The Time Pick

Anyone that is a Prince fan knows the Time. Much of it has big ties to Prince and obviously Morris Day. But the Time are not just a playtoy for Prince. They were good on their own. This pick is the best of the Time. As the Time, as Morris Day solo and also a track from Original 7Ven. Don't have that much more to say about this comp, but to say that they had some great danceable funk. This is mostly in order of the release, but also playable order within that. I've never seen a best of, so this will do until the real thing comes along.

The Time Pick

01 The Time - Cool

02 The Time - Get It Up

03 The Time - 777-9311

04 The Time - The Walk

05 The Time - Ice Cream Castles

06 The Time - Jungle Love

07 The Time - The Bird

08 Morris Day - The Oak Tree

09 Morris Day - Fishnet

10 The Time - Jerk Out

11 The Time - Chocolate

12 The Time - Shake!

13 Original 7Ven - #Trendin

Prince Under The Covers

Prince was a very prolific artist. He had so many great songs that were released and many that were not under his own name. This is a sampling of some of my favorites in this pick of Prince songs covered by other artists. I did not include songs that he did, but wrote for other people. See the last couple of days for that. You could do quite a few of these compilations (and I'm sure you have a favorite that isn't represented here - put it in the comments), but these are just my pick of the many. I used to love it when a Prince album came out, so I could get the singles because there always was a cool B-Side. Now we just have to wait for the estate to release something, or another artist to cover one of his songs.

Prince Under The Covers

01 Laibach - The Cross

02 Arto Lindsay - Erotic City

03 Simple Minds - Sign O' The Times

04 Dead or Alive - Pop Life

05 The Jesus And Mary Chain - Alphabet Street

06 Heaven 17 - Sign O' the Times

06 Sigue Sigue Sputnik - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

07 Ice-T - Head

08 Art Of Noise Featuring Tom Jones - Kiss (AON Mix)

09 Information Society - Controversy

10 Gary Numan - 1999

11 Chaka Khan - I Feel For You

12 Gary Numan - U Got The Look

13 Hindu Love Gods - Raspberry Beret

14 Cyndi Lauper - When You Were Mine

15 Dale Bozzio - I Would Die 4 U (Keoki Remix)

Someday My Prince Will Come 2

The continuation of my pick of songs the artist formerly known as Prince wrote for others. Well he may have at least allowed these others to use the songs. It's amazing how many songs Prince wrote. His archives are still full of tapes he made. Eventually more artists will cover his songs and probably there is a chance that his estate may not release everything he recorded under his name himself. I'm sure after two volumes of this, you know of a few right now, so leave that in the comments below. 

Someday My Prince Will Come 2

01 Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

02 Celine Dion - With This Tear

03 Joe Cocker - Five Women

04 Kenny Rogers - You're My Love

05 Alicia Keys - How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore

06 Madhouse - Six

07 Graham Central Station - Utopia

08 Monie Love - Born To B.R.E.E.D.

09 Nona Hendryx - Baby Go-Go

10 Patti LaBelle - Yo Mister

11 Sheila E - A Love Bizarre (Parts I And II)

12 Earth Wind & Fire - Super Hero

13 Stevie Nicks - Stand Back

14 Paula Abdul - U

15 The Time - My Drawers

16 George Clinton - The Big Pump

17 No Doubt - Waiting Room

Someday My Prince Will Come 1

Enigmatic title? Nah. Just my pick of Prince songs done by other artists. Songs written by Prince whether it is under his own name or one of his pseudonyms. I'm not going to talk about all the different names he used to write or play music. There were a few. Look it up. I became interested around the time when Manic Monday came out and all around the same time I figured out Sugar Walls was his, and The Glamorous Life was his. A little more digging found several more (at least enough for two volumes) and eventually I put this together. I like the Disney "Prince will come" covers, because it would be so boring to just say Prince Penned. The juxtaposition of wholesome Disney with nasty androgynous Prince was too delicious not to take advantage of. Although who knows with Disney anymore?

Someday My Prince Will Come 1

01 The Time - Gigolos Get Lonely Too

02 The Family - The Screams Of Passion

03 Tevin Campbell - Round & Round

04 Carmen Electra - Fun

05 André Cymone - The Dance Electric

06 The Time - Get It Up

07 Mavis Staples - Melody Cool

08 Kid Creole & The Coconuts - The Sex Of It

09 Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl

10 Bangles - Manic Monday

11 The Family - Nothing Compares 2 U

12 Apollonia 6 - Sex Shooter

13 Dale Bozzio - Take Me To Your Leader (Prince Mix)

14 Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls

15 Sheila E - The Glamorous Life

16 Madonna - Love Song

17 Martika - Love Thy Will Be Done