I've just heard this...SO beautiful, beautiful...I love the arrangement, and his guitar solo on this is sublime....anyone agree with me? The way that man plays guitar...it just still amazes me, talks to me, and moves me SO much... incredible!

My absolute favorite track of all time. That guitar solo lights up every pleasure center in my brain. It's aural sex.

Genesia said:

Oh Cool Genesia!! I think we're on the same wavelength... And, WHY have I not heard this before .... editing my top 5 favourites !

I only heard it a few years ago, myself.

Even though it's on my iTunes at work, I can't listen to it there. My co-workers always want to know why I'm slidin' out of my chair, eyes rollin' back in my head.

It's embarrassing.

Genesia said:

and I love that 'aural sex' thing! I love the way he says 'thank you' at the end too, after ALL that, so sweet....
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Jeffiner said:

It's actually the only song I really listen from that performance. It's is amazingly beautiful. His guitar playing is otherwordly and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Sheila's drumming on it. Genesia, you are right! It is aural sex. I am definitely going to have to bite that one. You might need to get a copyright on that one.

Jeffiner said:

I love the original by The Temptations. Great lyrics and great melody. It's just a great song. Obviously Prince dug it too because it shows in his treatment of the song. I always dug how he chose to put a guitar solo on this song. I can tell from the way Prince sings the song and the way he plays on it that he's liked this song for a long time.

I had a cass. tape when I was in 5th grade...one side was the black album and the other was live and it had Just my Imagination.....Just loved it...the guitar....


What a Temptation great....nice Prince cover.

Listened to this, this morning; it is everything it should be. It would be hard to sit through a live performance of this song without losing it.






loosing/losing same difference.
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I heard it,and LOVED it also. His guitar solos are always magical.
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It's wonderful and his voice is so sweet!

Love, love, love Prince's version of this song! What's funny is, I never paid much attention to this song, until I heard Prince singing it. Now every time I hear The Temptation's version of this song on the radio, I find myself turning it up a little louder to listen to it. I love this song a lot; great tune!

blackguitaristz said:

was just about 2 ask if it was that same song. have a cute funny memory with this song. While this song was plaaying, my 12 y/o nephews imagination was going. We were on the freeway and talking about that traffic, he heard us talking and he said 2 bad our car couldnt shrink and we could drive around all the cars and get in front of them . We started laughing and sang its just ur imagination running away with u. Hes so cute!

Dayclear said:

I gotta take a listen to this one too

ive always loved this song .....

mELdOURADOsELVAGEM said:

Ah... kids have amazing imaginations, and they're so funny sometimes. I like the Temptations, and always thought this song by them was nice, love the lyrics, but now that I've heard Prince's version...wow!

I need to convert my damn flac files so i can hear this!

MajesticOne89 said:

You have mail....

Jeffiner said:

Thank you!

^
FLAC files play in Winamp and you can get a FLAC plug-in for Windows Media Player too !


oh and great indeed
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never heard it

from which version ( album ) are you talkin bout ?
i know one from a show (aftershow ) in Den Haag 1988 , which indeed is awesome!

gerhard12 said:

It's the most circulated version as it is the best quality.

There are about nine live renditions of this song from the 87/88 period (mostly aftershow performances), but most are bad quality.

Then there is also the thing with intensity; the version recorded at Het Paard Van Troje (Small Club performance) is the most spectacular and sonic, when it comes to guitar playing and Prince's and his band's performance.

For instance, his performance of the song at Camden Palace (also 88) is much more a laid back jam with solo's by Dr Fink and Eric Leeds, and even a guest vocal spot by the then very young Mica Paris, who was spear heading the Neo Soul movement in the UK. Prince was very smitten with her voice. He offered her If I Love U 2nite, which she recorded for her second album.
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Jeffiner said:

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mELdOURADOsELVAGEM said:

...and you!

Jeffiner said:

Hi beautiful lady!!!