This song is truly supplanting "Lust U Always (Instr. Version)" as my all time favorite Prince instrumental. Great track!

I love it, wish it was about ten minutes long, and would love to hear him play it live.

purplecorvette1 said:

Me 2!

it really is perfection.

On eof my all time favs. I cant dl it though. That damn T's 12 set has somewhat deteriorated. So I bought the 12 inch again two weeks ago. I want it on ipod though.

I love this song. This is a great song very gentle and tender makes my heart smile when I hear it.

For me it's one if his very best songs. I always thought it should have closed Parade.

You had Venus Closing Side One, and then Alexa Closing Side 2 and finishing the album. It works really well.

If it had of been included on Parade it would have been the best song. That's how highly I think of it, because I consider Parade to be one of greatest albums of all time.

Alexa de Paris is Prince's best attempt
at classical music or modern
classical music .

It sounds like Gustav Mahler in place's and it
could be a great movie score.

My dream would be if Prince starts doing
music scores for the movies.
Real music scores not just songs for the movies.
imagine Prince and big classic orchestra tour with only music made for movies by Prince.
He can go from classical to dixiland with one way ticket

thebanishedone said:

Before you start chiseling away at that marble bust, keep in mind Prince can't even read music. Alexa de Paris is no doubt a great rock instrumental but it's a far cry from Prince making any coherent use out of an orchestra.

purplecorvette1 said:

One of my top ten for sure!!!!

xlr8r said:

You can find it on the Letitgo remix cd! It's not that hard to find.

seanski said:

Mine just has caviar edit, sherm stick edits etc etc...no Alex

Great Track! I've heard it live. Can't remember when or where tho. It's been a loooong time!

xlr8r said:

http://www.discogs.com/Pr...ase/827639
Prince - Letitgo CD, Maxi Single

1. leitgo (Album Version)5:33
2. Solo (Album Version)3:48
3. Alexa De Paris (Extended Version)4:54
4. Pope (Album Version)3:28

seanski said:

danke

metallicjigolo said:

Twice live, I think.

03/03/86 in Minneapolis and late March 86 (?) in San Francisco.
[Edited 3/5/10 22:37pm]

I hate to say this but, we must all not forget that W&L "influenced" this track along with about 95% of everything else that was composed between 85-86, hell with Lisa, I would go as far back as 81". Once again, I hate to say this, but Prince is only as good as the musicians around him...why do you think his early work sounds so real and pronouced today? It's because it was a "TEAM EFFORT" back then, it was never the "one man band" BS that many of have been "tricked" into believing from the Warner Brothers marketing Department... Aaron6

Aaron6 said:

log off

It's all good, let's keep it movin' 2 battle is not necessary...

Aaron6 said:

No it not all goood until you learn that all posts priasing material does not need some soliloquy negating the man repsonsible for it all. There was no need to bring wendy and lisa into this. Folks were doing fine until you started your bait shit up once again. Knock it off, learn to appreciate things without havuig to knock something and then things will be fine. You knock slick with your bs agenda.

ok now lets chill

Peace & Be Wild...I am not about to get into a pissing match, over ego. True the song is great, anymore response from you will ONLY equal 3 minus 3...absolutely NOTHING!

xlr8r said:

xlr8r said:

Genesia said:

BTW thanks

SEANMAN said:

Put ur hands on the march 1986 1st Avenue concert (bootlegged as "Veni vidi vicci" back in the days), he does play it. But the song doesn't really work live without the orchestra, and that's probably why he decided not to include it on the subsequent Hit&Run/Parade tour.

his best instrumental imo. love it always.