic".

i would love 2 ask Prince why the drastic key change he used for his version of whole Lotta love?

The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens

For some reason I always wanted him to cover this.

grantevans said:

funkman88 said:

me 1st:

Terence Trent D'Arby - Dance Little Sister

D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel)

Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Til It's Over

Madonna - She's Not Me

Childish Gambino - Redbone

what about you?

Why would Prince need to sing songs that are purely derivative of his own work

because he stole do me baby from Andre cymone and party up from Morris Day and Do yourself a favor from Pepe willie

I'm watching The Jets "Crush On You." This is a good Prince song. Big synths, funky riffs, hooky throughout. Sounds like somethine he may have written for someone else, too.

I noticed, in the video, they have a standing drummer. I remember Prince saying he wanted a standing drummer, too. Lots of band choreography... just a lot of Prince nods, I believe. Of course, they're from Minneapolis, so they obviously grew up and were weened on the best.

Also, something like "Lost In Emotion" from Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam feels like something he would've written for Sheila. (Has she claimed to have written it yet? Asking for a friend.)

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soladeo1 said:

This Women’s Work by Kate Bush

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exactly that.

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''Everything In It's Right Place'' by Radiohead.

Yep. I'm sure he would've done a great version of that,with a snearing guitr solo.

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''Sunrise'' by Norah Jones.

''Fun For Me'' and ''Day For Night'', both songs by Moloko.

''Indian'' by Eg abd Alice.

''Georgie Porgy'' by Toto.

''Life's What You Make It'' by Talk Talk.

''Je The Lion'' & ''Fame'' & ''Absolute Beginners'' by David Bowie.

''I Feel Love'' by Donna Summer.

''Louise'' by The Human League.

and so much more

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tab32792 said:

He liked "Miss You" but I thought "Emotional Rescue" was the Stones song that Prince would slay live.

Others include:

"Stop The World," Maxwell

"Help Me," Joni Mitchell (clearly)

"(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Gonna Go," Curtis Mayfield

"You Never Can Tell," Chuck Berry

"Rebel Rebel," David Bowie

"Crosstown Traffic," Jimi Hendrix (the allegories remind me of LRC)

"(You Caught Me) Smilin'," Sly & the Family Stone

"Maybe Your Baby," Stevie Wonder (Camille-ish vibe)

"Inspiration Information," Shuggie Otis

"Under The Influence," Cee-Lo

"Gone Baby, Don't Be Long," Erykah Badu

"Breathing Underwater," Hiatus Kaiyote

"Sweet Talk." Jessie Ware

"I'm On The Floor," Lewis Taylor

"The Blues," Tony Toni Tone

Anything from 1926. The year modern music was born. You can hear the funk right there.

TrivialPursuit said:

I'm watching The Jets "Crush On You." This is a good Prince song. Big synths, funky riffs, hooky throughout. Sounds like somethine he may have written for someone else, too.

I noticed, in the video, they have a standing drummer. I remember Prince saying he wanted a standing drummer, too. Lots of band choreography... just a lot of Prince nods, I believe. Of course, they're from Minneapolis, so they obviously grew up and were weened on the best.

Also, something like "Lost In Emotion" from Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam feels like something he would've written for Sheila. (Has she claimed to have written it yet? Asking for a friend.)

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oohh crush on you woulda been greaaaaaaaattt!

GREAT LIST HERE

namepeace said:

He liked "Miss You" but I thought "Emotional Rescue" was the Stones song that Prince would slay live.

Others include:

"Stop The World," Maxwell

"Help Me," Joni Mitchell (clearly)

"(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Gonna Go," Curtis Mayfield

"You Never Can Tell," Chuck Berry

"Rebel Rebel," David Bowie

"Crosstown Traffic," Jimi Hendrix (the allegories remind me of LRC)

"(You Caught Me) Smilin'," Sly & the Family Stone

"Maybe Your Baby," Stevie Wonder (Camille-ish vibe)

"Inspiration Information," Shuggie Otis

"Under The Influence," Cee-Lo

"Gone Baby, Don't Be Long," Erykah Badu

"Breathing Underwater," Hiatus Kaiyote

"Sweet Talk." Jessie Ware

"I'm On The Floor," Lewis Taylor

"The Blues," Tony Toni Tone

The most obvious

"Push Up" by the Freestylers I think - "Pussh up, your body, your sexy body baby"

Do anything by Natural Selection (Minneapolis group)

Would I lie to you, Charles and Eddie

Oh Sheila by Ready for the world

Twist in my sobreity by Tanika Tikaram

Say I'm your number one by Princess

Just an Illusion and Body talk by Imagination (Their lead singer is a dead ringer for Prince).

funkman88 said:

GREAT LIST HERE

namepeace said:

He liked "Miss You" but I thought "Emotional Rescue" was the Stones song that Prince would slay live.

Others include:

"Stop The World," Maxwell

"Help Me," Joni Mitchell (clearly)

"(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Gonna Go," Curtis Mayfield

"You Never Can Tell," Chuck Berry

"Rebel Rebel," David Bowie

"Crosstown Traffic," Jimi Hendrix (the allegories remind me of LRC)

"(You Caught Me) Smilin'," Sly & the Family Stone

"Maybe Your Baby," Stevie Wonder (Camille-ish vibe)

"Inspiration Information," Shuggie Otis

"Under The Influence," Cee-Lo

"Gone Baby, Don't Be Long," Erykah Badu

"Breathing Underwater," Hiatus Kaiyote

"Sweet Talk." Jessie Ware

"I'm On The Floor," Lewis Taylor

"The Blues," Tony Toni Tone

He played Maybe Your Baby live in 1994 and 2005.