I mean DAMN!!!

prince was so on FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE he had shit THIS good he relegated to a b-side

Thats how good this man is

most muthafuckers would kill for a song this fine just once in their careers

lovesexy06 said:

17 Days has always been a very favorite of mine.

Anecdote That No One Cares About*: Back in August 1997 during the JOTY tour, I was standing in line at DC's 9:30 Club waiting to hand over my stub to the box office for free after show tix and the 2 attractive young women behind me began talking about songs they wished he would play that night and 17 Days was the first one they mentioned. He didn't play it that night (Truthfully, I can't remember much of what he played, I was in utter shock of being about 3 feet away from the man for the better part of 2 hours).

Spinlight said:

17 Days has always been a very favorite of mine.

Anecdote That No One Cares About*: Back in August 1997 during the JOTY tour, I was standing in line at DC's 9:30 Club waiting to hand over my stub to the box office for free after show tix and the 2 attractive young women behind me began talking about songs they wished he would play that night and 17 Days was the first one they mentioned. He didn't play it that night (Truthfully, I can't remember much of what he played, I was in utter shock of being about 3 feet away from the man for the better part of 2 hours).

Saw him play it live at rehearsal in Sydney. Just about fainted

It instantly became one of my favorites back in the day. I remember buying the When Doves Cry 12 inch as I always liked to do, playing the flip side and saying "Damn, why haven't I heard this before? Why hasn't this song been released?"

17 Days and She's Always In My Hair go hand-in-hand as my favorite unreleased songs of all time, it was a wise decision to include them on The Hits/The B Sides. I just wish there was an extended version of 17 Days on Ultimate Prince the way there is for She's Always In My Hair.

I would rank Another Lonely Christmas #3 and Irresistible Bitch #4 on my short list of priceless B-sides. Those four songs are Prince at his funk-rockiest best!

One of them! Yes!

its a fantastic song. I think wendy and lisa also deserve alot of credit for co writing this song. When Doves Cry and 17 Days are both brilliant.

hhhhdmt said:

its a fantastic song. I think wendy and lisa also deserve alot of credit for co writing this song. When Doves Cry and 17 Days are both brilliant.

Why thank them? They had fuck all 2 do with that masterpiece!

SPOOKYGAS said:

hhhhdmt said:

its a fantastic song. I think wendy and lisa also deserve alot of credit for co writing this song. When Doves Cry and 17 Days are both brilliant.

Why thank them? They had fuck all 2 do with that masterpiece!

i know they had nothing to do with WDC but didnt they co write 17 days?

hhhhdmt said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

Why thank them? They had fuck all 2 do with that masterpiece!

i know they had nothing to do with WDC but didnt they co write 17 days?

WDC is a piece of shit it aint got no bass!

SPOOKYGAS said:

hhhhdmt said:

i know they had nothing to do with WDC but didnt they co write 17 days?

WDC is a piece of shit it aint got no bass!

thats what makes it so good

it's my favourite Prince song. The emotions behind it, the loneliness - great lyrics, the melody, the rhythm, bass - everything is perfect

hhhhdmt said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

WDC is a piece of shit it aint got no bass!

thats what makes it so good

I suppose U think Kiss is a masterpiece 2 because it has a chicken grease scratch geetar lick?

1. She's Always in My Hair

2. Erotic City

3. 17 Days

4. How Come You Dont Call me anymore

5. Another Lonely Christmas

top 5 b sides IMO

SPOOKYGAS said:

hhhhdmt said:

thats what makes it so good

I suppose U think Kiss is a masterpiece 2 because it has a chicken grease scratch geetar lick?

When Doves Cry is outstanding for me because of the imagery that he converys in the song as well as the orignality and uniqueness of it. Kiss is brilliant too. I guess we just have different tastes

hhhhdmt said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

I suppose U think Kiss is a masterpiece 2 because it has a chicken grease scratch geetar lick?

When Doves Cry is outstanding for me because of the imagery that he converys in the song as well as the orignality and uniqueness of it. Kiss is brilliant too. I guess we just have different tastes

Surely U must agree that Sign Of The Times is awful because of its sparse bleak apocalyptic arrangement.

SPOOKYGAS said:

hhhhdmt said:

When Doves Cry is outstanding for me because of the imagery that he converys in the song as well as the orignality and uniqueness of it. Kiss is brilliant too. I guess we just have different tastes

Surely U must agree that Sign Of The Times is awful because of its sparse bleak apocalyptic arrangement.

I think Sott is a fantastic song, especially lyrically

17 Days, Erotic City, Another Lonely.., and God were obviously incredible b-sides. But to come in support of Purple Rain was really a awesome surprise...I originally heard them on the Electifying Mojo radio show broadcast from WJLB in Detroit at around midnight back in 1984. Once I heard them, I was on a mission to find them on vinyl(no internet back in the olden days:D)))..)

"When you come to the end of your rope, just tie a knot and keep remembering....ain't nobody bad like u.." - Mojo

I love the song.

Spinlight said:

17 Days has always been a very favorite of mine.

Anecdote That No One Cares About*: Back in August 1997 during the JOTY tour, I was standing in line at DC's 9:30 Club waiting to hand over my stub to the box office for free after show tix and the 2 attractive young women behind me began talking about songs they wished he would play that night and 17 Days was the first one they mentioned. He didn't play it that night (Truthfully, I can't remember much of what he played, I was in utter shock of being about 3 feet away from the man for the better part of 2 hours).

WOW. I was there. That was back when I used 2 be on the guest list, thanks 2 Rhonda.

Did U also go the show with the aftershow being at The Capitol Ballroom? That was amazing... Aftershow started with Prince on the drum kit.

Peace.

~G

Prints said:

hhhhdmt said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

Surely U must agree that Sign Of The Times is awful because of its sparse bleak apocalyptic arrangement.

I think Sott is a fantastic song, especially lyrically

i think hes J O K I N G

geddit?

LOve LoVe this song. I have only seen it played live once DURING THE PURPLE RAIN tour. Wish he would play it more often.

yup it really could .. except if i was ur girlfriend might be the finest song ever.

i really think purple rain as a double record with 17 days and erotic city, god and extended mixes .. ya know done more like 1999 record, coulda been even more epic than it already was ..

All time favorite.