It's an aboslute mature & great track !

Anyone noticed the artwork of the CD single is very much in the spirit of the "When Doves Cry" artwork ? (except for the lack of the colour purple).

He even is using a typo for the word 'Prince' that somehow remembers to the 'Purple Rain' typo...

(or is it me ? )

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I love it when P goes pop. I like it when his songs are light and gay. I don`t need guitars all the time. I like it when he sounds just like P on radio. Think again. The average listener does not know about his great aftershow material. They just want to turn on the radio and enjoy easy listening. So for that this song is quite suitable. AND I ADMIT I LOVE POP MUSIC.

IstenSzek said:

jstar69 said:

Hmmm, wonder why the purple rain font. Could the be an indication something from the purple rain era may be a 'b side'- oh I forgot he doesn't do those or EP's anymore!!!!

which is a shame since he easily could. take extraloveable. that extende portion of 'remix'

that was 'released' earlier this week. tacked onto the back of the actual song it would make

for a nice 12" version, almost like the good old days. stick on one more song and you've

got the makings of a great single that people will want to pick up.

whenever i listen to the 'space' maxi single, my heart aches a little bit for all the cool and

wonderful extended versions that never were after that.

Space Universal Love ....only the remix made it my favorite '90's song..and how about Feel U Up the long stroke or I Wish U heaven ....it is a shame indeed....

I don't say this lightly: even Matchbox 20 could have made this more interesting. I believe I could spend a few hours in my crappy little studio and make a more happening version. Perhaps I should try, just for kicks (or maybe that's just the beer talking )

This song is so very thin and watered down. I bet Lenny is shaking his head down at his Carribbean pad, thinking "what the hell is WRONG with you Big Brother?"

jstar69 said:

Hmmm, wonder why the purple rain font.

Lazy and cheap. That knock-off PR font is on any free font site.

Praxis said:

In this capitalist world, could the real reason for all this negativity be Prince's success as an independent artist? Have the banished ones infiltrated the org?

At first I thought your conspiracy theory was funny, but then realised you were being sarcastic when you said Prince was having success as an independent artist.

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Without doubt, the best Prince song in over years.

I cannot stop listening to it.

Sure to be Top Ten material in many European countries..maybe even a No 1 in Germany..

SPOOKYGAS said:

Sure to be Top Ten material in many European countries..maybe even a No 1 in Germany..

maybe a number 1 for the worst releases in 2012...

Absolutely crap from Prince,

I don't understand why he wants to trash his own name with this crap of a song..

Prince used to be cool, used to be a great songwriter, now he is a parody.

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thedance said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

Sure to be Top Ten material in many European countries..maybe even a No 1 in Germany..

maybe a number 1 for the worst releases in 2012...

Absolutely crap from Prince,

I don't understand why he wants to trash his own name with this crap of a song..

Prince used to be cool, used to be a great songwriter, no he is a parody.

You haven't like anything for 17 years. Maybe it's not cool for you any longer.

Militant said:

"Purple Rain" font used on the single cover!

Sorry, --- but you are wrong:

The new font is not the original PR font...

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/PurpleRainDifferentFont.jpg[/img:$uid]

Those 2 fonts are different..

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^ credits:

the Purple Rain 12 inch maxi picture is taken from Sleevographia.

landser said:

Hot, if only the song could be as cool as this photo.

serpan99 said:

The artwork above is for the radio promotion and is NOT the artwork that will be used for the single cover.

Source: www.welcome2thedawn.blogspot.com

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landser said:

Source?

thedance said:

Militant said:

"Purple Rain" font used on the single cover!

Sorry, --- but you are wrong:

The new font is not the original PR font...

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/PurpleRainDifferentFont.jpg[/img:$uid]

Those 2 fonts are different..

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You're right, dance!

The original has a lot more edge and rigitity.

This latest one is a bit flat and flaccid.

Prost!

Prince, go look for a Dead Head sticker on a cadillac and never look back...lol

The past is over, find the present, please.

New music should sound fucking...new! Change your sound, change the beat, get some guts.

Piss off the peeps, make it rock. Get weird again, freak out the masses. Listen to Muse, listen to Tv On The Radio, change the sound fast...

vitriol said:

God hates me. Definitely, god hates me.

I can't complain because I started first, but god hates me.

Prince, please, have some decency and retire until you can come up with something listenable.

Say take that advice and apply it to yourself. Just retire from Prince.org and from being a fan.

The Purple Rain font goes ding ding ding dinga ding ding

the RnR font goes ding ding ding ding dinga ding ding

it not the same thing

rdhull said:

The Purple Rain font goes ding ding ding dinga ding ding

the RnR font goes ding ding ding ding dinga ding ding

it not the same thing

laurarichardson said:

vitriol said:

God hates me. Definitely, god hates me.

I can't complain because I started first, but god hates me.

Prince, please, have some decency and retire until you can come up with something listenable.

Say take that advice and apply it to yourself. Just retire from Prince.org and from being a fan.

I'm sure Prince has a remixed version already to go. Just like he did his "Guitar" single....It was a "MasterPiece" reworking...

Now go listen to the Stones new song...and tell me u don't feel ashamed by this piece of crap. Stones, coming back hard and strong doing what they do best.

thedance said:

Militant said:

"Purple Rain" font used on the single cover!

Sorry, --- but you are wrong:

The new font is not the original PR font...

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/PurpleRainDifferentFont.jpg[/img:$uid]

Those 2 fonts are different..

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They are two alternate versions based upon the same typeface. Probably the Purple Rain one was custom designed and this one is based upon that design.

I LOVE THIS SONG! ...more with every listen. Been a fan forever, but I am NOT stuck in the past. I am allowed to love the new stuff too. This song is worthy of a single/radio release.

arinaur said:

I LOVE THIS SONG! ...more with every listen. Been a fan forever, but I am NOT stuck in the past. I am allowed to love the new stuff too. This song is worthy of a single/radio release.

You are not stuck in the past? As a fan of his new stuff, you stuck as much in the past as Prince.

This song is full of references to the past btw!

is this the same "distributor" of his dance 4 me cds???

I hope that's not the single cover because it's hideous. The one above from the same shoot but a different shot is much better. And why is this song a single? I don't hear it going anywhere. Not that it's bad, it's just not very interesting or memorable like a single should be.