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Thread started 10/29/08 7:42pm

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How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore

I'm doing this song for my school music practical, and I have to fill out a form saying who's playing keys on the orignal track, im 95% sure it's prince,

But I would like some confirmation, it's prince right? lol

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Reply #1 posted 10/29/08 9:36pm

wildgoldenhone
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Because you're not ready for me. confused

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Reply #2 posted 10/29/08 9:41pm

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From Wikipedia:

"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" is a song by Prince. It is a ballad of romantic longing with some gospel elements. On his original recording of the song, which was released as the non-album B-side to his 1982 single "1999", Prince performs the entire song in his falsetto range, with his own bluesy piano playing providing the only instrumental accompaniment. The song's first album appearance was on his 1993 compilation The Hits/The B-Sides. It was later included on the soundtrack to the 1996 film Girl 6. Prince also performs the song on his 2002 live album One Nite Alone... Live!.

Australian Idol 2005 runner-up Emily Williams performed the song on two occasions. Also, Canadian Idol winner Eva Avila performed "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" on the top two and top six nights of the competition. Judge Farley Flex named her top two night performance of the song his favorite performance on Idol.

Artists who have covered the song include Stephanie Mills (1983), Joshua Redman (1998), Dave McMurray (1999), and most noticeably, Alicia Keys (2001). Also, Roger Cicero recorded the song with Soulounge for the 2004 album Home; a live version by Cicero is included on his 2008 single "Alle Möbel verrückt".

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Reply #3 posted 10/30/08 2:19am

Sophianestesia

Possibly the best b-side ever. It had many versions over the years, Prince had and has great fun playin' it live; everytime it sounds different and that's the power of it. The power of Prince's live music also.

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Reply #4 posted 10/30/08 4:36am

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Love that song. Is this what they're teaching in school these days? eek

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Reply #5 posted 10/30/08 11:59am

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Sophianestesia said:

Possibly the best b-side ever. It had many versions over the years, Prince had and has great fun playin' it live; everytime it sounds different and that's the power of it. The power of Prince's live music also.

Top 5 for sure, but Erotic City takes that title in my book.

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Reply #6 posted 10/30/08 10:25pm

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Thx for the help gus, P is such an underated piano player

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Reply #7 posted 10/31/08 2:36am

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daPrettyman said:

Top 5 for sure, but Erotic City takes that title in my book.


Let me guess.... the other three may be '17 days', 'Girl' and 'Shockadelica'?

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Reply #8 posted 10/31/08 7:50am

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Sophianestesia said:

daPrettyman said:

Top 5 for sure, but Erotic City takes that title in my book.


Let me guess.... the other three may be '17 days', 'Girl' and 'Shockadelica'?

Actually, no. My top 5 are:
1. Erotic City (12")
2. She's Always In My Hair (12")
3. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (12")
4. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
5. Irresistible Bitch

Now, don't get me wrong, 17 Days, Girl, Shockadelica, etc. are all good, but can't come close to Erotic City.
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Reply #9 posted 10/31/08 8:11am

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daPrettyman said:

Sophianestesia said:



Let me guess.... the other three may be '17 days', 'Girl' and 'Shockadelica'?

Actually, no. My top 5 are:
1. Erotic City (12")
2. She's Always In My Hair (12")
3. La, La, La, He, He, Hee (12")
4. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
5. Irresistible Bitch

Now, don't get me wrong, 17 Days, Girl, Shockadelica, etc. are all good, but can't come close to Erotic City.
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That's the shit right there along with 17 days. OOOHH! makes me weak in the knees! cloud9

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Reply #10 posted 10/31/08 7:41pm

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Beautiful song even though that dime is 50 cents now lol Still heart it

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Reply #11 posted 10/31/08 11:47pm

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nurseV said:

Beautiful song even though that dime is 50 cents now lol Still heart it

Are there any pay phones anymore? It is hard as hell to find one in Dallas.

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Reply #12 posted 10/31/08 11:53pm

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Monday, April 26 1982

A good portion of the 1999 album was finished and Prince was in a great mood and wanted to lay down something quickly. He asked his engineer, Peggy Mac to get studio 2 at Sunset Sound ready for a session that he hoped to start at 2pm. Peggy arrived at 12:30 and set up to record Prince at the piano. Prince showed up 2 hours late for the session but went straight to work spending 4.5 hours laying down the basic tracks. It was just Prince and Peggy in the studio, and this was (according to Peggy) an amazing time to watch him work. A 2-hour break for dinner and then vocal and piano overdubs occurred from 10:30 pm to 5 am the following day. No cassette tape was made of this session, and it sat on the shelf for a little over a week. Eventually more overdubs were done on May 4th and August 10th. It was released on September 24, 1982 as the b-side for 1999


For reference, the next day (April 27, 1982) was spent working on a version of Raspberry Beret, a song that wouldn’t be released for 3 more years.

(this information is from an early draft of “Prince: The Studio Sessions.”)

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Reply #13 posted 11/01/08 1:34pm

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madhouseman said:

Monday, April 26 1982

A good portion of the 1999 album was finished and Prince was in a great mood and wanted to lay down something quickly. He asked his engineer, Peggy Mac to get studio 2 at Sunset Sound ready for a session that he hoped to start at 2pm. Peggy arrived at 12:30 and set up to record Prince at the piano. Prince showed up 2 hours late for the session but went straight to work spending 4.5 hours laying down the basic tracks. It was just Prince and Peggy in the studio, and this was (according to Peggy) an amazing time to watch him work. A 2-hour break for dinner and then vocal and piano overdubs occurred from 10:30 pm to 5 am the following day. No cassette tape was made of this session, and it sat on the shelf for a little over a week. Eventually more overdubs were done on May 4th and August 10th. It was released on September 24, 1982 as the b-side for 1999


For reference, the next day (April 27, 1982) was spent working on a version of Raspberry Beret, a song that wouldn’t be released for 3 more years.

(this information is from an early draft of “Prince: The Studio Sessions.”)


Is this another book on Prince?

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