Can we say "Wanna be Prince so bad it hurts?!"
Nevertheless, his voice is still off the chain!

okaypimpn said:

I wouldn't necessarily say that, but there are some definite similarities!! Anyway, the song itself was top notch! Loved it!

alexnvrmnd said:

Similarities-definately! Female background sings (ie, Susannah, Jill Jones), female bass player (ie Rhonda Smith), the split, the SOTT "Hot Thing" dance in the middle of the chorus. It was more than just similarities IMHO. But, he has never disappointed me with the vocal skills. More of these R&B artists need to listen to him!

What song did he do?

We get Jay Leno here in the UK on one of the cable cannels but last nights one had no TTD on it but it had a group on it called Jack Johnson, how old is this?

okaypimpn said:

Can we say that Prince wants to be Sly Stone so bad it hurts

WHAT SONG DID HE PERFORM?!

lovemachine said:

if "THE WORK" is the saddest most watered down sucky ass James Brown rip off then what is!

P is just as bad a rip off artist as terence

lovemachine said:

Ummm...no.

Did TTD even DO a song, or did he just dance around to the house bands between commercials?!? C'mon, somebody - give up the info!!

pimpdoutt said:

The difference is that Prince's "rip-off" was actually good. The only thing good about TTD last night was his voice. The song he performed by the way was "Designated Fool"

okaypimpn said:

THE WORK is one of the saddest lamest most uninspired songs P has ever done.

and let us not talk about the EVEN WORSE performance of it when he was promoting the TRC on TV. (i beleive it was on david letterman) talk about a tired ...

I like a few things on TRC.

THE WORK was a cheap attempt at a commercial single that
took away the shine of TRC.

okaypimpn said:

ummm...yeah you can...if you cant see that you need to come out from under the purple rain and see the light

did you think P was an original?

Joni mitchell said it best in her rolling stone interview

P is not an innovator, he's a hybrid.

pimpdoutt said:

Anyway, you've got to be smoking crack to say tha Prince is not an innovator. This conversation is not even worth continuing.

okaypimpn said:

ok, you tell JONI that.

it would be nice if all P fanatics one day can see outside of their fanatacism

anyway, thanx for the info on what T performed

i thought this thread was about ttd's performance on letterman?

pimpdoutt said:

No prob. BTW, I'm no fanatic...just recognize good talent.

imnotsayinthisjust2bnasty said:

yes it is...my apologies for jackin it for a quick minute... anyway, so the band was lame , huh?

imnotsayinthisjust2bnasty said:

it was Leno by the way but I love your point

Anxiety said:

He did Designated Fool and a quick chat w/ Leno.

And he did a great job and didn't remind me of Prince at all

Jack Johnson was on jay on tuesday night, so TTD should be on in UK on tonight (thursday)!

Thanks for that NPD313 !!!

Serious said:

eh, I don't think it was so great. Not a strong tune, a very weak band and TTD seemed rushed.


He should've done a more melodic tune. "DF" wasn't so striking last night.

pimpdoutt said:

Designated Fool!!!

alexnvrmnd said:

alittle late...

but thanx anyway

ThreadBare said:

Well, I thought it was great hearing DF live (since it seems I won't get to hear it ANYTIME soon ), though it would've been nice to hear O Divina live, which is more upbeat. I so wish, however, that he kept his band from the Symphony or Damn days. But, last night's wasn't bad either, just no spunk or energy, but that may have something to with the song selection, too!

I didn't know Terence Trent D'Arby was still around!!!

Makes me think of the 1980s!!

"Wishing well"
"Sign Your Name"
"Dance Little Sister"


Not saying that it is a good thing though!
[This message was edited Thu Jun 5 9:07:14 PDT 2003 by Controversy1976]

pimpdoutt said:

LOL! Yeah, I saw (after I posted it already), but I was just responding to some of the first messages I was reading. I should've read the whole thread first...I know, I know.

okaypimpn said:

Sananda was doing those weird, crazy moves since day one. Go back and look at the "Wishing Well" video. You'll see a variation of those same moves. The SPLIT is NOT PRINCE'S!!! Ya'll kill me with that "all credit to Prince" shit. James Brown was doing that when Prince was still pissin' in his diapers. Check the record. Sananda was cool on the show, but the overall performance lacked energy a bit to me. I also think it was a bit "hollow" sounding. his voice was on point as always, though. Designated Fool is one of my favorites off Wild Card. I was hoping for a more pumped up version. I kinda wannna blame the bassist & the keyboard for being a bit weak. The drummer was tight and the background vocalists...well...thety were there. TTD was in good spirits and seemed to be glad to be performing. Judging from last night, he needs a new bass player and a keyboardist who knows how to fill up a song. One thing's for sure; he was NOT imitating Prince. Only Prince fans think this. Then again, Prince fans think that everyone is imitating Prince.


on a side note, it was knd of annoying that Leno asked Sananda about the name change then thanked "Terence Trince Darby" as they were ending the interview. Stupid ass trailer chin mutha fu...
[This message was edited Thu Jun 5 9:53:02 PDT 2003 by BlaqueKnight]