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Reply #120 posted 09/28/15 8:51am

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Yes, but she was feeding him junk food. confused

but it was like Maple syrup and jam

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Reply #121 posted 09/28/15 10:14am

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one of the rare occasions of Prince playing keyboard/piano live between 1978-1981

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Reply #122 posted 09/28/15 10:16am

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Reply #123 posted 09/28/15 3:19pm

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iZsaZsa said:


Yes, but she was feeding him junk food. confused


but it was like Maple syrup and jam


Ham sandwiches. Ew.
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Reply #124 posted 09/30/15 8:14am

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Possessed the Rise & Fall of Prince chapt 3 RUDE
p 39

Although the credits of Dirty Mind state that the album was written entirely by Prince (with the exception of the title track, which is attributed to him and Matt Fink), the compositional origins of tow of the album's eight songs have been questioned. For 'Partyup," it has been widely reported that the music(although not the lyrics) was written by longtime friend Morris Day, who played drums in Prince's first band. During the summer of 1980, Day played a groove he had recorded to Prince, who promptly wrote lyrics and re-tooled the song into Partyup. Prince approached Day with an offer:Either he would pay $10,000 for the song,or, alternatively, build a side project around Day. Day selected the latter option, which also gave Prince the opportunity, after the demise of the Rebels project, to find another outlet for the music flowing from him at a torrid pace.

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Reply #125 posted 09/30/15 8:20am

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Reply #126 posted 10/01/15 9:20am

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Reply #127 posted 10/01/15 11:42am

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While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from May to June, 1980, in Prince's Lake Minnetonka Home Studio, Minnetonka, MN, USA (credited as "Somewhere in Uptown"), and completed in June, 1980 at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

-PrinceVault

I've gotta broken heart again
Cuz we're only supposed to be friends
You see he stole my old lady away from me
And now I'm just as blue as I can be
I've gotta broken heart again
Cuz I ain't got no money to spend
You see I spend it all on long distance phone calls
Beggin her to please come home, yeah, yeah
Ah, yeah
It doesn't matter what I do
I can't stop, ah, thinking about uou
The little things you said
The things you do to me in bed
Oh baby, I can't get you outta my head
Oh, oh, gotta broken heart again, yeah
This time it's serious
It feels just like the end
Cuz once your love has gone away
There ain't nothing, nothing left to say

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Reply #128 posted 10/02/15 2:56am

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^^at the end of "Gotta Broken Heart Again",is that a gunshot that we hear? eek

or is just a door slamming?

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Reply #129 posted 10/02/15 3:54am

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There's no one there to slam a door on (like in I Hate U). Gunshot, I say.
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Reply #130 posted 10/02/15 8:02pm

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nod

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Reply #131 posted 10/03/15 12:31am

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nod If you find a note like that from a friend, go find their crazy ass immediately! Do not fuck off and go shopping for new shoes!
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Reply #132 posted 10/05/15 8:21am

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The song "Sister", only 90 seconds long

While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from May to June, 1980, in Prince's Lake Minnetonka Home Studio, Minnetonka, MN, USA (credited as "Somewhere in Uptown"), and completed in June, 1980 at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Image result for head by prince

I was only sixteen but I guess that's no excuse
My sister was thirty-two, lovely, and loose
She don't wear no underwear
She says it only gets in her hair
And it's got a funny way of stoppin' the juice

My sister never made love to anyone else but me
She's the reason for my, uh, sexuality
She showed me where it's supposed to go
A blowjob doesn't mean blow
Incest is everything it's said to be

Oh, sister
Don't put me on the street again
Oh, sister
I just want to be your friend

I was only sixteen and only half a man
My sister didn't give a goddamn
She only wanted to turn me out
She took a whip to me until I shout
"Oh, motherfuckers just a motherfucker, can't you understand?"

Oh, sister
Don't put me on the street again
Oh, sister
I just want to be your friend
I know what you want me to do
Put me on the street and make me blue
Oh, sister
Oh, sister, oh



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Reply #133 posted 10/05/15 6:24pm

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CHAPTER THREE

RUDE

pg 32

In addition, at the very time Prince was struggling to find his voice as a rock artist, this genre was itself entering a period of great change. While the blues-rock paradigm of groups like the Stones and Led Zeppelin remained dominant a new segment of fans that came of age in the mid- and late 1970s - many of them young, male, and alienated-sought alternatives. These listeners became the core audience for punk, which started in England with groups like the Clash adn the Sex Pistols, and quickly migrated to America. Soon, punk matured and diversified into a loose movement known as post-punk or New Wave, which included Talking Heads, the Police, Devo, Gang of Four, Television, the Cars, and others.

Prince gradually exposed himself to these new trends. "He had stacks and stacks of records in his house that he got free from Warner Bros.," recalled keyboardist Mtt Fink. "He was listening to just about everything." He also frequented nightclubs, environments that he believed gave an accurate reflection of the new and hip. Through visits to trendy spots in Minneapolis, New York, and Los Angeles, Prince saw that the edginess and minimalism of New Wave were creeping toward the mainstream.

This atmosphere of upheaval in rock and pop provided a backdrop as work began on his third album. Settling into his new residence, wired with a sixteen-track studio for use -Prince began laying down rough-draft versions of songs that he planned to later rerecord in a professional studio. This new environment was full of technical imperfections - the home studio was a jury-rigged affair, and the drum booth frequently became waterlogged as a result of seepage from an abandoned cesspool near the huse - but Prince thrived there. He felt much more comfortable in Minneapolis, without Warner Bros. officials looking over his shoulder. Most of the time, the only other person present in the studio was an affable engineer named Don Batts.

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Reply #134 posted 10/07/15 10:12am

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CHAPTER THREE

RUDE

pg 33

continued

As he wrote new material, it became apparent that Prince's goal was nothing short of redefining himself. Composing primarily on guitar rather than keyboards, he created songs that were much rawer than anyting on his first two albums. New Wave textures started to permeate his sound. For the first time, Prince was creating a genuine synthesis of styles, rather than simply imitating the dynamics and bmbast of rock. His facility with structure and pop melody also improved; instead of just laying down grooves, he was fashioning songs.

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Among the many strong new numbers he taped was "When U Were Mine," a taut pop song with an infectious melody, which had been composed in a hotel room on tour. Prince has described the song as influenced by John Lennon, and the Beatles flavor is apparent. As with Lennon's best love songs (such as "Norwegian Wood" and "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away"), it features lyrics tinged with anger and sarcasm, as Prince laments how he lost his girlfriend by letting her sleep with other men.

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Another new number, the New Wave-influenced "Dirty Mind," emerged from a keyboard riff composed by Matt Fink at rehearsal. Prince added a bridge section during a lengthy session at the Lake Minnetonka home, and by midnight they had completed the instrumentation. Prince told Fink he was free to go, and the keyboardist left for bed. The next day at rehearsal, Prince brought in a cassette of "Dirty Mind," complete with vocals and other overdubs; he had labored on it all night. Prince announced to the band that it would be the title of the next album.

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Reply #135 posted 10/07/15 10:13am

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Reply #136 posted 10/08/15 7:44am

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Reply #137 posted 10/08/15 9:18am

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PARTYUP

We don't give a damn, we just want to jam
Party up
(Party up, got to party up)
That army bag, such a double drag
Party up
(Party up, got to, got to, got to party up)

(Party)
Got to party down, baby
Revolutionary rock and roll
Goin' uptown, baby
How you gonna make me kill somebody, I don't even know?

They got the draft, I just laugh
Party up
(Party up, got to party up)
Fightin' war is such a fuckin' bore
Party up
(Party up, got to, got to, got to party up)

(Party)
Got to party down, babe
It's all about what's in your mind
Goin' uptown, baby
I don't wanna die, I just wanna have a bloody good time

Party up, got to party up
Party up, got to party up

Because of their half-baked mistakes
We get ice cream, no cake
All lies, no truth
Is it fair to kill the youth?
Party up

Got to party up, yeah
Got to party up, babe
Got to party up, yeah
Got to party up, babe

Got to party up, yeah
Got to party up, babe
Got to party up, yeah
Got to party up, babe
Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah

(Party up, got to party up)
Party up, got to party up, baby
(Party up, got to party up)
Party up, got to party up, baby
(Party up, got to party up)
Party up, got to party up, baby
(Party up, got to party up)

Got to party
(Party up, got to party up)
Got to party
(Party up, got to party up)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Party up, got to party up)
Got to party up baby
(Party up, got to party up)

Revolutionary rock and roll
Party up, got to party up
Party up, got to party up
Party up, got to party up

Party up, got to party up
Party up, got to party up
Party up, got to party up, baby
Party up, got to party up

You're gonna have to fight your own damn war
(Party up, got to party up)
'Cuz we don't wanna fight no more
(Party up, got to party up)
You're gonna have to fight your own damn war
(Party up, got to party up)
'Cuz we don't wanna fight no more
(Party up, got to party up)

You're gonna have to fight your own damn war
(Party up, got to party up)
'Cuz we don't wanna fight no more
(Party up, got to party up)
I said we don't wanna fight no more
(Gonna have to fight your own damn war)
We don't wanna fight no more

Image result for head by prince

While specific recording dates are not known, the album sessions took place from May to June, 1980, in Prince's Lake Minnetonka Home Studio, Minnetonka, MN, USA (credited as "Somewhere in Uptown"), and completed in June, 1980 at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, USA. The song was based on a groove created by Morris Day. In return for using the groove, Prince offered a choice of $10,000 or help in getting a record deal. Day rejected the money, and instead, Prince helped to create The Time for Day in early 1981.

Although it was not released as a single in the USA, Partyup reached position 5 in the Billboard Disco Top 100, indicating the track was a DJ favorite in US clubs.

-PrinceVault

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Reply #138 posted 10/08/15 9:19am

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Reply #139 posted 10/08/15 7:42pm

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RUDE BOY.  1980.:

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Reply #140 posted 10/09/15 8:22am

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CHAPTER THREE

RUDE

pg 33

The lyrics of "Dirty Mind," which recount a sexual encounter in a car, indicated a trend in Prince's work toward graphic imagery. While sex and seduction had been at the forefront of his music since 'Soft & Wet," Prince's treatment of these themes now become explicit and at times sensationalistic. The hard-rocking "Sister," for example, explored the taboo incest, while the funky workout "Head" told of a bride-to-be who fellates another man on the way to her wedding. These lyrics, reflecting his fascination with deviant sexuality, helped imbue the music with a newfound urgency.

Prince's creativity was also fostered by the comfort he felt with his band members. Although they were again minimally involved in the recording process, he saw them nearly every day at rehearsals. He, Matt Fink, and Andre Cymone also spent free time exercising together-lifting weights at Minneapolis gyms, swimming at a YMCA, and roller skating around Lake Minnetonka. They sometimes visited a roller rink in Saint Louis Park, Fink remembered, "to try to meet girls."

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Reply #141 posted 10/09/15 2:12pm

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OldFriends4Sale said:



CHAPTER THREE


RUDE



pg 33



The lyrics of "Dirty Mind," which recount a sexual encounter in a car, indicated a trend in Prince's work toward graphic imagery. While sex and seduction had been at the forefront of his music since 'Soft & Wet," Prince's treatment of these themes now become explicit and at times sensationalistic. The hard-rocking "Sister," for example, explored the taboo incest, while the funky workout "Head" told of a bride-to-be who fellates another man on the way to her wedding. These lyrics, reflecting his fascination with deviant sexuality, helped imbue the music with a newfound urgency.



Prince's creativity was also fostered by the comfort he felt with his band members. Although they were again minimally involved in the recording process, he saw them nearly every day at rehearsals. He, Matt Fink, and Andre Cymone also spent free time exercising together-lifting weights at Minneapolis gyms, swimming at a YMCA, and roller skating around Lake Minnetonka. They sometimes visited a roller rink in Saint Louis Park, Fink remembered, "to try to meet girls."


After 3 albums? What? hah!

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Reply #142 posted 10/19/15 9:27am

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Possessed: the Rise & Fall of Prince

Chapter 4: PAWNS

page 44

When Prince offered to build a band around Morris Day in exchange for the song "Partyup" in the summer of 1980, it was the latest shift in a long and complex relationship. For years, Day had shadowed Prince along the road to stardom. When they were teenagers, Day joined Prince's first band, Champagne, on drums, replacing Charles Smith. They developed a strong friendship, and Day's mother, LaVonne Daugherty, helped manage the group. Prince, Day and bassist Andre Cymone(then using his last name Anderson) functioned as a team, sharing leadership responsibilities as they competed with other Minneapolis groups.

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In the summer of 1980, during the recording of Dirty Mind, Day found his way back, albeit in a less glamorous capacity; he became a "runner" for Prince's band, picking up sandwiches and drinks during rehearsals. But Prince continued to respect Day's musicianship, as his interest in "Partyup" showed. When the deal for the song was struck, events finally seemed to have shifter back in Day's favor.

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Let's Work

The song was completed at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA, between 14 and 23 August, 1981. Prince and Morris Day worked on the Dance Remix of the track on 8 December, 1981, two months after the track's initial release, also at Sunset Sound.

It was revealed in November 2003 on the NPG Music Club website that Morris Day plays drums on the extended portion of the Dance Remix, and that Prince and Morris Day switched drumming duties live as the tape was running. The Dance Remix contains sampled clips from Private Joy, Annie Christian and Controversy, the first time a Prince song sampled another of his songs (something he has done often ever since).

-PrinceVault

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Reply #143 posted 10/20/15 5:40am

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PARTY UP

ie Somewhere in Uptown

We don't give a damn
We just want to jam, party up
(Party up, got to party up)
That army bag, such a double drag, party up
(Party up, got to, got to, got to party up)
Party, got to party down, baby
Revolutionary rock and roll
Goin' uptown, baby, ooh
How you gonna make me kill somebody I don't even know?
They got the draft, uh, uh I just laugh, party
(Party up, got to party up)
Fightin' war is such a fuckin' bore, party up
(Party up, got to, got to, got to party up)

Party, uh, uh, got to party down, babe
Oh, it's all about what's in your mind
Goin' uptown, baby, ooh
I don't want to die I just want to have a bloody good time
Party up, got to party up
Party up, got to party up

Because of their half-baked mistakes
We get ice cream, no cake, all lies, no truth
Is it fair to kill the youth?
Party up
Got to party up, yeah
Got to party up, babe, ooh
Got to party up yeah
Got to party up babe, ooh
Got to party up yeah, oh oh
Got to party up babe, ooh
Got to party up, yeah
Got to party up, babe, yeah, yeah-yeah

(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Revolutionary rock'n'roll)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up)
(Party up, got to party up, baby)
(Party up, got to party up, yeah)
You gonna have to fight your own damn war (party up, got to party up)
'Cause we don't wanna fight no more (party up, got to party up)
You gonna have to fight your own damn war (party up, got to party up)
'Cause we don't wanna fight no more (party up, got to party up)
You gonna have to fight your own damn war (party up, got to party up)
'Cause we don't wanna fight no more (party up, got to party up)
I said we don't wanna fight no more (party up, got to party up)
'Cause we don't wanna fight no more (party up, got to party up)


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Reply #144 posted 10/20/15 5:41am

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Reply #145 posted 10/26/15 7:16am

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Leopard:

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Reply #146 posted 10/26/15 10:50am

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Reply #147 posted 10/26/15 11:11am

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The section of this live show where he spends a good 10 minutes jacking that guitar off is still the best and hottest most subversive dirtiest thing I have ever seen

My 17 y/o brain exploded lololol thank goodness I got out the house without my Mom really understanding what I where I was going lolololol

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Reply #148 posted 10/26/15 11:32am

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terrig said:

The section of this live show where he spends a good 10 minutes jacking that guitar off is still the best and hottest most subversive dirtiest thing I have ever seen

My 17 y/o brain exploded lololol thank goodness I got out the house without my Mom really understanding what I where I was going lolololol

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