mplsmike said:

ernestsewell said:

And now you wanna jump on it because it might slightly resemble an earlier demo of "Guitar"? Pffft, bitches please.

Who gives a shit Its just a song

Just fun...nothing ethereal.

Sounds like Janelle Monáe on the co-lead vocals. During the first listen i thought

"oh yikes, another 'chelsea rogers' type track with a female lead and little or no

real prince vocals".

But on second listen i've started thinking the woman singing is Janelle Monáe, so

that redeems the entire track for me right there. From now on it's a Janelle track

with Prince on backing vox. cuz, come on, let's be honest here, it's not like you

can hear prince except for on headphones and in a few lines anyway.

It would fit with it being a one off track. She was at the park recently and they'll

have used the chance to lay down a few tracks, knowing prince.

With it being a one off, released to radio as a promo, he doesn't really have to

provide any credits for the song so wether it's her or not, likely won't be talked

about by either side since there are probably contractual obligations etc etc.

He probably thought the song to be so nice and breezy and cool that he wanted

to release it right now instead of sticking it in the vault with all the others.

As a new Prince track tho, i think it's dull and too much like older songs. "Shake"

is the one most obvious with that keyboard line.

But looking at this, listening to it and thinking what it's like to be Prince and just

have the opportunity to record whenever you want with whomever you want, it

makes the track more interesting for me. Imagining Prince and Janelle in the

studio recording it seems like a nice thought. If it is her, anyway. Tho it sure is

strikingly much like her voice.

Hot summer doodoodoodoooo , Hot summer doodoodoodoooo

IstenSzek said:

Sounds like Janelle Monáe on the co-lead vocals. During the first listen i thought

"oh yikes, another 'chelsea rogers' type track with a female lead and little or no

real prince vocals".

But on second listen i've started thinking the woman singing is Janelle Monáe, so

that redeems the entire track for me right there. From now on it's a Janelle track

with Prince on backing vox.

If we're "being honest here", then that statement isn't true until we hear from Prince or Janelle.

Just sayin'.

An attempt at lyric deciphering for Hot Summer. Please make corrections

and fill in the blanks (-----) where necessary

Oh, Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

Oh, Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

Hot Summer, yeah

oh, it's ----

oh, it's ----

Anybody close enough to hear

---- what we have been listening to all year

these are the days where people told me to fear

as long as I got your ear

I think it's gonna be

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

just wait and see

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

maybe we ----

Hot Summer, yeah

----

as long as you are my company

Oh, see the people gathering all around

dancing to a futuristical sound

some of them are teachers

some are clowns

all deserve a hug and a ----

cos' it's gonna be

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

just wait and see

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

-------------

Hot Summer

-------------

as long as you are my company

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hot Summer

Let me see you shake your head now

Hot Summer

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Everybody has got a favorite friend

favorite friend

they got your back no matter what to the end

ain't got no place but got a whole lot of bend

every broken heart can mend

you better believe it

why is life always a mystery

mystery

it will be whatever it will be

it will be

it all depends on what you think you see

you I don't know, but me, I think it's gonna be

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

I think it's gonna be

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

just wait and see

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

Hot Summer

-----------------------

Oh, Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

[Edited 6/7/10 12:06pm]

Well that's the best song I've heard all minute.

no, wait... the webuyanycar.com ad just came on tv. oh well, for a while there, that was good.

I want my musical genius back... right now!

IstenSzek said:

Sounds like Janelle Monáe on the co-lead vocals. During the first listen i thought

"oh yikes, another 'chelsea rogers' type track with a female lead and little or no

real prince vocals".

But on second listen i've started thinking the woman singing is Janelle Monáe, so

that redeems the entire track for me right there. From now on it's a Janelle track

with Prince on backing vox. cuz, come on, let's be honest here, it's not like you

can hear prince except for on headphones and in a few lines anyway.

It would fit with it being a one off track. She was at the park recently and they'll

have used the chance to lay down a few tracks, knowing prince.

With it being a one off, released to radio as a promo, he doesn't really have to

provide any credits for the song so wether it's her or not, likely won't be talked

about by either side since there are probably contractual obligations etc etc.

He probably thought the song to be so nice and breezy and cool that he wanted

to release it right now instead of sticking it in the vault with all the others.

As a new Prince track tho, i think it's dull and too much like older songs. "Shake"

is the one most obvious with that keyboard line.

But looking at this, listening to it and thinking what it's like to be Prince and just

have the opportunity to record whenever you want with whomever you want, it

makes the track more interesting for me. Imagining Prince and Janelle in the

studio recording it seems like a nice thought. If it is her, anyway. Tho it sure is

strikingly much like her voice.

Janelle Monae is worthy of grand slam type music, not just a first baser.

jmcgnn said:

Hey guys - we are about to debut another new Prince track he sent us after I got the chance to visit PP a few weeks ago... for his birthday, and maybe where you are, it will truly be a "Hot Summer!"

Spinning today at 8:57am Central time zone! Get thee to your internet stream!

www.thecurrent.org

Jim McGuinn

KCMP - The Current

Is there no one at your station who listened to this track and said "guys, I think he's punking us?"

I'm sorry, but I'm supposed to believe that you and him talked about new music (which includes the ridiculously overrated Janelle Monáe) and then this is the track he hands you guys? And you actually play it on your station?

ernestsewell said:

IstenSzek said:

Sounds like Janelle Monáe on the co-lead vocals. During the first listen i thought

"oh yikes, another 'chelsea rogers' type track with a female lead and little or no

real prince vocals".

But on second listen i've started thinking the woman singing is Janelle Monáe, so

that redeems the entire track for me right there. From now on it's a Janelle track

with Prince on backing vox.

If we're "being honest here", then that statement isn't true until we hear from Prince or Janelle.

Just sayin'.

if you actually read what i said, like you are so fond of telling people who respond

to anything you write, you would already know that this is just what i believe, not

what i'm telling other people is true or what they should believe.

just sayin.

IstenSzek said:

Sounds like Janelle Monáe on the co-lead vocals. During the first listen i thought

"oh yikes, another 'chelsea rogers' type track with a female lead and little or no

real prince vocals".

But on second listen i've started thinking the woman singing is Janelle Monáe, so

that redeems the entire track for me right there.

Huh? Why? "It's shit.. oh wait, no, that's this month's candy singing -- so now miraculously it's a great track." Huh?

BartVanHemelen said:

Is there no one at your station who listened to this track and said "guys, I think he's punking us?"

I'm sorry, but I'm supposed to believe that you and him talked about new music (which includes the ridiculously overrated Janelle Monáe) and then this is the track he hands you guys? And you actually play it on your station?

Why wouldn't someone at the station have been able to talk to Prince? As if Prince has never spoken to a radio station person before, or a journalist, or a program director? It's a nonsensical question, and should be considered rhetorical.

It's not a bad song. It's just a pop song, nothing more. It's the same vein as "Cream" or "Guitar", etc.

No one's yet confirmed it's Janelle on it, but it'd be nice if it was her. She's not overrated, but she is a lot more original than 95% of the shit out there right now in R&B and Soul. She's at least thinking about what she's trying to do, instead of doing it just for the sake of it.

No one is punking anyone.

The song is tragic.

BartVanHemelen said:

IstenSzek said:

Sounds like Janelle Monáe on the co-lead vocals. During the first listen i thought

"oh yikes, another 'chelsea rogers' type track with a female lead and little or no

real prince vocals".

But on second listen i've started thinking the woman singing is Janelle Monáe, so

that redeems the entire track for me right there.

Huh? Why? "It's shit.. oh wait, no, that's this month's candy singing -- so now miraculously it's a great track." Huh?

you seem to suffer from the same syndrome as ernest, bot of you are so

anxious for someone to step on your dicks that you read whatever you're

currently soap boxing about in any given reply.

i said i like it if i consider it a janelle track. if i have to take this for what

it actually is, a new prince track, be it a promo for a future project or just

a one off tune, it's nowhere near any of his better efforts.

that means i don't hate the song, i think it's quite ok, but for a new prince

tune, it's just not something he should be proud to release.

ernestsewell said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Is there no one at your station who listened to this track and said "guys, I think he's punking us?"

I'm sorry, but I'm supposed to believe that you and him talked about new music (which includes the ridiculously overrated Janelle Monáe) and then this is the track he hands you guys? And you actually play it on your station?

Why wouldn't someone at the station have been able to talk to Prince? As if Prince has never spoken to a radio station person before, or a journalist, or a program director? It's a nonsensical question, and should be considered rhetorical.

It's not a bad song. It's just a pop song, nothing more. It's the same vein as "Cream" or "Guitar", etc.

No one's yet confirmed it's Janelle on it, but it'd be nice if it was her. She's not overrated, but she is a lot more original than 95% of the shit out there right now in R&B and Soul. She's at least thinking about what she's trying to do, instead of doing it just for the sake of it.

No one is punking anyone.

lol at Monae being 95% orginal, LOL ever heard of Outkast, Joi, DF, Cee Lo, Andre 3stacks, Organized Noise, Sleppy Brown, LOL - She is overrated, she wasn;t thinking about anything, she just following the ATL sound thats been done 10 years ago, yall just forgot

as far as Hot Summer, it is a pop song with alot of syrup, thats what it is, whats the problem?

IstenSzek said:

ernestsewell said:

If we're "being honest here", then that statement isn't true until we hear from Prince or Janelle.

Just sayin'.

if you actually read what i said, like you are so fond of telling people who respond

to anything you write, you would already know that this is just what i believe, not

what i'm telling other people is true or what they should believe.

just sayin.

Don't split hairs with me. You said "From now on it's a Janelle trackwith Prince on backing vox. cuz, come on, let's be honest here, it's not like you can hear prince except for on headphones and in a few lines anyway." which is ridiculous. So just because you can't hear Prince much, it's just not his song. End of story. It's just not. It's his name on it, and he played on it, and wrote it. But it's not his track. It's like saying Kevin Bacon wasn't in Footloose because it was only silhouette in some shots, so it could have been anyone.

No one has yet said it's her on the track. It'd be great if it was her; I like her. Yet if she's not, you're pretty much moving with blinders on, aren't you? Yes, no? It sounds more like Shelby J., but time will tell.

Can you imagine someone saying, "Justin Timberlake used some of the Minneapolis sound on 'Sexy Ladies', so I'm just going to consider that a track from The Time." See how silly that sounds? You're probably giving me the eye as you read that, but what's good for the goose.

Yes, ou can believe what you want, but why wallow in an untruth? Is it so bad if it is Shelby J. on the track?

ernestsewell said:

IstenSzek said:

if you actually read what i said, like you are so fond of telling people who respond

to anything you write, you would already know that this is just what i believe, not

what i'm telling other people is true or what they should believe.

just sayin.

Don't split hairs with me. You said "From now on it's a Janelle trackwith Prince on backing vox. cuz, come on, let's be honest here, it's not like you can hear prince except for on headphones and in a few lines anyway." which is ridiculous. So just because you can't hear Prince much, it's just not his song. End of story. It's just not. It's his name on it, and he played on it, and wrote it. But it's not his track. It's like saying Kevin Bacon wasn't in Footloose because it was only silhouette in some shots, so it could have been anyone.

No one has yet said it's her on the track. It'd be great if it was her; I like her. Yet if she's not, you're pretty much moving with blinders on, aren't you? Yes, no? It sounds more like Shelby J., but time will tell.

Can you imagine someone saying, "Justin Timberlake used some of the Minneapolis sound on 'Sexy Ladies', so I'm just going to consider that a track from The Time." See how silly that sounds? You're probably giving me the eye as you read that, but what's good for the goose.

Yes, ou can believe what you want, but why wallow in an untruth? Is it so bad if it is Shelby J. on the track?

look, i'll be honest with you, i just don't like you. i didn't read beyond the "don't split hair with me" bit, since that already made me feel queezy.

i've taken to not reading your replies to anything anymore since it saves me a lot of aggro,

but in this case you quoted me so i thought i'd reply.

but do us both a favor and pretend i don't exist, and i'll continue to do the same for you from

now on.

The song is okay for what it is - a free give-away. If he were to include it on any album or charge for it - no thank you.

Still, I'd rather have this as a summer song, and it's a pop song too:

Dave1992 said:

The song is okay for what it is - a free give-away. If he were to include it on any album or charge for it - no thank you.

Still, I'd rather have this as a summer song, and it's a pop song too:

OMG, that was ten time gayer than the gayest thing I've ever seen.

Alamine said:

lol at Monae being 95% orginal, LOL ever heard of Outkast, Joi, DF, Cee Lo, Andre 3stacks, Organized Noise, Sleppy Brown, LOL - She is overrated, she wasn;t thinking about anything, she just following the ATL sound thats been done 10 years ago, yall just forgot

as far as Hot Summer, it is a pop song with alot of syrup, thats what it is, whats the problem?

Since you can't read, I'll retype what I said, just for you: "She's not overrated, but she is a lot more original than 95% of the shit out there right now in R&B and Soul. She's at least thinking about what she's trying to do, instead of doing it just for the sake of it."

Outkast isn't out there right now. But in fact, Big Boi worked on her album, while you're trampling on facts vs. fiction - remember that. No one forgot about anything. If it's the Atlanta sound that you want to box her into, then she is doing the Atlanta sound 10x better than anyone you listed. How is she 'over rated' anyway? She's getting attention, and it's well-deserved.

She's making stuff that's a lot more original than people in the Top 20 right now like Rihanna, Usher, Black Eyed Peas, Drake, Ke$ha, T.I., Taio Cruz, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Ciara, Alicia Keys, Trey Songz, Jamie Foxx, and a dozen others.

TheVoid said:

Dave1992 said:

The song is okay for what it is - a free give-away. If he were to include it on any album or charge for it - no thank you.

Still, I'd rather have this as a summer song, and it's a pop song too:

OMG, that was ten time gayer than the gayest thing I've ever seen.

Listen to Dan. If anyone knows gay, he does.

Alamine said:

ernestsewell said:

Why wouldn't someone at the station have been able to talk to Prince? As if Prince has never spoken to a radio station person before, or a journalist, or a program director? It's a nonsensical question, and should be considered rhetorical.

It's not a bad song. It's just a pop song, nothing more. It's the same vein as "Cream" or "Guitar", etc.

No one's yet confirmed it's Janelle on it, but it'd be nice if it was her. She's not overrated, but she is a lot more original than 95% of the shit out there right now in R&B and Soul. She's at least thinking about what she's trying to do, instead of doing it just for the sake of it.

No one is punking anyone.

lol at Monae being 95% orginal, LOL ever heard of Outkast, Joi, DF, Cee Lo, Andre 3stacks, Organized Noise, Sleppy Brown, LOL - She is overrated, she wasn;t thinking about anything, she just following the ATL sound thats been done 10 years ago, yall just forgot

as far as Hot Summer, it is a pop song with alot of syrup, thats what it is, whats the problem?

woah woah we love miss Janelle here in the Atl and she is original

she sounds like all those Dungeon family people because hangs with them

plus i rather her sound like them than ,the soo iccey click or those travis porter dudes

I'm hearing like a buncha different songs on this. Shake! and Guitar are pretty much straight up samples.

IstenSzek said:

look, i'll be honest with you, i just don't like you. i didn't read beyond the "don't split hair with me" bit, since that already made me feel queezy.

Then sod off. Did that make you queezy too? I can see it's pointless to even try to approach as a human being, much less a music fan.

If you can't defend what you said, then don't say it. You got called out, and now you're trying to make it personal. Very grown up of you. I never attacked YOU, I challenged your statement. Aww, did that make you queezy too? Need some Tums? Here:

[img:$uid]http://www.roundtablesports.com/phl/tums/tums.jpg[/img:$uid]

And yeah, you read it. You'll save face by saying you didn't. But you did. You know it, and I know it, even as you will continue to deny it until your dying breath.

ernestsewell said:

IstenSzek said:

look, i'll be honest with you, i just don't like you. i didn't read beyond the "don't split hair with me" bit, since that already made me feel queezy.

Then sod off. Did that make you queezy too? I can see it's pointless to even try to approach as a human being, much less a music fan.

If you can't defend what you said, then don't say it. You got called out, and now you're trying to make it personal. Very grown up of you. I never attacked YOU, I challenged your statement. Aww, did that make you queezy too? Need some Tums? Here:

[img:$uid]http://www.roundtablesports.com/phl/tums/tums.jpg[/img:$uid]

And yeah, you read it. You'll save face by saying you didn't. But you did. You know it, and I know it, even as you will continue to deny it until your dying breath.

You must have been a pit bull in your past life

LET GO!

Dauphin said:

I'm hearing like a buncha different songs on this. Shake! and Guitar are pretty much straight up samples.

I wouldn't call them samples, but I never thought about "Shake!". That kind of keyboard hit isn't new in Prince's music, and certainly not in music in general. "Cream" has the same keyboard style in it. Even "The Beautiful Ones", which is a lot slower, has the same basic riff. I guess that almost always makes for a cool and catchy song, because even though it's familiar, it's still new.

Genesia said:

TheVoid said:

OMG, that was ten time gayer than the gayest thing I've ever seen.

Listen to Dan. If anyone knows gay, he does.

You two are completely demented, lunatic, MAD, INSANE, BARMY, CRAZY, OUT OF YOUR GODDAMNED AMERICAN (Chinese) MINDS!!!

The Style Council is holy. This is great music.

As to their sexuality - no, they were not homosexual.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

You must have been a pit bull in your past life

LET GO!

Hey, I'm cool as a cucumber, baby!

ernestsewell said:

IstenSzek said:

look, i'll be honest with you, i just don't like you. i didn't read beyond the "don't split hair with me" bit, since that already made me feel queezy.

Then sod off. Did that make you queezy too? I can see it's pointless to even try to approach as a human being, much less a music fan.

If you can't defend what you said, then don't say it. You got called out, and now you're trying to make it personal. Very grown up of you. I never attacked YOU, I challenged your statement. Aww, did that make you queezy too? Need some Tums? Here:

[img:$uid]http://www.roundtablesports.com/phl/tums/tums.jpg[/img:$uid]

And yeah, you read it. You'll save face by saying you didn't. But you did. You know it, and I know it, even as you will continue to deny it until your dying breath.

Ernest,

Lars has already stated he's only stating an opinion. I fail to see what exactly he needs to defend, nor why you're flame baiting at this point.

You should train your keen rhetorical smack-downs to those who deserve it: Tame, Genesia, Johnart, Dave1992, 2the9s, nursev, evenstar3, tinaz, and me.

Breezy, chugging, light pop. Just a bit of fun. I'm sure Prince had fun making it. I'm going to give it a few more listens

Dave1992 said:

Genesia said:

Listen to Dan. If anyone knows gay, he does.

You two are completely demented, lunatic, MAD, INSANE, BARMY, CRAZY, OUT OF YOUR GODDAMNED AMERICAN (Chinese) MINDS!!!

The Style Council is holy. This is great music.

As to their sexuality - no, they were not homosexual.

Dave!