I love the pop version! It has hit written all over it.

The intro alone..."Until one breaks the other ones heart!"

I feel the "favoured" version, although its raw, sounds like a demo.

The "pop" Camille version rules and was worthy of the SOTT/Camille/Crystal ball albums!

One of the best boots ever! Along with Good Love, it could have made the best double A side ever!

I personally prefer the original version of witness...as you said, it was more raw, more dirty. But the pop version, I really dont care for. I think it's too fast. The original version just grooves, while the pop version's atmosphere is just all over the place.

SquirrelMeat said:

that version is great. When did he record that version? he refers to the electric chair a lot in the song, and I was wondering wether it could have been recorded around the batman era.

love them both

When I made my 45 minute Prince Bootleg mix, I had interpolated both of them in there. I like the 1988 version a little more. The bluesy jazzy one is ok but the FUNK gotsta have DAT FUNK! I has 2 gets Funked Up.

I love when he says "Gimme death row, gimme solitare!" wtf?lol!

Ten he adds more adlibbing in this one talking off the bat in his funny way. I love him.

"They cane give 21 years"
Make that 22
As soon as Im free..
I'll run 4 U"

paisleypark4 said:

Hell yeah! that FONKAY version is THA shizzznit!!!

paisleypark4, U R cool!

talk2thejay said:

My brutha u are funkdafied, u shall never step on funk and u believe wha da Funk B's my beautiful brutha

Pledge a groovealleigance 2 da funk
The united funk of Funkadelica
4 dey funk 2 dey funk of Dey Funk
4 the untied funk, we can fly

I also prefer the "pop" version with the Camille voice.It sounds like a funky remix of the original version.

I only like the guitar version...the one with horns is too pop.