I guess the rumors about Mazarati originally doing Kiss are true. I’m not sure if I like there version better? But one thing is for sure it’s very funky. Here’s the link http://www.myspace.com/100mhp

A demo was recorded in April, 1985 and given 2 Mazarati , along with "100 M.P.H." and "Jerk Out" 4 their 1986 album. The demo only consists of Prince on acoustic guitar singing the first verse and the chorus. Mazarati, along with David Rivkin and Brown Mark, took Prince's acoustic demo of "Kiss" and totally reworked it into this funk number, which is quite similar 2 the released track. Upon hearing the new version, Prince reclaimed the song, making very few changes 4 the Parade track, even keeping Mazarati's backing vocals intact. Prince replaced Terry Casey's lead vocal and added a rhythm guitar part and dropped out the bass when he reclaimed the track

gemini77 said:

WOW Thanks for the info

Ok my only question is, who is the lead singer on this version is that Brown Mark or Terry Casey?

Terry Casey is the vocalist.

Housequake have posted (with permission), a lengthy old article on this, originally printed in Uptown #40, here.

That aticle claims prince took the guitar from a jb song 'papa's got a brand new bag'; is that true or is it just similiar?
[Edited 10/24/06 3:42am]

mikek1 said:

It's quite similar to - and clearly influenced by - James Brown's song.
But the guitar part is not sampled, that's Prince playing.
(And it's not exactly the same, anyway)

gemini77 said:

I've always thought, that explains the single, but it doesn't explain the extra work that clearly must have been all Prince's on the extended version. It doesn't also specify whether the other verses in the song were written by Prince or Mazarati.

Props to Mazarati and David Rivkin for a great song. Gating the guitar with the hi-hat pattern was a stroke of genius.

I think it sounds better with the bass line

Definitely prefer Prince's version!

ShellAnswerMan said:

The bass adds nothing to the song. The rhythm was the better way to go.

So what is the song "Qualified Kiss"? just some random boot?