Song: ANOTHERLOVE
Album: PLECTRUMELECTRUM
Year: 2014
A cover song! Not even a cover of a song originally written by Prince but bequeathed to another artist. A cover song actually written and performed by Alice Smith on her 2013 album She. Prince's version pumps things up a bit with some blistering guitar and the classic Prince technique of arrangement style of every instrumentalist tightly playing quick staccato bursts (there's got to be a more technical term for this). It's a pleasant enough song and had me nodding my head by the end. I give Alice Smith mad props for her version as well:
And just for the hell of it, here's another Alice Smith song off her debut album. Definitely worth trying out:
Verdict: 4/5 stars
Would I sing it at karaoke? Doubtful, but not because I don't like it.
Song: Nothing to Be Desired
Album: 1. Outside
Year: 1995
A short, hectic interlude most likely never meant to stand on it's own as a single. It may work in the context of the album but it doesn't do much for me as a stand-alone. Lyrics are just words repeated over and over. The song both fades in and fades out with no real change or progression. It's just kinda blah.
Verdict: 2/5 stars
Would I sing it at karaoke? Never.
Winner: ANOTHERLOVE
Running Score: Bowie 30, Prince 19
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