I believe it's at the end of Do Me, Baby. With that lone synth playing....then ending with a gong! What's that all about? I am right with this coming at the end of Do Me, Baby, right? I recall hearing this just before Private Joy, it just seemed so out of place with the song. Any ideas as to what this ending bit of music is about?

Uh-oh. Time to put the kids to bed.

i too noticed a ending like that

If u have 2 ask.....

No really...what's the deal with that. I've never gotten that, and I've heard that album for some 20 years now at least and still don't get it. Again, I ask, what's your take on it?

It IS a weird segue.

i love the days of him throwing crazy stuff in his songs, like the end of 'gotta broken heart again', where it sounds like he's throwing a little temper tantrum at the end and throwing stuff around. brilliant.

What if Do Me Baby used to be an erotic ritual Prince used to perform for his girlfriends? It is like the ending of a track from the first album of the Erotic Moods series.

Anx said:

is that what he was doing? I thought it sounded like he shot himself with a gun.

PocketFullofHorses said:

Yeah that's what it sounds more like. Or a door slamming.

1nonly said:

back in the day, this wouldn't have been seen as "just before Private Joy"
no, instead it would've been seen as the end of Side 1, period.
Side 2 starts brand new with "Private Joy"

PocketFullofHorses said:

Yeah,back in the 80s when I heard this song,I thought he had shot himself.It sounds like a gunshot.But years later,I found out that it's really just a door closing.

im so cold...hollddd meee comedy!

Christopher said:

"...well, isnt it supposed to take a long time?"

FruitToAttractBears said:

i always picture him throwing the hohner on the floor and pitching a little hissy fit. i thought that noise was his heels stomping out of the studio.


(okay, no i didn't )

Christopher said:

I always turn it off after the 2nd verse and chorus adlibs/screams.