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Do we know who the Coco boys were going to be?
I know Mickie Free was a part of that
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I'm getting an Elephants and Flowers vibe from this track. Love it |
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seems to me like the song is about Prince's teenage band, mixed with some fictional narrative...he says he played guitar and his "brother" played bass (P and Andre?)...he even references Chazz ("cousin hit a lick on the drums")...he mentions $100.00 for the winner of the "battle of the bands", which all the old Minneapolis artists mention in their histories...i dont think it was about micki free and them or Mazerati (sp?) | |
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song sounds like "Hot Thing" and "Sign O The Times" had a baby | |
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. This. I may never listen to anything other than these two songs ever again. or, yanno, for a month or two. Gimme some horns ... uh! | |
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The Prince i Like! | |
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I know...i know.... Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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THE PRINCE I LIKE! | |
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Hmmm. I am starting to think this song sort of developed into "Schoolyard" later. | |
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I kind of thought there vas a similar thing going, too. But I don't like Schoolyard much, but Coco Boys kicks! | |
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Ok, I'm on board with this one big time. A couple listens in and I'm floored. | |
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A quarter from the whole SOTT album originated from this song... | |
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Weird song, man. | |
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TheFman said: A quarter from the whole SOTT album originated from this song... sounds like it forreal | |
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this that addictive, hypnotic Minneapolis funk...Prince's melodic rapping/storytelling skills in rare form on this one...just like on "My Medallion"... and that beat and bassline got me shook...ive listened to this joint at least 5-10 times a day since i first heard it earlier this week...its like P is still here, and he got a brand new song out..."kanga-WHAT?!?!" | |
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This is one of those songs that really confirms Prince's assertion that, to know him, all we needed to do was listen to the music. These lyrics are ripped right from his teen years - with the battle of the bands, etc. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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[Edited 7/27/17 11:24am] | |
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The song is a reservoir of ideas. | |
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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 | |
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I feel you!
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I hear "Hot Thing" mostly. | |
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MendesCity said: Ok, I'm on board with this one big time. A couple listens in and I'm floored. A couple listens in and I'm bored... | |
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A few listens in and I am still floored | |
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Sounds pretty cool. | |
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This Trax is a real Masterpiece ! | |
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I loved it at first, but I'll admit it doesn't really go anywhere. I still think it's cool, and is essential, especially given all of the other incredible things that came from it. "That's when stars collide. When there's space for what u want, and ur heart is open wide." | |
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Thewooh said: The song is a reservoir of ideas. Agree, it's really interesting to hear elements of some SOTT tracks . It's an unusual song in a way and doesn't really go anywhere but obviously it was planned for a musical so still great to have. | |
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do we have the band soundcheck version ? | |
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Good question. I'm guessing that if anyone has it, it's in pretty limited circulation, since Princevault says that it's "unconfirmed" that the soundcheck version was an instrumental. | |
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