Sometimes It Snows In April

Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war
Just after I'd wiped away his last tear
I guess he's better off than he was before,
A whole lot better off than the fools he left here

I used 2 cry 4 Tracy because he was my only friend
Those kind of cars don't pass U every day
I used 2 cry 4 Tracy because I wanted 2 see him again
But sometimes, sometimes life ain't always the way...
Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad
Sometimes I wish life was never ending
And all good things, they say, never last
Springtime was always my favorite time of year
A time 4 lovers holding hands in the rain
Now springtime only reminds me of Tracy's tears
Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain

He used 2 say so strong unafraid 2 die
Unafraid of the death that left me hypnotized
No, staring at his picture I realized
No one could cry the way my Tracy cried

Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad
Sometimes, sometimes I wish that life was never ending
And all good things, they say, never last

I often dream of heaven and I know that Tracy's there
I know that he has found another friend
Maybe he's found the answer 2 all the April snow
Maybe one day I'll see my Tracy again

Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad
Sometimes I wish that life was never ending
But all good things, they say, never last

All good things that say, never last
And love, it isn't love until it's past

GREAT GREAT tribute thread..Prince would be PROUD

Girls and boys!
He only knew her 4 a little while
But he had grown accustomed 2 her style
She had the cutest ass he ever seen
But he did 2, they were meant 2 be
They loved 2 kiss on the steps of Versailles
It looked like rain, mama, birds do fly

CHORUS:
I love U baby, I love U so much
Maybe we can stay in touch
Meet me in another world, space, and joy
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys {U're very pretty, ...}

He gave her all the love that anyone can
But she was promised 2 another man
He tried so hard not 2 go insane
Birds do fly, it looks like rain

CHORUS

Life is precious baby, love is so rare
I could take the breakup if U say that U care
He had 2 run away, his pride was 2 strong
It started raining, baby, the birds were gone, oh

Maybe (CHORUS)
Meet me in another world
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys

I want U, baby (CHORUS)
Maybe we can play 2day
Vous êtes très belle, girls and boys

















Vous étiez de l'autre côté de la salle

{U were on the other end of the room}

Vous dansiez si fort je sentais votre parfum

{U were dancing so hard I could smell your perfume}

Votre sourire me dit que nous devrions nous parler...

{Your smile tells me that we should talk...}

Sur la piste de dance, baby

{On the dance floor, baby}

Fais cet appel pour moi

{Make that call 4 me}

Oh oui, baby - sexe et repos

{Oh yes, baby - sex and rest}

Et ne résistez pas

{And U won't resist it}

Vous savez que vous aimerez ca, baby, oh ouah

{U know U'll like that, baby, oh ow!}

Je vous enlacerai avec mes jambes, baby

{I will wrap my legs around U, baby}

Pendant des heures je veux vous étonner, baby

{4 hours and hours I want 2 amaze U, baby}

Fleurs dans votre bain, amour dans vos draps

{Flowers in your bath, love in your sheets}

Faire l'amour, faire l'amour - où nous rencontrerons-nous?

{Make love, make love - where will we meet?}

CHORUS

I want U baby, I want U so much (CHORUS)
Maybe, maybe we can stay in touch
Another world, space
Lips, face

Happiness in its uncut form
Is the feeling that I get in your warm, warm...
Happy's what I get when we do what we do
Happiness, mama, is being with U ... good Lord

Meet me somewhere after dawn ... Lord

(I love U baby, I love U so much)
(Maybe we can stay in touch)
(I love u baby, I love U so much)
Vous êtes très belle (Maybe we can stay in touch {x4})
So like I saw U from across the room and..
Honey, U danced so hard I smelled your perfume
And the look on your lips said that a..
We could talk some more, some more on the dance floor baby

Hear the words I'm sayin' (CHORUS)
Feel the sex I'm layin'
Naughty's what I wanna be with U 2night, 2night
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys

Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys
Vous êtes très belle, mama, girls and boys
Girls and boys

© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP

OldFriends4Sale said:

This is, by far, the worst "dying" acting I have ever seen in a mainstream film. It borders on the ridiculous. Actually, it is ridiculous. Prince should have stuck to what he knows how to do best when it comes to acting: pouting and looking surly.

June 7. 1986
Cobo Arena Detroit
-AnotherLoverHolenYourHead video




Recorded Sunset Sound; December 16, 1985
Released July 2, 1986
Album: 3:58
12 extended version": 7:52

some creditss: backing vocals from Susannah Melvoin, and the horn section of Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss. The song also features a string arrangement by Clare Fischer

Anotherloverholenyohead

I gave my love, I gave my life
I gave my body and mind
We were inseparable
I guess I gave U all of my time
And now U plead insanity
And U don't even know the score
Why can't U learn 2 play the game, baby?
Don't U know that U need more? (More, more, more, more)
U need another lover
Like U need a hole in yo’ head (Baby, baby)
U know there ain't no other
That can do the duty in yo’ bed (Yeah, yeah)

We were brothers and sisters {lines repeat in BG}
United all 4 love
Now all of a sudden U try 2 fight it
U say U’ve had enough
Even though we had (big) fun
U want another someone, yo’ happily ever after be
(As sure as there’s a sun)
Sho’, sho’ as the sun, I wanna be the one
U don't understand? Face 2 face, baby, I'll tell U down on my knees
Yeah yeah

U need another lover
Like U need a hole in yo’ head (Baby, baby)
U know there ain't no other
That can do the duty in yo’ bed (Solo, solo)

(Sinkin’)
Yeah, oh Lord

U need another lover
U know there ain't no other

U need another lover
Like U need a hole in yo’ head
Hole in yo’ head {x2}
[(I do believe U’re on the rebound now)]
U need another lover
Like U need a hole, a hole, a hole, a hole, uh

U need another lover (Well)
U know there ain't no other

There's gonna be a riot if U don't clap your hands
If U don't make that funky stand
Everybody... {fade out}
U know there ain't no other

© 1986 Controversy Music - ASCAP













Extended:Anotherloverholenyohead is basically extended into a jam and features a piano solo by Lisa Coleman, similar to the version on the Parade tour

Put your foot on the rock
Let the girls see ya
Put your foot down on the 1
Shake your body, have some fun

U know there ain't no other
U need another lover like U need a hole in yo' head (Sing)
U know there ain't no other
U need another lover like U need a hole in yo' head

Put your foot on the rock
Let the girls see ya
Put your foot down on the 1
Shake your body, have some fun (Hey)

U need another lover like U need a hole in yo' head {x4}
Hole in yo' head
[Edited 3/10/10 7:26am]

^^nice read. I love that picture. JJ!

1 of the most prominent songs from this era, and still a crowd favorite

That's What We Are is a strong statement regarding that era
the look the dance moves, every performance of this was hot



A Love Bizarre

B-side:A Love Bizarre (Part II) Save the People
Released December 26, 1985 (U.K.) February 8, 1986 (U.S.)

A B, A B C D

The moon up above, it shines down upon our skin
Whispering words that scream of outrageous sin
We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest dreams
It gets kinda rough in the back of our limousine

CHORUS:
That's what we are, we all want a love bizarre
That's what we are, we all want a love bizarre

A strawberry mind, a body that's built 4 2
A kiss on the spine, we do things we never do
Come swallow the pride and joy of the ivory tower
We'll dance on the roof, make love on a bed of flowers

CHORUS

The moon up above, it shines down upon our skin
(It shines down... on... our... skin)
Whispering words that scream of outrageous sin
(Whispering words that scream of... scream of sin)
We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest dreams
(We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest... wildest dreams, yeah)
It gets kinda rough in the back of our limousine

CHORUS

That's what we are, we all want a love bizarre
(A strawberry mind, a body that's built 4 2, me and U)
That's what we are, we all want a love bizarre
(A kiss on the spine, we do things we never do)

(Yeah)

CHORUS {x4}

What we are, what we are, a love bizarre {x2}
What we are (What we are), what we are (what we are)
A love bizarre (A love bizarre)

CHORUS {repeated ‘til end}

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Ah yeah! {x3}

© 1985 Controversy Music / Sister Fate Music - ASCAP

A Love Bizarre" is a song written by Prince for Sheila E.. The song is a duet between Sheila E. and Prince and it appears on Sheila E.'s 1985 album Romance 1600. It clocks in at 12:16, but the single version is 3:46 in duration.

The song was Sheila E.'s last major hit and her second biggest behind her debut single "The Glamorous Life". The song was performed in the film Krush Groove which Sheila E. also had a major supporting role in. The song was a major hit and reached #1 in Urban radio airplay & Dance/Club play, #2 on the U.S. R&B charts and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 & Pop radio airplay. The German 12" single release is backed by the B-Side "Save The People" that also served as the B-Side for her previous single "Sister Fate"

Save the people
Type of Work:Musical work
Registration Number / Date:PA0000291926 / 1986-06-16

Date of Publication:July 24, 1985
Date of Creation:1985

Title:Save the people / produced, written, and arr. by Sheila E.

Description:on side 2 of 1 sound disc : 45 rpm ; 12 in.

Publisher Number:WB Records 0-20359
Copyright Claimant:Sheila Escovedo d.b.a. Sister Fate Music & Chocheat Music

Notes:(With Sister Fate).
Authorship on Application:music: Sheila Escovedo p.k.a. Sheila E., & Benjamin Rietveld.

Performer:Performed by Sheila E.



[Edited 3/11/10 16:35pm]

1.High Fashion
2.Mutiny
3.The Screams Of Passion
4.Yes
5.River Run Dry
6.Nothing Compares 2 U
7.Susannah's Pajanmas
8.Desire









River Run Dry © 1985 Paisley Park Records

written by Bobby Z

How long I cry till the river run dry?
How long I cry till the river run dry?

U used 2 see me
But U don't see me no more
U used 2 touch me
But U don't touch me no more

How long I cry till the river run dry?
Oh, how long I cry till the river run dry?

Our love affair I thought would be
6 4evers and a week
Stick pin jab in the middle of a dream
No love at the end of the rainbow

How long I cry till the river run dry?
Oh, how long I cry till the river run dry?

When U would hold me
Circles my heart danced
U never told me
That our love, it had no chance

300 tears crystaline
Each one contaning a memory it seems
Stick pin jab in the middle of a dream
No love at the end of the rainbow

How long I cry till the river run dry?
Oh, how long I cry till the river run dry?
No, how long I cry till the river run dry?
Oh, oh why must I till the river run dry?
Oh, till the river run dry
Oh
[Edited 3/12/10 12:04pm]

I'll see U 2night in all my dreams
All my dreams
My spirit's in flight in all my dreams
All my dreams
A submarine valiantly conquers a virgin sea
A child is born, a child is born, will U marry me?

I'll teach U 2night, in all my dreams
All my dreams
U'll be so surprised, at things U'll see
All my dreams
Africa, Cap'n Crunch, Norma Jean, Sex and Cheerio's
Play my record double speed, feel the climax fit 4 a king

Just fun, nothing ethereal

Here ye, here ye, one and all
That the double speed playhouse is making a call

Welcome, this is where I live
This is where I dream my dreams
2night we'll make love until the world stops turning
U're small but very strong
U move like a cat: quickly but gentle
So insane
He caressed her in her eyes and licked her abdomen
She shivered with delight
Over and over she nibbled his ear
U'd think it was wrong 2 have so much fun
He held her tightly until it almost hurt
But his hips, they moved so slowly
She wanted 2 stop breathing
U can feel every curve of her womanhood
U can see every thought in his brain
A submarine slowly moves through the virgin sea
Oh so slowly
She wants 2 stop breathing
U... U can feel every curve

Lisa, I'm gonna give U the brush and U're gonna paint the side of the train

She squeezes tighter as the submarine goes deeper in depth
Into the unnavigated territory
A smile, ever so slight, appears on his face as she starts 2 cry
Until they come, 2gether, slowly
They wish 4 somethin', as if they could see a parallel future in the sea
They do not speak
They only stare out the moment in time

Marry me 2day and 2night we'll make love until the world stops turning
I'm dreaming of a world)
Wherein there shines the sun
Wherein there lay the stars
Wherein there lie the stones
Gentle, but quickly

We'll travel 2night in all my dreams
All my dreams

All my dreams, all my dreams
Goodness will guide us if love is inside us
The colors are brighter, the bond is much tighter
U know no child's a failure
Until the blue sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't ever lose, don't ever lose
Don't ever lose your dreams
Yeah!

All My Dreams ** Parade outtake







* fan made[/quote]

[Edited 3/13/10 17:11pm]

Gotta admit that dying scene looks hilarious if you ask me...

I have some gifs, but they won't show up for some reason =(

vivid said:[quote]My favourite album by some distance.
/quote]



Strangely enough, I totally agree with a Rolling Stone review... I think Sigerson was on point. It's almost like after 'Tambourine', (more likely during AWIAD) Prince just realized he was in a new realm of consciousness or something, and it was good. The movie, as Razzy worthy as it was, is still so much FUN to me. The interaction b/t him and Jerome made me wonder if he should have been the one saying 'somebody bring me a mirror' instead of Morris (I was 13, still clueless about the Time/Jamie Starr thing.)

It was so much cooler to see the dude that played Let's Go Crazy was also this funky. I remember reading where Wendy or Lisa said the open vibe, bringing in the Family, etc. threatened to turn the Revolution into some kind of "funk band". I've always thought, well...what's wrong with that?? It was a New Funk afterall...

Absolutely my favorite Prince era of all time!!! Love the style, the music, and the outtakes!

MTV (1985)

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reprinted in ROCK & SOUL * APRIL 1986

THE PRINCE INTERVIEW
Mr. Purple Discusses His Movies, His Music, His Musicians
And More, More, More.

By Michael Shore



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Prince's next feature film, Under the Cherry Moon -- and the much-anticipated followup to his smash debut, Purple Rain -- should be out in theaters in three or four months. It's even more eagerly awaited because it's also Prince's feature-film directing debut.

Originally, the film was to be directed by Mary Lambert, a premier music-video director who has overseen Madonna's "Borderline" and "Material Girl," Sheila E.'s "The Glamorous Life," and the Go-Go's "Yes Or No." But in mid-September, about a month or so into the movie's two-month shooting schedule, Lambert abruptly walked off the set and handed the directing reins to His Royal Badness.

Lambert issued a statement which read, in part, "I'm leaving under totally amicable circumstances. It's just become quite apparent that Prince has such a strong vision of what this movie should be, a vision that extends to so many areas of the film, that it makes no sense for me to stand between him and the film anymore. So I'm going off to work on my own feature and letting him finish his."

Lambert's was not the first departure from the set of Under the Cherry Moon. Just days into filming, veteran British actor Terrance Stamp walked off the set, allegedly due to "scheduling conflicts," which may or may not be public relations' diplomacy. In any case, Stamp was replaced in short order by Steven Berkoff, who played the heavies in both Beverly Hills Cop and Rambo. He'll be seen as the father of Prince's love interest in the film.

Under the Cherry Moon is a love story, set in the 1940s and shot in black and white. Word from the set has it that the plot is more or less spelled out in the lyrics to "Condition of the Heart" on Around the World in a Day, which appears to be about a musician falling in love with a woman too rich and worldly for his own lifestyle.

In Under the Cherry Moon, Prince's love interest is a rich girl named Mary Sharon who, according to one cast member, "wears miniskirts and pigtails." Prince plays Christopher, a piano player in a casino-style lounge in a place similar to the French Riviera, where the film was shot. One unconfirmed story was that Prince wanted to shoot some scenes in Monte Carlo but Prince Rainier wouldn't grant permission. Guess he felt one prince on the premises was enough.

While the plot may come from a Prince song, don't expect much Prince music in Under the Cherry Moon. Another unidentified crew member says the Revolution was on the set only to shoot the video for "America," that there's no band music in the film at all, and that the only Prince music in the film is His Royal Badness at the acoustic piano. So there may or may not be soundtrack album. Another crew member confirmed, though, that there is one actual "song," and it's called something like "Snowing in July." You'll recall that when Prince announced he would stop touring late in the Purple Rain tour, one of his cryptic reasons was, "Sometimes it snows in July."

The rest of the cast includes little-known British actress Kristen Scott-Thomas as Mary Sharon; Jerome Benton, Morris Day's former valet in the Time and now a member of the Family, as Prince's "partner"; veteran British actress Francesca Annis as an older woman with whom Prince's character reportedly has an affair; and Victor Spinetti, whose career as a supporting player in rock movies goes all the way back to the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night and Help!

So what'll the movie be like? Your guess is as good as ours or anyone else's at this point. But consider another hot report from one crew member. In order to complete the film on time after he took over from Lambert, Prince shot the remaining scenes in one take.

Maybe that's a good sign. After all, His Royal Badness did all right making records by himself for a long time, and surprised a lot of supposed experts with the success of Purple Rain. Somehow, it's hard to believe Prince is finished surprising us.

Late in 1985, Prince broke his self-imposed silence and spoke to the public for the first time in almost four years. First came an interview for Rolling Stone magazine. Later came an interview for MTV. Prince's agreement to be interviewed took MTV so suddenly that the staff at the cable network were unable to arrange to conduct the interview in person. Consequently, the Music News staff resorted to simply providing a list of questions to be read to Prince by his manager and answered by Prince on videotape. MTV elected to broadcast only parts of the interview. The full interview was then offered to other broadcasters.

The videotaped interview was conducted in France, where Prince was shooting his forthcoming motion picture, Under the Cherry Moon. He first took a break to film the video for America, the third single from the Around the World in a Day LP, before 2,000 kids at the Theatre de la Verdure (translation: Greenery Theatre), which is a huge tent on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Once the video shoot was completed, Prince & the Revolution treated the audience to a 90-minute concert. Afterwards, Prince sat with a few of the young people in attendance and answered the questions prepared by the MTV Music News staff. It marked the first time in his career that Prince had said more than two sentences on TV. Unfortunately, in many cases, he didn't answer the questions posed, as you'll see. Although Prince is very good at many things, his inexperience with interviews shows greatly.



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The first and most obvious question is, why have you decided to drop your media guard with the recent Rolling Stone interview and this one for MTV? And why were you so secretive prior to this?

Well, as you can see, I've made a lot of friends here, but I was homesick and I missed America. I guess I just wanted to talk to somebody.

A lot of observers have remarked on your apparent need for control, and only with your two most recent albums, you gave credit to your band for composing, arranging and performing. It seems to us, from what we know of your personal background, that the need for control arose from your childhood and early teen years when you had a total lack of control over your life and were shuttled from home to home. Is this the case? If not, how does the need for control and/or your current, more open stance relate to your music?

I was horrible. To be perfectly honest, I was surrounded by my friends, but nevertheless, we had a difference of opinion in a lot of situations -- musically speaking, that is. A lot had to do with me not being quite sure exactly which direction I wanted to go in. Later on toward the Controversy period, I got a better grip on that. That's when we started to see more and more people participating in recording activities. Boom.

Someone in Minneapolis recently told us that several months ago they were in a studio there when David Rifkin, your sound engineer, walked in. They asked him what he thought of the new Prince album, Around The World In A Day. He said, "It's great, but wait 'til you hear the new album." Apparently, he meant you're already working on a new LP, and that this one would be a strong return to your funk roots. Is this true? Can you elaborate? What will it be called? When will it be due out, and what's the music like?

Don't you like surprises? Guess not. Ah, it is true I record very fast. It goes even quicker now that the girls help me -- the girls, meaning Wendy and Lisa. I don't really think I left my funk roots anywhere along the line. Around The World In A Day is a funky album. Live it's even funkier.

Why did you make the announcement that there'd be no singles or videos from that LP, and then start issuing singles and making videos anyway?

Because I wanted this album to be listened to, judged, critiqued as a whole. It's hard to take a trip and go around the block, and stop when the trip is 400 miles. Dig?

Speaking of singles and videos, your latest is "America." This is one of the most political songs you've ever done. Could you tell us what the song is supposed to say to people? For example, is it straightforwardly patriotic or more complicated than that?

Straightforwardly patriotic.

We understand you directed the "America" video, and that you also directed "Raspberry Beret." How do you approach directing a video? Do you consult others in order to keep a certain perspective when directing yourself?

Yes, definitely. When directing myself, I consult Steve (Fargnoli), my manager. On directing other Paisley Park artists, I consult the artists first and foremost. One of the things I try to do with the things I direct -- namely for our acts -- is go for the different, the out-of-the-norm, the avant purple, so to speak. And the thing that's unique about the situation I'm in now with these people is that they all know who they are, and they agree with me when we say the one thing we produce is the alternative. If someone wants to go along for that ride, then cool.

Would you ever like to direct your own movie?

Yes, (very enthusiastically) yes, yes.

Speaking of movies, tell us as much as you can about Under The Cherry Moon.

Ooooh.

What's the plot, what kind of characters, what kind of music, how many songs, what can we expect?

It's a French film. It's a black-and-white French film, and ah, she's in it (girlish giggles can be heard). And her name's Emanuelle.

A lot of people were offended by what they saw as sexism in Purple Rain.

Now, wait, wait. I didn't write Purple Rain. Someone else did. And it was a story, a fictional story, and should be perceived that way. Violence is something that happens in everyday life, and we were only telling a story. I wish it was looked at that way, because I don't think anything we did was unnecessary. Sometimes, for the sake of humor, we may've gone overboard. And if that was the case, then I'm sorry, but it was not the intention.

When and how did you first get the idea for Purple Rain? Did you really spend a year or so taking notes in a purple notebook, like some people have said?

Yes.

Did you ever think Purple Rain, the movie and the album, would be as big as they were?

See this cuff link? Give a brother a break. I don't know.

Speaking of brothers, some have criticized you for selling out to the white rock audience with Purple Rain, and leaving your black listeners behind. How do you respond to that?

Oh, come on, come on! Okay, let's be frank. Can we be frank? If we can't do nothing else, we might as well be frank. Seriously, I was brought up in a black-and-white world and, yes, black and white, night and day, rich and poor. I listened to all kinds of music when I was young, and when I was younger, I always said that one day I would play all kinds of music and not be judged for the color of my skin but the quality of my work, and hopefully I will continue. There are a lot of people out there that understand this, 'cause they support me and my habits, and I support them and theirs.

How do you feel about Jesse Johnson leaving the Time? Have you heard his album, and if so, what do you think of it?

Jesse and Morris and Jerome and Jimmy and Terry had the makings of one of the greatest R&B bands in history. I could be a little pretentious in saying that, but it's truly the way I feel. There's no one that could wreck a house like they could. I was a bit troubled by their demise, but like I said before, it's important that one's happy first and foremost. And, as far as Jesse's record goes, chocolate. You know.

It was obvious from the Purple Rain tour that, with the extended jams on some of these songs, you were paying tribute to James Brown. Would you agree? Who, besides James Brown, were your major musical inspirations and influences? Obviously you were thinking of Hendrix, Clinton and Sly Stone.

James Brown played a big influence in my style. When I was about 10 years old, my stepdad put me on stage with him, and I danced a little bit until the bodyguard took me off. The reason I liked James Brown so much is that, on my way out, I saw some of the finest dancing girls I ever seen in my life. And I think, in that respect, he influenced me by his control over his group. Another big influence was Joni Mitchell. She taught me a lot about color and sound, and to her, I'm very grateful.

In your Rolling Stone interview, you said you were surprised by so many people comparing you to Hendrix because you've always been more into Santana than Hendrix as a guitarist.

A lot has to do with the color of my skin, and that's not where it's at. It really isn't. Hendrix is very good. Fact. There will never be another one like him, and it would be a pity to try. I strive for originality in my work, and hopefully, it'll be perceived that way.

Your father is a musician too. Have you ever, or would you ever, try to get your father's music released on an album?

I did. He co-wrote "Computer Blue," "The Ladder" and several tunes on the new album. He's full of ideas. It'd be wonderful to put out an album on him, but he's a little bit crazier than I am.

You gave Andre Cymone the song, "Dance Electric," for his new album, and we know that you two had some kind of falling out a few years back. When and how did you patch things up?

I saw him in a discotheque one night and grabbed him by his shirt and said, [at this point, Prince reenacts the scene down to the last facial gesture], "Come on, I got this hit. You know I got this hit, don't you? "Dance Electric"? Yeah, it's great. You need it, you need it. no... Hey, come here, don't you play, hey, no, no, no you're not crazy, I'm crazy. I'm the one that's crazy, K? What chu gonna do? You gonna come by? For real? You ain't mad or nothing? So what? Yeah tomorrow. Noon. Cool."

We hear rumors that the Revolution may record an album of its own.

I don't know. It'd be too strange. They're very talented people, but they're (motions with his hands like a spastic hula girl), and together we're (motions with his hands, making them neatly parallel). I'd rather stay here (parallel), than (spastic).

Can you tell us about Paisley Park?

Paisley Park is an alternative. I'm not saying it's greater or better. It's just something else. It's multicolored, and it's very fun.

Can you comment on the incident that occurred after the American Music Awards in January 1985?

We had talked to the people that were doing USA for Africa, and they said it was cool that I gave them a song for the album. It was the best thing for both of us, I think. I'm strongest in a situation where I'm surrounded by people I know. So it's better that I did the music with my friends than going down and participating there. I probably would have just clammed up with so many great people in a room. I'm an admirer of all of the people who participated in that particular outing, and I don't want there to be any hard feelings. As far as the incident concerning the photographer goes, it's on the flip side of "Pop Life." The main thing it says is that we're against hungry children, and our record stands tall. There is just as much hunger back here at home, and we'll do everything we can, but y'all got to understand that a flower that has water will grow and the man misunderstood will go. [/i]

Have you changed your mind about touring since you announced the Purple Rain tour would be your last?

[i]No. I don't plan on touring for a while. There are so many other things to do.

Now that Purple Rain has made you such a huge superstar, do you worry about the possibility of a backlash against you?

One thing I'd like to say is that I don't live in a prison. I am not afraid of anything. I haven't built any walls around myself, and I am just like anyone else. I need love and water, and I'm not afraid of a backlash because, like I say, there are people who will support my habits as I have supported theirs. I don't really consider myself a superstar. I live in a small town, and I always will. I can walk around and be me. That's all I want to be, that's all I ever tried to be. I didn't know what was gonna happen. I'm just trying to do my best and if somebody dug it then (kiss, kiss to the camera).

What are your religious beliefs?

I believe in God. There is only one God. And I believe in an afterworld. Hopefully we'll all see it. I have been accused of a lot of things contrary to this, and I just want people to know that I'm very sincere in my beliefs. I pray every night, and I don't ask for much. I just say, "Thank you" all the time.

Jill Jones seriously should have had a Purple Rain era album & a Parade era album

Her 1987 release was a collage like SOTT of different styles, a lot of the music was from 1983

I don't care what anyone says, MIA BOCCA is seriously a Parade era song
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Bside: Champagne Saturday instrumental 4 the 45 some rel have I Guess It's All Over w/the long version of Players Ball

I bet U think I want U 4 my slave
But not all musicians play ___ games
I bet U think the way I look I'm gay
Don't be afraid I just dress this way

Now everybody thinks ____ who's out 4 someones lady friend
But your the kind of girl I would love 2 _____
____ take U 2 the Players Ball

Put on your lace and ur underpants
Terry's gonna teach U a brand new dance
Don't be afraid _____
Everyone's in love at the Players Ball

___ Paris ____ nigh or day
I will stop by and we'll go out and play
Theres other girls but they're all the same
If I had U everything would change

Now everybody thinks that we take off our clothes
get ____ and make love all night long
But all we do is sing and dance till morning light
and if the feelings groovy we can kiss all night

Put on your lace and ur underpants
Terry's gonna teach U a brand new dance
Don't be afraid _____
Everyone's in love at the Players Ball

I've been accused of a hit and run
Come take a chance and we'll have some fun

Would u like 2 take a ride

Put on your lace and ur underpants
Terry's gonna teach U a brand new dance
Don't be afraid _____
Everyone's in love at the Players Ball

4:42 8:12

OldFriends4Sale said:

Oldfriend, this thread is sweet. I like the pic from back in the day. I got a chance to watch this interview, it was kinda nice. Him being his self, (a little), lol. Smiles at ya.

OldFriends4Sale said:

OMG...when he got shot. I remembered I actually cried when I was younger. Now, I look at it in embarassment...

"Kiss" is a 1986 song by Prince and the Revolution, from the album Parade. Kiss started as a short acoustic demo, about a minute in length, with one verse and the chorus. Prince gave the song to the funk band Mazarati for their debut album. Mazarati and producer David Z. drastically reworked the song, giving it its unique raw funk and oddly effective stripped-down minimalist sound. When Mazarati delivered the song to Prince, he was amazed at their work and decided to take back the song for himself. He replaced their lead vocal, added the guitar break in the chorus and edited the song to its present form.

Mazarati were credited for their backing vocals, which Prince left intact. He added the song at the last minute to Parade. Despite Warner Bros. not wanting to release it as a single, Kiss became Prince's third number-one U.S. hit following 1984's highly successful "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy". It was also a big hit across the Atlantic, reaching #6 on the UK Singles Chart. The song won Prince another Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, and was nominated for Best R&B Song. [1] The song has become a staple at Prince's concerts and is usually sung partially by the audience.

The 12" single of the song is an extension of the album track. The extended section is based on the funky guitar line and contains much fuller instrumentation than the main track, including bass, keys and horns. New lyrics are present from Prince with Jill Jones that ends with a humorous dialogue between a wife and her husband watching Prince on television. The B-side of Kiss was the funky "¢¾ or $" ("Love or Money"), sung in a processed, higher-pitched vocal, which Prince would later use for his Camille material. The song relates to the theme in Under the Cherry Moon and a bit of the song was heard in the film, as was a bit of the extended version of Kiss. The extended Kiss was included on 2006's Ultimate but "¢¾ or $" has oddly never been re-released.





















Kiss

Uh!
U don't have 2 be beautiful 2 turn me on
I just need your body, baby, from dusk till dawn
U don't need experience 2 turn me out
U just leave it all up 2 me, I'm gonna show U what it's all about

CHORUS:
U don't have 2 be rich 2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool 2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your... kiss

U got 2 not talk dirty, baby, if U wanna impress me
U can't be 2 flirty, mama, I know how 2 undress me (Yeah)
I want 2 be your fantasy, maybe U could be mine
U just leave it all up 2 me, we could have a good time

CHORUS

Yes, oh
I think I wanna dance, uh
Gotta, gotta, oh
Little Girl Wendy's Parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta

Women, not girls, rule my world, I said they rule my world
Act your age, mama, not your shoe size, maybe we could do the twirl
U don't have 2 watch Dynasty 2 have an attitude, uh
U just leave it all up 2 me, my love will be your food (Yeah)

U don't have 2 be rich 2 be my girl
U don't have 2 be cool 2 rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm compatible with!
I just want your extra time and your... kiss

Woman overboard, everybody on the ground
10 toes goin' up, 10 toes goin' down
Got the gun pointin' at 'cha
We're never gonna cut our hair
(Come here, let me cut that hair) No!

Gotta, gotta
(My body wanna tell U 2 take control)
(This way 2 this purple soul)

Oh, pretty mama, I think I wanna ride

Sophie, 4 God's sake
If U touch the television, I'll kill U Sophie

Sol, can U please change the channel 4 God's sake?
I don't care, leave it alone, sit down!

I can't stand David Letterman, he looks like a banker

U don't have 2 watch Dynasty 2 have an attitude
Leave it all up 2 me, my love will be, will be your food
Everybody will have short hair
Let's cut it, mama! (Pretty mama)
I think I wanna ride
Put the daddy in the front seat, me and the girl outside
I just want your extra time and your... kiss

Oh my God, isn't that Prince on television, Sol? {fade out}

OK Sophie, it's obvious
No, wait a minute, I bought this television
Why'd... why U ruin it 4 me 4 God's sake?

Is he the strangest lookin' thing U've ever seen or what?

U wanna talk strange Sophie? OK, let's talk strange

Sol, don't U touch that channel!
Leave it alone, Sol!

Sophie, U're strange, I'm changin' the channel

Sol, do U... do U value your life?
Sit down Sol!
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sweet

maria1999 said:[quote]OldFriends4Sale said:[quote]
[color=indigo]Sometimes It Snows In April

Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war
Just after I'd wiped away his last tear
I guess he's better off than he was before,
A whole lot better off than the fools he left here



lol yeah, I lived vicariously thru Prince for a while, back then, I collected everything Prince related, when I saw that scene (I'm a gemini) 1/2 of me said"he really should not have fired the director, this is seriously bad" the other 1/2 of me felt like something bad was happening and got choked up a bit

OldFriends4Sale said:[quote]maria1999 said:[quote]

OldFriends4Sale said:

Funnie but cute, wink.

THE SCREAMS of PASSION© 1985 Paisley Park Records
Catalog#: 9 28953-7

There's a gentle autumn breeze that blows
Whenever we be lyin', lyin' in my bed
The moon appears and disappears, U look at me
My clothes I quickly, I quickly shed

The curtains dance a minuet, autumn plays the music, baby
Come on, hold my hand
Leaves are fallin' velvet splash
Only U and I can under, only U can understand

The sunlight draws a picture through the silky lace
That hangs above your, hangs above your door
A picture that is waving, that it seems 2 be with every thrust U
Make me beg 4 more

Oh, a robin sings a masterpiece
That lives and dies unheard
4 screams of passion
A sound produced by 2 in love
Curtains dance and autumn plays on
(Oh, 2 in love, on and on)
The screams of passion

All I hear in my head echoing like a volcano, baby
The screams of passion
Back and forth the raging seas of lust, I want U madly
Can't U tell, can't U tell, can't U tell, can't U tell?
Oww!

Take me in your arms, oh baby
The crime is done, I'd rather die here in your
Screams of passion
Whoa, hold me now, baby
Tell me that U love me
Is it Sunday or is it passion?

Love, love (The screams of passion)
The screams of passion, yeah yeah, love
The screams of, the screams of, the screams of passion, passion
Hand me that love

Yeeeeeaaaaah! (Shhh... not so loud baby)
Yeeeeeaaaaah! (Shhh, shhh)


Back and forth the raging seas of lust
Raging, raging (The screams of passion)
U know I want U madly baby
Why can't U tell? Oww
Is... is it Sunday?
I thought I heard a church bell (Or was it passion, passion?)
© 1985 Parisongs Music - ASCAP




It's my opinion that some of the best videos 2 come out of Paisley Park happened during this time period.
I haven't seen this video in a while, didn't even remember the part where Susannah does a whirlwind twirl into the group and does her scream.
That video showcases some good band entertainment.


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