Sweet Baby vs. Nite Flights - Moodswings Back to Basics Remix

Song:  Sweet Baby
Album:  The Love Symbol Album
Year:  1992

While I'm familiar with The Love Symbol Album, I am surprised to find that I have only a passing memory of this particular song.  Perhaps I just wasn't into the slow jam Prince back in the early 90s (a time when I was more into goth, industrial and almost anything put out by the Wax Trax label.  Twenty-seven years later I am able to appreciate this lush, beautiful track for what it is . . . the perfect Prince slow jam.  That's not to diminish the artistry and impact of International Lover or Do Me Baby at all; those are also perfect Prince slow jams.  But Sweet Baby shows a somewhat more mature Prince embracing the Debussy's recognition that "music is the space between the notes".  With this track every note counts, but the constraint in NOT including a wicked guitar solo, vocal gymnastics or a spoken word segment counts just as much.  The vocals and music are absolutely perfect and create an absolute gem of a song.

Verdict:  5/5 stars

Would I sing it at karaoke?  If only I have the skill!

Song:  Nite Flights - Moodswings Back to Basics Remix
Album:  Black Tie White Noise
Year:  1993

In contrast to The Love Symbol Album, I am not at all familiar with Black Tie White Noise, though I do clearly recall picking it up in a Chicago CD store at one time and considering the purchase.  I probably bought a Ministry CD  instead.  Upon first listening to this track I thought to myself "Wow!  Bowie is really embracing a retro 90s sound."  The buffoonery of that initial thought was my very next thought.  Of  course it sounds like a 90s album.  It IS a 90s album!  And if this track is any representation, it's a decent representation.  Not to mention that it's a remix . . . a very effective and very 90s method of re-selling individual tracks to us club kids.  The track is fine.  It's done well and I could see myself zoning out to it on a late night dancefloor (90s) or while dozing on the couch at 10pm (now).

Verdict:  3.5/5 stars

Would I sing it at karaoke?  If for some reason I was asked to do so, sure

Winner:  Sweet Baby

Running Score:  Bowie 13, Prince 7