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Originally posted by conatus
 And the winner is...
#2 - If I Was Your Girlfriend
Average: 9.375
Highest score: 11 (minho, PrinceMichaelFan, Skywalker, Wicked); 10 (Ace Reject, alkralkra, conatus, Kang., KingKunta, madonnas, Pink Matter, Reverie, StonedSoulPicnic, supaspaz, Vilppu)
Lowest score: 4 (Paul McCartney)
Would you let me kiss you there?
You know, down there where it counts?
I'll do it so good I swear I'll drink every ounce... | The second single from the album, "If I Was Your Girlfriend" features the Camille vocals and explores the idea that Prince's relationship with his lover would be better if he were her platonic girlfriend. It reached #20 in the UK, and only #67 in the US. For almost all of the voting period, "If I Was Your Girlfriend" was #1 until the last few ballots.
"By far the greatest song I've ever heard to date," says PrinceMichaelFan, while Latinazza controversially says, "Surprising that TLC actually made a Prince song sound better than the original. Still, this works well for me. The lyrics are clever and fresh. The man was a genius." "I think I might prefer TLC's version only because I knew it first. But slay at the great songs this has produced from Tupac to Jay Z/Beyoncé to even Toni Braxton." Impact! Wicked explains her 11 by saying: "This gets the 11 because it's the best song of all time. Originally meant to be on Camille (Which you all should check out!), it's genius. But the outro almost ruins the whole #deep point of the song, but I ain't complaining. This funk classic borrows more from The Isley Brothers' style than Sly or James, and I am here for it. Flawless execution. Flawless lyricism. Flawless Prince."
All If I Was Your Girlfriend scores
Participant
Ace Reject
alkralkra
Buyonce1814
conatus
Fuzzylilkisses
Kang.
KingKunta
Latinazza
madonnas
minho
Paul McCartney
Pink Matter
PrinceMichaelFan
Reverie
Skywalker
slw84
StonedSoulPicnic
Subomie
supaspaz
Theus
TheWayWeWere
Tom Vercetti
Vilppu
Wicked | Score
10
10
7
10
7
10
10
9
10
11
4
10
11
10
11
9
10
9
10
8
9
9
10
11 |
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#1 - Sign "☮" The Times
Average: 9.52083
Highest score: 11 (Subomie); 10 (Ace Reject, alkralkra, Buyonce1814, conatus, Kang., KingKunta, Latinazza, madonnas, minho, PrinceMichaelFan, Reverie, slw84, StonedSoulPicnic, Theus, Tom Vercetti, Wicked)
Lowest score: 7 (Fuzzylilkisses, Paul McCartney)
Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling off a church,
And killed everyone inside,
You turn on the telly and every other story,
Is tellin' you somebody died... | And there you have it! Your #1 is "Sign "☮" The Times", the lead single from the album of the same name which was voted the best single of 1987 by Jazz & Pop.
"He always had a great crafty way with lyrics, sometimes," says Buyonce1814, and Latinazza says, "Talk about an album opener! This is how you do a socially conscious song." PrinceMichaelFan calls it "innovative" and says it "had all the girls in 1987 shook". Kang. says he has "never quite been able to put into words what's so ****ing captivating about it, it just... Is, dawg."
All Sign "☮" The Times scores
Participant
Ace Reject
alkralkra
Buyonce1814
conatus
Fuzzylilkisses
Kang.
KingKunta
Latinazza
madonnas
minho
Paul McCartney
Pink Matter
PrinceMichaelFan
Reverie
Skywalker
slw84
StonedSoulPicnic
Subomie
supaspaz
Theus
TheWayWeWere
Tom Vercetti
Vilppu
Wicked | Score
10
10
10
9
7
10
10
10
10
10
7
9
10
10
9.5
10
10
11
9
10
8
10
9
10 |
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If I Was Your Girlfriend should have won, tbh.
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