What is the story of Kim Basinger?

Did she and Prince have a relationship, or a fling (I have seen the pic of the 2 together).

I'm asking because I read that Prince had some sort of "hold" on Kim that her brother had to "rescue" her from Prince's house.

Is this true, an exaggeration, or a lie?

prodigalfan said:

What is the story of Kim Basinger?

Did she and Prince have a relationship, or a fling (I have seen the pic of the 2 together).

I'm asking because I read that Prince had some sort of "hold" on Kim that her brother had to "rescue" her from Prince's house.

Is this true, an exaggeration, or a lie?

yes they dated but it wasn't for very long. I read that too, about her brother having to rescue her, it was in one of those books on Prince, I don't remember the one. It was strange when he dated her because she wasn't his "type". I had never seen him with a blonde before. But she was very beautiful.

Now why did her brother have to "rescue" her? Kim is .... uhm "special" isn't she?

It likely didn't last because Kim was a grown woman in control of her own mind and actions... and unlike many of the others, she was unlikely to hang out around a studio for all hours of the day and night waiting for Prince's attention.

The story I've heard was, in a nutshell: that they did indeed have a romantic relationship, and a pretty intense one from Kim's side of things anyway. Prince was the one who ended the relationship, which caused Kim to kind of flip out. She wouldn't leave MN and so Prince finally called her brother came to get her, and after they left Kim's car was still left in the Paisley Park parking lot so Prince had it towed away (my personal belief is that he wasn't that callous to have had her car 'towed away' in the sense that he just wanted it out of his parking lot, but had it retrieved and sent back to Kim..but, who knows). I remember Prince later making a joking yet cryptic remark about how he'd never date a blonde again, and I always felt that was a reference to Kim.

Why I tend to believe there is some kind of truth to this story is that Kim does have a documented history of mental health issues, including severe anxiety and panic attacks, and even agoraphobia. She herself has openly discussed these various mental health struggles. I don't find it hard to believe that she may have been going through an especially rough patch with her issues while with Prince, or because of Prince, or because of his breaking things off with her. If she truly felt she was in love with him and was already in a fragile state, his dumping her could have put her into a tailspin. Finally having a family member come help her and take her back home isn't that farfetched or weird....stuff like that happens all the time.

IMO, the wild, ridiculous rumors about Prince having a "hold" on Kim sexually and/or psychologically are basically sensationalistic, bloated gossip containing a kernel of truth in that Kim seems a passionate person who also has some lifelong mental health issues, just like many others in the world, and at the time of her breakup with Prince things were especially rough and so yeah, I guess her brother may have come to MN to 'rescue' her, though not quite in the way most people seem to spin it.

Just my

[Edited 3/11/11 23:12pm]

RubyButterfly said:

The story I've heard was, in a nutshell: that they did indeed have a romantic relationship, and a pretty intense one from Kim's side of things anyway. Prince was the one who ended the relationship, which caused Kim to kind of flip out. She wouldn't leave MN and so Prince finally called her brother came to get her, and after they left Kim's car was still left in the Paisley Park parking lot so Prince had it towed away (my personal belief is that he wasn't that callous to have had her car 'towed away' in the sense that he just wanted it out of his parking lot, but had it retrieved and sent back to Kim..but, who knows). I remember Prince later making a joking yet cryptic remark about how he'd never date a blonde again, and I always felt that was a reference to Kim.

Why I tend to believe there is some kind of truth to this story is that Kim does have a documented history of mental health issues, including severe anxiety and panic attacks, and even agoraphobia. She herself has openly discussed these various mental health struggles. I don't find it hard to believe that she may have been going through an especially rough patch with her issues while with Prince, or because of Prince, or because of his breaking things off with her. If she truly felt she was in love with him and was already in a fragile state, his dumping her could have put her into a tailspin. Finally having a family member come help her and take her back home isn't that farfetched or weird....stuff like that happens all the time.

IMO, the wild, ridiculous rumors about Prince having a "hold" on Kim sexually and/or psychologically are basically sensationalistic, bloated gossip containing a kernel of truth in that Kim seems a passionate person who also has some lifelong mental health issues, just like many others in the world, and at the time of her breakup with Prince things were especially rough and so yeah, I guess her brother may have come to MN to 'rescue' her, though not quite in the way most people seem to spin it.

Just my

[Edited 3/11/11 23:12pm]

wow, I do believe that Kim has issues... just by the stories stemming from her child custody battle with ex-husband.

I didn't imagine this was an issue during her time with Prince. Can you imagine? Having to call her family to come "get her".

This makes more sense that Kim refused to leave rather than Prince was "holding her hostage".

thanks for clearing this up

She was really off the night of the Oscars and wearing that horrid Prince designed dress. I always assumed she was on drugs but now, well, it makes since if she's acknowledged anxiety and other issues.

RubyButterfly said:

The story I've heard was, in a nutshell: that they did indeed have a romantic relationship, and a pretty intense one from Kim's side of things anyway. Prince was the one who ended the relationship, which caused Kim to kind of flip out. She wouldn't leave MN and so Prince finally called her brother came to get her, and after they left Kim's car was still left in the Paisley Park parking lot so Prince had it towed away (my personal belief is that he wasn't that callous to have had her car 'towed away' in the sense that he just wanted it out of his parking lot, but had it retrieved and sent back to Kim..but, who knows). I remember Prince later making a joking yet cryptic remark about how he'd never date a blonde again, and I always felt that was a reference to Kim.

Why I tend to believe there is some kind of truth to this story is that Kim does have a documented history of mental health issues, including severe anxiety and panic attacks, and even agoraphobia. She herself has openly discussed these various mental health struggles. I don't find it hard to believe that she may have been going through an especially rough patch with her issues while with Prince, or because of Prince, or because of his breaking things off with her. If she truly felt she was in love with him and was already in a fragile state, his dumping her could have put her into a tailspin. Finally having a family member come help her and take her back home isn't that farfetched or weird....stuff like that happens all the time.

IMO, the wild, ridiculous rumors about Prince having a "hold" on Kim sexually and/or psychologically are basically sensationalistic, bloated gossip containing a kernel of truth in that Kim seems a passionate person who also has some lifelong mental health issues, just like many others in the world, and at the time of her breakup with Prince things were especially rough and so yeah, I guess her brother may have come to MN to 'rescue' her, though not quite in the way most people seem to spin it.

Just my

[Edited 3/11/11 23:12pm]

I was under the impression Kim left Prince, which is why he wrote "Thieves in the Temple"... She was with Alec Baldwin shortly after that.

As far as I remember, P was very intense about Kim and they were even engaged (though P has been engaged many, many times).

If a girl answers...

Another widely circulated version of their breakup was that Kim left him - and her role in the G.B. -after she found him in bed with another woman. The story went that when she called his house upon arriving in Minneapolis, she got another woman on the phone, who told her to come over and see what Prince and the woman was up to. She did and walked in on them having sex and abruptly left Minneapolis, leaving her car and everything else.

Anna Garcia and others have confirmed that Prince was very upset that she left him just before the filming began. So it doesn't make sense that he ended things. Whatever his feelings for her were, he really wanted her to star in his movie.

I also remember this tabloid story that Kim was obsessed with him and wanted to marry him, but he supposedly kept putting her off, by telling her that she had a long way to go in her "telepathic understanding of him", before he would consider marriage and that she was completely under his spell and would do anything to improve her telepathic skills and otherwise please him. (Shades of the earlier Sheena Easton telepathy tabloid story).

Spinlight said:

RubyButterfly said:

The story I've heard was, in a nutshell: that they did indeed have a romantic relationship, and a pretty intense one from Kim's side of things anyway. Prince was the one who ended the relationship, which caused Kim to kind of flip out. She wouldn't leave MN and so Prince finally called her brother came to get her, and after they left Kim's car was still left in the Paisley Park parking lot so Prince had it towed away (my personal belief is that he wasn't that callous to have had her car 'towed away' in the sense that he just wanted it out of his parking lot, but had it retrieved and sent back to Kim..but, who knows). I remember Prince later making a joking yet cryptic remark about how he'd never date a blonde again, and I always felt that was a reference to Kim.

Why I tend to believe there is some kind of truth to this story is that Kim does have a documented history of mental health issues, including severe anxiety and panic attacks, and even agoraphobia. She herself has openly discussed these various mental health struggles. I don't find it hard to believe that she may have been going through an especially rough patch with her issues while with Prince, or because of Prince, or because of his breaking things off with her. If she truly felt she was in love with him and was already in a fragile state, his dumping her could have put her into a tailspin. Finally having a family member come help her and take her back home isn't that farfetched or weird....stuff like that happens all the time.

IMO, the wild, ridiculous rumors about Prince having a "hold" on Kim sexually and/or psychologically are basically sensationalistic, bloated gossip containing a kernel of truth in that Kim seems a passionate person who also has some lifelong mental health issues, just like many others in the world, and at the time of her breakup with Prince things were especially rough and so yeah, I guess her brother may have come to MN to 'rescue' her, though not quite in the way most people seem to spin it.

Just my

[Edited 3/11/11 23:12pm]

I was under the impression Kim left Prince, which is why he wrote "Thieves in the Temple"... She was with Alec Baldwin shortly after that.

As far as I remember, P was very intense about Kim and they were even engaged (though P has been engaged many, many times).

Really? I didn't know it was that serious. I always thought it was a prolonged torrid weekend.

Virgo said:

If a girl answers...

Another widely circulated version of their breakup was that Kim left him - and her role in the G.B. -after she found him in bed with another woman. The story went that when she called his house upon arriving in Minneapolis, she got another woman on the phone, who told her to come over and see what Prince and the woman was up to. She did and walked in on them having sex and abruptly left Minneapolis, leaving her car and everything else.

Anna Garcia and others have confirmed that Prince was very upset that she left him just before the filming began. So it doesn't make sense that he ended things. Whatever his feelings for her were, he really wanted her to star in his movie.

I also remember this tabloid story that Kim was obsessed with him and wanted to marry him, but he supposedly kept putting her off, by telling her that she had a long way to go in her "telepathic understanding of him", before he would consider marriage and that she was completely under his spell and would do anything to improve her telepathic skills and otherwise please him. (Shades of the earlier Sheena Easton telepathy tabloid story).

Enlighten us please. Never heard any telepathic story.

<--- and I claim I have stopped watching daytime soap operas.

prodigalfan said:

Virgo said:

If a girl answers...

Another widely circulated version of their breakup was that Kim left him - and her role in the G.B. -after she found him in bed with another woman. The story went that when she called his house upon arriving in Minneapolis, she got another woman on the phone, who told her to come over and see what Prince and the woman was up to. She did and walked in on them having sex and abruptly left Minneapolis, leaving her car and everything else.

Anna Garcia and others have confirmed that Prince was very upset that she left him just before the filming began. So it doesn't make sense that he ended things. Whatever his feelings for her were, he really wanted her to star in his movie.

I also remember this tabloid story that Kim was obsessed with him and wanted to marry him, but he supposedly kept putting her off, by telling her that she had a long way to go in her "telepathic understanding of him", before he would consider marriage and that she was completely under his spell and would do anything to improve her telepathic skills and otherwise please him. (Shades of the earlier Sheena Easton telepathy tabloid story).

Enlighten us please. Never heard any telepathic story.

<--- and I claim I have stopped watching daytime soap operas.

lmao... The story is so retarded.

There were a couple stories about that.

The one I know, apparently when Sheena and Prince were dating (lol), he used to sit in a chair across the room and tell her to read his mind and when she could not, he would throw tantrums.

Spinlight said:

prodigalfan said:

Enlighten us please. Never heard any telepathic story.

<--- and I claim I have stopped watching daytime soap operas.

lmao... The story is so retarded.

There were a couple stories about that.

The one I know, apparently when Sheena and Prince were dating (lol), he used to sit in a chair across the room and tell her to read his mind and when she could not, he would throw tantrums.

this is ridiculous. And I see you are laughing about Sheena and Prince dating. Does that mean you don't believe they dated? I didn't think they dated and I'm surprised that it was suggested. I never even heard a rumor of them dating.

prodigalfan said:

Spinlight said:

lmao... The story is so retarded.

There were a couple stories about that.

The one I know, apparently when Sheena and Prince were dating (lol), he used to sit in a chair across the room and tell her to read his mind and when she could not, he would throw tantrums.

this is ridiculous. And I see you are laughing about Sheena and Prince dating. Does that mean you don't believe they dated? I didn't think they dated and I'm surprised that it was suggested. I never even heard a rumor of them dating.

Yeah, Prince was romantically linked to pretty much any female he worked with from Sheena to Susannah Hoffs, etc. To this day people still mention him being linked to Sheena.

I have the book written by Liz Jones, Purple Reign:The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.

Starting on page 110 is the following:

1. "She got a quickie divorce to marry Prince".

2. "Their relationship was "tempestuous" and only lasted 6 months, because she "reportedly" discovered Prince with another woman".

3. "Her older brother, Mick, even told a tabloid that he had to fly to Minneapolis to "almost kidnap" her to get her away from Prince, who he said, had begun driving her around Minneapolis at "great speed" and through red lights, "with some strange kind of death wish".

4. "They had written a script that would eventually (after heavy rewrite) become his sequel to Purple Rain. Basinger pulled out at the last minute when she realised he wasn't about to stay faithful, let alone marry her. When they split up, he banned all members of his staff from mentioning her name".

5. On stage after the break-up, he joked about "giving up blondes", and in a Rolling Stone, he said that "he really didn't know her well," "I never publicize [who I'm dating]," and "my friends around town are surprised when I introduce them to someone that I am seeing".

6. "When she was sued for pulling out of the movie Boxing Helena, Prince offered help pay the 10 million dollars bill".

The last thing that was written was, "there is no denying how deeply upset he was at being dumped. Basinger left in such a hurry, she left her car parked at Paisley Park. Prince called the police and had it towed".

WOW, that was a lot of typing I hope I cited correctly, don't want to be accused of plagiarism!

mimi02 said:

WOW, that was a lot of typing I hope I cited correctly, don't want to be accused of plagiarism!

Didn't Madonna write this post in the 80s, except better? Not very original, tsk tsk.

mimi02 said:

I have the book written by Liz Jones, Purple Reign:The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.

Starting on page 110 is the following:

1. "She got a quickie divorce to marry Prince".

2. "Their relationship was "tempestuous" and only lasted 6 months, because she "reportedly" discovered Prince with another woman".

3. "Her older brother, Mick, even told a tabloid that he had to fly to Minneapolis to "almost kidnap" her to get her away from Prince, who he said, had begun driving her around Minneapolis at "great speed" and through red lights, "with some strange kind of death wish".

4. "They had written a script that would eventually (after heavy rewrite) become his sequel to Purple Rain. Basinger pulled out at the last minute when she realised he wasn't about to stay faithful, let alone marry her. When they split up, he banned all members of his staff from mentioning her name".

5. On stage after the break-up, he joked about "giving up blondes", and in a Rolling Stone, he said that "he really didn't know her well," "I never publicize [who I'm dating]," and "my friends around town are surprised when I introduce them to someone that I am seeing".

6. "When she was sued for pulling out of the movie Boxing Helena, Prince offered help pay the 10 million dollars bill".

The last thing that was written was, "there is no denying how deeply upset he was at being dumped. Basinger left in such a hurry, she left her car parked at Paisley Park. Prince called the police and had it towed".

WOW, that was a lot of typing I hope I cited correctly, don't want to be accused of plagiarism!

Dude's a broken record when it comes to relationships.

Spinlight said:

mimi02 said:

WOW, that was a lot of typing I hope I cited correctly, don't want to be accused of plagiarism!

Didn't Madonna write this post in the 80s, except better? Not very original, tsk tsk

Originality, be damn!! We're posting on the Org...so that's apparently not of importance

Anyway, I think that the original question was answer and that's all that matters.

mimi02 said:

Spinlight said:

Didn't Madonna write this post in the 80s, except better? Not very original, tsk tsk

Originality, be damn!! We're posting on the Org...so that's apparently not of importance

Anyway, I think that the original question was answer and that's all that matters.

lol

I always thought the Kim Bassinger relationship was a byproduct of the Batman experience. He's a Gemini. That is where he was at during that phase. It also was a big notch on his belt to get the it girl of the time. She was basically Ms. America around that time and Prince snagged her. I chalked it up to that, especially since Kim, though attractive at the time, was not Prince's type. He never seemed to fancy Aryan looks - pale skin color, blond hair, light colored eyes, etc. don't seem to be his thing. For example, Jill Jones was blond, but not natural. She is mixed (black and white), so she still fit his type.

I do remember reading various stories about the Kim Bassinger time - the honey on the board, her posing in lingerie or Santa outfit or something out in the cold, her brother coming to get her, her car in the driveway. However, I have never heard of her being engaged to P. I didn't recall them being together that long. The only women I remember him being engaged to were Susan, Susannah, Sheila, Mayte and Mani. He told people he was going to marry Nona but he was never engaged to her. Mayte got the ring in the competition. Some say her pregnancy got her the "prize," but who knows.

bellanoche said:

I always thought the Kim Bassinger relationship was a byproduct of the Batman experience. He's a Gemini. That is where he was at during that phase. It also was a big notch on his belt to get the it girl of the time. She was basically Ms. America around that time and Prince snagged her. I chalked it up to that, especially since Kim, though attractive at the time, was not Prince's type. He never seemed to fancy Aryan looks - pale skin color, blond hair, light colored eyes, etc. don't seem to be his thing. For example, Jill Jones was blond, but not natural. She is mixed (black and white), so she still fit his type.

I do remember reading various stories about the Kim Bassinger time - the honey on the board, her posing in lingerie or Santa outfit or something out in the cold, her brother coming to get her, her car in the driveway. However, I have never heard of her being engaged to P. I didn't recall them being together that long. The only women I remember him being engaged to were Susan, Susannah, Sheila, Mayte and Mani. He told people he was going to marry Nona but he was never engaged to her. Mayte got the ring in the competition. Some say her pregnancy got her the "prize," but who knows.

Didn't Troy Beyer claim she was preggers and gonna marry him?

mimi02 said:

I have the book written by Liz Jones, Purple Reign:The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.

Starting on page 110 is the following:

1. "She got a quickie divorce to marry Prince".

2. "Their relationship was "tempestuous" and only lasted 6 months, because she "reportedly" discovered Prince with another woman".

3. "Her older brother, Mick, even told a tabloid that he had to fly to Minneapolis to "almost kidnap" her to get her away from Prince, who he said, had begun driving her around Minneapolis at "great speed" and through red lights, "with some strange kind of death wish".

4. "They had written a script that would eventually (after heavy rewrite) become his sequel to Purple Rain. Basinger pulled out at the last minute when she realised he wasn't about to stay faithful, let alone marry her. When they split up, he banned all members of his staff from mentioning her name".

5. On stage after the break-up, he joked about "giving up blondes", and in a Rolling Stone, he said that "he really didn't know her well," "I never publicize [who I'm dating]," and "my friends around town are surprised when I introduce them to someone that I am seeing".

6. "When she was sued for pulling out of the movie Boxing Helena, Prince offered help pay the 10 million dollars bill".

The last thing that was written was, "there is no denying how deeply upset he was at being dumped. Basinger left in such a hurry, she left her car parked at Paisley Park. Prince called the police and had it towed".

WOW, that was a lot of typing I hope I cited correctly, don't want to be accused of plagiarism!

Okay, I read the book too and you did a great job . I theorize ( always fun to do HeHe) That this may have happened if she did have anxiety issues. We all know he has a weird sense of humor and he might have got a kick outta scaring the bejeezus out of her. My sister has anxiety issues so I know a bit about them. If she became afraid , it would be apparent. She would have prob been yelling and screaming at him. Almost about to jump out of that damn speeding car . So I can kinda picture that. And then with that little smirk on his face, after damn near giving her a heart attack, he says "I'm sorry" with that mischievious grin.

So yep, thats my theory. You see, theories are just like a**holes everybody's got...wait ....err.

Spinlight said:

bellanoche said:

I always thought the Kim Bassinger relationship was a byproduct of the Batman experience. He's a Gemini. That is where he was at during that phase. It also was a big notch on his belt to get the it girl of the time. She was basically Ms. America around that time and Prince snagged her. I chalked it up to that, especially since Kim, though attractive at the time, was not Prince's type. He never seemed to fancy Aryan looks - pale skin color, blond hair, light colored eyes, etc. don't seem to be his thing. For example, Jill Jones was blond, but not natural. She is mixed (black and white), so she still fit his type.

I do remember reading various stories about the Kim Bassinger time - the honey on the board, her posing in lingerie or Santa outfit or something out in the cold, her brother coming to get her, her car in the driveway. However, I have never heard of her being engaged to P. I didn't recall them being together that long. The only women I remember him being engaged to were Susan, Susannah, Sheila, Mayte and Mani. He told people he was going to marry Nona but he was never engaged to her. Mayte got the ring in the competition. Some say her pregnancy got her the "prize," but who knows.

Didn't Troy Beyer claim she was preggers and gonna marry him?

No, that was a tabloid story. I remember that because Troy Beyer came out and denied that story. Then stated that Prince was dating one of his dancers. She didn't name her, but it was Mayte. That relationship was new then.

There have been so many rumors about their relationship and why it ended so suddenly.I heard that they broke up because of Graffiti Bridge.They had an agreement: she would co-star in the film and in return,Prince would produce her debut album.When she backed out of this agreement,Prince threw her out and ended the relationship

Apparently she did record an album ('A Hollywood Affair').I've never heard it,does anyone know if Prince was involved? I found this interesting review....

Rob Smith Can’t Say No: Kim Basinger, “Hollywood Affair”

by Rob Smith

Unlike a number of my friends and colleagues, I have not gone koo-koo for the new Prince record, 20Ten. Yes, it sounds like old-school Prince, and were this 1988, I’d probably be all over it. However, I’ve been worn down by years of “comeback” records that did nothing for me; I really haven’t been moved by new Prince music since Emancipation in ’96.

Before you accuse me of being an anti-Nelsonite, though, let me tell you, I’ve tried. I bought damn near everything available through normal retail means through Musicology (2004), and have listened to just about every blurt and fart emanating from Paisley Park since then, albeit without committing more hard-earned to the purple coffers. I was a fan, tried and true (I still think Sign O’ the Times is one of the great albums made in my lifetime), but I’ve been disappointed for too long to react with great anticipation for new Prince music.

Perhaps tellingly, I think it started to unravel around the time of the Batman soundtrack in ’89. It was the first album I’d heard of his since Controversy that I didn’t like the whole way through. It did have some excellent tracks—“The Future,” “Electric Chair,” and “Vicki Waiting” got mad spins on my CD player at the time—but they were laced in with some real deadwood, like “Scandalous,” a plodding, pseudo-sexy love jam that sounded more like a Prince parody than the work of the man himself.

To make things worse, Prince released a 12-inch extended mix of “Scandalous,” called “Scandalous Sex Suite” which, rumor had it, included the sounds of him and Batman star Kim Basinger (with whom he was sleeping at the time) actually getting it on in the studio. And though I detested the song, I bought the 12″ because, let’s face it, if I could own a recording of Kim Basinger fucking, it was my duty as a red-blooded teenage horndog to own it (this was, of course, before DVDs; I can now, if I want, own a copy of 9 ½ Weeks, and actually watch Kim Basinger fake-fucking Mickey Rourke. The moment, however, has sadly passed).

Turns out, not only was Basinger making sex noises on Prince singles in 1989—she actually made an entire album with him, something called Hollywood Affair. Thanks to Reader QQ (who, readers of this column will recall, gifted me with the Shaun Cassidy live record a few months back), I have been able to partake of this unreleased artifact, and it is everything one imagines it could be, and less.

What grabbed me at first listen was the excessive use of New Jack beats throughout the record—I know the record was made in 1989, at the height of the New Jack boom, but a lot of these tracks sound more like Bobby Brown outtakes than the Prince castoffs they truly are. For example, it’s hard to believe that something like “I Wanna” is a Prince track, so generic is its sound, down to the fake string synth samples. Better is “Show Me,” with its cool synth work, though the “fire/desire/inspire” lyrics fail to rise even to the lowest Prince standard. And Basinger raps on the track, as she does on several others on Hollywood Affair; rap is something Prince has never been particularly good at, and in the late Eighties and early Nineties, his forays were particularly dire.

Fans of Basinger’s sex noises on “Scandalous Sex Suite” have plenty to enjoy on this album. “Action Action” features them prominently, as does “Color of Sex,” which also features her giggling and rapping things like “I’ll be your slave” and “I like the way you make me feel.” “My Love Will Find U” has a nice, bassy bottom end and a threadbare but cool chorus, both wasted on Basinger, who talks a lot when she should be singing, and spends the breakdown on this little monologue: “My name is Kim. I said, ‘Kim.’ What’s your name? No, you. No, in back of you – yeah you. What’s your name? Really? That’s a nice name.” Then she giggles, makes a sex noise, and heads back to the threadbare chorus.

It ain’t all bad, though. “Love at First Sight” is a decent slow jam, on which Basinger sounds slinky, almost Madonna-like. The song sounds like it would have fit comfortably on Top 40 radio in ’89, next to something like Exposé’s “What You Don’t Know” or some such thing, until she gets to the sex noises and spoken-word portion of the song. “2 Naughty” features fucking cool guitar riffing and a skeletal rhythm track—there’s no hiding this as a superb, bare-bones Prince jam. In fact, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was Prince himself doing that female vocal thing he does from time to time. Even better is “Will U Stay with Me,” with its eerie, descending keyboard figure and reverbed vocal effect, which closely approximates a haunting tone. There is longing here, both described and personified—it’s actually pretty sexy, without any cooing or sex noises. There’s even a key change at the end.

TRACKLIST

Come On
My Love Will Find U
I Wanna
2 Naughty
Love at First Sight
Show Me
Action, Action
Color of Sex
Will U Stay With Me

"The Color Of Sex" by Kim Basinger (1989)

this is terrible!

Prodigalfan said:

Enlighten us please. Never heard any telepathic story

The Kim Basinger and the Sheena Easton "romances" were both very high profile tabloid wise, at the time, not because of the seriousness of the relationships, but because Kim and Sheena were "names" in their own right.

The telepathy thing according to the tabloids was that Sheena got fed up and left him, because he only wanted to communicate with her telepathically. He said, that if she really loved him, he wouldn't have to say anything, she would intuitively understand him. This was after he bought her a "love nest" in Paris (his own apartment, but since Sheena joined him on the tour in Paris, in tabloid land it became an extravagant gift for her). The story went that he finally realized it was over, when he sat at a restaurant, where he telepathically asked her to join him and she never showed up

Kim on the other hand - again according to tabloids - was desperate to please him and worked very hard at her telepathic skills, since she wanted to marry him. But he kept telling her she wasn't quite there yet Then she found him in bed with another woman - after the woman dared her to come over and see what her and Prince was up too - and abruptly left him and Minneapolis.

By the way, someone from the Uptown Dames mentioned here on the org, something about Prince trying to hide Robin Power in his house, while Kim was there

[Edited 3/18/11 14:42pm]

Prince had no involvement with "Hollywood Affair", it's just an angle to sell her terrible bootleg by.

Virgo said: