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| Michael Jackson's music |
  
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28 | 35.44% |
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39 | 49.37% |
| I just want to see the results without voting |
  
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12 | 15.19% |
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08-09-2009, 11:29 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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what better? michael jackson vs prince
Reading some articles about MJ, it turns out he felt a rivalry with Prince. Whose music did you enjoy more over the years?
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08-09-2009, 11:31 PM
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08-09-2009, 11:33 PM
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As a side note, I had a big internal debate as to whether I should use "whose" or "who's".
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08-09-2009, 11:38 PM
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Jacko.
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08-10-2009, 12:02 AM
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I think Michael has the better top hits, but Prince is the far more talented musician and song writer, with a much stronger overall body of work. So I voted Prince.
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08-10-2009, 12:09 AM
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This pretty much exactly sums up my feelings. Michael's highs are higher, but Prince has many more good songs. |
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08-10-2009, 12:20 AM
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"Who's" would mean "Who is" while "whose" shows possession, as in "whose bag is this?"
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08-10-2009, 12:24 AM
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they are both dreadful in the closet homos
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08-10-2009, 12:40 AM
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08-10-2009, 01:09 AM
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08-10-2009, 01:12 AM
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good night everybody!
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08-10-2009, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Prince's talent and music in an easy decision. Jacko was all about Pop, but 99% of Pop is crap.
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08-10-2009, 10:12 AM
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Michael Jackson.
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08-10-2009, 10:18 AM
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No trout option.
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08-10-2009, 10:20 AM
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Currently, 41.67% of you are crazy.
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08-10-2009, 10:25 AM
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I went with Jackson. Prince has too many songs that I turn off as soon as they come on. While some of Jackson's songs I feel the same way, the list of those for me is much shorter.
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08-10-2009, 10:27 AM
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Did Weird Al ever parody a Prince song? While Beat It / Eat It has to be the best song / video parody comedy ever (but only because The Saga Begins is so far off the subject from American Pie, but it's probably the best song parody ever), Prince never did anything worth parodying that I remember.
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08-10-2009, 10:31 AM
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Personally, I like the one from Wierd Al that parodies the Nirvana song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit".... Of course, "Fat" was pretty funny too. If I had to vote here though, I would take MJ over Prince. |
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08-10-2009, 10:56 AM
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See, I can't say I "enjoy" Prince's music. Maybe he was more talented or whatever, but there's a bunch of MJ songs that when they come on, people either sing or dance to or whatever (me too). But Prince?
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08-10-2009, 10:58 AM
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Just a matter of preference I guess, but I like Prince as he has a bit more edge. I have seen Prince live too, great show.
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08-10-2009, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: san jose CA
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Tough poll with no trout option. I honestly avoided Prince and MJ about equally.
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08-10-2009, 12:50 PM
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Best answer so far. I have to agree, and would change my previous answer to more closely resemble this one if I could. |
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08-10-2009, 01:53 PM
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Weird Al did do a Prince sendup once using original music, and said he could legally do that because "you can't copyright a wimpy moustache".
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08-10-2009, 02:30 PM
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1999 Little red corvette raspberry beret Kiss Purple Rain just off the top of my head, people always sing along/dance with these tunes and they're not even his best work. |
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08-10-2009, 03:31 PM
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I'd have to hear the others, but only 1999 and Purple Rain sound familiar. |
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08-10-2009, 03:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Agreed, I doubt Michael Jackson did much, if any of the actual song-writing/producing/etc, but you can't deny his voice(which was pretty much second to none). Prince owns Mike in all categories except dancing and singing, imo...and his guitar playing/live shows were god-like at times. "Michael Jackson" the performer was a borderline "robot", created by the people/PR machines/lawyers/record exects/etc who seemingly controlled MJ's life from day 1 till the end. He had his voice/dancing, but apparently not much else. I respect Prince's career/abilities as a musician a good deal more than MJ's... Last edited by watravaler : 08-10-2009 at 03:39 PM. |
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08-10-2009, 04:06 PM
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Prince is more of a musician and Michael Jackson was more of an entertainer. And I am not sneering at either or saying that either is/was limited to one or the other, because Prince puts on an incredible show and Michael wrote a lot of his own stuff.
"Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry" from Purple Rain are probably Prince's best known hits. They certainly stayed at #1 for the longest. For me, it is Prince in a runaway. Prince has a lot more funk in his style, especially as he matured as an artist. Michael went in the other direction. |
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08-10-2009, 04:52 PM
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I'm gonna have to go with Michael on this one.
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08-10-2009, 06:46 PM
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Prince takes this one. Prince has numerous great hits and he was so far ahead of his time.
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08-11-2009, 10:56 PM
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I also find myself squarely in Prince's corner. Don't get me wrong, Michael had MONSTER hits, and I really like his songs. But from a career perspective, Prince has shown himself time and again to be an incredible writer & performer. I was fortunate enough to see him live in the 1999 Tour (1981-1982) and he put on an unbelievably entertaining show.
Just for kicks, I just did a search, found the ASCAP website, and found out he has written 692 songs. In addition to the big hits mentioned above, he has also written a number of hits for other artists. Songs such as: Stevie Nicks "Stand Back" (1983) Chaka Khan "I Feel For You" (1984) Sheila E. "The Glamorous life" (1984) The Time "Jungle love" (1985) Bangles "Manic Monday" (1986) Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) Apparently he also has hundreds of songs that still lie unreleased in his vaults (if rumors are true, Michael also has 100+ unreleased tracks). I also found a link to Rolling Stone article listing 50 Greatest Artists of All Time: Prince #28 Michael Jackson #35 Interesting question! |
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08-11-2009, 11:01 PM
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Prince for me.
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08-12-2009, 02:23 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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I just like Prince's music better. Songs like Bambi and Little Nikki rock. Dave Grohl even covered Nikki.
I will admit that I will almost always pick someone who actually plays instruments over somebody who can just sing. |
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08-12-2009, 02:33 AM
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You would probably recognize "Kiss" if you heard it on the radio. It was also a number one hit and was covered by Tom Jones (maybe with Art of Noise?). Also, I think Julia Roberts sang it in Pretty Women. |
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08-12-2009, 02:40 AM
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It's so bizarre that you can't find a Prince video on Youtube with sound.
(Other than BatDance) The Kevin Smith 1/2 hour long Prince story is pretty funny if you have time to find it on Youtube and are bored enough to watch. |
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08-12-2009, 03:14 AM
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Ya know, I don't really like either all that much. I can appreciate that Prince is a bit of a musical genius, and MJ has some classic songs, but out of around 50 gigs of mp3s on my PC (and the CD collection to match), I don't have a single track by either and I couldn't ever see myself changing that.
I will drunkenly sing/dance to either of them though if they come on in a bar/nightclub.
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08-12-2009, 04:34 AM
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He wrote a small part of the music, and none of the lyrics. FWIW. |
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08-12-2009, 10:18 AM
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Prince manages his intellectual property very strictly since his flap with Warner and the whole "symbol" era. I suspect he has a team of lawyers that keeps his stuff off of youtube and other unauthorized sites. My hunch is that Batdance and perhaps the whole Batman soundtrack doesn't belong to him and that is why you can find it. |
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