I was amazed when I first heard this song the day ATWIAD hit the shelves. A purple funk soldier like myself was not enamored with the direction P took with his first post-PR album, but I found Paisley Park to be an unbelievable track. So catchy, trippy and rocking with the understated guitar. That ethereal chorus. And fonkay, too.

I would have killed for a jacked-up 1999/PR type of release with his followup to PR, but at least we were given the surreal Paisley Park.

Your feelings on the song?

digitalelectric said:

Your feelings on the song?

Pretty much same as your own.

Have you ever played this song on surround sound, while you were high? Go do it.

Paisley Park the song is a trip....

Excellent, and I deeply love the extended version too...

Top track, top album.

Nuff said.

My favorite Prince song of all time. It represents a lot to me.

Paisley Park is NOT "fonkey", but it is a great song.

It's a beautiful track. And its lyrics are wonderful.

to me - it is the best song on that album . and it is one of my "fav" Prince songs of all time . it is a great song to listen to when u are "down" ... imo .

TylerHippie said:

Have you ever played this song on surround sound, while you were high? Go do it.

No...but I played it thru headphones while tripping on acid and got LOST!!!

Sounds like the kind of song that Michael Jackson would have given to Prince.

Not my favourite.

I liked it but I think it would be great listening to it while on shrooms or something.

Great song but the worst video in music history......Eye could go down my local park do a better video than that............

Bit overrated, not keen on repetitive beat but like the idealism of it.

JoeTyler said:

Sounds like the kind of song that Michael Jackson would have given to Prince.

Not my favourite.

PFFT-

Michael couldn't even TOUCH this style of music.

smoothcriminal12 said:

JoeTyler said:

Sounds like the kind of song that Michael Jackson would have given to Prince.

Not my favourite.

PFFT-

Michael couldn't even TOUCH this style of music.

Dont get me started on mj..............

Its definitely a cool setup for the album. Its almost like ATWIAD (the song) is a prologue, and Paisley Park really puts you in the mindset. Its so chill and relaxing, without being boring at all. Gotta love Prince!

davetherave6767 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

PFFT-

Michael couldn't even TOUCH this style of music.

Dont get me started on mj..............

No need to, just appreciate the song.

thedance said:

Paisley Park the song is a trip....

Excellent, and I deeply love the extended version too...

Me too ! One of my favorite songs. Heartfelt, poignant, classic P.

Amazing album.

I always felt this would have been a hit in North America, if he'd released it as a single here.

But such opinions are nothing new.

First single of the Around the World...in Britain. Perhaps not ,,mainstream" enough to become a major hit but what a great song! And I had forgotten about the 12 inch version. I must have listened to that a million times. I gotta dig it up and listen to it again...again..again..again...

eyewishuheaven said:

I always felt this would have been a hit in North America, if he'd released it as a single here.

But such opinions are nothing new.

I think he released this in the UK because they'd respond to a song like that. Looking at the U.S. hits of 1985, I don't know how that would've worked especially since Prince and WB never saw eye to eye on single releases.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Classic

Timmy84 said:

eyewishuheaven said:

I always felt this would have been a hit in North America, if he'd released it as a single here.

But such opinions are nothing new.

I think he released this in the UK because they'd respond to a song like that. Looking at the U.S. hits of 1985, I don't know how that would've worked especially since Prince and WB never saw eye to eye on single releases.

What you mean because it sounds a bit beatlesy? It does actually, it reminds me of Penny Lane a bit.

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Timmy84 said:

I think he released this in the UK because they'd respond to a song like that. Looking at the U.S. hits of 1985, I don't know how that would've worked especially since Prince and WB never saw eye to eye on single releases.

What you mean because it sounds a bit beatlesy? It does actually, it reminds me of Penny Lane a bit.

It was actually mentioned many times in the media at the time that Around the World in a Day was Prince's "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

Raspberry beret does not have this hippie psychadelic flavour as Paisley Park and most of the album, therefore was more mainstream and for that reason it was probably the first single in the US. I don't think that Paisley Park was considered radio friendly in enough in the US.

Great song, another that he should reintroduce into the live setlists.