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Thread started 07/01/09 2:12am

BartVanHemelen

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"We can't help ourselves / We all wanna be Prince"

"We can't help ourselves / We all wanna be Prince": a typical lyric from "We All Wanna Be Prince", the opening track to Felix Da Housecat's new album, "He Was King".

Fun track. Lots of references (music + lyrics).

Seems he's filmed a video for it with people dressed in "typical" Prince/Revolution/etc outfits, but it's not out yet.
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Reply #1 posted 07/01/09 2:23am

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The video sounds like it should be good. biggrin

'We All Wanna Be Prince' is fun, but not that enthused by the album itself though tbh. I liked a couple of tracks, but the one that loops the intro to 'Open Your Heart' by the Human League just ruins that track for me, I can't listen to it. Too few ideas overall.
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Reply #2 posted 07/01/09 5:01am

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NouveauDance said:

The video sounds like it should be good. biggrin


He asked people via Twitter to turn up dressed like that. It's probably gonna be another "lo-fi" video, like the one he did himself for "Kickdrum": http://www.justin.tv/felixdahousecat .

NouveauDance said:

'We All Wanna Be Prince' is fun, but not that enthused by the album itself though tbh. I liked a couple of tracks, but the one that loops the intro to 'Open Your Heart' by the Human League just ruins that track for me, I can't listen to it. Too few ideas overall.


Yeah, just like his previous album: too many tracks that are just an idea, not an actual song.
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Reply #3 posted 07/01/09 6:28am

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"Jamie's got a brand new star..."

Cute track!

Musically reminiscent of the 'Dirty Mind'/'Controversy' era.


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[Edited 7/1/09 6:29am]
"He's a musician's musician..."
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Reply #4 posted 07/01/09 5:55pm

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I don't. I would never wanna be Prince...He's too sweet and loveable. I just wanna be his 4ever bath partner. cool
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #5 posted 07/03/09 11:12am

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Tame said:

I don't. I would never wanna be Prince...He's too sweet and loveable. I just wanna be his 4ever bath partner. cool


with or without bubbles?
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Reply #6 posted 07/03/09 5:22pm

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BartVanHemelen said:

"We can't help ourselves / We all wanna be Prince": a typical lyric from "We All Wanna Be Prince", the opening track to Felix Da Housecat's new album, "He Was King".

Fun track. Lots of references (music + lyrics).

Seems he's filmed a video for it with people dressed in "typical" Prince/Revolution/etc outfits, but it's not out yet.


OMG. Look at that artwork (via maxipromotion)



Lots of remixes at that link, plus this:

"Every lyric of this is from a Prince song" exclaims Felix Stallings. The Housecat is going on 10 lives with the release of his new LP He Was King. It features 12 synth-pop, soon-to-be-classics with a fun, campy electro twist as only Felix can summon. With goodies like "KickDrum" and "Spank You Very Much", it was made for the heart and the floor. And to think "We All Wanna Be Prince" was a last minute addition that almost never was! Fooling around in the studio, his engineer came up with a kick and stab that was pure Prince and just like the Purple One, Felix recorded his vocals in half time, sped them up in the computer giving them an "Erotic City" delivery over a classic "Dirty Mind" feel. They realized they were on to something and so did Felix's friends who contributed remixes. Joachim Garraud, Paper Faces (aka Stuart Price & Adam Blake), Danny Howells, Italy's port-royal and Grey Ghost & Deth Hertz keep the paisley flowing with 9 great tweaky electro house versions. "We All Wanna Be Prince" debuts digitally 7/6 on spinner.com and He Was King is out this August on Nettwerk.


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[Edited 7/3/09 17:22pm]
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Reply #7 posted 07/07/09 4:29pm

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You can listen to it here:

http://www.spinner.com/20...-of-the-d/
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Reply #8 posted 07/08/09 9:53am

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i like a lot of felix da housecat's stuff, but that track's really, really lame.
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Reply #9 posted 07/08/09 10:29am

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I tried to buy the single and all it did was take me to a page to download the free mp3. I want all the mixes not just the one.

Reminds me of "We want Prince" by Sexual Harassment.
[Edited 7/8/09 10:31am]
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Reply #10 posted 07/08/09 10:33am

udo

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Interesting...
Bart, thanks!
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.
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Reply #11 posted 07/09/09 4:16am

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djdaffy1227 said:

I tried to buy the single and all it did was take me to a page to download the free mp3. I want all the mixes not just the one.


Does this work?

http://itunes.apple.com/W...id=2236551

(Can't check it, no iTunes at work.)
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Reply #12 posted 07/09/09 4:26am

Dayclear

I don't wanna BE Prince, I wanna DO Prince. flower
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Reply #13 posted 07/09/09 5:08am

laurann

Dayclear said:

I don't wanna BE Prince, I wanna DO Prince. flower



lol - Yea, where's that song?!
All 4 fun and fun 4 all
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Reply #14 posted 07/09/09 5:09am

catpark

BartVanHemelen said:

BartVanHemelen said:

"We can't help ourselves / We all wanna be Prince": a typical lyric from "We All Wanna Be Prince", the opening track to Felix Da Housecat's new album, "He Was King".

Fun track. Lots of references (music + lyrics).

Seems he's filmed a video for it with people dressed in "typical" Prince/Revolution/etc outfits, but it's not out yet.


OMG. Look at that artwork (via maxipromotion)



Lots of remixes at that link, plus this:

"Every lyric of this is from a Prince song" exclaims Felix Stallings. The Housecat is going on 10 lives with the release of his new LP He Was King. It features 12 synth-pop, soon-to-be-classics with a fun, campy electro twist as only Felix can summon. With goodies like "KickDrum" and "Spank You Very Much", it was made for the heart and the floor. And to think "We All Wanna Be Prince" was a last minute addition that almost never was! Fooling around in the studio, his engineer came up with a kick and stab that was pure Prince and just like the Purple One, Felix recorded his vocals in half time, sped them up in the computer giving them an "Erotic City" delivery over a classic "Dirty Mind" feel. They realized they were on to something and so did Felix's friends who contributed remixes. Joachim Garraud, Paper Faces (aka Stuart Price & Adam Blake), Danny Howells, Italy's port-royal and Grey Ghost & Deth Hertz keep the paisley flowing with 9 great tweaky electro house versions. "We All Wanna Be Prince" debuts digitally 7/6 on spinner.com and He Was King is out this August on Nettwerk.


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[Edited 7/3/09 17:22pm]

Need to check this out cool
FUNKNROLL! dancing jig "February 2014, wow". 'dre. nod
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Reply #15 posted 07/09/09 5:17am

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iwonderu007 said:

Tame said:

I don't. I would never wanna be Prince...He's too sweet and loveable. I just wanna be his 4ever bath partner. cool


with or without bubbles?



cool
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #16 posted 07/09/09 8:42am

abigail05

I really didn't hate that
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Reply #17 posted 07/09/09 8:55am

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abigail05 said:

I really didn't hate that



lol You're cute.

rose
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Reply #18 posted 07/09/09 10:17am

udo

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Dayclear said:

I don't wanna BE Prince, I wanna DO Prince. flower

You mean you didn't DO Prince, yet? eek
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.
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Reply #19 posted 07/09/09 2:23pm

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More details later on his Twitter accoount:

http://twitter.com/TheeRe...2556872124

Also a Remix Contest for my next single "We all wanna be Prince" Winner gets to drop dat $h*t!
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Reply #20 posted 07/09/09 5:34pm

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No, I don't wanna be him, just would like some of his time.
Prince's Sarah
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Reply #21 posted 07/09/09 5:37pm

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fun track.....love it.
Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
woot!
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Reply #22 posted 07/31/09 12:30am

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BartVanHemelen said:

More details later on his Twitter accoount:

http://twitter.com/TheeRe...2556872124

Also a Remix Contest for my next single "We all wanna be Prince" Winner gets to drop dat $h*t!


And it's on! You can download the WAV files here: http://bit.ly/15wi8j
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Reply #23 posted 07/31/09 4:42am

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iwonderu007 said:

Tame said:

I don't. I would never wanna be Prince...He's too sweet and loveable. I just wanna be his 4ever bath partner. cool


with or without bubbles?


I just threw up a li'l bit in my mouth. ill
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Reply #24 posted 07/31/09 6:43am

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You can listen to it here:

http://www.spinner.com/20...-of-the-d/


It's decent, but if you're gonna make a song paying homage to the purple one– he may need to rework that and put more FUNK into it!
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Reply #25 posted 07/31/09 3:01pm

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BartVanHemelen said:

BartVanHemelen said:

More details later on his Twitter accoount:

http://twitter.com/TheeRe...2556872124



And it's on! You can download the WAV files here: http://bit.ly/15wi8j


And here's the URL for the contest: http://www.karmaloop.com/...usecat.asp
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Reply #26 posted 07/31/09 3:02pm

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piku said:

BartVanHemelen said:

You can listen to it here:

http://www.spinner.com/20...-of-the-d/


It's decent, but if you're gonna make a song paying homage to the purple one– he may need to rework that and put more FUNK into it!


Show him how it should have been done:
http://www.karmaloop.com/...usecat.asp
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Reply #27 posted 08/01/09 1:46pm

FunkinDaTrunk

BartVanHemelen said:

piku said:



It's decent, but if you're gonna make a song paying homage to the purple one– he may need to rework that and put more FUNK into it!


Show him how it should have been done:
http://www.karmaloop.com/...usecat.asp


I did one - busted out the Cloud guitar and the Linn samps and had some fun.

Listen here if you like http://www.myspace.com/th...humanerror (or, y'know, it's on the contest page)

Anyone else having a go?
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Reply #28 posted 08/22/09 11:04am

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BartVanHemelen said:

"We can't help ourselves / We all wanna be Prince": a typical lyric from "We All Wanna Be Prince", the opening track to Felix Da Housecat's new album, "He Was King".

Fun track. Lots of references (music + lyrics).

Seems he's filmed a video for it with people dressed in "typical" Prince/Revolution/etc outfits, but it's not out yet.


i love his sinnerman remix
''now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, a fanatical criminal''
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Reply #29 posted 08/22/09 7:27pm

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Drfunkenberry posted the video...

http://www.drfunkenberry....be-prince/
"It's hard 4 me 2 say what's right when all I want to do is wrong..."
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