Notice when she is flipping thru the kid's sheet music. One of the songs is titled "Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic". Interesting that this song was probably written in 1990.

blumer said:

Lennon said:

blumer said:

Try 1988. It was going to be the next Prince album before the Batman project came up.

Spinlight said:

you beat me to it...damn, everybody beatin me to everything nowadays!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Post the incomplete tracklist and you'll have one-upped me.

Wow, so then you're saying he wrote ALL his crappy albums all at once?

It makes sense now...

Shorty said:

double


we need 2 hip u up on sum purple underground
[Edited 9/28/04 13:36pm]

paisleypark4 said:

ure gunna wanna hook me up 2

and i always thought i was king smartazz

damn u martha stewart!!!!!

how can it be a secret when we all can see it? would love 2 know what the other songs r about as well (and yes, i already know what some of u know, so chill)

I always thought that song sounded like it was made around the "Batman" era. That's probably why it's one of the few songs I like from the "Rave" album.

didn't he first perform this song during one of the Lovesexy aftershows back in Aug '88 or so? i know he also offered it to Tim Burton to be part of the Batman film -- clips of which can be heard in "200 Balloons" (b-side to "Batdance")

Snap said:

It was released in the early 90s on the now legendary Small Club bootleg, which was a recording from a 1988 aftershow

otan said:

No. Matter of fact, none of the songs on the 1999 version of Rave were apart of that tracklist (aside, of course, from the title song which is pretty much uncut save for a bit at the end).

Tom said:

Was one of my first B--tlegs. A great "Just My Imagination" too on that one. It's no suprise tho. "Can't Stop This Feeling..." was written pre-Purple Rain I think in 1979. And Prince has also admitted that some of the jams on Musicology were written years ago.

So much in the VAULT

I couldn't tell when the song was written, but the music is a little hard to pinpoint imo, I like it though...

Original Rave '88 configurations thread:

http://www.prince.org/msg/7/69165

paisleypark4 said:

hehe....I was really laughing at the face Lennon made! just cracked me up!
and that's "underground"? wow...I really am hardcore!

Secret? It is clear to see in the movie and as has also been said portions appear in BATDANCE. I read an article where P said that he didn't release it at the time it was written as it sounded too similar to KISS!

vivid said:

Rave was one of the songs initially submitted for the film, but was rejected.

I think the 'Kiss' quote might have been recent, i.e. 1999, but I'm not sure.

the first time i heard rave, i automatically thought 200 baloons. i hit rewind and sang with it. "hey. this is sure fantastic. hey." hold up. it was actually on the batdance 12", the bruce wayne(?) mix. anybody remember that? [ i am showing my age, yet again]

musicology74 said:

my friend thought Prince sang "RADE" instead of "RAVE".

dawntreader said:

That is maybe coz I remember there was a boot, entitling RAVE as RADE.. I think it was the THE HAGUE, Paard van Trioje boot....

So he is still in 88 i guess?
[Edited 10/3/04 4:15am]