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Thread started 04/24/16 2:26pm

youngyosh

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Taking wally to the grave

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Unless Susan Rogers can remember the melody in addition to the sparse lyric that she has already recited...The most beautiful song in the world has been lost forever, as the tape was erased and Prince and Susan were the only two in the studio.

\o/\o/ ° The Breakdown = Best Prince song for 20 years
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Reply #1 posted 04/24/16 2:40pm

strawberrybubb
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and we have to be OK with that. It is not about us - he wanted that... we must respect his wishes as hard as it is . confused

Much love.

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Reply #2 posted 04/24/16 2:42pm

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Equally, there is just as much chance it exists as a home demo or later recording after Susan. It may have been reworked into another song and we don't know it.

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Reply #3 posted 04/24/16 2:47pm

BanishedBrian

SquirrelMeat said:

Equally, there is just as much chance it exists as a home demo or later recording after Susan. It may have been reworked into another song and we don't know it.

I've heard rumors that the music and melody were later used for Wedding Feast. shhh brushteeth

No Candy 4 Me
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Reply #4 posted 04/24/16 2:59pm

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I've heard he recorded it again just to have it but I doubt it's fully fleshed out and finished enough so we can hear it.
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Reply #5 posted 04/24/16 3:04pm

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i thought it was re recorded a day later for the vault

She Believed in Fairytales and Princes, He Believed the voices coming from his stereo

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Reply #6 posted 04/24/16 3:12pm

NorthC

youngyosh said:


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Unless Susan Rogers can remember the melody in addition to the sparse lyric that she has already recited...The most beautiful song in the world has been lost forever, as the tape was erased and Prince and Susan were the only two in the studio.





If it's lost, then how do you know it's beautiful?
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Reply #7 posted 04/24/16 3:20pm

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BanishedBrian said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Equally, there is just as much chance it exists as a home demo or later recording after Susan. It may have been reworked into another song and we don't know it.

I've heard rumors that the music and melody were later used for Wedding Feast. shhh brushteeth

Ah you guys know how to cheer me up in tough times lol

From the accounts I've read bigd74 is correct, I think the song was rerecorded with less personal lyrics, a bit like Old Friends 4 Sale. Dunno how much truth there is in that, given that it's such a legendary song there's bound to be a lot of hearsay floating around about it but that's how I remember it being related.

Heavenly wine and roses seems to whisper to me when you smile...
Always cry for love, never cry for pain...
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Reply #8 posted 04/24/16 3:21pm

V10LETBLUES

She also really loved Moonbeam Levels, so there is good chance it was just as bad
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Reply #9 posted 04/24/16 4:57pm

rusty1

"Moonbeam levels" is the minneapolis sound at it's essence.
One of his best unreleased songs ever.
I don't get why people here dislike it at all.
The arrangement & imagery superb.
BOB4theFUNK
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Reply #10 posted 04/24/16 6:23pm

youngyosh

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NorthC said:

youngyosh said:

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<p>Unless Susan Rogers can remember the melody in addition to the sparse lyric that she has already recited...The most beautiful song in the world has been lost forever, as the tape was erased and Prince and Susan were the only two in the studio.</p>
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If it's lost, then how do you know it's beautiful?


....She has a vast experience of teaching and producing music, and I trust her judgement and statement.
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\o/\o/ ° The Breakdown = Best Prince song for 20 years
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Reply #11 posted 04/24/16 6:32pm

funksterr

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She also really loved Moonbeam Levels, so there is good chance it was just as bad

nod I think Prince referred to Susan Rodgers as a stalker in the deleted Ebony magazine interview. Adds up to me.

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Reply #12 posted 04/24/16 7:27pm

EnDoRpHn

funksterr said:

V10LETBLUES said:

She also really loved Moonbeam Levels, so there is good chance it was just as bad

nod I think Prince referred to Susan Rodgers as a stalker in the deleted Ebony magazine interview. Adds up to me.

I just posted about that on the thread about the vault.

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Reply #13 posted 04/24/16 7:30pm

V10LETBLUES

funksterr said:



V10LETBLUES said:


She also really loved Moonbeam Levels, so there is good chance it was just as bad

nod I think Prince referred to Susan Rodgers as a stalker in the deleted Ebony magazine interview. Adds up to me.



I saw her on CNN and she mentioned Moonbeam was included in various different album configurations. And I could see why it never saw the light of day. If Prince wanted it out there it would. The nice thing is it has been widely available for over 20 years so anyone who loves it could easily find it.
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Reply #14 posted 04/25/16 5:57am

nursev

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"Moonbeam levels" is the minneapolis sound at it's essence. One of his best unreleased songs ever. I don't get why people here dislike it at all. The arrangement & imagery superb.

indeed

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Reply #15 posted 04/25/16 6:00am

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He took a lot more than that, probably about 30 years worth of new songs we will never hear, but alas, even though we crave every ounce of his genius, and think about what could have been, he left us so much to continue to enjoy.

"You always get the dream that you deserve, from what you value the most" -Prince 2013
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Reply #16 posted 04/25/16 10:27am

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nursev said:

rusty1 said:

"Moonbeam levels" is the minneapolis sound at it's essence. One of his best unreleased songs ever. I don't get why people here dislike it at all. The arrangement & imagery superb.

indeed

Yeah, that. It's his best outtake, IMO.

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Reply #17 posted 04/25/16 10:30am

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She could whistle or hum the melody to Dr. Fink or someone and they could recreate it.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #18 posted 04/25/16 10:30am

paulludvig

V10LETBLUES said:

She also really loved Moonbeam Levels, so there is good chance it was just as bad

She also hated Adonis&Bathsheba. I don't trust her judgement.

The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #19 posted 04/25/16 10:40am

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Adonis is the mack.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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