Who else here loves this song?



Yesterday, getting ready and all that, I played this song. THREE times! God, I've always loved it. It kills me every time.

Such a fantastic groove and the bass...


Show your love for this '94 classic!
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I'm definitely feeling this one too! I play this at least 3 times a day, every week...

It's all about my homie Shock G's remix on the Crystal Ball set. THATs the jam.

I like Love Sign too

YUP - This song is tight. I remember I was visiting my brother in MPLS in '94 and I taped the video (still have it) and then they drove me to uptown to the NPG store and I bought the CD (1-800-NEW-FUNK). I wore that song out and the cd isn't have bad either...Mayte's "If I love you tonight" isn't too bad.

PEACE

What can I say?I love ALL of Prince's music!

I love both versions, 1-800-NEW-FUNK and Crystal Ball.

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I much prefer the original 1-800-NEW-FUNK version, the Shock G mix on Crystal
Ball just doesn't do anything for me (same with most of the unreleased mixes too)

Teddy Riley's mixes are the bollocks.

Well, it's made my list of favourite Prince songs ever, so it is GREAT.

I did edit it, though. I always disliked that part after the pistol shot, at 3 minutes 55 seconds.

As my list is alphabetical, the next song is Make Your Mama Happy, of which I edited that weird vocal intro, to make it start at those four drums beats...

Now Lovesign's gentle sounds scape leading into the edited-off pistol shot segues straight into those four drum beats. Really kewl.
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HamsterHuey said:

Oh well, that's the gold seal of approval then.

Wow! I'm glad you - and everyone else - loves it so much. Killer track! Very underrated. And it makes me feel all gangsta when I'm singing along.

So are you referring to the 'Show us... the Love Sign...' bit, where Nona Gaye sings the outro?

I love all of it.
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onenitealone said:

Yes. It just seems plastered on after that shot rings out.

It's more the male vocals that irk me in the outro. I kinda like Nona.

silverchild said:

DAMN!

Militant said:

I *do* like that - love the 'D.M.S.R.' sample in it but, like Boris, I prefer the original. Good stuff.

Next Meet-up/party - this is the jam I'm requesting.

prime said:

I always remember the first time I saw this video! I'd already bought the 1-800 New Funk album and was shopping in WH Smith one day when - all of a sudden - Prince, in a video I'd never seen before, appeared on the overhead tv screens they had in there. It was on mute, so I couldn't hear the music, but I managed to work out it was 'Love Sign' from lip reading. Plus, Nona Gaye also appeared in it so it was no great process of deudction. But I stood there, mouth open , for the full video. It was a great surprise that day.


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I must've been going through a '94 phase on Saturday because I played this track several times, followed by parts of the 'Exodus' album.

Another overlooked gem. It always amazes how funky Prince gets on his side projects - I hope he cracks out that bass again soon.

I still remember the very first time I ever saw its video on MTV back in 1994...

I was like crazy ...and I really loved his hairdo too!

It should have been a huge hit...

Militant said:

I agree 100%...

It's one the first Prince songs I send to people when I'm trying to preach the purple word!

Cheek said:

Well, hello you. Your first post back - I am very flattered.

Good to see you round these parts.

Glad you like this song, Adrian - you're right. It should've been a hit!

You'd look great with that hairdo.

Orgnote...

onenitealone said:

Thank you, Sir!



I highly doubt it!

MikeMatronik said:

Serious? I always go for the way more mondane She's Always In My Hair or 17 Days. Or The Word or Beautiful Strange, or Do It All Night. Or, or, or.

Never that remix. We breed different Prince fans, you and I... lol

onenitealone said:

Cheek said:

Go on - you never know until you try.

You may start off a new fashion craze on the streets of Budapest!

onenitealone said:

Haven't seen the news in the last two weeks???

A revolution is about to begin here...

Cheek said:

I did see the news a few weeks ago. And it made me think of you.

I hope everything's okay.

What a silly Prime Minister you have! No wonder everybody's up in arms. Has he resigned yet?

Did anyone see Prince perform Lovesign on Soul train? He performed Acknowledge me, now, beautiful girl (Mustang mix - my fav) and Lovesign...there might be another song but I think that is it. During the Lovsign performance he was in the back up high playing the one-eyed bass and Nona was up front at a podium like a politician and Mate was holding up signs saying things like "No Guns" etc. It was all lip-synced but it was still pretty good. It was the right before gold experience was released, no one knew what was going on with his career and he was wearing a lot of makeup...crazy time.

onenitealone said:

I wouldn't say things are okay...but you don't have to worry...

He hasn't resigned and he doesn't even plan to do it.

Hey, Alun! You're jacking your own thread!

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I love the song and the video.

prime said:

I've got that performance but - for some reason - I've never watched it. Maybe it's the fact that it was lipsynched, perhaps.

I was thinking on Saturday: I'm so glad I got into Prince during this period. It was such an exciting time. Apart from the fact I had *all* that back catalogue to digest, there was an incredible run of releases (Come, 1-800 New Funk, Exodus, Chaos & Disorder, The Gold Experience) - most of which are completely out of print now. I'd be very fustrated, as a new fan, trying to hunt down these albums.

And, of course, Prince was going through another freaky period which is always good for us guys.
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Cheek said:

See? I learned threadjacking from the best.

I can't believe he still hasn't resigned ; that's unbelievable.

Glad everything's okay where you are, though.

I love it I haven`t seen the video though

Icicle said:

Hey.

I'm sure it's out there somewhere... lurking.

Otherwise...

onenitealone said:

It`s not on youtube