I was in a Taxi heaidng home from a club back in November when an amazing dance/house mix of Let's Work came on the radio. It really rocked (and keyed into my mood having just bopped away to house beats for several hours).

I got the driver to crank up the sound and hoped at the end the DJ would say who it was by...but nothing.

Anybody know anything about this?

Was it the long version or did it sound like a DJ's remix?
The 12" long version was released back in 81. Has a sample from "controversy" in it toward the end of the song.

This was defo a DJ remix - very modern, very house, very good!

I would love to be in a club and for some Prince House remix to come on.

Yep, definately a remix.

I heard it about a month ago on Radio 1 here in the UK.

I think it was by Felix Da House Cat.

XNY said:

I love the original 12" version from 1981.Prince demands that his lover "work it...work it...work it...work it,aaahhh".Then,he adds some additional lyrics at the end.

Rico said:

Thanks that's great to know. Doubtful it's available commercially though right?

Gonna get requesting that now.

Rico said:

Any ideas on where i can get hold of a copy? I just dig that song sooo much!

DavidEye said:

I love it too--great song! I found it at one of many record conventions I've attended. Nothing like going to a convention and finding little rare goodies...nothin'

I was in my car yesterday when a banging version of Let's Work came on the radio. I was very surprised to hear this being played. It sounded great and I cranked it way up!

That would be a good project for Prince -- work with someone who does modern remixes of older jams and he can get his music back into the clubs

The version you heard is probably the Dark Dancer Remix. It is from a white label 12'. The flipside has Soul Jam Session.

Love this remix

NikkiDarling said:

I agree. There are a some great remixes floating around but since they never get officially released, they tend to disappear. Not a big deal...it would be something good for WBros to release instead of greatest hit cd's(their last one was lame).

Controversy is just waiting for a slamming 2003 remix.

i want to here this Let's work remix.badly.It's always been one of my favourite jams.

Jay - I recently bought Let's Work 2002 house remix and Erotic City House remix from a company based in Birmingham UK. As far as I know, these were only available on vinyl but they are monster club tunes. There's loads more P re-mixes available, at this link: http://www.htfr.com

Shafty said:

Cool, thank you so much

Oh My God there are SO MANY house remixes of Prince songs available!

Surely some enterprising producer could try and put a deal together to get an album out of "Prince in da House".

After all someone managed to put together the cover album "If I were Prince" (although as a remix album would also feature Prince's performance this would probably be vetoed by our man)

Just imagine if clubs started playing Prince House style remixes in heavy rotation! A whole new generation would get into him.

jaypotton said:

there's a rumour doing the rounds that Warners are compiling an album of Prince remixes by House artists.

lets wait and see although I reckon they'll be loads of "oooh, Warner's are ripping off Prince" messages on here again if it does happen

Prince is very popular amongst the club scene at the moment, particularly in the funky house set up. Some of the remixes (Controversy, Let's Work, Die 4 U) knocking about are some of the best I've heard. At last some real DJ's doing the mixing, not like some of those lame house mixes we got as b-sides before. Remember those god awful My Name Is Prince and Thieves in the Temple mixes? Jeeez!

See Peter Blacks Purple Mix and Black Dub on the white label.

Marrk said: