i think it's a great song and video from a great period of prince music. i have promos of both the video and cd single. it also reminds me of the video premier at glam slam that was broadcast to the other clubs

unique said:

Indeed a great video.

I love it, and I remember seeing this on VH1 Europe back in 94/95.

I have the cd single somewhere.

thedance said:

ok nurse: I'll make a pic, wait - later...

5 pics:

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Enjoy

Yay

Cool video, but I have to admit, the song is VERY 90s. In my opinion, it's not one of his songs that has that timeless quality.

gotta say makes me cringe

"hes getting kids to do....the LOVE SIGN!!" oh no!

but a cool song

ice cube directed the video didnt he?

nursev said:

unique said:

i think it's a great song and video from a great period of prince music. i have promos of both the video and cd single. it also reminds me of the video premier at glam slam that was broadcast to the other clubs

I do too...do you have a pic of that promo single? That premiere was broadcast?

the single is the black cover someone posted. the video was broadcast on a "private" link to the other clubs, not on normal tv. they did this 3 nights in a row and the pro shot broadcasts appeared on bootleg

the video i have is an in house vhs from paisley park that i got at paisley park. it's just got a white label with the name of the video typed up. i have a few of these promo videos, including a time coded copy of the gett off video ep

unique said:

i think it's a great song and video from a great period of prince music. i have promos of both the video and cd single. it also reminds me of the video premier at glam slam that was broadcast to the other clubs

I agree.

nursev said:

Just watched it again and it is actually a good video with a good message of gun control. Nona Gaye was beautiful on the vid and she can sing and who could not like Prince holding a mag with Cube on the cover I need to give the song another listen so it's a Yay for me.

The jury's still out on that one.

daPrettyman said:

thedance said:

nursev said:

daPrettyman said:

The jury's still out on that one.

Now Prettyman u know Marvin's baby can blow

uuhhhh....I don't think so. "Can blow" is reserved for real singers. She is just a singer (like Janet and Britney).

daPrettyman said:

Cheesy as hell, which is it's charm of course.

All it needed is a bunch of skanks in gold bikinis at a pool party drinking gin and juice and it would've been the perfect 90s video.

nursev said:

daPrettyman said:

uuhhhh....I don't think so. "Can blow" is reserved for real singers. She is just a singer (like Janet and Britney).

Just kidding but yeah Nona is a better actress than singer. Seen her last night in xXx on Fox. I like her though.

I totally agree.

NouveauDance said:

Yay! I am biased though as I love this era. Nona was a decent singer & it's a shame we didn't get to hear any of the other stuff he recorded with her. Wonder how these artist feel when they have been shelved? I bet it can't be a nice experience to go through. She could sing, she was gorgeous & her Daddy is a legend, so what went wrong there then?

SometimesIwonder said:

jonylawson said:

gotta say makes me cringe

"hes getting kids to do....the LOVE SIGN!!" oh no!

but a cool song

ice cube directed the video didnt he?

Yes he did & he did an excellent job. It shows that he is a big Prince fan....

IstenSzek said:

SometimesIwonder said:

Yay! I am biased though as I love this era. Nona was a decent singer & it's a shame we didn't get to hear any of the other stuff he recorded with her. Wonder how these artist feel when they have been shelved? I bet it can't be a nice experience to go through. She could sing, she was gorgeous & her Daddy is a legend, so what went wrong there then?

I think she just called it quits, probably, since he was dating her and mayte and someone else yet at the same time iirc. She said something about being sick of his mind games. I like her song on the 1800 New Funk compilation and the outtake Snowman is great too. She had style, good looks and a nice voice.

Nona not only had to deal with issues with Prince but she also had drug and alcohol issues that temporarily halted her career also.

This black female celebrity has a drug history that she has briefly spoken about but she seemed to conquer her demons because she worked in a few back to back projects. Sadly, she is back on drugs, this time, it's heroin. She and her boyfriend, who was also famous briefly (and who is a part of a musical family) are crack house regulars. He smokes crack, while she shoots up. She got introduced to heroin through her boyfriend's brother (also well known and famous) who also shoots up. Instead of going to auditions, her whole day is spent, getting enough money together by begging, borrowing or stealing to cop heroin and crack. A great opportunity came her way but she showed up under the influence of heroin and vicodin. She was so high, she was nodding off as chills raked her body and track marks covered her left arm. She was asked to leave and not to return. This gig would have paid her six figures a month. This once attractive woman was arrested (a few months ago) with her boyfriend briefly when a crack house was raided but she was released shortly afterwards. It was a bit more complicated for the boyfriend because it may have been a violation. This didn't make the news because white cops were the arresting officers and the couple were unrecognizable due to drug use and they "aren't big name stars" outside the black community. Don't be surprised if this woman starts turning tricks for drug money because she is seriously "chasing the dragon." (She was supposed to be on Law and Order and was fired because of drugs. She's spoken briefly about drug problems in the past. He has spent time in jail in the past and was part of a famous R&B family.)

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