Soulstar77A said:

V10LETBLUES said:

Cheesy track. There is no way in hell this will be a hit. This is not "hater" talk, just reality. I listen to almost every type of music on the radio when I am out driving, and as much as people bitch and moan about the state of music on the radio, there is nothing this atrocious on ANY format radio station.

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Imho it's not more or less cheesy than "Take me with You" from the 80'S, "Cream" from the 90's or "Chocolate Box" from the 00's. It's just a typical Prince song.

It is cheesier than "Take Me With U" or "Cream", at the very least. C'mon.

: What do U think?

La Reid: its catchy! But Prince man I rather have a full on Prince album..

: Tell U what Reid, how bout U distribute #3RDEYEGIRL & Eye'll give U a DOUBLE Prince album! How bout that?! Deal?

La Reid! Let's start with that lil diddy you performed on "New Girl" What's it called?

: #FALLINLOVE2NITE'

LA Reid: Deal!

:

Militant said:

errant said:

Militant said: He's had "finishers" co-producing with him for about 25-30 years. W&L, Levi, Ricky P, Kirky J, etc.

But they've rarely officially had producer credits. I remember Kirk having some. Certainly I can't remember any co-production credits in this century.

Yes, well keep in mind we haven't seen any official credits for this one yet either. And we aren't likely to unless it gets a release on CD, if then.

I really want this to be an across the board hit despite the muddled production, but if I were to be honest, it falls into the same category as songs like "Sleep Around" and"The One U Wanna C" --- enjoyable tracks with minimum potential impact on the charts.

Yes its catchy, yes its corny, yes its got HIT potential!

But will it b??

Wow, some Prince fans sure are a picky, spoiled bunch. He puts out a catchy pop dance track (at 55-freakin-yrs-old!) that he probably composed in his sleep, yet some of you are disecting it like crazy. Is it enjoyable to listen to? Then shut up.

jeffreymiller said:

Hilarious how all the so called music lovers on here have no idea that Zooey Deschanel is a musician also and not just an actor. Lol

I think that's open to debate.

novabrkr said:

The charts are largely about payola. As soon as Prince struck that deal with clearwater he had his first charting on adult contemporary billboards since TMBGITW. If Epic put money behind the song it'll chart, period.

BobGeorge909 said:

How many hit songs do u have? U seem to know how to make them so well I assume u have many.

all of my songs are hits .. prince be crying over me

lezama said:

The charts are largely about payola. As soon as Prince struck that deal with clearwater he had his first charting on adult contemporary billboards since TMBGITW. If Epic put money behind the song it'll chart, period.

Too easy! Songs do have different quality and mainstream appeal!

I like it. It's a fun, funky, catchy pop song. I hope it does well. Looking forward to hearing more about the album.

novabrkr said:

Soulstar77A said:

Imho it's not more or less cheesy than "Take me with You" from the 80'S, "Cream" from the 90's or "Chocolate Box" from the 00's. It's just a typical Prince song.

It is cheesier than "Take Me With U" or "Cream", at the very least. C'mon.

Cream is as cheesy or cheesier than FIL2N, definitely. The others, too.

Much of what we fans accept as normal (or have just gotten used to) is pretty cheesy to the average human.

Definitely realized this while watching SOTT the other night with a few friends who hadn't seen it. But it didn't matter, they still loved it, because of course he's still amazing Prince.

He's good at being cheesy. This is obvious, right? But whether he's in that mode or not, it doesn't seem to necessarily have any bearing on the quality of his music.

Half of my favorite Prince songs are, I'm sure, super-cheesy.

That said, I really can't stand Cream.

Official French Promo 4 the new Single

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It's great as is but if they release a remix version, change it up a bit there is no reason why it can't chart well. The chorus is infectious. Guarantee once it's released you will start hearing it everywhere..basketball games, skating riks, casinos..maybe even the radio.

i wonder why the symbol is back so strong these last few months?

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first the microphone stand, then the gold symbol guitar in mojo,

now the symbol even bigger than "prince" on the promo single.

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is it just because it's so recognisable from a marketing perspective

or what? because the symbol has always been around since 2001,

but far less obvious than now.

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anyway, i just hope he dusts off that gold symbol guitar in concert

again because i loved it's tone (although i know others hate it).

Prince has really grown fond of Josh! He is everywhere now...

isn't this the first Prince track that's not produced or co-produced by hilmself?

Its official Josh is the new Kirky J

go2theMax said:

isn't this the first Prince track that's not produced or co-produced by hilmself?

Yup. I mean, "Kiss" was almost completely produced by David Z, but Prince still took the production credit.

This is quite the precedent being set here!

tatocorcu said:

Has he just screwed Kobalt?

Kobalt (I've noticed they've ceased promoting Prince and Liv Warfield on their social media accounts even when they were on Arsenio) made the mistake of thinking that Prince was comfortable with being an indie DIY artist who didn't care if he got played on the radio and would promote his music through other means. Based on recent interviews where he's expressed frustration over not being played on the radio and not having hits, as well as comments from his mouthpiece Funkenberry on various Spreecasts about Kobalt not giving him enough "incentive" to release his music ($$$) it seems Prince never was happy with the Kobalt deal and just signed it out of desperation when he couldn't get anymore multi-million dollar upfront payments from any magazines or newspapers.

Prince clearly wants to be on a major label and on the radio so this single may just be a "test" to see if Epic can deliver the "hit" he wants. Even if you don't like the song if you want to see "Plectrum Electrum" released you had better hope against all odds this song gets airplay and is a hit so that he'll go ahead and let Epic release Plectrum (given that was the album Prince recently previewed for Epic's L.A. Reid). If not, PE is likely going into the vault.

redflag said:

It still sounds unfinished to me. But I hope it's a huge hit for him.

Militant said:

go2theMax said:

isn't this the first Prince track that's not produced or co-produced by hilmself?

Yup. I mean, "Kiss" was almost completely produced by David Z, but Prince still took the production credit.

This is quite the precedent being set here!

I still find it hard 2 believe. Maybe he's just wanna promote Josh as a producer. It sounds more like a remix or some post-production like Ricky P or Kirky J did it in the past.

If you are like Prince now or, LA Reid, and you can't see just how bad and shoddily produced this track is, and will be perplexed at WHY this record will under no circumstances ever be hit, it's ok. Not all of us have the same tastes. That's why they sell fanny packs and hot pockets. There is something for everyone. And as time goes by, time takes it's toll and sometimes lose touch.

V10LETBLUES said:

filthyrichyuppie said: