Maybe I'm missing something out, but "Rock & Roll Love Affair" didn't get the attention it deserved. It's a fun rock song that could have some deep meaning to it.

That and Screwdriver should have been on Plectrum Electrum.

RNRLA, the reason it wasn't popular is.... its a very bad song..

trax said:

its jsut aiight. It sounds like a pastiche of other Prince songs. Meanders quite a bit and not much of a hook.

Y'all can say whatever you want about that song, but if ANYONE tries to say it borrows musically from "Take Me With U" I will be forced to rain sand dollars on your behind.

The song is pretty boring to me, it doesn't bother me, but it doesn't impress me either. To have the name 'rock & roll' in the title, to me, it nowhere close to lives up to its own name. It would've been better named 'love affair' imo for what it sounds like. Maybe it's better live, but from what I've heard, it meh...

That song is so boring.

SoftSkarlettLovisa said:

Maybe I'm missing something out, but "Rock & Roll Love Affair" didn't get the attention it deserved. It's a fun rock song that could have some deep meaning to it.

It didn't because it was released on a totally obscure indie label whose own audience is into house music and that didn't have the financial means to promote it to mainstream medias.

Some indie labels manage to create some hype with some songs or albums but they have to become hip in the first place and the popularity of their releases comes from the cohesiveness of their catalogue. I can totally understand that a small label like Purple Music would release any Prince song regardless of what it it because P is a superstar and the operation could only bring some publicity to the label (proof of that is after several years all 4 singles are still announced on their front page), but there was no way it could get more attention than it did. Purple Music's audience couldn't care less for rock tracks like R&RLA or Screwdriver, and the rest of the world just wasn't informed despite the song being played on Kimmel (which was good but not enough to generate a hit).

I'm all for P working with indie labels instead of majors, but he'd have to choose the labels because of what they DO, not because they're named after one of his songs

I like it, especially Remix7.

Could have been an album title track and is exactly the kind of pop song that Warner Brothers wanted Prince to do so many years ago.

The remix of Screwdriver is the only version I like.

The remix was alright but the single had no bite to it

I love RNRLA

i love that song. especially the original, long version

I really liked it. Is it a hit? probably not but it is a great album track. My wife really likes it also and she doesn't really like Prince overall. This is one of the 20 or so songs she really likes by him. Before someone makes a smart comment about how 20 songs is alot to like by an artist keep in mind I play hundreds if not over 1000 songs by him around her all of the time. This is the only Third Eye Girl song she likes so far despite me really trying to get her into them. It is really not a bad song.

IstenSzek said:

i love that song. especially the original, long version

Yes.

Farfunknugin said:

The remix was alright but the single had no bite to it

I agree. The remixes are decent, but the single itself was way too bland and meandering. It had no chance of becoming a hit (although it made the top 20 of the Adult Contemporary chart, surprisingly).

Many people that I know and don't really care for Prince's music really liked RNRLA. They described it as a catchy fun track, reminding them of old Prince stuff. Now that cannot be a bad thing! I think this song could have done so much better with proper care...

I liked it when it came out. Remix 7 kicks it's ass though. It came at a time when we hadn't heard much of anything from Prince in a long time. Not much (or any, really) promotion.

If a powerhouse like Madonna is having trouble staying on top in today's age, someone like Prince doesn't stand a chance, unfortunately.

I like it, the remix especially.

It was another one of the many songs that I've listened to and thought, meh. I have a new appreciation for it after hearing it live a few weeks ago.

Well, I love the song.

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Pulling the video off YouTube probably didn't help, it had a couple of million views.

I like the song. It is quite catchy and keeps me interested. Not too keen on the remixes.

Remix 7 was the one! Love that mix.

The original is good, but not great. It just needs a bit more drive, a bit more urgency.

It wasn't promoted and it's a lame auto-pilot rehash?