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School Yard This is a funky little tune. Anyone else heard it? Prince's Sarah | |
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yea this is a nice lil song i remember when he 1st spoke of writing it back during the diamond and pearls days suppose 2 b about him and andre cymone | |
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Nice song! love the one who is Love! | |
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I was only 16 and her name was Carrie
She was the number one little girl I wanted 2 marry me She was only 14, but she had the major body Yeah, this girl was mean Me and Ace picked Carrie up from school one day We took her 4 a ride in Ace's car, the music started 2 play We sat real close, both nervous Lookin' at each other not knowin' what 2 say Carrie was a sister But her eyes kinda made her look Japanese Her short cut afro, shiny and soft Her clothes fit 2 please Ace was a real fast driver With every turn, Carrie fell in my lap He asked us where we wanted 2 go I said "Yeah right, like U need a map!" The schoolyard, the schoolyard Gettin' it on in the schoolyard With a wink and a nod we were off 2 Ace's pod Like peas who's hangin' 4 a knife The schoolyard, the schoolyard Gettin' it on in the schoolyard We never want it 4 the children of our own We all pray better seeds we have sown But one story that is most commonly known Is gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Schoolyard) Ace's girl showed up, that's when the party started jumpin' Tower Of Power's "Squib Cakes" steady humpin' I said "Carrie, hmm, do U wanna dance?" She said "Uh hmm, yeah, like later man, first let me smoke this weed" I said "Damn, my cologne ain't sayin' shit if this is what she needs" Yeah, before I knew it, Carrie was seein' double That's when me and her got into trouble So much 4 the dance I started takin' off Carrie's pants The schoolyard, the schoolyard Gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Hey hey.. hey!) And now boys and girls 4 the graphic part Close your ears if U ain't got a nasty heart The schoolyard, the schoolyard Here we go Now take a glove, fill it with hot baby lotion and slip it on (Well) Pull it tight, that's what Carrie was like One stroke and I was gone Gone I was, it's true The schoolyard, the schoolyard When your schoolyard baby comes home And it's all that's on their mind Try 2 remember how U felt your very first time.. oh! The schoolyard, the schoolyard Gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Gettin' it on) We never want it 4 the children of our own We all pray better seeds we have sown But one story that is most commonly known Is gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Gettin' it on, oh) (Well, gettin' it on.. heh, heh) The schoolyard (Schoolyard), the schoolyard (Schoolyard) Gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Boy, U're gettin', yeah) The schoolyard, the schoolyard (Schoolyard) Gettin' it on in the schoolyard (Gettin' it on, get.. get.. gettin' it on, yeah) (Hey!) | |
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i dig it...but i lose interest during the "drug" part.
iuno drugs in prince songs doesnt really work for me  | |
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This an obviously unreleased song. I have to say, thank God, because my 14 year old is recently into everything Prince!
nough said! Wake up!......Wake up! | |
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Yeah it sounds like what it is... an outtake.
weak song, imo. Prince 4Ever.  | |
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It was original on Diamonds and Pearls. There's a bootleg called Uncut Diamonds (I think T put it out). The track list was:
Cream Daddy Pop Diamonds & Pearls The Flow Horny Pony Live 4 Love Money Don't Matter 2 Nite School Yard Something Funky Strollin' Violent The Organ Grinder Walk Don't Walk Willing and Able No I'm not sure how close this was to the original track list of D&P, but that's what the bootleg has on it. I really dig "Live 4 Love". The vocals are different. He isn't so 'aggressive' in his delivery. It's a more laid back, deeper voice delivery. There's only a couple slight instrument changes. "Cream" is more straight ahead, without all the cuts and embellishments. "The Flow", although a different version from  still makes D&P Prince's embarrassing foray into rap with Tony M. rattling on about the funk (as he does on "Something Funky"). | |
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so, basically he took advantage of a drugged girl?  | |
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ernestsewell said: It was original on Diamonds and Pearls. There's a bootleg called Uncut Diamonds (I think T put it out). The track list was:
Cream Daddy Pop Diamonds & Pearls The Flow Horny Pony Live 4 Love Money Don't Matter 2 Nite School Yard Something Funky Strollin' Violent The Organ Grinder Walk Don't Walk Willing and Able No I'm not sure how close this was to the original track list of D&P, but that's what the bootleg has on it. I really dig "Live 4 Love". The vocals are different. He isn't so 'aggressive' in his delivery. It's a more laid back, deeper voice delivery. There's only a couple slight instrument changes. "Cream" is more straight ahead, without all the cuts and embellishments. "The Flow", although a different version from still makes D&P Prince's embarrassing foray into rap with Tony M. rattling on about the funk (as he does on "Something Funky").some of the tracks on this release were simply slowed down versions of the released tracks, weren't they? | |
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ain't this song based on a true story?  To Sir, with Love | |
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wow i never realized how bad those lyrics were until i looked at them on a page. and some of them are kinda gross too. | |
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ernestsewell said: It was original on Diamonds and Pearls. There's a bootleg called Uncut Diamonds (I think T put it out). The track list was:
Cream Daddy Pop Diamonds & Pearls The Flow Horny Pony Live 4 Love Money Don't Matter 2 Nite School Yard Something Funky Strollin' Violent The Organ Grinder Walk Don't Walk Willing and Able Those are just a bunch of tracks that were recorded during that era. I seriously doubt they were ever "intended as the Diamonds And Pearls -album" as such. | |
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ernestsewell said:[quote]
The schoolyard, the schoolyard Gettin' it on in the schoolyard With a wink and a nod we were off 2 Ace's pod Like peas who's hangin' 4 a knife quote] Shouldn't it be "like peas, we were hangin' for the night"? | |
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novabrkr said: ernestsewell said: It was original on Diamonds and Pearls. There's a bootleg called Uncut Diamonds (I think T put it out). The track list was:
Cream Daddy Pop Diamonds & Pearls The Flow Horny Pony Live 4 Love Money Don't Matter 2 Nite School Yard Something Funky Strollin' Violent The Organ Grinder Walk Don't Walk Willing and Able Those are just a bunch of tracks that were recorded during that era. I seriously doubt they were ever "intended as the Diamonds And Pearls -album" as such. I think that Schoolyard was mentioned in his Rolling Stone interview as being on an early configuration of the album. If I remember correctly, he played it for the interviewer. | |
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piepie1976 said: wow i never realized how bad those lyrics were until i looked at them on a page. and some of them are kinda gross too.
U shoulda cut it off when Prince said "and now boys and girls for the graphic part close your ears if u ain't got a nasty heart". I swear the words "HATER" is wayyy over-rated...smh | |
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exodus said: novabrkr said: Those are just a bunch of tracks that were recorded during that era. I seriously doubt they were ever "intended as the Diamonds And Pearls -album" as such. I think that Schoolyard was mentioned in his Rolling Stone interview as being on an early configuration of the album. If I remember correctly, he played it for the interviewer. Strangely enough, yeah, I do also remember vaguely "Schoolyard" being considered for an official release. I was doubting that "Uncut Diamonds" would have presented something that Prince was considering to be releasing as such. Although there have been some rather strange early configurations of his 90s albums too. Personally I think "Schoolyard" is just a silly song though. Not worthy of a release, but I can see why someone with a studio of his own would want to be spending a day or a two making something like that just for fun. The strange part about the outtakes from 1990- onwards is just the noticeable drop in quality: you could compile really good records from the outtakes on your own from his 80s period, but around the time of GB / D&P there are only perhaps several outtakes tracks circulating from each year that are really even worth serious listening (in my opinion most of them are just inexcusable, really dated pop / rap dross - just see under "Carmen Electra"). I've been thinking that it might have perhaps been all the protege albums he was involved in around that time that seriously decreased his songwriting chops, because for one reason or another he chose to intentionally write very non-descript material musicially for those artist. Not saying that he intentionally wrote bad songs for them, they just seem more like "work" for him, instead of having been driven by any artistic ambitions. Neither am I implying that his officially released material would have been substandard by themselves, he still had a bunch of good enough tracks for them. | |
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eelco said: ernestsewell said: It was original on Diamonds and Pearls. There's a bootleg called Uncut Diamonds (I think T put it out). The track list was:
Cream Daddy Pop Diamonds & Pearls The Flow Horny Pony Live 4 Love Money Don't Matter 2 Nite School Yard Something Funky Strollin' Violent The Organ Grinder Walk Don't Walk Willing and Able No I'm not sure how close this was to the original track list of D&P, but that's what the bootleg has on it. I really dig "Live 4 Love". The vocals are different. He isn't so 'aggressive' in his delivery. It's a more laid back, deeper voice delivery. There's only a couple slight instrument changes. "Cream" is more straight ahead, without all the cuts and embellishments. "The Flow", although a different version from still makes D&P Prince's embarrassing foray into rap with Tony M. rattling on about the funk (as he does on "Something Funky").some of the tracks on this release were simply slowed down versions of the released tracks, weren't they? T slowed them down to degrade the quality since they are bootlegs. It's not how they were originally recorded. With a quick pitch adjustment and speed adjustment, they'd sound just like the album versions. | |
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novabrkr said: Personally I think "Schoolyard" is just a silly song though. Not worthy of a release,
Must I remind you of "The Wedding Feast", "Judghead", and "Arrogance" ? | |
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ernestsewell said: novabrkr said: Personally I think "Schoolyard" is just a silly song though. Not worthy of a release,
Must I remind you of "The Wedding Feast", "Judghead", and "Arrogance" ? & I can remind u that we all have different tastes. but I feel u r right about jughead (to me) it's about as crappy as they come. | |
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ernestsewell said: novabrkr said: Personally I think "Schoolyard" is just a silly song though. Not worthy of a release,
Must I remind you of "The Wedding Feast", "Judghead", and "Arrogance" ? "The Wedding Feast" and "Arrogance" are tracks that are different. Not every track included on an LP needs to be a fully-constructed song, and the artist (Prince, in this case) may feel like they offer a break to the rest of the flow of the album. They work differently and should be judged by different terms accordingly, although it's quite customary on this site by this point that a number of people automatically complain about such tracks being included on Prince's albums. Same thing with all the interludes on albums like or TRC. "Schoolyard", however, is a full song with choruses and verses, and as such at least it fails to win me over.Other peoples' opinions on the track's merits may differ, but I find it totally non-worthy of an official release. I don't really see why anyone who's not a Prince fan would want to give too much attention for something like that.
Arrogance? I remember it being picked out as the "only listenable" track from the -album by some critic around the time of the record's release. | |
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Schoolyard is one of Prince's best songs. I abdicated the throne in Ithaca, but now I am...
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exodus said:[quote] ernestsewell said: The schoolyard, the schoolyard Gettin' it on in the schoolyard With a wink and a nod we were off 2 Ace's pod Like peas who's hangin' 4 a knife quote] Shouldn't it be "like peas, we were hangin' for the night"? It's what's on the DTT. Now that I see it, it does appear a bit off. I'll have to bring it up to Ted. | |
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eelco said: so, basically he took advantage of a drugged girl?
Ummmm...he was high, too. I think it's safe to say both their inhibitions were lost, more or less. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I like it...It's a really good song...The lyrics are...ya know...I'm not sure if they should remain on a final print...although, I'd love to hear a better recording than the one on, "Yellow."  "The Lion Sleeps Tonight... | |
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Genesia said: eelco said: so, basically he took advantage of a drugged girl?
Ummmm...he was high, too. I think it's safe to say both their inhibitions were lost, more or less. Inhibitions lost? He is talking about pot, not booze or ecstasy. Pot doesn't lead to a loss of inhibitions. I abdicated the throne in Ithaca, but now I am...
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Genesia said: eelco said: so, basically he took advantage of a drugged girl?
Ummmm...he was high, too. I think it's safe to say both their inhibitions were lost, more or less. not sure about that, The lyrics only say Carrie was seeing double.... | |
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Dug up this old org thread concerning possible album configurations and/or tracks known to be related to certain projects or time periods:
http://prince.org/msg/7/116565 Interesting discussion. paisleypark4 said: The Prince Alternate & W.I.P. Albums List '79 - 2001
For all your QUESTIONS and HEADACHES..... "These tracklists in most cases only represent one Work In Progress snap-shot of each project, and do not represent any kind of final configuration as it may have been released. In fact, there are often numerous work in progress configurations of any given project Prince has worked on - In most cases, these do not represent any final configuration, only a work in progress." The Rebels July 1979 Unfinished Band project (not sequenced) Disco Away (Dez) Hard To Get (Prince) If I Love You Tonight (Prince) Instrumental (Andre) Thrill You Or Kill You (Andre) Too Long (Dez) Turn Me On (Prince) You (Prince) Instrumental (Dez) Purple Rain November 7th 1983 Album sequence: Test Pressing made 01. Lets Go Crazy 02. The Beautiful Ones 03. Computer Blue 04. Darling Nikki 05. Wednesday 06. Purple Rain 07. I Would Die 4 U 08. Baby Im A Star 09. Father's Song Parade May 1st 1985 First configuration: 01. Wendy’s Parade 02. New Position 03. I Wonder U 04. Under The Cherry Moon 05. Others Here With Us 06. Life Can Be So Nice 07. Sometimes It Snows In April 08. Old Friends 4 Sale 09. All My Dreams The Flesh January 22nd 1986 Album sequenced: Side 1: 01. Junk Music Side 2: 02. Up From Below 03. Y'All Want Some More? 04. A Couple Of Miles Dream Factory July 18th 1986 Last Album sequence made before it was shelved: Side 1: 01. Visions 02. Dream Factory 03. Train 04. Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 05. It Side 2: 06. Strange Relationship 07. Starfish & Coffee 08. Slow Love 09. Interlude 10. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Side 3: 11. Sign O The Times 12. A Place In Heaven 13. Crystal Ball Side 4: 14. The Cross 15. Last Heart 16. Witness 4 The Prosecution 17. Movie Star 18. All My Dreams Camille November 5th 1986 Album sequenced: Side 1: 01. Rebirth Of The Flesh 02. Housequake 03. Strange Relationship 04. Feel U Up Side 2: 05. Shockadelica 06. Good Love 07. If I Was Your Girlfreind 08. Rockhard In A Funky Place Crystal Ball November 30th 1986 Album Sequenced: Side 1: 01. Rebirth Of The Flesh 02. Play In The Sunshine 03. Housequake 04. Ballad Of Dorothy parker Side 2: 05. It 06. Starfish & Coffee 07. Slow Love 08. Hot Thing Side 3: 09. Crystal Ball 10. If I Was Your Girlfriend 11. Rockhard In A Funky Place Side 4: 12. The Ball 13. Joy In Repitition 14. Strange Relationship 15. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Side 5: 16. Shockadelica 17. Good Love 18. Forever In My Life 19. Sign O The Times Side 6: 20. The Cross 21. Adore 22. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night Ingrid Chavez Heaven Must Be Near Cry Crystal City Wintersong Whispering Dandelions Slappy Dappy Candle Dance Elephant Box Touch Of Love Blue Boy Jadeestone Sad Puppet Dance Standing In The Rain Graffitti Bridge 1 September 22nd 1987 The script mentioned these songs: Stimulation Camille Ruthie Washington's Jet Blues Grafitti Bridge Everything Could Be So Fine Question Of U XYZ Crucial Power Fantastic Beat Town Melody Cool Big Tall Wall The Grand Progression Graffitti Bridge 2September 25th 1988 "An early version was assembeled" Big Tall Wall Stimulation Grafitti Bridge Bloody Mouth The Question Of U Beat Town Pink Cashmere Melody Cool The Grand Progression God Is Alive "At the same time Pricnce was preparing his next project...it's difficult to determine if Rave was entirely seperate project from Graffitti Bridge album, or just temporarily evolved into Rave." Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic 1 Octobert 27th 1988 The Voice Inside Melody Cool Rave Un2 The joy Fantastic God Is Alive If I Had A Harem Stimulation Still Would Stand Alll Time Elephants & Flowers Big House We Got The Power Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic 2 (late 1988) Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic If I Had A Harem Good Judy Girlfriend Pink Cahsmere Electric Chair Am I Without U? God Is Alive Still Would Stand All Time Moonbeam Levels These projects were shelved when work when Batman Soundtrack was offered. Prince also took on another Madhouse project, and work with Cat / Margie Cox with Dr. Mambo's Combo to make the "MC FLASH" album. Madhouse 24 pt. 1 Dec. 1988 18 (R U Legal Yet?) 19 (Jailbait) 20 (A Girl & Her Puppy) 21 (The Dopamine Rush Suite): 21 – The Dopamine Rush 22 – Amsterdam 23 – Spanish Eros 24 – Orgasm After work on Batman (Feb / March 1989) Prince also worked on The Time's next project (w/o Jimmy & Terry, and Jesse Johnson at the time) The Time: Corporate World Sep. 1989 Set for release inNov. 14th 1989 in this order: Murph Drag Nine Lives Donald Trump (Black Version) Love Machine Data Bank Shake! Corporate World The Latest Fashion Rwelease It My Summertime Thang new tracks were made for the MC Flash album Flash – Margie Cox July 1989 R U There Brand New Boy Warden In The Prison Of Love Bed Of Roses Good Man Whistlin’ Kenny We Can Hang Curious Blue Girls Will Be Girls Good Body Every Evening Diamonds & Pearls November 1990 Daddy Pop Walk Don’t Walk Schoolyard Strollin Willing & Able Diamonds & Pearls Insatiable Money Don’t Matter 2 Night Horny Pony Live 4 love Something Funky This House Comes Call The Law The Flow I’ll Do Anything Musical Late 1992 Wow Make Believe My Little Pill There Is Lonely Be My Mirror I Can’t Love U Anymore Don’t Talk 2 Strangers I’ll Do Anything Glam Slam Ulysses show August 21 1993 Strays Of The World Dolphin Interactive Pheromone Dark Loose! Space What’s My Name Poem Endorphinmachine Race Come Pope Madhouse 24 pt. II Mid 1994 17 Rootie Kazootie Space Guitar Segue Asswoop Ethereal Parlor games Michael B (Got 2) Give It Up Sonny T Come March 11th 1994 Poem Interactive Endorphin Machine Space Pheromone Loose Papa Race Dark Solo Strays Of The World Exodus NPG operator (segue) Get Wild Slave 2 The System Acknowledge Me Super Hero Count (segue) Count The Days Sonny (segue) Dj Gets Jumped (segue) New Power Soul Mad Love They Will Be Done Funky Proud mary NPG Bum Rush The Ship (segue) Exodus Funky Design The Gold Experience 1 Interactive Days Of Wild The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Now Acknowledge Me Ripopgodazippa 319 Shy Billy Jack Bitch Eye Hate U Gold The Gold Experience 2 P Control Endorphin Machine Acknowledge Me We March Days Of Wild The Most Beautiful Girl In The World Dolphin Now 319 Shy Billy Jack Bitch Eye Hate U Gold Emancipation Right Back Here In My Arms Slave 2 The System Slave New World 2020 Fel Good Journey 2 The Center Of your Heart Eye Am The DJ Emancipation If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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Darwintheorgangrinder said: Genesia said: Ummmm...he was high, too. I think it's safe to say both their inhibitions were lost, more or less. Inhibitions lost? He is talking about pot, not booze or ecstasy. Pot doesn't lead to a loss of inhibitions. Drugs affect everyone differently. I did some things under the influence of pot (not booze or X) while in high school that I never would have done otherwise. I remember one particularly torrid make-out session in the basement to Styx's Grand Illusion...  We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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eelco said: Genesia said: Ummmm...he was high, too. I think it's safe to say both their inhibitions were lost, more or less. not sure about that, The lyrics only say Carrie was seeing double.... 
Go back to high school, get stoned with a crush and see what happens. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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