Just listened to the 1988 version of Elephants & Flowers and have to say that I really didn't like this version. The one for GB had more soul, in my opinion. The music in the original version lacked any funk. It's like he just threw it together at the last minute.

Let me know what ya'll think.

The 88 version is good, but the Graffiti Bridge version is alot better. One of my favs in fact.

the lyrics on the 88 version are horrible, i like
the 1990 version a lot better.

So far the score is:

Elephants & Flowers (88) - 0
Elephants & Flowers (90) - 4

And who says GB was a bad movie?
Well, ok, GB as a movie was bad, but the album really kicks.....

thisbediscream said:

i like all the prince songs. it should have been
two discs. one with the prince songs on it, incl
perhaps God is Alive and one or two more and the
other should have had all the guest stuff on it.

i like the '88 version much, much, more, it has that heavier bassline (sax?), I like the lyrics much better, they are so much more imaginative and crazy. And his voice is raw and deep. And there are no toy xylophone noises, yay!

It is much more soulful to me than the polished antiseptic official one.

It's a shame the same cannot be said for the GB version of We Can Funk compared to all the earlier versions (Miko's guitar solo is just superb)

Clearly I prefer the earlier version.

I simply love both versions. . .

So far the total is:

1988 - 3
1990 - 5

and one that just loves them both!

Listening to the original version of We Can Funk now, and Ur right! The Miko solo rocks, but mine fades out during the best part!