Here’s what’s on the show tonight:
Title (with link to iTunes, if available) | Artist | Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) | Original Artist |
Little Red Corvette | Heath Brandon | The Letterbox EP | Prince |
A Love Bizarre | Michael Hedges | Live on the Double Planet | Sheila E. |
One of Us | Prince | Emancipation | Joan Osborne |
When Doves Cry | Damien Rice | JJJ: Like a Version | Prince |
Erotic City | Berlin | 4Play | Prince |
Kiss | Texas Lightning | Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch | Prince |
Purple Rain | Martin Sexton | Live from Central Park | Prince |
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Can’t think of any covers that Prince does of other artists? For shame…how about Salt ‘n’ Pepa’s Shoop and The Time’s Tricky (bootleg) for starters.
On the topic of recovers, or covers Prince does of songs he wrote but others made more famous, how about Five Women (Joe Cocker), Manic Monday (Bangles), like everything Carmen Electra ever did that mattered, and Uh Huh, best known for its life as Pepsi Commercial with Ray Charles.
Another great prince cover is “I would die 4u” by Cush of their Spiritual EP. One of my favorite songs
He has a great cover of Sheryl Crow’s “Every day is a winding road” on Rave un2 the Joy Fantastic
While Joan Osborne made “One of Us” a hit, she wasn’t the writer. Eric Bazilian of The Hooters wrote the song, just as he wrote music for Cindy Lauper (‘Time After Time’).
I think there are probably quite a few Eric Bazilian covers out there, too. I see a cover story in there somewhere!
Check out: http://www.ericbazilian.com
Harold
Another cool Prince cover is “When Doves Cry” by Quindon Tarver on the Romeo + Juliet, Vol. 2 Soundtrack produced in 1997.
great version of prince’s tangerine by a canadian gal – molly johnson…
http://www.mollyjohnson.com/downloads-MA/MollyJohnson-Tangerine.mp3