Hi,
Does a studio version of Poorgoo exist? i am aware of the live 'undertaker' version. Also, has Prince performed this track many other times live?

this doesn't sound like a real song, just a groove to improvise lyrics over... but i've only heard the Undertaker one.

Yes, it's a real song
Yes, He's performed it many times live
and no, there's no studio version circulating

BorisFishpaw said:

thanks boris. I understand that no studio version is circulating but do u know if a studio version was ever recorded though? Also, whats the story behind the song? something to do with a member of prince's crew isnt it?

what are the lyrics? The lyrics on "the undertaker" sound improvised, even more so than "People Without"

BorisFishpaw said:

ufoclub said:

I hate this song...

Lyrics: http://www.dtt-lyrics.com...ml#poorgoo

This is a transcription the DTT undertook for the mp3 version released through the NPGMC in 2001, which originally featured on 'The Undertaker' video.

Poorgoo

Poor Goo, poor Goo, poor Goo {x3}

Poor Goo, he know he just
Don't wanna go home with that nappy haired dame
He know he'd rather... go home... with... U

Poor Goo, poor Goo, poor Goo

All the film he shot
It ain't 2 hot
All distorted

Poor Goo, poor Goo, poor Goo

No, U don't want Cap'n Crunch
When U can have... Trix

Poor Goo, poor Goo, poor Goo
Ow!

Poor Goo, poor Goo, poor Goo {x4}

huh... excuse me guys but... considering that there was no audience when the Undertaker was recorded, well... it IS a studio album. Ther4 there IS a studio album of Poorgoo : the one on The Undertaker.

shaomi said:

copy that!

'dre

ufoclub said:

imma clear this shit up right now... poorgoo is about this cat named James aka Magoo... who used to work for prince back in the 90's... k?... k..

TheRealFiness said:

James "Magoo" McGregor

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langebleu said:

Yes, i thought it was about a ex-worker, i touched on that earlier. But what was the story behind the song? Did they have a fall out.

DreZone said:

I see your point but it al depends on ypour interpretation of what constitutes a studio song. It was a live cut. If Prince released the undertaker cd would it have been considered a new studio album or the new live album recorded by prince? The video of this session proclaimed - 'Recorded live direct to DAT'.

I reckon, ney, i hope that a studio version exists! would love to hear it

Poorgoo, sounds like someone we should feel sorry for.

3121 said:

recorded live direct to dat meaning... it was a studio session recorded direct to dat... Live consists of at a venue...all this was done in one take.

a "live" recording in front of an audiance can have overdubs

a studio recording can b recorded in one take

whenever there's no audiance it's studio recording, by "live" Prince meant "in one take"

I believe that Nothing Compares 2 U(from The Hits) would then be considered a studio recording. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the "audience" was overdubbed on this cut.
[Edited 9/26/05 17:11pm]

squirrelgrease said:

Was it ???

langebleu said:

I always heard it as "All the filthy shots, it ain't too hot, or this orgy!"

shaomi said:

Was it ???

shaomi said:

No it wasn't.
It IS a live recording made during a concert at Paisley Park on Jan 27th '92.

BorisFishpaw said:

thanx

BorisFishpaw said:

I stand corrected. But Boris... I can't find a set-list. All I can see is that it was a post-SuperBowl party. Do you have a rundown by any chance?

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[Edited 9/27/05 17:26pm]