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U Got the Look

1987 · via Gary Numan

Prince wrote “U Got the Look” and recorded it first in 1987. Also recorded by Prince & New Power Generation (1999), Prince & The New Power Generation (2004) and Dirty Sanchez (2006), among 93 recordings on file.

Prince – U Got the Look
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Numan put his name on a song that Prince wrote and recorded first, which is a stranger handshake than it sounds. Play Prince's original, then Numan's, and listen for what survives the trip.

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Written by Prince.

First recorded by Prince in 1987: this is the first recording.

Other recordings on file

93 recordings of “U Got the Look” on MusicBrainz in all.

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Gary Numan cut a version of "U Got the Look" in 1992. Who wrote the song and recorded it first?Prince
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