I know this song doesn't get alot of love around here, but it has always been one of my fav Prince live songs I love his interaction with the audience on this one , the music is funky! The lyrics are great We Are Beautiful It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night Any love for this song?

I absolutely love it.

When I heard those horn arrangements for the first time in 1987 I couldn't believe my ears.

The lyrics, though, makes me think it'd be appropiate as a concert opener, but the groove indeed makes it an astounding closer.

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vitriol said:

I absolutely love it.

When I heard those horn arrangements for the first time in 1987 I couldn't believe my ears.

The lyrics, though, makes me think it'd be appropiate as a concert opener, but the groove indeed makes it an astounding closer.

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Beautiful

vitriol said:

I absolutely love it.

When I heard those horn arrangements for the first time in 1987 I couldn't believe my ears.

The lyrics, though, makes me think it'd be appropiate as a concert opener, but the groove indeed makes it an astounding closer.

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That and the transmississippi rap.

What a monster jam.

Kick some ass....... .......

i was gonna make a thread about this i lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve this SONGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

love it, love it!

Damn i need to hear that right now!

It was my first favorite songs on SOTT. I like both versions, the one with and without the vocals. I do not favor the sped up version in the SOTT movie.

If you have those SOTT rehearsals you can hear that he started out doing the same version, then suddenly changed it to be faster. It sounds too manic as a faster version. The one on SOTT has a more defined groove.

I like that song

It doesn't get a lot of love on here?!?!

Seriously, it's awesome. "Can't nobody...fuck with us..."

But the SOTT/Lovesexy band's version is a hundred times better than the Revolution's version.

zaza said:

Love it! It's funky beat makes me dance like a freak everytime

Think that would make Prince proud

Joyinrepatition said:

Kick some ass....... .......

x's 3

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

i was gonna make a thread about this i lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve this SONGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Must be a Prince fan thang

catpark said:

love it, love it!

Damn i need to hear that right now!

I'm listening again myself

ernestsewell said:

It was my first favorite songs on SOTT. I like both versions, the one with and without the vocals. I do not favor the sped up version in the SOTT movie.

If you have those SOTT rehearsals you can hear that he started out doing the same version, then suddenly changed it to be faster. It sounds too manic as a faster version. The one on SOTT has a more defined groove.

Two versions? Dammitt

luv4u said:

I like that song

Efan said:

It doesn't get a lot of love on here?!?!

Seriously, it's awesome. "Can't nobody...fuck with us..."

But the SOTT/Lovesexy band's version is a hundred times better than the Revolution's version.

Every thread I have ever seen about it was not nice "Can't nobody...fuck with us..." is the shit More versions ?

nursev said:

Efan said:

It doesn't get a lot of love on here?!?!

Seriously, it's awesome. "Can't nobody...fuck with us..."

But the SOTT/Lovesexy band's version is a hundred times better than the Revolution's version.

Every thread I have ever seen about it was not nice "Can't nobody...fuck with us..." is the shit More versions ?

Well, I'm talking about the album version (the Revolution's) vs. the movie version. I much, much prefer the speeded-up one of the movie. I've always thought of this song as Prince's attempt to craft another "Baby I'm a Star"--a song that he could place right before the close of the set and just go on and on and on with as long as he wanted. I think in the 1990 Rolling Stone interview he talked about how the Revolution could just tear up "Baby I'm a Star" for days. But he probably got tired of it and wanted a new one to take its place. For me, I'd want to hear the movie version (and the SOTT tour versions) go on and on, but not the album version. But all that said, I really do like the album version.

Efan said:

nursev said:

Every thread I have ever seen about it was not nice "Can't nobody...fuck with us..." is the shit More versions ?

Well, I'm talking about the album version (the Revolution's) vs. the movie version. I much, much prefer the speeded-up one of the movie. I've always thought of this song as Prince's attempt to craft another "Baby I'm a Star"--a song that he could place right before the close of the set and just go on and on and on with as long as he wanted. I think in the 1990 Rolling Stone interview he talked about how the Revolution could just tear up "Baby I'm a Star" for days. But he probably got tired of it and wanted a new one to take its place. For me, I'd want to hear the movie version (and the SOTT tour versions) go on and on, but not the album version. But all that said, I really do like the album version.

Never heard any other version so the album verion it is for me It does sound like it could be used as a replacement for BIAS

nursev said:

ernestsewell said:

It was my first favorite songs on SOTT. I like both versions, the one with and without the vocals. I do not favor the sped up version in the SOTT movie.

If you have those SOTT rehearsals you can hear that he started out doing the same version, then suddenly changed it to be faster. It sounds too manic as a faster version. The one on SOTT has a more defined groove.

Two versions? Dammitt

There are a couple of boots of a Hit N Run show at Le Zenith in Paris, France, where they played this song; I think they played it the one time. The boot is basically the same song, but there are less horns, no singing vocals, and no Sheila E. rap over the phone. If you listen to the SOTT version, you can hear him keeping the audience going under all the overdubbed vocals, and horns. On the boot, you can hear that more clearly.

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nursev said:

catpark said:

love it, love it!

Damn i need to hear that right now!

I'm listening again myself

I need to watch it now

"they say that theres nothing better

then sleeping on a rainy day"

funky funky track i luv it, i havent seen the sott movie, but i have heard the ivaults version, its ill, but not the SOTT version

ernestsewell said:

nursev said:

Two versions? Dammitt

There are a couple of boots of a Hit N Run show at Le Zenith in Paris, France, where they played this song; I think they played it the one time. The boot is basically the same song, but there are less horns, no singing vocals, and no Sheila E. rap over the phone. If you listen to the SOTT version, you can hear him keeping the audience going under all the overdubbed vocals, and horns. On the boot, you can hear that more clearly.

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Yep ! I was there in 86 when they recorded it, it was more or less an instrumental with us singing : o e o oooooooooooo (well, kind of !). We, of course, didn't know that instrumental but it was funky !!!

Love it. He needs to play it again.

nursev said:

Efan said:

Well, I'm talking about the album version (the Revolution's) vs. the movie version. I much, much prefer the speeded-up one of the movie. I've always thought of this song as Prince's attempt to craft another "Baby I'm a Star"--a song that he could place right before the close of the set and just go on and on and on with as long as he wanted. I think in the 1990 Rolling Stone interview he talked about how the Revolution could just tear up "Baby I'm a Star" for days. But he probably got tired of it and wanted a new one to take its place. For me, I'd want to hear the movie version (and the SOTT tour versions) go on and on, but not the album version. But all that said, I really do like the album version.

Never heard any other version so the album verion it is for me It does sound like it could be used as a replacement for BIAS

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the song reminds me of micheal jackson

ok dont shoot me

Love this song. I used to request it at parties at Paisley Park all the time. Jill Jones line kicks ass!

LOVE this song!

PicklesMcMillan said:

the song reminds me of micheal jackson

ok dont shoot me

Yeah, the beginning throws me off every time.