On of my favourite 'electrofunk' tracks of Prince is Feel U Up (a b-side from a Batman-track).... I really dig that dry, nonchalant funksound and the lyrics are quite nasty (I dont really wanna be your lover, i only want to fill you up) but, hey, its Prince I Also dig the synth parts and Candy's saxplaying near the end..

Does anyone know if there is an extended version of this track, and if its worth purchasing???

Riverpoet31 said:

I think it's - (I dont really wanna be your lover, i only want to FEEL you up) - that is the name of the song after all.

Yeah, I have a copy of the extended version - It's cool. Not sure where you'd find it now.

i have the extended version on 12inch vynil. very cool .

Well, i think he only put Feel on the sleeve to escape censorship

You can definitely hear him sing fill.....that naughty bastard

vman4639 said:

No , he sings/says ; I don't really wanna be your man
and it sure sounds like he says/sings Fill U Up
indeed (i think he does)
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it's on the 3" CD single of Partyman.

In the US, the "short stroke" version was the only one released. In some countries, a 3" CD single of "Partyman" featured the video mix of PM as well as the "Long Stroke" verion (essentially the full-lenght cut of the song).

JediMaster said:

Raw deal there then.

still at least they got a tour last year.

Dewrede said:

There was speculation on that for years when the song was in bootleg form, but he does actually sing "feel". It makes more sense in the context of the lyrics (and its still quite lurid).
Chalk it up to Prince once again not ennunciating properly.



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Marrk said:

Took me almost three years to get an import of it (this was in the days before the internet, mind you!)

Riverpoet31 said:

"Feel" U Up is, if anything, just as "naughty".

JediMaster said:

I dig the boot version, i like how it segues with Irresitable Bitch. So good.

Marrk said:

Ah yes, you're talking about an even earlier version, recorded during the 1999 album sessions. The version that wound up as the b-side to "Partyman" came from the "Camille" sessions.

Riverpoet31 said:

How can people mistake the genius Eric Leeds for Candy Dulfer (who wasn't even around Prince in 1986...)


More than worth it, it's Camille for fuck's sake...

Neversin.

Neversin said:

JediMaster said:

nope. 'twas a 1981 outtake.

JediMaster said:

Hehehe... Cool av man...

Neversin.
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Neversin said:

i wonder if there's a miss piggy as princess leia to go with it...

It's feel, dammit.

(For confirmation, listen to this part: "Feeeeel you up, suga-suga!")

And it wouldn't be Prince's cool brand of weird if it was "Fill you up." It's not new or interesting to say "I don't really want to be your man, I just want to fuck you." I mean, for real. But to say "I only want to feel you up" kind of makes you go, "Huh? Like, just feel me up and run away? Whaa?" Classic.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

You're right. I was confused. Musta been the IB reference.

Neversin said:

Thanks man!

Neversin, i have the cd-single of this song and the liner notes say:

saxophone - Candy Dulfer

So, it wanst Eric Leeds playing the sax on Feel u Up. Remember Candy appeared in the Partyman-video and played a lot of sax on Graffiti Bridge, I guess Feel U Up was one of the first things she did for Prince

Neversin,

Oops....i did read your post again, Feel U Up (the version i am talking about) wasnt officially released until 1989, it might be youre talking about an older, 1986 version

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

"1999" outake

Riverpoet31 said:

Candy Dulfer didn't play on "Feel U Up" period (the 1986 version of "Feel U Up" is the exact same version as the released version of 1989, nothing was changed or edited or (over)dubbed...)
Candy only played sax on Partyman, she wasn't around in 1986...
(And well the most obvious thing is the HUGE difference in Eric Leeds's playing style and Candy Dulfer's playing style, not to mentionm the fact that there's no alto sax (Candy Dulfer) in "Feel U Up" just Eric's baritone...)

Neversin.
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Marrk said:

Yup.

Prince - Partyman
Cat No.W2814CDX - 921341-2

1 Partyman - Video Mix
2 Feel U Up - Long Stroke

Get it here:
http://www.mattscdsingles...e_361.html

Riverpoet31 said:

The sax being referred to in the liner notes is not for "Feel U Up", but rather for "Partyman". I had a bootleg of this song (this exact same version, to be precise) about two years before it saw an official release, and at that time Candy hadn't met Prince yet.

Plus, as Neversin pointed out, you can clearly tell its Eric Leeds playing. It doesn't fit Candy's style at all, plus it isn't an alto sax. Eric has ALWAYS played a baritone.

4nowneway said:

relevant passage directly from the vault, page 33:

Late December 1981:
Other songs taped in Prince's home studio in the latter part of 1981 included "Irresistible Bitch" and "Feel U Up" (recorded in sequence). Both were re-recorded from scratch: "Irresistible Bitch" became the B-side of "Let's Pretend We're Married" in 1983, while "Feel U Up" was released in 1989 as the B-side of "Partyman".

...now what's this shit you keep swearin up and down about "feel u up" and it being a 1999-era outtake?

squirrelgrease said:

There's also a 12" vinyl version out there. . .

JediMaster said:

course she's right i taught her everything she knows bout that shit