Hi,
Could anybody please clear something up for me? On the Girl 6 album is Prince singing the vocals for 'The Screams Of Passion?' I only ask as I know that it was sung originally by The Family.

No, it's the same version as on The Family LP.

i think paul's voice works best on this track.

I love his voice on this. I'm not quite sure how Prince would have sounded. Interesting?

clarification:

i mean i think of all paul's tracks, he sounds the best on this one.

prince's vocal takes are floating around. i can't remember if this was one of them or not, but i do remember liking the ones i remember.

Another one I gotta hear

goodfella said:

If you read the album liner notes, it says that The Family sings it, even on the Girl 6 soundtrack. They're all just Prince, Vanity 6, or The Family songs on there.

mzsadii said:

I too think St Paul did really good on this one

I'm listening 2 it now, and the rehearsal of this song by Prince and the Revolution sounded really good, but that is Prince and the Revolution
It sounds different than the Family good
Definately a reminder of why Prince with the Revolution in the studio can't be touched. Talk about the Minneapolis sound + Parade vibe, so intimate and foundational to Prince music...

..there is a version of PRINCE singing SCREAMS OF PASSION by himself..and let me tell u PRINCE blows the family out the ocean with his version..prince justs sounds sexy singing his lyrics..
..mzsexybaby<---oh hold me now
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squirrelgrease said:

that was so chzy and 80's I bet there are some nostalgic Prince fans lovin that one

Close2u said:

They'll be saying "that was so cheesy and 00's" about the shite that's released these days too you know.

NouveauDance said:

If only videos had the 80's creativity

Just about everything now is a copycat of someone elses video or show

what a wonderful song!

Close2u said:

no way man it's funky fresh for the '90s. way ahead of its time.

It looks like Mister King Sting is Jive Hivin' it from now on...so It's the honey bee sound were gonna have to worry about now.

mzsadii said:

probably about the same. Paul says that Prince worked him over making him sing all those songs exactly like he would.

which begs the question... why didn't he just release it as his own album? I really wish he had. he definitely could have gotten away with it in 1985.

errant said:

Right.. it's so obviously Paul doing his best Prince impersonation that I wish Prince would have just done a final mix with his own. I think I only prefer Paul's because I'm so used to it and it's not a demo/rehearsal quality track. Besides, everybody knows Sheila does the best Prince vox (Hollyrock)!

mzsadii said:

ACtually there is an unreleased studio rehearsal of this tune. he doent sound bad...the music is quite different and he mumbles some of the lines he havent yet mastered. its' about 8 minutes long.

Tame said:

Tame can you translate this one?

would i be right in saying that prince has never sung this in concert? I have about 15-20 live albums from this peroid and have never seen it on a set-list. I'm surprised as he normally likes to reclaim his work.

paisleypark4 said:

Yeah it's really good
an intimate peak into the Prince & the Revolution studio workouts where they would go hours on a song just trying out different sounds and riffs

Ordinary song. Very over-rated IMO. It's always struck me as a 'Prince-Pop-Conveyor-Belt-Throw-Away' lazy piece. P did the right thing to toss it to someone else.

mzsadii said:

I have a version of "The Screams of Passion" where Prince is singing the lead vocal. It is absolutely divine, even better than St. Paul's version. Prince sings it with such feeling in his voice. And Lisa on the organ.

mzkqueen03 said:

He does, most definitely.

psychodelicide said:

Yeah, the organ sound really added an emotional level

paisleypark4 said:

Totally love Prince's version of this song!!

OldFriends4Sale said:

That organ is the finishing touch.