One of his best non-album tunes imo.

And do you think Prince ever had a banana daiquiri on Christmas day?

Probably. Prince used to love his foo foo drinks!

The extended version is particularly awesome.

I'm so in love with this song right now. [Snip - Mars23]

He said in an interview that the story was fiction, but who knows, maybe he did drunk banana daiquiri that night he wrote it.

Doesn't seem like a tasty drink to me though

But it's an amazing song and I will probably never get tired of it

I love the "the making of..." tracks on Purple Rush, too.

Genesia said:

I love the "the making of..." tracks on Purple Rush, too.

Yes, and the full rehearsal is on this too, great release.

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It is a great song. I heard a live version of it yesterday but it was pulled by the NPG.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

It is a great song. I heard a live version of it yesterday but it was pulled by the NPG.

Yes, wonder how they found out about it...

TheDigitalGardener said:

Genesia said:

I love the "the making of..." tracks on Purple Rush, too.

Yes, and the full rehearsal is on this too, great release.

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Want!!!

TheDigitalGardener said:

Genesia said:

I love the "the making of..." tracks on Purple Rush, too.

Yes, and the full rehearsal is on this too, great release.

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is this audio or video?

hhhhdmt said:

is this audio or video?

audio

Genesia said:

The extended version is particularly awesome.

The extended version is funny, the way Prince sings about his woman drinking banana daiquiris, getting horny, then making Prince leave the lights on while they had sex.

Do U still like banana daiquiris?
Boy, we used 2 get so tight
Ooh, U used 2 get so horny
U made me leave the lights on
I'd pay money just 2 see your laughin' dancin' silhouette upon the pier
Sometimes I think I hear U smiling
Sometimes I think U're here
I find myself holdin' every pillow in the bed U and I used 2 share
Last night I spent another lonely Christmas
Darling, U should be, U should be there

can't type for shit edit

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Definitely LOVE it . It does kinda make me mad that "Another Lonely Christmas" and other types of B-sides like it (Erotic City, Love Or Money, 17 Days) don't get the upfront A-sides or concert coverage, u know? These gems are just left to being wanted 2 b played live by starving Prince fans like myself.

Sometimes you just have to wonder at how brilliant this guy is. Another Lonely Christmas has a strange effect on me, the way the lyrics are arranged in the mix, the whole whining guitar and flittering drums just drip me in a funk that takes me back to all the lost loves in my life and the heartbreak seems all too present. And when lyrically he reveals that this isn’t just a break-up song, but a song of mourning the whole emotion of the track just goes to another level.

" As long as I can hear u smiling,baby,

U won't hear my tears,

Another lonely Christmas is mine,yeah mine, yeah"

Beautiful lyrics!!!

Prince did very well back then with songs that could be real or fantasy. It was all so human and touchable. It was all a part of that Uptown / Erotic City mystery just works

LinnLM1 said:

One of his best non-album tunes imo.

And do you think Prince ever had a banana daiquiri on Christmas day?

I agree..- In fact, I think it's one of his best songs, period. I love the "sound" of the song. I believe it was recorded in a warehouse (like some songs on Purple Rain album). It remind me of those old hippy jams from the '60's. It's just an all around great song. Prince at his best, right there.

I remember several years ago Prince was interviewed and answered some questions online. I think he was asking what songs we would like to hear live. I wrote I would like to hear ALC, because it was Christmas time. His response was "Yikes!" or something like that. So I doubt if we're ever hear that one...

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I heard it being played on Radio 2 today.

Craig Charles is standing in for Steve Wright.....First time I've ever heard it on the radio...brilliant.

Swa said:

Sometimes you just have to wonder at how brilliant this guy is. Another Lonely Christmas has a strange effect on me, the way the lyrics are arranged in the mix, the whole whining guitar and flittering drums just drip me in a funk that takes me back to all the lost loves in my life and the heartbreak seems all too present. And when lyrically he reveals that this isn’t just a break-up song, but a song of mourning the whole emotion of the track just goes to another level.

I always think the echo he used on the vocals sounds like all the empty rooms in his heart.

muirdo said:

I heard it being played on Radio 2 today.

Craig Charles is standing in for Steve Wright.....First time I've ever heard it on the radio...brilliant.

That's great.

Actually much as i dislike Craig Charles, his funk show on BBC Radio 6 is very good. He knows his music for sure.

TheDigitalGardener said:

muirdo said:

I heard it being played on Radio 2 today.

Craig Charles is standing in for Steve Wright.....First time I've ever heard it on the radio...brilliant.

That's great.

Actually much as i dislike Craig Charles, his funk show on BBC Radio 6 is very good. He knows his music for sure.

Craig Charles was good in Red Dwarf. Didnt know DJ'ed and plus does a funk show must check that out. I do like my radio.

Hello Muirdo and merry christmas!

I sure wish Prince still wrote and recorded songs like "Another Lonely Christmas". This song is musically so rich and honest. Sounds like a full band recording in its fullness, not musically stripped down. Love the drum sound as well as the electric guitar. Classic tune.

psychodelicide said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Yes, and the full rehearsal is on this too, great release.

Want!!!

Yeah I want it!

LinnLM1 said:

I sure wish Prince still wrote and recorded songs like "Another Lonely Christmas". This song is musically so rich and honest. Sounds like a full band recording in its fullness, not musically stripped down. Love the drum sound as well as the electric guitar. Classic tune.

It sounds like his drumming style to me!

ufoclub said:

LinnLM1 said:

I sure wish Prince still wrote and recorded songs like "Another Lonely Christmas". This song is musically so rich and honest. Sounds like a full band recording in its fullness, not musically stripped down. Love the drum sound as well as the electric guitar. Classic tune.

It sounds like his drumming style to me!

I think the drumming is Prince, it does sound like his 'frantic' playing. There could be other musicians on it here and there though

catpark said:

psychodelicide said:

Want!!!

Yeah I want it!

OldFriends4Sale said:

ufoclub said:

It sounds like his drumming style to me!

I think the drumming is Prince, it does sound like his 'frantic' playing. There could be other musicians on it here and there though

I'm sure it is Prince on the drums. It sure sounds like him. What I meant by "full band sound" was just the fact that the song is not musically stripped down. It would take a full band to play that song live. I just prefer that overall sound to stripped down songs like "Kiss" or "New Position" or "Sign 'o The Times". I like the stripped sown songs such as those but prefer the fuller sounding stuff like "Another Lonely Christmas", "Little Red Corvette", "Purple Rain", "When U Were Mine", etc. I've noticed over the years that I have not gotten tired of listening to the fuller sounding songs nearly as much as the stripped down ones.

Love this song, I have it downloaded and play it often. Would have loved to see this performed considering the time of year it is!!

catpark said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

That's great.

Actually much as i dislike Craig Charles, his funk show on BBC Radio 6 is very good. He knows his music for sure.

Craig Charles was good in Red Dwarf. Didnt know DJ'ed and plus does a funk show must check that out. I do like my radio.

Hello Muirdo and merry christmas!

u too