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Re:Why Prince Changed His Name to an Symbol 30 Years Ago, an... by toasterlovin on Friday January 12, 2024 @02:16AM (#38965041)
Not an exact corollary, since Prince never actually performed it for one of his own albums. He had one of his many front bands record it. IIRC, the only Prince versions are a studio demo/outtake (not very good, IMO) and a live version (which is better than the Sinead version, IMO, but is marred by technical issues).
Re:Why Prince Changed His Name to an Symbol 30 Years Ago, an... by mattclarkdotnet on Friday January 12, 2024 @02:58AM (#38965335)
Agreed, not exact, but as a grizzled old man it still astounds me the number of people I meet that don’t know Nothing Compares 2 U was written by Prince, and also (though not necessarily intersecting) those who don’t know Killing Me Softly isn’t an original Fugees track. I suppose it only bothers me because people just don’t seem to care about the history of things?
Re:Why Prince Changed His Name to an Symbol 30 Years Ago, an... by boomboomsubban on Friday January 12, 2024 @03:55AM (#38965691)
Do you immediately check the Wikipedia article for every song you hear on the radio? I imagine almost nobody you know actually owns a Sinead O'Connor or Fugees album, they heard it on TV/radio and never thought of it outside that context.