" (WAS IT MY) FACE ???" ...from the New Morning aftershow in Paris, 1987. To this day, I still don´t really know if it´s a cover or an original Prince tune. Let alone the real name of it. I saw this vinyl bootleg at a record fare 4 years ago and the cover said"Wasn´t My Faith" which doesn´t really make much sense. I looked it up a couple of times ( in books or on the net or in Uptown) but never really found a satisfying answer regarding the correct title and or whether it´s a cover or not.
Maybe some of you know more about that song ???
Another favorite blues is The Undertaker ( the version on the video) and "Blues in C" from the Lovesexy tour..and of course his cover of When Will We B Paid ?...

HarleyQuinn said:

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we can still make NPS jokes though, right?

OMG!! How could I forget "There is Lonely" and "The Question of U" which is THREE funky... damn.

Could we describe "The Morning Papers" as blues ?

And OFF topic of prince..

one of my FAVE blues performances EVER is Etta James doing "I Wish I were blind" SOO soulful... damn. Saw her live a few years back.. dayum.

~and I wish I were a blind girl, so I couldn't watch u walk away from me~

oh, AND.. jaik, thanks for this thread. I've been meaning to make myself a blues cd.. got lots of ideas now!!

Don't forget about Zannalee...

Hey, nobody has even mentioned Zannalee. Best blues song IMO.

it's a toss up between Bles in C or the ride. I love the twist in the lyrics in Blues in C that is indicative of blues songs,b ut the solo on the ride(CB version), is killer.

jaikman said:

If that's the case why not call it a salsa rhumba merengue, too?

There are plenty of blue's tinged Prince trax that I love. The Ride, of course, Shhh is another one. 5 Women is one of my fav non-hits by far. I think one of the best showcases for Prince's blues guitar abilities is the Blues Medley on the Rave 2000 DVD.

herbthe4 said:

>>>
hehe@digitalCRACK!
i'm just a PRINCE enthusiast.,
would not want 2prematurely ELEVATE mydelf 2OBSESSED status.,

the best BLUES vibes is on this LIVE track i have called "WASN'T MY FACE".

love 2 herb +jaikman

r.

5 Women
Question of U

There's this bootleg track where he starts off saying "Blues in G" It kicks majorly, but my Napster download cuts off.
If anyone know where to find this track, I will gladly kiss any body part they choose as a sign of my everlasting gratitude!
I also like "Volkswagon Blues".

PFunkjazz said:

I like how PFunkjazz always has a smart-ass comment

to add

to the thread but, usually nothing on the subject.....

New Thread!!! Pfunkjazz.....how do I love thee....let

me count the ways....Home Page everyday for a month

guaranteed!!!






jealousy is not a strength, it is a weakness

bgladthaturfree

getwild007 said:

I agree....and "Purple House" (obviously Prince's adaption

of the

song "Red House").....That's the kind of Blues I'm

talkin' about people! But, whatever.


I think Prince's performance of "Wasn't My Face (or Faith)"

is a cover of a Stevie Wonder song.....If Pfunkjazz knows

different, don't worry y'all, I will be corrected!










bgladthaturfree

I love Red House from Chi town after show..Buddy Miles was there... and of course The Ride

Nothing Compares to You w/Rosie Gaines has to be included.
If he has a some blues not yet released, then that is what I might ask him at sound check...play the blues pleeeeesase

jaikman said:

might be cuz I don't see things so fannishly

NeptunEos said:

I don't know 5 women...where do I find it?? please
ksda sky

Heavenly said:

duhhhhh Zannalee!!!! the guitar intro is on my answering machine

ksda sky

jaikman said:

Never heard it.
You can sit now.
I'm finished for the day.

Don't Play Me
The Ride

'd have 2 say Truth along with 4EverInMyLife those 2 really like

eye sOOOOO dont want 2sound like a PUSSY>>
meow.,
but JAIKMAN + PfunkJAZZ
kewl it please.
opinions may vary
i purrsonally LURVE the smartalec comments.,
they inspire a certain amount if CREATIVITY,
but
love4oneanother.,


salam.,
r

MY fave, THE RIDE.

I think that many of you are wrong. A blues has a "strict" musical pattern. Zannalee, The Ride, 5 Women, for example, are blues. Other songs like Question Of U or Nothing Compares 2 U cannot be clasified as blues. I don´t think that the listener can turn into blues anything he hears.

'The Ride' and '5 Women'....top 2

5 Women is on "Prince-The Vault" CD

The UnderTaKer, Beautiful Strange

afterSEVEN said:

Hey, I love that little rascal!...It's all good, or should I

say "ever funkin' on"





jealousy is not a strength, it is a weakness
bgladthaturfree

Old friends 4 sale

if it can be considered blues (in a stretch), "Joy in Repetition." P is doing some really strong blues playing on the "cleaner" guitar. The overdriven guitar is all Santana-land, I know (even though that includes some bluesy stuff), but the clean guitar makes ya wanna sit down and weep.

Witness -- dude's playing some bluesy, Hendrixy stuff.

The Ride (Crystal Ball) -- because of that really cool descending scale he does near the end.

The piano runs he throws in the midst of "Under the Cherry Moon" (I kid you not)!

the Hendrix-inflected playing he lays down on "Had U!" Oh my gosh. First time I heard that one, I was like, "Dude, where's the rest of the song????"
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