NONSENSE said:

Nobody said it was Prince's fault.It's just that,for whatever reasons,when he writes and produces a song for a female artist,their careers eventually suffer.They never have another hit single.Martika,Sinead O Connor,Deborah Allen,Ren Woods...you could make a list Some of these ladies,I bet you've never even heard of,lol.Lisa Stansfield declined a Prince-written song in the 90s,for this very reason.

SoulAlive said:

Well Prince didn't write "Nothing Compares" for Sinead.. she just remade it and What the hell is Lisa Doing these days ?

banks said:

true,lol

love 2 see whitney & p work together

something real special could result

from these two powerhouses of the

music world

for some reason,I don't think this would be an interesting collaboration Maybe if it had happened in the 80s.

It would have been sickening.

And where the hell have you been lately? Back down to Atlanta for a visit?

vainandy said:

I've been getting ready for the holidays...very busy at work too.Didn't have time to post here,but now I finally have a week off

Harlepolis said:

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Writing a song for someone is a lot different than the protegee business. I think and have believed for years that he would be better off working as a songwriter for other artist. After all he managed to write some kick ass music for The Time, Chaka Khan, and Mavis Staples.

She could cover 'Sign O' The Times'...

"...high on crack, totin' a machinegun."

Cinnie said:

I know, right!

banks said:

SoulAlive said:

Agreed, though still weird had it happened & a ballad of course, I can picture P thinking "She ain't funky AT ALL"

laurarichardson said:

When?

I have them all,,,and the ONLY bright moment was "Come 2 My House". Bright moment, mind you,,,,but far from a "kick ass" esp in comparision to the rest of CK's discography.

As for Mavis,,,I'm trying to forget

Prince doesn't write songs for other artists,,,,he write songs for himself and present it for them to SING them. Thats hardly qualified him to be a good song writer for "other artists".

Part of being a good song writer for "other artists" is the ability to understand their range and personality and in result give them the material to compliment their talent,,,,I don't really think he put that into consideration.

Again though, his portegees were the ones who had the better material as opposed to the other big names he worked with.

Harlepolis said:

This thread title is so misleading

JayJai said:

Aint it tho? I thought I was gonna read one of those old interviews from Whitney's crack pipe days. You know the one where she and Bobby sat down for an impromptu interview in the mens' bathroom at Heathrow airport with Wendy Williams and they talked about that time they bought crack at a Mission Viejo day care center, the numberous bad weaves, the busted careers, the children Bobby refuses to claim, and that weird sex fettish she and Bobby had for Princey's toes. But nah....we get this run of the mill bullshit.