always felt from early on that he didnt know how to end a song. off key nonsense to an otherwise great songs

Forever in my life...would be cool if the SOTT version had some extended acoustic guitar playing like the live versions.

Bambi...just when he starts slamming the drums, he fades it out.

Rockhard in a funky place...this one could last forever!

Comeback...this one's just beautiful.

Wasted Kisses...great track, creates such an intense atmosphere.
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pointless nonsense
song locked

GustavoRibas said:

Agree. But I think a big reason behind "The Vault" being so short is because those songs were simply contract filler for Warner Bros. and Prince was giving them the bare minimum to get out of his contract.

But in general, that's one of the reasons why Prince has never been fond of "radio edits" because he knows that the song isn't complete in it's edited format. But there are many songs by Prince that are very short, yet they are compact and complete works of art. As a listener, we may want the song to continue, but as a work of art the song is complete. Within the context of the "Lovesexy" album, the song "I Wish U Heaven" is a perfect example of brevity having it's place. But at the same time, we also know that when Prince released the Maxi-single for "I Wish U Heaven", he turned that song into an all out 10 minute jam. So go figure.

A case Of U onto One Night Alone

see ya

I always felt "I Wonder You" could have morphed into something greater..But then, Wendy and Lisa sing lead...so, not sure if that really counts...

I wanted to hear him extend what he did at the end of "In This Bed I Scream" and the funky little part on "A Case of You".

The War

Just kidding...

'Life Can Be So Nice'. I really get into that song but the he pulls the rug out from under you.

Let's Go Crazy

I thought that would be the most obvious one. The version you hear in the movie is so much fun.

Absolutely

Kiss (when I heard the long version I shit my britches)

La La La Hee Hee Hee (I loved working out to the long version)

and don't forget Mountains (The long version of that one kick is one of my favorite.)
[This message was edited Sun Jul 14 8:21:53 PDT 2002 by yamomma]

LittlePill said:

I agree, that song left me hangin' like: "Wait! it can't be over!"

"Got A Broken Heart Again" on Dirty Mind.

Well thieves in the temple is one...when I finally heard the extended remix ...Man I was floored...that song was great.

I want to comment on all the folks saying digital garden... I agree completely on the song ending WAY WAY WAY too soon...I'll bet there is a longer version out there...check the Vault..anyways my comment about that song is that it could have been even better without the crap at the end.."We're here and willin' to do tha work!" AAARRGGHHH!! I abso-fucking-lutely hate that at the end of that song!!! It ruined it for me... musically that song was so creative and mezmerizing...when I first heard it on the Ahdio show I thought it was fantastic all the way up to the aforementioned shitty ending. I had hoped that that was a shorted mix just for the ahdio show...(big dramatic sigh!) I was wrong

BLACKMF said:

I agree... My bf calls Prince "Princess" and likes to gently mock my preoccupation with all things princely, so I pay attention when he likes a song. Dinner with Dolores is one of his top 10 faves. The song's bitterness is perfectly matched by its raw yet subtle rock sound. I love it when a rock song is about real resentment.

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[This message was edited Wed Feb 26 1:40:22 PST 2003 by IstenSzek]

"Have a (L) " off the ONA CD. I absolutely (L) that song, but it is short, about 2 minutes long.

every and no one

Easy...

"She Loves Me 4 Me" is too short, it should definetly keep going.

I Wish U Heaven; you're left sitting there, saying to yourself. "Huh, that's the end!?"

Blue Cashmere
"don't play me"

TheBluePrince said:

so should every end be: Short and painless! Better then long and hurtful!
[This message was edited Sun Jul 14 10:35:00 PDT 2002 by Arcamar]

"Love 2 the 9s" -- From the first moment I heard this song, I loved it. It reminded me of the '79 Prince album. But only after a minute or so the song changes into something totally different. I always thought he should've put another 3 minutes in there before changing it so drastically. "I wanna see your booty boom"?? whatever

psychodelicide said:

I love that song too. But part of the beauty of "Have a Heart" is the song that follows, which is "Objects in the Mirror". I don't know if you realized this or not, but the beginning of "Have a Heart" and the ending of "Objects in the Mirror" are essentially the same. After the last verse or chorus where he sings "the objects in the mirror r closer than they appear..." the song trails off into a piano melody where Prince then re-introduces the "theme" from "Have a Heart" on piano, except this time when he's playing it, it's slowed down. So really "Have a Heart" and "Objects in the Mirror" are like two songs in one that rely on each other. It's sort of like "Into the Light" and "I Will" from Chaos and Disorder, those two songs are meant to be together. "Have a Heart" and "Objects in the Mirror" are the same way.

So when I listen to those two songs, I listen to it from the point of view that "Have a Heart" doesn't really have an ending and "Objects in the Mirror" doesn't really have a beginning. The songs just sort of merge together as one.

the song Sister is totally to short.

Pop Life and If I Was Your Girlfriend, but I have the extended versions, so is all good.

I think Had U, and Extraordinary. There are more, but just can't think of them right now.

"Venus de Milo" from Parade

When Eye Lay My Hands On U

The drums should continue and the jam evolves into a "We Will Rock You" kinda of vibe with a killer guitar solo.

SkletonKee said:

No, Kee, that's another good one...I wanted that one to be longer, also...

Venus De Milo
Tangerine
Computer Blue(SHOULDA RELEASED THE LONG VERSION)
I Wish U Heaven

Everyone keeps mentioning "Computer Blue", but I think that if the long version were released, then "Father's Song" probably wouldn't have been included at the end of Computer Blue, and I love "Father's Song". So I don't know if when people say it should've been longer if they're refering to Father's Song being longer or if they mean just an extended jam of Computer Blue.