PRINCEFAN046WHEN DOVES CRY VS WHEN THUGS CRY

Just look at that showmanship! It’s simply mind blowing! “When Doves Cry” was released in 1984. It is one of Prince’s biggest hits and topped billboard charts for 5 weeks. Prince was asked to write the song specifically for the movie “Purple Rain.” The B-side of the “When Doves Cry” single was “17 Days.”🎶 Prince wrote virtual liner notes in the mid-90s for some of his biggest hits as a feature on one of his first websites. Here’s his entry for “When Doves Cry”: “Originally recorded with bass, backing 2 sets of keys and guitar. Frustrated with the mix, Prince Rogers Nelson sat discouraged in the studio. Jill Jones came to visit, saw the long face & asked what was wrong. He said, “If I had my way the song would sound like this.” He then turned down the instrument faders and left up only the drums and the xylophone, when the voices began to sing the chorus. Jill then asked him why he thought he couldn’t have his way with the mix. There was no reply. The next time Jill Jones heard the song it was on the radio the same way she heard it that day. Recently, Joey Bada$$ covered a sampling of “When Doves Cry” which is the ‘Holy Grail” of Prince fam favorites. He held the session for Australian radio station triple J’s “Like a Version” series. His version of the classic is called “When Thugs Cry.” Triple J’s site says: Joey chose the song because “To this day my mom is the biggest Prince, she always played Prince around the house, put me on to Prince at such an early age. Me and her we used to always sing ‘When Doves Cry’ together, so I made my own version. It’s called ‘When Thugs Cry’.” According to Triple J, “When Thugs Cry” was supposed to be included on Joey’s latest album All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ but no one could get the sample cleared. <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><iframe class="youtube-player" width="860" height="615" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dPcclBGKAMw?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation">

Dig if you will the picture
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me
Can you my darling
Can you picture this?
Dream if you can a courtyard
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses
They feel the heat
The heat between me and you
How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world that’s so cold? (So cold)
Maybe I’m just too demanding
Maybe I’m just like my father too bold
Maybe you’re just like my mother
She’s never satisfied (She’s never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry
Touch if you will my stomach
Feel how it trembles inside
You’ve got the butterflies all tied up
Don’t make me chase you
Even doves have pride
How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world so cold? (World so cold)
Maybe I’m just too demanding
Maybe I’m just like my father too bold
Maybe you’re just like my mother
She’s never satisfied (She’s never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry
How can you just leave me standing?
Alone in a world that’s so cold? (A world that’s so cold)
Maybe I’m just too demanding (Maybe, maybe I’m like my father)
Maybe I’m just like my father too bold (Ya know he’s too bold)
Maybe you’re just like my mother (Maybe you’re just like my mother)
She’s never satisfied (She’s never, never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other (Why do we scream, why)

This is what it sounds like
When doves cryx3
Don’t cry (Don’t Cry)
When doves cryx3
When doves cry (Doves cry, doves cry, doves cry)

1 thought on “WHEN DOVES CRY VS WHEN THUGS CRY”

cornelius nelson says:

February 24, 2018 at 8:46 PM

if see prince the fist time we where be friend 4 ever wow we be hove much fund on my b-day chill out talk out good old day gong to church on Sunday read word about god keep me happy about has song 17 day and play one his cloud guitar jam out going back Detroit Mich meet people he never meet before

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