"Technicolor children in Picadilly Square
Whisper words, erotica, when U kiss me there
Gustav Mahler #3 is jamming on the box
I'll have another glass of U, this time on the rocks"

I'v had CB since it was released and never heard this song;

until a few mintues ago.

Great song...this came up on my iPod shuffle mode...and I jammed!

Funky squared!

I was watching Family Ties earlier today. I've never seen the movie this song came from, but I know Michael J. Fox was in it.

Bright Lights, Big City

...strange little song for a strange little movie.

"Purple rain, purple rain

I only want to see u underneath the purple rain"

Man, I had this LP since it was released, but never made it

to the end of the record; until now

what a great song!

One of his best ever, the song was credited to Camille and was recorded in 1986. The lyrics are very clever and the melody ensures it is one of his best creations. That song always puts me in a positive space.

I was obsessed by this track at one point.

Track down the Bright Lights Big City soundtrack where it was originally released in 1988, it's a longer version than on CB.

inovio said:

i got a tape-years ago-about early 90's

and on it-rebirth of the flesh, good love and a few others i can't remember which exactly right now

but id never heard any of the tracks before

man that was a great great day for my ears

probably the best boot tape i ever got

brilliant track good love-makes me smile ever time

and i never knew a longer vers existed-thanks folks

"Bright Lights, Big City" is my favorite soundtrack of all time!!! You can't go wrong with an album that has Prince, New Order, Depeche Mode and Bryan Ferry!!! Add to that "Pump up the volume" by M/A/R/R/S and you have perfection!!!

purpledoveuk said:

inovio said:

"Technicolor children in Picadilly Square
Whisper words, erotica, when U kiss me there
Gustav Mahler #3 is jamming on the box
I'll have another glass of U, this time on the rocks"

I'v had CB since it was released and never heard this song;

until a few mintues ago.

It was my 2nd fav boot after Last Heart...then CB came out

By boot, I'm assuming you mean outtake, but as mentioned, it was released in 1988.

oh, I remember when that song came out. At the time I had no car so I took the city bus to the mall to get the BLBC soundtrack and road back with the tape feeling like a dork but wishing I had a walkman.

Oh and for years I thought there was a video for the song. In the movie when the song is played you can see some tvs playing a clip of someone dancing. Years later I recorded it and saw it was just random dancers.

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djdaffy1227 said:

"Bright Lights, Big City" is my favorite soundtrack of all time!!! You can't go wrong with an album that has Prince, New Order, Depeche Mode and Bryan Ferry!!! Add to that "Pump up the volume" by M/A/R/R/S and you have perfection!!!

Konk's "Love Attack" is great too

NouveauDance said:

djdaffy1227 said:

"Bright Lights, Big City" is my favorite soundtrack of all time!!! You can't go wrong with an album that has Prince, New Order, Depeche Mode and Bryan Ferry!!! Add to that "Pump up the volume" by M/A/R/R/S and you have perfection!!!

Konk's "Love Attack" is great too

Agreed! There isn't a bad song on the whole album!

I usually always go for the longer versions of Prince songs, but in this case I think the edit makes for a more concise, tidy version (cut out that "good love part 2, la,la,la" crap).

TwiliteKid said:

purpledoveuk said:

TwiliteKid said:

By boot, I'm assuming you mean outtake, but as mentioned, it was released in 1988.

Bootleg...doesn't that just mean illegal/unofficial release? It wasn't actually on a cd before CB was it...certainly not on the Bright Kighs soundtrack I had in the early 90s

It's track 1:

http://www.amazon.com/Bright-Lights-Big-City-Soundtrack/dp/B000008DRD

TwiliteKid said:

purpledoveuk said:

TwiliteKid said:

It's track 1:

http://www.amazon.com/Bright-Lights-Big-City-Soundtrack/dp/B000008DRD

How odd...it's was not on mine, perhaps there are 2 versions, a re-release perhaps - I no longer have mine to tell you what was on it [Edited 11/28/10 8:30am]

I'm pretty sure it's been issued once.

Yeah, I don't think the BC,BL soundtrack was ever re-issued without the track. The only possible explanation if such a release exists is perhaps a weird import version??

jtfolden said:

love this joint..!!

Possibly my most listened to Prince song in 1990!!!

I think I listened to this song everyday!

Loved it then, still do now!

My fav line is..

I'll have another glass of U, this time on the rocks

[Edited 11/29/10 10:09am]

LOVE!

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One of my favorite parts is the "My Lord" breakdown. "Uh, My Lord...My Lord....My Lord...My Lord".

This was the jam back in the day. hell its phat now. wAS WORKING AT TURTLES RECORD STORE WHEN IT CAME OUT, HAD everyone buying it , because i played 24-7 could'nt stop. miss those days.

I remember this song getting plenty of radio play the summer of 88. I bought Lovesexy soon after and was disapointed it was not on the album but rather on a soundtrack. I bought the soundtrack just for the song but remembered that it also included Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order which i also loved.

The New Order song was "True faith"

Funklov said:

I remember this song getting plenty of radio play the summer of 88. I bought Lovesexy soon after and was disapointed it was not on the album but rather on a soundtrack. I bought the soundtrack just for the song but remembered that it also included Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order which i also loved.

Our local R&B station played this song alot in the late spring of 88...so much,in fact,that I assumed it was the new single from a new Prince album I too was disappointed that it was only a soundtrack song.I think it would have fit perfectly on 'Lovesexy'.