I was watching the Oprha interview from 1996 last night and during his last performance I forgot how groovy and awesome “sleep around” is,

Anyone here like this song, I know the emancipation isn’t hailed here as much of some of the other albums.

This song turned up loud with a lot of bass really sounds great!

So what do you all think?

Sounds like "Tell Me How U Wanna B Done" , not bad tho

i dig this song - it's not one of his best by a long stretch, but i think it's awfully catchy, and the lyrics are kinda ranty and "what's he on about?!?" - which is the way i like my prince lyrics.

PBS said:

It is one of my favorite trax on Emancipation. I play it on a regular basis. The horns in the song kick major ass.

Isn't this song a cover of the Tower of Power's song of the same title? I like it, it is quite funky.

"Contains a replay section from "Squibcakes" as performed by "Tower Of Power"
written by "Chester Thompson" , according to the booklet

Who are they ?
Never heard of them
[Edited 12/2/04 20:07pm]

I really like Sleep Around, in part because I like when Prince plays old time band leader (like Ellington or Count Basie), which is the vibe I get from this song.

IMHO, the only way to deal with Emancipation is to use it as a basis for burning a CD of favorites - and Sleep Around definitely makes the cut.

I just listened to it today and thought the same thing. Quite a catchy little ditty!

i use to play this song till death when i first got "emancipation" which soon started to irritate me.

Definately one of the top drawer tracks on Emancipation.

I love the lyrics, very clever/funny/cute.

missfee said:

Okay, let me see if I read this sentence correctly: You used to play "Sleep Around," until you died, at which point you first bought "Emancipation." The album soon started to irritate you. Are you sure it wasn't just the rigor mortis?

FunkMistress said:

no silly....i played the song out, you know over and over again until i couldn't get enough. Then i got tired of the song because of the overplaying and now i don't really listen to it anymore.

Just because shes fine u think she dont wine & dine with everyone u know. As long as ure fooled Im cool, u need 2... (chorus) Im the one who sent the herbs and a book on how to use them, Im the one who pointed out her fears and how 2 lose them, and If a diffrence love will make, this advice u ought 2 take: (chorus) Prince you old pimp!

Dewrede said:

Thanks, I thought I remember reading something about Tower of Power in the liner notes to this song.

"Squibcakes" sounds like a character from SpongeBob Squarepants.

rudeboynpg said:

...old pimp...

Always disliked this song. Sounds like you should be doing step areobics to it.