By Alien Means is an unreleased track recorded at some point in 1988 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (the song was filed for copyright registration on 12 October, 1988). Prince submitted the track to Madonna for inclusion on her fourth album Like A Prayer (which featured Prince on other tracks), but she turned it down, and it is unlikely that she ever recorded vocals for the track.

The track is ambitious, alternating between a slow, wistful melody and a monotonous vamp. The lyrics ask young people not to commit suicide, saying "don’t go out by alien means".

It's is pretty cool. I can definitly hear Madonna singing this.

Wow, I like this!

nothing special

wow this grew on me, amazing song

[Edited 5/9/15 13:30pm]

Classic 80's unreleased Prince, whats not to love

Get your hands off me sammy!

SchlomoThaHomo said:

God bless us for this classic 80's Prince holy grail of outtakes! This is the kind of stuff I've been anticipating!

I'm still trying to catch up with what already leaked!!! I just got the clean Can I Play with U! And now this?

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Well, off we go... just add another to the list.

now this was one i thought would never leak. i just didn't think anyone had a copy.

wow.

now i want to hear it

Revolution81 said:

I think Prince was trying to sing like Madonna!

This is blowing my fucking mind! It sounds like nothing else he's ever done, and certainly nothing from 1988. Can you imagine the stuff he's just sitting on??

Farfunknugin said:

Ahh me want...

Me too.

Is this song about how one gets to Heaven?

SchlomoThaHomo said:

This is blowing my fucking mind! It sounds like nothing else he's ever done, and certainly nothing from 1988. Can you imagine the stuff he's just sitting on??

isnt that the case with alot of unreleased material? lust u always, extra loveable, everybody wants what they don't got, wonderful ass! all should of been released! lol this was a great find!

SteveWask said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

This is blowing my fucking mind! It sounds like nothing else he's ever done, and certainly nothing from 1988. Can you imagine the stuff he's just sitting on??

isnt that the case with alot of unreleased material? lust u always, extra loveable, everybody wants what they don't got, wonderful ass! all should of been released! lol this was a great find!

Totally. I felt the same way the first time I heard Wally #1. I'm so glad I wasn't above raiding the Paisley trash bins as a child.

This has definately got that Batman era vibe. It also has the classic end of song Prince staple where you don't want the groove to fade out. Classic trademark arrangement that starts one place & ends up in another song altogether, man Ive been missing that imagination.

Farfunknugin said:

This has definately got that Batman era vibe. It also has the classic end of song Prince staple where you don't want the groove to fade out. Classic trademark arrangement that starts one place & ends up in another song altogether, man Ive been missing that imagination.

You think? I'm not really getting a Batman vibe. Maybe a hint of 4 Lust.

SchlomoThaHomo said:

Revolution81 said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

You think? I'm not really getting a Batman vibe. Maybe a hint of 4 Lust.

The beginning reminds me of Love Song

The vocal overdubs are giving me a The Max '88 vibe. Verrrrrry intricate.

Obsessed with the lyrics.

Is it far

This place that we're going 2?

Is it someplace that I

Want 2 go?

Do we get there alone

Or by alien means?

When I go

Will I ever return?

What makes a girl of 17

Look 4 comfort within suicide?

Does she get there alone

Or by alien means?

When she's dead

How will she ever know?

1100 flying children

Rave until they drop.

1100 more will 2

Until the flying stops.

Until alternative ways of action

Equal airborne satisfaction.

13 year old lookouts

Layin 4 the cops.

Get ur hands off me, Sammy!

Alien...

Is there really joy in this place

That we're going 2?

Everlasting joy?

Does it last 4 3 hours or more?

Do we get there alone

Or by alien means?

Which one will U live 4?

Alien...

I'll try it.

Don't wanna go out by alien means. No.

Explore the interplanetary field inside ur mind.

But don't U go out, don't U go out

By alien means.

Serve it up, Prince.

[Edited 5/9/15 13:28pm]

This and Crystal City Cry ( Ingrid Chavez) are pretty much the same song, same basic tracks.

I haven't heard it yet.To those of you who have....do you think it would have fit perfectly on Madonna's Like A Prayer album? Or did she make the right decision by not including it on her album?