My favorite songs of the 2 albums! Reminds me of those dreamy songs used to record with Wendy & Lisa in 85-86.

databank said:

My favorite songs of the 2 albums! Reminds me of those dreamy songs used to record with Wendy & Lisa in 85-86.

Exactly what I was going to say!

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The backing vocals and melody are screaming out for that whimsical melancholy that Wendy, Lisa and Susannah brought.

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PURplEMaPLeSyrup said:

I like it for the reasons already mentioned.

It has that afterhours vibe and apparently it was recorded at an afterparty (or a demo of it, at least). Another association I've had with the song and the way the guitars sound would be some of the aftershow stuff ("Just My Imagination" from Small Club?).

NouveauDance said:

databank said:

My favorite songs of the 2 albums! Reminds me of those dreamy songs used to record with Wendy & Lisa in 85-86.

Exactly what I was going to say!

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The backing vocals and melody are screaming out for that whimsical melancholy that Wendy, Lisa and Susannah brought.

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Maybe they didn't bring it? This is Prince without W&L&S and shows that he can write in this style without them. Whitecaps is another example.

PURplEMaPLeSyrup said:

i'm intrigued to check out the Cocteau Twins now.

I find all of their albums good (but their sound is very different in their first two albums than it is on the rest of their discography). I think the best place to start with them is probably Blue Bell Knoll, IMO its one of the best albums released in the 80's. Their best album of the 90's is Four Calendar Cafe, different sound from Blue Bell Knoll but equally breathtaking.

paulludvig said:

Maybe they didn't bring it? This is Prince without W&L&S and shows that he can write in this style without them. Whitecaps is another example.

Who didn't bring what? Prince wrote those songs any way, it's in him not just W&L. I was just saying I can hear that downbeat they have in their combined voices (all 3/4 of them) in this song, it's of that style, of that era of Prince.

NouveauDance said:

paulludvig said:

Maybe they didn't bring it? This is Prince without W&L&S and shows that he can write in this style without them. Whitecaps is another example.

Who didn't bring what? Prince wrote those songs any way, it's in him not just W&L. I was just saying I can hear that downbeat they have in their combined voices (all 3/4 of them) in this song, it's of that style, of that era of Prince.

Some people here regularly claim that W&L were behind the whole ATWIAD/Parade/DF sound, which I think is truly exagerrated, but they won't listen to reason.

databank said:

Some people here regularly claim that W&L were behind the whole ATWIAD/Parade/DF sound, which I think is truly exagerrated, but they won't listen to reason.

Right I get it, I didn't get the whole "they didn't bring it" - 'it' being that sound. My brainfart/over-reaction there!

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I remember originally a lot of people mistakenly thought W&L did backing vox on Planet Earth, so clearly the sound isn't unique to them per se. But I think what we're all on the same page here in saying is the song brings to mind 85/6 era P. and I was just saying you can almost imagine that unique sound of their (P, W&L) combined voices on this track especially. Just to clarify, I wasn't saying W&L "made" that sound for anyone who may have thought that. Let's not open that particular ugly can of worms any more than it already is!

NouveauDance said:

databank said:

Some people here regularly claim that W&L were behind the whole ATWIAD/Parade/DF sound, which I think is truly exagerrated, but they won't listen to reason.

Right I get it, I didn't get the whole "they didn't bring it" - 'it' being that sound. My brainfart/over-reaction there!

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I remember originally a lot of people mistakenly thought W&L did backing vox on Planet Earth, so clearly the sound isn't unique to them per se. But I think what we're all on the same page here in saying is the song brings to mind 85/6 era P. and I was just saying you can almost imagine that unique sound of their (P, W&L) combined voices on this track especially. Just to clarify, I wasn't saying W&L "made" that sound for anyone who may have thought that. Let's not open that particular ugly can of worms any more than it already is!

i thought they did the 'ooohs' on Resolution

Someone else will have the exact details, but I'm certain they confirmed in some chat or interview that they added instrumentation only, no vocals to the songs they contributed to on Planet Earth.

wendy and lisa reincarnated

I like it too, it has a lush laid back "suite" feel.

I love that rhythm guitar backing and some great drumming. It has a great dreamlike ballectic feel. I can see Prince and the girls sitting on oversized cushions, with Prince on the largest one, playing a ovoid guitar while the girls croon along. Yeah definitely too much jesus juice this weekend.

Easily my favorite song on Plectrum Electrum.

databank said:

My favorite songs of the 2 albums! Reminds me of those dreamy songs used to record with Wendy & Lisa in 85-86.

YES!!!! I love the melody, can't get it out of my head and the gorgeous harmonies... ok the lyrics are weird (I'm convinced the song's about Mayte... 'who knows where the zeros and the 'eXes' go...' Mayte's on Hollywood Exes, her birthday is November and she is/was a ballerina... hmmm.) but I just love it!!!

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I like it! It's so sweet, but it reminds me of Madonna's "Miles away"

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I like the naivity of the song. It's one of my favs on PlectrumElectrum.

lezama said:

Dazza said:

lezama said:

I find all of their albums good (but their sound is very different in their first two albums than it is on the rest of their discography). I think the best place to start with them is probably Blue Bell Knoll, IMO its one of the best albums released in the 80's. Their best album of the 90's is Four Calendar Cafe, different sound from Blue Bell Knoll but equally breathtaking.

Check out Heaven or Las Vegas - their best and prince's favourite

I love that album as well.. when did Prince say that that was his favorite? I remember him mentioning his like for them many years ago in an interview but I didnt recall him mentioning an album.

Love it. But the lyrics are somewhat ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, when Prince is singing about shooting his ego on sheets, etc - I'm all for it. But a game of tictactoe played by blind people is inherently entertaining in an altogether different sense.

I love TICTACTOE! It is one of my most favorite songs overall from both of the albums. I'd like to study the lyrics. I seem to have an issue though with the concept of having a "bunch" of blind people playing tic tac toe. Why would there be coordination to have them all together playing that game. And why would one assume they just throwing zeros and x's around, not knowiing where they go. There is a way that blind people can play tic tac toe successfully. Just a little thoughtlessness from the songwriter but oddly it doesn't crush the overall effect of the song on me. I really do love it!!! I replay it over and over. It captivates me really. I think it may end up being an unreleased single, one of those hidden gems not many people will get to hear.

The references to "blind people" are METAPHORICAL! Duh.

luv2tha99s said:

The references to "blind people" are METAPHORICAL! Duh.

Duh is right. Obviously it's a metaphor. The problem is that it's a lazy, artless one.

wow, this is so interesting. it goes to show how diverse the tastes of P fans truly are. this song is SO skippable for me. this and Boy Trouble are the only "blemishes" on Plectrum for me. The album has been in HEAVY rotation for me since it came out but I've only listened to this song about 3-4x in its entirety.