HEAVEN

Heaven is an unreleased song recorded on 26 May, 1985 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA

-PrinceVault

Heaven will be here on Earth
If we just try 2 love

Heaven
Heaven

We will find

Heaven

Heaven

All in time...

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* 2 lines sung along with a deeper voice hard 2 understand

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We can dream of color if we look in2 the sun
...

There is only 1 Heaven
Heaven
We will find Heaven

All in time...

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Anybody wanna go 2 Heaven

.

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When I go

When U go

When will I know

You'll know

When U go

You gotta be a soul

This was peak Prince and its really pissing me off there are still songs from this period I never heard.

MOVIE STAR

Initial tracking took place on 27 March, 1986 at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, ...

Although this track was not included on a late April, 1986 configuration of the Dream Factory album, it was included as the seventeenth track (fifteenth song) on the 3 June, 1986 configuration (segueing directly into A Place In Heaven, which includes the final line of dialogue from Movie Star in its opening bars) and as the seventeenth track (sixteenth song) on the 18 July, 1986 configuration (with a complete ending).

1

2

3

Let's see,

body oil, check
Incense, check
Environmental records, double check!
I'ma get some serious drawers tonight, think I ain't?
Let's see, if I tell Gilbert and 'Rome to meet me eleven then I creep at 10
That'll give me an hour of free reign
Mo' drawers (Mo' drawers)

9:30 - gettin' dressed
I had a couple sips of wine
Boo! - I swear to God
My suit was hangin' fine
Everybody at the club freaked
When I stepped from the limousine
They said - "Ooh, it's good to see ya"
I said - "Oh, it's good to be seen you know what I mean?"

Tell you what's good
It's a good thing we live close 'cause I almost suffocated in that car
Next time I won't wear so much Paco Rabinni or whatever that stuff...
I wonder if they got potato chips up in this...
Man, this ain't like them house parties we used to go to
That's alright, I'm clean

Tonight, hey, I'm a movie star
I see myself on a silver screen, huh
Tonight, it don't matter who you are
I'm the only star on the scene
You know what I mean?

Man, I hate makin' movies
But I like that money, think I don't? Hmph

Check me out
I just walk in, don't even find a seat
Just threw my coat right on the floor
Grab somebody for a quick dance
Boy or girl - it don't matter no more, I'm hot!
Ha, ha, ha ¨C shit
Mix was right
Bold, Lord

Ouch! Ha, ha
Baby, do you want to, do you want to get off?

Tonight, I'm a movie star
I see myself up on the silver screen
Tonight, it don't matter
I'm the star on the scene
Ouch!

Mix was right
On the one, the kick drum hit the triple beat
Baby, I was poppin'
Did one spin, did a second, did the splits
Came up, looked around, the joint was hoppin'
Hoppin'! The joint was hoppin'!
Somebody say "Movie Star!"

So check it out, you want to dance?
Are you wearing that Paco Rabbit or whatever you call it?
Oh wow, that's dog
What? Speak up, I can't hear over that suit
Maybe you can hear this?

Am I supposed to be impressed?
That's right, Rolls Royce
Check it out, baby
You want to dance now?
Maybe next song
Yeah right, dance floor is not big enough, fat cow

Ooh, the mix, it's about the mix
Ooh baby, I like that, but the kid gonna show you a few tricks
Can I play with you?

Baby, let's creep, I had enough of this action
Bartender, on the house
Give everybody in here somethin'
Man, I don't care
I got money to spare, you're cute and your music's thumpin'
Yo baby, get the check
"Yo baby" my behind, I need my money

Say Brother Carothers, can I get some credit?
No? Much money I done spent in this nasty joint?
You need to be slapped!
Darlin', shall we leave now?
Go to Hades, boy!

So you like my crib?
It's not mine, it's rented
Say, how much did you have to drink?

What's the biggest lake you've ever been in?

So, do you like environmental records?
Crickets chirpin', water rushin'
Supposed to make you horny
It just make me want to go to the bathroom
Actually this one's not bad, check it out
So like, what's your name?
Oh wow, that's dog!

Movie star (4:26)
recorded March/April 1986 by [Prince] at his home studio [5] • performed by [Prince] & the Revolution with an unknown female singer (co-lead vocals-possibly Jill Jones or Susannah Melvoin) U(nidentified male - spoken vocals - possibly Jerome Benton)
written by [Prince]
finally released 1998 on the Artist Album [Crystal Ball]

Love And Sex is an unreleased track recorded on 25 March, 1986 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (two days after Boy's Club). The song was intended for Sheila E.'s third album Sheila E., but was not included on the final release.

Prince had previously used the title for an otherwise-unrelated 1984 recording; see Love And Sex for details of that track. During Prince: A Celebration in June, 2000, computer screens at Paisley Park Studios offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on Crystal Ball Volume II, and while Love And Sex was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. It is unlikely that the Sheila E. recording listed here was the one selected for Crystal Ball Volume II, since it was sung by Sheila E., so it is assumed that the 1984 recording was the one mentioned.

-PrinceVault

I love Movie Star, espeically that line They said - "Ooh, it's good to see ya"
I said - "Oh, it's good to be seen you know what I mean?

DATA BANK

Initial tracking took place on 17 June, 1986 at the Crosstown Circle Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, ..

The track was re-recorded with Morris Day on lead vocals in Summer, 1989, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, when Prince and Morris Day worked on the projected fourth album by The Time, Corporate World, which later morphed into Pandemonium.

-PrinceVault

Unreleased version

• Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
• Bobby Z. - drums and percussion
• Brown Mark - bass guitar and vocals
• Miko Weaver - rhythm guitar
• Lisa Coleman - keyboards and vocals
• Wendy Melvoin - guitars and vocals
• Dr. Fink - keyboards
• Susannah Melvoin - background vocals
• Eric Leeds - saxophone
• Atlanta Bliss - trumpet

So, look here mama, umm
I'm feelin' like I, umm
I, umm, kinda want them numbers

So, umm, I don't know
Could I ... could I call U sometime?
Ooh, ooh!
Data bank
I'm feelin' like I wanna put U in my data bank
If U got the love, I got the time (Data bank)

Just give me your phone number, I'll drop a dime on ya (Data bank)
Think I won't?
Hurt me!
On the phone, I may be shy (Data bank)
I don't know, U wanna ... U wanna go on a picnic or somethin'?

But in living color, I'm a real neat guy (Data bank)
Oh!
When the other brothers tell U they are better

U better look real close, they might be a bedwetter
Hey!
Dig this...
6 feet tall, skinny legs and all

All they really know is basketball
Then I say, give me that phone number
Mama, we can pop all night (doo waa)

I might be small, but so is dynamite
Hey!
Ouch! (doo waa, doo waa)
And then I say...

Hey U, am I gettin' through?
Ha, ha, oww!
Data bank

I'm feelin' like I wanna put U in my data bank
Data bank [x2]
Ooh! (doo waa, doo waa)
School's in
The teacher got a guitar

If U didn't come 2 turn it out
Might as well get yo ass in your car
And get on down the road

Get on down the road, yeah
["Data bank" repeats in BG 'til end]
Keep goin', right there, don't...
See if ... see if the trumpet work
Does it work?
Well, come on
Play!

Yeeaahh!
I'm feelin' like I wanna put U in my data bank
Brass!
Oww!
Yeah!
Can... can U play it again?

Oww!
Ow Ow Oww!
Listen...
School's in
The teacher got a saxophone
If U didn't come 2 turn it out
U might as well leave it alone

Eric.. Leeds, that is
Kid, Movie Star
Funky, nasty
Drives an ugly car
Hold up, hold up
Mark, come on

U're in the wrong key cousin
No, no, wait
Oww!

I'm feelin' like I wanna put U in my data bank

What happened 2 that melody we had?
What if...
We just gonna groove?
Fine
We just gonna groove or what?

Well, somebody got 2 solo or somethin'
Hmm, I don't know
12 inch
Think it ain't?
Mark
School's in

The teacher got a funky bass
If U didn't come 2 turn it out
Get your frail ass out my face

I'm feelin' like I wanna put U in my data bank [x2]
I didn't ... I didn't call the horns
I didn't call the horns

Why y'all got 2 play 'em?
It's cool, OK, alright, Lisa
I don't wanna hear no horns, I just wanna hear Lisa

Oh, oh, that's dog, that's dog
I didn't call that either
OK, I quit
No, I'm quittin'
Lisa, stop!

OK, wait a minute
Susan, fade ... fade the shit out
See, I know, yeah OK (doo waa, doo waa)
Fade it out
(Data bank)

rafael said:

Thanks oldfriendsforsale forvthiscthread!

I agree always my fav threads.

Under the Cherry Moon film score

1. Under the Cherry Moon Outro - Piano Instrumental (Intro Voice over)
2. An Honest Man - Piano Instrumental (Titles)
3. Christopher Tracy’s Parade (Nice)
4. Incidental Strings (Mirror, Mirror, 17 fold)
5. Incidental Sax & Strings (That Bela Lugosi look)
6. Incidental Sax & Strings (Bath phone call)
7. Do U Lie? (Mary’s party)
8. Planet Rock (Party Jam)
9. Incidental Drums (Christopher & Mary’s eyes meet)
10. Mia Bocca: Intro (Mary reappears)
11. New Position (Party Conga)
12. Happy Birthday (Jonathan calls)
13. Incidental Strings (Mary & Christopher)
14. Do U Lie? – Piano Instrumental (Mrs Wellington’s phone message)
15. Incidental Organ (Christopher & Mrs Wellington)
16. I Wonder U (Mary thinks of a retort)
17. Alexa De Paris (Dance on the veranda)
18. Do U Lie? – Instrumental (Isaac’s car at Mrs Wellington’s)
19. Incidental Drums & Bass (Mary wants to take boat out)
20. It’s A Wonderful Day – Instrumental (Butterscotch, Chocolate)
21. Incidental Chamber music (Restaurant)
22. Girls & Boys (making a scene at the restaurant)
23. I Wonder U (Mary in bed)
24. Love Or Money (I know, let’s spend it!)
25. Life Can Be So Nice (Waiting at the Hippodrome)
26. Junk music (Car race at the Hippodrome)
27. Under the Cherry Moon Istrumental (Christopher & Mary)
28. Venus De Milo (Phone booth)
29. Old Friends 4 Sale – Strings only (Tricky confronts Christopher)
30. Mountains – Part 2 (Let’s run away, for couple of hours)
31. Incidental Drums & Bass (Tricky says something he shouldn’t)
32. Incidental Strings (Mrs Wellington & Christopher)
33. Anotherloverholenyohead (Race to the airport)
34. Incidental Sax (Isaac gets to the plane)
35. Kiss (Define ‘Love’)
36. Incidental Sax (Isaac on the phone)
37. Kiss – Part 2 (Tricky oon the run)
38. Venus De Milo (Mary wakes up in the grotto)
39. Incidental Strings (Tricky fights back)
40. Sometimes It Snows In April (Miami)
41. Mountains (End Titles)

Prince (credited as Rocker Happyfeller for keyboards and Freddie "The Phantom" for guitar)

ETERNITY

Seems like eternity since I've been in your arms
A multitude of colorless hours pass
I crave the life inside U, it keeps me from harm
I only pray that it's not just another god

Eternity - I want 2 be
With U 4 all eternity
Hey, darling U be the only one 4 me
2gether 4 eternity

I long 2 touch your... warm, I long 2 touch
The world out there's so cold. In a world so cold
Whenever we... Whenever we...
I don’t know, I don't know, mama
But I want U all the time, I want U all the time
U are the beginning, middle and end 2 every story told
U are the science of my mind

Eternity - I want 2 be
I want 2 be with U 4 all eternity
Oh, darling U be the only one 4 me
2gether 4 eternity

And it seems like a year away
That U and I were making love
One should take life day 2 day
But all my dreams are made of...
All my dreams are made of...

While specific recording dates are not known, initial tracking took place in December, 1985, at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA. Prince first offered the track to George Clinton for a project he was producing for Vanessa Williams, but the song was not used. Sheena Easton's vocals were recorded later, although details of her recording are not known.

PrinceVault

An Honest Man

I want 2 be an honest man
I'll be your slave, just understand
How much I need U
And if I died
We'll be 2gether side by side

With U I know I can stand, stand
With U I can be an honest man

While the released version was a truncated, a capella version, in 1986 a full-length instrumental version was included in the Under The Cherry Moon movie. Initial tracking took place on 30 November, 1985 (on the same day as Mountains) at the Crosstown Circle Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA. It is thought that the a capella version was created around the same time, and it may have been intended as a brief opening track for the Parade album, in the same vein as For You on the For You album. The Crystal Ball liner notes state that the song is "inspired by Kristin Scott Thomas' character Mary Sharon in Under The Cherry Moon."

-PrinceVault

Unreleased version

• Prince - all vocals and instruments
• Clare Fischer - orchestration

OldFriends4Sale said:

MOVIE STAR

Initial tracking took place on 27 March, 1986 at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, ...

Although this track was not included on a late April, 1986 configuration of the Dream Factory album, it was included as the seventeenth track (fifteenth song) on the 3 June, 1986 configuration (segueing directly into A Place In Heaven, which includes the final line of dialogue from Movie Star in its opening bars) and as the seventeenth track (sixteenth song) on the 18 July, 1986 configuration (with a complete ending).

Recording Personnel

Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) Susannah Melvoin - spoken vocals (assumed) Unidentified male - spoken vocals -PrinceVault

1

2

3

Let's see,

body oil, check
Incense, check
Environmental records, double check!
I'ma get some serious drawers tonight, think I ain't?
Let's see, if I tell Gilbert and 'Rome to meet me eleven then I creep at 10
That'll give me an hour of free reign
Mo' drawers (Mo' drawers)

9:30 - gettin' dressed
I had a couple sips of wine
Boo! - I swear to God
My suit was hangin' fine
Everybody at the club freaked
When I stepped from the limousine
They said - "Ooh, it's good to see ya"
I said - "Oh, it's good to be seen you know what I mean?"

Tell you what's good
It's a good thing we live close 'cause I almost suffocated in that car
Next time I won't wear so much Paco Rabinni or whatever that stuff...
I wonder if they got potato chips up in this...
Man, this ain't like them house parties we used to go to
That's alright, I'm clean

Tonight, hey, I'm a movie star
I see myself on a silver screen, huh
Tonight, it don't matter who you are
I'm the only star on the scene
You know what I mean?

Man, I hate makin' movies
But I like that money, think I don't? Hmph

Check me out
I just walk in, don't even find a seat
Just threw my coat right on the floor
Grab somebody for a quick dance
Boy or girl - it don't matter no more, I'm hot!
Ha, ha, ha ¨C shit
Mix was right
Bold, Lord

Ouch! Ha, ha
Baby, do you want to, do you want to get off?

Tonight, I'm a movie star
I see myself up on the silver screen
Tonight, it don't matter
I'm the star on the scene
Ouch!

Mix was right
On the one, the kick drum hit the triple beat
Baby, I was poppin'
Did one spin, did a second, did the splits
Came up, looked around, the joint was hoppin'
Hoppin'! The joint was hoppin'!
Somebody say "Movie Star!"

So check it out, you want to dance?
Are you wearing that Paco Rabbit or whatever you call it?
Oh wow, that's dog
What? Speak up, I can't hear over that suit
Maybe you can hear this?

Am I supposed to be impressed?
That's right, Rolls Royce
Check it out, baby
You want to dance now?
Maybe next song
Yeah right, dance floor is not big enough, fat cow

Ooh, the mix, it's about the mix
Ooh baby, I like that, but the kid gonna show you a few tricks
Can I play with you?

Baby, let's creep, I had enough of this action
Bartender, on the house
Give everybody in here somethin'
Man, I don't care
I got money to spare, you're cute and your music's thumpin'
Yo baby, get the check
"Yo baby" my behind, I need my money

Say Brother Carothers, can I get some credit?
No? Much money I done spent in this nasty joint?
You need to be slapped!
Darlin', shall we leave now?
Go to Hades, boy!

So you like my crib?
It's not mine, it's rented
Say, how much did you have to drink?

What's the biggest lake you've ever been in?

So, do you like environmental records?
Crickets chirpin', water rushin'
Supposed to make you horny
It just make me want to go to the bathroom
Actually this one's not bad, check it out
So like, what's your name?
Oh wow, that's dog!

Movie star (4:26)
recorded March/April 1986 by [Prince] at his home studio [5] • performed by [Prince] & the Revolution with an unknown female singer (co-lead vocals-possibly Jill Jones or Susannah Melvoin) U(nidentified male - spoken vocals - possibly Jerome Benton)
written by [Prince]
finally released 1998 on the Artist Album [Crystal Ball]

Could I suggest "What's the biggest flick you've ever been in?"

With regard to "Go", if I could make some suggestions to fill in some of the blanks:

"Leave me alone with this lonely heart / We've blown the art of romance"

"If I disgust U baby / Keep it 2 urself / Right now, baby, my heart's breaking so bad / All I can see is hell"

sulls said:

With regard to "Go", if I could make some suggestions to fill in some of the blanks:

"Leave me alone with this lonely heart / We've blown the art of romance"

"If I disgust U baby / Keep it 2 urself / Right now, baby, my heart's breaking so bad / All I can see is hell"

definately

I'm just going by ear in the moment

can U fit those into what I posted?

sulls said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

MOVIE STAR

Initial tracking took place on 27 March, 1986 at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, ...

Although this track was not included on a late April, 1986 configuration of the Dream Factory album, it was included as the seventeenth track (fifteenth song) on the 3 June, 1986 configuration (segueing directly into A Place In Heaven, which includes the final line of dialogue from Movie Star in its opening bars) and as the seventeenth track (sixteenth song) on the 18 July, 1986 configuration (with a complete ending).

Recording Personnel

Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) Susannah Melvoin - spoken vocals (assumed) Unidentified male - spoken vocals -PrinceVault

1

2

3

Let's see,

body oil, check
Incense, check
Environmental records, double check!
I'ma get some serious drawers tonight, think I ain't?
Let's see, if I tell Gilbert and 'Rome to meet me eleven then I creep at 10
That'll give me an hour of free reign
Mo' drawers (Mo' drawers)

9:30 - gettin' dressed
I had a couple sips of wine
Boo! - I swear to God
My suit was hangin' fine
Everybody at the club freaked
When I stepped from the limousine
They said - "Ooh, it's good to see ya"
I said - "Oh, it's good to be seen you know what I mean?"

Tell you what's good
It's a good thing we live close 'cause I almost suffocated in that car
Next time I won't wear so much Paco Rabinni or whatever that stuff...
I wonder if they got potato chips up in this...
Man, this ain't like them house parties we used to go to
That's alright, I'm clean

Tonight, hey, I'm a movie star
I see myself on a silver screen, huh
Tonight, it don't matter who you are
I'm the only star on the scene
You know what I mean?

Man, I hate makin' movies
But I like that money, think I don't? Hmph

Check me out
I just walk in, don't even find a seat
Just threw my coat right on the floor
Grab somebody for a quick dance
Boy or girl - it don't matter no more, I'm hot!
Ha, ha, ha ¨C shit
Mix was right
Bold, Lord

Ouch! Ha, ha
Baby, do you want to, do you want to get off?

Tonight, I'm a movie star
I see myself up on the silver screen
Tonight, it don't matter
I'm the star on the scene
Ouch!

Mix was right
On the one, the kick drum hit the triple beat
Baby, I was poppin'
Did one spin, did a second, did the splits
Came up, looked around, the joint was hoppin'
Hoppin'! The joint was hoppin'!
Somebody say "Movie Star!"

So check it out, you want to dance?
Are you wearing that Paco Rabbit or whatever you call it?
Oh wow, that's dog
What? Speak up, I can't hear over that suit
Maybe you can hear this?

Am I supposed to be impressed?
That's right, Rolls Royce
Check it out, baby
You want to dance now?
Maybe next song
Yeah right, dance floor is not big enough, fat cow

Ooh, the mix, it's about the mix
Ooh baby, I like that, but the kid gonna show you a few tricks
Can I play with you?

Baby, let's creep, I had enough of this action
Bartender, on the house
Give everybody in here somethin'
Man, I don't care
I got money to spare, you're cute and your music's thumpin'
Yo baby, get the check
"Yo baby" my behind, I need my money

Say Brother Carothers, can I get some credit?
No? Much money I done spent in this nasty joint?
You need to be slapped!
Darlin', shall we leave now?
Go to Hades, boy!

So you like my crib?
It's not mine, it's rented
Say, how much did you have to drink?

What's the biggest flick you've ever been in?

So, do you like environmental records?
Crickets chirpin', water rushin'
Supposed to make you horny
It just make me want to go to the bathroom
Actually this one's not bad, check it out
So like, what's your name?
Oh wow, that's dog!

Movie star (4:26)
recorded March/April 1986 by [Prince] at his home studio [5] • performed by [Prince] & the Revolution with an unknown female singer (co-lead vocals-possibly Jill Jones or Susannah Melvoin) U(nidentified male - spoken vocals - possibly Jerome Benton)
written by [Prince]
finally released 1998 on the Artist Album [Crystal Ball]

Could I suggest "What's the biggest flick you've ever been in?"

OldFriends4Sale said:

Go is an unreleased track recorded in early August, 1985, at the Crosstown Circle Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, with only Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman.

Prince worked on the track further in late October, 1985, when bandmembers arrived in France for the America video shoot, although it was worked on in rehearsal, rather than in the studio...

Engineer Susan Rogers noted that Prince put a lot of time and effort into the track, and must have been seriously considering it for release, although it was not included on any known configuration of Parade or any other project.

Studio Recording Personnel

Prince - all vocal and instruments, except where noted (assumed) Wendy Melvoin - guitar and background vocals (assumed) Lisa Coleman - keyboards and background vocals (assumed) -PrinceVault Rehearsal Recording Personnel * Prince - vocals & instruments * Bobby Z (drums) * Dr Fink (keyboards) * Lisa Coleman (keyboards) * Brown Mark (bass) * Wendy Melvoin (guitar) Go Where R U going baby? Home? Ah woman please no no no U don't have 2 explain If UR gonna go I don't want 2 know about it If you're really wanna go I don't really wanna know I don't wanna me mean 2 U I'd rather you walk out the door and go I don't wanna feel the pain I don't want 2 C the rain I don't want 2 hear your vain excuses or reasons why Not this time baby just Go (chorus) Go Go Go Go Go Go Leave me alone with this broken heart We've blown the art of romance You promised me baby that you would never cheat U did it anyway and now U wanna leave One thing momma I just don't understand Why do U wanna take your love and give it 2 another man U might as well go (chorus) GUITAR SOLO sha sha boo If u really If U really wanna go I don't really wanna know Listen If I disgust U baby, keep it 2 urself Right now, baby, my heart's breaking so bad All I can C is hell (chorus) Go on girl Get outta here Leave me alone with this broken heart Wounded pride _____ Go

^^Looks/Reads pretty good sulls

* This song always had a tribal celebratory feel to the music, it also reminds me of Roadhous Garden. These actually sound very good together

Teacher, Teacher is an unreleased song first recorded in Summer, 1982 at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA (along with several other tracks that would re-appear over the next several years). In early 1986, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman worked on the track further, at either Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, USA, or the Crosstown Circle Warehouse, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, adding vocals and sitar. It was included as the eighth track on the late April, 1986, configuration of the Prince and the Revolution album Dream Factory. It was included as the seventh track on the first disc of the 3 June, 1986 configuration, but was not included on the 18 July, 1986 configuration.

Teacher, teacher
I may not love you
But you're the teacher
I try to do what you want me to
I know you get lonely
But you gotta know
It wasn't love
Let me tell you honey
I'm just a young girl
Don't think I know it enough

Teacher, teacher
I don't wanna get an A
Teacher, teacher
There's gotta be a better way

I'm sick and tired of makin' plans
Without makin' up my mind (Make up your mind)
Teacher, teacher
Can't you see I just need a little time
I know you've been cryin'
Just think that you're not alone
Just cry me a river
It's what you'll deliver
We have to do it on the floor

Teacher, teacher
I don't wanna get an A
Teacher, teacher
There's gotta be a better way

(Woohoo, yeah)
Teacher, teacher
I've been tryin' to get you down
But why should you get used to somebody
Who won't be around
I know you get discouraged
Cause you wanna do it all the time

Honey I can't let you use my body
The same way you use my mind

Teacher, teacher
I don't wanna get an A
Teacher, teacher
There's gotta be a better way

OTHERS HERE WITH US

When I'm alone, my mind takes a drive
Through chocolate religion and spirits alive
All I was brought up in this world 2 know
Is lost when a demon swallows them whole

CHORUS:
There's others here with us
There's others here with us, I know

It's strange how your mind works when Love is in power
One learns 2 care and appreciate a flower
What makes others want 2 change your mind?
All the things I've seen, life is so sublime

CHORUS

7-month-old baby died in her sleep
The parents went crazy and cried 4 a week
They swore they heard her laugh in the crib by the wall
They're convinced she's with us if she's anything at all

There's others here with us
There's others here with us, I know (I know)

Bobby had an uncle who took a string
And wrapped his neck around it, a pitiful thing
If only we can turn back the hands of time
Except there's others here with us, life is sublime

There's others here with us
There's others here with us, I know (I know)

All the things I've seen

All the things I've seen

Others Here With Us is an unreleased track recorded on 20 April, 1985 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (three days after Wendy's Parade, New Position, I Wonder U and Under The Cherry Moon, on the same day as Old Friends 4 Sale and Tibet, and the day before Life Can Be So Nice and Sometimes It Snows In April). It was included as the fifth track on a 1 May, 1985 configuration of Parade, but was removed before the album's release.

-PrinceVault

OldFriends4Sale said:

OTHERS HERE WITH US

When I'm alone, my mind takes a drive
Through chocolate religion and spirits alive
All I was brought up in this world 2 know
Is lost when a demon swallows them whole

CHORUS:
There's others here with us
There's others here with us, I know

It's strange how your mind works when Love is in power
One learns 2 care and appreciate a flower
What makes others want 2 change your mind?
All the things I've seen, life is so sublime

CHORUS

7-month-old baby died in her sleep
The parents went crazy and cried 4 a week
They swore they heard her laugh in the crib by the wall
They're convinced she's with us if she's anything at all

There's others here with us
There's others here with us, I know (I know)

Bobby had an uncle who took a string
And wrapped his neck around it, a pitiful thing
If only we can turn back the hands of time
Except there's others here with us, life is sublime

There's others here with us
There's others here with us, I know (I know)

All the things I've seen

All the things I've seen

Others Here With Us is an unreleased track recorded on 20 April, 1985 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (three days after Wendy's Parade, New Position, I Wonder U and Under The Cherry Moon, on the same day as Old Friends 4 Sale and Tibet, and the day before Life Can Be So Nice and Sometimes It Snows In April). It was included as the fifth track on a 1 May, 1985 configuration of Parade, but was removed before the album's release.

-PrinceVault

I love this song, but i think it fitted better in SOTT, do not find it anyway to fit in Parade

214 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

OTHERS HERE WITH US

When I'm alone, my mind takes a drive
Through chocolate religion and spirits alive
All I was brought up in this world 2 know
Is lost when a demon swallows them whole

CHORUS:
There's others here with us
There's others here with us, I know

It's strange how your mind works when Love is in power
One learns 2 care and appreciate a flower
What makes others want 2 change your mind?
All the things I've seen, life is so sublime

CHORUS

7-month-old baby died in her sleep
The parents went crazy and cried 4 a week
They swore they heard her laugh in the crib by the wall
They're convinced she's with us if she's anything at all

There's others here with us
There's others here with us, I know (I know)

Bobby had an uncle who took a string
And wrapped his neck around it, a pitiful thing
If only we can turn back the hands of time
Except there's others here with us, life is sublime

There's others here with us
There's others here with us, I know (I know)

All the things I've seen

All the things I've seen

Others Here With Us is an unreleased track recorded on 20 April, 1985 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA (three days after Wendy's Parade, New Position, I Wonder U and Under The Cherry Moon, on the same day as Old Friends 4 Sale and Tibet, and the day before Life Can Be So Nice and Sometimes It Snows In April). It was included as the fifth track on a 1 May, 1985 configuration of Parade, but was removed before the album's release.

-PrinceVault

I love this song, but i think it fitted better in SOTT, do not find it anyway to fit in Parade

Put this playlist together. It works. I think this was one of the early configurations of Parade (correct me if I'm wrong fans)

OldFriends4Sale said:

214 said:

I love this song, but i think it fitted better in SOTT, do not find it anyway to fit in Parade

Put this playlist together. It works. I think this was one of the early configurations of Parade (correct me if I'm wrong fans)

Memories my first ever boot ,it was on cassette loved it.

This song sound great following Life Can Be So Nice

Initial tracking for the original version were recorded on 4 May, 1986 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA, and was recorded with members of the Revolution and Sheila E.'s band. Eric Leeds confirmed in an interview with The Last Miles that the full title of the track was originally Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light. The track was initially included as the tenth track on the first disc of the 3 June, 1986 configuration of the Dream Factory album

Unreleased version

• Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
• Wendy Melvoin - guitar and vocals
• Lisa Coleman - piano and vocals
• Sheila E. - drums, percussion and vocals
• Susannah Melvoin - vocals
• Levi Seacer, Jr. - bass guitar
• Eric Leeds - saxophone
• Atlanta Bliss - trumpet
• Norbert Satchell - saxophone

-PrinceVault

In A Large Room With No Light (a.k.a. Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light)

Lana drew a picture in school 2day
One that made her mother cry
A picture of a woman with a drink in her hand

Standing by a child with no eyes
Washington reaction based upon revenge
Babies blown 2 kingdom come

Damn the logic
Cartoon characters look better when they're on the run
Danny dropped the dime on his girlfriend

He said he didn't wanna go 2 jail alone
The seed lives in the same mind

With the thought that says we all should be stoned
And people lookin' 4 angels in the sky

Whenever they're broken-hearted
Love is grown, seeds are sown
A fire don't burn unless it's started
Did U ever feel that life was like lookin' 4 a penny
In a large room with no light?
A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations
That aren't right
Everytime U wake up there's a little motherfucker
Talkin' big stuff in your face (Are U happy?)
U only get the kind of people that open their mouth
just 2 swap feet
Welcome 2 the rat race
Did U ever feel that life was like lookin' 4 a penny
In a large room with no light?
A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations
That aren't right

Oh, if U could just pass your history class
Maybe life would be alright
Until then U'll be lookin' 4 a penny

In a large room with no light
Yeah!
Life

TLM: Which are the most memorable tunes that you recorded with Prince and were released?

EL: ... There's a song which I don't know has ever been released. It was a song of Wendy and Lisa's and it's known by various titles [including] "Welcome To The Rat Race," but was actually called "Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light," It was Sheila, Wendy, Lisa, Prince, myself and a couple of horns and that was one my favourite songs...

OldFriends4Sale said:

28 December 1985
Prince gets together with Eric Leeds, Sheila E. and Levi Seacer Jr. to jam at Sunset Sound.
The quartet recorded a highly spontaneous "Paisley Jam" session. Eric played saxophone, Sheila drums, Levi bass, while Prince alternated between guitar and piano. Eight instrumentals were committed to tape:


1 Slaughterhouse
2 U Just Can't Stop

3 Run Amok
4 Mobile
5 Madrid
6 Breathless
7 High Colonic
8 12 Keys


They were given titles simply to facilitate their identification. Accordingly "Madrid" was named so because it had a kind of Spanish feel, while "Mobile" (referring to Mobile, Alabama) was a bluesy piece. Similarly "12 Keys" featured mmany key changes (the song incorporates a portion of the melody of "The Question Of U"). Eric went into the studio the next day to record saxophone and flute over dubs on some of the "Paisley Jam" tracks.

30 December 1985
Fired up by the results of the "Paisley Jam", Prince is back in the Sunset Sound studio with Eric, Sheila and Levi. They recorded "U Gotta Shake Something", "Voodoo Who" and "Finest Whisky" during another highly relaxed session. By now, Prince was beginning to realise that the music they were creating was highly exciting and perhaps worthy of release.

5 January 1986
Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin and her brother Jonathan, join the line-up of Prince, Eric, Sheila and Levi in the Sunset Sound studio for an exhausting seven-hour session, the so-called "Everybody's Jam". Six of the pieces hat were recorded were given titles:


* Groove in C Minor
* Slow Groove in G Major
* Groove in G Flat Minor
* Junk Music
* Up From Below
* Y'all Want Some More?


During this session, Prince played primarily drums, while Sheila and Jonathan played percussion, Lisa piano and Wendy guitar and bass.

22 January 1986
An album is assembled from the instrumental sessions held in late Dec. 1985 and early Jan. 1986. Around 20 minutes of the 45 minute "Junk Music" was going to make up side one of the LP, while "Up From Below", "Y'all Want Some More?" and "A Couple Of Miles" were planned for side two of the LP. No test pressing of The Flesh LP was ever made, however, and the album was shelved when Under The Cherry Moon and other activities demanded Prince's full attention.

// So the tracklist for the LP was sequenced:

Side A:
1. Junk Music pt 1 10min
2. Junk Music pt 2 9:41min
Side B:
2. Up From Below 4:48min
3. Y'All Want Some More? 1:32min
4. A Couple Of Miles [This was recorded as a tribute to Miles Davis in late December] 4:29min

//

Featuring largely improvisional music, the Flesh sessions allowed Prince to stretch out musically and develop his musical vocabulary. The Flesh can be seen as a forerunner to Prince's later Madhouse project in more wanys than one.
Much like Madhouse, the musical focus of The Flesh was on instrumental music, basically funk jams with a distrinct jazz flavour added by Eric Leeds, who was given the opportunity to contribute more actively to Prince's music. And much like Madhouse the plan was ro release The Flesh album "anonymously" with few details about the participants and certainly no mention of Prince's involvement.

The Flesh instrumentals remain unreleased, although part of the melody for "Madrid" was later re-used by Eric for "Andorra" on his 1991 Times Squared album. Additionally, some 30 seconds of "Junk Music" made it into Under The Cherrymoon as background music (in the scene where Tricky and Christopher are arguing over what type of man Mary Sharon prefers).

Further Sunset Sound sessions in January included work on several tracks for Jill Jones' album. Before leaving for L.A. in late January, Prince taped 2 songs for Dream Factory, "Last Heart" and "It's A Wonderful Day".


End. //

To put these recordings into perspective of released music, here are some of the tracks recorded around the same time-frame:

- Mountains, An Honest Man, (November 1985)
- Anotherloverholenoyohead, The Dream Factory, Eternity, Can I Play With U?, Love On A Blue Train (December 1985)

ERIC LEEDS:

Those were the circumstances that were more intriguing to me, because it was matter of us trying to get into each other's heads. He had that relationship with other people, Sheila E particularly and of course Wendy and Lisa. From a conceptual basis, Wendy and Lisa were the two musicians in any of his bands who were able to tap into him on some subliminal level - they really did have a musical relationship that was closer than with anyone that he worked with.

My relationship was a little bit more from a player's standpoint. Because of the tremendous drummer and percussionist that Sheila is, [it meant] that relationship was very important. Some of the more interesting and more enjoyable music from my point of view was when Sheila, Prince, Wendy and Lisa and I would just go into the studio and just jam. I've got quite a few tapes of sessions like that. Purely ad lib, instrumental sessions, where we'd go in and just make a lot of music. None of it was going to get released; it was for our own enjoyment. Wendy and Lisa don't really come from a jazz background [but] they shared in the ability to be very spontaneous. Our ability to go in and spontaneously play some music and at the end of an hour come out with some music that at least we could say has some kind of musical validity and continuity. It may not have the harmonic sophistication of a straight-up jazz band, but the ethic was very similar. When Prince wanted to be spontaneous, he could be very spontaneous!

Such a shame A Large Room with No Lights hasn't leaked yet in good quality, such a great song.

I think some of these lyrics aren't quite right.

-PrinceVault

In A Large Room With No Light (a.k.a. Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light)

Danny dropped the dime on his girlfriend

I thought it was "Daddy dropped.."

A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations

I think it's "A sophisticated mass-produced cacaphony"

sulls said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

MOVIE STAR

Initial tracking took place on 27 March, 1986 at Prince's Galpin Blvd Home Studio, Chanhassen, MN, ...

Although this track was not included on a late April, 1986 configuration of the Dream Factory album, it was included as the seventeenth track (fifteenth song) on the 3 June, 1986 configuration (segueing directly into A Place In Heaven, which includes the final line of dialogue from Movie Star in its opening bars) and as the seventeenth track (sixteenth song) on the 18 July, 1986 configuration (with a complete ending).

Recording Personnel

Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) Susannah Melvoin - spoken vocals (assumed) Unidentified male - spoken vocals -PrinceVault

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Let's see,

body oil, check
Incense, check
Environmental records, double check!
I'ma get some serious drawers tonight, think I ain't?
Let's see, if I tell Gilbert and 'Rome to meet me eleven then I creep at 10
That'll give me an hour of free reign
Mo' drawers (Mo' drawers)

9:30 - gettin' dressed
I had a couple sips of wine
Boo! - I swear to God
My suit was hangin' fine
Everybody at the club freaked
When I stepped from the limousine
They said - "Ooh, it's good to see ya"
I said - "Oh, it's good to be seen you know what I mean?"

Tell you what's good
It's a good thing we live close 'cause I almost suffocated in that car
Next time I won't wear so much Paco Rabinni or whatever that stuff...
I wonder if they got potato chips up in this...
Man, this ain't like them house parties we used to go to
That's alright, I'm clean

Tonight, hey, I'm a movie star
I see myself on a silver screen, huh
Tonight, it don't matter who you are
I'm the only star on the scene
You know what I mean?

Man, I hate makin' movies
But I like that money, think I don't? Hmph

Check me out
I just walk in, don't even find a seat
Just threw my coat right on the floor
Grab somebody for a quick dance
Boy or girl - it don't matter no more, I'm hot!
Ha, ha, ha ¨C shit
Mix was right
Bold, Lord

Ouch! Ha, ha
Baby, do you want to, do you want to get off?

Tonight, I'm a movie star
I see myself up on the silver screen
Tonight, it don't matter
I'm the star on the scene
Ouch!

Mix was right
On the one, the kick drum hit the triple beat
Baby, I was poppin'
Did one spin, did a second, did the splits
Came up, looked around, the joint was hoppin'
Hoppin'! The joint was hoppin'!
Somebody say "Movie Star!"

So check it out, you want to dance?
Are you wearing that Paco Rabbit or whatever you call it?
Oh wow, that's dog
What? Speak up, I can't hear over that suit
Maybe you can hear this?

Am I supposed to be impressed?
That's right, Rolls Royce
Check it out, baby
You want to dance now?
Maybe next song
Yeah right, dance floor is not big enough, fat cow

Ooh, the mix, it's about the mix
Ooh baby, I like that, but the kid gonna show you a few tricks
Can I play with you?

Baby, let's creep, I had enough of this action
Bartender, on the house
Give everybody in here somethin'
Man, I don't care
I got money to spare, you're cute and your music's thumpin'
Yo baby, get the check
"Yo baby" my behind, I need my money

Say Brother Carothers, can I get some credit?
No? Much money I done spent in this nasty joint?
You need to be slapped!
Darlin', shall we leave now?
Go to Hades, boy!

So you like my crib?
It's not mine, it's rented
Say, how much did you have to drink?

What's the biggest lake you've ever been in?

So, do you like environmental records?
Crickets chirpin', water rushin'
Supposed to make you horny
It just make me want to go to the bathroom
Actually this one's not bad, check it out
So like, what's your name?
Oh wow, that's dog!

Movie star (4:26)
recorded March/April 1986 by [Prince] at his home studio [5] • performed by [Prince] & the Revolution with an unknown female singer (co-lead vocals-possibly Jill Jones or Susannah Melvoin) U(nidentified male - spoken vocals - possibly Jerome Benton)
written by [Prince]
finally released 1998 on the Artist Album [Crystal Ball]

Could I suggest "What's the biggest flick you've ever been in?"

No, it's definitely "What's the biggest lake you've ever been in?". It is said in reply to him asking how much she had to drink. Obviously, quite a lot!

Chas said:

I think some of these lyrics aren't quite right.

-PrinceVault

In A Large Room With No Light (a.k.a. Life Is Like Looking For A Penny In A Large Room With No Light)

Danny dropped the dime on his girlfriend

I thought it was "Daddy dropped.."

A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations

I think it's "A sophisticated mass-produced cacaphony"

"Danny dropped..." is correct. You're right on the second part though...it is "a sophisticated mass-produced cacophony".

JediMaster said:

Chas said:

I think some of these lyrics aren't quite right.

"Danny dropped..." is correct. You're right on the second part though...it is "a sophisticated mass-produced cacophony".

Just listened 2 that line again and again and again

A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations

is the correct one, the other doesn't fit in the timing too

Fantastic thread. Can't wait to spend more time and read this more thoroughly.