I just love this haunting song! Does anyone know if there is a circulating demo? It has always been one of my favorites. The remix was pretty killer too! He doesn't write them like this anymore. Sheena did a great job with her vocal.

I dig this song a lot.

There's no demo circulating.

That song should have gone to Annie Lennox!! She would have sent that into orbit!

Bulldog said:

That song should have gone to Annie Lennox!! She would have sent that into orbit!

Was it ever intended for her? Or is that just a wish?

Efan said:

Bulldog said:

That song should have gone to Annie Lennox!! She would have sent that into orbit!

Was it ever intended for her? Or is that just a wish?

A Wish...

Bulldog said:

That song should have gone to Annie Lennox!! She would have sent that into orbit!

Ooh! I think that would've been awesome! I'm thinking about how should would OWN that if she had covered it.

Ear clatter. Pure torture. Doesn't sound anything like Prince.

2freaky4church1 said:

Ear clatter. Pure torture. Doesn't sound anything like Prince.

You don't know what you're talking about.

You should hear the "Uptown" version. Prince plays some AMAZING guitar on that Version!!

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'101' and 'Ooh This I Need' are two of the most smoldering tracks Prince ever wrote. I also think they are the 2 tracks I'd flip out most over if his versions ever surfaced.

I like it. Especially the remix. For some reason, Mayte´s song "Ain´t No Place Like U" reminds me of 101 even though they aren´t similar. But the overall vibe of both songs is a bit cold and synthetic, for lack of better words. I like both songs.

this song is great and yes i do think annie lennox should cover it too.

why does he not write songs for anyone anymore.

khemseraph said:

this song is great and yes i do think annie lennox should cover it too.

why does he not write songs for anyone anymore.

Good question! I wonder what was the last hit song he wrote for someone else?

btw.this was a big club hit reaching number 2

benjaminira said:

khemseraph said:

this song is great and yes i do think annie lennox should cover it too.

why does he not write songs for anyone anymore.

Good question! I wonder what was the last hit song he wrote for someone else?

for someone esle who wasnt a protoge of his

It is seductive. Akin to OOh This I Need vibe.

I love this song and I think she knocks it out of the park. Her vocals are perfect for it.

The demo is not circulating but he did record a version with his vocals on it. This song is one of the reasons I wish he'd release an album of song demos like Jules Shear did with "Demo-Itis". Maybe that is something that WB could do for a new Prince album.

I love it so much..i wish i could name myself after this song!

khemseraph said:

benjaminira said:

Good question! I wonder what was the last hit song he wrote for someone else?

for someone esle who wasnt a protoge of his

Does Sheila E count as a protege? He just wrote "Leader of the Band" for her. He likely wrote most of "Paradigm" with George Clinton (fanfuckingtastic song if you haven't heard it, imo). He redid No Doubt's "Waiting Room"... Don't think he wrote the words but I know he rewrote the music and what you hear on the record is Gwen singing over Prince's music without input from the band.

Spinlight said:

khemseraph said:

for someone esle who wasnt a protoge of his

Does Sheila E count as a protege? He just wrote "Leader of the Band" for her. He likely wrote most of "Paradigm" with George Clinton (fanfuckingtastic song if you haven't heard it, imo). He redid No Doubt's "Waiting Room"... Don't think he wrote the words but I know he rewrote the music and what you hear on the record is Gwen singing over Prince's music without input from the band.

sheila e does count as a protege,she got her start with him so...

waiting room is excellent

wish it was released as a single

Never heard it-yeah I know that doesn't surprise some

I found it on a CD-single.

Guitar intro, longer version.

nursev said:

Never heard it-yeah I know that doesn't surprise some

That's what happens when one is more worried about pics of a musician than about his music.

I want to hear it!!!

hotwithyou said:

I want to hear it!!!

me 2..

Data to the CD-single I mentioned:

Title: 101

Format: CD3

Artist: Sheena Easton

Tracks:2

Label: MCA Records

Numba: 257 558-2 LO

Year: 1989



I was just listening to some the mixes on YouTube. As some had said it would be cool if she come out with some new mixes. Even though the song is old it might be a dance hit all over again.