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Manic Monday and 1999 Has anyone else noticed that these two Prince songs have the exact same melody in the verses?
"Six o'clock already, I was just in the middle of a dream..." "I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray..." is this just Prince recycling his work? | |
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why do you ask that? because he used the same word? | |
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no because he used the same melody, and he knows it | |
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It's been noticed and remarked upon a number of times over the years. ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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i always assumed this was prince with his tongue in his cheek. | |
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Prince has even stated that he "stole from himself" for that song. He did it because everyone said the 1999 hook synth hook sounded like The Mama's & The Papa's "Monday, Monday"
So..."manic monday". And it was perfect since The Bangles had that Mama's & Papa's vibe/harmony so he gave it to them... Nero | |
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Yes, and both the melodies were stolen from Phil Colins 
and this is my 1000th post! Life it ain't real funky unless you got that orgPop. | |
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sabaisabai said: Yes, and both the melodies were stolen from Phil Colins
and this is my 1000th post! I know, I know... Phil wrote them under the alias "Buster" right?? | |
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sabaisabai said: Yes, and both the melodies were stolen from Phil Colins
and this is my 1000th post! Really? When did Phil Collins use it? | |
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He got the meolody of 1999 from Monday Monday and as a joke did Manic Monday ina tribute triumverate to the sixties pop music he so enjoys (which is why he creates Take Me With U's, Raspberry Berets etc) and gave it to The Bangles who were then before the real big time, on some sixties type era music melody vibe. "Climb in my fur." | |
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rdhull said: He got the meolody of 1999 from Monday Monday and as a joke did Manic Monday ina tribute triumverate to the sixties pop music he so enjoys (which is why he creates Take Me With U's, Raspberry Berets etc) and gave it to The Bangles who were then before the real big time, on some sixties type era music melody vibe.
Yeah...thats what i said. | |
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neronava said: rdhull said: He got the meolody of 1999 from Monday Monday and as a joke did Manic Monday ina tribute triumverate to the sixties pop music he so enjoys (which is why he creates Take Me With U's, Raspberry Berets etc) and gave it to The Bangles who were then before the real big time, on some sixties type era music melody vibe.
Yeah...thats what i said. Oh sorry...didnt read thru the thread 
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MrSquiggle said: sabaisabai said: Yes, and both the melodies were stolen from Phil Colins
and this is my 1000th post! Really? When did Phil Collins use it? There was something about Phil Collins lifting the melody of Sussudio from 1999. Google gave me: '”Sussudio” seems to borrow the synth backing from "1999" by Prince (it doesn’t actually – they just sound terribly similar)' and from http://www.twronline.net/...story2.htm: 'the single "Sussudio". A big ebullient tune with a rhythm reminiscent of (although not copied as some critics maintained) of Prince's "1999" record.' Life it ain't real funky unless you got that orgPop. | |
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I think Per Nilsen mentioned this in DMSR. The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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