Bloody hell folks!!!!I have recently stumbled across something which most of u may have heard or may already know about which gobsmacked me big style.
I am listening 2 what sounds like an ancient outtake of the song from something called "The Work" and had no idea this little great song from the G Bridge album was in fact a re-work of an older outtake.
Does ne1 have ne details as 2 when the song was written?,if it was intended 4 ne earlier album releases? etc.....ne info at all

According to Uptown's The Vault, Tick Tick Bang was originally recorded in 1981!

God I hate this song, please God, make it go away. Did you u get crucified for this? Amen.,

No thanks.

kape said:

I've got The Work backed up on a data disc somewhere...I'll have to dig it up and give it a listen. I LOVE the version from Graffiti Bridge...especially the sample from Jimi Hendrix's "Little Miss Lover" off of the album "Axis: Bold As Love." It's got that FAT beat and you can hear Jimi's guitar sliding into the tune right before the sample ends.

yes I first discovered "TTB"
on The Work... maybe a year or so ago
and I love that song

then I played Graffiti Bridge
for the first time in a long time
and heard the "TTB" on it
and realized it's a newer
version of the same song

I like the 80's version better
the drums are kickass on that track

the one from GB is hot too
[Edited 4/21/07 20:24pm]

2freaky4church1 said:

I posted that a long time ago and everyone thought I was crazy because I called it a WTF moment

Tick Tick Bang reminds me of everything that is soulless and wrong

"Tick Tick Bang reminds me of everything that is soulless and wrong"

Isn't it supposed to? This is the song Prince picks to fight and win his club, he picks the wrong song remember... souless and wrong.

That said, I do derive a squeal of pleasure from this version and video... it makes the bad part of me smile a great deal.

I like it a lot!

I must the only orger that doesn't like the early version

The Work?...you mean the Enhanced Edition with 34 discs??

liberation said:

Boy, that would be nice to have. Really nice. Did I mention really nice?

squirrelgrease said:

I'd love to "hear" those 34 discs...wink...wink..

Janfriend said:

You are not alone in your feelings...One of his worst songs ever. Embarrasingly bad.... HATE IT!!!

It's kind of a cheesy song, but it kind of grew on me. The ending is really bad though, It's screams lame early 90s pop.

The Controversy era version is much, much better than the Graffiti Bridge one. In fact, all of the demos for the songs that ended up on GB are better

The 1981 version is best, i always liked the way Prince played with sexual acts, made them funny and what not.

I love the orgasm
at the end of the 80's version
by the way

I don't think I've ever heard the older version but I LOVE the GB version.
I'm surprised at how many don't like it.
it's good n' dirty!