GiggityGoo said:

RaspBerryGirlFriend said:

I barely ever listen to the extended version of Paisley Park despite it being one of my favourite Prince songs. Idk, it seems to me that all the added background noise and whatnot kinda distracts from the original tightness of the song, although I appreciate the added guitar work.

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The smattering of sound effects in the "Paisley Park" extended version don't bother me at all, as I'm so wrapped up in the music that I get lost.

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But I will agree with you that, when Prince goes nuts with the effects, it can get tedious. I loved "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" when it was released, but I hear it now and all those cutesy effects really diminish the power of the song itself. The "Gold Experience" version is even worse.

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And then you get into all his late 90s stuff, with "Dead like Elvis" and various female moans and so forth, and it almost becomes a Spike Jones record.

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Don't get me wrong, I love the man's music, but not all of it works for me.

That super long 21 minute version of America is my # 1 extended cut

Wish U Heaven 1,2 &3 is next

Kiss estended version

Shockadelica extended version

Raspberry Beret extended is incredibly awesome

U got the Look - long look

Thieves in the temple. End of.

bluegangsta said:

Very difficult to pick just 1, so here are my top 5.

Scandelous (The Crime, Passion, Rapture)

Erotic City (12" Version)

Pop Life (Extended Version)

I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (12" Main Mix)

Little Red Corvette (Dance Mix - Ultimate Version)

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Paisley Park, Raspberry Beret are close as well. All of the 12" from ATWIAD are incredible. Honorable mention to Mountains and I Wish U Heaven (Parts 1, 2 & 3). In terms of remixes, the Vicky Vale remix of Batdance and Razormaid mix of Housequake are awesome too.

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I can tell you that Scandalous (The Crime, Passion, Rapture) is my LEAST favorite extended version

VERY difficult to pick just one, which so many great ones, but I gotta go with "Mountains." It's just magical.

Lets go crazy

I'll choose among the vinyl editions

Raspberry Beret/She's Always In My Hair
Kiss/ or $

Let's Go Crazy/Erotic City
Pop Life/Hello
Mountains/Alexa De Paris
Gett Off 12"
Wish U Heaven/Scarlet
Anotherloverholenyohead/Girls & Boys
U Got The Look/Housequake
If I Was Your Girlfriend/Shockadelica
Glam Slam/Escape

And if I had to choose 1 track, I'd choose Beret, because the 1st 70 seconds are perfection.

Love this question. 12" singles were a big thing to me and my friends and Prince really was for all of us the epitome of a real remix artist.

I think for my all tme favorite (which is impossible in all honesty) I will have to go with Pop Life/Hello because the 12 inch versions add so much more than just new music but the lyrical additions add greater depth to the overall song. I can't imagine Hello without "words are like shoes" or Pop Life without "Whats the matter with your sex".

Now, if you asked me while I was standing in a dance club, without a question it is Erotic City.

Any non-album cuts of Gett Off, Computer Blue, and Darling Nikki are harder, meaner, and funkier than the originals.

Glam Slam is the biggest change. The original version is so dorky, but the extended remix is a highlight on any Lovesexy era tracklisting.

Jughead (Dayum Near 15 Mins Mix) 14:59

Extended:

Sexy Dancer

Computer Blue

Let's Work

Hot Thing

Thieves in the Temple

Wedding Feast

I agree that the Universal Love Remix deserves a mention--but I also agree it's just an honorable mention.

Probably Shockadelica.

I would have to say all of the extended mixes from ATWIAD, Parade, SOTT & Lovesexy are incredible. They're a really important part of Prince's musical legacy. Some of my favorites are Hello, Kiss, Mountains, Anotherloverholeinyohead, Raspberry Beret, She's Always In My Hair, America, Paisley Park, Alphabet St. (This Is Not Music, This Is A Trip), Glam Slam/Escape and Housequake.

my actual favourite is feel u up (long stroke). just love it

Theives in the Temple

The extended version takes a song I'm not that keen on and turns it into a song I love.

tobydavies said:

Theives in the Temple

The extended version takes a song I'm not that keen on and turns it into a song I love.

totally agree.

Dandroppedadime said:

tobydavies said:

Theives in the Temple

The extended version takes a song I'm not that keen on and turns it into a song I love.

totally agree.

That second half is killer.

namepeace said:

Dandroppedadime said:

totally agree.

That second half is killer.

Agreed.

Hot Thing

Dandroppedadime said:

Jughead (Dayum Near 15 Mins Mix) 14:59

Anybody who doubts Tony M NEEDS to listen to that sh!t. Twice! .

I take back my previous post, Partyman (Video Mix) is every flavor of awesome.

Come On (Remix) was the last great one, imho.

Have to go with "Escape" and "Hot Thing" extended remixes.

But so-ooooo many greats to choose from!

Thieves in the temple. The long version is sooo much better. I love it.