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Thread started 04/30/10 12:34am

funkylust

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Best track Prince wrote and gave to someone else

Whats the best track Prince wrote and gave to someone else...

My vote goes to..... Jerk Out. I know there is a version of Prince doing that track from the early 80s but I love Jerk Out. He should have kept that one for one of his album tracks....
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The feeling you get when...

(you squeeze your balls?) no that's not it...
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Reply #1 posted 04/30/10 12:37am

dance4me3121

Nothing compares 2 u & Dance Electric
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Reply #2 posted 04/30/10 1:04am

sovembol

"With This Tear" - I'd LOVE to hear Prince's demo of this! It's a GREAT song, that's very underrated and JUST a bit of a shame it's Celine Dion on it. - I can only imagine the demo!

I'd also love to hear the original recordings for the 1st 2 Time albums in Prince demo form.
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Reply #3 posted 04/30/10 1:34am

rafael

dance4me3121 said:

Nothing compares 2 u & Dance Electric



nod
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Reply #4 posted 04/30/10 3:49am

purpledoveuk

Love to hear a proper studio version of Nothing Compares 2 U
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Reply #5 posted 04/30/10 4:49am

IstenSzek

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there are so many. it's impossible to pick just 1 fav.

i still feel that it would be a great idea for him to
release an 'alternate' hits set. two or three discs of
him doing his own versions of hits and songs he gave
to other people.

the last few weeks i've been diggin "noon rendezvous"
a whole lot again. both the live version he did and
the studio version fro sheila's album. such a great,
great song.
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #6 posted 04/30/10 5:00am

HamsterHuey

The Dance Electric.
A Love Bizarre.
G-Spot.
Mutiny.
777-9311.
Databank.
Chocolate.
Mia Bocca.
For Love.
Neon Telephone.
Van Gogh.
Train.
Bliss.
Time Waits 4 No One.
101.
Ooh This I Need.
Open Book.
Love, Thy Will Be Done...
The Undertaker.
Shhh.
Get Wild.
Ain't No Place Like U.
Sunday In The Park.
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Reply #7 posted 04/30/10 5:05am

IstenSzek

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HamsterHuey said:

The Dance Electric.
A Love Bizarre.
G-Spot.
Mutiny.
777-9311.
Databank.
Chocolate.
Mia Bocca.
For Love.
Neon Telephone.
Van Gogh.
Train.
Bliss.
Time Waits 4 No One.
101.
Ooh This I Need.
Open Book.
Love, Thy Will Be Done...
The Undertaker.
Shhh.
Get Wild.
Ain't No Place Like U.
Sunday In The Park.


as i said, box set of personalized/reclaimed versions waiting to happen.

alas, we're talking prince here, so it will never happen sad
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #8 posted 04/30/10 5:06am

HamsterHuey

I forgot Sticky Wicked.
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Reply #9 posted 04/30/10 5:34am

purpledoveuk

IstenSzek said:[quote]

HamsterHuey said:



Van Gogh.
Shhh.
Get Wild.


Have I misunderstood the question...we've already had these
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Reply #10 posted 04/30/10 5:37am

Poplife88

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HamsterHuey said:

I forgot Sticky Wicked.


nod man, I love this song
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Reply #11 posted 04/30/10 5:58am

HamsterHuey

purpledoveuk said:

HamsterHuey said:



Van Gogh.
Shhh.
Get Wild.


Have I misunderstood the question...we've already had these



I did not read "except the ones he did release later on himself"-part of the original question, it seems. falloff

Van Gogh and Shhh were given to other artists FIRST, then he released his version of Van Gogh later on cuz it was rumored he did not like their reworking of the song and reworked Shhh for inclusion on The Gold Experience cuz he just liked it too much himself.

Get Wild was played live a lot by Prince, but was never released as a studio outtake with a Prince-only vocal, was it?
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Reply #12 posted 04/30/10 5:58am

billymeade

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purpledoveuk said:[quote]

IstenSzek said:

HamsterHuey said:



Van Gogh.
Shhh.
Get Wild.


Have I misunderstood the question...we've already had these
[Edited 4/30/10 5:44am]


Yes. Read the headline again.
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Reply #13 posted 04/30/10 5:59am

HamsterHuey

HamsterHuey said:

he released his version of Van Gogh later on


And only as a bad quality MP3. Never as lossless audio.
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Reply #14 posted 04/30/10 6:17am

IstenSzek

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HamsterHuey said:

Get Wild was played live a lot by Prince, but was never released as a studio outtake with a Prince-only vocal, was it?


no. except for that outtake version which sounds like it was recorded from
the inside of someone's trouserpocket, through a closed door, there isn't
any official prince version of Get Wild.

there should have been by now tho pout

what a great opportunity all those websites were to re-release stuff like
the entire exodus album with him on all the vocals.

drool

tho sonny did a decent job and perhaps prince feels it wouldn't be right
to go back and release it with his own vocals now since that would be a
bit like saying "this is what is should sound like".
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #15 posted 04/30/10 6:22am

HamsterHuey

IstenSzek said:

tho sonny did a decent job and perhaps prince feels it wouldn't be right
to go back and release it with his own vocals now since that would be a
bit like saying "this is what is should sound like".


I. Don't. Like. Sonny's. Voice. Much. At. All.

I love and adore him as a bass player.
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Reply #16 posted 04/30/10 6:27am

Swa

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For me I would say "Manic Monday".

Then I would say Kiss - but he had the good sense to take it back quick smart.

Swa
"I'm not human I'm a dove, I'm ur conscience. I am love"
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Reply #17 posted 04/30/10 7:15am

datdude

who did Van Gogh. i wasn't too impressed with P's version i heard from the ivault, but i'm curious who did this
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Reply #18 posted 04/30/10 7:17am

HamsterHuey

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who did Van Gogh. i wasn't too impressed with P's version i heard from the ivault, but i'm curious who did this


A band called Van Gogh. Prince contacted them with this song. They rerecorded it and made something dreadful of it.

I actually love Prince's version.
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Reply #19 posted 04/30/10 7:26am

Giovanni777

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"Dance Electric"
"He's a musician's musician..."
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Reply #20 posted 04/30/10 7:27am

vivid

HamsterHuey said:

IstenSzek said:

tho sonny did a decent job and perhaps prince feels it wouldn't be right
to go back and release it with his own vocals now since that would be a
bit like saying "this is what is should sound like".


I. Don't. Like. Sonny's. Voice. Much. At. All.

I love and adore him vivid.


Ah, sweet.
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Reply #21 posted 04/30/10 7:30am

HamsterHuey

vivid said:

Ah, sweet.
[Edited 4/30/10 7:27am]



rolleyes
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Reply #22 posted 04/30/10 7:31am

vivid

HamsterHuey said:

vivid said:

Ah, sweet.
[Edited 4/30/10 7:27am]



rolleyes


:rollover:

Please.
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Reply #23 posted 04/30/10 7:35am

funkyhead

Dance Electric by a mile, followed by Mutiny.
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Reply #24 posted 04/30/10 7:51am

purpledoveuk

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purpledoveuk said:



Have I misunderstood the question...we've already had these
[Edited 4/30/10 5:44am]


Yes. Read the headline again.



Who did shhh then?

As for get wild it is Prince ...well Prince and Sonny T apparently
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Reply #25 posted 04/30/10 7:58am

HamsterHuey

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Who did shhh then?


Tevin Campbell. Prince wrote four songs for his 1993 album "I'm Ready".
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Reply #26 posted 04/30/10 8:20am

Elle85n09

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Manic Monday-Perfect little pop hit.
Nothing Compares 2 U-Sinead made it haunting(love it). Had P kept the song, it would have been a cross-over R&B and Pop chart topper imo.
I Hear Your Voice- I love Patti LaBelle, but after hearing P's version, I felt he should've kept and released this gem. I know the lyrics would've had to have been tweaked, or he could've left them the same, released it, and stirred up more controversy. cool
Time Waits for No One-Mavis did this one proud, so I'm torn about this song. Prince would've done just as well and had something very special.
Everybody have a good weekend! rose
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Reply #27 posted 04/30/10 10:56am

rudedog

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I have a few:

1) Chocolate
2) Why Should I Love You (well not really written, but arrangement by)
3) 5 Women
4) Open Book
5) Ain't No Place Like U
"The voter is less important than the man who provides money to the candidate," - Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
Rudedog no no no!
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Reply #28 posted 04/30/10 11:00am

OldFriends4Sal
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Love to hear a proper studio version of Nothing Compares 2 U



There is the one that has much more instrumentation, has the 'purple rain era' music feel, a bit of electric guitar. I LOVE this one
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Reply #29 posted 04/30/10 11:10am

OldFriends4Sal
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HamsterHuey said:

The Dance Electric.
A Love Bizarre.
G-Spot.
Mutiny.
777-9311.
Databank.
Chocolate.
Mia Bocca.
For Love.
Neon Telephone.
Van Gogh.
Train.
Bliss.
Time Waits 4 No One.
101.
Ooh This I Need.
Open Book.
Love, Thy Will Be Done...
The Undertaker.
Shhh.
Get Wild.
Ain't No Place Like U.
Sunday In The Park.


The Dance Electric. I AGREE
A Love Bizarre. It was a semi duet with Sheila E it was a big hit as is
G-Spot. sorta agree, especially since it was in the original script for Purple Rain. But better yet Jill Jones should have had her own PR era album and a duet with Prince
Mutiny. Naw perfect on the Family album, Prince should have
promoted them
777-9311. Perfect with the Time, didn't match Prince's 1999 direction. He was bigger than the gigolo image he vented thru the Time
Databank.
Chocolate. just should have been release earlier, the Time shouldn't have broken up, maybe it should have been on Ice Cream Castles
Mia Bocca. Naw, it was written intently from the perspective of a woman, just like Noon Rendevzous
For Love.
Neon Telephone.
Van Gogh.
Train.
Bliss.
Time Waits 4 No One.
101.
Ooh This I Need.
Open Book.
Love, Thy Will Be Done...
The Undertaker.
Shhh.
Get Wild.
Ain't No Place Like U.
Sunday In The Park.
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