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Thread started 05/18/10 8:50am

PicklesMcMilla
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What unpopular prince song would you recommend to a non-prince fan?

to persuade them to become a prince fan or even listen to more prince

i would recommend to an

R&B fan - Crucial

Pop fan- Private joy

Rock fan - Computer blue

Alternative fan - Annie Christian

Radio Disney fan/teeny bopper -starfish and coffee
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Reply #1 posted 05/18/10 8:56am

TheVoid

By unpopular you mean a something that wasn't a radio hit, correct?

or do you mean something that's not a fan favorite?


If by former, I would say Dreamer or Colonized mind--not pure genius, but the casual listener should be 'surprised' that's it's Prince since the casual listener normally thinks of "kiss" and "Little Red Corvette"
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Reply #2 posted 05/18/10 9:01am

PicklesMcMilla
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TheVoid said:

By unpopular you mean a something that wasn't a radio hit, correct?

or do you mean something that's not a fan favorite?


If by former, I would say Dreamer or Colonized mind--not pure genius, but the casual listener should be 'surprised' that's it's Prince since the casual listener normally thinks of "kiss" and "Little Red Corvette"
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Reply #3 posted 05/18/10 9:04am

datdude

i'll assume u mean "non-hits" so i'll reply from that place. btw, i can't imagine an r&b fan not being a Prince fan, esp. if they're over 18. lol, but hey radio's sucked for a decade now right, so if they haven't heard

dolphin, the 1 u wanna C, dinner with delores, pheromone, for pop fans

dreamer, colonized mind, bambi, electric chair, fury for rockers (all well liked but not "hits" or singles)

alternative - loose, crystal ball, anne christian
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Reply #4 posted 05/18/10 9:11am

PicklesMcMilla
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datdude said:

i'll assume u mean "non-hits" so i'll reply from that place. btw, i can't imagine an r&b fan not being a Prince fan, esp. if they're over 18. lol, but hey radio's sucked for a decade now right, so if they haven't heard

dolphin, the 1 u wanna C, dinner with delores, pheromone, for pop fans

dreamer, colonized mind, bambi, electric chair, fury for rockers (all well liked but not "hits" or singles)

alternative - loose, crystal ball, anne christian


non of my friends know about prince and they "claim" to be R&B fans but never have heard purple rain or adore rolleyes thats why i like coming here because my friends dont appreciate music older then 1997 lol They think sisqo(thong song) is old school rolleyes
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Reply #5 posted 05/18/10 9:23am

ernestsewell

The Gold Experience
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Reply #6 posted 05/18/10 11:33am

anthonyxanzald
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When You Were Mine
Dreamer
A Million Days
17 Days
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Reply #7 posted 05/18/10 11:43am

Poiple

All Day All Night
We Can Funk
Empty Room
The Beautiful Ones (it wasn't a radio hit, was it? I don't recall....)
Data Bank
Crystal Ball
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Reply #8 posted 05/18/10 11:49am

JoeTyler

The world is divided between the "Prince fans" and the Ugly/Sad people that don't know/like Prince...

I only trust/respect the first half...
tinkerbell
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Reply #9 posted 05/18/10 11:52am

Charles

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Strange Relationship
Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be...
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Reply #10 posted 05/18/10 11:58am

PurpleRain747

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The Beautiful Ones

Space


Empty Room


319


Come On


I Rock, Therefore I Am
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Reply #11 posted 05/18/10 1:12pm

ganesh

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I'd recommend, depends on the other's mood in fact

Beautiful ones : Montreux Version

The future

Dorothy Parker : live version on

When I lay my hands on U

I wanna melt with U

...
We make our own way to heaven everyday
"The only Love there is, is the Love we make"
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Reply #12 posted 05/18/10 1:50pm

StonedImmacula
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She's Always In My Hair (extended)

It may be popular among us fans, but those who only know Purple Rain and 1999 are clueless about this one.

And I have yet to introduce someone to this track and have them not ask for more.
blunt music She has robes and she has monkeys, lazy diamond studded flunkies.... music blunt
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Reply #13 posted 05/18/10 2:43pm

daPrettyman

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StonedImmaculate said:

She's Always In My Hair (extended)

It may be popular among us fans, but those who only know Purple Rain and 1999 are clueless about this one.

And I have yet to introduce someone to this track and have them not ask for more.

"She's Always In My Hair" is pretty well known among non-fans. Especially those that grew up in the 80s. It was the b-side to one of his biggest hits.
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Reply #14 posted 05/18/10 5:35pm

nursev

All Day, All Night

Gamillah(people really don't think Prince is jazz eek )

When I Lay My Hands On U (For the rock fans cool )

I Feel For You, Nothing Compares 2 U (for folks who don't know those are Prince's songs wink )


Ur Gonna C Me (ONA Piano-just because it will blow you away from it's beauty!)
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Reply #15 posted 05/18/10 6:42pm

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i dunno if i'd classify them as "unpopular" but the kid i won over to the dark side with modern r&b crap (like you hear on the radio) from the last several albums practically gets a hard-on when we listen to Erotic City or She's Always In My Hair.
"does my cock look fat in these jeans?"
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Reply #16 posted 05/18/10 8:22pm

skoolteecher

Don't Play Me.

Whenever I play this, non-Prince fans are shocked when I tell them it's Prince.
'I didn't know he did the acoustic thing!'

cool
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Reply #17 posted 05/18/10 8:29pm

ychismb

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New Power Generation from the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack.Hell that whole album is greatly underrated.
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Reply #18 posted 05/18/10 8:41pm

Christopher

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shes always in my hair is such a gem.great song to play for non fans.
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Reply #19 posted 05/18/10 9:04pm

SUPRMAN

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ychismb said:

New Power Generation from the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack.Hell that whole album is greatly underrated.


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Reply #20 posted 05/19/10 6:49am

ernestsewell

SUPRMAN said:

ychismb said:

New Power Generation from the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack.Hell that whole album is greatly underrated.


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I have been listening to that while in the bathroom lately. LOL I have an iPod on a dock, with some small speakers, in my bathroom. I turn it on while doing whatever in there. I usually just shuffle, but I put on the GB soundtrack the other day. Takes me back to 1990 and walking over 2 miles to work a shit job at Arby's. (I had just moved back to Oklahoma from California.) I used to listen to GB on my walkman to and from. I'd walk home at like 2 a.m. and have that going in my ears. I really didn't like a lot of the songs on it. They seems just over done. It's taken me years to like a lot of stuff on there. I say that even more now because I know the original versions of "Can't Stop", and "We Can Funk". They're totally different songs to me. I think the album is stronger without The Time, George, Mavis, and Tevin's stuff on it. Play just the Prince songs, and it does even better.

I had forgotten that I edited together "New Power Generation", both parts, into one song and put that as track 2 for the album. I still like the message in "NPG", and the gems are "The Question of U", "Joy In Repetition", and "Still Would Stand All Time" of course.
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Reply #21 posted 05/19/10 6:59am

Poiple

ernestsewell said:

SUPRMAN said:



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I have been listening to that while in the bathroom lately. LOL I have an iPod on a dock, with some small speakers, in my bathroom. I turn it on while doing whatever in there.



I don't know why, but I find that statement funny lol . "Yeah, I listen to the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack, but only while I'm taking a dump."
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Reply #22 posted 05/19/10 7:37am

ernestsewell

Poiple said:

ernestsewell said:


I have been listening to that while in the bathroom lately. LOL I have an iPod on a dock, with some small speakers, in my bathroom. I turn it on while doing whatever in there.



I don't know why, but I find that statement funny lol . "Yeah, I listen to the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack, but only while I'm taking a dump."

hahah after I typed it I thought "Man, this is going to get a funny line from someone", and you're right. It reads funny. Somehow it's poetic that GB is related to taking a dump. LOL You know, I do shower, primp, clean, brush my cats, and cut my own hair in there.
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Reply #23 posted 05/19/10 8:14am

james

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If you can choose any tracks it's:
She's Always in my Hair
Erotic City
Bambi
Soft and Wet
Anotherlover...
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Reply #24 posted 05/19/10 8:15am

james

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and A Love Bizarre
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Reply #25 posted 05/19/10 9:14am

james

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Actually... my final answer...

You buy them Dirty Mind.
If they don't like Prince after hearing that, you've got no chance of convincing them!
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Reply #26 posted 05/19/10 11:57am

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I've given a bit more thought to this subject. I'll say the following:

Country fans: Still Waiting, Crazy You, Pearls B4 The Swine

Pop Fans: Standing At The Altar (Margie Cox), The One U Wanna C, Live 4 Love, Vavoom

R&B Fans: Baby, Dance 4 Me

Jazz: She Spoke 2 Me, When The Lights Go Down, Xpedition
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Reply #27 posted 05/19/10 12:02pm

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Play Da,Da,Da with the Bass Up in a car at sunset! or Come On ! biggrin
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Reply #28 posted 05/19/10 12:17pm

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Dreamer2 said:

Play Da,Da,Da with the Bass Up in a car at sunset! or Come On ! biggrin

Da, Da, Da would make a non-P fan NEVER want 2 listen 2 him again. lol
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Reply #29 posted 05/19/10 12:28pm

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daPrettyman said:

Dreamer2 said:

Play Da,Da,Da with the Bass Up in a car at sunset! or Come On ! biggrin

Da, Da, Da would make a non-P fan NEVER want 2 listen 2 him again. lol


That's what all Prince fans say, that's why it's so good, every non-prince fan diggs it because it just does not sound like a prince record darling!

lol

only "Pure" prince fan's hate the track ...which i think is funny ..

lol
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