Sheryl Crow AND Joan Osborne vs. Prince

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You were there, too. You're listening to the radio at home or in the car. You hear "Every Day Is A Winding Road" or "One Of Us".

You think

A) "Wow. Music couldn't get anyone worse than this. It's all uphill from now on".
B) "Who IS buying this stuff".

Then you drive/get the bus/hike to your local record store, pick up the latest Prince jsut to see if the little genius has put the lead back in his pencil and...oh no. Caught like a butterfly on a wheel. How does he manage to make these soungs sound WORSE than the originals? That's some crazy concept of genius.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Thursday, 19 December 2002 20:50 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't think they're worse than the originals, but they're not fabulous, I must admit. I've only played "Rave" a handful of times, but I've never skipped those tracks either.

― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 19 December 2002 20:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Sheryl Crow has some fucking great singles: "The Only Thing You Bring Me Is Down," or whatever it's called, is brilliant. "Strong Enough" is gorgeous. "Home" from the self-titled record even more so.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 19 December 2002 21:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Sean-have you read the "sheep" stuff on the cd insert?????

Could someone reprint that here?

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Thursday, 19 December 2002 21:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I really, really like Prince's versions of both of those songs, especially "Every Day Is A Winding Road". Every cover of crappy AOR should be tinged with house/Hi-NRG (see "Heaven").

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 19 December 2002 21:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Joan Osbourne is completely washed-up and not even worth discussing. For that matter, so is Prince.

Sheryl Crow? She's perfectly capable for what she does, only what she does is mind-numbingly dull to me. She looks good, though.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 December 2002 22:29 (twenty-three years ago)

For that matter, so is Prince.

True, he could stay as vital and relevant as, say, Kil... oh, why bother.

― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 19 December 2002 22:38 (twenty-three years ago)

watch it.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 19 December 2002 22:44 (twenty-three years ago)

I've never had to listen to Prince's version of "One of Us" (thankfully), but I think he definitely improves "Every Day is a Winding Road", he at least upgrades it from unlistenable to marginally enjoyable.

And the part where Larry Graham bellows "Do you love Gaaawd!" is pretty funny. Stoopid Jehovah's Witnesses. Larry's involvement with that bullshit totally robbed him of the funk, sez I.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 19 December 2002 22:57 (twenty-three years ago)

THE NEW PRINCE DOESNT HAVE ANY OF THESE SONGS YOU DOPE

― chaki (chaki), Friday, 20 December 2002 02:27 (twenty-three years ago)

I KNOW CHAKI-the above is a purely hypothetical situation

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Friday, 20 December 2002 13:09 (twenty-three years ago)

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