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Thread started 04/12/24 1:09pm

ExTAFKASoladeo
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Favorite Prince Song That's Not A Prince Song??

Hard to beat Ready For The World's OH SHIELA, am I right????

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Reply #1 posted 04/12/24 1:18pm

themanfromnept
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Georgio - Sex Appeal

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Reply #2 posted 04/12/24 3:50pm

WhisperingDand
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The-Dream - "Fast Car"

Andre 3000 - "Spread"

Justin Timberfake - "Sexy Ladies"

Beck - "Debra", "This Is My Crew"

Those two songs from A Goofy Movie sung by Tevin Campbell as Powerline: "Stand Out" and "Eye 2 Eye"

The Ready for the World one is probably the best tho, it gets extra points for including a Prince-associate name like "Sheila". I also like their "Love You Down" as a top shelf Prince xerox.

[Edited 4/12/24 15:52pm]

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Reply #3 posted 04/12/24 4:05pm

TrivialPursuit

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Yahzarah recorded a song called "Last To Leave," from her 3rd album The Ballad of Purple St. James that is - as I have always called it - the ballad Prince should have written (and should be mad he didn't).

I interviewed Yahzarah back in 2011. We did a lightening round of Q&A. I asked her, "Purple Rain, or Sign O the Times?" She picked SOTT. She's a huge Prince fan.

Also - controversial on here - Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Ladies" from his most Princesque album to date, FutureSex/LoveSounds. From the same album, "[Another Song] All Over Again" sounds like Prince in his 3121 or Planet Earth era.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #4 posted 04/12/24 8:05pm

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I haven't heard it, but when rock legends record a spoof, it's probably worth a listen.

https://ultimateclassicro...orld-song/
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Reply #5 posted 04/12/24 8:06pm

PJMcGee

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... by Traveling Wilburys.
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Reply #6 posted 04/12/24 9:14pm

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Natural Selection - Do Anything
Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #7 posted 04/12/24 10:02pm

dplatt

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Natural Selection - Do Anything

That's my vote too. it took me quite a while to be convinced that Prince didn't have anything to do with this one.

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Reply #8 posted 04/12/24 10:59pm

BlueShakooo

God Bless the Mechanic - Judith Hill
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Reply #9 posted 04/13/24 5:29am

funkbabyandthe
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Dangelos how does it feel
Timberlakes until the end of time
Beyonce's 1+1
Becks debra
Radiohead's house of cards
Muse's supermassive black hole
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Reply #10 posted 04/13/24 2:41pm

nayroo2002

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OH!

i thought this was about Prince recording somebody else's shit.

For me, the best was "When Will We B Paid".

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #11 posted 04/13/24 7:08pm

TrivialPursuit

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funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Timberlakes until the end of time


Everyone lists that because of one drum sound in it that they think he sampled from "Raspberry Beret;" as if no one else could ever have a similar sound on a record without a sample. The drums aside, it's very much not a Prince sounding song. The other one on there (that I listed) is 100% more Princesque.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #12 posted 04/14/24 12:39am

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The songwriting and melody isnt typically prince like
But the music, the production, could be.
There are many tracks that use the same drum sounds as famous prince records
But the way its used on this one is more like prince
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Reply #13 posted 04/14/24 4:00am

dodger07

November Rain and You Could Be Mine
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Reply #14 posted 04/14/24 1:29pm

nayroo2002

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funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Muse's supermassive black hole

Even more Princey is "Madness" by Muse.

Their live rendition of "Sign O The Times" is merely epic.

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[Edited 4/14/24 13:42pm]

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #15 posted 04/14/24 6:21pm

jeffreymiller

“Prescription” Extended Version by Remi Wolf.
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Reply #16 posted 04/14/24 9:28pm

helendam

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Reply #17 posted 04/14/24 10:41pm

funkbabyandthe
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dodger07 said:

November Rain and You Could Be Mine


Really ?
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Reply #18 posted 04/16/24 5:31am

dodger07

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

dodger07 said:
November Rain and You Could Be Mine
Really ?

November Rain a no-brainer to me. For a start the title with the Purple/Nov Rain theme. I can imagine P writing and singing those lyrics, can see him doing the Axl piano intro, the Slash guitar solo, Michael B smashing the drums...

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You Could Be Mine, less so. Not his kind of lyrics

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Reply #19 posted 04/16/24 6:29am

Se7en

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FragileUndertow said:

Natural Selection - Do Anything



This one, for sure! I thought it was Prince when it came out.

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Reply #20 posted 04/16/24 9:54am

FrankieCoco1

Natural Selection for sure.

Also, and I may be on my own with this one, but Britney Spears ‘…Baby One More Time’ has some ‘She’s Always In My Hair’ sounds to it.
There may or may not be something coming!
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Reply #21 posted 04/16/24 10:43am

TheEclecticEle
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Do Time songs count? razz

Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

+e
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Reply #22 posted 04/16/24 11:10am

PacManPlus


Still A Thrill
Jody Watley

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Reply #23 posted 04/16/24 12:18pm

ShellyMcG

WhisperingDandelions said:

The-Dream - "Fast Car"


Andre 3000 - "Spread"


Justin Timberfake - "Sexy Ladies"


Beck - "Debra", "This Is My Crew"


Those two songs from A Goofy Movie sung by Tevin Campbell as Powerline: "Stand Out" and "Eye 2 Eye"

The Ready for the World one is probably the best tho, it gets extra points for including a Prince-associate name like "Sheila". I also like their "Love You Down" as a top shelf Prince xerox.

[Edited 4/12/24 15:52pm]



I'll let you off the hook for misspelling Eye 2 Eye from a Goofy Movie. As any self respecting member of The Goof Troop knows, it's actually written as "I 2 I". But that and Stand Out are definitely two of the best Prince-sounding songs of all time.
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Reply #24 posted 04/16/24 12:20pm

ShellyMcG

TrivialPursuit said:

Yahzarah recorded a song called "Last To Leave," from her 3rd album The Ballad of Purple St. James that is - as I have always called it - the ballad Prince should have written (and should be mad he didn't).

I interviewed Yahzarah back in 2011. We did a lightening round of Q&A. I asked her, "Purple Rain, or Sign O the Times?" She picked SOTT. She's a huge Prince fan.

Also - controversial on here - Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Ladies" from his most Princesque album to date, FutureSex/LoveSounds. From the same album, "[Another Song] All Over Again" sounds like Prince in his 3121 or Planet Earth era.



Sexy Ladies is an excellent shout.
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Reply #25 posted 04/16/24 12:24pm

ShellyMcG

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Dangelos how does it feel
Timberlakes until the end of time
Beyonce's 1+1
Becks debra
Radiohead's house of cards
Muse's supermassive black hole



D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) is a prime example. I've mentioned on here before that I believe that no artist has ever come close to Prince when it comes to a slowed down sexy ballad. But in fairness to D'Angelo, he actually does come extremely close with this one.

Speaking of D'Angelo, I'd also suggest that his song "Sugah Daddy" has Princey vibes too.
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Reply #26 posted 04/16/24 1:19pm

shockadelica86

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Sinead O' Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U

Shockadelica, she must be a witch
She got your mind, body, and soul hitched
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Reply #27 posted 04/16/24 1:27pm

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ShellyMcG said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

The-Dream - "Fast Car"

Andre 3000 - "Spread"

Justin Timberfake - "Sexy Ladies"

Beck - "Debra", "This Is My Crew"

Those two songs from A Goofy Movie sung by Tevin Campbell as Powerline: "Stand Out" and "Eye 2 Eye"

The Ready for the World one is probably the best tho, it gets extra points for including a Prince-associate name like "Sheila". I also like their "Love You Down" as a top shelf Prince xerox.

[Edited 4/12/24 15:52pm]

I'll let you off the hook for misspelling Eye 2 Eye from a Goofy Movie. As any self respecting member of The Goof Troop knows, it's actually written as "I 2 I". But that and Stand Out are definitely two of the best Prince-sounding songs of all time.

Intentional misspelling on my part. I wanted to emphasize how even the title is bootleg Prince.

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Reply #28 posted 04/16/24 1:45pm

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Star Treatment by Arctic Monkeys from their Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino album.
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Reply #29 posted 04/16/24 9:52pm

funkbabyandthe
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Blue Orchid - white stripes

I love this one.
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