Prince songs that resemble each other

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Reply #31 posted 02/03/23 11:12am

Chastity

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Reply #32 posted 02/03/23 11:44am

RJOrion said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

nayroo2002 said:

"IT"/"WHEN DOVES CRY"

I'm not seeing it.

Me either

I see it.

Sparse, complex drum pattern
Dry, crispy guitars ripping thru
Stark, artful use of synths (especially stabs)

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Reply #33 posted 02/03/23 6:10pm

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LoveGalore said:
RJOrion said:
Me either
I see it. Sparse, complex drum pattern Dry, crispy guitars ripping thru Stark, artful use of synths (especially stabs)

Drum machines, guitars and synths, you say? If that's the criteria, then every Prince song resembles every Prince song.

ha actually my MJ-stan mom might have said something similar once. I was trying to make conversation, "hey ma did you know ____ song by ____ was actually written by Prince." "Oh yeah." "Really?" "Yeah." "How long?" "Mmm.. Always." "Really?" "Yeah, I mean... they're kinda all the same, you know, I mean they're all... clearly... Prince."

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Reply #34 posted 02/03/23 6:14pm

WhisperingDandelions said:

LoveGalore said:

RJOrion said:
Me either

I see it. Sparse, complex drum pattern Dry, crispy guitars ripping thru Stark, artful use of synths (especially stabs)

Drum machines, guitars and synths, you say? If that's the criteria, then every Prince song resembles every Prince song.

Come on. You know they aren't that far apart.

Yes, there is way more space in the mix on It, but WDC is often touted as being THE iconic example of Prince intentionally creating sparse arrangements that showcase each instrument distinctly (including his voice). Literally they're the same DNA, missing bassline and all. I'd be more curious what people think is dissimilar about them.

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Reply #35 posted 02/03/23 6:31pm

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LoveGalore said:
Come on. You know they aren't that far apart. Yes, there is way more space in the mix on It, but WDC is often touted as being THE iconic example of Prince intentionally creating sparse arrangements that showcase each instrument distinctly (including his voice). Literally they're the same DNA, missing bassline and all. I'd be more curious what people think is dissimilar about them.

Look man I lack the musical vocabularly/nomenclature to perhaps properly dilineate,

but WDC synth is like waewoowaewoowaewaowaewaoo all constant like a flutter. It's a lil squeeky. It's like a treadmill, it keeps going.

whereas "It" is more waew...woo... waeew..wwooo..wae..woo. More spacing. More tension. It's a completely different vibe. It's like tip-toeing in the middle of the night.

Drum wise they're even more distinct. "It" pattern is straight forward, direct and electro. Like anyone with a loop program could make a beat like that. WDC is more stuttered and you'd kind of have to have a better sense of rhythm/timing to properly pull it off on your own, and that's before you smother it in guitar effects which would require yet another layer of understanding/ability.

And most of his 80s stuff has the bassline reduced or omitted completely, even when it's there the basslines themselves are always lowest in the mix in the 80s. Miles Davis talked about it.

Now if you're just talking arrangement and choice of instruments... then my mom is correct, they're all the same, in the 80s anyway.

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Reply #36 posted 02/03/23 6:55pm

WhisperingDandelions said:

LoveGalore said:

Come on. You know they aren't that far apart. Yes, there is way more space in the mix on It, but WDC is often touted as being THE iconic example of Prince intentionally creating sparse arrangements that showcase each instrument distinctly (including his voice). Literally they're the same DNA, missing bassline and all. I'd be more curious what people think is dissimilar about them.

Look man I lack the musical vocabularly/nomenclature to perhaps properly dilineate,

but WDC synth is like waewoowaewoowaewaowaewaoo all constant like a flutter. It's a lil squeeky. It's like a treadmill, it keeps going.

whereas "It" is more waew...woo... waeew..wwooo..wae..woo. More spacing. More tension. It's a completely different vibe. It's like tip-toeing in the middle of the night.

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Bruv. It's synths go "weeeeewooowooowooweeeee" constantly thru the song with the Oberheim going BWEEMP BWEE-WEE-WEE-WEEEMP in stabs akin to the calliope sounding thing in WDC.

They're the same fucking song!!!!! And a baseline being low in the mix doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Prince has some famous baselines. Most of his songs DI have baselines, that's one reason why WDC, Kiss, and It stand out.

Don't play me.

Edit: Autocorrect got me on bassline.
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Reply #37 posted 02/04/23 7:58pm

7souls

Melody Cool sounds similar to Act Of God to me

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Reply #38 posted 02/05/23 3:36pm

cfluid

Damn U - Poor Little Bastard

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Reply #39 posted 02/05/23 4:17pm

homesquid

"jughead" = "purple rain"

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Reply #40 posted 02/08/23 10:43am

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Irresistable Bitch/Cloreen Baconskin/Tricky

777-9311/Grace (Haha!)

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Reply #41 posted 02/08/23 1:47pm

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Unless I missed it, I didn't see anyone mention On The Couch / Satisified.

Another pair is Erotic City / 1+1+1 is 3

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Reply #42 posted 02/09/23 8:10am

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Lolita and Soft and Wet played back to back sound like they were cut from the same cloth.

Welcome home class. We've come a long way. - RIP Prince

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Reply #43 posted 02/12/23 10:57am

dualboot

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jazzz said:
For You - Had U

They are connected

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Reply #44 posted 02/13/23 7:36pm

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GaryMF said:

Irresistable Bitch/Cloreen Baconskin/Tricky

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777-9311/Grace (Haha!)

I'd always thought Cloreen Baconskin and Tricky were literally the same song, with Tricky being an excerpt / edited version. I was surprised when I read on PV they were recorded seperately.

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Reply #45 posted 02/14/23 12:14pm

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100 mph reminds me of another Prince song but I can't put my finger on it.

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Reply #46 posted 02/14/23 3:50pm

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paisleyparkgirl said:

100 mph reminds me of another Prince song but I can't put my finger on it.

Was it something you heard?

don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."

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Reply #47 posted 02/14/23 3:52pm

TrivialPursuit said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

100 mph reminds me of another Prince song but I can't put my finger on it.

Was it something you heard?

Someone told her one time but

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Reply #48 posted 02/14/23 4:41pm

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LoveGalore said:
TrivialPursuit said:

Was it something you heard?

Someone told her one time but

We would be dangerous together in person.

don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."

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Reply #49 posted 02/14/23 4:46pm

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LoveGalore said:
TrivialPursuit said:

Was it something you heard?

Someone told her one time but

huh ?

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Reply #50 posted 02/14/23 4:51pm

paisleyparkgirl said:

LoveGalore said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Was it something you heard?

Someone told her one time but

huh ?

Anyways, did you think of the song yet or what. Don't leave us hanging.

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Reply #51 posted 02/14/23 5:26pm

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LoveGalore said:
paisleyparkgirl said:

huh ?

Anyways, did you think of the song yet or what. Don't leave us hanging.

I was hoping you guys would help.

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Reply #52 posted 02/14/23 5:51pm

paisleyparkgirl said:

LoveGalore said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

huh ?

Anyways, did you think of the song yet or what. Don't leave us hanging.

I was hoping you guys would help.

You'll have to let us know what parts sound familiar, no?

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Reply #53 posted 02/15/23 2:29am

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falloff

strange things happen in puerto rico

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Reply #54 posted 02/15/23 5:20am

RJOrion

I saw paisleyparkgirl up the street. She looked pretty bad. Any idea how she got that way?

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Reply #55 posted 02/15/23 6:22am

RJOrion said:

I saw paisleyparkgirl up the street. She looked pretty bad. Any idea how she got that way?

You gonna get married?

....never get married.

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Reply #56 posted 02/15/23 7:38am

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Is the water hot enough ?

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Reply #57 posted 02/15/23 8:25am

JorisE73

paisleyparkgirl said:

Emancipation-Mountains.

Rearrange-Ladycabdriver

When u love Somebody-In This Bed I scream

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker-What do u want me to do

Adore-Crucial

A acoustic guitar and piano version of I Love U in Me was mentioned some years ago that resembles I love U but I don't trust u anymore.

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Reply #58 posted 02/15/23 8:30am

RJOrion

Shut Up Lisa, please....

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Reply #59 posted 02/15/23 8:50am