herb4 writes:


But the song can still include funk elements such as guitar parts and horn sextions, it really doesn't have to b by the book, especially if we're talkin' 'bout the big Purple here . And I can still feel funky when I hear it!


N E 1 know if Chelsea Rodgers is a real model? Prince said the cut is "for Jersey" in the beginning, do we got any leads on that and what it may pertain 2 (other than the fact that he is talkin' bout the New Jersey)???
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phunkdaddy said:

IMO, I can't there are no really catchy songs off 3121 besides Black Sweat. That might explain why I have only listened to it 4 or 5 times.

This song could very well be growing on me..

I didn't want to like this song, but I do.

actionthisday said:

then i suggest u take another listen 2 the song Love and even the word has a hipper beat than this imitation disco song

L4OATheOriginal said:

The Word is better than Chelsea Rodgers' by a country mile.. but then again thats just my opinion... but it is

The 12" single cover is now showing at hmv.co.uk:

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this song has grown on me a lot, i dont really like Planet Earth as an album, but this is a fun funky track.
I also like the "JIMI" reference

The more I listen to the album, the more I find this rack feels out of place on it. It's easily the worst track on the album for me now and I find the flow of the album much better if I skip CR.

Somebody above mentioned The Word as being far better and they are absolutely right. I think I may burn myself a Planet Earth with The Word in place of CR.

I like "Love" better than "Chelsea Rodgers". However "The Word" is too damn slow. Prince needs more uptempo jams on his albums and as far as disco goes, that's one of the best forms of music ever, right up there with funk. Funk, disco, and house music. It don't get no better than that.

vainandy said:

Not knowing too much about you... I'ld think you were from Chi-town. House Music and all.

herb4 said

Very disco-ish... but still funky. A lot of what was labled disco back in the day was simply more unptempo and danceable funk. Earth, Wind & Fire as well as Parliament/ Funkadelic amoung others made some very funky tracks which 'crossed over' to the disco scene as well.

While it may sound out of place when compared to the other tracks on the album... CR is my fav. But that same 'out of place' lable could apply to a couple of tracks on the album.

I love CR

vainandy said:

Hey Vainandy!

I like, nay, I LOVE 'the Word'. Wouldn't change anything about it. First time I heard that song, I cried like a baby.

QuakeXLE said:



I'm a lot further South than Chi-town, down in Jackson, Mississippi. I loved house music though. My first love was disco, then I got into funk, which was the closest sounding thing after disco's "death". When house music first came out, I immediately recognized it as being nothing more than a more modern reincarnation of disco, which was perfectly alright with me.




I have basically used those same exact words myself over the years to describe disco. I've always said that disco was nothing more than speeded up funk.
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Hello.

I heard the song and I just am flat-out .....meaning I couldn't care less about it. I skip it when it comes on.

vainandy said:

disco's just funk with more lights, more chest hair, more coke and more white people

Very true. And don't forget more glitter.

vainandy said:

that's the word I was looking for!

this is a great song.i hope dance clubs pick it up.i hope it gets remixed too

L4OATheOriginal said:

Love's beat isn't the problem, I don't like the lyrics...

vainandy said:

Can I use that in my sig?

I liked it initially but now finding it incredibly boring.

JDInteractive said:

Yeah me too.

The ultra catchy dance beat, funky ass bass line, tight horns, and on point vocals really become mundane after only a week of listening.

What the fuck is wrong with you people?

it's good, for disco funk.
hell, it's brilliant, for disco funk.

Funkmeimfamous said:

I totally agree. He really coulda left her out. Of the whole thing

Best party song EVER! Disco's DNR has been recinded! Funk and killer horns put it over the top (not to mention the brilliant arrangement). I dare you NOT to dance to this masterpiece.

No song has ever made me more pissed that my CD player in my Jeep no longer FUNKtions!

A killer bass line like from "dirty mind". A horn section with a solo but reduced and supporting and not too prominent. A new interpretation of a funky guitar. A song and not only a jam. And fun.

This song is not continual old school. This is real modern funk!

Accujack said:

If your being fascecious then it doesn't suit. I'm entitled to my opinion as much as anyone else.
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This and Guitar. That's all I have to say. Offcourse the album is technically good and all that jazz, but yeah these 2 were the only ones that did it for me.