Saw where PaisleyPark4 said he spends most his time coming up with unique drum beats.

And then, I go and listen to Prince.

He uses the same beat on AT LEAST the following songs - see if you can name more:

Head
Erotic City
DMSR
1+1+1=3
Billyjackbitch

You know the beat - you're bread and butter funk beat - boom-pop-boom-boom-pop. repeat.

Ain't nothing WRONG with that beat. You oughtta pick it up and go for it.

Seems like a slow day 'round here! Where my pips at?

Isn't funk based on that beat?

One of my favorite drum arrangements isn't really drums at all, but a programmed beat- "The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker".


That is a nice drum sound. I dig the common funk beats as well, and I incorporate them into my music quite often too. 2 Much Cute is just drum-hit-drum-hit, straight up 2 and 4, while "Do Something Freaky" is drum-hit-drumdrum-hit. Now, Fo-Fo is all mixed up, just like the "Fo-Fo" in real life- bwahaaahaa!(in my Morris voice)

otan said:

I dunno weather 2 take that as a comment or insult...? Hmmm.. I dont usually listen 2 Prince b4 cre8ting 2 a song...but i guess the influence is strong enuff 2 inflict character in the muzik my brutha.

Ask 4 a copy of my stuff man, and u'll c that there is a whole world of me u have yet 2 c. Remixes that have yet 2 b heard, the question is will u spread da word?

One's 1 is gonna get u...
Do u no how it feel?

2 know that ur some1 that can make it truly real?

Du u no u make the difference
When u listen 2 him in ur heart...

Do u no when u open up yo mind..
Maybe he can make u fart??
[This message was edited Fri Feb 14 22:00:14 PST 2003 by paisleypark4]

Doesn't Something in the Water repeat? It's a little more than boom-pop-boom-boom-pop though. I guess some songs don't need too much variation. All of my patterns just repeat, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

I need a groovy drum programmer.

*searching*

paisleypark4 said:

Boy, U crazy!

The drum pattern on 7 corners is one of my favs. Very hypnotic

Vina blue! Das da girl! Sang dat song!

paisleypark4 said:

Thanks man! I haven't forgotten our collaboration. I've been jobhunting and ignoring the music.

Now that I found a job, I'm getting back into my shit. I came across your file that I downloaded, "One's 1". So I will do a lil sumthing for ya soon.

VinaBlue said:

OH THANX!!! Man i feel so appreciated in this world of unfufillments and stuff! Love always, One

otan said:

I waz checkin' out what Otan waz saying about the beatz 2 some of theze songz B'ing the same. Head N Erotic City, BJB
R not Xactly the same, the Kick N Snare R close but N different time. + the hi-hat patternz R different 2. But Prince does use the Xact drum beatz over N over. (There iz 1 song on Larry Grahamz GCS2000 CD that haz the same Xact beat az BJB) Michael Bland does get the credit 4 the drums even though he wasn't around at the time.