I was watching VH1 Soul and this video came on! I was shocked! I didn't know there was a video for this song. It was rather simple.

Later they showed the video for "Call My Name" which was very nice


Anybody seen either of these videos yet?

i seen call my name...very nice

how was the i wish heaven one? what it look like?

The "I Wish U Heaven" video is one of my favorites.It has a real "heavenly" feel to it,huh?

It was shown alot on BET back in 1988,but I don't think I've ever seen it on MTV or anywhere else.

You can see the vid for "I Wish U Heaven" (and many other older videos) for free here:

http://search.launch.yaho...o?p=prince

Moonwalkbjrain said:

I didn't like it. Sheila E. was beating on the drum like a freak and I have no idea what Boni and Cat were doing. The screen kept moving like a movie reel continuosly. I didn't realized it was released as a single. I don't think it was played on my local radio back then

DavidEye said:

oh yeah, very "heavenly"

Janfriend said:

U must be a newbie

This vid is awesome.

paisleypark4 said:

I'm no newbie...

This is funny. I always describe I Wish U Heaven as one of my favourite video's. I think it's the most artful, together with The Greatest Romance Ever Sold.

Back in the day, I WIsh U Heaven was quite accomplished, like Sign O The Times.

gooeythehamster said:

For real.

I would say it's one his best, most individual videos.

NouveauDance said:

Lots of people kee raving about the 1999 video's, to me; they are all songs video'd on one day on the same set and get boring soon.

I like the individual approach too. The SOTT video was way ahead of it's time, even though the graphics now seem silly becuz of what technology there is.
I also like the lush 40's feel of Musicology (the venue, the lighting, the clothes of the dancers, the tapdancing).

Janfriend said:

But you are American and there's more to the world than the USA! Prince has a habit of releasing different songs in different countries. 'I Wish U Heaven' was released in the UK, you should seek out the 12 inch version it's fantastic. Girls and Boys was also released as a single in Europe but not the USA. And right now you have 'Call My Name' whereas we are gonna get 'Cinnamon Girl'!

paisleypark4 said:

Although Janfriend already responded that she is not a newbie, that was a huge assumption to make just because she just saw the IWUH video for the first time. I just saw the video for the first time a few weeks ago on launch.com and I am not a newbie. I have missed out on a whole lot, but I was a Prince fan back in '79. I was into him up until maybe SOTT and it wasn't until now that I have gotten back into P. So it is possible that she is rediscovering P like I am.

PurpleCharm said:

So you're saying you're a 'born again newbie'! A lot of those around this year!

metalorange said:

Is that supposed to be a crack?

I'm a fan from '84...have gotten all of his released stuff, and STILL only seen
the I Wish U Heaven video for the first time 2 weeks ago.

Some of us just aren't into hunting down every single piece of Prince related
stuff...it's sometimes fun just to stumble upon some things.

The don't get me wrong...'cause I got some SHIT! EDIT*
[This message was edited Sun Jul 4 15:05:54 2004 by Revolution]

metalorange said:

I Wish U Heaven was also one of the first Prince CD singles. A 3" version with Pts 1, 2 and 3 plus Scarlett Pussy.

I haven't seen Call My Name yet. Oh I feel so left out.

i like the i wish u heaven video remember the thread about Sheila E being some white chick?

[This message was edited Sun Jul 4 18:16:39 2004 by adorable2]

metalorange said:

Well, excuse me, but I am not the type to seek out imports. Maybe you are, but I am not. It's not on the top of my list. I had the album then, but I never saw the video for this song or even heard it on the radio. Therefore, I did not know it was a released single. In 1988, I really wasn't concerned with what an artist was releasing in the UK or anywhere else. I'm not that obsessed. I do realize there is more to the WORLD than the USA! Jesus, that was a hell of a statement for you to make

I have absolutely no problem with buying the singles an artist or label wants me to buy in the country I am in, especially if I already have the whole album. I do believe this was released in the U.S. but not as popular as Alphabet street, which I thought was the only single officially released (in the U.S.) from this album

Janfriend said:

Uh, yeah... actually saw it on TV back in '88... the greatest year of his career, along with the greatest and most important album of his career. Not to mention the tour.

I don't care what the above posts say... I Wish U Heaven is his best video to date. I would award Glam Slam a tight 2nd.

Janfriend said:

Sorry, didn't mean to insult you, just I tend to find Americans so insular - you seemed so 'shocked' to find something that didn't appear on your radio or your tv.

Prepare to be shocked again - Glam Slam was also released as a single and has a video as well!

I Wish U Heaven was definitely released as a single in the US. I have the US 12" single of it

metalorange said:

I saw a video for some sort of Glam Slam remix with Tony M. Prince was in a one-piece bathing suit doing push-ups by the pool. It was a bizarre viedo

the notorious swimming pool, prince "v" bathing suit is from the gett off remix "gangsta glam"... I wish u heaven was a single in the us, the video wuld play a bit on mtv and BET back then... along with milli vanilli "blame it on the rain" and paula abdul "strsight up", bobby brown "my perogative".... the single didn't get much radio airplay at all.

oh yeah, the i wush u heaven video is really cool in my opinion, and prince looks like a vampire in it. (pale, pale skin)
[This message was edited Mon Jul 5 10:34:04 2004 by ufoclub]

I have a viedotape from the 80's that I made of bideos off of "Friday Night Viedos" cuz we didnt have MTV and I have the video of I Wish U Heaven on it. its very much like the album cover and was directed by the same guy who shot the album cover Jean Baptiste Mondino. Just a lil bit 'o info I didnt see come up here.

Janfriend said:

I can't believe you can mistake the Gangster Glam remix of Get Off with Glam Slam! Have you ever actually heard the Lovesexy album!

The Glam Slam video features Prince in a black and white polkadot suit with a blindfold dancing on the Lovesexy tour stage with Cat while the band plays around him. It's simple but very cool. I think it may be on the launch.yahoo link someone posted earlier, you should check that link out, you have to sign up but it's no big deal and there's quite a selection of videos on there although you can't save them.

paisleypark4 said:

There was hardly any fan fare about this release. I just remember seeing the cassingle (I'm dating myself) and buying it. It had the b-side Scarlet Pussy...which remains to this day a favorite of mine...plus it was attributed to Camille.