C'mon y'all.

Show some love for this funky jam!

It's one of my top Time tracks...and the music is all Prince I believe (I have hte original with P doing his Jaime Starr voice on lead).

"We can't just leave it like that..... we need some horns... horns stand up!"

My favourite Time track.

pretty cool song.

Chocolate is a great piece of Prince funk, doesn't matter which version! I love it...

It's a crying shame that The Time's version of Prince's "Databank" didn't turn out nearly as well as their version of "Chocolate" -- "Chocolate" is as essential of a Time track as "Jungle Love." It's a pure funk and fun. I thought that "Databank" fell completely flat compared to P's version. Or maybe it's just that their version of "Chocolate" was so damn good and fun.

Doozer said:

No you are right about Databank, such a shame about such a good song!

Glad I'm not the only one who loves this

They never play it in their shows .

I don' tknow why cus live they tear it up as usual. Their performance on SNL is even funkier than the album track..... they change up the tempo during the "when I Sleep, I dream of you" part, and then go back to the original groove.

Only heard P's version , i like it

Dewrede said:

Really? You should check out Time's version.

The music is the same but better quality (I dont' htink the're an official release of the original is there?)

But Morris actually pulls off the attitude better. There's also more of a bit with interplay between the "waiter" that Prince is playing and Morris at the end, and the extended "horns" part.

thought this was gonna be about prince's version...the time's version is pretty fun, too.

tootsie roll!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Aren't they exactly the same, except Morris on lead vocals, and it goes on longer?

GaryMF said:

yeah...it's longer and there's a little more added to the time's version, but both versions are essentially the same.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I have The Time's version on 12" vinyl, but I do like Prince's version more:

mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffin', green beans
chitlins, candied sweet potatoes, black-eyed peas, grits, cabbages
I can say anything I want to, y'all can't fuck with me, look out, I'm too old!

FunkMistress said:

Wait now..... back up!!!!

There's a 12" version?????

How did I miss that? How is it different than the album version?
I need ot know if I gotta search that one out now.

The mashed potato thing you quote above is on the album version too.

FunkMistress said:

hehehehe, your new signature's making me giggle...what's the matter? dont'cha like me? am i too old? splash!















...awww shit!

GaryMF said:

Yeah, but it's cut off. It's used as "Prince the waiter" reading off the menu. The part about "I can sing anything I want to, y'all can't fuck with me" isn't there. That's the Princiest part!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I was listening to my all-Prince iPod shuffle this morning while I was waiting for the bus (yes, I am in Total Fambot Mode and filled the damn thing with nothing but Prince) and when Cloreen Baconskin came on I was in the deepest groove! I hardly noticed when the bus came. I'm all, "hah-tah-tih-dah-taaah uh!" and shit, and for some reason people were moving away from me. I think it's 'cause I'm so cool they were intimidated and stuff.

FunkMistress said:

i can just see you doing that...

There was a CD maxi-single for Chocolate, too...mostly "house" type remixes, but I remember there being an acapella version (basically with the music track turned wwwwwaaaaay low and Morris' voice at the forefront)...pretty cool.

FunkMistress said:

You are 100% completely sane for filling your iPod with all-Prince tracks.

FunkMistress said:

Really? I tihnk it is. just really low. I'll have to go back and listen again.

I thought about getting a custom color purple iPod at Colowarepc and filling it was all prince and related artists stuff. I couldn't decide which accent color to use on the click wheel

http://www.colorwarepc.co...combo.aspx

Damn you can't save gifs anymore, but which is more prince:

Body color: Mystique or Prowler

Wheel Color: Ferrari or Candy Apple?

GaryMF said:

Mystique + Ferrari is SO "1999." I like it.

GaryMF said:

OK , i'll try to check it out
No , there's no official Prince release
[Edited 2/10/06 12:22pm]

NouveauDance said:

My favourite Time track sung by Prince

Love how P "orders up" at the end ala James Brown.

Prince's version is one of my top 40 songs of all time.

I honestly think it's his very funkiest.

Doozer said:

i love that fact that prince is on the few artist that have so many freakin' songs that you could acutally fill a whole ipod w/ just his songs! lol.



it's funny becasue i'm a pretty new fan. only became a fan 2 years ago. and there still some studio albums i dont have yet. (about to go out and get some soon as i finish this) I sometimes get this overwelmed feeling... like i'm never gona be able to get all this stuff. lol.

P2daP said:

Persistence, patience and perserverance is the key -- especially if you ever get your hands on Kamasutra.

funkaholic1972 said:

"Six feet tall, skinny legs and all. All he really knows is Basketball."


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