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Thread started 07/04/03 3:20pm

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Randy Crawford's Purple Rain

Just heard this today & pleased to see that, instead of trying to make a clone of Prince's version, shes made her own very original arrangment.

Anyone else think this is one of the better Prince covers??
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Reply #1 posted 07/04/03 6:19pm

stymie

cloud9mission said:

Just heard this today & pleased to see that, instead of trying to make a clone of Prince's version, shes made her own very original arrangment.

Anyone else think this is one of the better Prince covers??
Yes.
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Reply #2 posted 07/04/03 7:11pm

abucah

I may be a bit biased because I've always loved Randy's voice and vocal style, but certainly her take on Purple Rain is superb.

It's rare that I hear a cover of Prince's that I really, really like on it's own merit. But she took Purple Rain and personalized it in a way that makes the song very intimate - like a love song.

When I first bought her album with the cover of Purple Rain several years ago, I used to listen to it all the time.
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Reply #3 posted 07/05/03 3:36am

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abucah said:

I may be a bit biased because I've always loved Randy's voice and vocal style, but certainly her take on Purple Rain is superb.

It's rare that I hear a cover of Prince's that I really, really like on it's own merit. But she took Purple Rain and personalized it in a way that makes the song very intimate - like a love song.

When I first bought her album with the cover of Purple Rain several years ago, I used to listen to it all the time.

agreed mate. certainly very inspiring for my own Prince covers
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