Prince's version of Sade's Sweetest Taboo.

I remember the download being available at npgmusicclub, although I never heard the song. What did everyone think about it?

I thought that it was nice that Prince donated money 2 the Hurrican Katrina Situation.

Did any of U have family or friends that went through that? And if so, how are they doing now?

I had some family and friends scattered throughout Mississippi. They all survived however relatives in Pass Christian had to move.

I just wanted to start an appreciation thread about Prince's dedication to different charitable causes.

well, it wasn't a cover of a sade song, though she's referenced in the title.

i thought it was cool of him to crank out a single for charity the way he did.

The song was okay (I bought it because of the donation). I thought Brand New Orleans was better...

Anxiety said:

I didn't know that.
Do U have the lyrics? Or a portion of them?

Genesia said:

That was nice of U.

Tame said:

Who will b a guest in Ur tent?
Certainly not the ones who don't wanna repent
And keep giving guns 2 the poorest of our nation's sons
Who is gonna call U by name?
With no confusion, trinity or preacher's vain?
Who says that everytime
and opens up the eyes of the blind?
Who will b the 1 in his bed?
certainly not the 1's who put thorns on his head
and wished him dead while they took his daily bread.
Which 1 is of value to U?
The 1 depleting the oil supply
or the One that renews it
And keeps the peace...
Like the groove in Sade's sweetest taboo.
Who will b a guest in Ur tent?
R U gonna b happy with how Ur life has been spent?
Did u have open arms 4 each and everybody U met
Or did U let them die in the rain? Endless war, Poverty or hurricane...
It's time 4 another groove...
Like Sade's Sweetest Taboo.

it was BASED on SADEs song .... S.S.T. =(sades sweetest taboo) wasnt half bad actually..

It kinda sounds like an advertising jingle.

I like the track.

contrapposto said:

Thank U 4 posting these lyrics.
Once again...Prince is offering a spiritual point of veiw. How Sweet.

I love this song. It always makes me happy,

Not to hate on Prince But Sade is my girl-nobody can't mess with her music

nurseV said:

he did not mess with it. did you hear S.S.T?

dawntreader said:

Talking loud...

HamsterHuey said:

And sayin nothin'

IAintTheOne said:

Sayin' nothin'!

Anxiety said:

how did he crank it out?!
i wasn't about during the music club, but have heard the song..
did he make a cool announcement or anyfing?

hearing about stuffs like this make me love him even more..what a darling he is.
the song's really nice, the lyrics more intense thn the music & his voice sounding fablious!
& doesn't sound anything like sade

From what was reported on the Music Club at that time is that he had Sade's Sweetest Taboo playing in a loop while watching footage of what was going in New Orleans and writing the song.

S.S.T. is short for that and also stands for Sea Surface Temperature.

I was just listening to this the other day...I love how SST and Brand New Orleans blend together...our boy plays all instruments and voices...amazing. More amazing is that he did it all in one night.

jseven said:

thanks jseven. so was 'brand new orleans' part of the same charity 'project'?
btw, does anyone else think tht listening 2
sweetest taboo while keeping tabs & trying 2 write about the disaster was a tad strange,
i mean sweetest taboo is very sexy song.
seems a bit pervy 2 say the least?

Brand New Orleans is an instrumental take on SST if I recall. I have the CD single around here somewhere, it was released by Sony/Columbia.

Brand New Orleans is not an instrumental version, but rather an instrumental ending of S.S.T...Prince felt like jamming the song out, and got two songs out of it.

We're still waiting for the MJ/R Kelly relief song...

u know what is crazy? On KCRW, a radio station out herein L.A. , a like 10 minute version of S.S.T. with Brand New Orleans was played, a few weeks after it's release. It had a lil more bass added and between the two tracks intejecting, it had a few more give it to me's n stuff said. It was funky but only accessable thru real player. I heard it was a remix done by D.J. Rashida. Luved it. Can't get my hands on it...kind of like Scarlett Johanson.

jseven said:

I wouldn't be surprised if P gave the tracks to a few different people to remix. As I recall, Plantlife did a remix of SST as well. That one wasn't so great though.

^^ Isn't DJ Rashida member or at least at one time, of Plant Life?

jseven said:

Possibly. She wasn't with them when I performed on the same bill as them a couple of years ago, at least not that I recall. I hung out with Jack Splash a bit though, cool guy.

Plant Life's remix of "SST" had completely different instrumentation to the original though. I guess it's possible that Rashida gave them the parts to do their remix.

lottielooloo1968 said:

if i remember correctly, SST and BNO were the results of an all night marathon recording session, and he had the music posted very soon thereafter.