Moonbeam said:

True on both counts. But think about it....you never missed the longer versions of "Delirious", "take Me With U", "Darling Nikki", "Computer Blue", etc etc because you never knew them back then. You knew what you were given and it ended there. To think about him editing something NOW is ridiculous to even consider, but back then, we would have never known.

Moonbeam said:

It's funny but damn near everybody I knew at the time when the 1999 album was released HATED the song "Delirious". People that I have known since, (not counting anybody on here) still don't like the song. And these are people who are long time fans. Me personally, I didn't hate the song and still don't. But like them, I thought the song was the skip over track of the bunch. As a musician, I was able to dig and appreciate the funky bassline and most people think it's straight up Elvis. Which it is to a degree BUT it's also up tempo old school gospel. It's THAT more than anything. That's what I like about the song. That and the cute Pampers baby voice at the end. That I always thought was such a cool touch to add at the end. So no, to me, it's defiantely not a wack song. There isn't a wack song on the 1999 album.
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NoVideo said:

Yeah,"Automatic" definitely should have been a single.I'm surprised that it wasn't a single,since there was a video for it.This should have been the third single,after "Little Red Corvette".It's a stronger,more compelling song than "Delirious".I agree with you about "Let's Pretend We're Married".Excellent song,but perhaps a little too racy for pop radio.In fact,I don't recall ever hearing it played on the radio very much.

In the end though,singles didn't really matter with this album,because many radio stations played most of the songs anyway.In my area,our local R&B station placed several songs in heavy rotation throughout 1983: "1999","Little Red Corvette","Automatic","DMSR","Lady Cab Driver" and "International Lover".All of these songs were played as if they were the singles.

Moonbeam said:

I like "Moonbeam Levels" alot but I think he made the right decision in placing "Free" on the album instead."Free" has a univeral message that's easy to understand and relate to."Moonbeam Levels" might have confused listeners,lol.People would have been like "what the hell is he talking about?".

"Delirious" is awesome, people.

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blackguitaristz said:

That's what I'm talkin about! Agreed. "Automatic" was the cut on 1999 I played the most, along with "Lady Cab Driver" and "DMSR". In fact, "Automatic" pretty much made me a Prince fan, and 1999 was my first Prince album. I then went back, and got every other album from the beginning, one by one... saving whatever money I could, and running 2 the record store. I was just a kid in 1982 when 1999 was released... already listened 2 Hendrix, Santana, Parliament, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Fela, King Sunny Ade, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Stanley Clarke, Defunkt, Peter Gabriel, Albert King, Albert Collins, etc, etc. Not 2 go on 2 much, but the point is that I was already steeped in a rich, diverse, and talented musical web of influences before I heard Prince. It took quite a bit 2 impress me back then, even as a kid [quote]


Yeah, at 8 years old, I was already into Parliament-Funkadelic, Hendrix, KISS, David Bowie, Zepp, Sabbath, The Ohio Players, Bootsy, The Isley Bros. And I just progressed onto heavier shit as time went by. So I was prime ready for P when he first hit. I wasn't on fire about his debut although I dug the song Soft and Wet. That's the reason I bought the album. The only other track I liked on there was "I'm Yours". But I REALLY liked his second album. Loved Bambi and Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad and the rest of the album was very cool too. Very Todd Rundgren meets Hendrix meets The Emotions. Very cool combination I thought. So I was fully on board by then. Dirty Mind was cool. It had that Rolling Stones "Miss You" vibe along with The Cars, who I also loved. But it was when he hit with the single Controversy that I was truly convinced that P was onto some "OTHER" shit. That song truly sounded like NOTHING else on the radio at that time.


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Moonbeam said:

It's a good song....fun and catchy.It's just that the other songs are superior

SoulAlive said:

I wouldn't say that. I think the disapproval it gets has more to do with the genre than the quality of the song. It continues the automotive theme started with "Little Red Corvette" and contains some classic Prince lyrics. It's got a catchy, bouncy synth line and a great chorus.

SoulAlive said:

right, because the lyrics on the rest of that album are so straightforward and mainstream

Moonbeam said:

Ive always found it to be a little light. Just a quick throw away tune. I agree its catchy enough, just not a heavy weight punch like the other songs on the album

mostbeautifulboy said:

Exactly! "Delirious" is a light tune.It sounds like something that he didn't spend alot of time on.Nothing wrong with that.I just find the other songs to be a whole lot more interesting,lyrically and musically.

errant said:

I think the other songs are fairly easy to understand.Or at least,I understand them "Moonbeam Levels" is lyrically ambitious.Even Uptown doesn't fully understand the title phrase,lol.

SoulAlive said:

they're just deaf

but i don't really see the lyrics as being any more confusing than, say, Automatic or All The Critics Love U In New York

errant said:

Agreed!

And it's not as if "Delirious" is a huge let-down lyrically in comparison to stuff like "International Lover" and "D.M.S.R.". I love, love, LOVE those songs, mind you, but I think "Delirious" is getting short shrift here.

Moonbeam said:

yeah. people need to remember that pop albums need pop songs on them to get exposure and sell a few copies

Free Sucks

Moonbeam said:

Youre right, as much as I hate the song delirious, it was a top ten hit and helped promote the album. How many great bands/muscians are out there that youve never heard of because their albums dont have a hit tune?

Brilliant songs like Automatic and Something in the water need catchy pop numbers like Delirious to get them out there and heard.

For all that I still cant stand Delirious. Sorry

SoulAlive said:

It was a single!!!
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TheKing662 said:

In Australia, yes!



"D.M.S.R." was a promo single in the UK, too.

Moonbeam said:

I wonder why only Australia?
What makes them special??

mostbeautifulboy said:

Prince loves us.

purplesweat said:

I wonder if it was released in New Zealand too, after all we are Australias seventh state