Not sure if this has been done before, but I was listening to these today and although Prince never forayed into reggae often, I found these two songs really catchy gems that gets buried beneath his extensive catalogue.

Which one do you all prefer?

I dig Ripopgodazippa a little more and it might have been a great addition to one of those 1990s albums.

Which do you all prefer and why?

I prefer King Tubby.

I think the reggae moment on "The Sun, The Moon and Stars" beats both "Blue Light" AND "Ripopgodazippa."

[Braces himself for tomatoes being thrown at his head]

Blue Light

Ripopgodazippa

Ripopgoadazippa I love the lyrics!

I wanna call your name but I don't know what to say...

If you're always with me,U never have to call me
touche'

SoulAlive said:

Ripop makes mevfeel queezy especially the slurping noises and the line about "taking it all in right down to the hair"

Ripopgodazippa.

love that song. the brass noise is great, eventho i think it may
just be a synth, it sounds great.

the lyrics are so disgustingly ott that they become great again.

"i can't take no more"

"pump u than i will"

IstenSzek said:

Yep,the lyrics are so outrageous! A really fun,wild track.I love it!

I love "Blue Light". Mostly because it was the first time I remember P trying a reggae style.

Ripopgodazippa.A sensual slow funk-reaggae. On my top 40.

bluefish said:

This crate's too heavy to throw at you, but you deserve them all!

"The Sun, The Moon and Stars" to me registers just above Jughead and Arrogance.

Norwayman said:

I love it and it fit perfectly in the Showgirls movie. I need to play it to my bf who loves reggae. Blue Light never did anything to me.

How did you know my answers to "Which tracks do you skip on any Prince albums?"

Serious said:

I dont remember Ripop being in the Showgirls movie. It comes on 2nite on satellite,so I'll try to check it out.

dance4me3121 said:

I do...it's the only bit if showgirls I've seen/heard... I heard ripop turned at the TV, clockedvthe girl off saved by the bell and went on
my merry way

SoulAlive said:

LOVE those lyrics right there!

Prefer Blue Light. Mayte's campy vocals on Ripop sucks!

I'd say Ripop since I listen to it more....The first time I heard it I thought it was funny as hell,lyric wise..

I always felt like Ripop was a little under-appreciated on the org. I'm glad to hear that there are others who like it as well!

Ripop and Blue Light have very different vibes, so for me it is hard to choose between the 2. Ripop speaks to my dirty side and Blue Light has always been kinda sweet. Needless to say, I play Ripop more often, so I guess that's my answer!

i was amazed when blue light came out; i thought "damn, now he's really done it all"

i vote for

Ripopgodazippa, just because it sounds sexier. I love his quasi-reggae songs, and wouldn't mind hearing more in that style.

Ripopgodazippa i... love... this.... song.....

The Sun Moon and Stars was a perfect song minus the reggae "attempt".

On another note, I would love to hear him cover some Bob Marley on an album

As narrow minded or provocative as it might sound, i think Blue Light is one of the weirdest, most experimental, unfitting, boldest tracks he ever released. Not bad, but outstanding purely because of its form.

FunkyDissCo said:

I see where u r coming from...it actually is an odd fit on the album but is a unique track

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

Hard to explain, but what i mean is it`s maybe the most un-princey track ever released by him.

Blue Light is waaay too poppy, so I choose Ripopgodazippa!

I really do love both of these songs. I love "Ripop," because it is a smoothe relaxing dance song...and I love "Blue Light," because it is sensitive, honest, sweet, and very romantic.

FunkyDissCo said:

It sounds like a Jimmy Buffett cover song, so in that sense, I tend to see it as non Princey. He never tackled the genre before that (that im aware of) so I was definitely scratching my head. Cool tho