Hi,
I dj at a bar in the town where i live. My set consists mainly of Hip Hop, R&B, Funk and soul. Whenever i play a Prince track the dance floor just clears - Even songs like kiss dont work. I never understand why? Cameo works, luther works, george benson works, JB works, early michael jackson works too but never Prince.

WHY

Do you play The Rainbow Chidren?

Erotic City is the only one that works for me. I usually mix it with "Don't cha" by the Pussycat Dolls.

PANDURITO said:

i got Come on Vocals mixed into a bassy Thriller instrumental.. not sure if it be a hit i think it sounds great

Pussy Control 'nuff said.

djdaffy1227 said:

Hey! I like the sound of that, I'll try that out on Friday!

'dre

3121 said:

Ain't that the truth! Even "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" or "Alphabet St." don't help!

'dre

Erotic City
Musicology
1999
Controversy

(TRUST ME!!)

DMSR
Nasty Girl
Erotic City
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Shhh(maybe)



If any or all of that work then try Violet the Organ Grinder or Sexy Dancer
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I was at a nightclub last Thursday and it was 80's night.
I went up and asked for some old school Prince and he played U Got the Look

i was really surprised at how well it was recieved.

Any clubs that I have gone to have people filling a dance floor whhen Prince is played. It probably depeds where you are. I kknow I can't sit my ass still when Prince is played.

they do nasty girl at most of the clubs i've been too and some do erotic city.

skywalker said:

Tried and failed

GoldenGlove said:

you cant even get into clubs. how should you know?

bunnyman said:

Maybe he's talking about the prom?

sitruk7 said:

3121 said:

You are at the wrong place then. Listen, keeping the dancefloor packed is the responsibilty of the DJ. If you don't flow the songs together- you can empty a floor with any wrong combination. You just gotta know your audience. Pussy Control at a country western bar? Not a good idea....

319!!

what songs are you playing, first of all...your problem may lie in the songs themselves, and not just prince.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

songs i have tried include -

DMSR
Kiss
Let's Work
Mutiny
Erotic City


I have yet to play Hot Thing, but im considering it. Maybe mix it in with a neptunes track or something

3121 said:

man..."d.m.s.r." and "erotic city" are usually dance floor fillers, in the instances i've been in..."mutiny" is an odd addition. ain't really dance-worthy material, imo; it's funky, but not danceable-funky. "let's work" usually works, too...same with "kiss".

what kinda clientele does the bar you work in attract?

skywalker said:

Did u read my initil post? i play R&B, hip hop, funk and soul. Where wouldnt prince fit into this set? My flow is tight. Prince just dont work unless your a fan or if some motherfucker has butchered one of his tunes into a dance song. See nasty girl for an example of this. Nasty girl is perhaps the only Prince track that i could possibly play now that the masses have lapped up an inferior version

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Its strange. u aint always gonna get everybody with such a diverse crowd but Prince just never works for me. The floor just empties everytime. I dont get it.

my audience attitude seems to be - "if it aint a hit then it must be shit".

3121 said:

Oh yeah, I played Housequake once to. Again, it was just Game Over. Perhaps there is a Funk vacine given out a birth in my town.

3121 said:

ahh...more of an MTV-fed crowd.

bunnyman said:

Hey sunny! we get the mofo'ing picture! u don't like me SHEEESH...

give it a rest bitch!

This is nothing short of pathetic. Kids wouldn't know a real dance song if it slapped them across their faces. I went to a club a couple of weeks ago and they were playing all the current R&B/Hip Hop stuff and it was so fucking lame. One word: deplorable. A Couple of years ago, I requested Prince at some ball I went to and they he played Erotic City and I will say, I saw a good amount of people leave the floor so this isn't impossible but I got up there and dropped it like it was hot LOL! If they can't get with Kiss and Erotic City then they are truly fucked up.

Having said this, my desire for Prince today is for him to do a new dance song and get it out there. I feel he has one left in him. Not a Musicology type song but a P Control, DMSR, Kiss type of dance song. I pray the new album has this on there. To 3121, maybe you should leave that place. The funk left that building ages ago and you don't need to put yourself in that environment, though I understand that you got to pay the bills. Man, fuck them fools. This thread got me mad now.
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[Edited 9/26/05 11:55am]

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I was thinking that too, cause "Let's Work" can fill a dance in a heartbeat! Lovin' the Fred Sandford avatar, btw!

Unfortunately for you, 3121, you have the give your audience what they want. Unfortunately for them, it's not Prince. Either give 'em the crap they're used to, or find a club with peeps with better taste!

Seriously, if u play Erotic City, 1999, & Musicology they will love it