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Thread started 04/29/04 5:43pm

thechronic2

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Prince Or Babyface? Who's the better songwriter?

Prince is a good songwriter but you must admit babyface is the best of our time since stevie wonder.....I mean name 1 song Prince has that can stand up to the number 1 single of all time
END OF THE ROAD or I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU!

tHEN HE PLAYS ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUCH BETTER THAN Prince live...did you see him and eric clapton? he so bad he play his guitar left handed and upside down.....
Babyface is the true GENIUS of our time with Prince a close second wouldn't you agree?
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Reply #1 posted 04/29/04 5:44pm

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Prince still wins hands-down in my book. Most of Babyface's songs sounds alike to me.
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Reply #2 posted 04/29/04 5:48pm

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I find Babyface stuff a little forgettable. Sure he is talented but I don't think a comparison with Prince is fair.
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Reply #3 posted 04/29/04 5:49pm

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psychodelicide said:

Prince still wins hands-down in my book. Most of Babyface's songs sounds alike to me.


shit every song on musicology sounds like something he did before!!

so your point is?
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Reply #4 posted 04/29/04 5:50pm

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It's subjective. To me, Babyface writes boring stuff that gets played on the radio. Now, there's nothing wrong with that - it makes the man money - but on a creative level it doesn't put him anywhere near what I consider Prince's songwriting talent to be.
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Reply #5 posted 04/29/04 5:54pm

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Anxiety said:

It's subjective. To me, Babyface writes boring stuff that gets played on the radio. Now, there's nothing wrong with that - it makes the man money - but on a creative level it doesn't put him anywhere near what I consider Prince's songwriting talent to be.


so you are saying more people in general can relate to babyfaces songs which is what songwriting is suppose to do....tell a story....relate to people.....
babyface wins hands down!
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Reply #6 posted 04/29/04 5:55pm

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thechronic2 said:

psychodelicide said:

Prince still wins hands-down in my book. Most of Babyface's songs sounds alike to me.


shit every song on musicology sounds like something he did before!!

so your point is?


I disagree, there are songs on Musicology that sound nothing like what he's done before. smile
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Reply #7 posted 04/29/04 5:55pm

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Anxiety said:

It's subjective. To me, Babyface writes boring stuff that gets played on the radio. Now, there's nothing wrong with that - it makes the man money - but on a creative level it doesn't put him anywhere near what I consider Prince's songwriting talent to be.


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Reply #8 posted 04/29/04 5:56pm

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thechronic2 said:




wave what's shakin, rick?
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Reply #9 posted 04/29/04 5:57pm

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Babyface is talented, certainly. He has a great talent for writing sappy, middle-of-the-road R&B radio fodder.
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Reply #10 posted 04/29/04 5:57pm

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OMG - that's Rick James? At first I thought it was a woman. lol
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Reply #11 posted 04/29/04 5:58pm

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Babyface is bland as hell. A friend of mine jokes that you can sing all his songs to the tune of Unbreak My Heart, and it's damn near the truth.
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Reply #12 posted 04/29/04 5:58pm

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lol
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Reply #13 posted 04/29/04 5:59pm

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Very bland! Babyface songs make me sleepy. zzz
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Reply #14 posted 04/29/04 6:01pm

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thechronic2 said:

Prince is a good songwriter but you must admit babyface is the best of our time since stevie wonder.....I mean name 1 song Prince has that can stand up to the number 1 single of all time
END OF THE ROAD or I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU!

tHEN HE PLAYS ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUCH BETTER THAN Prince live...did you see him and eric clapton? he so bad he play his guitar left handed and upside down.....
Babyface is the true GENIUS of our time with Prince a close second wouldn't you agree?

YO THECHRONIC I' VE GOTTA BRAND NEW QUESTION 4U,
WHO'S THE BEST MUSICIAN, MOZART OR JUSTINE TIMBERLAKE?
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Reply #15 posted 04/29/04 6:04pm

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Very difficult question 4 me 2 answer. Prince has written so many songs. I have all of Babyface's CDs and he has also written lots of great songs, including hits 4 Boyz II Men, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Usher, Madonna, Mary J Blige, TLC, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Az Yet, Jon B, Tevin Campbell and so many others.

So my answer would b both, as both Prince & Babyface r tremendous songwriters!.
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Reply #16 posted 04/29/04 6:08pm

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who's the best between Beethoven and Christina Aguilera????
hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm


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Reply #17 posted 04/29/04 6:09pm

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psychodelicide said:

OMG - that's Rick James? At first I thought it was a woman. lol

oooh, damn!!! evillol
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Reply #18 posted 04/29/04 6:21pm

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falloff ~snickering~
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Reply #19 posted 04/29/04 6:30pm

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When it comes to Song Writing every Prince fan is Biased!

IMA say Baby-face

Prince writes a song a day
so basically speaking he's come up witha lot of shyt over the years! lol
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Reply #20 posted 04/29/04 6:31pm

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thechronic2 said:

Prince is a good songwriter but you must admit babyface is the best of our time since stevie wonder.....I mean name 1 song Prince has that can stand up to the number 1 single of all time
END OF THE ROAD or I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU!

tHEN HE PLAYS ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUCH BETTER THAN Prince live...did you see him and eric clapton? he so bad he play his guitar left handed and upside down.....
Babyface is the true GENIUS of our time with Prince a close second wouldn't you agree?


Adore is a better love song than those two tracks combined. And if you're talking about pure writing ability, what about...

If eye Was U're Girlfriend
Joy In Repitition
The Ladder

Just to name a couple. Babyface writes run-of-the-mill love songs. They're catchy, but thats it. Theres no subtle symbolism, no juxtaposition of gender, nothing unique about them.

And as far as the guitar playing skills... man, what are you, stoned? Maybe if Prince broke both his hands, got drunk, took five hits of X, and was sitting on a cactus and then tried to play... if he did all that, yeah, then Babyface would be better.
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Reply #21 posted 04/29/04 6:38pm

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getwild007 said:

And as far as the guitar playing skills... man, what are you, stoned? Maybe if Prince broke both his hands, got drunk, took five hits of X, and was sitting on a cactus and then tried to play... if he did all that, yeah, then Babyface would be better.

all that, and if the cactus was set ablaze and the flames were singeing his nutsac, and he was wearin a pair of butane-soaked drawerz....























...yes, i am upping the ante here. nod
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Reply #22 posted 04/29/04 6:49pm

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getwild007 said:

And as far as the guitar playing skills... man, what are you, stoned? Maybe if Prince broke both his hands, got drunk, took five hits of X, and was sitting on a cactus and then tried to play... if he did all that, yeah, then Babyface would be better.

all that, and if the cactus was set ablaze and the flames were singeing his nutsac, and he was wearin a pair of butane-soaked drawerz....


YOU IDIOTS BABY FACE SOUNDS LIKE PRINCE!!!! HE STOLE HIS STYLE AND PRINCE REALIZED IT...AND COMPLETLY REINVENTED HIS SOUND.

SHIT I COULD WRITE CRAP LIKE BABYFACE ON THE TOILET AFTER 5 BEAN BURITOS AND A TACO!!!!! FK MJ, AND BABYFACE...YOU ARE ON THE WRONG THREAD.




















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Reply #23 posted 04/29/04 6:50pm

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

getwild007 said:

And as far as the guitar playing skills... man, what are you, stoned? Maybe if Prince broke both his hands, got drunk, took five hits of X, and was sitting on a cactus and then tried to play... if he did all that, yeah, then Babyface would be better.

all that, and if the cactus was set ablaze and the flames were singeing his nutsac, and he was wearin a pair of butane-soaked drawerz....

...yes, i am upping the ante here. nod



I guess I didn't take it quite far enough, huh? wink
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Reply #24 posted 04/29/04 6:57pm

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psychodelicide said:

thechronic2 said:



shit every song on musicology sounds like something he did before!!

so your point is?


I disagree, there are songs on Musicology that sound nothing like what he's done before. smile
[This message was edited Thu Apr 29 18:01:36 2004 by psychodelicide]


name one and i will tell u what it is copied from in the 80's
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Reply #25 posted 04/29/04 7:06pm

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Chronic, why is Michigan the only institution worth mentioning? Didn't C Webb & the rest of the Fab Five Destroy you Basketball legacy lol wink ? No love lost, its all for fun!
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Reply #26 posted 04/29/04 7:09pm

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thechronic2 said:

psychodelicide said:



I disagree, there are songs on Musicology that sound nothing like what he's done before. smile
[This message was edited Thu Apr 29 18:01:36 2004 by psychodelicide]


name one and i will tell u what it is copied from in the 80's




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Reply #27 posted 04/29/04 7:18pm

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Babyface can even wash PRINCEs CAR!Babyface is DOG FOOD!!!
Prince wants u 2 good away---far away!!!
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Reply #28 posted 04/29/04 7:41pm

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jesus christ, give me a break with this dumb lite r & b shit, chronic.
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Reply #29 posted 04/29/04 7:42pm

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ravewithdawn said:

Babyface can even wash PRINCEs CAR!Babyface is DOG FOOD!!!
Prince wants u 2 good away---far away!!!

thumbs up!
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