There was a thread up here not too long ago talking about how great a song this is, and it is! I love it to do death.

Quetion though, does anyone know who is playing the drums on this track?

Is it Prince or Sheila?

i beleive this was around the charade/dream factory era so im leaning towards bobby z.but since it was never officially released its hard to say.unless someone around here has one of the legendary lost copies of the album complete w/liner notes

ps;does anyone have the lyrics to this song?

wmendoza36 said:

No disrespect to Bobby Z., but I've never heard him play anything as complex as this which is why I assumed it was either Prince or Sheila. I could be wrong though.....

I thought Sheila did the drums on this. This is a good question.

I've always heard it was Sheila, and i never really doubted it just because it sounded like it would be her (if that makes any sense)

but yes, probably in my top 5 favourite prince songs

incredible track


and while i know looking for correct lyrics on the internet is a hard thing to do, these ones seemed the best that i could find:

Lana drew a picture in school 2day
One that made her mother cry
A picture of a woman with a drink in her hand
Standing by a child with no eyes
Washington reaction based upon revenge
Babies blown 2 kingdom come
Damn the logic
Cartoon characters look better when they're on the run
Danny dropped the dime on his girlfriend
He said he didn't wanna go 2 jail alone
The seed lives in the same mind
With the thought that says we all should be stoned
And people lookin' 4 angels in the sky
Whenever they're broken-hearted
Love is grown, seeds are sown
A fire don't burn unless it's started

Did U ever feel that life was like lookin' 4 a penny
In a large room with no light?
A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations
That aren't right

Everytime U wake up there's a little motherfucker
Talkin' big stuff in your face (Are U happy?)
U only get the kind of people that open their mouth just 2 swallow feet
Welcome 2 the rat race

Did U ever feel that life was like lookin' 4 a penny
In a large room with no light?
A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations
That aren't right

Oh, if U could just pass your history class
Maybe life would be alright
Until then U'll be lookin' 4 a penny
In a large room with no light

Yeah!

Life {repeat 2 fade}


it sounds about right (minus the obvious, la-la's), hope to be corrected if necessary

enjoy
[Edited 5/30/08 13:16pm]

It's very nice.

"sheila e.! sheila e.! say it y'all!"

i love this song too, btw awesome time for p. he deserves a slap for tryna keep this one to himself .

It's Sheila E. on drums.

It was recorded live in the studio on May 4th 1986 with a hybrid band of
members from Sheila's band and The Revolution. The line was as follows...

Wendy Melvoin - guitar
Lisa Coleman - keyboards
Levi Seacer Jr. - bass
Sheila E. - drums
Eric Leeds - sax
Norbert Satchell - sax
Atlanta Bliss - trumpet
Susannah Melvoin - backing vocals

wmendoza36 said:

There is no 'Charade' era. Charade is just the name of a very old bootleg of Parade-era tracks.

4 yall 2 b prince fans yall dont know how 2 listen bobby z drumming is nowhere near that loose and hot his sound is more electronic and stale that shelia freakin e !! the lovesexy/sign o the times band brought some complex playing 2 the table and they laid it down now wendy and lisa was good but they didnt know how 2 reach like that era of musicians did i love wendy and lisa but they couldnt change grooves in a song and make u feel a rush like shelia and crew i never seen wendy or lisa so hyped like u would see sheila on the drums love love love sweetness

NouveauDance said:

i think thats what they meant, its a bootleg that appeared at the same time as charade and the dream factory bootlegs.

i personally love the song! wish it would be released in good quality tho (as with so so so many prince bootlegs!)

sorry double post
[Edited 5/31/08 5:55am]

kaptainkrunk said:

BorisFishpaw said:

Thanks u very much for this information!
Didn't know levi was playing bass on this, always thought it was Brown Mark.

One of my favorite unreleased tracks too.