Judging by P's insistance on no profanity in his work as of late, do you think this track ( arguably his best ever outtake ) will even see the light of day, even in its live incarnation on the forthcoming Purple Rain Delux edition?

And... was a studio version even recorded?

There's no profanity in that song.

thisisnotmusik said:

Judging by P's insistance on no profanity in his work as of late, do you think this track ( arguably his best ever outtake ) will even see the light of day, even in its live incarnation on the forthcoming Purple Rain Delux edition?

And... was a studio version even recorded?

No studio version is known to exist but the circulating live version was overdubbed for its planned release on PR, so it sorts of constitutes a "studio" version in the end.

Out of all the possible outtakes to be included on a PR remaster, EI is the most legendary and expected one, so it's very likely it'll be there. Not adding it would inevitably result in a negative backlash from both fans and critics, something P and WB will hopefully try avoid.

Releasing stuff like Breakfast Can Wait is far far worse than swearing.

And as Genesia said: there is no profanity in that song.

If Prince chooses to discard all the sex-related songs, because it shows him as the pervert he is, then yes: we will get very few outtakes...