two of the best flat out male r&b vocal performances of the 1980's

I like Babyface. But Prince wins this one. Adore? Man, you know that song was one of the best ballads of all time. If you don't love that song, you're either deaf or an idiot -- probably both!

babycrap vs...his royal badness ??? please...

Oh pleeze... no contest

This shit is crazy. Adore, without even thinking.

Exactly. It's hard to believe someone that came from such a funky group like The Deele could make such dull music on his own.

Rinluv said:

Y'all are dismissing this a little too quickly. As far as a vocal battle it's close enough. Adore works on many more levels when you add the music and the lyrics themselves, so it's the better song in my opinion, but Where will you go is pretty good in its own right.

whodknee said:

But I can't even REMEMBER "Where Will You Go"

This is a easy one for me. It would be Adore over where will you go. Basbyface is okay but Adore is a beautiful ballad.

Now that aint no kind a battle at all. Prince vs Babyface is like a battle between a rottweiler and a kitten.

angela74 said:

Very funny! I agree. Adore is just too good of a song.

BTW, Babyface came out of the R & B group the Deele. I recently bought their greatest hits cd and y'know what? Just about all their songs sound alike. There's a little variation here and there. But mostly, it's the same thing. I"m not knocking the Deele. They were a good group. But one thing this did was give me a greater appreciation for Prince and his ever evolving music style. Though there are certain Prince tracks that sound similar, you can't say that about all of them. The man is very eclectic..

You ain't lying. Prince would sink his teeth into him and rip him to shreds.

CalhounSq said:

It's the last song on the Tender Lover cd I believe. It's worth checking out, but then maybe it's a nostalgia thing for me. I haven't heard it in a while.

brothaluv said:

Prince style does varies.

vainandy said:

Heck ya. And probaly eat him too

brothaluv said:

(No namecalling necessary)

vainandy said:

Ladies & Gentlemen, VA has done it again!

Seriously, Babyface had some good slow jams during the 80's. But did he have to do an Lionel Ritchie and forsake THE Funk in the process????

And to make matters worse, when The Deele broke up, Babyface forgot to take his Yamaha DX7 synth with him!!!!

CalhounSq said:

Co-muthafuckin-sign!