RJOrion said:

I prefer "The Continental"...when it turns into "Tell Me How U Wanna Be Done", that seals the deal.

I came back and expressed my opinion. I agree with this point of view, I personally prefer The Continental

u got the look. i like the continental but its just a bit too much. and the ending of u got the look is better than the tell me how u wanna be done part of the continental. u got the look also has more memorable lines.

No contest: "U Got The Look" by a mile. This song has grown on me so much since it came out. I love the driving beat, the playful lyrics, the guitar sound... it's a classic.

UGTL ALL the way... ALL the way

I'll take the Continental , over UGTL ,

i mean ....

why settle for a star, when u can have the sun ?

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Ugtl has so much packed into it. He doesnt waste a second. And pretty much every aspect is perfect.

I remember the day when SOTT was released, my dad went to the mall in the morning so I could have it as soon as I got home from school (7th grade)

My 13 year old mind was BLOWN away

I remember listening to Housequake for the first time with my dad and we were both stunned

We looked at eachother like ' oh shit! what was that?? Play it again!"

... that was the best part of getting a new Prince album - coming upon that moment where something stops you in your tracks and you can't believe how cool what you just heard was ...

I remember flipping the disc over, I swear I can because there was a skip on LP at the start of UGTL.. I was pissed and I can remember it like it was yesterday.

When UGTL finally started, I remember thinking 'OH THANK GOD, there is a going to a big hit single on this album.

I was a huge Billboard Chart Nerd, so this really mattered...

But also, I grew up in a conservative place and Prince was very unpopular by this point, ....too weird, too femme, too much of an asshole and his time is up,,,

Maybe that's why I love UGTL so much.. because I associate it with that moment of being able to relax and take in the rest of the album with peace of mind.

So, UGTL for sure for me

Anyway, then they put out If I Was Your Girlfriend as the next single and I had a nuclear meltdown

Continental by a light year.

DotsofU said:

So, UGTL for sure for me

I hear ya.

I'm with ya on the notion that "U Got The Look" is a better song, especially the 12" (Long Look).

"The Continental" is cool, but I'm not a fan of horns on a "rock song".

...it's like dried fruit in my chocolate, YUCK!

DotsofU said:

ahahah

Meltdown meaning... All I could think of was "Oh God, How am I going to explain it when all the kids are in the record store at the mall and they see Prince's 45 and it's called If I Was Your GIRLFRIEND!

Not to mention... it's gonna BOMB and KILL the SOTT album!

PJMcGee said:

DotsofU said:

I remember the day when SOTT was released, my dad went to the mall in the morning so I could have it as soon as I got home from school (7th grade)

My 13 year old mind was BLOWN away

I remember listening to Housequake for the first time with my dad and we were both stunned

We looked at eachother like ' oh shit! what was that?? Play it again!"

... that was the best part of getting a new Prince album - coming upon that moment where something stops you in your tracks and you can't believe how cool what you just heard was ...

I remember flipping the disc over, I swear I can because there was a skip on LP at the start of UGTL.. I was pissed and I can remember it like it was yesterday.

When UGTL finally started, I remember thinking 'OH THANK GOD, there is a going to a big hit single on this album.

I was a huge Billboard Chart Nerd, so this really mattered...

But also, I grew up in a conservative place and Prince was very unpopular by this point, ....too weird, too femme, too much of an asshole and his time is up,,,

Maybe that's why I love UGTL so much.. because I associate it with that moment of being able to relax and take in the rest of the album with peace of mind.

So, UGTL for sure for me

Anyway, then they put out If I Was Your Girlfriend as the next single and I had a nuclear meltdown

Nice recollection. My dad liked some Prince, but it sounds like yours was a real fan. (Dad got into the "trippy" extended version of Alphabet St. He was fairly conservative in many ways, but Santana's Abraxas was one of his favorite albums, so he was open to things.) Not sure what you mean by meltdown. Is that good or bad? Very cool song, but I didn't think it would reach a mainstream audience. (I think that's what you were implying.)

He worked so hard on UGTL, according to Susan R.

wonder how hard he worked on The Continental.

Half a semi-hard rock song going into a great funky soul track.

Should've been two seperate track for me.

PJMcGee said:

Well it did bomb but SOTT had UGTL to save it. Your instinct was spot on. I always remember the only time I heard Girlfriend on the radio. I think it was WBLS (or maybe KISS, the other black station). They tested it out in the morning, then took calls. The first person was a woman who didn't want her son hearing that, etc. Oy. Much too deep for the average listener.

oh wow, then you were in NY too?

I remember that 98.7 Kiss did the top 8 at 8 every day...... the most requested songs of the day.

When SOTT was first out, he would routinely have:

Dorothy Parker

Housequake

Adore

in the top 8... usually at least 2 of them every night

I don't remember them playing IIWYG.... but yeah,,, not gonna happen

IIWYG is in my top 5 P songs of all time,,,, but come on!

Warner Brothers must have rolled their eyes in the back of the their heads when he proposed this one.

Oh, but also...

Z100 - the pop station routinely had Hot Thing in their top 5

They played Hot Thing more than ICNTTPOYM

I am turning 50 and it STILL bugs me that this album wasn't a major seller!

SOTT, UGTL, Strange Relationship, Hot Thing, ICNTTPOYM = 5 top tens waiting to happen

Adore should have been a proper RnB single... that would have been #1 for certain

Part of me thinks Starfish and Coffee could have been a bonkers hit too

NY radio did NOT do well by Prince from 1986 onwards

They never played Mountains or Anotherlover...

The DID play Girls n Boys on Z100, so I thought for SURE it would be the 2nd single and New Position on 95.5 WPLJ (once in a while)

Don't get me started on Mountains as the 2nd single from Parade...

Another song on my Mount Rushmore that had no business being a single...

For SOTT - you would have thought that he learned his lesson about needing a great 2nd single but NOOP!

AARGH, Prince !

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DotsofU said:

U got the Look..sho' nuff be cookin' in my book.

Lol, what even is this battle

U GOT THE LOOK

The music, the lyrics, the attitude - all word class.

What other songs have immortal lines like:

You've got the look (You've got the hook)
You sho'nuf do be cookin' in my book
Your face is jammin'
Your body's heck-a-slammin'
If love is good
Let's get to rammin'

The Continental ain't nothin' but a side note in P history

DotsofU said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Ugtl has so much packed into it. He doesnt waste a second. And pretty much every aspect is perfect.

I remember the day when SOTT was released, my dad went to the mall in the morning so I could have it as soon as I got home from school (7th grade)

My 13 year old mind was BLOWN away

I remember listening to Housequake for the first time with my dad and we were both stunned

We looked at eachother like ' oh shit! what was that?? Play it again!"

... that was the best part of getting a new Prince album - coming upon that moment where something stops you in your tracks and you can't believe how cool what you just heard was ...

I remember flipping the disc over, I swear I can because there was a skip on LP at the start of UGTL.. I was pissed and I can remember it like it was yesterday.

When UGTL finally started, I remember thinking 'OH THANK GOD, there is a going to a big hit single on this album.

I was a huge Billboard Chart Nerd, so this really mattered...

But also, I grew up in a conservative place and Prince was very unpopular by this point, ....too weird, too femme, too much of an asshole and his time is up,,,

Maybe that's why I love UGTL so much.. because I associate it with that moment of being able to relax and take in the rest of the album with peace of mind.

So, UGTL for sure for me

Anyway, then they put out If I Was Your Girlfriend as the next single and I had a nuclear meltdown

It sounds like your dad is/was pretty special. I relate because I was 13 yrs old and a Billboard chart geek at that time. I was also a Sheena Easton fan so when I found this track on the album I almost exploded. Loved it instantly. Even more when I saw the music video.