Love this song from Sheila great song and it really showcases her talents on percussions- some Ms. E I think her work with Prince was destiny-they are great together.

The Glamorous Life – Sheila E. She wears a long fur coat of mink Even in the summer time Everybody knows from the coy little wink The girl’s got a lot on her mind She’s got big thoughts, big dreams And a big brown Mercedes sedan What I think this girl She really wants Is to be in love with a man She wants to lead the Glamorous Life She don’t need a man’s touch She wants to lead the Glamorous Life Without love It ain’t much She saw him standing in the section marked If you have to ask you can’t afford it lingerie She threw him bread and said make me scream In the dark what could he say Boys with small talk and small minds Really don’t impress me in bed She said, I need a man’s man, baby Diamonds and furs Love would only conquer my head She wants to lead the Glamorous Life She don’t need a man’s touch She wants to lead the Glamorous Life Without love It ain’t much They made haste in the brown sedan They drove to 55 Secret street They made love and by the seventh wave She knew she had a problem She thought real love is real scary Money only pays the rent Love is forever That’s all your life Love is heaven sent It’s glamorous She wants to lead the Glamorous Life She don’t need a man’s touch She wants to lead the Glamorous Life Without love It ain’t much It ain’t much [Instrumental Interlude] She wants to lead the Glamorous Life She don’t need a man’s touch She wants to lead the Glamorous Life Without love It ain’t much It ain’t much Lead the Glamorous Life She don’t need a man’s touch She wants to lead the Glamorous Life Without love It ain’t much It ain’t much

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I love the whole Glamorous Life project

the image the direction, all the songs include 2 Sexy

Romance 1600 did not live up to the Glamorous Life, there isn't one song on this album that isn't good.

But again this was the Purple Reign so...

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I think this is one of the best Starr Company tracks, pure perfection!!!

yeah awesome song!!!

if i could hug this song i would

OldFriends4Sale said:

I love the whole Glamorous Life project

the image the direction, all the songs include 2 Sexy

Romance 1600 did not live up to the Glamorous Life, there isn't one song on this album that isn't good.

But again this was the Purple Reign so...

Yeah Romance was not really up to speed but still okay. I seem to prefer the Glamorous Life to all of Sheila's work

WonderU said:

I think this is one of the best Starr Company tracks, pure perfection!!!

Indeed

PicklesMcMillan said:

yeah awesome song!!!

if i could hug this song i would

That is so cute Beautifully said.

I'm not the biggest Sheila (vocals) fan, but I dig it well enough.

I've got nothing but the deepest love for this song. I will never, ever get tired of it. Ever.

Does anyone know when the Club Mix version of this song was done? The alternate version that is on the CD? It wasn't included on the vinyl, of course, and I don't remember seeing a 12-inch version of this song (actually, I do remember one, but I thought it just had the full album version of the song on it, not a remix). So was the club version made in '84 and was it available then? Or was it a remix done just for the CD release?

Back in elementary school, me and some classmates would play the famous horn line on the marimba (the multi-colored toy-like version for 8 year olds). We all learned and played it by ear during recess...Good times.

such a perfect song.

i love everything about it!

It's one of the protege songs I think holds up with the best of Prince's own work.

FrankCapraMoment said:

It's one of the protege songs I think holds up with the best of Prince's own work.

the Glamorous Life(album) & Purple Rain as concept albums have the best direction and vision

Ice Cream Castles is a good album but doesn't feel like a journey the way ^^ does. Or even What Time Is It?

Vanity 6 felt like a concept you could get into their space, whereas Apollonia 6 didn't have that

Songs like Blue Limousine, Sex Shooter, A Million Miles are ace, if Manic Monday 17 Days and a few of the other songs were on there, it would have been a killer album with an even more defined direction than V6

OldFriends4Sale said:

Beautiful-thanks OldFriends

FrankCapraMoment said:

It's one of the protege songs I think holds up with the best of Prince's own work.

agreed

Efan said:

I've got nothing but the deepest love for this song. I will never, ever get tired of it. Ever.

Love it too

okay, I heard this song on the radio this AM and was jamming it on the way to work. Tonight I read this thread.

I just downloaded from Napster. I wish they had the 45 version. Don't like the long LP version, and don't really like the club edit.

Anyhoo... very good song. I love how it is like a secret duet between Sheila and Prince.

Their harmony sounded really good.

Their voices complement each other... unlike the heavy hitting voices of Rosie, Bonnie and others.... not saying the ladies couldn't sing... because we all know they could. I just think Sheila's voice blended better with Prince's

. Bonnie and the like had voices that go better with Eddie or Gerald Levert. Ya know what I mean?

prodigalfan said:

okay, I heard this song on the radio this AM and was jamming it on the way to work. Tonight I read this thread.

I just downloaded from Napster. I wish they had the 45 version. Don't like the long LP version, and don't really like the club edit.

Anyhoo... very good song. I love how it is like a secret duet between Sheila and Prince.

Their harmony sounded really good.

Their voices complement each other... unlike the heavy hitting voices of Rosie, Bonnie and others.... not saying the ladies couldn't sing... because we all know they could. I just think Sheila's voice blended better with Prince's

. Bonnie and the like had voices that go better with Eddie or Gerald Levert. Ya know what I mean?

I've always prefered the more complimenting vocals of Jill Jones, Sheila E. Lisa, Susannah Wendy Cat

than the belting vocals of Rosie and Shelby, Shelby to me is too overpowering

I did like Bonnie, hers wasn't as distinct but, that's were it started.

songs like the Glamorous Life, I love to play along with Erotic City, Blue Limousine, 2 Sexy, Traffic Jam, Uptown, Wild n Loose

they have a Minneapolis Night Life vibe that works

Do love the song "The Glamorous Life", but the radio kinda ruined it for me.

I NEVER get tired of "Shortberry Strawcake."

StonedImmaculate said:

Do love the song "The Glamorous Life", but the radio kinda ruined it for me.

I NEVER get tired of "Shortberry Strawcake."

Not me, most of the time I listened to it was by choice via the album

And I LOVE Shortberry Strawcake

Yeah I love that album too but it's just another Prince album with someone else doing lead vocals...Sheila E is talented, but The Glamorous Life is 90% Prince

I've posted on this before, but it's probably my favorite song of all time (or one of).

The whole album version with all the extended parts, all the live percussion Sheila is doing... you gotta put on headphones and listen to it to get its full complexity.

Even th synths P used are different on here then they normal minny sound yet still part of his signature.

It's crazy to think what this would've sounded like before Sheila added her percussion parts....... it would be a ottally diff song! I always wondered who did the drum machine beat....it's very unique with the triplet and then doublet bass drum figures. Not sure if it's LM-1 or Linndrum (LM-2) he's using.

It's my ring tone on my phone. I made my own 15 sec version that just does the main hook from the intro, right after the bass or synth slides down and the horn comes in.

Speaking of which, I believe TGL is the 1st time Prince used sax. And it was Larry Williams who worked with Quincy and MJ on THriller, yet we never heard from him again on P records. Although Eric Leeds is the man!

Anyway, LOVE THIS SONG!!!

I even have a video of my old band trying to cover it on Youtube It doesn't sound that great but at least we tried!

Actually I loved Eddie M's sound equally and wherever Sheila was there was Eddie M.

FunkiestOne said:

Yeah I love that album too but it's just another Prince album with someone else doing lead vocals...Sheila E is talented, but The Glamorous Life is 90% Prince

That's probably true but she definately brought something to the table; a whole lot of talent and an incredible charisma.

I don't think this song would have been such a classic one if it was handed to anyone else.

And the percussion is done like only Sheila could. I see that album as a class collaboration between Prince and Sheila.

MacDaddy said:

FunkiestOne said:

Yeah I love that album too but it's just another Prince album with someone else doing lead vocals...Sheila E is talented, but The Glamorous Life is 90% Prince

That's probably true but she definately brought something to the table; a whole lot of talent and an incredible charisma.

I don't think this song would have been such a classic one if it was handed to anyone else.

And the percussion is done like only Sheila could. I see that album as a class collaboration between Prince and Sheila.

Co-sign. Her personality and looks in the video plus the percussion she laid odwn made it way beyond a standard female-protege track.

I've said it before, I would love to hear the original demo and see how it compares to Sheila's version. I would guess it they are very different.

If I had the proper recording equipment...I'd sing this song. I love it...

Efan said:

I've got nothing but the deepest love for this song. I will never, ever get tired of it. Ever.

eera? forever ever?