He's done them all...the fan legged favs..except this one. Could it be the next surprise on the next leg of the tour?

I can only hope... Moonbeam Levels is one of my favorite songs of all time. How it hasn't been released yet is beyond me. Then again, this is Prince we're talking about. I wouldn't count on it happening.

Nivivrus said:

I can only hope... Moonbeam Levels is one of my favorite songs of all time. How it hasn't been released yet is beyond me. Then again, this is Prince we're talking about. I wouldn't count on it happening.

And folks didnt believe he'd ever do Large Room No Light, Empty Room, Extraloveable, etc. etc....and he did.

We can hope! Moonbeams is one of my all time favorites

2020 said:

We can hope! Moonbeams is one of my all time favorites

How you gonna be on my thread when you just told me to stfu?

I would shit twice and die.

Genesia said:

I would shit twice and die.

You took the words out of my mouth. This and the long hallway version of Computer Blue are the ones I would love to see released one day. One can dream.

rdhull said:

2020 said:

We can hope! Moonbeams is one of my all time favorites

How you gonna be on my thread when you just told me to stfu?

Its all good...on this thread please keep on talking!

2020 said:

rdhull said:

How you gonna be on my thread when you just told me to stfu?

Its all good...on this thread please keep on talking!

Seems unlikely - the melody has already been used in a released song.

leecaldon said:

Seems unlikely - the melody has already been used in a released song.

What song?

Nivivrus said:

leecaldon said:

Seems unlikely - the melody has already been used in a released song.

What song?

I think he means Free

how about a funk number called "Shoot The Moonbeam Levels, it's all made of fish"

a wishy wish,

team temper tiny shiny

in iguani

in a miney

cooper

sitting in a hoop-ah

a toll

in a roll

somethin something dover sole

tin bin wimmy flask

with a dart

Prince

gimme some medals, and a pedal

and flour,

mix the flour with the egg

rats give you cancer

i'm a chancer

GMO is good for you

stew

toilet trouble

beach and piss

this

Cx

"yeah!"

Sigh.

It is a sign of the times when an artist needs to reach back to his past even more (not just playing the hits, but now also the more obscure materials) just to keep his show 'fresh', interesting or whatsoever.

The old song was better in it's old form.

No new performance will top that.

Better spend the showtime on something new.

He has done them all?

Anyway, I think "Moonbeam Levels" could work as a new version better than many of the uptempo numbers. It could have the same type of production as, say, "Planet Earth" and still retain its identity.

SuperSoulFighter said:

^I agree, but refreshing his musical past onstage can be just as creative as writing new songs. Don't tell me that last year in the Melkweg you weren't amazed when he opened with What's My Name! And the Mutiny and Chocolate on top of that.. U must have loved that as much as I did!

I wasn't in the Melkweg for fascist work-related reasons.

But I did enjoy the Gent shows, where is Sabotage releasing those?, with a fairly nice rendition of e.g. Endorphine Machine.

Chocolate he also did in Rotterdam, etc.

But understand what you mean: doing an obscure oldie can certainly be nice, but mostly the old rendition is `better` in some ways. (at least that is my opinion)

I'd rather see him play something new, unreleased with the energy and drive of e.g. the first half of the 1990's live shows. (and perhaps not the main shows but the aftershows and the like)

BTW:

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Any idea why?

udo said:

Sigh.

It is a sign of the times when an artist needs to reach back to his past even more (not just playing the hits, but now also the more obscure materials) just to keep his show 'fresh', interesting or whatsoever.

The old song was better in it's old form.

No new performance will top that.

Better spend the showtime on something new.

I dont know about all this extra shit you are talking about but Im talking about revisitng the old unreleased fan favorite.

Sit, udo, sit.

.

[Edited 9/23/12 9:15am]

udo said:

BTW:

ERROR in DB::fetchSingle() on
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Any idea why?

it's that new Google Car they invented. It's shit poetry activated.

Cx

mrsquirrel said:

udo said:

BTW:

ERROR in DB::fetchSingle() on
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Any idea why?

it's that new Google Car they invented. It's shit poetry activated.

Cx

Harry in a Fjord

Pull a chord

have a word

i'll stop now, this is WAY too interesting

and i can in no way get my legover.

mr rover

had a clover

"yawn"

Cx

Yes but only if it's the remastered original, I don't want any pale new imitation, I'm still reeling from last years' massacre of Extraloveable.....

[Edited 9/28/12 10:35am]

Rinluv said:

Nivivrus said:

What song?

I think he means Free

Free borrows heavily, but I was thinking of a segment in 3 Chains O' Gold, which uses the melody from the verses in Moonbeam Levels.