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  • Too polished. Too rehearsed. Thought they were being kool and clever but it lacks soul, which is what makes EVERY Prince song.

  • LOVE LOVE LOVE the guitar solo!

  • I love Prince. I love this song. And I love Incubus.

  • I love incubus since Fungus Amongus but this is horrible. They also messed up the Immigrant Song. They've been shitty since Light Grenades. I'm worried about this band.

  • @thecrunge1985 Well, on the Immigrant Song it was actually Howard Stern singing the high part on a shitty mic/phone line. If you listen well you can hear that Brandon does a good job on the vocals, and the rest of the band does well too.

  • you guys are crazy this song is awesome!!!! they weren't trying to do "prince" cuz nobody does prince... they took a great song and made it their own. love it.

  • they shouldn't have covered prince. this opinion coming from someone who loves both incubus and prince.

  • Ruined a classic.

  • @dankedlinds How is it ruined? It sounds just the same, just more modern.

  • This shows they're capable of more than just their own repertoire.. I like the versatility!!

  • This is a lot better than I thought it would be.

  • good lead guitar, I'll give them that, but definetly not a follow up to, Drive.

  • @CarrollGazette drive was 1999 how is this a follow up to a song that was released over 10 years ago

  • Kudos to them for even trying to cover a Prince song. There's no way anyone could ever cover a Prince song and top the original, but they put in a good effort and it's still pretty good.

  • I'll love incubus forever, but damn what were they thinkin..

  • @ironmanuke

    ha they wer thinkin eh y not

    hahaha

  • balmain fall winter 2010 2011 !!!

  • Dan Brown is better than Dostoevskij? ahahahah Prince is the greatest musician of the millennium

  • @MRmonopoliteista 4realz. prince is the greatest musician of the millenium. u r so sooo right about that. 

  • never heard that,,, very cool cover. check out my band cover this tune, little different

  • love incubus but this is terrible

  • @xtolga

    This is the only Incubus song I like.

  • New take on Prince. Nice job Incubus! Very updated and Fresh.,.. Rock on!

  • Never heard this version of the song before but great effort!

  • This is actually really good. I respect Incubus now. Maybe I'll buy their cds.

  • A good cover is a good interpretation.

  • This is the song! I really like this song. It's one of those songs that you can just let loose on...lol

  • this is great for people like me who want to listen to prince's music on youtube

    it's too bad he wont let youtube play his stuff...he's so amazing.

  • i actually think its a good cover i like it but i pretty much like anything incubus does

  • This is one of the worst covers I've ever listened to!! :P

  • I like Incubus, but this is an absolutely horrible cover. Oh well, at least it's better than Coldplay's cover of You Only Live Twice.

  • Incubus are the masters of covering great songs

  • me ENCANTA INCUBUS.... pero esta cancion, como q le falta... el mejor cover de incubus es incubus hungry like the wolf... TEMAZO!!!!

  • Nice song !

  • this is awesome.

  • Uh-uh, nooooo.  Incubus leave Prince alone.

  • @stonecrazy89 i agree this sucks..i dont understand why anyone would think i was good?

  • OH LOVIN IT!!!!

  • incubus is one of my favorite rock bands if not my favorite..but prince just cant be covered.especiallly this song...punch a higher floor

  • I think they both are good. Many bands do covers of popular songs to show the public what they can do with a mass favorite. So no worries really. Just showing ppl their version of this song. So just chillax and listen ppl :P

  • Who the hell is Incubus? Do you live under a rock? God damn. This band is amazing. Prince is also awesome. Let's just agree to disagree. Gays

  • @Kalleh22 Incubus is one of the most amazing bands around. You should really listen to them more :D You will never want to stop

  • Hey, all of you going to say Prince's version is better AND then insult Incubus, no one wants you here. I've no problem with people stating their opinion, but no need to bash on either band.

  • @gijohn1969 they cant write their own crap? explain drive, pardon me, steller, and all there other amazing songs. bands do other band's songs all the time. and tbh, prince sucks pretty bad

  • @incubusownz I agree with you..... Incubus is a great band.... but to say Prince sucks.... dude, all the great recording artists have respect for Prince..... if you have ever heard him play guitar, and I'm not talking about the manufactured studio stuff, I'm talking raw guitar playing..... you would shit your pants.... he wails, he can play right up there with the best of them.... I heard some of he pre-popular rock stuff.... OMG insane!!!!

  • @WarrPigg1969

    Alot of musicians look up to Prince, anyone who says Prince sucks doesn't know about his music, they just pay attention to his music. Slash and Duff Mckagan from Guns N' Roses said they admire his music. I remember I went to his concert at, fucking awesom. One of the best concerts I've ever been.

  • dude, there is such thing as having different tastes in music. prince is amazing, but you also know who is amazing, INCUBUS! they have written a ton of there own music. good band can cover others. they are just honoring the great Prince's great music. if you think prince hasn't covered anyone else's music, then you are a complete dumbass.

  • Hate to tell you little kiddees, but Price was a "musical god" before you little butts were even born. WHO THE HELL IS INCUBUS?????????? Some POS modern act that can't even write there own crap, they got to steal from the greats!

  • HAHAHAHAHAH HOLY SHIT

  • who sings this origanly

  • sorry but prince=butt pirate. incubus=musical gods, just the facts this version is soooooooooo much better than the original.

  • @sub311 ahahahahah

  • sorry but prince=flaming butt pirate. incubus=musical gods. its just the facts. this version is sooooooooooo much better

  • ok this is fuckin retarded....i shit on your head incubus

  • youre fucking retarded...i shit on your head...

    see...aint nice when dished back at you :P

    have you heard the original? if so you'll notice this is actually a good cover, so swivel and fuck off if you dont like it, we dont need to see you making a cock of yourself...

  • LMAOOOOO

    are you kidding me? Brandon Boyd couldn't hold Prince's fucking platform shoes. This version blows. Oh, and Brandon Boyd didn't change the word "Sex" into AHAH. Prince did. Know your shit before you talk, please.

  • Ha, this is a million times better than the original version. No other band could pull this off. Incubus is AMAZING!

  • what? i thought this was incubus' song....

    I guess i was wrong. still love it though :)

  • @breathingworld Are you fucking serious?

    Shit, I'm getting old.

  • @moroniclefty hahaha :P

  • Pretty good cover, actually! I'll always be more fond of the Prince version, but this cover does hold some merit.

  • man, no good.

    I love Incubus.

    but Prince is untouchable.

  • why is he untouchable? and why even complain about the song. I'm sure if you asked the band they would say the original is better too, but that doesn't mean its not good....

  • no bad solo was NiiiiiCe

  • This is not bad.

    I'm a huge prince fan, and don't really like when other artists cover his songs. But I like this. Pretty good! :-)

  • ok.....

  • it's a redo of a Prince song...

  • listen to stuff from there first 2 albums, definitely better and totally not like there newer stuff, but i dont think this is crap

  • its not new man its a cover of a a prince sone

  • Go to your shrink in Beverly Hills,

    and try to work out, why you needed

    to make such a lousy shite cover.

    Crazy infuckin'deed.

  • oh fuck that solo was fucking good to hear mannn!!!

  • lols. why is brandon talking like that? HAHAH

  • brandon talks like that because he changed the original word sex to AHAH

  • INCUBUS defines STELLAR!!!

  • This is a hell of cover of Prince's jam! Rock on white boys!

  • i love this. especially the intro (=

  • Pretty killer, and a great solo by Mike as always.

    I thought his vocals were great, and Brandon can certainly hit high notes when he wants...

  • awesome remake

  • all you people who are saying this is shit, can you do better? if you dnt have anythin good to say keep your mind to yourself

  • The instrumentation is okay, but the vocals? It's hard to hit those high notes, but did Brandon Boyd even try?

  • see them play it live and i am sure you will change your opinion, it was sick

  • yeah its sick live

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  • you suck. this is wonderful.

  • come on! its a classic pop song turned a little more rock, and with better sound quality... its bound to be good!

  • Lick the dryest part of my balls. I'm calling the Victim's Crisis Help Center now over when they did to this song.

    Brandon Boyd could have done MUCH better than this raping. At least, I think - although Michael Jackson could have done better with that ending solo, leastways. What in the blue hell possessed them to neuter this song, anyway?!

  • i like prince, but incubus frickin' rocks... great re-make!!!

  • GREAT SONG

  • Thank you for uploading this :)

  • Omg the end solo it's fucking great!! xD

  • don't care too much for prince but i definitely love this cover!

  • I think this is a great cover to a great song!

  • Gah, Incubus Is So Amazing. Saw Them Live A Few Weeks Back And They Rocked It! Oh Mah BAJ, They're So Awesome, Brandon Has The Most Melodic Voice In There Songs.

  • whats awesome is they werent trying to be Prince when they were doing this song.

    they liked the song and did it the way they wanted

  • I don't like Incubus music, but I've to admit this is an awesome cover. the solo end rocks!

  • The 80's were a great time to be growing up! But this is a great cover. Obviously Incubus has a great respect for Prince. I am sure they are fans and were greatly influenced by his music!

  • I am sorry to say guys but no one can do a Prince song like Prince. I am not impressed..

  • I have to agree with you.

    Price should be the only one playing his music.

  • Covers aren't supposed to better, nor are they supposed to be the same.

  • i agree, they aren't supposed to be better, but some are a hundred times better... johnny cash's cover of "hurt" originally by nine inch nails. also, they should never be the same it would just be something that you've already heard but by a different person

  • Cash ruined that song, totally butchered it

  • I heard this song this morning on alt nation, and I fell in love!! I love Prince and this cover is amazing!!! Makes me wanna watch Purple Rain again!! lol

  • I heard this on XM. I like to have shit brix, because I'm a big Prince fan and I love Incubus and this cover is great. I was very impressed. I think Incubus is one of the few bands that I would actually trust to cover a Prince song, and they did it wonderfully.

  • This cover is just as good as the original! What energy these guys have! I went nuts when they sang this in concert! I danced around and screamed my ass off!

  • me too!! this song rocks!

  • One of the best modern 80's covers I've heard, and Incubus are all seasoned musicians. This song always takes me back to the days when I'd be circling the roller rink at a friend's birthday party :)

  • makes me wanna dance :)))

  • I cannot even describe how much I love this cover!

  • In the beggining it sounds like church

  • Oh, my. This is fantastic! The guitar rift towards the end is ridiculous.

  • This sounds weird for them plus there isn't much change in the song's structure. "hardness" Prince song was rocky enuff.

  • i love incubus and then they redid this song and it made me go nuts

  • And if de-elevator tries 2 bring u down

    Go crazy - punch a higher floor!

    If u don't like the world you're living in

    Take a look around u

    At least u got friends

  • go crazy...punch a higher floor

  • he almost sounds like Prince but harder screaming sweetness.

  • We've all known this song for years, no disrepect to Prince, but it guitar in this and Brandons voice, awesome.

  • They did this song justice. Love it!!

  • Respect to Prince. Great songwriter and guitarist. Incubus brings some great hardness to this song. Respect.

  • Prince would be really proud of this cover.

  • You say that like he's dead.

  • lol..

  • i think thet did really good with this song, so i believe he did NOT murder it.

  • you aren't American

  • Yes I am

  • sexy cover.

  • fuckin rights they closed wit this song when i saw them last week it was fantastic i didnt know it was prince till my mom told me a few minutes ago lol

  • WOW WOW WOW! I love bot Incubus and Prince! This is too good! I'm so glad to know they like Prince :D

  • They played this at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA on 09/01. It was Incredible

  • i love this song!i heard it on the radio and my mom was like listen to this song!!!!!!

  • heard this song earlier when they played at Molson.. it was catchy, i had no idea but i loved it too!!! & Brandon is sooooooooooooooo sexy, as ALWAYS!!!

  • Heard it at the show in St. Louis. I had NO idea what it was, but I love it.

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  • Love this song!!!!!!! :D

  • heard this song last night at City Market in KC, and loved it.

  • murdered it.

  • incubus can murder no song

  • As weird as Prince is-he writes excellent songs. Now that he's found religion-he's even weirder. And if goes to Vegas and does some lounge shows there-that will be weird too. But I like what Incubus did with this..and love the end where Mike "shows off!" It's CRAZY!

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