Man when i tell you i can't stop repeating this vid in tears, it takes me back to The Minnesota Sound back in the late 70s-80s,everything Prince, this has me thinking Andre Cymone, Dez Dickerson Production, and refreshing to know that i wasn't off track seeing Mr. Jesse Johnson on guitar(Go Jesse).
I love this song! It has that Prince feel to it. I'm so glad D'Angelo is back and sounding like he never missed a beat! Everybody go read the latest D'Angelo article in GQ magazine! You won't be disappointed!!!!
I believe we have finally witnessed the true Michael D'Angelo Archer. The man who just wants to make music that not only embodies funk, soul and blues but also pays homage to those that came before him. The MDA of "Brown Sugar and Voodoo" is still the same MDA of today but he's back to what makes him special. He's back to making the kinda of music that true listeners and enthusiasts alike can enjoy. This is music, this is artistry....this IS how music should sound. Thank you MDA and while i can't wait for the album I will settle for snippets of your next musically masterpiece. Salute
***** It reminds me of "Christopher Tracy's Parade" on the "Parade" album. And the middle 8 has something from the chord progression of "Strange Relationship" (from "Sign o' the times"). Saw him yesterday playing live again (D' not Prince) after 15 years. It was just perfect .. powerful, raw, super-professional but unpretentious, sensual, the best band on the planet.. what a blessing in this day and age where people with laptop-computers and ableton live-controllers dominate the stages of festivals and venues..
From “Brown Sugar” to “Black Messiah” I’ve been in love with this KING. He has evolved to icon status in my book...D’Angelo keeps Princes legacy Alive & I love them both! ❤️
def Prince but more than than in there as well. EWF for sure, as well as that Bernie Worrell synth part and maybe even a little Beatles/George Harrison when the guitar gets all indian and sitary. Plus D's own unique style and music; but its more than just the sum of its parts. this is one of the best songs he, or any of those other artists even, has done.
He pulled Jesse Johnson in on this one!!!! Jesse reigns on the guitar for real!! Love the Prince feel. Can't get better than this. Glad D'Angelo is back!
D'Angelo thank u thank u 1 000 000 times for giving us what we needed so baaaaad for so fucking long, but we weren't getting it from the one we were expecting it!!!!!!!!! Thank u, Respect u, love u. It's all about music not names and egos.
“All we wanted was a chance to talk 'Stead we only got outlined in chalk” - yeah real lullaby material to sing to your kids. These comments are something else 😆
hell yea i always rewind the intro about 20 times before i let the whole song play, i just love how everything (including D) sounds as soon as the vid starts
I luuuuv the retro 80's sound! Music artists like The Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis and now Raphael Saadiq have had very successful & big careers by keeping one foot in the past. I hope the rest of D'Angelo's upcoming album continues in the same direction as this song. Oh how I miss the days of synth pop, New Wave & Mtv (when Mtv used to play videos).
In the last 20 years there are 2 songs that stand out. "YOU SAVED ME" Gary Clark Jr "CHARADE" D'Angelo and they both have the same feel, it is called PARADE 1986 - Prince both songs are MASTERPIECES!!!!!!!!!!!
This sounds so much like a Prince influenced song. D'angelo is a genius in his own right but even more so, for choosing to work with and be compared to the greatest of all time....Prince
this song is amazing, i've been in a D'Angelo and Bob Marley lately, they both have amazing music i cant wait til D'Angelo drops his new album "James River" its gonna be amazing
The "dude" is Jesse Johnson, a guitar legend in his own right, original member of The Time (Prince's side project) together with Jam&Lewis (Janet Jackson's producers) and starred in Purple Rain. That's who the "dude" is.
I think The Revolution would be more appropriate! Some of the bandmembers even have that 1985 kinda look going on: D with his black headscarf a la Prince, Jesse who already looks like Prince all his life, and the female background singer with the Lisa Coleman hairdo. Fantastic song BTW, I really like how old school "Minneapolis" it sounds. I wish Prince would do stuff like this again...
there's a possibility, but u have to remember tht Prince is D's biggest influence, so it wouldnt be a surprise if D has actually mastered Prince's own sound
he's done songs before that sound so much like Prince songs tht u would actually think its Prince, but none like this, this song sounds more like a Prince song than any of the other ones, and trust me i LOVE it, reminds me of Prince's Dirty Mind album
This is the song I expect to be on "James River" that most reminds me of Prince, and the influence he's had on what probably feels like a "li'l brother" to him.
