MattyJam said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but his awesome performance of Days of Wild in NYC last August was the first time he's performed the track in its entirity since the Celebration shows. I know some folks oppose the revamped lyrical content, but there's no denying the NYC performance was hot!!

My question is, do you think Prince could successfully revamp Face Down in a live setting?? This song was always a concert highlight back in 97, anybody who's heard the live renditions from the JOTY tour will know what I'm taling about.

How about it Prince???

I agree that the live performances were fantastic, but he'd need to to re-write it entirely, wouldn't he?

u r outcha mind....

TwiliteKid said:

MattyJam said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but his awesome performance of Days of Wild in NYC last August was the first time he's performed the track in its entirity since the Celebration shows. I know some folks oppose the revamped lyrical content, but there's no denying the NYC performance was hot!!

My question is, do you think Prince could successfully revamp Face Down in a live setting?? This song was always a concert highlight back in 97, anybody who's heard the live renditions from the JOTY tour will know what I'm taling about.

How about it Prince???

I agree that the live performances were fantastic, but he'd need to to re-write it entirely, wouldn't he?

He managed it with DOW, which has just as many curse words as Face Down.

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i'm sure prince could rewrite it to fit his current values in about 4 minutes,

this drivel above took me only 2

who knows, perhaps he'll dust it off again. it sounded nice live, although i

always did prefer days of wild since the groove of that lends itself better

to various live arrangements.

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[Edited 10/3/13 11:58am]

MattyJam said:

He should never have "revamped the lyrics" of DOW.

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And we dont need user friendly versions of any other songs. Thanks.

MattyJam said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but his awesome performance of Days of Wild in NYC last August was the first time he's performed the track in its entirity since the Celebration shows. I know some folks oppose the revamped lyrical content, but there's no denying the NYC performance was hot!!

My question is, do you think Prince could successfully revamp Face Down in a live setting?? This song was always a concert highlight back in 97, anybody who's heard the live renditions from the JOTY tour will know what I'm taling about.

How about it Prince???

Agreed!! I was not a fan of Face Down until I heard Prince play it live. Now it's one of my favorites from Emancipation.

Despite Isten calling his own lyric changes "drivel," I think they are actually very well done and could be acceptable to Prince. "Face Down" is one of my top favorite '90s jams, and hearing it live would be awesome (by that, I mean being at a show and hearing it performed, not listening to a live boot from '97).

IstenSzek said:

Dead like Elvis, check, check, 1 2, check
You know what he's sayin'?

Face down, face down

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Somebody once told him that
He wouldn't take Prince through the ringer
Let him go down as a washed up singer

Ain't that a shame? Thinkin' all along he was in it for the fame
Never respected the root of all evil and he still don't to this day
Bury him face down, let some other sucker wear the crown, okay

Face down, face down

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Told 'em he wanted to sing a song
About a black child goin' buck wild
And they just laughed in his face

Talk to your lawyer but you got no case
What you need to do is keep your place
Next time you pull a card, it better be ace, o.k?
Or you can lay face down

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(Face down)

1 2, face down, 1 2

Him and her meaning who I'm singin' about
And his psychoanalyst kinda saw the catalyst
As the devil with the blue jeans on

Ain't it kinda funny when you see the dawn?
Sign the name they gave ya but when them other suckers
Turn around, lay down, you're what?

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Face down, 1 2, face down
New power generation in the house, bury 'em all
Face down, yes, oh Lord, face down
Face down, face down

It's in his will, I read it, he shot to kill, he said it
For those who know the number and don't call
your loss y'all

Face down, face down, face down

bluefish said:

Despite Isten calling his own lyric changes "drivel," I think they are actually very well done and could be acceptable to Prince.

Yes, Prince should do this version, then a fan could sue him for a change

MattyJam said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but his awesome performance of Days of Wild in NYC last August was the first time he's performed the track in its entirity since the Celebration shows. I know some folks oppose the revamped lyrical content, but there's no denying the NYC performance was hot!!

My question is, do you think Prince could successfully revamp Face Down in a live setting?? This song was always a concert highlight back in 97, anybody who's heard the live renditions from the JOTY tour will know what I'm taling about.

How about it Prince???

He played it in 02, it was even released as a stand alone single. And there was that rehearsal version 2 years back but IDK if it led to any love per4mance back then.

I love Face Down, it'd b nice 2 have a rock version with 3rdEyeGirl

IstenSzek said:

Dead like Elvis, check, check, 1 2, check
You know what he's sayin'?

Face down, face down

.

Somebody once told him that
He wouldn't take Prince through the ringer
Let him go down as a washed up singer

Ain't that a shame? Thinkin' all along he was in it for the fame
Never respected the root of all evil and he still don't to this day
Bury him face down, let some other sucker wear the crown, okay

Face down, face down

.

Told 'em he wanted to sing a song
About a black child goin' buck wild
And they just laughed in his face

Talk to your lawyer but you got no case
What you need to do is keep your place
Next time you pull a card, it better be ace, o.k?
Or you can lay face down

.

(Face down)

1 2, face down, 1 2

Him and her meaning who I'm singin' about
And his psychoanalyst kinda saw the catalyst
As the devil with the blue jeans on

Ain't it kinda funny when you see the dawn?
Sign the name they gave ya but when them other suckers
Turn around, lay down, you're what?

.

Face down, 1 2, face down
New power generation in the house, bury 'em all
Face down, yes, oh Lord, face down
Face down, face down

It's in his will, I read it, he shot to kill, he said it
For those who know the number and don't call
your loss y'all

Face down, face down, face down

.

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i'm sure prince could rewrite it to fit his current values in about 4 minutes,

this drivel above took me only 2

who knows, perhaps he'll dust it off again. it sounded nice live, although i

always did prefer days of wild since the groove of that lends itself better

to various live arrangements.

.

[Edited 10/3/13 11:58am]

... not bad, it could work ( one of my favorite songs too )

callimnate said:

He should never have "revamped the lyrics" of DOW.

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And we dont need user friendly versions of any other songs. Thanks.