I would give up an organ for the rest of this. Until then, it's a great short form song ala Bowie's Breaking Glass. Who's with me?
[Edited 3/4/10 22:13pm]

Think I've only heard snippets of this one.

xlr8r said:

I think all that's out there right now is about a minute. It feels like my new favorite Prince song is just about to begin, and then it just fades out. So frustrating. I really hope it comes out some day.

HobbesLeCute said:

Yeah thats what it was. Short sample or so of a minute. It seemd to have the spirit/same sessions of In A Large Room...but not as hurried.

xlr8r said:

It has that 86'/87' sound that everyone loves. I could see it being recorded around the same time as Large Room. The guitar on it is just beautiful though. It's the aural equivalent of a clear blue sky.

I feel it works pretty well as a starter track on mix cds and playlists as it is. Just follow it up with something similarly sunny and you're golden.

HobbesLeCute said:

Like Large Room or Make Your Momma Happy....

xlr8r said:

I'll have to try it in front of Make Your Momma Happy, I've been really digging that one lately.

I have it before Pulp's Common People on one of my favorite mix CD's, lyrically the Pulp song is far more cynical, but they both have a sort of friendly pop bite to them that makes them work well together.

HobbesLeCute said:

oh, you meant a non-Prince related happy song

ok next to something like 1979 or something by Cold War Kids

Dear Prince, if you ever need any organs, I would also give you some in exchange for the full version of "Cosmic Day".

Even though the clip is all I have, it's in my Top 5 unreleased Prince tracks. It makes me deliriously happy when I listen to it

does not sound like his vocals

ass said:

That's because all the other Camille songs were originally song in his normal register, and then pitched up. 'Cosmic Day', however, was sung in falsetto and then pitched up, so it's even higher than the other Camille material.

i remade this song. its one of my favorites and everytime it comes on i couldnt help but play it at least 8 times. most of its appeal is because its so short (same as I wonder U and other short songs)

I wanted to do a "full length" version but i couldnt come up with any lyrics that were just as awesome. i tried to get some help here but ehhh yano ,lol

... "Breaking Glass"? What?

I'll have to check out the vocals by pitch shifting or slowing it down. I'd like to hear that falsetto.

It's definitely Prince. I couldn't get it down to the exact speed with the computer, but I guess it could be done more convingly with my tape machine. He seems to be singing it somewhat quietly. It's possible that he also sped up Wendy & Lisa for the chorus, not sure about that one though!

novabrkr said:

I did not hear them on a chorus..unless Per said so.....??

No, I just quickly listened it through. They might not be there, of course. It was just a little bit unusual harmony for Prince perhaps.

after having read about it for years, I was fairly underwhelmed when I heard that clip.

that and it sounds very close to some other (non-Prince) song that I can't think of at the moment.

errant said:

The Line?

Love 89?

It really sounds like The 1 U Wanna C and I Can Never Take The Place Of Your Man too.

paisleypark4 said:

non-Prince. a classic rock thing, I think.

don't you think it's a bit too cartoon/disneyfied? - i can imagine Alvin and the Chipmunks singing this. It's very much like Good Love, greta track for the hardcore but bloody embarassing to play for friends when he sings in THAT voice.

funkyhead said:

Isnt this with wendy and lisa?

errant said:

Supposedly it sounds a bit like George Harrison's "What Is Life". And a bit yeah it does...however this still is a completely different tune.

Shameful to slam a brilliant tune like Cosmic Day. The song is one of his best. Would love to hear if the song goes on a different tangent.

Makes you saddened even more when you think of his crappy new joints. Comparing sugar free hersheys to real swiss chocolate.

2freaky4church1 said:

I never thought it was all that either. Love/Guitar is better imo..both pre and released versions of Guitar.

2freaky4church1 said:

I take it for what is given...if he dont want to release it he does'nt have to...im just glad to have finally heard a PIECE of the cake..even if it was 10%

HobbesLeCute said:

I thought the exact same thing about the guitar solo.

Great great song.

I would love Prince to revisit this, maybe do a new version. It's got classic Pop song written all over it.

If he re did it without the high pitched Camillie type vocals he could have a another hit.

funkyhead said:

I agree it's cartoonish, but I guess that doesn't bother me. A friend of mine who really likes Prince's Camille tracks commented that they all sound like they're being sung by an animated frog in drag, a mental image I can't shake and honestly kind of like.

HobbesLeCute said:

I ALWAYS ASSUMED THAT THIS SONG WAS MENT FOR A FEMALE, not meant for him. hence the song being found a tape to be given to other artists. probably coulda been written for the bangles or some shit, who noes.

besides...the more weird the prince song is, the more chances that ill actually like it.