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OldFriends4Sal
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Rock Hard In a Funky Place

Camille Project

the Black Album

Prince
Eric Leeds

Atlanta Bliss

Susannah Melvoin
Camille

There isn't much background information on the Black album cuts, yet.

Sheila E 95% of the time, has never gone into talk of individual songs,

and Cat in an interview said: The Black Album was the first time Prince got me on tape recording. It was intense. I can't even go into that right now, because, it's too intense. The album didn't really have any production. It was spur of the moment. The Black Album was about personal things he was going through, which is why I don't want to discuss it.


I hope one day soon she can talk a little more about what she knows.

Along with others who took part in the album.

Basic tracking took place on 28 October 1986 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California

-PrinceVault


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Reply #1 posted 09/08/18 5:32pm

OldFriends4Sal
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Does anybody know you're here?
This house of ill-repute (Ooohh honey I'm scared of you)
Trying to deal with all your fears
I guess this is what you get for being cute (Cute, cute)

Soaked in banana cologne
No wonder you're all alone
It's written all over your face
You're just-a rock hard in a funky place

Rock hard in a funky place

[Verse 2]
Here comes a lady so you cover up
She's a freaked out
Funky electric mama with double cups
Say you, you could cop if you wanted to
Because something near your leg
Is haunting you, such a disgrace
You're rock hard in a funky place, ow!

[Chorus]
Rock hard in a funky place

[Verse 3]
You was working on the line
You could drop on her
But you couldn't concentrate
When your dick so hard
Maybe if you cop a nut in the car (Maybe if you cop a nut in the car)
Maybe you could think
About playing guitar

(Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock)
Oh yeah

[Chorus]
Rock hard in a funky place

[Vesre 4]
All you're looking for is love
Or a reason to believe there's a God above
Pretty soon you'll get enough
And head back to a life so tough
I just hate to see an erection go to waste
I'm just-a rock hard in a funky place

[Chorus]
Rock hard in a funky place
Say it
Rock hard in a funky place
Rock hard in a funky place
Oohh for rock hard in a funky place
You rock hard in a funky place
Say it, you'all

[Bridge]
(Rock, rock)
What? (rock, rock, rock, rock)
We got to go, y'all
Tune in next week (rock, rock)
Same time (rock, rock)
Same boogie (rock, rock, rock, rock, rock hard)
Oohhh yeah (rock, rock, rock, rock)
We will rock, y'all (rock, rock)

[Outro]
But until then keep your finger on the trigger
That's the only way it'll get bigger
(What kind of fuck ending was that?)

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Reply #2 posted 09/08/18 5:38pm

OldFriends4Sal
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WAXPOETICS ISSUE 67 pg 91

"Sheila E, and I were in Los Angeles, doing The Tonight Show with my brother Alan that night," remembers Eric Leeds.

"Early the next morning, at the airport, Alan said, all jaunty, 'Okay, got some news for you!" laughs Eric, "and my first reaction was 'Oh shit!' I was very disappointed that it was shelved for a very practical reason-I owned a song on that album!" To lose out was the brilliant "Rock Hard in a Funky Place," including Eric's nasty sax line (plucked from an unreleased, jazzy Leeds original called "Peaemaker").

Image result for Eric Leeds and Prince

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Reply #3 posted 09/08/18 5:41pm

OldFriends4Sal
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http://diffuser.fm/prince...nky-place/

On Oct. 28, 1986, Prince recorded a slinky, horn-heavy song named "Rockhard in a Funky Place." It would spend the next 14 months lined up for release on three shelved albums -- and then vanish (legally speaking, anyway) for another seven years.

The song's distinctive horn line was crafted by saxophonist Eric Leeds. "It’s just the melody of a song of mine called ‘Pacemaker,'" he told the Prince Podcast. "Prince wanted this line for 'Rockhard in a Funky Place,' and I think I had it half done. He wanted something that was really out there. So I kind of completed the line for that."

Leeds says he was inspired by the '60s avant-garde jazz pioneer Eric Dolphy. "This cat was, like, really out there. He was an early influence on me. So I said, 'OK, I'm gonna try to be Eric Dolphy for a minute. It was very angular, almost a mathematical kind of thing. For every time the line went up, I wanted to turn it around and have it come down in a similar fashion, interval-wise."

"Rockhard" was originally slated – along with tracks such as "Housequake" and "Strange Relationship" – for Camille, an album that found Prince pitch-shifting his voice while adopting the titular pseudonym's female personality.

Scheduled for an early 1987 release, Camille was instead merged with Dream Factory, a double album Prince had been compiling with the Revolution, to create the triple-disc Crystal Ball. However, his label balked at the scope of this project -- and by some minor miracle, Prince actually took their advice.

"We decided that if he eliminated some things we didn't think were as strong, we would have a much better album," former Warner Bros. CEO Mo Ostin told Billboard. "Actually [longtime Warner Bros. president] Lenny [Waronker] had a conversation with him, and he went along with it." The resulting trimmed-down double album Sign O' the Times was an undisputed masterpiece, but did not include "Rockhard in a Funky Place."

The song - at least part of it - did come along for the accompanying tour, though. Leeds' horn line can be heard at the tail end of "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" in the Sign O' the Times concert film.

Suddenly eager to re-connect with longtime fans frustrated by his recent crossover success, Prince pushed past another round of label objections, nixed plans to tour in support of Sign O' the Times in the United States, and instead scheduled the dance-heavy, darkly themed The Black Album for release just nine months after Times. "Rockhard in a Funky Place" was finally going to get its day in the sunshine.

And then, just as quickly and for reasons that we may never fully understand, Prince cancelled the release plans, personally paying for the destruction over over 500,000 copies of the album. While it was quickly and widely available as a bootleg, it would be seven more years before he conceded to the album's official release - most likely as part of his long battle to be released from his contract with Warner Bros.

Leeds, who says he still plays 'Pacemaker' live with his current group LP Music, seems completely unfazed by the long road "Rockhard" took to get legally released. "It was more of an exercise than anything else. Prince was really open to that kind of stuff, I was just very fortunate that he gave me those opportunities."

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Reply #4 posted 09/08/18 8:53pm

williamb610

OldFriends4Sale said:

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Does anybody know you're here?
This house of ill-repute (Ooohh honey I'm scared of you)
Trying to deal with all your fears
I guess this is what you get for being cute (Cute, cute)

Soaked in banana cologne
No wonder you're all alone
It's written all over your face
You're just-a rock hard in a funky place

Rock hard in a funky place

[Verse 2]
Here comes a lady so you cover up
She's a freaked out
Funky electric mama with double cups
Say you, you could cop if you wanted to
Because something near your leg
Is haunting you, such a disgrace
You're rock hard in a funky place, ow!

[Chorus]
Rock hard in a funky place

[Verse 3]
You was working on the line
You could drop on her
But you couldn't concentrate
When your dick so hard
Maybe if you cop a nut in the car (Maybe if you cop a nut in the car)
Maybe you could think
About playing guitar

(Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock, rock)
Oh yeah

[Chorus]
Rock hard in a funky place

[Vesre 4]
All you're looking for is love
Or a reason to believe there's a God above
Pretty soon you'll get enough
And head back to a life so tough
I just hate to see an erection go to waste
I'm just-a rock hard in a funky place

[Chorus]
Rock hard in a funky place
Say it
Rock hard in a funky place
Rock hard in a funky place
Oohh for rock hard in a funky place
You rock hard in a funky place
Say it, you'all

[Bridge]
(Rock, rock)
What? (rock, rock, rock, rock)
We got to go, y'all
Tune in next week (rock, rock)
Same time (rock, rock)
Same boogie (rock, rock, rock, rock, rock hard)
Oohhh yeah (rock, rock, rock, rock)
We will rock, y'all (rock, rock)

[Outro]
But until then keep your finger on the trigger
That's the only way it'll get bigger
(What kind of fuck ending was that?)

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The lyric is "but you couldn't concentrate when your dick SAW HER!"

That is all!!!

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Reply #5 posted 09/09/18 12:47am

Lovejunky

williamb610 said:

The lyric is "but you couldn't concentrate when your dick SAW HER!"

That is all!!!

LOL..

I always thought the Lyric was

"But you couldnt concentrate coz your dick was so hard"

same same I guess....

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Reply #6 posted 09/10/18 3:56pm

Rev

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Lovejunky said:

williamb610 said:

The lyric is "but you couldn't concentrate when your dick SAW HER!"

That is all!!!

LOL..

I always thought the Lyric was

"But you couldnt concentrate coz your dick was so hard"

same same I guess....

I always thought the same Lovejunky biggrin

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Reply #7 posted 09/10/18 7:39pm

ISaidLifeIsJus
tAGame

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Lovejunky said:

williamb610 said:

The lyric is "but you couldn't concentrate when your dick SAW HER!"

That is all!!!

LOL..

I always thought the Lyric was

"But you couldnt concentrate coz your dick was so hard"

same same I guess....

Priceless...lol

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Reply #8 posted 09/11/18 2:46am

benjaminira

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I guess I've been wrong this whole time?! I thought the lyrics was "but he couldn't concentrate sitting next to her"...I like y'alls version better!

If it breaks when it bends, U better not put it in!
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Reply #9 posted 09/11/18 3:01am

HamsterHuey

Lots of handwitten lyrics have hit the market lately, wish this one was out there as well, so we could check the lyrics.

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Reply #10 posted 09/11/18 5:40am

TheBoneRanger

The guitar in this is so filthy and rude!

drooling

Hi-yo Silver, it's The Bone Ranger!
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Reply #11 posted 09/11/18 5:40am

OldFriends4Sal
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benjaminira said:

I guess I've been wrong this whole time?! I thought the lyrics was "but he couldn't concentrate sitting next to her"...I like y'alls version better!

There are always parts of songs that seem to be saying something that are different from the lyrics

Like when he yells "Come back Nikki Come back..." what he says after that I have to bend the printed lyrics in my mind to fit what he is screaming on the album

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Reply #12 posted 09/11/18 7:07am

Poplife88

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I was just listening to this...that horn line is sick. Love the Black Album, and of course this song. So nasty dirty and wonderful

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Reply #13 posted 09/11/18 7:48am

SPYZFAN1

Thanks for posting that Old Friends...I always thought the line was "dick so hard" too. One of my favorite P guitar solos too.

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Reply #14 posted 09/11/18 9:22am

dodger

benjaminira said:

I guess I've been wrong this whole time?! I thought the lyrics was "but he couldn't concentrate sitting next to her"...I like y'alls version better!




That’s what I’ve always heard
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Reply #15 posted 09/11/18 12:19pm

OldFriends4Sal
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But until then keep your finger on the trigger
That's the only way it'll get bigger

This song is all about the erection LOL

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Reply #16 posted 09/11/18 1:21pm

luvsexy4all

but if he was going thru some" dark times."...how did lovesexy pop up so quick????

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Reply #17 posted 09/11/18 4:19pm

OldFriends4Sal
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luvsexy4all said:

but if he was going thru some" dark times."...how did lovesexy pop up so quick????

lol U better stop startin stuff lol

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Reply #18 posted 09/11/18 4:29pm

NouveauDance

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I think this was Prince at the top of his game. It's a song that sounds so effortless that some might think it throwaway, but it's actually brilliant - It's Prince commanding his talent, band and station at that specific time. It's not artsy-fartsy or too deep (both modes of Prince which I love), but I think it's confident and cool in a uniquely Prince way. It's also funny and funky as fuck, so what more could you ask for?

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Reply #19 posted 09/11/18 6:16pm

Purplegarden

Just love it and whole heartedly endorse all you have 2 say. Dirty, but dirty funky too - this is pure nasty ass Prince (Camille). It is like he is poking his tongue out at us why he sings it. I ain't going to say anymore as you guys have pretty much said it all.

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Camille may have been scared of Spooky Electric and all that he crawls for, but in reality she was just a bitch ho bitch and a nasty ho as Sheila may put it. Camille is the shit. She/he knew that life wasn't a game of cards motherfucker. Sorry feeling a bit craazzaayyy today.

[Edited 9/11/18 18:18pm]

I got plenty good loving for ya baby
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Reply #20 posted 09/12/18 11:25pm

jn2

NouveauDance said:

I think this was Prince at the top of his game. It's a song that sounds so effortless that some might think it throwaway, but it's actually brilliant - It's Prince commanding his talent, band and station at that specific time. It's not artsy-fartsy or too deep (both modes of Prince which I love), but I think it's confident and cool in a uniquely Prince way. It's also funny and funky as fuck, so what more could you ask for?

nod

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Reply #21 posted 09/13/18 2:14am

love2thenines2
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Any alternate takes or longer version of this song known as exiting/repertoried in the Vault?

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Reply #22 posted 09/13/18 3:34pm

jdcxc

NouveauDance said:

I think this was Prince at the top of his game. It's a song that sounds so effortless that some might think it throwaway, but it's actually brilliant - It's Prince commanding his talent, band and station at that specific time. It's not artsy-fartsy or too deep (both modes of Prince which I love), but I think it's confident and cool in a uniquely Prince way. It's also funny and funky as fuck, so what more could you ask for?



Well put. It’s the type of cool urbane funky song that still sounds fresh today.
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Reply #23 posted 09/13/18 3:35pm

Ugot2shakesumt
hin

OldFriends4Sale said:




WAXPOETICS ISSUE 67 pg 91



"Sheila E, and I were in Los Angeles, doing The Tonight Show with my brother Alan that night," remembers Eric Leeds.


"Early the next morning, at the airport, Alan said, all jaunty, 'Okay, got some news for you!" laughs Eric, "and my first reaction was 'Oh shit!' I was very disappointed that it was shelved for a very practical reason-I owned a song on that album!" To lose out was the brilliant "Rock Hard in a Funky Place," including Eric's nasty sax line (plucked from an unreleased, jazzy Leeds original called "Peaemaker").



Image result for Eric Leeds and Prince




Props to Eric, I just LOVE that sax line!
All this time I listened to this track just waiting for that killer sax line to come up, but never really payed too much attention to the lyrics until I saw them posted here lol. It’s a very silly/vulgar song, but damn is it badass!
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Reply #24 posted 09/13/18 3:55pm

TheFman

I never got into that song, hardly ever played it, contrary to all the others on it.

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Reply #25 posted 09/13/18 4:20pm

luvsexy4all

OldFriends4Sale said:

luvsexy4all said:

but if he was going thru some" dark times."...how did lovesexy pop up so quick????

lol U better stop startin stuff lol

no one else will...

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Reply #26 posted 09/13/18 4:56pm

Lovejunky

TheFman said:

I never got into that song, hardly ever played it, contrary to all the others on it.

Deserves a re visit...

THe Title is so damn clever...

It can mean two things..

Rocking hard in a funky place

or

you know

Rocking HARD in a FUNKY Place...smile

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Reply #27 posted 09/13/18 8:55pm

Purplegarden

luvsexy4all said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

lol U better stop startin stuff lol

no one else will...

He had an epiphany on the night of Dec 1 1987, meeting Ingrid Chavez and then seeing his name spelt out in flowers, and realising if he was 2 die and his soul 2 take, he would be judged by the last thing he left behind, the evil Black Album. He realised Spooky Electric had made Camille create something evil, called the Black Album, Camille started 2 cry, for Spooky Electric was all he crawled for but God, Love and Positivity embolded Camille thru the power of Lovesexy and the Black album was blown away - now Camille had seen the light and the power of Lovesexy. The rain began 2 fall as God helped create a divine masterpiece.

Spooky electric had not been killed, but he was neutralised in the belly of the beast, for Lovesexy is the 1 until his job is done, he crossed over the line.

.

Sorry ahd to entertain this guy

[Edited 9/13/18 20:58pm]

I got plenty good loving for ya baby
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Reply #28 posted 09/14/18 8:51am

sonshine

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luvsexy4all said:

but if he was going thru some" dark times."...how did lovesexy pop up so quick????



Ecstasy.
It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN
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Reply #29 posted 09/14/18 10:28am

luvsexy4all

since the blacl album was scheduled to bew released 12/87 ..had he started lovesexy whilst he realized he would shelve TBS?

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