I went running this morning and was listening to the Shep Pettibone Remix of "Hard Day" when it occured to me George was doing Prince's Camille voice, at least on this remix. "Faith" came out a few months after "Sign O The Times" in 1987. Never put this together before. Made my morning!

hardwork said:

I went running this morning and was listening to the Shep Pettibone Remix of "Hard Day" when it occured to me George was doing Prince's Camille voice, at least on this remix. "Faith" came out a few months after "Sign O The Times" in 1987. Never put this together before. Made my morning!

Yep, I think that George Michael and Madonna using religious imagery were totally influenced by what Prince was doing. It was this little sliver in pop in the late 80's where Jesus talk was HOT with our sex symbols in popular music.
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Hell, I suspectthat the proliferation of black and white music videos in the late 80's/early 90's came hot on the heels of Prince's imagery during the Under the Cherry Moon/Parade era. You wanna tell me that Madonna's vogue wasn't influenced by the golden age of Hollywood that Prince embraced in UTCM?

Ramzoo said:

skywalker said:

Yep, I think that George Michael and Madonna using religious imagery were totally influenced by what Prince was doing.

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Oh please.

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Mixing the profane and the sacred is an age old thing in music. Check Marvin Gaye for instance.

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You wanna tell me that Madonna's vogue wasn't influenced by the golden age of Hollywood that Prince embraced in UTCM?

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Vogue originated from Madonna seeing dancers at the Sound Factory (who were not inspired by UTCM).

bizzie said:

skywalker said:

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Oh please.

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Mixing the profane and the sacred is an age old thing in music. Check Marvin Gaye for instance.

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You wanna tell me that Madonna's vogue wasn't influenced by the golden age of Hollywood that Prince embraced in UTCM?

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Vogue originated from Madonna seeing dancers at the Sound Factory (who were not inspired by UTCM).

Nope. Prince invented it. Genius!

luv2tha99s said:

Ramzoo said:

In "Housequake" 12", I think, I could hear GM's voice.

Interesting! What part of HQ?

Thanks 4 asking ! At exactly 1:41.

https://youtu.be/_Ql718Ki...oE7cJemy1R

By checking the credits, who R those people ?

Voices: Brad Marsh

Voices: Gilbert Davison

Voices: Mike Soltys

Voices: Todd Herreman

[Edited 10/28/25 10:49am]

Same thing with "Escape" :

https://youtu.be/mx6xg_o6...6Idkg6RU67

At 2:04, I always thought that it was Wendy's voice.

[Edited 10/28/25 10:49am]

Ramzoo said:

luv2tha99s said:

Ramzoo said: Interesting! What part of HQ?

Thanks 4 asking ! At exactly 1:41.

https://youtu.be/_Ql718Ki...oE7cJemy1R

By checking the credits, who R those people ?

Voices: Brad Marsh

Voices: Gilbert Davison

Voices: Mike Soltys

Voices: Todd Herreman

[Edited 10/28/25 10:49am]

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Imagine pretending to be a fan and then not knowing Gilbert Davison. Or Brad Marsh. Or even Mike Soltys or Todd Herreman. Names you can google in combination with the word "Prince" et voila, all questions aswered. But instead you construct some nonsense.

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Also, what you hear at 1:41 is a sample from Jesse Johnson's Crazay. Which fans figured out almost 40 years ago.

Ramzoo said:

Same thing with "Escape" :

https://youtu.be/mx6xg_o6...6Idkg6RU67

At 2:04, I always thought that it was Wendy's voice.

[Edited 10/28/25 10:49am]

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Of course you do. And of course it sounds nothing like her.

Agree, The Family imagery was all about that whole vogue stuff (High Fashion and that All The way Vogue chant) even the cover of the albvum looks like from a 50s movie.

skywalker said:

hardwork said:

I went running this morning and was listening to the Shep Pettibone Remix of "Hard Day" when it occured to me George was doing Prince's Camille voice, at least on this remix. "Faith" came out a few months after "Sign O The Times" in 1987. Never put this together before. Made my morning!

Yep, I think that George Michael and Madonna using religious imagery were totally influenced by what Prince was doing. It was this little sliver in pop in the late 80's where Jesus talk was HOT with our sex symbols in popular music.
-
Hell, I suspectthat the proliferation of black and white music videos in the late 80's/early 90's came hot on the heels of Prince's imagery during the Under the Cherry Moon/Parade era. You wanna tell me that Madonna's vogue wasn't influenced by the golden age of Hollywood that Prince embraced in UTCM?

bizzie said:

Ramzoo said: