Hey everyone, what are your opinions about Prince's "strange" outtakes? The kind of songs I'm refering to are ones such as, say, Others Here With Us or All My Dreams. Are there any that you feel are "too weird" for you? Or does everyone miss Prince's odd side? I DEFINITELY do and value this side more than anything about him...my votes for weirdest are: the above plus Cosmic Day, The Ball, Me Touch Myself and certainly the recently shared Velvet Kitty Cat....what are YOURS?

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Others Here With Us is pretty out there.

bluegangsta said:

nyse said:

bluegangsta said:

Others Here With Us is pretty out there.

Yes!! Others her with is ... is not only strange but one of my favorite songs in Prince's whole catalog.. the production if made of continuous samples of a woman's crys, screams, and whimpers. On top of thunderous kick drums and a eiry melody lyrically he touches on depression, loneliness, suicide, and death. AMAZING COMPOSITION FROM THE PARADE ERA

I really LOVE this song...it is chilling and peculiar at the same time as Prince delivers this tormented vocal that is a voice I never heard before or since from him. And, crazily, it's a little under 3 minutes! What would you guys say about By Alien Means? Also some suicide references in that one, as well as a very quirky arrangement..I would add that to my list

NorthC said:

Adonis & Bathsheeba always sounded like a self parody to me; I can't tell if it's a joke or not. I don't even know if I like it or not.

I Looooove this song as well, even though I don't hear it as a joke....it comes off to me like a weird parable, if you will. The guitar solo at the end kills me everytime, however!

I've always thought "Can I Play With U" sounded a little strange.

by alien means. that's just weird, guy

IstenSzek said:

by alien means. that's just weird, guy

That was an awful track. Was this the one he offered to Madonna for Like a Prayer?

TheEnglishGent said:

"Wasted Kisses" creeped me out the first time U heard it. The sound of the heart monitor flatlining...

Small dark room that's where I let you, smother
In front of your gut, toned other, why should I care?
Cheap perfume all over those burgundy stockings
The ones I tied you, up with I shoulda just left 'em there
(Shoulda just left 'em there)
Why'd I waste my kisses on you?

NorthC said:

How 'bout God Is Alive? If you can open a song with a line like "God is coming like a dog in heat", then I think that qualifies as weird.

To have Mavis Staples sing that line ups the weirdness considerably as well! Other tracks I find really unusual are 4 Lust, Fuschia Light, his version of Melody Cool, Purple Music...damn I'm thinking there's more strangeness in his catalog than I initially thought! (The Line is another, see what I mean?)

All My Dreams... Pretty cooky.

Anthoknee said:

TrevorAyer said:

4 lust and fushia light are both outstanding! Give em a good chance

indeed, they are great! the long ass fushia light, that just keept going: that beat

bluegangsta said:

love all the songs mentioned in this thread

NorthC said:

Anthoknee said:

To have Mavis Staples sing that line ups the weirdness considerably as well! Other tracks I find really unusual are 4 Lust, Fuschia Light, his version of Melody Cool, Purple Music...damn I'm thinking there's more strangeness in his catalog than I initially thought! (The Line is another, see what I mean?)

And what about the song he gave to Patti LaBelle, I Hear Your Voice, where he's singing "I even bought a new dress"... Damn! Imagine there's a version in the Vault of Nasty Girl where Prince says, "I need 7 inches or more..."

I KNOW! His version of Jealous Girl is just as out there....I've even read joking speculation there may be a demo of Sugar Walls in existence!

NorthC said:

Damn! Imagine there's a version in the Vault of Nasty Girl where Prince says, "I need 7 inches or more..."

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