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Carmen Electra Ok, I will admit that the whole Carmen Electra thing literally "missed me". I mean, I understand that there was some sort of romantic relationship, but did she ever make an album or anything? She just appeared "not so bright" with less talent than Prince's usual talentless dames (Sheila E not included) and very artificial (nothing of the type that the Purple One generally appears to gravitate towards). Perhaps someone can put me on to the lowdown of this woman, and how she got to be famous, and what was her significance at the time. I know about her "post-Prince" but what did they actually do together? Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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Yes,she released a self-titled album in 1993,on Prince's Paisley Park Records label.
Go Go Dancer Good Judy Girlfriend Go On (Witcha Bad Self) Step To The Mic S.T. Fantasia Erotica Everybody Get On Up Segue Fun Just A Little Lovin' Segue All That Segue This Is My House Carmen Electra is the self-titled debut album by Carmen Electra, released in 1993. The album was a project designed by Prince to promote Electra, his latest protégé at the time whom he was also dating, as a sexy female rapper. The album features music written by Prince with some input by band member Levi Seacer, Jr.. Lyrics were provided by Prince, along with Seacer, The New Power Generation rapper Tony M. and female rapper Monie Love. Four singles were released from the album: "Go-Go Dancer," "Everybody Get on Up," "Fantasia Erotica," and "Fun." The album was not well-received and effectively ended Electra's recording career. In interviews, she has pointed out that during the time of the album's release, Prince was having problems with his label, which could have contributed to its failure. | |
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Psst! Hey buddy! Yeah you... come over here. Say buddy, I gots something to tell you, but only on the grounds that you can keep a secret. You can you keep a secret right? I mean, I can trust you, yeah? Ok good, here it is. Carmen Electra is the sexiest female on the planet. She is inevitable. She is addictive. This is our future. This is Carmen Electra. No I haven't lost my mind, I'm merely reciting the words that are found inside Carmen Electra's self-titled pop R&B musical debut. See for yourself: 
She actually had the balls to place that on her album booklet, or at the very least, she let someone else place those words there. Either way, with an introduction like that, this album is sure to be another failure of epic proportions. She may have been a good dancer for Prince, she may be talented at wearing little to no clothing, but music is clearly not her forte. Not by a long shot. Sorry Carmen, call me a blabbermouth, but your "secret" is no longer safe. As usual, let's go into more detail about each track. • Go Go Dancer This track was released as Carmen's first single, and man oh man did it skyrocket up the charts! Actually, I don't recall it even being on the charts, which is sad because people considered it to be the best song on the album. Since it's the first track, I suppose that means it's all downhill from here. Lyrically, it's quite clear that Carmen Electra is a deep, tortured soul. This song about the struggles of being a cage dancer nearly brought me to tears. "Lights flashin', music playin' as I grind in my cage. Every day and night no matter what I do. Whether wrong or right, the music makes me ooh in the taxi cab! If the radio's on, off goes the top and I'm going, going, going, gone!" Poetry. Sheer poetry. C&C Music Factory couldn't have written it better themselves. • Good Judy Girlfriend "All you need is Judy - she's good for you!" Who the fuck is Judy? I thought Carmen was supposed to be where it's at. The album even says Carmen is our future, so who in the hell is Judy!? My guess is Carmen probably just wrote a song about another girl to indulge the lesbian fantasies of every sad adolescent boy who actually bought the album. The song starts off sounding like some kid messing with a Casio keyboard for the first time. Hell, for all I know, Carmen just hit the "demo" button on the Casio and started rapping over it. The song doesn't even manage to break the 2-minute barrier, and I for one am thankful. • Go On (Witcha Bad Self) The title alone made me hate the song before I even took a listen. This funky track is clearly influenced by the time she spent dancing for Prince, though the sample of the guy in the background going "ahhhhh haaaaa!" is actually James Brown. Perhaps it's because I never frequented the dance clubs, but I just don't know what the hell Carmen is talking about here. "Party-up, uh-oh! Party up, uh-oh!" Huh? "You stepped left so I left your butt!" What!? "Come on C., bring in the regiment." Sorry Carmen, there's no regiment behind you on this one. You're on your own. • Step To The Mic "Funk is in my round buns, baby." I shit you not, those are some of the actual lyrics from this song. "But don't play yourself into believing that a white girl can't jump. That's a sucker move and you know it is a big front." Carmen, your acrobatic skills aren't what's being called into question here, it's your musical talent. So please, don't step to the mic. In fact, please step away from it. Far, far away from it... • S.T. Why she chose to abbreviate this particular song title is beyond me. Perhaps it was to create a sense of mystery behind the album. Well unlike the early 90's craze where everyone wanted to know what "O.P.P." stood for, nobody really cared about what "S.T." meant. Sexual Tyrannosaurus? Secular Torture? Nope, it stands for Skin Tight. This is Carmen's funky rap duet with a guy who wants her Skin Tight lovin. "Let's chill and sit down, those skin tight britches bustin' stiches, make me wanna clown." So there you have it fellas, if you want to land a "hawt babe" like Carmen Electra, simply woo her with words like that and she'll be yours for the taking. Then she'll make you wanna clown, whatever the fuck that means. • Fantasia Erotica With a title like "Fantasia Erotica" I was expecting a steamy song along the lines of Madonna's "Justify My Love" tune. Instead, it's just more pure comedy, and she's actually singing on this track as opposed to the raps we've heard thus far. She also announces to the world that she has invented a new language: "Oh speak American? No, speak Carmenese!" Apparently Carmenese is a rhythmic language in which people talk about scarlet bikinis and Lamborghinis. I think I'll stick with English. • Everybody Get On Up Getting tired of this album real quick. I almost feel like I've heard this song before, probably because a lot of these tunes sound the same. Carmen continues to blurt out wretched lyrics such as, "This the jam ya'll, get on up!" And while her speedy auctioneer-like vocals were amusing at times during the first few songs, they've quickly worn thin on me. • Segue This is just a 30 second clip of someone changing the radio station. All I know is I heard a portion of a song involving the classic early 90's "Orchestral Hit" sound effect that made its way into damn near every dance song during that time period. The fact that this is the first of THREE Segue tracks makes me think that they were out of ideas for songs. I'm guessing they figured that putting these three additional tracks on the CD would make the buyer think he was really getting his money's worth. • Fun Despite the title of the track, it's anything but fun. In fact, I dare say this is the stupidest track on the album. It's like Carmen and the band had a meeting and posed the question, "How many times can we say the word 'FUN' in a song?" By my count it's somewhere close to about 675 times. Impressive considering the song is just under 4 minutes. Wait, how is that even possible? • Just A Little Lovin' They slow things down quite a bit with this song. From what I can gather, Carmen is either looking to get laid or get breakfast in bed. Then again, in her world, these two things may be indistinguishable from one another. She talks about tasty treats, delectable flavors, ice cream, hot fudge... the works. Maybe these aren't even lyrics? Perhaps she's just going down her grocery list? "With whipped cream - word!" Again, her words, not mine. • Segue Great, echoing synthesizers and a saxophone playing over the sound of waves crashing along the shore. Oh Carmen... Carm, you really ARE the future! • All That Prince actually wrote the music to this song, thus instantly diminishing the quality of his complete body of work. "This jam is for that someone special, whoever that someone may be." Haha, you see? Even Carmen doesn't know who that someone special is. Come on, that Dennis Rodman fella was quite a catch, Carm! Still, it's such a sexy, romantic song. Oh Carmen, your forced-breathy voice turns me on when you say things such as, "I'm like a spider in heat in this web of love that you've spun" and "Like a symphony in the key of l-o-v-e" Thank goodness it's time for a break in the form of another "segue" track, it was starting to get a little crowded in my boxers,if you know what I mean. • Segue What the!? This track is nothing but a 12-second clip of a news reporter talking about the Exxon Valdez oil spill and how environmentalists were clamoring to slow down plans for oil drilling in the Alaska national wildlife refuge. I guess this is Carmen's way of showing that she's in touch with the important issues our society faces. Issues such as pollution, oil drilling and how the "funk is in her round buns". Beauty, brains... she has it all. • This Is My House Awwwww shit! Carmen is telling her fellow Earthlings, not to ruin this planet because our children will suffer! "Stop building bombs and take that money, to build a school and teach the honeys!" You tell 'em sistah! This is YOUR planet! This is YOUR house! Fuck, I'd say more, but Carmen has just inspired me to go run outside (even though it's 1am) and collect all the bottles I can find laying around. I'm gonna recycle for you Carmen! I'm gonna recycle in the key of l-o-v-e baby! In conclusion... Yes Carmen Electra can twirl her knockers around a stripper pole like a friggin' tornado, but her dreams of becoming a music star have clearly failed her. Perhaps it's because she tried too hard to not be white, perhaps it's because of song titles such as "Go On (Witcha Bad Self)", or perhaps it's simply because her lyrics and vocals were so insanely cheesy that even a musical prodigy like Prince couldn't make her sound good. Whatever the case may be, you can still hold your head up high, my sweet Carmen. There's one thing we'll never be able to take away from you... | |
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SoulAlive said: Yes,she released a self-titled album in 1993,on Prince's Paisley Park Records label.
Go Go Dancer Good Judy Girlfriend Go On (Witcha Bad Self) Step To The Mic S.T. Fantasia Erotica Everybody Get On Up Segue Fun Just A Little Lovin' Segue All That Segue This Is My House Carmen Electra is the self-titled debut album by Carmen Electra, released in 1993. The album was a project designed by Prince to promote Electra, his latest protégé at the time whom he was also dating, as a sexy female rapper. The album features music written by Prince with some input by band member Levi Seacer, Jr.. Lyrics were provided by Prince, along with Seacer, The New Power Generation rapper Tony M. and female rapper Monie Love. Four singles were released from the album: "Go-Go Dancer," "Everybody Get on Up," "Fantasia Erotica," and "Fun." The album was not well-received and effectively ended Electra's recording career. In interviews, she has pointed out that during the time of the album's release, Prince was having problems with his label, which could have contributed to its failure. Wow, she was initially marketed as a rapper? I've never heard not one song by her off of this or any other album. She just seemed too (and I know this is a dirty word on this site) "weird" to me. I think she was the one that later married Denis Rodman. Wonder what's she's doing today. I think I read somewhere that prior to her meeting Prince she was some sort of an entertainer at an amusement or theme park. She's one that slipped through the cracks perhaps deservingly so (and I don't mean that in a cruel way). Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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Soul Alive,
Wow, after reading about the lyrics of some of those songs I just have ta ask..."Why Lord Whyyyyy? Why can't some musical genius scoop me up and allow me to write, co-write and sing on an album. I promiseeee, it will not be no where in the range of the sheer wackness that I just read by Carmen Electra. Some people are just "lucky" I guess. I just wish that the Lord would open up million dollar opportunities for me. Not actually sure if she made a million dollars on that crap or not. Hey what the hell was Prince thinking?????!!!!! Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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Carmen Electra worldwide releases
CARMEN ELECTRA CARMEN ELECTRA 1993-02-09 Carmen Electra CS Germany Promo edel Carmen Electra Carmen Electra CS USA Promo 25338-4 Carmen Electra - paisley park in-house promo cassette 13 tracks dated 1992-06-15 - Carmen Electra CS USA 25338-4 Carmen Electra Carmen Electra CD Germany 7599-25338-2 Carmen Electra Carmen Electra CD Japan Promo WPCP 4925 Carmen Electra Carmen Electra CD Japan WPCP 4925 Carmen Electra Carmen Electra CD USA Carmen Electra - longbox - Carmen Electra 7” PS Germany 5439-18839-7 Go Go Dancer Carmen Electra 7” PS UK W0114T Go Go Dancer (radio edit) / Go Go Dancer (album version) Carmen Electra 12” USA Test C-39358 Shhh! (Go Go Dancer 12” remix / Go Go Dancer lp version) - test pressing - Carmen Electra 12” USA Promo Shhh! (Go Go Dancer 12” remix / Go Go Dancer lp version) - white label - Carmen Electra 12” USA Promo Shhh! Carmen Electra 12” PS Germany W0114T Go Go Dancer (12” mix) / Go Go Dancer (the dub dub dancer) / Go Go Dancer (royal mix) / Go Go Dancer (factory mix) / Go Go Dancer (the dub) Carmen Electra 12” PS UK W0114T Go Go Dancer (12” mix) / Go Go Dancer (the dub dub dancer) / Go Go Dancer (royal mix) / Go Go Dancer (factory mix) / Go Go Dancer (the dub) Carmen Electra 12” PS USA Promo 0-40458 Go Go Dancer (12” mix 6:00) / Go Go Dancer (the dub 5:53) / Go Go Dancer (radio edit 4:27) / Go Go Dancer (factory mix 6:00) / Go Go Dancer (dub dub dancer 6:00) - gold promo stamp - Carmen Electra 12” PS USA 0-40458 Go Go Dancer (12” mix 6:00) / Go Go Dancer (the dub 5:53) / Go Go Dancer (radio edit 4:27) / Go Go Dancer (factory mix 6:00) / Go Go Dancer (dub dub dancer 6:00) Carmen Electra 12” PS USA Test 0-40693 Everybody Get On Up (12” up mix 7:09) / Everybody Get On Up (stiff dub 6:51) / Everybody Get On Up (jeep mix 4:21) / Everybody Get On Up (wet 'n' juicy dub 6:51) / Go Go Dancer (radio edit 4:26) - specialty records - Carmen Electra 12” PS USA Promo 0-40693 Everybody Get On Up (12” up mix 7:09) / Everybody Get On Up (stiff dub 6:51) / Everybody Get On Up (jeep mix 4:21) / Everybody Get On Up (wet 'n' juicy dub 6:51) / Go Go Dancer (radio edit 4:26) - gold promo stamp - Carmen Electra 12” PS USA 0-40693 Everybody Get On Up (12” up mix 7:09) / Everybody Get On Up (stiff dub 6:51) / Everybody Get On Up (jeep mix 4:21) / Everybody Get On Up (wet 'n' juicy dub 6:51) / Go Go Dancer (radio edit 4:26) Carmen Electra 12”(2) PS USA Promo PRO-A-6389 Fantasia Erotica (indecent proposal mix radio edit 3:57) / Fantasia Erotica (erotic groove mix 5:36) / Fantasia Erotica (album version 4:13) / Fantasia Erotica (he dances instead 5:34) / Fantasia Erotica (douple deep house mix 2:27) / Fantasia Erotica (sex drive dub 6:48) / Fantasia Erotica (dub erotica 4:11) / Fantasia Erotica (fantasia dub 4:11) / Fantasia Erotica (xtra sex dub 6:44) - white label - Carmen Electra 12”(2) PS USA Promo PRO-A-6389 Fantasia Erotica (indecent proposal mix radio edit 3:57) / Fantasia Erotica (erotic groove mix 5:36) / Fantasia Erotica (album version 4:13) / Fantasia Erotica (he dances instead 5:34) / Fantasia Erotica (douple deep house mix 2:27) / Fantasia Erotica (sex drive dub 6:48) / Fantasia Erotica (dub erotica 4:11) / Fantasia Erotica (fantasia dub 4:11) / Fantasia Erotica (xtra sex dub 6:44) - paisley label - Carmen Electra 12” PS USA 0-40970 Fantasia Erotica (indecent proposal mix radio edit 3:57) / Fantasia Erotica (erotic groove mix 5:36) / Fantasia Erotica (sex drive dub 6:48) / Fantasia Erotica (xtra sex dub 6:44) / Fantasia Erotica (he dances instead 5:34) / Fantasia Erotica (double deep house mix 2:27) / All That (album version 4:28) - gold promo stamp- Carmen Electra 12” PS USA 0-40970 Fantasia Erotica (indecent proposal mix radio edit 3:57) / Fantasia Erotica (erotic groove mix 5:36) / Fantasia Erotica (sex drive dub 6:48) / Fantasia Erotica (xtra sex dub 6:44) / Fantasia Erotica (he dances instead 5:34) / Fantasia Erotica (double deep house mix 2:27) / All That (album version 4:28) Carmen Electra 12” PS USA Promo PRO-A-4970 Fun (single version) / Mo' Fun - artwork only / no 12" released - Carmen Electra Csingle USA 919191-4 Fun (single version) / Mo' Fun - artwork only / co cassette released - Carmen Electra Csingle USA Promo Shhh! Fun (final long version) Carmen Electra Csingle USA 4-18660 Everybody Get On Up (edit) / Go Go Dancer (radio edit) Carmen Electra Csingle USA 4-18413 Fantasia Erotica / All That Carmen Electra CDsingle 5” Germany 9362-40458-2 Go Go Dancer (radio edit 4:28) / Go Go Dancer (12” mix 6:01) / Go Go Dancer (the dub 5:53) / Go Go Dancer (factory mix 6:01) / Go Go Dancer (dub dub dancer 6:01) / Go Go Dancer (royal mix 6:02) Carmen Electra CDsingle 5” Germany 9362-40485-2 Go Go Dancer (radio edit) / Go Go Dancer (12” mix) / Go Go Dancer (the dub dub dancer) / Go Go Dancer (royal mix) / Go Go Dancer (factory mix) Carmen Electra CDsingle 5” UK PROMO CD 30 Go Go Dancer / Prince : Thunder / various artists - Warner Music UK new releases - Carmen Electra CDsingle 5” USA 2-40458 Go Go Dancer (radio edit 4:28) / Go Go Dancer (12” mix 6:00) / Go Go Dancer (the dub 5:53) / Go Go Dancer (factory mix 6:00) / Go Go Dancer (dub dub dancer 6:00) / Go Go Dancer (royal mix 6:00) Carmen Electra CDsingle 5” USA Promo PRO-CD-5933 Everybody Get On Up (single remix 3rd time funky mix 4:07) / Everybody Get On Up (mainstream radio mix album edit 3:14) / Everybody Get On Up (12" up mix 7:09) / Everybody Get On Up (jeep mix 4:21) / Everybody Get On Up (wet 'n' juicy dub 6:51) / Everybody Get On Up (instrumental 6:59) Carmen Electra CDsingle 5” USA 2-40693 Everybody Get On Up (3rd time funky mix 4:07) / Everybody Get On Up (12” up mix 7:09) / Everybody Get On Up (jeep mix 4:21) / Everybody Get On Up (stiffdub 6:51) / Go Go Dancer (radio edit 4:26) / everybody Get On Up (wet 'n' juicy dub 6:51) Carmen Electra CDsingle 5” USA 2-40970 Fantasia Erotica (indecent proposal mix radio edit 3:57) / Fantasia Erotica (erotic groove mix 5:36) / Fantasia Erotica (sex drive dub 6:48) / Fantasia Erotica (xtra sex dub 6:44) / Fantasia Erotica (he dances instead 5:34) / Fantasia Erotica (double deep house mix 2:27) / All That (album version 4:28) Carmen Electra Video USA Promo Go Go Dancer (5:11) Carmen Electra Video USA Promo 06-30-92 Go Go Dancer / various artists Carmen Electra Video USA Promo 08-15-92 Documentary (including clips of Fun / Good Judy Girlfriend) / various artists Carmen Electra Video Germany Promo Fantasia Erotica (MTV version 4:10) Carmen Electra Video USA Promo 08-26-93 Fantasia Erotica / various artists Carmen Electra Video USA Promo 02-22-93 Everybody Get On Up (3:18) / Monie Love (Born To B.R.E.E.D. (hurley mix 4:04) / various artists Carmen Electra Video USA Promo 01-31-2002 Documentary 1992 / Go Go Dancer / Fantasia Erotica / Get On Up I AM LOOKING FOR USED PRINCE CONCERT TICKETS ... https://www.facebook.com/...erttickets | |
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She was GORGEOUS from head to toe, she was cool and she could MOVE. I would go as far as saying, she was even a better dancer then Mayte, although they had different styles, Electra was more of a power house, hence the name "Electra".
Couldnt rap or sing to save her life though. | |
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Reel said: Soul Alive,
Wow, after reading about the lyrics of some of those songs I just have ta ask..."Why Lord Whyyyyy? Why can't some musical genius scoop me up and allow me to write, co-write and sing on an album. I promiseeee, it will not be no where in the range of the sheer wackness that I just read by Carmen Electra. Some people are just "lucky" I guess. I just wish that the Lord would open up million dollar opportunities for me. Not actually sure if she made a million dollars on that crap or not. Hey what the hell was Prince thinking?????!!!!! When it comes to female "artists",Prince often thinks with the wrong head  I have the Carmen Elektra CD and there is only one song that's decent ("Fantasia Erotica"). | |
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GoldenParachute said:[quote]She was GORGEOUS from head to toe, she was cool and she could MOVE. I would go as far as saying, she was even a better dancer then Mayte, although they had different styles, Electra was more of a power house, hence the name "Electra".
Couldnt rap or sing to save her life though. Golden Parachute, if Carmen was in fact a good dancer, there is nothing in this video to lead me to believe that. I guess dance like everything else is somewhat subjective. I mean seriously, did Prince really think this woman was going to be some major hit musically or artistically? Or did he say oh "F-it" she gives good head, so let me put something out there with her on it and see where it lands? This was the absolute worst piece of music that I've ever heard. While I was watching that horribly sounding video, I was thinking, Sinead O'Connor, and Sheena Eastern probably giggled their azzes off after watching that, and I was wondering if Prince was on the bottle or something when he allowed this woman to come be unleashed on the audience with any ties to him whatsoever. Oh well. I wish her the best. One thing's for sure is that even though she crashed and burned musically, it is because of Prince that she pretty much became a household name. Now it's up to her to parlay that noteriety and make something of herself, besides doing cameos in horror movie spoofs. [Edited 5/26/10 3:30am] Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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Reel said: Wow, she was initially marketed as a rapper? I've never heard not one song by her off of this or any other album.
Yep,she was marketed as a rapper Her "rapping" is what makes her album so hilarious.
all aboard,all aboard,cause I'm gettin' funky as you know,as you know,I'm a party junkie Her rapping doesn't sound "street" at all.It's like Apollonia or Vanity trying to rap,lol. Wonder what's she's doing today.
Several months ago,there was talk of a new album but,not surprisingly,it was never released.These days,she's too busy releasing "leaked" videos on Youtube,featuring her and other women fooling around. | |
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SoulAlive said:[quote] Reel said: Wow, she was initially marketed as a rapper? I've never heard not one song by her off of this or any other album.
Yep,she was marketed as a rapper Her "rapping" is what makes her album so hilarious.
all aboard,all aboard,cause I'm gettin' funky as you know,as you know,I'm a party junkie Her rapping doesn't sound "street" at all.It's like Apollonia or Vanity trying to rap,lol. Wonder what's she's doing today.
Several months ago,there was talk of a new album but,not surprisingly,it was never released.These days,she's too busy releasing "leaked" videos on Youtube,featuring her and other women fooling around. Ha ha ha ha! Now that was some funny shyd. Actually it is pretty sad. I'm a female so I'm looking at that video with a different eye. I think a woman truly has to be at her lowest point emotionally to actually WANT something like that to be leaked out, just for the publicity. Oh hell, just do a damned porno movie if you are that addicted to the celeb lifestyle and you need the loot to maintain it. She really should go somewhere and create a brand of scented candles or something and save the little remaining dignity that she has left. Damn @ that so-called sex tape. LOL [Edited 5/26/10 3:41am] Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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Reel said: if Carmen was in fact a good dancer, there is nothing in this video to lead me to believe that. I guess dance like everything else is somewhat subjective. I mean seriously, did Prince really think this woman was going to be some major hit musically or artistically? Or did he say oh "F-it" she gives good head, so let me put something out there with her on it and see where it lands? This was the absolute worst piece of music that I've ever heard. While I was watching that horribly sounding video, I was thinking, Sinead O'Connor, and Sheena Eastern probably giggled their azzes off after watching that, and I was wondering if Prince was on the bottle or something when he allowed this woman to come be unleashed on the audience with any ties to him whatsoever. Oh well. I wish her the best. One thing's for sure is that even though she crashed and burned musically, it is because of Prince that she pretty much became a household name. Now it's up to her to parlay that notoriety and make something of herself, besides doing cameos in horror movie spoofs.
What's sad is that,over $2 million was spent to promote and market her debut album.Meanwhile,the super-talented Rosie Gaines couldn't even get her album released! When Carmen's album flopped,Warners pulled the plug on Paisley Park Records.They knew that Prince was up to his usual games (offering recording contracts to women that he was sleeping with) and they didn't want any part of it. | |
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Reel said:[quote] SoulAlive said: Yep,she was marketed as a rapper Her "rapping" is what makes her album so hilarious.
all aboard,all aboard,cause I'm gettin' funky as you know,as you know,I'm a party junkie Her rapping doesn't sound "street" at all.It's like Apollonia or Vanity trying to rap,lol. Wonder what's she's doing today.
Several months ago,there was talk of a new album but,not surprisingly,it was never released.These days,she's too busy releasing "leaked" videos on Youtube,featuring her and other women fooling around. Ha ha ha ha! Now that was some funny shyd. Actually it is pretty sad. I'm a female so I'm looking at that video with a different eye. I think a woman truly has to be at her lowest point emotionally to actually WANT something like that to be leaked out, just for the publicity. Oh hell, just do a damned porno movie if you are that addicted to the celeb lifestyle and you need the loot to maintain it. She really should go somewhere and create a brand of scented candles or something and save the little remaining dignity that she has left. Damn @ that so-called sex tape. LOL It's a sad publicity stunt,just to keep her name in the media. | |
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SoulAlive said: Reel said: if Carmen was in fact a good dancer, there is nothing in this video to lead me to believe that. I guess dance like everything else is somewhat subjective. I mean seriously, did Prince really think this woman was going to be some major hit musically or artistically? Or did he say oh "F-it" she gives good head, so let me put something out there with her on it and see where it lands? This was the absolute worst piece of music that I've ever heard. While I was watching that horribly sounding video, I was thinking, Sinead O'Connor, and Sheena Eastern probably giggled their azzes off after watching that, and I was wondering if Prince was on the bottle or something when he allowed this woman to come be unleashed on the audience with any ties to him whatsoever. Oh well. I wish her the best. One thing's for sure is that even though she crashed and burned musically, it is because of Prince that she pretty much became a household name. Now it's up to her to parlay that notoriety and make something of herself, besides doing cameos in horror movie spoofs.
What's sad is that,over $2 million was spent to promote and market her debut album.Meanwhile,the super-talented Rosie Gaines couldn't even get her album released! When Carmen's album flopped,Warners pulled the plug on Paisley Park Records.They knew that Prince was up to his usual games (offering recording contracts to women that he was sleeping with) and they didn't want any part of it. Wow, thats pretty deep. I didn't realize that Warner was still involved at that point. 2 millon dollars? As James Brown said "Good God!" Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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Reel said: SoulAlive said: What's sad is that,over $2 million was spent to promote and market her debut album.Meanwhile,the super-talented Rosie Gaines couldn't even get her album released! When Carmen's album flopped,Warners pulled the plug on Paisley Park Records.They knew that Prince was up to his usual games (offering recording contracts to women that he was sleeping with) and they didn't want any part of it. Wow, thats pretty deep. I didn't realize that Warner was still involved at that point. 2 millon dollars? As James Brown said "Good God!" Yep,Warners was a part of it.In 1992,Prince re-signed with Warner Bros.,and they agreed to pour more money into his struggling Paisley Park Records label.The Carmen Elektra project was their primary focus.Prince somehow convinced them that it would be a massive hit and they launched an expensive promotional campaign.Most artists on Prince's label received very little promotion.Carmen was the exception.However,the investment didn't pay off.Released in February 1993,her album was dead on arrival.The first single "Go Go Dancer" went nowhere.Follow-up singles "Everybody Get On Up" and "Fantasia Erotica" also flopped. | |
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SoulAlive said: Reel said: Wow, thats pretty deep. I didn't realize that Warner was still involved at that point. 2 millon dollars? As James Brown said "Good God!" Yep,Warners was a part of it.In 1992,Prince re-signed with Warner Bros.,and they agreed to pour more money into his struggling Paisley Park Records label.The Carmen Elektra project was their primary focus.Prince somehow convinced them that it would be a massive hit and they launched an expensive promotional campaign.Most artists on Prince's label received very little promotion.Carmen was the exception.However,the investment didn't pay off.Released in February 1993,her album was dead on arrival.The first single "Go Go Dancer" went nowhere.Follow-up singles "Everybody Get On Up" and "Fantasia Erotica" also flopped. Somebody from Warners shoulda gotten their asses fired. I really was unaware that Prince somehow re-signed with Warner Bros after the whole whoopla name change to an unpronoucable symbol, and the word Slave written across his face. He was jerking them off with this Carmen Electra thing. And someone at Warners was asleep at the switch. Oh well. [Edited 5/26/10 3:59am] Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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That's true about her being a performer at an amusement park. She grew up in Ohio and worked for King's Island as a performer.
She also was married to Dave Navarro for a short time and they had a little "reality show" on MTV. "Bring friends, bring your children and bring foot spray 'cause it's gon' be funky." ~ Prince
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Reel said:[quote] GoldenParachute said: She was GORGEOUS from head to toe, she was cool and she could MOVE. I would go as far as saying, she was even a better dancer then Mayte, although they had different styles, Electra was more of a power house, hence the name "Electra".
Couldnt rap or sing to save her life though. Golden Parachute, if Carmen was in fact a good dancer, there is nothing in this video to lead me to believe that. I guess dance like everything else is somewhat subjective. I mean seriously, did Prince really think this woman was going to be some major hit musically or artistically? Or did he say oh "F-it" she gives good head, so let me put something out there with her on it and see where it lands? This was the absolute worst piece of music that I've ever heard. While I was watching that horribly sounding video, I was thinking, Sinead O'Connor, and Sheena Eastern probably giggled their azzes off after watching that, and I was wondering if Prince was on the bottle or something when he allowed this woman to come be unleashed on the audience with any ties to him whatsoever. Oh well. I wish her the best. One thing's for sure is that even though she crashed and burned musically, it is because of Prince that she pretty much became a household name. Now it's up to her to parlay that noteriety and make something of herself, besides doing cameos in horror movie spoofs. [Edited 5/26/10 3:30am] She was a fantastic dancer. You'd have to have a trained eye to see it I guess. Maybe it is not your style (sexy), but she has/had undeniable talent. | |
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Reel said: Ok, I will admit that the whole Carmen Electra thing literally "missed me". I mean, I understand that there was some sort of romantic relationship, but did she ever make an album or anything? She just appeared "not so bright" with less talent than Prince's usual talentless dames (Sheila E not included) and very artificial (nothing of the type that the Purple One generally appears to gravitate towards). Perhaps someone can put me on to the lowdown of this woman, and how she got to be famous, and what was her significance at the time. I know about her "post-Prince" but what did they actually do together?
What is bright about assessing how intelligent someone is on their appearance? Also, I dont see how she was any more artificial then any of his other women. He likes his women to look like dolls. The only difference is she had a very strong sex appeal. I think that scares some women. [Edited 5/26/10 11:01am] | |
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If u really wanna know just look up her website. Carmen is very bright she is a bidness woman. This lady took her start from Prince and ran with it and many people know who she is outside of Prince. I would even say if u look at some of her moves when she was around Prince it looks like Mayte took some of Carmen's moves and made them her own. She has also done lots of interviews on shows like Ellen, Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel. Just go to google and put her name u might be very surprised to see how much Carmen has worked and is working up until this day. Proverbs 23:9 | |
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GoldenParachute said: Reel said: Ok, I will admit that the whole Carmen Electra thing literally "missed me". I mean, I understand that there was some sort of romantic relationship, but did she ever make an album or anything? She just appeared "not so bright" with less talent than Prince's usual talentless dames (Sheila E not included) and very artificial (nothing of the type that the Purple One generally appears to gravitate towards). Perhaps someone can put me on to the lowdown of this woman, and how she got to be famous, and what was her significance at the time. I know about her "post-Prince" but what did they actually do together?
What is bright about assessing how intelligent someone is on their appearance? Also, I dont see how she was any more artificial then any of his other women. He likes his women to look like dolls. The only difference is she had a very strong sex appeal. I think that scares some women. [Edited 5/26/10 11:01am] Golden it's obvious that you are or were attracted to Carmen Electra, nothng wrong with that. I feel the same way about Shaquelle O'Neil. I started this thread in the first place to ask "why" because I don't find her attractive at all (just really fake looking), and trust me theres nothing about her that "scares" me well maybe her so called dancing and music, but that's it. If she was all that "hot" she'd be out there still making it happen like Sheila E, opposed to being couped up in some apt with sleezy and skanky looking people leaking sex videos. You ask "what is bright about assessing how intelligent someone looks on their appearance"....ha! "Bright" people assess everything, though they may postpone judgement for later. I was not clear on how she got her START concerning Prince, but I've seen the whole Dennis Rodman fiasco, and I've listen to the woman talk. And then after posting this thread I read and heard the lyrics to her song (s). And she is not the sharpest tack on the board. Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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GoldenParachute said: [Edited 5/26/10 3:30am]
She was a fantastic dancer. You'd have to have a trained eye to see it I guess. Maybe it is not your style (sexy), but she has/had undeniable talent.[/quote] Trained eye huh?  Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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Reel said: SoulAlive said: Yep,Warners was a part of it.In 1992,Prince re-signed with Warner Bros.,and they agreed to pour more money into his struggling Paisley Park Records label.The Carmen Elektra project was their primary focus.Prince somehow convinced them that it would be a massive hit and they launched an expensive promotional campaign.Most artists on Prince's label received very little promotion.Carmen was the exception.However,the investment didn't pay off.Released in February 1993,her album was dead on arrival.The first single "Go Go Dancer" went nowhere.Follow-up singles "Everybody Get On Up" and "Fantasia Erotica" also flopped. Somebody from Warners shoulda gotten their asses fired. I really was unaware that Prince somehow re-signed with Warner Bros after the whole whoopla name change to an unpronoucable symbol, and the word Slave written across his face. He was jerking them off with this Carmen Electra thing. And someone at Warners was asleep at the switch. Oh well. [Edited 5/26/10 3:59am] The name change came after the new deal. At the time, it was being called one of the biggest contracts ever. I really can't remember the exact details, but in order for him to get the $ he had to sell so many copies of the CDs he was releasing. The Symbol cd was the first one to be released on the new deal and it didn't sell that well, so he retired. Back to Carmen, just a tidbit...he took her on tour in Europe and after the first few shows he sent her packing back to the US. I have to give her credit though. She made it bigger than any other protege (other than Sheila E. maybe), and most of the regular folk don't even know that she was ever connected to Prince or had a CD out. TRUE BLUE |
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motherfunka said: The name change came after the new deal. At the time, it was being called one of the biggest contracts ever. I really can't remember the exact details, but in order for him to get the $ he had to sell so many copies of the CDs he was releasing. The Symbol cd was the first one to be released on the new deal and it didn't sell that well, so he retired. Back to Carmen, just a tidbit...he took her on tour in Europe and after the first few shows he sent her packing back to the US. I have to give her credit though. She made it bigger than any other protege (other than Sheila E. maybe), and most of the regular folk don't even know that she was ever connected to Prince or had a CD out. You think she actually made it bigger than Vanity, Sinead O'Connor, or Sheena Eastern? I respectfully disagree. Although I'm your biggest fan...I'm also your biggest critic. Can you deal with that? | |
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Reel said: motherfunka said: The name change came after the new deal. At the time, it was being called one of the biggest contracts ever. I really can't remember the exact details, but in order for him to get the $ he had to sell so many copies of the CDs he was releasing. The Symbol cd was the first one to be released on the new deal and it didn't sell that well, so he retired. Back to Carmen, just a tidbit...he took her on tour in Europe and after the first few shows he sent her packing back to the US. I have to give her credit though. She made it bigger than any other protege (other than Sheila E. maybe), and most of the regular folk don't even know that she was ever connected to Prince or had a CD out. You think she actually made it bigger than Vanity, Sinead O'Connor, or Sheena Eastern? I respectfully disagree. Definitely. Sinead and Sheena (Easton BTW) were not Prince proteges. Vanity did Playboy and had a couple of flop movies, as did Carmen. But Carmen has been all over the tv with different shows. Other than old Prince fans, I would think the people of this generation know nothing of her. TRUE BLUE |
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Reel said: GoldenParachute said: What is bright about assessing how intelligent someone is on their appearance? Also, I dont see how she was any more artificial then any of his other women. He likes his women to look like dolls. The only difference is she had a very strong sex appeal. I think that scares some women. [Edited 5/26/10 11:01am] Golden it's obvious that you are or were attracted to Carmen Electra, nothng wrong with that. I feel the same way about Shaquelle O'Neil. I started this thread in the first place to ask "why" because I don't find her attractive at all (just really fake looking), and trust me theres nothing about her that "scares" me well maybe her so called dancing and music, but that's it. If she was all that "hot" she'd be out there still making it happen like Sheila E, opposed to being couped up in some apt with sleezy and skanky looking people leaking sex videos. You ask "what is bright about assessing how intelligent someone looks on their appearance"....ha! "Bright" people assess everything, though they may postpone judgement for later. Are you calling yourself bright? I was not clear on how she got her START concerning Prince, but I've seen the whole Dennis Rodman fiasco, and I've listen to the woman talk. And then after posting this thread I read and heard the lyrics to her song (s). And she is not the sharpest tack on the board. Oh! You got me!  No baby, Im not attracted to Carmen. Im just not hating on the woman as tough as you and Im showing you a different side to your negative spectrum. Im secure with myself and show love to any woman that is hot or intelligent or whatever it may be. As far as "assessing" how intelligent a person is on their appearance, you mentioned her lyrical content? Do you know who wrote her songs Reel? I think you have your mind made up of who you want her to be.[Edited 5/26/10 21:29pm] | |
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GoldenParachute said: Reel said: Oh! You got me! No baby, Im not attracted to Carmen. Im just not hating on the woman as tough as you and Im showing you a different side to your negative spectrum. Im secure with myself and show love to any woman that is hot or intelligent or whatever it may be. As far as "assessing" how intelligent a person is on their appearance, you mentioned her lyrical content? Do you know who wrote her songs Reel? I think you have your mind made up of who you want her to be.
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Reel said: GoldenParachute said: Oh! You got me! No baby, Im not attracted to Carmen. Im just not hating on the woman as tough as you and Im showing you a different side to your negative spectrum. Im secure with myself and show love to any woman that is hot or intelligent or whatever it may be. As far as "assessing" how intelligent a person is on their appearance, you mentioned her lyrical content? Do you know who wrote her songs Reel? I think you have your mind made up of who you want her to be.
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GoldenParachute said: She was GORGEOUS from head to toe, she was cool and she could MOVE. I would go as far as saying, she was even a better dancer then Mayte, although they had different styles, Electra was more of a power house, hence the name "Electra".
Couldnt rap or sing to save her life though. oh this is my jam right here.ppl arent even knowin'! | |
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