I think there are a few album tracks that - had they been properly remixed - would have been outstanding singles.

#1 on my list is New Position. Such a funky, hot little song - - but too short. Imagine a slightly longer remix, perhaps with an extended instrumental section or another verse... Following the massive success stripped-down funk of "Kiss," a remixed/longer version of "New Position" would have TORN UP the airwaves in my opinion.

And then an extended 12 mix... with that funky beat.... hells yes. That would have been killer.

NoVideo said:

Funny You Posted This,

I have a dj gig this weekend and I was thinking of mixing it in. I think there is enough beat intro to mix with. I agree this song is a sleeper. It is still fresh enough to remix into a Killer house track white label.

buttcheeks said:

hell yea! i would love to hear that. it's definitely one of his funkiest tunes and still sounds fresh, for sure.

NoVideo said:

second that...4 sure...

One of my favorite songs. Period.

NoVideo said:

I would love to hear this one with some rock n roll

squirrelgrease said:

P.U.S.S.Y.

squirrelgrease said:

mine too. that whole combo of the first 3 songs on parade is just:

words fall short of describing how much i love those 3 songs and
how many times i must have listened to them over the years.

the only melody i ever whistle is the opening to christopher t's
parade. whenever i'm tapping my fingers absent mindedly it's to
the rhythm of new position.

they're that embedded in my brain.

Definitely true, funky for sure
The way the tracks flow on Parade one into the other is fantastic, love it

I love the sequencing for that song. I think Parade is overall once of the best mixed and sequenced album of his. Fitted the whole era and style perfectly well.

IstenSzek said:

Here is the closest thing to an extended mix of "New position":


[Edited 6/17/09 14:24pm]

djdaffy1227 said:

IS IT an extended mix?

Not an official mix but yes it's longer than the album version.

SCORPI09 said:

It's fanmade.

Dave1992 said:

No!

djdaffy1227 said:

OK thanx.

Here's something that a lot of people might not know...
"New Position" WAS being considered for a single release after
Anotherloverholenyohead.

I always remember this, cuz at the time my immediate thought was "Single?
But it's only 2:21 long!". Of course a few years later, Prince released
"Alphabet St." and the single edit of that wasn't much longer, so maybe it
wasn't such a strange choice after all.

BorisFishpaw said:

That sucks it didn't make it out. If Anotherlover had charted higher, they may have gone for it. I wonder if they would have used the album version or if there was a remix.

I love Mountains, but that's where I think the project kinda derailed commercially. Girls & Boys to me was the obvious 2nd single and I remember being shocked when I heard it was Mountains.

(Although in retrospect I think now Mountains is my favorite track from the album, but G&B was way more commercial IMHO).

Great song...I love the speed changes of this song.

I remember Tom Joyner playing this on his early morning show in Dallas before Parade was released. I damn near creamed in my pants when I first heard this. He had said that he was going to play an (as yet) unreleased Prince track from the new album. I had my tape player ready to go! I played this probably 100 times that day. Like Tame said, Tom Joyner also stated that he liked the speed change at the end when it slows down. I was the funkiest Hispanic on the block that day!

dannyd5050 said:

that's awesome!

chewymusic said:

Thanks!

This song is FUNKKKYYY!!!

back back in 1986 I remember I heard New Position played in a local Discotheque here in Ålborg, Denmark.

This evening they played Kiss, Anotherloverholenyohead, and New Position,

really cool, I was so excited.

IstenSzek said:

I've always loved this song, but never hear a lot about it!