didn't doc funkenberrie report a while ago that prince cut a 25 minute live

version of this song recently?

full band mode on this one, that would be interesting. stick that on the flip

side and i'm snatching up a copy.

From what I heard honestly the new version sucks as compared to the old one. What makes me mad is that he could have put out the original and it would have been as good as anything out today. And don't get me started on how he changed the lyrics.......OMG! How can you take out "Baby u can turn my momma on, she's just as straight, just as straight as straight can b!" Now that line.....pure genius!

CleopatraJones said:

From what I heard honestly the new version sucks as compared to the old one. What makes me mad is that he could have put out the original and it would have been as good as anything out today. And don't get me started on how he changed the lyrics.......OMG! How can you take out "Baby u can turn my momma on, she's just as straight, just as straight as straight can b!" Now that line.....pure genius!

if he released the original the time he made it it would have been an immediate hit.

my little sister heard it for the first time today and preferd the original to the new one instantly. Within 10 seconds of hearing that beat she was dancing.

i wonder why he hid it. He could of taken the ending out. And what's wrong with original lyrics? Prince give up the keep it clean act. You know you're dying to say "masturbating with a magazine"

This would have been the perfect B-side to 1999 The New Master.

IstenSzek said:

man i would so love to hear about "door number pants" instead of that rap

door number pants would have made the new version A+ material

If there's one song that didn't ever need bongos, it's Extraloveable.

IstenSzek said:

"-"

the recycled songs that seem to be in there (sticky like glue, love etc)

I only caught the snare sample that's also used in Love.

I imagine Prince reading this and thinking, 'what, I use the linn drum machine for decades and nobody cares, but now people complain about a different snare sample being used more than once?'

But I agree with you! To my ears, somehow making a million songs with the linndrum is ok, while using a better sample of a snare hit can get tired even within the span of one song. It's interesting to think about why that might be.

Dsoul said:

If there's one song that didn't ever need bongos, it's Extraloveable.

I can imagine "She's Always in My Hair" receiving the same treatment. Erase the guitar lick. Slow it down. Make it poppy, add a rap interlude and add bongos.

jonylawson said:

ABSOLUTELY???

so you would rather a karaoke of a 52 year old guy singing to a song he wrote as a horny 22 year old??

Its time we reclaimed the org back from the whiny bitches!

moan,moan fucking moan

This version in concert, mixed with some Gap Band . . . awwwwh shugadee, shugadee, dooo! LOL

Outstanding, makes me wanna shout!

I listened to both versions today and I must say that I am feeling the new version. I like Andy's rap flow (some lyrics r cheesy) but overall I think they did a great job on this. Loves It!!!!!!

I like it alot! The original is great and my favorite boot, but this is really funky too. Enjoy them both!!!

2freaky4church1 said:

I think he wants to piss us off.

^

no, I am afraid you are wrong, my guess is Prince likes this new version himself,

and I'm also afraid that he has lost his feeling completely, his feeling about what is cool and good and what is well "absolutely not so good".....

This new version sucks - after 4 or 5 listenings, I skip this track. That rap portion is an insult, isn't it?

This track now sounds like an outtake from Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic.

imo: Nothing on this new version is good, unique like the fantastic original.

damn....... I really wish it wasn't so, but after a lot of weak tracks like Hot Summer, Purple & Gold, Cause & Effect and now this re-make.... has Prince lost his feeling completely?

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It sounds like Dr. Conrad Murray gave the original a shot of propofal.

I've never heard the original, but I like what I'm hearing so far, until I hear the full version.

It has that Roger & Zapp feel, and I hear a little bit of Sly & The Family Stone's 'Family Affair' a tthe beginning, and a twist of George Clinton's "Atomic Dog"

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the change in lyrics are weak

even if I never heard the original lyrics the rhyme on point is not sharp

but the music is good

I wish he would have just made a new songs from that music

I'm loving this!

BigChick said:

It sounds like Dr. Conrad Murray gave the original a shot of propofal.

^

Yeah - and this song now sounds dead too.

peterv said:

Sorry, but I don't have time to play games, so simply put...

WHERE do US fans get this?

[Snip - luv4u]

can someone please post the new lyrics

unless it has been posted, can someone direct me to it

thanks

Retitle this SortofAlright and I might be able to roll w/ it judging by the sample.

There is a rap on this? Not looking promising that I will like this version but that is okay. I will give it a chance.

2elijah said:

I've never heard the original, but I like what I'm hearing so far, until I hear the full version.

It has that "Roger & Zapp"feel, and I hear a little bit of "Sly & The Family Stone's 'Family Affair'" a tthe beginning, and a twist of "George Clinton's "Atomic Dog"

I love you 2elijah but that is just blasphemous. Please redact your post.

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BigChick said:

It sounds like Dr. Conrad Murray gave the original a shot of propofal.

LOL So Wrong. But I can't say I disagree.

You know what would be funny? If someone hacked ITunes and replaced the new version w/ the vault version. Prince would catch on 2 years later & be angry. But the music community would not raise a ruckus.

Trickology said:

You know what would be funny? If someone hacked ITunes and replaced the new version w/ the vault version. Prince would catch on 2 years later & be angry. But the music community would not raise a ruckus.

Where's Anonymous when we need them?!?

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

This would have been the perfect B-side to 1999 The New Master.

Hilarious

It's not quite that bad, but it's definitely not good. The new FULL VERSION is way better than the new sample. There's some funk, especially in that outro. But the energy, drive & intensity of the original are lost. The understated "whoo! whoo!" in the middle is not as good as the original. And the new SECOND VERSE SUCKS!

It's more playful & sexy than a lot of recent of his stuff. The first verse, rap, last verse, and outro are all pretty good.

Overall, it took an A+ song and turned it into a B-.

Gohi said:

This isn't bad. Way better than MPLSound and most of 20ten.

I get into it right until the terrible rap. That is just awful.

Starts off kinda cool- but then it's that weak imitation of his own keyboard style I hate that he does. Somehow he never gets that depth from back in the day he had. It is at least fun. the rap. why? intro and outro are best parts.

V10LETBLUES said:

2elijah said:

I've never heard the original, but I like what I'm hearing so far, until I hear the full version.

It has that "Roger & Zapp"feel, and I hear a little bit of "Sly & The Family Stone's 'Family Affair'" a tthe beginning, and a twist of "George Clinton's "Atomic Dog"

I love you 2elijah but that is just blasphemous. Please redact your post.

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No can do..I just hear bits of all 3 of those songs in that snippet.

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Very frustrated that it's not available on the US iTunes, only Canada. I e-mailed a friend in Canada to purchase it for me but no luck so far. Ugh.

Chick rapping on the song destroyed the vibe for me.

I like everything else.