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Michael Jackson´s song SUPERFLY SISTER in Prince´s style? If You ask me this song (Superfly Sister) is absolutely inspired by PRINCE
you can listen to it on Myspace: -> http://www.myspace.com/bl...flooralbum I´m curious what you all think [Edited 1/22/08 15:05pm] [Edited 1/22/08 15:06pm] | |
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Yeah, I've always thought that "Superfly Sister" sounded Prince inspired. "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ 
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Cinnamon234 said: Yeah, I've always thought that "Superfly Sister" sounded Prince inspired.
Not really...if anything its Mikes style all the way. This song made me buy the album Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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paisleypark4 said: Cinnamon234 said: Yeah, I've always thought that "Superfly Sister" sounded Prince inspired.
Not really...if anything its Mikes style all the way. This song made me buy the album  |
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to me it doesnt feel like prince's style either. | |
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i got total graffiti bridge style funk vibes offa this. 
before i even knew botu graffiti bridge. i was like, yah, this is prince. | |
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I'm tripping that MJ even released a song titled "Superfly Sister" 
Had no idea. | |
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bsk3601 said: I'm tripping that MJ even released a song titled "Superfly Sister"
Had no idea. LOL! its a good song. Push it in stick it out! That aint what it's all about! groovy Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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paisleypark4 said: bsk3601 said: I'm tripping that MJ even released a song titled "Superfly Sister"
Had no idea. LOL! its a good song. Push it in stick it out! That aint what it's all about! groovy 
What does Superfly Sister mean, anyway? "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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It's definitely Prince-inspired, or at least it's the kind of song that MJ usually doesn't put on his one-every-5-years albums as it's not a real 'song' but more a funky throw-away (in the best sense of the word). As we all know Prince is a master at those 
(btw, I *love* the direction MJ took on the 5 new BOTDF tracks. They were not necessarily great songs, but they were vintage MJ and a logical follow up after Dangerous and HIStory (unlike Invincible afterwards)) "It's better 2 B hated 4 what U R than 2 B loved 4 what U R not."
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I never thought of it as Prince-ish.  | |
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I always thought of it as crap. I don't like those songs like Superfly Sister (see also Privacy, 2 Bad, DS, Morphine) where he's just shouting and chanting rather than singing.
He's got one of the most beautiful, unique voices ever and yet he wastes it by not using it on these types of tracks. The review for Invincible in Village Voice summed it up well where the reviewer says - "An odd thing about Michael Jackson is that he has a totally spectacular voice but he doesn't feel the need to amaze us with it. At all. His favorite technique for conveying passion is to choke off his words. On dance songs he makes his voice as hard and compact as the percussion, reducing himself to icy shards and chilly wails. And when he lets loose with dazzling gospel-like displays, he undermixes these displays, letting them play in the background while drumbeats or simpler vocals take the spotlight. Or he'll just put whispers in the front of the mix, while scaling heights in the distance." [Edited 1/23/08 5:58am] [Edited 1/23/08 6:06am] [Edited 1/23/08 6:07am] | |
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Not Prince sounding at all to me. It's Mike from the getgo with those generic newjack drums. I always skipped over this one.
But wait... Michael Jackson has 5,154,987,080 friends That's, like, almost the whole world. | |
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Sounds like Jam and Lewis meets the Manhattan Transfer. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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The first time I heard it I thought it sounded kinda like a Prince track.
Great jam.  | |
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Not in Prince's style.....at least 2 me. | |
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I love the 1st "Hee Hee" he does. | |
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dag said: paisleypark4 said: LOL! its a good song. Push it in stick it out! That aint what it's all about! groovy
What does Superfly Sister mean, anyway? its just a slur for a fine girl really.... Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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RipHer2Shreds said: Not Prince sounding at all to me. It's Mike from the getgo with those generic newjack drums. I always skipped over this one.
But wait... Michael Jackson has 5,154,987,080 friends That's, like, almost the whole world. why cant that many people buy his album though? Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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I always thought it did too | |
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pjh1972 said: I always thought of it as crap. I don't like those songs like Superfly Sister (see also Privacy, 2 Bad, DS, Morphine) where he's just shouting and chanting rather than singing.
He's got one of the most beautiful, unique voices ever and yet he wastes it by not using it on these types of tracks. The review for Invincible in Village Voice summed it up well where the reviewer says - "An odd thing about Michael Jackson is that he has a totally spectacular voice but he doesn't feel the need to amaze us with it. At all. His favorite technique for conveying passion is to choke off his words. On dance songs he makes his voice as hard and compact as the percussion, reducing himself to icy shards and chilly wails. And when he lets loose with dazzling gospel-like displays, he undermixes these displays, letting them play in the background while drumbeats or simpler vocals take the spotlight. Or he'll just put whispers in the front of the mix, while scaling heights in the distance." [Edited 1/23/08 5:58am] [Edited 1/23/08 6:06am] [Edited 1/23/08 6:07am] I agree that Michael overdid it with all the shouting and grunting in his songs. I appreciate the fact that he likes to experiment, but he had been singing like that for so long that I was just ready for him to get back to "real" singing and that was one thing I liked about "Invincible". Regardless of the terrible reviews the album got, I was glad to see that he had finally gotten back to actual singing on songs like "Butterflies", "Break of Dawn", etc. Vocally, that was the best he had sounded in years. [Edited 1/23/08 22:50pm] "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ
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like a bird flying over the hilltop, love is whatever, whatever, you want it to be.....
can i borrow sum suga????? lol THE B EST BE YOURSELF AS LONG AS YOUR SELF ISNT A DYCK[/r]
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Cinnamon234 said: pjh1972 said: I always thought of it as crap. I don't like those songs like Superfly Sister (see also Privacy, 2 Bad, DS, Morphine) where he's just shouting and chanting rather than singing.
He's got one of the most beautiful, unique voices ever and yet he wastes it by not using it on these types of tracks. The review for Invincible in Village Voice summed it up well where the reviewer says - "An odd thing about Michael Jackson is that he has a totally spectacular voice but he doesn't feel the need to amaze us with it. At all. His favorite technique for conveying passion is to choke off his words. On dance songs he makes his voice as hard and compact as the percussion, reducing himself to icy shards and chilly wails. And when he lets loose with dazzling gospel-like displays, he undermixes these displays, letting them play in the background while drumbeats or simpler vocals take the spotlight. Or he'll just put whispers in the front of the mix, while scaling heights in the distance." [Edited 1/23/08 5:58am] [Edited 1/23/08 6:06am] [Edited 1/23/08 6:07am] I agree that Michael overdid it with all the shouting and grunting in his songs. I appreciate the fact that he likes to experiment, but he had been singing like that for so long that I was just ready for him to get back to "real" singing and that was one thing I liked about "Invincible". Regardless of the terrible reviews the album got, I was glad to see that he had finally gotten back to actual singing on songs like "Butterflies", "Break of Dawn", etc. Vocally, that was the best he had sounded in years. [Edited 1/23/08 22:50pm] Yep, I agree with that. Break of Dawn and Butterflies were a welcome return to form. Heaven Can Wait came close too. | |
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paisleypark4 said: dag said: What does Superfly Sister mean, anyway?
its just a slur for a fine girl really.... It might be slang, but I don't think it's a slur. Superfly is like "most beautiful" and sister is slang for "black woman." Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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namepeace said: paisleypark4 said: its just a slur for a fine girl really.... It might be slang, but I don't think it's a slur. Superfly is like "most beautiful" and sister is slang for "black woman." Thats what i meant.. The girl is SuperBad Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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paisleypark4 said: namepeace said: It might be slang, but I don't think it's a slur. Superfly is like "most beautiful" and sister is slang for "black woman." Thats what i meant.. The girl is SuperBad Thanks for clearing that up. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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namepeace said: paisleypark4 said: Thats what i meant.. The girl is SuperBad Thanks for clearing that up. Yeah, thanks. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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RipHer2Shreds said: Not Prince sounding at all to me. It's Mike from the getgo with those generic newjack drums. I always skipped over this one.
But wait... Michael Jackson has 5,154,987,080 friends That's, like, almost the whole world. Didn't like it either. Still don't. Don't hear Prince influence any where. | |
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Brilliant song. How good are the ad-libs at the end! In fact, the 5 tracks on BOTDF were amazing. There wasn't a real effort to be too commerical as with invincible, and the difference is quite notable. | |
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I can see that. Know what you mean. Peace and be wild! | |
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