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Of course it is .Its so overlooked because of so many hits the man have.

He did amazing voice and piano live version in 2010.

If some other artists made it it would be their biggest hit song.

I didn't recognize the brilliance of this song until probably the late 90's when for some reason I was listening to pre-Dirty Mind Prince...to me, this is easily the best song from the first 2 albums.

it's the best song on his 2nd album

It's in a weird spot on the album that works against it: you've just had 2 ballads followed by an all out rocker so you're really not wanting another ballad. When listened in isolation it's possible to really appreciate how great a song it is.

Classic. It's one of the songs that built his reputation up. By today's standards I imagine for some it's easy to under-appreciate how cool the vibe of that song was. It's subtleties can be overlooked. But contrast that track to Prince's homage to Attention Deficit Disorder songs like "Why Should I Do That When I Could Do This" or "Joint to Joint" or "3 Chains O' Gold". or "White Mansion" or pretty much any of the songs, that by the second chorus wanders into the finer points of his contract situation, finances, religious differences, etc. "Still Waiting" is a bit blues, a bit country and a bit gospel but it maintains a cohesiveness thoughout and at no point does it feel forced or contrived. It's one of probably 10 early Prince songs that earned him a lot of respect as a composer and producer. Prince music was something to be appreciated, for those sophisticated enough to do so. Of course, today we know he had more help on that song than we were led to believe, but still, at the end of the day to whomever gets the credits go the glory. Prince got the producer credit. Still Waiting is a classic.

funksterr said:

Classic. It's one of the songs that built his reputation up. By today's standards I imagine for some it's easy to under-appreciate how cool the vibe of that song was. It's subtleties can be overlooked. But contrast that track to Prince's homage to Attention Deficit Disorder songs like "Why Should I Do That When I Could Do This" or "Joint to Joint" or "3 Chains O' Gold". or "White Mansion" or pretty much any of the songs, that by the second chorus wanders into the finer points of his contract situation, finances, religious differences, etc. "Still Waiting" is a bit blues, a bit country and a bit gospel but it maintains a cohesiveness thoughout and at no point does it feel forced or contrived. It's one of probably 10 early Prince songs that earned him a lot of respect as a composer and producer. Prince music was something to be appreciated, for those sophisticated enough to do so. Of course, today we know he had more help on that song than we were led to believe, but still, at the end of the day to whomever gets the credits go the glory. Prince got the producer credit. Still Waiting is a classic.

Are you making things up again?

Fury said:

I think it's a song that if anybody over the age of 35 heard him play at a concert they would go bananas and scream and say " that's my jam!"

lol I guess that sorta helps define 'classic'

paulludvig said:

funksterr said:

Classic. It's one of the songs that built his reputation up. By today's standards I imagine for some it's easy to under-appreciate how cool the vibe of that song was. It's subtleties can be overlooked. But contrast that track to Prince's homage to Attention Deficit Disorder songs like "Why Should I Do That When I Could Do This" or "Joint to Joint" or "3 Chains O' Gold". or "White Mansion" or pretty much any of the songs, that by the second chorus wanders into the finer points of his contract situation, finances, religious differences, etc. "Still Waiting" is a bit blues, a bit country and a bit gospel but it maintains a cohesiveness thoughout and at no point does it feel forced or contrived. It's one of probably 10 early Prince songs that earned him a lot of respect as a composer and producer. Prince music was something to be appreciated, for those sophisticated enough to do so. Of course, today we know he had more help on that song than we were led to believe, but still, at the end of the day to whomever gets the credits go the glory. Prince got the producer credit. Still Waiting is a classic.

Are you making things up again?

What are you talking about? What did I ever make up?

funksterr said:

paulludvig said:

Are you making things up again?

What are you talking about? What did I ever make up?

Well, what is the source for your claim about Still Wainting?

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Prince's second album had a producer. Prince took the guy's credit off the album right before release. It's an old story.

paulludvig said:

funksterr said:

What are you talking about? What did I ever make up?

Well, what is the source for your claim about Still Wainting?

[Edited 3/5/14 9:34am]

The guy gave interviews about the subject. It's pretty well covered in all the biographies.

funksterr said:

paulludvig said:

Well, what is the source for your claim about Still Wainting?

[Edited 3/5/14 9:34am]

The guy gave interviews about the subject. It's pretty well covered in all the biographies.

The guy? What did "The guy" say?

paulludvig said:

funksterr said:

The guy gave interviews about the subject. It's pretty well covered in all the biographies.

The guy? What did "The guy" say?

I forgot his name. There are some interviews published about it. He speaks specifically about producing the "Prince" album and how he felt so disrespected by Prince, pulling his credits and other things, that he refused to return for it's follow up. That meant Prince had to find a new sound, from which the "Dirty Mind" record was created. So, if you are interested, hunt down his interview. But don't get mad at me just because you don't know the story, which was covered by Per Nielson and Uptown, and hell every Prince bio I ever read.

Fury said:

I think it's a song that if anybody over the age of 35 heard him play at a concert they would go bananas and scream and say " that's my jam!"

Which is exactly what happened when he played it in Vegas.

funksterr said:

paulludvig said:

The guy? What did "The guy" say?

I forgot his name. There are some interviews published about it. He speaks specifically about producing the "Prince" album and how he felt so disrespected by Prince, pulling his credits and other things, that he refused to return for it's follow up. That meant Prince had to find a new sound, from which the "Dirty Mind" record was created. So, if you are interested, hunt down his interview. But don't get mad at me just because you don't know the story, which was covered by Per Nielson and Uptown, and hell every Prince bio I ever read.

Can anyone else confirm this story? There's nothing on PrinceVault suggesting that the "Prince" album was produced by anyone but Prince..

funksterr said:

paulludvig said:

The guy? What did "The guy" say?

I forgot his name. There are some interviews published about it. He speaks specifically about producing the "Prince" album and how he felt so disrespected by Prince, pulling his credits and other things, that he refused to return for it's follow up. That meant Prince had to find a new sound, from which the "Dirty Mind" record was created. So, if you are interested, hunt down his interview. But don't get mad at me just because you don't know the story, which was covered by Per Nielson and Uptown, and hell every Prince bio I ever read.

LOL. Santa Claus? Who is this phantom producer you speak of?

It sounds like one of his Girlsongs, would have been great for Sheena Easton

I recall reading two interviews with the guy over the years around the Musicology era. I really don't remember his name, but I'm sure the story isn't so hard to find. I'm not saying the guy wrote the song, just that he helped Prince with the production to the point that he was supposed to be credited as producer on the album, but Prince pulled his credit.

funksterr said:

paulludvig said:

The guy? What did "The guy" say?

I forgot his name. There are some interviews published about it. He speaks specifically about producing the "Prince" album and how he felt so disrespected by Prince, pulling his credits and other things, that he refused to return for it's follow up. That meant Prince had to find a new sound, from which the "Dirty Mind" record was created. So, if you are interested, hunt down his interview. But don't get mad at me just because you don't know the story, which was covered by Per Nielson and Uptown, and hell every Prince bio I ever read.

So untrue.Prince changed his style because a)he was influenced by Rick James and his funk punk image.The Influence came from their tour together.b)Prince changed his sound

because he wanted to cross over.The Prince album was still treated

like rnb soul.Prince wanted to change that.

Back your talk with some source because the stuff you

wrote simply isnt trueand the only guy complaining was Andre because

he was not credited for his little vocal harmony line on Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad and the outro jam on I Wanna Be Your Lover which was based on some of Andres licks.

Still Waiting isn't "a classic",

But it's still a great song and a very great album...

thebanishedone said:

funksterr said:

I forgot his name. There are some interviews published about it. He speaks specifically about producing the "Prince" album and how he felt so disrespected by Prince, pulling his credits and other things, that he refused to return for it's follow up. That meant Prince had to find a new sound, from which the "Dirty Mind" record was created. So, if you are interested, hunt down his interview. But don't get mad at me just because you don't know the story, which was covered by Per Nielson and Uptown, and hell every Prince bio I ever read.

So untrue.Prince changed his style because a)he was influenced by Rick James and his funk punk image.The Influence came from their tour together.b)Prince changed his sound

because he wanted to cross over.The Prince album was still treated

like rnb soul.Prince wanted to change that.

Back your talk with some source because the stuff you

wrote simply isnt trueand the only guy complaining was Andre because

he was not credited for his little vocal harmony line on Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad and the outro jam on I Wanna Be Your Lover which was based on some of Andres licks.

Prince sounded closer to Gary Numan than Rick James on Dirty Mind. Rick James wasn't close to punk at all. I loved his music, but it was more of a gimmick than actually being inspired by the music genre. However Prince did seem a bit more like a punk musician here than Rick, with his less polished sound, Sister etc... alot more edge.

Replica said:

thebanishedone said:

So untrue.Prince changed his style because a)he was influenced by Rick James and his funk punk image.The Influence came from their tour together.b)Prince changed his sound

because he wanted to cross over.The Prince album was still treated

like rnb soul.Prince wanted to change that.

Back your talk with some source because the stuff you

wrote simply isnt trueand the only guy complaining was Andre because

he was not credited for his little vocal harmony line on Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad and the outro jam on I Wanna Be Your Lover which was based on some of Andres licks.

Prince sounded closer to Gary Numan than Rick James on Dirty Mind. Rick James wasn't close to punk at all. I loved his music, but it was more of a gimmick than actually being inspired by the music genre. However Prince did seem a bit more like a punk musician here than Rick, with his less polished sound, Sister etc... alot more edge.

sorry but Rick invented punk funk style.its a well known fact

It's a classic to me. In my hometown the local station played this just as much as I Wanna Be Your Lover.