Prince, der Vollblutmusiker, litt nicht nur unter einer "Schreibmanie", mit der er sich vorgenommen hatte, möglichst jeden Tag einen Song zu schreiben. Er coverte auch Stücke von anderen Interpreten, um seine musikalische Ausdrucksfähigkeit zu erweitern.
Unter https://www.coversproject.com/artist/prince kann man diese erstaunliche Liste von Songs finden:
I Want to Take You Higher (instrumental) (Album: R U Gonna Go My Way) – Sly & The Family Stone
Everyday People (Album: R U Gonna Go My Way) – Sly & The Family Stone
Sing a Simple Song (Album: One Nite Alone in Chicago) – Sly & The Family Stone
I'll Take You There (Album: Nightclubbing) – The Staple Singers
Chain of Fools (Album: Miles 2 Nowhere) – Aretha Franklin
Sweet Thing (Album: The Park, Volume 2) – Rufus & Chaka Khan
Fallin' (feat. Candy Dulfer) (Album: 2004-02-15: The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA) – Alicia Keys
The Undertaker (Album: The Park, Volume 2) – Mavis Staples
Manic Monday (Album: The Work, Volume 1) – The Bangles
Betcha by Golly Wow! (Album: Emancipation) – The Stylistics
Machine Gun (Album: Villanova Park) – Jimi Hendrix
People Get Ready (Album: The Park, Volume 2) – The Impressions
Everyday Is a Winding Road (Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic) – Sheryl Crow
Cookie Jar - (Album: The Work, Volume 2) – Fuzzy Haskins
Cold Sweat (Album: Miles 2 Nowhere) – James Brown
Now's the Time" (Album: Now's the Time) – Charlie Parker
Maybe Your Baby (Album: Wonder Wrote It, Part 2) – Stevie Wonder
Whole Lotta Love (Album: Indigo Nights) – Led Zeppelin
One of Us (Album: Emancipation) – Joan Osborne
A Case of You (Album: One Nite Alone...) – Joni Mitchell
Super Hero (Album: The Work, Volume 5) – Earth, Wind & Fire
The Payback (Album: One Nite Not So Alone) – James Brown
Nothing Compares 2 U (Album: The Hits 1) – Sinead O’Connor
Rock Steady (Album: Indigo Nights) – Aretha Franklin
Crimson and Clover (Album: Lotusflow3r) – Tommy James
What'd I Say (Album: R U Xperienced) – Ray Charles
Just My Imagination (Album: Small Club) – The Temptations
What Have You Done For Me Lately (Album: Nude Tour - 1990 Live in Tokio) – Janet Jackson
I Believe in You (Album: The Undertaker) – Graham Central Station
Proud Mary (Album: The Work, Volume 5) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Love Rollercoaster (Album: One Nite Alone in Chicago) – Ohio Players
Baby, Baby, Baby (Album: Studio Nights: The Rebels) – Aretha Franklin
Jam (Album: Secret Gig) – Graham Central Station
Honky Tonk Woman (Album: The Undertaker) – The Rolling Stones
Funky (Album: The Work, Volume 5) – The Chambers Brothers
Shhh (Album: Return of the Bump Squad) – Tevin Campbell
Und eine besonders feine Gelegenheit: Bei einem Soundcheck 1990 in Osaka improviesiert Prince über das Thema von Summertime und lässt einen Kameramann ungewöhnlich nah an sich heran.
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