They asked for one, they don't want the hits, the ones everyone knows - they want to stuff that makes YOU love the music so much - the real fantastic deep Prince-like-no-one-else-could songs.

Which 15 songs would you choose?
[This message was edited Thu Feb 27 17:31:01 PST 2003 by MiaBocca]

MiaBocca said:

Let's see, I would include:

Joy in Repetition
Love 2 the 9's
Calhoun Square
Beautiful Strange
Hot Thing
Everlasting Now
Damn U
Empty Room
Question of U
maybe even Dolores Baconskin!


i'll think of more later... LOL

u might even wanna include cloreen baconskin... she's a close cousin to delores baconskin..lol!!


i would include dark(original)
i'm yours
bambi
sister
lady cab driver
temptation
play in the sunshine
rock hard in a funky place
i wish u heaven long version
vickie waiting
just my imagination(live version)
morning papers
peach
wasted kisses
one of us

just my input.. i have a friend who loves acdc, and wanted some rock prince and i did a mix for him, and included the outtake loving you, which sounds like prince playing acdc.

so hope it helps..

hahahahha... i really should stop posting and chatting while i'm at work. i totally can't concentrate on the important stuff-- like getting song titles right! LOL Dolores, get away from me while i'm posting...

hey liv4luv, where can i find that outtake? i really want to make a rock compilation for a friend, but i can't get enough good sounding songs to fill a CD
[This message was edited Thu Feb 27 18:07:33 PST 2003 by newpowerlove]

All the long versions/12" versions AND B-Sides, long versions as well...

She's Always In My Hair
Hello
Love Or Money
Alexa De Paris
Kiss (extended)
Shockadelica
Mountains
Anotherloverholenyohead
La La La He He Heee
U Got The Look (Long Look)
I Would Die 4 U (Long Extended Live Version, amazing.)
Lonely Christmas
HouseQuake (7 Minutes Mo' Quake)
Hot Thing
Computer Blue (Long Unreleased Version, I found a super quality version, so can you! Jaw dropping.)
I Wish U Heaven
Little Red Corvette Dance Version
Pop Life (Both long versions)
Madhouse 6 (Long End Of the World Remix - I think that's what it's called)

Okay, well maybe this will make two CD's but, it's how you make them a fan and respect Prince.

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

I'm with you. His 12" extended mixes and b-sides are collectively the best music ever released. By anyone.

I'd go for a bit of rock, funk and ballads. So off the top of my head, nothing too outrageous...

DMSR
Endorphinmachine
Free
Housequake
Private Joy
Strange Relationship
Dance On
The Beautiful Ones
When You Were Mine
Hide The Bone
Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
Interactive
Good Love
Rock Hard In A Funky Place
Crucial

I would put on a mixture of stuff so that you get a wide feel of his music. I would def include

A Case of U
And God created woman
HCUDCMA
Power Fantastic
Adore
Strange Relationship
Sometimes it snows in April
Mellow
Endorphinmachine
The Beautiful Ones
17 Days
Bambi
Anna Stesia
Calhoun Square
A question of U
Anotherloverholeinyohead
Empty Room
She gave her angels
Strollin'
Spoke to me

Controversy, All The Critics Love You In New York, A Love Bizarre, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Lady Cab Driver, Let's Work, Something In The Water (Does Not Compute), The Rainbow Children, Erotic City, Pop Life, When You Were Mine, Joy In Repitition, Days of Wild, The Ballad of Dorothy Parker, Muse 2 The Pharoah and Power Fantastic.

Hmmm...

A Compilation designed for a friend who really isn't a friend of Prince's Music, and now has an interest... here's my 40 song comp.


1.Welcome 2 The Dawn (Intro)
2.Interactive
3.Loose
4.Endorphinmachine
5.Shhh
6.Days O'Wild
7.319
8.I Hate U
9.Please Access Another Experience (Segue)
10.NewPowerGeneration (Extended)
11.I Know
12.LoveSexy
13.When 2 R In Love
14.The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (Jay Leno Version)
15.IT
16.U Got The Look (Extended)
17.Joy In Repetition (ONA-Version)
18.Avalanche (ONA Piano Demo)
19.Anna Stesia (Chicago ONA-Version)
20.Purple Rain (Rave2000)
21.Purple House (Rave2000)
22.5 Women
23.Blue Light
24.and god created woman
25.Hypnoparadise
26.Sleep Around
27.The One (Radio Edit)
28.Pink Cashmere
29.Nothing Compares 2 U (Hits-Version)
30.Love Bizarre
31.Housequake
32.Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
33.Billy Jack Bitch (Extended horns)
34.Mountains (Extended)
35.1+1+1=3 (Album Version)
36.America (Extended)
37.GOD (Intrumental/Purple Rain Film)
38.Electric Intercourse
39.Heaven
40.U Make My Sunshine

NPD313 said:

What the fuck?!

1. bambi
2. in love
3. the ballad of dorothy parker
4. international lover
5. slow love
6. DMSR
7. the beautiful ones
8. girls & boys
9. how come u dont call me anymore
10.if i was your girlfriend
11.adore
12.do me baby
13.scandalous
14.the Q of u
15.under the cherry moon

1. Good Love
2. Lady Cab Driver
3. If I Was Your Girlfriend
4. So Far So Pleased
5. P Control
6. Viki Waiting (everyone I play this 2 like that one)
7. Im Yours
8. Private Joy (or Let's Work)
9. Scarlet Pussy
10. Irresistable Bitch
11. Lovesexy
12. The Continental
13. The Work
14. Partyup
15. Anotherloverholeinyohead

U'd have 2 keep them awake and alive listening 2 Prince muzik they never HEARD b4.. so..these would be good
[This message was edited Fri Feb 28 5:56:11 PST 2003 by paisleypark4]

Hit 'em with Bob George and then see where they're really at!

I have been wondering the same thing. My boss has "never seen the point" of Prince (!) but would be interested in listening to a compilation to persuade him otherwise.

He (my boss) is predominantly into acoustic female singer songwriters though so making him listen to Sexual Suicide, Days of Wild, Hide da Bone etc is likely to "confirm his worst fears" about Prince!

Aside from playing him The Truth and some ONAL tracks (Xenophobia, I Wanna B Your Lover, Avalanche) what else should I select?

MattUK said:

Put some Rainbow Chillens on him!

ConsciousContact said:

ONE VERY VERY good suggestion!!!

I played 'Lady Cab Driver' to a friend who heard the track for the first time last month. I thought it was quite a harmless choice until she started hearing Jill Jones moans during Prince's "This is for" speech.

In fact she was quite alarmed by this and asked: "Is she having an orgasm or is she being murdered???".

.

giotto said:

ROTFLMAO!

Not in a specific order yet, but 15 songs I would include that I think are true masterpieces...

1.Crystal Ball
2.I Hate U
3.Xpedition
4.Love 2 the 9s
5.Do U Lie
6.Condition of the Heart
7.Play in the Sunshine
8.Housequake
9.Something in the Water (does not compute)
10.da bang
11.Everlasting Now (from ONA Live)
12.Avalanche (from ONA solo piano)
13.The Ballad of Dorothy Parker (from ONA The Aftershow)
14.The One
15.Joy in Repetition (Grafitti Bridge version)

If this don't knock 'em out- they've got no soul!

Good question. I have done this for a few friends & family members now. Especially the past few years...are people finally figuring out Prince has always been cool? Who knows, but it always fun introducing his genius to people who once dissed him.

anyway, the compilation I have always done is as follows:

1) Play In The Sunshine
2) Private Joy
3) Ballad of Dorothy Parker
4) Adore
5) Strange Relationship
6) Vicki Waiting
7) Starfish & Coffee
8 Forever in my Life
9) She Loves Me 4 Me (recent addition, replaced When 2 are In Love)
10) Mountains
11) She's Always in My Hair
12) 17 Days
13) Supercute
14) Anotherloverholenyohead

paisleypark4 said:

I ALWAYS do this. No lie. People love it!

fragisexy said:

What album is Bob George on?

A little time ago i made a compilation for friends of his earlier work. It has as title sexuality and i used the sexuality front cover i found at internet. Sexuality is also the red line in this compilation.
15 songs with a total of 77 minutes ,all you need are his first 5 albums.

sexuality ,Prince 78-82;
1 for you
2 soft & wet
3 i wanna be your lover
4 sexy dancer
5 when we're dancin' close and slow
6 dirty mind
7 party up
8 sexuality
9 Do me baby
10 1999
11 little red corvette
12 delirious
13 let's pretend we're maried
14 lady cab driver
15 all the critics love you in NY

A damn fine compilation that is ,if i can say so myself.

loosekiss said:

The Black Album. You NEED to own a copy. The funkiest shit this side of "Come."

What's he do for a livin'?
Manage rock stars? Who?
Prince? Ain't that a bitch!
That skinny motherfucker with the high voice? Please.
Who do I look like, baby?
Yesterday's fool? Don't you know I will kill you now?
-Prince, "Bob George"

What the fucks wrong with 'Hypnoparadise' that song kicks ass!!!


and for your stupid boss who sees no point in prince and loves acoustic shyt!

Hit em with this list:

1.Space (Acoustic version),
2.Forever in my Life (SOTT Live Version),
3.The Truth,
4.Don't Play Me,
5.Shy,
6.So Blue,
7.When U Were Mine (ONA-Live),
8.I'm yours,
9.Bambi,
10.Sweet Baby
11.7 (Acoustic version)
12.Welcome 2 the dawn
13.Gold
14.Soul Santuary
15.My Computer
16.Damned if I do, Damned if I don't
17.The Holy River
18.Don't walk
19.Gotta Broken Heart again (ONA-Live)
20.When 2 R in Love
21.Still Waiting
22.Come Outside and Play


pick from this list!

1. Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)
2. Computer Blue
3. We Can Funk
4. Joy In Repetition
5. Loose
6. A Case of U
7. Comeback
8. Lady Cab Driver
9. And God Created Woman
10. Shockadelica
11. 2 nigs united 4 west Compton
12. Lovesexy
13. All The Critics Love U In New York
14. All My Dreams
[This message was edited Fri Feb 28 17:08:11 PST 2003 by JonSnow]

just tell them to buy the hits, the b-sides and work it around from that.
They will end up buying the whole back catologue from there.

NPD313 said:

Thx. Where can I find Space (Acoustic version), Forever in my Life (SOTT Live Version), So Blue, I'm yours, 7 (Acoustic version), Don't walk & Come Outside and Play??

I dont think theyre on albums that I have (although I dont have a photographic memory for this stuff!)

MattUK said:

Space (acoustic version) is from the "Space" CD single. I believe it's still in print.

Forever in My Life (SOTT live version) is from the Sign o' The Times live concert video. It's not officially released on CD, tho it can be found on bootlegs.

So Blue and I'm Yours are both from Prince's first album, "For You".

7 (acoustic) is from the 7 CD-single - It should still be available.

Don't Walk is actually "Walk Don't Walk" from the Diamonds & Pearls CD

Come Outside & Play is an outtake - I believe from the Batman era. It's never been officially relased, but it's widely available on bootlegs.

Hope that helped!