be specific, make it interesting...
there are songs, and I have 4 off the top of my head that could have easily come out of the 1982-1987 Prince camp... There are a lot of artists out there, so if you know of 1 that is a sure example share it.

1. Down To You (Joni Mitchell) Now I know this one probably actually inspired the Prince camps 1985-1986 Family/Parade sound. But this song could easily be on the Parade soundtrack.

2. Africa (DeAngelo) DeAngelo especially was inspired by the 80s Prince sound and Africa could have easily been a Parade album cut, It fits so well after or before New Position.

3. Get Involved (Raphael Saadiq) sort reminds me of a mix of Pop Life/Girls & Boys and a few others

4. Dance With Yesterday (Joi)-produced by Raphael Saadiq. Definately Prince 1981-1986 inspired with a touch of his latter (20Ten) sounds

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Oh Sheila (1985) by Ready For The World...there sound and style is very early 80s Prince/The Time.

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Believer - Emily King.



Sleepwalker, from the same album, has a bit of a Prince-y vibe too.

Eric Gadd is a Swedish r'n'b'/soul singer who has long carried a torch for Prince.

Check out the horns, the guitars, the female moaning etc. in this track, "Kom hit och ta" (=Come and get it) from 1989. This is Gadd channelling Prince channelling James Brown.

Another Gadd song in the same vein from 1989, "Bara himlen ser på" (=Only heaven is watching). Compare this to "I Wish U Heaven". The lyrics, the falsetto, the horns, the female moaning, the Clare Fischer strings etc., it's all a tribute to Prince.

Years ago, orger Harlepolis sent me a playlist years ago that has Joi song and this song, I thought both sounded Prince-influenced to me

Natural Selection - Do Anything

Ok Go - White Knuckles.

Don't know how to do the video link thing...sorry. I try and always mess it up when I do it!

They did it on purpose, of course.

Ne-Yo's Sex With My Ex and Addicted always sounded very Prince-like to me

FragileUndertow said:

Natural Selection - Do Anything

I remember this circulating as a Prince outtake, many years ago. Very Prince like indeed - first song I thought of when I saw this thread.

Goddess4Real said:

Oh Sheila (1985) by Ready For The World...there sound and style is very early 80s Prince/The Time.

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I was so converted into the purpleology by the time this came out I remember having to argue with people that Prince had nothing to do with them lol

Goddess4Real said:

Oh Sheila (1985) by Ready For The World...there sound and style is very early 80s Prince/The Time.

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i never could figure out why these brothas was doing a fake aussie accent, same with the guy in cameo.

OldFriends4Sale said:

Goddess4Real said:

Oh Sheila (1985) by Ready For The World...there sound and style is very early 80s Prince/The Time.

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I was so converted into the purpleology by the time this came out I remember having to argue with people that Prince had nothing to do with them lol

it's actually one of the best that was not done by a prince-affiliated group, lots of people stole or mimicked prince, not to many got this close to his sounds, his synthriffs, his vocal mannerisms.Most of the time, people like Phill Collins would just take the riff from 1999 and play it but not try to imitate the rest of prince's sound.

SimonCharles said:

Ok Go - White Knuckles.

Don't know how to do the video link thing...sorry. I try and always mess it up when I do it!

They did it on purpose, of course.

[youtube](YouTube url)[/youtube] There you go

For me COLD by Annie Lennox is the single greatest Prince song from someone else's hands.

Everything on this track reeks of his style. The rhymes, poetry and the title its speaks so much of his 'longing' jams like Scandalous and such. I can never listen to this and not picture him creating it.

ThatWhiteDude said:

SimonCharles said:

Ok Go - White Knuckles.

Don't know how to do the video link thing...sorry. I try and always mess it up when I do it!

They did it on purpose, of course.

[youtube](YouTube url)[/youtube] There you go

Thank you! I know I'll stuff it up...I always do...let's give it a go.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs[youtube]

SimonCharles said:

ThatWhiteDude said:

[youtube](YouTube url)[/youtube] There you go

Thank you! I know I'll stuff it up...I always do...let's give it a go.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs[youtube]

See! Oh, hang on...

SimonCharles said:

SimonCharles said:

Thank you! I know I'll stuff it up...I always do...let's give it a go.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs[youtube]

See! Oh, hang on...

VICTORY IS MINE!

Bdul4c said:

For me COLD by Annie Lennox is the single greatest Prince song from someone else's hands.

Everything on this track reeks of his style. The rhymes, poetry and the title its speaks so much of his 'longing' jams like Scandalous and such. I can never listen to this and not picture him creating it.

Oh yeah, I see what you mean. Thanks for posting this!

Bdul4c said:

For me COLD by Annie Lennox is the single greatest Prince song from someone else's hands.

Everything on this track reeks of his style. The rhymes, poetry and the title its speaks so much of his 'longing' jams like Scandalous and such. I can never listen to this and not picture him creating it.

The Stevie Wonder tribute a few years back, Annie rendering of My Cherie Amour blew me away. She is one person I would love to hear do some Prince covers.

Kelis - Millionaire (feat. Andre 3000)

StrangeButTrue said:

Kelis - Millionaire (feat. Andre 3000)

Never heard this before, thanks for sharing!

Father Figure by George Michael - actually most of the Faith album.

Me!

"Anna"

delirious said:

Father Figure by George Michael - actually most of the Faith album.

very true, i remember rolling stone criticizing prince for losing his edge and saying that a "flaccid talent" like george micheal was beating him on the charts using his own style with I want your sex. in those days, no one had respect for george. George rubbed me the wrong way when they said he dissed Prince, i thought it was stupid after you done ripped off the dude you wanna diss him.

Dasein said:

Me!

"Anna"

not bad, here's my approximation of the minneapolis sound, i always thought it was one of my better tunes but no one else did. when i wrote it, i told my best friend that i wanted to make something that prince would be proud of if he ever heard it.

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"Armageddon's Charmers"

Dasein said:

Me!

"Anna"