We've heard the versions by Prince and Pepe Willie,but Jesse's version is my favorite:


btw,to those of you who don't have it....Jesse's 'Shockadelica' album is EXCELLENT!

i like princes version...but this is cool....

prince got more passion in his vocals...and his production was more livley.

but this was a good listen....

I heard this version first,so maybe that's why I like it the best I didn't hear the Prince and Pepe Willie versions until much later.

I like Jesse's version more.
His is a lot more soulful than P's!!!!!
One of my favorite tracks from the "Shockadelica" LP

yes jesse's version is more soulfull

but I like prince's rock-a-billy twist...

Jesse has said that Prince wanted The Time to record this song for one of their albums.It was considered for both 'What Time Is It' and 'Ice Cream Castles'.I think it would have worked really well on the latter,which lacks truly great songs anyway.

It's credited 2 JESSE and PEPE on the "SHOCKADELICA" album, but was it written by PRINCE? or all 3?

RONNYRON said:

That's a good question.Prince recorded his version in 1982 and it is drastically different than Pepe's original version from 1975.Jesse's version used the same arrangement that Prince came up with,but he didn't credit Prince at all.

Jeese's version is cool but I like Prince's version more, it woulda fit on 1999 imo.

I pulled out the 'Shockadelica' album yesterday.That album is DOPE! One great jam after another,and it never runs out of steam.

Abdul said:

I like Prince's and Pepe's versions the best. Jesse's is a bit flat to me. It's cool, but Pepe's is so funky and Prince's is just fun. I could have seen the Time doing it as well. I really wish Prince had released an official version of this back in the day.

It's a shame that this song wasn't released as a single.It'a a very good,well-structured pop song.It shoulda been a hit for somebody.

I really think that Prince should have included it on The Time's 'Ice Cream Castles'.That album needed a strong song like this.

love the guitar on pepe's version and the synth on jesse's

his voice fits the track nicely

SoulAlive said:

Yes it was supposed to be Jesse's intro as a lead vocalist.

phunkdaddy said:

It should have appeared on that album in place of the filler track "Chili Sauce".

SoulAlive said:

"Jerome!"

SoulAlive said:

LOL!! Chili Sauce was filler, but it was funny as hell.

Abdul said:

It's a funny song,but it really should have been a B-side.The album needed at least one more strong song and "Do Yourself A Favor" would have been perfect.

^agree, such a long skit is nothing more than a waste of vinyl

yeha i kinda dig this laid back version..