The Beautiful Ones…And The Hot Messes: The Best And Worst Covers Of Prince Songs Over The Years
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Ginuwine – “When Doves Cry”
Seriously, Timbaland has been churning out hot tracks since like ’93 (if not earlier), and while I love most of the joints he put together for folks like Aaliyah, Missy and Ginuwine back in the mid-to late 90s, this particular song was interesting to say the least. I’m one who often side-eyes any attempts to tackle Prince and turning “When Doves Cry” from an emotional rock-inspired one to an R&B dance-worthy jam (with a mean kick drum beat) was risky, but I’m not mad at G or Timb. But I could have done without him trying to sing every verse sad as hell, and the attempts to hit really high notes that even Prince wasn’t touching on the song were a no-no. While I felt he was trying too hard, I can appreciate the attempt.
