i feel really messed up sayin this cuz ya kno it IS about God and all..but....man do i hate that song! i mean beautiful melody. but prince just messed it up wit those wierd noises @ the beginning. and wit his singin on it! i think he shoulda just left it as an instrumental track.

Moonwalkbjrain said:

Agreed. The weird noises have absolutely NOTHING 2 do with the song...and it's just not normal and FREEKY! Instrumental? Yes.
[This message was edited Wed Jul 28 18:58:44 2004 by katinababi]

I fell in love with the song "God" the first time I heard it. I love it from start to finish, especially the screams towards the end.

Prince screams becuase he feels so much passion yall.



so much passion.

I usually listen to the instrumental version.

vainandy said:

and WHICH albumn is this song on???

.....DANCE THE DANCE ELECTRIC THERE ISN' T MUCH TIME!!!.....

jjwatson said:

It's the official b-side to Purple Rain (vinyl).
Was released on CD on The Hits/The B-sides.

The instrumental version was only released in the UK, also on vinyl and goes unreleased in any other way.

Both versions are beautiful, but I have to be in the mood for the vocal version. It is like Solo, Prince used his voice as an instrument. I love it though, not dislike it, as many seem to do.

gooeythehamster said:

ThanKs!!!

I like the vocal & love the instrumental. Both are nice. Like Gooey said, you gotta be in the mood for the vocal version. It's strong & powerful & haunting - me likes

The vocal version....great example of how histrionic and eccentric his vocal gymnastics can be!

The instrumental version...lovely guitar workout!

I like the version from "Prince and the Revolution-Live" better then the studio version but the studio version is great too!!

LittlePill said:

Co-Sign!

I love those noises, they're fucked up.


"Ouuuoooooaaaaahhhhh Oahhhhh. Grurrrrruppp! Owww Ohhhh-uh. Huh, ah, hoahhhhh-aaaaayyyyynNUUP! Uh-how how huw huh HUUU! Hoiooiooiooooioooiooioioiooioow!! Ohhhhuh."

mrdespues said:

Glad you feel that way about both versions.

Incidentally, doesn't that uptempo drumming in the middle of the instrumental version remind you of the beginning of "Full Nelson", from Miles' Tutu album?

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[This message was edited Thu Jul 29 9:56:28 2004 by giotto]

giotto said:

That title makes ya wonder, huh? But it was actually Prince being inspired by Miles, who was recording with genius Marcus Miller. As it was the 80's I am sure Mr Davis was WAAAY into Prince's music and chose Mr Miller therefor.

well, Instrumental is the best way to speak about/to God, since he doesn't use words to speak to U

I think it was the hits/b-sides booklet I read it in, but THE COOLEST thing about this song is that it was ALL ONE TAKE.

He just walked in the studio, sat down at the piano and did this all in one take. (I think I read that he went back and tweaked some effects there at the end, but that's about it)

You can forgive the quarkyness of some of the vocals, because it's all live, right there at that moment in time. Cool stuff like that should be captured just how it is, no matter how raw. The stuff I'm most proud of in my work was the spontinuity captured at 2-4 in the morning.


Anyone have the booklet handy to tell us exactly what was written about that song?

gooeythehamster said:

Yes, I have often had to tell people to hold their horses when wild assumptions get the better of them with regards to who inspired who.

Both Prince and Miles were definitely checking each other out in the late 80's. What a same that neither was willing to explore further what they could have achieved together on a purely creative platform and instead chose to dwell on their mutual admiration society a little too much for my liking.

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Question is, when did you first hear the song? I think that has a lot to do with how you receive it. Back then, it was pretty cool because it was very different.

Also, it's hard to believe he did it all in ONE take -- listen to the vocals: they overlap.

Snap said:

As I stated, he went back and added some effects. (maybe a few backing vocals tward the end) But from what i read, it was a one take, spontanious thing. That's what makes it cool.

ok, I pulled it out...



There ya go...
(from the booklet that came with "The Hits/ The B-Sides")
[This message was edited Thu Aug 5 22:24:53 2004 by yamomma]

Ya Gotta be Kidding Right? God is one of Prince's Best and Most beautiful song....You are Kidding Right?

i luv this song.....but i also think when he did it live in'85 at Syracuse was a better version!!!....."dig up y'all i'm a show u new trick"

who screamed, was it you?

I must admit that the first time I heard the vocal version I had the same reaction that Susan
Rogers had when she heard Adonis And Bathsheeba. I don't mind it so much now though.
The Instrumental version is another matter though. I absolutely loved it the first time I heard it.

LittlePill said:

Absolutely. The "talk" with god cracks me up.