Musicians Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of the rock band "Morris Day and the Time"visit the "Right On!" Magazine office on September 22, 1982 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

OldFriends4Sale said:

SoulAlive said:

back in the day,many of us thought that they were saying something else

to this day I still think one of them is saying 'fuck'

OldFriends4Sale said:

I wonder what are they looking at?

Maybe Prince on stage doing the "Head" routine??

So, I guess Morris was pissed about the 8/3 1st Ave show....did he know it was a benefit for the MN Dance Theatre?? Now I see where Prince got the "you took, did you give" line in Mutiny

Now as we know

Brother Prince played here a week or 2 ago

and from what they tell me

he charged $25 a head

I don't know about U but I stayed home that night

that is just a little steap\

No serious that's steap
I got money and everything
But I'd like 2 keep it that way

I want U 2 bear 1 thing in mind

as those hat's come in front of U

And that is

GIVE

GIVE until your heart

until it hearts

Mike Jones I see U out there

I see U laughing

I want 2 C U with your hands in your pocket

What Time Is It?

It's time to put something in that hat

U know what time it is

Come on

Don't throw it at me cause I'll be out there on your ass

Don't throw the shit at me put it in the hat

A/lright fellas that's quite enough
We got a show 2 do and we realize that

Thank U so much

Jerome Jerome where u at I need U Jerome

Anyone C Jerome
If they do send him back up to the stage

I know u....

Prince R U out there, did U give?

U took, Did U give?

OldFriends4Sale said:

Terry Lewis, Morris Day and Prince (1999 era)

Love this one!

OldFriends4Sale said:

Musicians Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis of the rock band "Morris Day and the Time"visit the "Right On!" Magazine office on September 22, 1982 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Look at Janet on the cover of that RightOn!

SoulAlive said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Get it up! Get it up!
I'll work you all night
Get it up! Get it up!
I'll work you all night
Get it up! Get it up!
I'll work you all night
Get it up! Get it up!
I'll work you all night

back in the day,many of us thought that they were saying something else

Hold up, they are saying what we think they're saying, right?

I don't think in that moment he cared. He was realing over the reality of what was happening to the Time and he had no control.

lol I love that piece. This is why we need live show on DVD/CD. The Time's legacy is shrouded in mystery

Ya'll have 2 excuse me

I was going to mention this earlier

But I forgot
I'm not above that

But what we are going to do right here

right now

No not yet not yet just relax, this is my show

We are going to take up a collection, ya know

like they do in church

So as U C the fellas assembling behind me

we're going 2 take advantage of your kind generous hearts

And take a collection

I'll take anything

Money

Phone Numbers

Credit Cards

Your Momma

U don't want her? But the bitch in in the hat

Fella go on out there and take advantage of these kind hearts

That's right bring the house lights up, I like it like that

that way I can see who is giving and who ain't

violetcrush said:

So, I guess Morris was pissed about the 8/3 1st Ave show....did he know it was a benefit for the MN Dance Theatre?? Now I see where Prince got the "you took, did you give" line in Mutiny

Now as we know

Brother Prince played here a week or 2 ago

and from what they tell me

he charged $25 a head

I don't know about U but I stayed home that night

that is just a little steap\

No serious that's steap
I got money and everything
But I'd like 2 keep it that way

I want U 2 bear 1 thing in mind

as those hat's come in front of U

And that is

GIVE

GIVE until your heart

until it hearts

Mike Jones I see U out there

I see U laughing

I want 2 C U with your hands in your pocket

What Time Is It?

It's time to put something in that hat

U know what time it is

Come on

Don't throw it at me cause I'll be out there on your ass

Don't throw the shit at me put it in the hat

A/lright fellas that's quite enough
We got a show 2 do and we realize that

Thank U so much

Jerome Jerome where u at I need U Jerome

Anyone C Jerome
If they do send him back up to the stage

I know u....

Prince R U out there, did U give?

U took, Did U give?

Yes, it would be great to see this show on DVD

Abdul said:

SoulAlive said:

back in the day,many of us thought that they were saying something else

Hold up, they are saying what we think they're saying, right?

OldFriends4Sale said:

Great picture!!! Love the candid shots so much more than the posed pics

SoulAlive said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

it looks Morris is thinking "Bro...wassup with those leg warmers?!"

Lol, i was thinking the same thing. I can just imagine the shit talking that Morris did.


Great photo.

OldFriends4Sale said:

SoulAlive said:

back in the day,many of us thought that they were saying something else

to this day I still think one of them is saying 'fuck'

Yep, same here. Isn't it Prince?

JoeyC said:

1982 Morris Day The TIme Wild & Loose Shirt

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violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Great picture!!! Love the candid shots so much more than the posed pics

I agree! Their expressions are interesting here. P looks slightly annoyed and I wonder what Morris said lol

Girl, I called you up to say
That I'm havin' trouble sleepin' ever since you went away
Girl, I know you need a little time
To get your head together. But baby, I can't stop cryin'

[Chorus:]
Girl, why'd you go away?
What can I say to make you stay?
Girl, I was a fool
I don't know what to do
I'm still in love with you

I'm still in love with you, baby

[Verse 2:]
Girl, I guess I was a fool
To try to tie you down and make you play by the rules
Girl, I guess I finally realized
That keepin' you close to me, it would keep me alive

[Chorus:]
Girl, why'd you go away?
What can I say to make you stay?
Girl, I was a fool
I don't know what to do
I'm still in love with you

Don't know what I'm gonna do

Girl, what can I say baby, to make you stay?
Girl, I don't know what to do. No I don't
I'm still in love, still in love, still in love

Girl, down on my knees. Oh baby, please
Girl, oh baby, please. I'm still in love with you

I'm still in love with you

Called you up to say, Baby, I still love you
I'm still in love, I'm still in love

basic tracking took place in April 1981 at Prince's Kiowa Trail Home Studio in Chanhassen,

Minnesota

• Morris Day - vocals and drums
• Prince - all instruments, except where noted (uncredited)

The Time AMERICAN BANDSTAND December 1982

1. The Walk

2. 777-9311

SoulAlive said:

Abdul said:

Hold up, they are saying what we think they're saying, right?

Soul I listened to it three times last night, those are "F" bombs!

JoeyC said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

to this day I still think one of them is saying 'fuck'

Yep, same here. Isn't it Prince?

Clear as day screaming that "F" bomb

Abdul said:

JoeyC said:

Yep, same here. Isn't it Prince?

Clear as day screaming that "F" bomb

*

Jesse J and Prince look like Brothers in so many of the earlier pics. Sometimes I have to take a second look to figure it out

Seems like nothing's ever gonna change in my world
Every day is more the same old thing
But in the spring
I'm gonna graduate from hi school
Then I won't have to live by anybody else's rules
Everybody tells me things don't stay the same
If you wanna live
You gotta play the game

[Chorus:]
And they say
Hey you, what you gonna do after hi school?
Hey you, what you, what you gonna do?
And they say
Hey you, what you gonna do after hi school?
Hey you, what you, what you gonna do?

[Verse 2:]
But there's a lot of stuff that I could learn to do in my world
Learn to drive a truck or maybe even join a band
My parents tellin' me I got to go to college
I won't get anywhere if I don't have the knowledge
Uncle Sam keeps sending letters in the mail
If you don't register
You're gonna go to jail
Gonna go to jail

And they say
Hey you, what you gonna do after hi school?
Hey you, what you, what you gonna do?
And they say
Hey you, what you gonna do after hi school?
Hey you, what you, what you gonna do?

Listen to me, listen to me!
Hey you, what you gonna do?
Hey you, what you gonna do after hi school?

[Vamp:]
Hey you! (Hi school)
Hey you! (Hi school)
Hey you! (Hi school)
Hey you! (Hi school)

I'm talkin' to ya, you stupid slob!
Get a job, you bum!

I'm talkin' to you

Once upon a time ... exactly in April 1981 [Prince] creates THE TIME as an outlet for some of his most funky and danceable R&B material. The project was made possible when he signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records, that allowed him to develop and record other acts. After the considerable success the record company had achieved with his 1979 album "Prince" and the hit-single "I wanna be your lover" (which sold more than 1 million copies and hit #1 at the R&B Charts and #11 at the Pop-Charts) in the black marketplace, the record company was very interested when [Prince] presented them with more of the same. By creating THE TIME, [Prince] was able to continue on the path of his 1980 album "Dirty Mind" and explore other musical genres that would not label him as a R&B artist. His ideas about creating an alter-ego group was reinforced by a 1980 motion picture entitled "The Idolmaker". Directed by Taylor Hackford, this movie is a revealing and entertaining glimpse of the process behind the invention of pop stars. It was based on the career of Bob Marcucci, who pulled the strings for Fabian and Frankie Avalon in the '50s.

Sue Ann Carwell did a stint as lead singer before getting a solo contract, and also Alexander O'Neal took over. He was [Prince]'s first choice as lead singer for THE TIME, but he finally declined his offer by saying "If there isn't going to be a bunch of money, then I'm not in.". Alexander O'Neil later released more than 10 albums and collected three gold records - THE TIME released only 4 albums but got three gold and one platinum.

Finally [Prince] envisioned THE TIME as a cool, street-wise funk band, with [Morris Day] as the lead singer. The songs [Prince] tailored for the band were unpretentious and well humored, mostly concerned with love, sex, style, attitude, partying and money. Containing none of the spiritual or socio-political concerns that he dealt with on his own albums. Part of [Prince]'s incentive for involving [Morris Day] in THE TIME was to repay him for the use of his track "Partyup" on [Prince]'s 1980 album "Dirty Mind".

THE TIME's further line-up was basically created around a Minneapolis funk band called Flyte Tyme. This band, named after a song by jazz artist Donald Byrd, was founded by [Jellybean Johnson] (drums) and [Terry Lewis] (bass) and had exist in different incarnations since around 1973. [Monte Moir] and [Jimmy Jam] (both keyboards) had also played with Flyte Tyme many times ago. [Jesse Johnson] (guitar) was finally enlisted by [Morris Day], who remembered him from an audition for his former band Enterprise. Cynthia Johnson was one of Flyte Tyme's early lead singers until she left to sing with Lipps Inc., who had a huge hit with "Funkytown" in 1980.

Andre Cymone, who played bass in [Prince]'s band, had been very involved in THE TIME project from the beginning. He was also assembling a girl group, called "The Girls", and saw the side projects as an opportunity to supplement his relatively small income from being a band member only. Andre claimed that he came up with many of the ideas for THE TIME before being muscled out of the project, wich led into falling out with [Prince]. The relationship between Andre Cymone and [Prince] had been deteriorating for some time. Andre felt, that he didn't receive enough credits for his input into [Prince]'s music and stage act, even accusing [Prince] of knowing stealing his ideas. He decided to leave [Prince]'s band and embark a solo-career. He accepted to participate in the upcoming european tour, but he left the band immediately afterwards.

Lisa Coleman later also reported, that [Prince] pulled stunts like turning home studio jams with [Morris Day] and her into material for THE TIME and another side-project, Vanity 6

This year[7.29.1981] marks the 30th anniversary of Morris Day's first album with the Time, a self-titled effort of synthesizer-driven party-funk written by Prince and members of his Revolution. It sent two singles to the upper reaches of the Billboard R&B charts - "Get It Up," which featured an explosive Prince solo, and "Cool."

Q: This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Time's first album. Was that a good experience working with Prince on that one?

Morris Day: It was a great experience. We were all young and had no idea where the whole thing was going. So all those efforts back then were just innocent creative moments where we were just doing what we do and had no idea that it was going to take off the way it did.

November 14th, 1981 • Soul Train

TV-Show Details

Line-Up: Morris Day (lead vocal) Jesse Johnson (guitar) Terry Lewis (bass) Monte Moore (keyboards) Jellybean Johnson (drums) Terry Lewis (synth/keyboards)