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Thread started 04/12/03 11:23pm

lovebizzare

Is the song "lisa" really about lisa coleman?

...and has anybody heard it? If so, what does it sound like?
[This message was edited Sat Apr 12 23:24:56 PDT 2003 by lovebizzare]
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Reply #1 posted 04/12/03 11:50pm

CinisterCee

Lisa Coleman replaced Gayle Chapman as Prince's keyboardist in the summer of 1980, and Dirty Mind was released in October 1980. "Lisa" is from the Dirty Mind sessions, and thats exactly what it sounds like, very synthy and new-wavey, yet R&B vocals ykno?

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Lisa


Oh yeah, yeah (1 2 3 4)

Lisa, let's go 2 the movie
Lisa, let's go
Lisa, let's go 2 the village
Lisa, let's go
Tell your man, he'll understand
Lisa, let's go

Lisa, we're going 2 the movie
Lisa, let's go

It's alright, I don't care
Long as U know, somewhere
Some day, we'll be 2gether
Lisa, I don't care, oh
Lisa, I don't care

Lisa, let's go get blasted
Lisa, let's go
Lisa, I know U're nasty
Lisa, let's go

It's alright, it's OK
Long as U know, some day
Some way, we'll be 2gether
Lisa, it's OK

Yeah, let's go, yeah
Lisa, oh yeah
Yeah, yeah

It's alright, it's OK
Lisa, let's play

Alright

Are U ready, yeah yeah?
Yeah, oh yeah
Yeah yeah
Let's go {x2}

It's alright, it's OK
Long as U know, some day
Some way, we'll be 2gether
Lisa, it's OK, oh {x3}
Lisa, it's O.. it's O.. it's OK
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Reply #2 posted 04/13/03 1:41am

AaronSuperior

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CinisterCee said:

Lisa Coleman replaced Gayle Chapman as Prince's keyboardist in the summer of 1980, and Dirty Mind was released in October 1980. "Lisa" is from the Dirty Mind sessions, and thats exactly what it sounds like, very synthy and new-wavey, yet R&B vocals ykno?




nah, i dunno, actually. yeah, it's a Dirty Mind outtake, but it sounds more 1999-ish to me. it's TOO synthy for the Dirty Mind stuff, IMO.
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Reply #3 posted 04/13/03 8:27am

Handclapsfinga
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'tis. from turn it up 2.0 (not verbatim, 2 save me typin so much):



  • dirty mind-era leftover
  • was written tongue-in-cheek about lisa coleman, the newbie of the group @ the time
  • 'twas recorded in p's home studio sometime in '80, filed 4 copyright registration @ the Library of Congress on august 4th, '80





...that, and i love that tune. i've only heard it twice, tho'. sad oh yeah: tho' it's a dm-era throwaway, it doesn't sound like it. very new wave-y and hypnotic.


mr.green edit....i know you're nasty....
[This message was edited Sun Apr 13 8:28:50 PDT 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]
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Reply #4 posted 04/13/03 10:32am

enjoyniki

If you cn find the bootleg, "Lisa...your love is so hard" it is the last track (#14) right after Extra lovable. nice groovy song.
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Reply #5 posted 04/13/03 5:12pm

rockwilder

It sounds like a dm era song because of the drum machine he was using.it's def a demo and seems uninished.he uses part of the melody in another song that escapes me ight now.i lijke the song.if it were legal i'd make u a copy ,but i am a true fan and only sell to the fbi
"I'm a pig..so,magic elixir I swill"
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Reply #6 posted 04/13/03 5:44pm

FirstAvenue

"Lisa" is a remarkable, track, IMO. It's a very innovative precursor to the techno music of the 90s, I'd say.
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