is quickly turning into my most played prince song released in the
last 10 odd years. i love everything about it.

i know some people still take offense with it and all because of
when and for what reasons it was released but it's still great.

show your love

Forgetting the politics behind it, as a piece of work it's OUTSTANDING!

I LOVE IT TOO!!

Cool song!!!

Great track, I was hoping it was a good indication of the direction that Prince's
next album may take, but you can never really tell.

Also, people shouldn't take offence with the track. It really wasn't written about
what most people seem to think it was written about.

BorisFishpaw said:

What was it written about?

I like it...I only heard it a few times.

i always liked the music..but refused 2 enjoy it cuz it was aimed 2 offend...but a few months down the line, i realise he can be a bitch & was just acting up...plus i'm drinkin kool aid now
i LOVE IT! funkin brillarious

Efan said:

now this one was written about his second wife

Hey Lars. Long time no see.

L-O-V-E it!!!!

Fantastic track; one that gets played regularly!

Efan said:

The exact subject matter we can only speculate about, but I do know that the
track was written and recorded some time before the whole PFU thing.

BorisFishpaw said:

tht has 2 be true! he's good, but...
however it was definately a jab at the pfu thing & i felt like sloshing him one at the time!

It reminds me of a Gold Experience era b-side. Sort of like Rock N Roll's Alive (and it lives in Muffinapolis).

I like it. but don't love it. It's not one of those songs that sticks in my mind after hearing it. But while hearing it, it's got a nice beat, groove, etc.

Imago said:

- Yes. For me, the great thing about it is the instruments. Most songs since Musicology are very short, but on this one, Prince likes to jam with himself(?). I love when he does it.

It's the greatest song ever written in the history of the world. Not even Night Ranger could compose anything approaching its greatness.

Imago said:

Says the 'Curious Child' afficionado.

Imago said:

And... you're honestly saying you'd rather hear 'We March' over 'F.U.N.K.'??

You're mad.

BorisFishpaw said:

That is what I thought too based on the "sound" of the song but the Prince camp claimed it was recorded the night before they released it online. Do you know how far in advance it was recorded?
I kinda took the lyrics to be a dig at some ex-associates rather than at fans... Of course the lyrics fit nicely as a response to fans during the PFU business.

onenitealone said:

I didn't say that you bi-curious ho!!!

onenitealone said:

- Some of the Gold era outtakes were better than some of the album songs. Lots of cool stuff like ´Days of wild´, ´The Ride´, ´Rock and roll is alive´, ´Interactive´, etc

GustavoRibas said:

'Acknowledge Me', '2Morrow' and - one of my ALL-time favourites - 'Ripopgodazippa'.

I love this song. It has everything in it that I love about the man. Funk from start to finish.

BorisFishpaw said:

Yeah but Boris, how long has prince been out of love with his fans?

onenitealone said:

nice to see you again alun!

BorisFishpaw said:

Weren't just the vocals re-recorded to fit the occasion? I can't remember where I read that.

You know I edited off the end for playlist reasons. My version lasts 6:21 with "now THAT'S funky". The end does not make sense to me at all; with the weird bossa nova vibe and the rambling.
[Edited 9/22/08 5:39am]

HamsterHuey said:

- It´s not bossa nova, it´s more cuban. But it´s interesting.

GustavoRibas said:

Whatever it is, to me it is detracting from the main part of the song.

HamsterHuey said:

Nope, the track was posted 'as is'.
The only thing Prince changed was the title, which he amended to PFUnk.
Once the track was put on Itunes, it reverted back to it's original title: F.U.N.K.

However, I'm sure Prince decided to post that particular track because of
the lyrical content and how it could be interpreted with regard to PFU.
[Edited 9/22/08 12:14pm]

Definatly worth tha 79p i paid for it