The Beautiful Ones…And The Hot Messes: The Best And Worst Covers Of Prince Songs Over The Years
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Clarke Gail Baines
TLC – “If I Was Your Girlfriend”
They definitely tried to make this joint as funky as possible. They even tried to throw in a sample from “Computer Love” like nobody was going to notice. The cut was off of their acclaimed album CrazyS*xyCool, and while T-Boz tried her best to give the song her own stamp vocally, in comparison to the original jam, it’s miles behind. Good instrumental work (though the back beat could have been left out), but it makes me long to pull out the Sign “O” the Times album and have my ears soothed by Prince’s version of himself pretending to be a woman.
*Unfortunately, YouTube is an absolute piece of crap, but you can hear the cover song on Spotify or even preview the track on iTunes!
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