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Thread started 06/22/06 9:02pm

irreverence

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Bootlegs - are these songs really Prince or are they fakes / mistaken?

I have been having some trouble figuring out about the following list of socalled prince songs or instrumentals. Do any of you know whether they are Prince or somebody else?

We Gon Make It Funky
Loving You
Moments
Come Outside And Play
Jammin' For You
Climax
Wet Dream Cousin
Electric Man
Tender Surrender
Volkswagon Blues

And did he perform:

Whole Lotta Love
Honky Tonk Women
Rollercoaster

Did you hear or hear of any of these?
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Reply #1 posted 06/22/06 9:13pm

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Come outside and play - recorded around 1990, similar to another outtake called Positive Place.
Talks about a girl being the best kisser in LA.

Climax - recorded in early 80's (83?), purely instrumental raw synths and a recurrent drum beat with a bass. Addictive.

Wet Dream Cousin - recorded early 80's again - also instrumental and 'raw'. Similar in sound to Wet Dream on Vanity 6's album, hence the name. Also similar to Wonderful Ass in parts.

Electric Man - dont know but ive heard its a live outtake.

Whole lotta lowe - ONA Live CD (2002)
Rollercoaster - ONA Live CD(2002)
Honky Tonk Woman - i have heard this - a live recording from around 1995.

All the others i am not aware of.
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Reply #2 posted 06/22/06 9:20pm

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Here's some starter info

We Gon' Make It Funky - Song on which Prince jammed at the Celebration, 2001. Performed by Maceo Parker. Video and audio download released through NPGMC

Come Outside And Play- unreleased from 1990 a.k.a as 'Play'

Wet Dream Cousin - unreleased outtake

Electric Man - blues ad lib performed on the 1986 Parade / Hit 'N Run tours (segue out of 'Head') and 1990 Nude tour (segue out of 'The Question Of U').

Tender Surrender - Steve Vai song. Some dispute as to whether Prince was covering this song or improvising closely to it, but Steve Vai thinks it was 'Tender Surrender'

Volkswagon Blues: improvised blues based on BB King song performed live by Prince once.

Whole Lotta Love - cover performed mostly live on the 'One Nite Alone ... Live! tour, 2002

Honky Tonk Women - yes. Recorded for 'The Undertaker' CD and released officially on 'The Undertaker' video.

Rollercoaster - 'Love Rollercoaster' - cover of the Ohio Players song mostly performed on the 'One Nite Alone ... Live!' tour 2002

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[Edited 6/22/06 14:24pm]
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Reply #3 posted 06/23/06 3:56pm

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This place is truly a ressource

And you guys are amazing, thanks

That leaves:
Loving You (which sounds like Prince, but maybe not)
Moments (I've seen this referred to on the org, but it might not be authentic)
Jammin' For You (probably not him then, not his kind of title, anyway)

FreakerFantastic, about Electric Man: I like it very much, even though it is just an intro and not a whole song in and of itself. Bluesy with a whipping beat:
"Some people call me Prince - but you can call me Electric Man
All the fellas call me ugly - but the ladies call me Electric Man"
Thats the spirit...
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Reply #4 posted 06/23/06 4:06pm

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irreverence said:

Loving You (which sounds like Prince, but maybe not)
Moments (I've seen this referred to on the org, but it might not be authentic)
Jammin' For You (probably not him then, not his kind of title, anyway)


"Loving You" = FAKE

"Moments" = "Minneapolis #2" by Lisa Coleman, once considered for inclusion on "Dream Factory" and/or "Crystal Ball"... ("Minneapolis #1" by Lisa Coleman being "Visions" on "Dream Factory"...)

"Jammin' For You" = FAKE

Neversin.
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Reply #5 posted 06/23/06 4:07pm

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langebleu said:

Tender Surrender - Steve Vai song. Some dispute as to whether Prince was covering this song or improvising closely to it, but Steve Vai thinks it was 'Tender Surrender'

It's "Villanova Junction" (Jimi Hendrix)

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Reply #6 posted 06/23/06 5:49pm

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Neversin said:

irreverence said:

Loving You (which sounds like Prince, but maybe not)
Moments (I've seen this referred to on the org, but it might not be authentic)
Jammin' For You (probably not him then, not his kind of title, anyway)


"Loving You" = FAKE

"Moments" = "Minneapolis #2" by Lisa Coleman, once considered for inclusion on "Dream Factory" and/or "Crystal Ball"... ("Minneapolis #1" by Lisa Coleman being "Visions" on "Dream Factory"...)

"Jammin' For You" = FAKE

Neversin.


Impressive. Thanks!
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Reply #7 posted 06/23/06 10:21pm

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loving you isn't fake.its prince with his lost project "the rebels" its from 1979
prince had idea of being in a band not just frontman.
so the rebels were dez dickerson guitar and vox
gayle chapan and mat fink :keys
bobby z drums
andre cymone bass and vox
songs very in rock arangmant,also "if i love you tonight" sang by gayle is my favourte version of that song.
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Reply #8 posted 06/23/06 11:00pm

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thebanishedone said:

loving you isn't fake.its prince with his lost project "the rebels" its from 1979
prince had idea of being in a band not just frontman.
so the rebels were dez dickerson guitar and vox
gayle chapan and mat fink :keys
bobby z drums
andre cymone bass and vox
songs very in rock arangmant,also "if i love you tonight" sang by gayle is my favourte version of that song.



Nope. Yes to the information re: the band lineup, but nope that is not their song. They did, however, do a song titled "You" which was retitled "U" and given to Paula Abdul in 1991.
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Reply #9 posted 06/23/06 11:03pm

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thebanishedone said:

loving you isn't fake.its prince with his lost project "the rebels" its from 1979

http://www.prince.org/msg/7/116565

'The Rebels Project' from 1979

Tracks recorded:

The Rebels July 1979
Unfinished Band project (not sequenced)

Disco Away (Dez)
Hard To Get (Prince)
If I Love You Tonight (Prince)
Instrumental (Andre)
Thrill You Or Kill You (Andre)
Too Long (Dez)
Turn Me On (Prince)
You (Prince)
Instrumental (Dez)


Where do you get a song entitled 'Loving You' from this?

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Reply #10 posted 06/23/06 11:07pm

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Spinlight said:

thebanishedone said:

loving you isn't fake.its prince with his lost project "the rebels" its from 1979
prince had idea of being in a band not just frontman.
so the rebels were dez dickerson guitar and vox
gayle chapan and mat fink :keys
bobby z drums
andre cymone bass and vox
songs very in rock arangmant,also "if i love you tonight" sang by gayle is my favourte version of that song.



Nope. Yes to the information re: the band lineup, but nope that is not their song. They did, however, do a song titled "You" which was retitled "U" and given to Paula Abdul in 1991.


Does anyone else love that song as much as I do? headbang
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Reply #11 posted 06/24/06 12:10am

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I don't buy that climax was Prince. Just can't tell. It is pretty lame anyway.
All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #12 posted 06/24/06 2:41am

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FruitToAttractBears said:

Spinlight said:




Nope. Yes to the information re: the band lineup, but nope that is not their song. They did, however, do a song titled "You" which was retitled "U" and given to Paula Abdul in 1991.


Does anyone else love that song as much as I do? headbang


i do!

irreverance, a good place to go to find out about these things is www.dtt-lyrics.com
Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
...And i'm gonna be groovy in it!
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Reply #13 posted 06/24/06 9:12pm

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I like You as well. Especially the original rock version.

Climax does sound Princey to me. Addictive is the word for me too.

Visions and Moments are both performed by Lisa Coleman then - but are they also composed by her? Has prince not got his hands on them somehow?
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Reply #14 posted 06/26/06 4:50pm

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irreverence said:

Visions and Moments are both performed by Lisa Coleman then - but are they also composed by her? Has prince not got his hands on them somehow?

Yes, they were composed by her with no Prince input other than that he liked the pieces and wanted to use them...

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Reply #15 posted 06/26/06 11:16pm

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Neversin said:

langebleu said:

Tender Surrender - Steve Vai song. Some dispute as to whether Prince was covering this song or improvising closely to it, but Steve Vai thinks it was 'Tender Surrender'

It's "Villanova Junction" (Jimi Hendrix)

Neversin.


Ah yes, what a saga - Vai subconsciously rips off part of Hendrix's "Villanova Junction" in "Tender Surrender" - Prince covers the Hendrix tune live - some kid who's never heard "Villanova Junction" ( the original ) but has heard "Tender Surrender" ( the rip off ) hears the bootleg, assumes it is "Tender Surrender" and labels it as such - thousands and thousands of mp3 copies of the incorrectly named track spread via cyberspace - becomes accepted "wisdom" that Prince has covered the Vai tune - even Vai himself, forgetting the Hendrix tune, assumes Prince has covered his song - eventually an interviewer suggests to Vai that Prince was probably covering "Villanova Junction" - Vai recalls the tune, agrees, and admits he probably subconsciously ripped off "Villanova Junction" when writing "Tender Surrender" - Still enough copies incorrectly labelled "Tender Surrender" sitting on hard drives and CDs all over the world to ensure that the myth will never die. nuts err

Actually, I'll cut. paste & save this post for when it comes up again next month.
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Reply #16 posted 06/27/06 12:13am

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FruitToAttractBears said:

Spinlight said:




Nope. Yes to the information re: the band lineup, but nope that is not their song. They did, however, do a song titled "You" which was retitled "U" and given to Paula Abdul in 1991.


Does anyone else love that song as much as I do? headbang


I love it too , surely the greatest one word chorus EVERRRRR cool
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