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Favorite non-hits 78-90? I was listening to some of sheila e's songs, romance 1600, funky as hell. Infused with the same joyous energy of all his best work in that era. It boggles the mind to think that this man was the force behind so much great, great music. I have heard rumours that he took credit for jams and such, maybe true, maybe not, how much should that diminish his accomplishments? I have no idea. Anyway, here is a top ten list of my favorite of his non-hits either by him or some of his affiliated acts.
1. Cool 2. Get It Up 3. Belle of St. Mark 4. Love Bizarre 5. Girl 6. She's always In my Hair 7. When you Were Mine 8. Romance 1600 9. The Stick 10. My Drawers small list, somewhat arbitrary, agree? disagree? what are yours? | |
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mozfonky said: I was listening to some of sheila e's songs, romance 1600, funky as hell. Infused with the same joyous energy of all his best work in that era. It boggles the mind to think that this man was the force behind so much great, great music. I have heard rumours that he took credit for jams and such, maybe true, maybe not, how much should that diminish his accomplishments? I have no idea. Anyway, here is a top ten list of my favorite of his non-hits either by him or some of his affiliated acts.
1. Cool 2. Get It Up 3. Belle of St. Mark 4. Love Bizarre 5. Girl 6. She's always In my Hair 7. When you Were Mine 8. Romance 1600 9. The Stick 10. My Drawers small list, somewhat arbitrary, agree? disagree? what are yours? I believe Cool Get It Up Love Bizarre were hits | |
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All the Critics Love U in NY Let's Pretend We're Married Computer Blue God Condition of the Heart Tamborine I Wonder U Ballad of Dorothy Parker Strange Relationships Bob George Rock Hard in A Funky Place Le Grind Dance on Lovesexy Positivity | |
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are you talking about songs that were never released? cause i got a few
atclyiny lady cab driver dmsr my love is forever shockadelic it's gonna be a beautiful night private joy(probably my fav prince song  )
gosh so manyyy | |
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OldFriends4Sale said: mozfonky said: I was listening to some of sheila e's songs, romance 1600, funky as hell. Infused with the same joyous energy of all his best work in that era. It boggles the mind to think that this man was the force behind so much great, great music. I have heard rumours that he took credit for jams and such, maybe true, maybe not, how much should that diminish his accomplishments? I have no idea. Anyway, here is a top ten list of my favorite of his non-hits either by him or some of his affiliated acts.
1. Cool 2. Get It Up 3. Belle of St. Mark 4. Love Bizarre 5. Girl 6. She's always In my Hair 7. When you Were Mine 8. Romance 1600 9. The Stick 10. My Drawers small list, somewhat arbitrary, agree? disagree? what are yours? I believe Cool Get It Up Love Bizarre were hits Oh yeah, ok, subsitute, uhhh. Ice Cream Castles, Joy in Repetition and How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore. | |
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PurpleDiamond2009 said: are you talking about songs that were never released? cause i got a few
atclyiny lady cab driver dmsr my love is forever shockadelic it's gonna be a beautiful night private joy(probably my fav prince song )
gosh so manyyy I guess any songs in that era. Like you said, there were so many, that energy that infused his best work, well, you can feel it all over so much of his non hits. Romance 1600, a completely forgotten song, funky as hell with that base, cute pop melody and schizoid rhythm track. Like all the great musicians you can hear the future in their old work, and with some of these sheila e. tracks one can hear techno and dance music coming. | |
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private joy!!!!
something in the water (does not compute) lady cab driver starfish and coffee Gold In love Annie Christian around the world in day DMSR i dont want to leave you | |
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PicklesMcMillan said: private joy!!!!
something in the water (does not compute) lady cab driver starfish and coffee Gold In love Annie Christian around the world in day DMSR i dont want to leave you i forgot just another sucker  | |
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PicklesMcMillan said: PicklesMcMillan said: private joy!!!!
something in the water (does not compute) lady cab driver starfish and coffee Gold In love Annie Christian around the world in day DMSR i dont want to leave you i forgot just another sucker I even like some of the vanity 6 stuff, great music, it's like the sixties girl groups updated to a more liberal era. prince used the time, and the girl groups to show facets of himself. With the time, the funk was more aggressive and funkier than anything he ever had on his albums and with the girls, he showed his more feminine side, belle of st. Mark has beautiful sentimental lyrics. | |
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mozfonky said: PicklesMcMillan said: i forgot just another sucker I even like some of the vanity 6 stuff, great music, it's like the sixties girl groups updated to a more liberal era. prince used the time, and the girl groups to show facets of himself. With the time, the funk was more aggressive and funkier than anything he ever had on his albums and with the girls, he showed his more feminine side, belle of st. Mark has beautiful sentimental lyrics. yes totally agree, i like vanity 6's make-up its strangely addicting | |
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mozfonky said: I was listening to some of sheila e's songs, romance 1600, funky as hell. Infused with the same joyous energy of all his best work in that era. It boggles the mind to think that this man was the force behind so much great, great music. I have heard rumours that he took credit for jams and such, maybe true, maybe not, how much should that diminish his accomplishments? I have no idea. Anyway, here is a top ten list of my favorite of his non-hits either by him or some of his affiliated acts.
1. Cool 2. Get It Up 3. Belle of St. Mark 4. Love Bizarre 5. Girl 6. She's always In my Hair 7. When you Were Mine 8. Romance 1600 9. The Stick 10. My Drawers small list, somewhat arbitrary, agree? disagree? what are yours? "A Love Bizarre" was a single and a huge hit. "Cool" was too. The first time I ever heard of The Time, it was seeing the video for "Cool". | |
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PicklesMcMillan said: mozfonky said: I even like some of the vanity 6 stuff, great music, it's like the sixties girl groups updated to a more liberal era. prince used the time, and the girl groups to show facets of himself. With the time, the funk was more aggressive and funkier than anything he ever had on his albums and with the girls, he showed his more feminine side, belle of st. Mark has beautiful sentimental lyrics. yes totally agree, i like vanity 6's make-up its strangely addicting I love the Vanity 6 album way more than the Apollonia 6 album as a whole. The V6 album has that UPTOWN feel, it feels like we are peering into a part of uptown. A6 has some hot song:Blue Limousine, Sex Shooter, A Million Miles But as a whole no direction I LOVE Make-Up and Drive Me Wild (extended) is really dancible and sexy, not to mention the video, Susan was really a good protege, U could see similar Prince sexiness in her | |
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with so many great tunes, even from his albums alone that never saw radio play, i should have said top 50. | |
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Define "hit". Singles? Top 10? Top 40?
I mean, "Head" is not a "hit", right? "New Power slide...." |
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Belle of St. Mark was a top 40 hit too 
1 Sometimes it snows in April 2 The beautiful ones 3 Starfish and coffee 4 Annie Christian 5 Free 6 When we're dancing close and slow 7 With you 8 Condition of the heart 9 Do u lie 10 Computer blue (not necissarily in that order) Making love and music are the only things worth fighting for. |
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when you were mine
crazy you sister ronnie talk to russia 17 days condition of the heart around the world in a day i love u in me another lonely christmas strange relationship starfish and coffee | |
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skywalker said: Define "hit". Singles? Top 10? Top 40?
I mean, "Head" is not a "hit", right? I guess meaning not top 100 or not released as a single. I don't believe head was, i'd be surprised if it were seriously played on radio at the time. | |
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djdaffy1227 said: Belle of St. Mark was a top 40 hit too
1 Sometimes it snows in April 2 The beautiful ones 3 Starfish and coffee 4 Annie Christian 5 Free 6 When we're dancing close and slow 7 With you 8 Condition of the heart 9 Do u lie 10 Computer blue (not necissarily in that order) was it really? You guys have it up on me, I never ever listened to radio when I was a kid. Was always wierd that way. [Edited 5/17/10 13:07pm] | |
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I almost forget that DMSR wasn't a single. I think it used to play on the radio (probably an old school station).
It's a hard question because what is a hit? To me, all at that time were hits. "Let's Work" is my favorite Prince song, but it didn't chart super well, but it's considered a classic by many. I'm just going for non-singles (and b-sides) by Prince at the time: I'm Yours Erotic City 17 Days She's Always In My Hair It Bambi Annie Christian Lady Cab Driver Computer Blue Condition Of the Heart Houseqauke Joy In Repetition I'm going to make this a playlist now. | |
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When Doves Cry
Purple Rain 1999 Let's Go Crazy Kiss Glamorous Life I Wanna Be Your Lover Raspberry Beret | |
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