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19 Essential Prince Covers That Rock Like It’s 1999
The shocking sudden death of Prince sent the music world into a state of mourning today and as we remember an artist whose career spanned nearly 40 years and an incredible 39 studio albums, his contribution to modern pop and R&B is beyond measure.
Sifting through his discography, there is undoubtedly something to appeal to almost anyone, and that was part of Prince’s far-reaching allure. Judging from the eclectic covers of his songs, the impact Prince had was not confined to any one genre: everyone from Chris Cornell to Phish have recorded memorable versions of Prince compositions.
- 1
Muse
'Sign o' the Times' - 2
Chris Cornell
'Nothing Compares 2 U' - 3
Foo Fighters
'Darling Nikki' (starts at 5:00) - 4
Chvrches
'I Would Die 4 U' - 5
Tegan and Sara
'When You Were Mine' - 6
Living Colour
'17 Days' - 7
Incubus
'Let's Go Crazy' - 8
Sinead O'Connor
'Nothing Compares 2 U' - 9
Corey Taylor (Slipknot)
'Little Red Corvette' - 11
Patti Smith
'When Doves Cry' - 12
Phish
'Purple Rain' - 13
Cory Branan
'Under the Cherry Moon' - 15
George Clinton
'Erotic City' - 16
Ani DiFranco
'When You Were Mine' - 17
Lydia Loveless
'I Would Die 4 U' - 18
Goo Goo Dolls
'Never Take the Place of Your Man' - 19
Limp Bizkit
'1999'
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