.

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.

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 .

Much love.

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.

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.

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

youngyosh said:

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.

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

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.

NorthC said:

V10LETBLUES said:

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

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

funksterr said:

V10LETBLUES said:

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

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.

funksterr 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

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.

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.

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

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.

Adonis is the mack.