i was wondering if you rewinders could help me? i am trying to get some songs together for a friend, who wants songs by Prince and the people he collaborated with and had the same sound as he did in the 80s. i love those drum triggered beats he had. example: vanity: nasty girl - what a terrific song. i was thinking of jesse johnson's be your man as well.
can you guys recommend more please?
Posted by Sam 'The Made Man' Hain (Member # 3150) on :
Sheila E
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
"Everybody Dance" TaMara & The Seen (produced by Jesse Johnson)
Any song by The Time (which Prince worked with under the name of Maurice Starr), or The Time's solo members efforts (Morris Day, etc.).
The Human League worked with Flyte Tyme Productions in the mid-80's, as did Janet Jackson.
The Family.
The Detroit group Ready For The World never worked with Prince, but they did sound a lot like him!
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
I love the song " U Got the Look- with Sheena Easton
that's my favourite by Prince too
Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
thanks everyone.
i love ready for the world, stevenhw, and yep, they definitely resemble prince haha.
it's tough to choose a favorite prince song. there's so many good ones - she's always in my hair (extended mix) & controversy stand out for me.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I always enjoyed Jesse Johnson's "Get To Know Ya". Also, Vanity 6's "Nasty Girl" is a classic as well. Everyone loves Sheila E.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Oh and check out a group called 'The Family' that collaborated with Prince and were the original singers of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U".
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Didnt he write Manic Monday for THE BANGLES?
my favorite song by him is I wanna Be Your Lover too.
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Prince also did some songs on Martika's second album, Martika's Kitchen. He wrote Love thy will be done.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
NowhereGirl, when it comes right down to it, just go with old Prince like the tune "Controversy" and dirty Prince like "Erotic City".
Posted by TKO (Member # 1471) on :
Hey nowheregirl,
He also worked with the Dutch girls band Loïs Lane and Taja Sevelle. I think his sound (especially the one you are looking for) was at it's best when he was still working with the Revolution.
Valley's right about Erotic City. That is an awesome song has a great beat. AND.. it has Sheila E in it. Same goes for: Raspberry Beret, The Beautiful Ones, When Doves cry (my favorite), She's Always in My Hair and 17 Days. They all have that triggered drum beat you talked about.
The problem with Prince is, there's just too many good songs to choose from. Good luck!
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
quote:Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches: Didnt he write "Manic Monday" for THE BANGLES?...
Yes, he did. He wrote the song under a different name: Christopher. Prince originally recorded the song as a duet with Apollonia 6, but rejected the song at the last minute.
The song was later covered by Relient K, Missile Innovation, and Bonnie Pink.
Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
thanks to everyone.
i'm not a fan of sheena easton, but i love sheila e. i wasn't aware of THE FAMILY but i will check it out!
valley, i do have the song GET TO KNOW YA by jesse johnson. i love this hits, I WANT MY GIRL & CAN YOU HELP ME. and i adore EROTIC CITY. that song is awesome. wasn't jesse a member of the time with morris day?
prince wrote manic monday?? goodness what an awful song haha. i hate the bangels' music Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
I like alot of Sheena Easton's stuff...my favorites of her's are:
I just instantly loved that album,and also to this day.IMO a true master piece.Purple rain was more mainstream and easy to get/like i think.But i really loved the whole album a lot.This album is on my top 10 list any day
Cheers
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
quote:Originally posted by Valley: NowhereGirl, when it comes right down to it, just go with old Prince like the tune "Controversy" and dirty Prince like "Erotic City".
Word Valley!! Haha! Both of those songs are in my top 10 Prince jams...there was no way to make it a Top 5...10 is even hard. Some other faves are:
When You Were Mine Pop Life I Wanna Be Your Lover U Got The Look My Name is Prince 319 Don't Play Me I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man Thieves in The Temple Controversy I Would Die 4 U Erotic City She's Always In My Hair Darling Nikki I Hate U
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
quote:Originally posted by cindymancini: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Valley: NowhereGirl, when it comes right down to it, just go with old Prince like the tune "Controversy" and dirty Prince like "Erotic City". </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">Word Valley!! Haha! Both of those songs are in my top 10 Prince jams...there was no way to make it a Top 5...10 is even hard. Some other faves are:
When You Were Mine Pop Life I Wanna Be Your Lover U Got The Look The Beautiful Ones My Name is Prince 319 Don't Play Me I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man Thieves in The Temple Controversy I Would Die 4 U Erotic City She's Always In My Hair Darling Nikki I Hate U
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