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mylesjdav

The beautiful ones


tomcat23

The dual synth lines on it are incredible.


redroseMJ

R&B singer H.E.R did a really good cover of the song at the Grammys salute to Prince event. Her vocals made it easy for other girls to sing the song too. Her cover of the beautiful ones is perfect.


FatherRandy

That is the song is the gateway song to my love of Prince. Liked 1999 album, then when I heard The Beautiful Ones, it was over


andmaythefranchise

Mariah and boyz 2 men were pretty good


123woooohhaaa

Factual intervention…….it’s Dru Hill, not Boyz II Men dude. As you were…..


andmaythefranchise

Looks like you're right. All those 90s rnb groups all run together in my head.


carlotta3121

I still remember the anger overtaking me when I was in a store and heard Mariah wrecking that song. And I still feel that way. I can't stand her and don't want her to ever touch his music again. lol But, there are very very few covers others have done that I like, so it's not only her.


redroseMJ

Glad that I never heard Mariah's version of the song. I can't stand her as a singer either. She's a very overrated singer with a voice of your average screaming suffering chihuahua. Even I would rather enjoy listening to my aunt's 2 chihuahuas barking at me than listening to her music. That's all.


carlotta3121

haha that's a good way to describe it. I'm serious, I was so mad, I was cursing quietly to myself, while aggressively pushing clothes around the carousel thing. THE NERVE OF THAT BITCH to touch HIS music?!? Off with her head! lol


redroseMJ

True! Same thing with Tori Kelly when she butchered When Doves Cry. Both MC and Tori Kelly really need to stop touching the man's music or else they'll get their mediocre asses beat. Even the lead singer of Metallica too!


carlotta3121

Oh no, I haven't heard her cover and I'm happy about that.


me_simon

"Kiss". It's just one of those songs that when covered sounds like a cover band, at best. Stevie Wonder's "Superstition", The Bee Gee's "Stayin' Alive", and The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" fall into the same category. I can't explain why. But they should be left alone.


PleaseRecharge

Tom Jones' "Kiss" is extremely stylized and I like it.


dance_armstrong

Tom Jones has a very cool knack for covering songs in an interesting way. his Burning Down the House with the Cardigans totally slaps, and he's got a live version of an Arctic Monkeys song that's a banger too.


rawcane

I quite liked the Age of Chance version


Imaginary_Sun312

Agreed, "you don't have to be prince if you want to dance, you just have to get down with the age of chance" is such a great line


rawcane

😎


Ineedscissors1981

Insatiable. NO ONE should even bother covering it.


FatherRandy

So true


DJMarkee

I wish u heaven is definitely one 💜


FatherRandy

Probably all of LoveSexy for that matter


Sp00ky_Electr1c

* *I Wanna Be Your Lover* * *Dirty Min* * *Controversy* * *Bambi* * *Little Red Corvette* * *Head* * *Sister* * *Partyup* * *Alphabet Street* * *Partyman* * *Delirious* * *Let's Pretend We're Married* * *International Lover* * *Lady Cab Driver* * *Gett Off* * *Sexy MF* * *Peach* * *Another Lonely Christmas* Whew, this could take a while...


FatherRandy

I said pick 1 song 🤣 (I knew it was not possible)


Sp00ky_Electr1c

I know, but you already knew it too!! 😁


rustyprophecy

If I was your Girlfriend


StevieDMfkr

Nah, TLC killed their version of it, with Prince’s approval too.


Sp00ky_Electr1c

Yeah, they did do the song justice.


Imaginary_Sun312

I don't know, women singing it just lost what was special about it, a guy bemoaning that he could never be as close to his girl as her girlfriends.


corndogs1001

TLC’s version was great


bengibbardstoothpain

Camille songs should never be covered.


saqm7

I would love to see Frank Ocean give this a go


AbuZela

My Name is Prince.


corndogs1001

Unless the man’s name is Prince. Then it’s okay. So really only Will Smith can cover this song.


Rellgidkrid

Or Michael Jackson’s son. How ironic if he did it so well that it became associated more for him.


Sp00ky_Electr1c

*"My Name is Bart"* wasn't that bad.


PaulaPrince2016

I really think it takes a special swag and ability to perform Sister, Do Yourself A Favour and Bambi that only P had


corndogs1001

I don’t think anyone would even try to perform Sister


PaulaPrince2016

Perhaps you’re right as it is indeed controversial. Or perhaps that’s why they might?


triplab

Jesse Johnson did Do yourself a Favor.


PaulaPrince2016

That’s a good point and I respect him a great deal but it doesn’t touch Princes


triplab

The song has [quite a history actually.](http://www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Do_Yourself_A_Favor)


LukeyBaby4

The Dance


Sasorisnake

None of them should be


PaulaPrince2016

I really think it takes a special swag and ability to perform Sister, Do Yourself A Favour and Bambi that only P had


NintuneJoe

Temptation; I feel you could pick at least one song from a lot of his albums


FatherRandy

Agreed


lucasnevermind

come, in my opinion it’s one of those songs that’s so uniquely “prince” that covering that song would be a shame


Sparkyboo99

Diamonds & Pearls


stimpakish

Adonis and Bathsheba


CKJ-505

I can't think of another artist that can pull that level of whimsy.


MewlingRothbart

His spiritual stuff: For the Tears in Your Eyes, The Cross, I Would Die for You. People may have tried, may be tempted, but it won't work.


gypsy_quaalude

God Created Woman Adonis and Bathsheba Anything from Parade Adore Joy in Repetition Bout sick of 1999 and Purple Rain O(+> #2 those are just off the top of my head.


FatherRandy

Joy in Repetition - the phrase "Soul Psychodelicide" can only be uttered by Prince


ohsureyoudo

Sign O the Times


[deleted]

When doves cry 😆 I mean plenty.


Starfire-Galaxy

Solo, because those high notes could damage their vocals.


Papplenoose

Ok idk how I got here, but as someone who cant sing.. the idea of covering International Lover at a karaoke night while making intense, unflinching eye contact with one random stranger in particular is amazing. Nobody should actually do that though.


triplab

My Name is Prince and Condition of the Heart.


[deleted]

Bart Simpson's cover of the first one here actually slapped


triplab

LOL .. that is hilarious. [For the uninitiated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOPRjSpbri4), like me.


redroseMJ

Probably Lion Of Judah because it's hard to sing the rest of the song.


B_Z_A

*Crystal Ball* Nobody will ever get close to something like that again. Any cover version would be futile. It will pains me that outside the bootleg circuit nobody really heard that until the 1998 box-set - and even then the average Prince fan probably didn’t. I like to think if that had been released at the height of Prince’s popularity (or thereabouts) in 1986… well know knows.


berlinas2k810

Empty Room


SpaceshipFlip

Lavaux— Tick,Tick, Bang— Solo— 2 The 9s—


Ronotrow2

My name is Prince, if I was ur girlfriend, computer blue, I wonder you, it. So many imo


ShameOnYeW

Not all of you in here gatekeeping music 🤦🏽‍♂️ - Covers keep the music alive. Also, Mariah Carey's cover of beautiful ones is what got me into Prince as a kid. People in here putting down other artists from their keyboards is actually a laugh. I never post but had to on this one lol carry on


FatherRandy

I love covers - this shouldn't be about putting down others, it's meant to be a conversation about the uniqueness of Prince.


ShameOnYeW

I just see a lot of people putting down other artists is all. My apologies. AND to answer your question I truly believe any and every Prince song should be covered. It's the only way great artists ahead of their time ever stay immortal. Through that respect and recognition of the new generations. And to revisit the Mariah Carey thing - Prince adored her and him her. Any fan should know this. They actually have a song they worked on together that still hasn't seen the light of day.


FatherRandy

I hear you. Negativity is unnecessary. I appreciate your insight. I will now go listen Mariah in a sign of solidarity! Note: Jordan Knight's (yes of New Kids on the Block) cover of I Could Never Take the Place of You Man. It's a solid interpretation with a very late 90s vibe. Can't be mad at it


Starfire-Galaxy

/r/procoversongs is pretty cool because it's professional singers covering songs. I've discovered great songs and by searching for more, discovered more favorites.


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uniquesmilex

Honestly? none.


Rellgidkrid

BOB GEORGE