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PrintableThis is classic mid 80's Prince pop/funk. One of his greatest compositions. I spent much of my youth trying to understand why this wasnt a single and one of the biggest hits to reach mankind.
Thankfully Im over that now, and still listen to the song in a trancelike state. It still makes my goose pimple!! | |
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i wouldn't call it funk.
the beat is more slowed down rock beat. | |
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This song reminds me of my mom -- and how she used to gripe when my sisters and I were little that she wanted someone to "get these damn kids out of my hair!" 
 We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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One of Prince's Best in my opinion     | |
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It's my favorite Prince song | |
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one of my favorites...it's on my myspace page...kinda | |
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I especially like when he sung She's Always In My Hair at the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic 2002 Concert(Paisley Park). It was simply beautiful. I only wish Mayte would have been the "dancer" as she is seen watching. Lemme | |
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The song is FIRE!!!!! Prince was crack back then! | |
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 This is the happy love theme of my relationship w/my boyfriend. Of COURSE I love this song. However beyond that, I really think it is a sweet song. It's hard to find lyrics like the ones in this song in today' music. | |
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Love this song so much, especially the extended version! "Maybe I'll marry her...maybe I won't", it's all so good in that honest sort of train-of-thought way. I listen to this song almost every day and it always sounds new  Sounds like a real man to me...mind if I turn on the radio? | |
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It's one of my Favs | |
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Often a lot of times for writers it may not totally about one person. To the point; it may have been inspired by JJ, but I have to think that by the time it hit the vynil there were some references to Sheila and Wendy?
It gets to the pseudo relationships we get when we're not sure. | |
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One of the all time greats...I never get tired of this song.
The D'Angelo version is great too! http://myspace.com/theumsjt | |
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I posted this on Housequake a while ago. It is partially based on information from the book - Prince: The Studio Sessions.
According to my notes, it was recorded on Friday, December 30 1983 in Studio 3 at Sunset Sound. Prince was staying at the Le Parc Hotel in West Hollywood (which is where he wrote the lyrics earlier that week - BTW they are included on the UPTOWN 'Days of Wild' CD-Rom). His usual engineer, Peggy Mac, was on vacation and the session was run by Bill Jackson. The entire song was tracked on that day and even had a brief extra part that was never released. The mix of the song had a false ending similar to the 12" version, but then it came back up to hear a few notes. It was almost a tip of the hat to The fab four because the tune is very a very Beatle sounding tune. Also, the original lyrics started with the phrase "A boy got killed at Disneyland today. Some say he was trying to be Superman." Now that would have been a different song. Regarding Jill Jones' inspiration her comments to me were: "I think we were having an argument and I think Prince sometimes got confused with me. He wanted to do the right thing but a lot of times he just couldn’t. We were all just too young." Hope that 'splains some of this. The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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4bjb said: I especially like when he sung She's Always In My Hair at the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic 2002 Concert(Paisley Park). It was simply beautiful. I only wish Mayte would have been the "dancer" as she is seen watching.
 What part of the movie was this?!?!?!?  surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years... | |
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maybe ill marry her maybe i wont.. what great lyrics... | |
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a superb song. live is the shit. | |
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Easily one of the greatest uses of metaphor in any love song EVER! You have to be mad-talented just to come up with concepts like this and now it's totally ingrained in my psyche...
Love that song... A working class Hero is something to be ~ Lennon |
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KidaDynamite said: 4bjb said: I especially like when he sung She's Always In My Hair at the Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic 2002 Concert(Paisley Park). It was simply beautiful. I only wish Mayte would have been the "dancer" as she is seen watching.
What part of the movie was this?!?!?!? she's sitting behind the stage to the left with Jerry and Cynthia dressed in white Like a Gb Major with a E in the bass | |
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PANDURITO said: nurse said: Showin' appreciation for a great tune
 But I've always been kinda curious about it  Whose it about? Anybody in particular?
Michael Jackson wrote Ben about his pet rat 
so why wouldn't Prince dedicate a song to his louse? Did Michael Jackson write Ben? | |
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I love this song esp. the 12" version! 
And yeah it does kick major ass live! Love it. [Edited 10/24/07 13:40pm] "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ
"Baby, that was much too fast"...Goodnight dear sweet Prince. I'll love you always | |
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vivid said: PANDURITO said: Michael Jackson wrote Ben about his pet rat
so why wouldn't Prince dedicate a song to his louse? Did Michael Jackson write Ben? Nope 
Donald Black/Walter Scharf did | |
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I've always, always loved the opening lines:
"Whenever I feel like givin' up Whenever my sunshine...turns to rain Whenever my hopes. and dreams. are aimed in the wrong direction, she's always there...telling how much she caressss." Dammit, I STILL love this song...  
Some people tell me I've got great legs... | |
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LOVE this song!!!!! "Bring friends, bring your children and bring foot spray 'cause it's gon' be funky." ~ Prince
A kiss on the lips, is betta than a knife in the back ~ Sheila E Darkness isn't the absence of light, it's the absence of U ~ Prince | |
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My favorite Prince song by far. It's so reflective and intense. I kind of get lost in this song for 6 minutes everytime I hear it. | |
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I still have the 45 my parents got me when I was 7 ... I wore it out. I sure miss those B-sides .... think about how many GREAT B-sides we got...WOW Prime aka The Kid
"I need u to dance, I need u to strip I need u to shake Ur lil' ass n hips I need u to grind like Ur working for tips And give me what I need while we listen to PRINCE" | |
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Patrick1985 said: KidaDynamite said: What part of the movie was this?!?!?!? she's sitting behind the stage to the left with Jerry and Cynthia dressed in white Not that I know who those people are  but i'll check it out! surviving on the thought of loving you, it's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years... | |
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Alasseon said: I've always, always loved the opening lines:
"Whenever I feel like givin' up Whenever my sunshine...turns to rain Whenever my hopes. and dreams. are aimed in the wrong direction, she's always there...telling how much she caressss." Dammit, I STILL love this song... That's exactly what hooked me too... the opening is mad cool! A working class Hero is something to be ~ Lennon |
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