I love this groove! Vanity's vocals aren't too great,but the music is funky sounds very Minneapolis-styled...and Morris on the chorus (hey,that rhymes! lol) was a good idea

Really SUCKS she filmed a music video for this song and Motown decided not to release it. I will NEVER forgive them for that shit!!!!

kitbradley said:

Really SUCKS she filmed a music video for this song and Motown decided not to release it. I will NEVER forgive them for that shit!!!!

I'd love 2 see that.

Wow Soul!!..You took me way back. I liked this song..I remember seeing video stills in magazines but never the full thing. Damn Motown!...I still have that Vanity poster too (packed away).

does anyone know why the video was never released? Was it too nasty?

SoulAlive said:

does anyone know why the video was never released? Was it too nasty?

I doubt it. I think Motown just decided to put their promo $$$ behind someone else after the first single. Happens all the time.

This one is great, though I prefer "Pretty Mess", which is great and a good laugh!

kitbradley said:

SoulAlive said:

does anyone know why the video was never released? Was it too nasty?

I doubt it. I think Motown just decided to put their promo $$$ behind someone else after the first single. Happens all the time.

They're crazy."Mechanical Emotion" could have been a smash hit.All it needed was a video.

a funny thing about this song...

on the lyric sheet,it claims that Morris is singing "you keep me a wreck" we all know he's singing something else,lol

SoulAlive said:

a funny thing about this song...

on the lyric sheet,it claims that Morris is singing "you keep me a wreck" we all know he's singing something else,lol

Whoa...................I never actually knew what he was saying until u pointed this out.

I've heard that song several hundered times I'm sure.

Graycap23 said:

SoulAlive said:

a funny thing about this song...

on the lyric sheet,it claims that Morris is singing "you keep me a wreck" we all know he's singing something else,lol

Whoa...................I never actually knew what he was saying until u pointed this out.

I've heard that song several hundered times I'm sure.

I gues they felt that the line "you keep me erect" was too explicit to put in the lyric sheet,lol

Funny that u posted Mechanical. About a month ago i was on a Vanity, Andre C, and Morris Day(solo)music marathon. For a few days all i listened to was assoicated artist's music and Mechanical Emotion was one of songs that was on the playlist.

Anyway ME is one of the best songs that any of the AA have done.


Back when it was first released i thought it was Minneapolis-funk heaven, and 30 years later i still feel the same way!

this song is on constant play on my iphone love it wish they had of worked together when they were both with prince

cbarnes3121 said:

this song is on constant play on my iphone love it wish they had of worked together when they were both with prince

Agreed!

Mechanical Emotion is the best song from her Wild Animal album. Just imagine how cool the video could have been - Vanity and Morris together WOW! Love the french bit - can sum1 translate? This Shoulda been a hit. Vanitys singin on this is so damn bad it's good. LOL!

jungleluv said:

Mechanical Emotion is the best song from her Wild Animal album.

I agree.It makes all the other songs sound weak,by comparison.

jungleluv said:

Vanitys singin on this is so damn bad it's good. LOL!

Her vocals on this song are terrible.The intoxicating groove and Morris' vocals is what saves it.

I had that poster on my wall when I was a teenager.

SoulAlive said:

jungleluv said:

Vanitys singin on this is so damn bad it's good. LOL!

Her vocals on this song are terrible.The intoxicating groove and Morris' vocals is what saves it.

Funny how this is the line on every Vanity song but she actually managed to get out a few solid hit records. I mean, could her vocals have been that bad for more than Nasty Girl? All her solo records range from decent to not half bad in my opinion. And her vocals on sings like Romantic Voyage and Samuelle is as good as anything a female singer is doing today with just a few obvious exceptions.

Sounds like Morris programmed that beat!!!!! They ALSO shoulda put thi on the "Color Of Success" Album!!!!

JoshuaWho said:

SoulAlive said:

Her vocals on this song are terrible.The intoxicating groove and Morris' vocals is what saves it.

Funny how this is the line on every Vanity song but she actually managed to get out a few solid hit records. I mean, could her vocals have been that bad for more than Nasty Girl? All her solo records range from decent to not half bad in my opinion. And her vocals on sings like Romantic Voyage and Samuelle is as good as anything a female singer is doing today with just a few obvious exceptions.

the odd thing is,I think Vanity sounded just fine on the V6 album.I think Prince knew her vocal limitations and gave her songs that didn't require alot of vocal ability.Plus,the other girls were there to help her out (Brenda is actually a "real" singer).Songs like "Nasty Girl" and "Wet Dream" were tailored for her vocals.Left to her own devices,she didn't sound as good As a solo artist,she really should have worked with Jam and Lewis.They were genuises at hiding vocal flaws and making an artist sound good.Look at what they did with Janet Jackson.