i've yet to hear it

Yes. It is an absolutely phenomenal song. He opened with it when I saw him in Vegas and I already knew the song from having the bootleg of the Dakota shows. I got chills down my spine when he and the band performed it.

It might well be the best song he has written in the last 5 years.

Never heard the song either. I hope one day they put that song up on the 3rdeyegirl site.

Musically boring! Don't like it at all!

I love it, he opened the 3rd night in Vegas with it, and it hit hard, i had chills.

Brilliant song. Best he has done in a long long time. Hope it is released soon.

Oh Yea! Totally down with The Breakdown. Great song.

One song out of hundreds per decade - still got it!

j/k x a million :ohshit: :pitchforks: :voodoodoll:

I like that song but is it really a new song? One orger posted some info about it being an older song from the early 90s. ( But the registered song´s title was "Down", not "Breakdown").

I love this ballad...hoping for a formal release soon!

for me it's the best thing I've heard from him since Chelsea Rodgers.

Proper good in the sense that it compares to his best work rather than just good in that it's polished, professional and passionless but still better than most other people's work

I heard this in Vancouver. I've been dying to hear it again.

I can't function. It was dope.

I just heard the Montreaux version of this song and was left speechless by it. This is one of the most beautiful Prince songs I've ever heard. It's up there with my favorite Prince songs like Moonbeam Levels, and Adore. Quite frankly, it's a crime this hasn't been released yet. But if he's played it live a ton of times already, there's a good chance he'll release it... I hope.

On the other hand - people only seem to be talking about one great song, when it used to be great songs.

Nivivrus said:

I just heard the Montreaux version of this song

Montreux

I need to hear this song? Is it on the 3rdeye site?

Astasheiks said:

I need to hear this song? Is it on the 3rdeye site?

Just boots for now. The Montreux recording is probably the best.

The version from Live Out Loud Tour Vancouver early show for sound quality and musical performance is better than the Montreux version to me. My fear is that if he releases a studio version that the song will be bogged down by synths and dated drum machine beats.

I love this song so much. Has anyone transcribed the lyrics anywhere?

Ya'll like it that much? I thought it was ok, to put it up there with moonbeam levels & the like is insane. Musically it's pretty dull & the chorus is pretty subpar. I think this is a byproduct from not penning a quality tune in ages . Ya'll must be the same crowd that liked "Gold" which had cheese coming outta it for days.

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KoolEaze said:

I like that song but is it really a new song? One orger posted some info about it being an older song from the early 90s. ( But the registered song´s title was "Down", not "Breakdown").

The song you're referring to was written for Tevin. Also, Prince may have quoted it on a page in his Sacrifice Of Victor book, writing, "I'm down with my crew...til death do us part," underneath a pic of him and the band laughing.

http://princevault.com/in...bell:_Down

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Big City doing it too big for me right now to give this track too much props, but the studio version should be a keeper.

Ole P can still BUST them High Notes!!!!