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Reply #30 posted 09/23/16 5:58pm

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Always had a soft spot for I wish u heaven back in the day. Such a beautiful song.

There's always a rainbow 🌈 , at the end of every rain ☔️

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Reply #31 posted 09/23/16 6:15pm

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Guitarhero said:

Alphabet Street

I'm gonna drive my daddy's Thunderbird (My daddy's thunderbird)
A white rad ride, '66 ('67) so glam it's absurd
I'm gonna put her in the back seat
And drive her 2 ... Tennessee

Love, love, love Alphabet Street! Never fails to make me laugh biggrin especially the part where P goes "I'm gonna talk so sexy, she'll want me from my head 2 my feet". (A silent wink should be inserted after those lines.) I laugh because I imagine the song being sung by someone trying to work up some mojo. And that someone is Prince, which makes it incongruous because come on, he's Prince!

Love Anna Stesia and Lovesexy too!

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Reply #32 posted 09/23/16 6:50pm

dance4me3121

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TrivialPursuit said:

Starrdust505 said:

I agree this album is a trip. I enjoy it the most when I listen to it as Prince intended. I could not stand Alphabet Street when it was first released but for some reason absolutely loved the video. IIRC it was the first time I had seen Prince in a video without a band for a long time so that's why I loved it so much . If I have to name one track it would be the one that can't be named so if I can't say that one it has to be Lovesexy.

It is hard, for me, to hear individual songs from the album, opposed to in the context of the album as a whole. The songs are very dependent on each other for a more robust conceptual lexicon. "Eye No" never quite gets its footing for being funky. It starts and stops with the groove. The 2nd side, while good songs, seems a hodge-podge of stuff. Hard funk & rhythmic workout with "Dance On", but it's really hot on the EQ with "Lovesexy" (the horns are great, but a bit distorted). It's not a bad record. I love everything through 1992, lock stock n' barrel. But Lovesexy does have its problems. For fans, it's a fun record. For radio and the public you wanna win over, it's shaky at best.

I wasn't a huge fan of "Alphabet St" when it came out. It seemed thin, half-assed, the close up slo-mo shots, some of the dancing was corny A.F. The video was just as bad, to me, because it was cheap green screen effects and crossfades that only Windows Movie Maker could rival. "Raspberry Beret" had a blue screen, but the colors were lush, there was nice animation, and the band was there mirroring the characters on the album and in the animation. It was fun, and light-hearted. "Alphabet St" is lite like an iffy salad dressing at the Sizzler.

I want Lovesexy to be part of the catalog. It is a really nice record, as a whole. But I wish he'd pushed Sign O The Times more through late 1987. SOTT seemed textured, thick, and impressive. Lovesexy on the heels of that feels like the fumes of the SOTT tour.

Footnote: The next closest thing to Prince not having a full band in a video was probably "Kiss", with Wendy being the only one.

falloff Thanks for explaining how it was made. I understand that during a blizzard, Prince demanded a camera crew come out in the middle of a snowstorm to record it. lol To meet his demands, local camera men were used who had less than stellar equipment for the job. Anyway despite the negatives, I loved that video. Prince was my main focal point and he looked good and that was good enough for me at the time. Compared to RB which I think is the perfect partnership of visual and song there is no contest. I also loved the Kiss video but it wasn't just P on his own in that one. Wendy sat and strummed her guitar and P danced with a masked woman, not the same vibe. Previously to that the last time I think I saw Prince in a video on his own was the one for IWBYL.

Prince is by himself in the Video for Scandalous

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Reply #33 posted 09/23/16 7:54pm

foreverfan1984

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Right now it is "I Wish You Heaven". And oddly, back in the day, when it was first released, I always skipped it, so I am only JUST getting acquainted with it. I didn't even realize it was FROM Lovesexy. When I first bought the Cassette Tape. Yes, you read that right. Alphabet Street was my favorite. I especially liked the line. "I'm gonna drive my daddy's Thunderbird, a white rad ride, 66, 67....to Tennesee". Becuase I am from Tennessee! lol I don't know why it was so cool to have my home state mentioned. I am female.

[Edited 9/23/16 19:55pm

eta: Never a big fan of Anastasia

[Edited 9/23/16 19:56pm]

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Reply #34 posted 09/23/16 9:43pm

TrivialPursuit

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dance4me3121 said:

Prince is by himself in the Video for Scandalous

They said to that point. Prince has been solo in videos since "Alphabet St", but we were talking up to that point.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.

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Reply #35 posted 09/23/16 9:53pm

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LOVESEXY!

2nite, we make love with only words.

Girls first. Girls first.

"I like to watch."

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Reply #36 posted 09/24/16 12:06am

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That track that goes for 45 minutes and 3 seconds.

Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain.

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Reply #37 posted 09/24/16 12:21am

dualboot

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Yep track one on the cd or on vinyl both sides are my friends

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Reply #38 posted 09/24/16 9:09am

Wlcm2thdwn3

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Lovesexy.

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Reply #39 posted 09/24/16 9:50am

midnightmover	Anna Stesia is obviously the best. After that it's either Alphabet Street or I Wish U Heaven. When 2 R In Love is great too. The title track is the weakest song on it. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” - Thomas Jefferson
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Reply #40 posted 09/24/16 9:53am

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No love for Dance On? I love Dance On lol

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Reply #41 posted 09/24/16 10:23am

midnightmover	mrmarcus said: No love for Dance On? I love Dance On I love it too. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” - Thomas Jefferson
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Reply #42 posted 09/24/16 10:47am

purpledoda	From the very first - I Wish You Heaven
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Reply #43 posted 09/24/16 7:34pm

scratchtasia	Alphabet St.
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Reply #44 posted 09/24/16 11:49pm

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I honestly love ALL the songs on Lovesexy. This album is too good in my opinion.

But stand outs are:

Lovesexy

Anna Stesia

Positivity

Dance On...

yes

[Edited 9/24/16 23:50pm]

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Reply #45 posted 09/25/16 3:52am

Adorecream

How did you know it was Annastesia?

Next song, its a tie between When 2 R in Love and Alphabet Street. I think I will go for Alphabet Street - I know its the "hit" but come on that song is just brilliant. It nearly made me a fan, as I had it on some Solid Gold hits of 88 type thing. I was 12 and wanted the album, but my Mum saw that cover and said "Hell naw", so I had to wait until Diamonds and Pearls.

I really love Glam Slam, Lovesexy and I wish u heaven too, and the other 3 tracks are good, but not as good as the rest.

Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name

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Reply #46 posted 09/25/16 6:37am

SoulAlive	mrmarcus said: No love for Dance On? I love Dance On "Dance On" is the only song on the album that I'm not crazy about
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Reply #47 posted 09/25/16 6:50am

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It's a flip between When 2 R n Love and Anna Stesia. Depends on how I feel at the time of listening.

Welcome home class. We've come a long way. - RIP Prince

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Reply #48 posted 09/25/16 6:55am

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Lovesexy!

The album came out a few days before I went into the army but I had time to absorb it... and I uses Lovesexy when I ran and when I felt down. Keep in mind I did not have the tape or cd...i had it in my head....

Once i got to my duty station I put Lovesexy as my religion on my dog tags! I think i lost them...at one point i was ordered to remove them! Someone TOLD on me! can believe that? some adult US ARMY Solider went to my sergeants and ratted me out and I damn near got in trouble. as i was always on the razors edge of such i gave in...

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Reply #49 posted 09/25/16 10:30am

rebelenterpris e	The whole album is a stroke of genius. Listening to it as I type, I can't even pick one track (literally, LOL). But I'll say this, "When 2 R In Love" fits perfectly on Lovesexy. On the Black Album, it should've been replaced by "Rebirth Of The Flesh" IMHO. Exiles of the Nation "Liquidation", the NEW 18th LP. Available everywhere now. https://youtube.com/chann...-ieACvEQMA
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Reply #50 posted 09/25/16 10:40am

Linn4days	"Positivity" It used to be "Alphabet Street" when I was a boy.. Bonnie Boyer is sooooo special on this song. He featured her on this, and it worked, and I know why he hardly ever perfromed it without her.
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Reply #51 posted 09/25/16 10:54am

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They will have to keep releasing albums out of the vault so even years from now we can be talking about "What is your favorite song on the Vault XX wink .

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Reply #52 posted 09/25/16 11:31am

NorthC	gandorb said: They will have to keep releasing albums out of the vault so even years from now we can be talking about "What is your favorite song on the Vault XX . We gotta do something to keep this forum going!
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Reply #53 posted 09/25/16 1:58pm

Nanni	I wish U heaven
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Reply #54 posted 09/25/16 2:06pm

luvgirl	In this order: 1-Alphabet Street (only because it was my fave back in the day and I have to honor that) 2- LoveSexy (never cared about it when I was a teen but as an adult I'm like 3-Anna Stesia 4-Eye No 5-I Wish you Heaven [Edited 9/25/16 14:06pm]
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Reply #55 posted 09/25/16 2:14pm

Lucah

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I might be the only one, but it's Eye No for me.

It has the amazing Ingrid introduction:
"Rain is wet and sugar is sweet"

The best opening lyric to any Prince song:
"Hundalasiliah!"

Great interplay between the lyrics and the voices:
"No! - is what Spooky Electric say, it's not OK (No!)"

The arm waving that takes me back to Paris 88:
"No! - Raise your hand up straight in the air
Swing it 2 the right, savoir-faire"

The incredibly joyous moment when the chants go from "No" to "Yes":

"Then blow that devil away!

(Say yes) (Yes!)
If U want this feeling called love"

I think this is Prince's most uplifting song in his whole catalogue.

You're not alone...from the second eye know starts I'm just happy...it's a go to cheer up album for me, by the time I get to Positivity I'm just in a different place spirtiually and emotionally...never fails for me. yes

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Reply #56 posted 09/25/16 2:16pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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airth said:

It has the amazing Ingrid introduction:
"Rain is wet and sugar is sweet"

Lovesexy is one of 3 (that i can think of off the top of my head) albums that start with a vocal/voice that is not Prince!

I am so dumb! there are at least 5!

never mind like 8 so far...

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Reply #57 posted 09/25/16 2:23pm

luvgirl	AnnaStesia10 said: I honestly love ALL the songs on Lovesexy. This album is too good in my opinion. But stand outs are: Lovesexy Anna Stesia Positivity Dance On... [Edited 9/24/16 23:50pm] Yup, genius. I love this album so hard... I even love the fact that he made the tracks unskippable back in the day, lol. Geez, I love that man... [Edited 9/25/16 14:28pm]
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Reply #58 posted 09/25/16 3:46pm

AnnaStesia91	Glam Slam and I Wish U Heaven
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Reply #59 posted 09/26/16 5:12am

cra1g0s

Lovesexy....it should have been a single at the time, and the fact that it wasn't (although Alphabet St was great) may have contributed to the album not being successful. I think the album is up with there SOTT, it was his last great album in my opinion. I think the other singles, Glam Slam and I Wish U Heaven, again, I like them as I like all tracks on the album, but there needed to be a huge track and I think Lovesexy was that.

Maybe an opportunity missed, but the album's a masterpiece.

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