dance4me3121 said:

Recently I bought the Hits/B Sides cd and I've listened to "17 days" the most.If it had been released as a A-Sides,I believe it could've been a hit.

hmmmm

not sure

it would be pretty risky releasing that in 1984 as a single as he was THE biggest star on the planet

you sure it would have been a hit?

jonylawson said:

dance4me3121 said:

Recently I bought the Hits/B Sides cd and I've listened to "17 days" the most.If it had been released as a A-Sides,I believe it could've been a hit.

hmmmm

not sure

it would be pretty risky releasing that in 1984 as a single as he was THE biggest star on the planet

you sure it would have been a hit?

Hmm... Yeah true.

Just to add, 17 and In My Hair are my two favourite B-Sides also.

I remember the days when DJs would play these songs on the radio just for the Hell of it and 17 Days got huge airplay.

Back in the days before internet,ebay,Amazon you could not get stuff as easy as you can now. We used to go to Pizza Hut because they had 17 Days in the jukebox and we would play the song over and over and eat pizza all night.

I finally got the 12 inch version of the WDC single in 1987 and I would listen to that song over and over until the Hot Thing 12 inch came out that November.

It was the song that started it all for me.

17 Days definately could have been a hit.

IIRC, there was a specific reason WB didn't want it on the Purple Rain album. Maybe they thought it didn't fit? Someone with a better memory could fill in the story behind it.

I think with all the 7" & 12" single sales of WDC when it was a hit, add some airplay, plus when it was included on The Hits/B-Sides, surely anyone with a more-than-passing interest in Prince has heard it.

I was at the MSG show on the 18th and I swear to GOD he threw in the bassline to 17 days while all the celebs were on stage.

It was in an interim between songs, just bass and drums. But that bassline is instantly recognizable to me.

Maybe no one else caught it, but I did.

Totally love this song--nothing bad to say about it!

One of my favs. That was back when his b-sides sounded as good as album cuts. I remember trying to convince someone that Erotic City wasn't on Purple Rain. She swore it was because she was so familiar with it.

muleFunk said:

I remember the days when DJs would play these songs on the radio just for the Hell of it and 17 Days got huge airplay.

Back in the days before internet,ebay,Amazon you could not get stuff as easy as you can now. We used to go to Pizza Hut because they had 17 Days in the jukebox and we would play the song over and over and eat pizza all night.

I finally got the 12 inch version of the WDC single in 1987 and I would listen to that song over and over until the Hot Thing 12 inch came out that November.

OMG you just reminded me! I had a friend whose parents owned a pub with a jukebox in it, and she got her tape recorder and taped HCYDCMA from the jukebox speaker for me

Great song. However not a single. Even back then there was calculation in using B-sides to further mythology and firm up the hardcore. Stuff like Erotic City was meant for street cred/cult status and not for the fairweather mainstream fans who just jumped on board with PR.

ZombieKitten said:

muleFunk said:

I remember the days when DJs would play these songs on the radio just for the Hell of it and 17 Days got huge airplay.

Back in the days before internet,ebay,Amazon you could not get stuff as easy as you can now. We used to go to Pizza Hut because they had 17 Days in the jukebox and we would play the song over and over and eat pizza all night.

I finally got the 12 inch version of the WDC single in 1987 and I would listen to that song over and over until the Hot Thing 12 inch came out that November.

OMG you just reminded me! I had a friend whose parents owned a pub with a jukebox in it, and she got her tape recorder and taped HCYDCMA from the jukebox speaker for me

zombie! you've gone all foxy!!!

jonylawson said:

ZombieKitten said:

OMG you just reminded me! I had a friend whose parents owned a pub with a jukebox in it, and she got her tape recorder and taped HCYDCMA from the jukebox speaker for me

zombie! you've gone all foxy!!!

what are you talking about!

Great song. He could only dream of writing such a great song now.

Almost everytime i only have two cigarettes left in a pack i think of this song, it's that ingrained in my psyche.

jonylawson said:

dance4me3121 said:

Recently I bought the Hits/B Sides cd and I've listened to "17 days" the most.If it had been released as a A-Sides,I believe it could've been a hit.

hmmmm

not sure

it would be pretty risky releasing that in 1984 as a single as he was THE biggest star on the planet

you sure it would have been a hit?

the rain will come down, then U will have 2 choose.

If U believe, look 2 the dawn and U shall never lose

17 Days rel 5.16.84 © 1984 Controversy Music

17 Days", written by Prince, Wendy, Lisa, Dr. Fink song slated for the Apolonia 6 album. background vocals include Brenda Bennett

Called u yesterday
U didnt answer your phone
The main drag is knowing that
U probably werent alone

So here I sit in my lonely room
Lookin 4 my sunshine
But all Ive got is two cigarettes
And this broken heart of mine

So let the rain come down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down, down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down, down

Youve been gone 17 days
17 long nights
The main drag is knowing that
Youre holding someone else tight

I wanna to call u everyday
And beg u 2 be near me
But I know your head is underwater
I doubt that u could hear me

So let the rain come down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down, down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down, down

Ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
17 days
Ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
17 days

Called u yesterday
U didnt answer your phone
If youre the one whos always lonely
Then Im the one whos always alone

So here I sit in my lonely room
Lookin 4 my sunshine
All Ive got is 2 cigarettes
And this broken heart of mine

Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down, down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down, down

Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down, down

Why dont you answer your phone?

Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down, down
17 days

Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down
Let the rain come down, down
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?

Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman & Dr Fink

madhouseman said:

One of my favs. That was back when his b-sides sounded as good as album cuts. I remember trying to convince someone that Erotic City wasn't on Purple Rain. She swore it was because she was so familiar with it.

There is something hard to describe in words about hearing those songs for the 1st time on radio and then on a record player.

For me it's something about the time of day/night season

I always remember 17 Days connected to picnics and on my way to school

Erotic City always feels like the sun going down or twilight and the house is quiet

OldFriends4Sale said:

madhouseman said:

One of my favs. That was back when his b-sides sounded as good as album cuts. I remember trying to convince someone that Erotic City wasn't on Purple Rain. She swore it was because she was so familiar with it.

There is something hard to describe in words about hearing those songs for the 1st time on radio and then on a record player.

For me it's something about the time of day/night season

I always remember 17 Days connected to picnics and on my way to school

Erotic City always feels like the sun going down or twilight and the house is quiet

Agreed! I miss the B-sides being important to the Prince catalog.

Could I be safe to assume that this song was one of the 100 sings prepared for use in the Purple Rain film project? I just wonder, if it was, then where would would it have fitted? Any suggestions for its placement in at least any of the deleted scenes?

ecstasy said:

Could I be safe to assume that this song was one of the 100 sings prepared for use in the Purple Rain film project? I just wonder, if it was, then where would would it have fitted? Any suggestions for its placement in at least any of the deleted scenes?

It easily could have, but since it was supposed to be with Vanity 6 sung by Brenda Bennett it's hard to tell. I'm going to look thru the original script and see if it's in there

I could actually see it in the same movie period with WDC since it's dealing with a sort of splitting of the 2 lovers for whatever reason

the Vanity 6 II album would have been hot

[Edited 1/18/11 7:36am]

OldFriends4Sale said:

ecstasy said:

Could I be safe to assume that this song was one of the 100 sings prepared for use in the Purple Rain film project? I just wonder, if it was, then where would would it have fitted? Any suggestions for its placement in at least any of the deleted scenes?

It easily could have, but since it was supposed to be with Vanity 6 sung by Brenda Bennett it's hard to tell. I'm going to look thru the original script and see if it's in there

I could actually see it in the same movie period with WDC since it's dealing with a sort of splitting of the 2 lovers for whatever reason

the Vanity 6 II album would have been hot

[Edited 1/18/11 7:36am]

I don't think it's in there, not in my copy (we have the same one) at least when I had read thru a couple of times

[Edited 1/18/11 9:41am]