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Prince’s best melodies We had a recent thread discussing 777-9311 and Prince’s best drum patterns and beats. While his rhythm gets a lot of deserved attention, what about his melodies? I’d sometime asked you to list your favorites, or list melodies that illustrate Prince’s genius, what ones would you name? |
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Are you trying to figure out what "melody" means? You haven't listed your own list of favorites "Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends" |
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Diamonds and Pearls, Nothing Compares 2 U, Question of U are some songs that came to my mind. [Edited 6/25/23 16:54pm] |
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Condition of the Heart |
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So far people have only listed slow songs… |
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Love 2 The 9s My Love Is Forever 1999 | |
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you know what's interesting is that p is my favorite artist ever ever and if you asked me what i looked for in music first and foremost i would say melody but i've never really thought to myself that melody is the reason i listen to his music so much. |
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Raspberry Beret D.M.S.R Manic Monday When You Were Mine When Doves Cry Purple Rain
All have great melodies that are not just chorus based The Orger formally known as JAYJOE
"He might have better luck if he was drumming with his dick" |
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. .- Interesting that you mentioned it, because I never felt like Prince was the ´melody guy´ like Stevie Wonder or Elton John, and lots of his songs are almost raps, but at the same time, he made such unforgettable songs that werent grooves only. Most people cant create songs like 1999, When Doves Cry, etc |
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How could I forget this one? One of his best |
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Prince was a very interesting song-writer.
Rhymically he was a ground-breaking highly innovating phenom. The Linn Drum/Minneanapolis Sound is a HUGE controbution to pop music.
Melodically, he was also super talented, obviously.
He really had a great ear for a hook.
Some of his best melodies, IMO, are songs like:
Raspberry Beret Little Red Corvette Anotherloverholenyohead Cirlce of Armour I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Way Back Home The Breakdown |
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CANNOT believe I missed ICNTTPOYM off my list amazing and amazing melody, possibly my favorite Prince song (top 3 for sure) The Orger formally known as JAYJOE
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it might not be the most obvious one but to me the most beautiful one is "Joy In Repetition", | |
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There are some great suggestions here. If I had to pick a favorite, it might be Manic Monday. |
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"My Tender Heart". I'm bad with lyrics but I love this vocal melody so I looked it up and ehhhhh, seems like a notch above in the 'ole Prince cannon if I try to hum it or try to put some of these words to melody, No? The style of the melody has this masterful mix of elegant yet despondent, too. [Edited 6/28/23 5:23am] |
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This is an interesting question, one that I have thought of before. Especially in his uptempo songs, Prince's melodies are pretty simple. Lot of motives of just a few or even single notes that repeat/modulate (but hey, didn't do Beethoven do the same in the 5th). Prince made such melodies interesting by his vocal delivery and production features, thus resulting in great and catchy pop songs.
His ballads, on the other hand, feature more complex melodies that develop. Some good examples are mentioned already in this thread. Do you agree with this? Or other visions? [Edited 6/28/23 11:28am] |
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Anotherloverholenyohead Arms Of Orion Raspberry Beret Animal Kingdom The Glamorous Life Erotic City When Doves Cry I Would Die 4 U International Lover When You Were Mine If The Kid Can't Make U Come Sometimes It Snowes In April This Could B Us Dorothy Parker I Wish U Heaven Adore Under The Cherry Moon In A Larger Room With No Light I Love U But I Don't Trust U Anymore 17 Days It's Gonna B A Beautiful Night "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972) |
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Nothing compares 2 U Beautiful Ones Scandalous |
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Question of U, absolutely. | |
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"The Grand Progression" "The Beautiful Ones" "Joy in Repetition"
"Just as Long as We're Together" "Stll Waiting" "Father's Song"
"Goodbye" "Had U" "Eye Hate U" "When Eye Lay My Hands On U" "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore" "Little Red Corvette"
Givin' up food for funk. | |
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