thedance said:

^ .... could it be the Prince-guitar we are hearing in the very (VERY) short intro to the title track "Like A Prayer"..



Listen, from seconds 00:05 to 00:10 is this Prince on the guitar........?

Madonna use to be a VERY sexy alluring woman. She just oozed sex appeal.

RODSERLING said:

IIRC , for the Immaculate Collection, another remix version was used. Neither the album version, nor the Prince remix version. . I think it was in order to not pay Prince royalties anymore

Understandable. No one was buying it for him.

iZsaZsa said:

RODSERLING said:

IIRC , for the Immaculate Collection, another remix version was used. Neither the album version, nor the Prince remix version. . I think it was in order to not pay Prince royalties anymore

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Oh for crying out loud, ALL of the tracks were remixes. Go read https://en.wikipedia.org/...Collection . And Prince didn't get royalties from "Like A Prayer".

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[Edited 1/11/19 6:37am]

RODSERLING said:

I heard the multitrack 9 minute studio version of BAD, (not the maxi, not the music video versions a)and it s an epic funky track.

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This is something I would love to hear. Actually, I dont like the production of BAD much. I prefer Thriller´s more organic vibe.

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

I’ve heard the story from different sources, and I somehow thought engineer Hans Buff was talking about on the Youtube video below at the 24 minute mark [Edited 1/8/19 20:40pm]

This interview is very interesting for those who like studio stories. Loved it

GustavoRibas said:

RODSERLING said:

Thanks God, I m gonna hear it again in March.

Wow, only in March? Is it THAT secret that you have to go into a friend´s vault or something like that?

GustavoRibas said:

RODSERLING said:

June7 said:

What's absurd is you believing Prince "walked out of the studio" during this. He was never in a studio with Michael. He was sent the track. You are under the impession that Michael was granted any artist he wanted because he was Michael Jackson. Also not true, and naive. Michael wanted Barbra Striesand to duet with him on "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - but, as you are aware, that ain't Barbra singing on that song. Your snide and attempted demeaning post is just that. Attempted. Chill out and think before you post.

I never said or implied what you are pretending I m saying or implying.
I never said he walked out of the studio for instance, you are talking BS. .
I never said Prince or Streisand were supposed to lick MJ's butt neither. .
So take a deep breath and look closely at my post. .
The whole story smells BS and that was my point. [Edited 1/7/19 14:42pm]

I took a deep breath, and here's my exhale: you do sound like a bona fide troll,
and one who seems to really enjoy being one judging by the many nonsense replies you post all over the Org.
Your choice of expressions speak for themselves: "lick MJ's butt", is that Freudian?
Or do you always address opinions contrary to yours in such fashion?

Keep on inventing stuff in your head in order to feed your "define me" agenda.
We'll stick to the facts. You'd be very welcome to ignore this post,
it's not adressed to you in particular. It's just for public awareness.

thedance said:

^ .... could it be the Prince-guitar we are hearing in the very (VERY) short intro to the title track "Like A Prayer"..



Listen, from seconds 00:05 to 00:10 is this Prince on the guitar........?

It's also him on "Keep it together", it's all on Wikipedia.

Here, go nuts (it's all reversed though):

[Edited 1/12/19 17:37pm]

bonatoc said:

bboy87 said:

June7 said:

daingermouz2020 said:

do Madonna freaks have the Prince version???

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

I found this remix that sounds pretty good

It's horrible. It sounds as though someone as simply taken the song and looped it forward and backward into one tightly coiled pile of hot mess.

bonatoc said:

RODSERLING said:

June7 said: I never said or implied what you are pretending I m saying or implying.
I never said he walked out of the studio for instance, you are talking BS. .
I never said Prince or Streisand were supposed to lick MJ's butt neither. .
So take a deep breath and look closely at my post. .
The whole story smells BS and that was my point.

I took a deep breath, and here's my exhale: you do sound like a bona fide troll,
and one who seems to really enjoy being one judging by the many nonsense replies you post all over the Org.

Your choice of expressions speak for themselves: "lick MJ's butt", is that Freudian?
Or do you always address opinions contrary to yours in such fashion?

Keep on inventing stuff in your head in order to feed your "define me" agenda.
We'll stick to the facts. You'd be very welcome to ignore this post,
it's not adressed to you in particular. It's just for public awareness.

TrivialPursuit said:

luvsexy4all said:

do Madonna freaks have the Prince version???

I thought this was the only official released version, 5 mins in (+ lil bit of intro). I welcome being corrected (really) but I think they banned the main corrector.

[Edited 1/16/19 12:58pm]

June7 said:

Quincy Jones has gone on record - a while ago, (so this is old news for a lot of you) saying MJ asked Prince to be co-singer on what was initially supposed to be a duet with him for the song, Bad.

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Prince's infamous response in a Chris Rock interview, in his best sarcastic "Camille" type attitude was, "The first lyric in the song is 'Your butt is mine', who's saying that to whom? 'Cause I ain't singing that to you, and sure as hell ain't singing that to me!” *

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With his response, he (according to Susan Rogers) sent him a redone version of the song MJ sent to him, all funked out P style saying, "Now this is BAD", or something like that. Funny Quincy never said anything about that, though. I would love to know how Michael received that version of his song.

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My question is this - regardless of the lyric, wouldn't this have been an epic collab? It's too bad they never did anything artistically together - and props to MJ for reaching out, and on and on .... BUT DON'T YOU WANT TO HEAR THIS TRACK?! I think it would be amazing - perhaps that's one of the treasures in the vault.

Maybe one day we'll hear it ... hint, hint, Ms. Sharon L Nelson??

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*(paraphrasing - don't remember the actual quote - but it's pretty accurate)

Yeah, I wonder what Prince's version sound like , for real?!?!?!?

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

I found this remix that sounds pretty good

Fanmade nonsense.

databank said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

databank said:

Fanmade nonsense.

Sounds far better than the released version that’s for sure.

Well, thanks God the album was co-produced by Patrick Leonard and not any of us, huh?

On a more serious note, some (very few, but some) fanmade mixes are undeniably good (certainly not this one, it's a butcher's job), but I've always taken a strict stand against them, because they often end-up being confused with official, artist-sanctionned material.

Not that it matters because it ain't gonna stop people from making and leaking them, but I still feel I have to say it each time I run into one

databank said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

luvsexy4all said:

do Madonna freaks have the Prince version???

I thought this was the only official released version, 5 mins in (+ lil bit of intro). I welcome being corrected (really) but I think they banned the main corrector.

[Edited 1/16/19 12:58pm]

Wow. Thanks a lot for this. Funny how there's still stuff to discover, even after decades have passed.
What a kick-ass solo, a tad too buried in the mix to my tastes, but I can understand,
it oozes personality so much it really would have turned it into a "duet",
had this extended version landed on the album. There was enough Prince already.

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

databank said:

Well, thanks God the album was co-produced by Patrick Leonard and not any of us, huh?

On a more serious note, some (very few, but some) fanmade mixes are undeniably good (certainly not this one, it's a butcher's job), but I've always taken a strict stand against them, because they often end-up being confused with official, artist-sanctionned material.

Not that it matters because it ain't gonna stop people from making and leaking them, but I still feel I have to say it each time I run into one

Yeah Patrick Leonard being the producer makes it better

Don't you think your judgment is a bit harsh, Dancing Cat?

It was never intended to be a single, or a sing-a-long song for that matter.
It's an experiment, it's intended to make you feel a discomfort.

I think it was pretty brave for Madonna, and that is one of the reasons why Like A Prayer
is considered her first mature work (before the even more adult Ray Of Light).

It's a depiction of the inner turmoil she experienced at the time,
being torn between staying true to her roots, family and faith ("Oh Father", "Keep It Together", "Like A Prayer"),
her failed vows with Penn ("Till Death Do Us Part", "Cherish", "Love Song"),
and the world fame she achieved in just three albums before this one
and how it all messes up with your mind.

"Act Of Contrition" is about her world falling apart, the album itself crumbling on its basis,
she could have closed it with a happy ending, but no, she destroys it all,
and the last ten seconds ("whaddaya mean it's not in the computer???")
still scare the beejesus out of me.

Because it's not just a restaurant reservation. It's Louise standing at the Pearly Gates,
waiting to be admitted, with Saint Peter going through the guest list.

It's self psycho-analysis, it's not supposed to be "Everybody".

The album starts with a prayer, and ends with satanic forces taking control of the SSL desk.
Flying faders go their own way, the Ampex goes backwards, it's a doom.

Between this and the über-experimental "Love Song", I say pretty brave for multi-million seller.
I'm sorry if I always come back to bashing little poor Michael (out of love),
but he never attempted something resembling that. He never went to a true, dark, evil place.
It would have done him some good, killing his father through a song. It could have saved him.

"Bad" my ass, Mike. You never knew about Eros and Thanatos.
While many are content and thankful precisely because of that, I kinda despise
this childish behaviour that pretends to be OK with living in Smurfland®,
with an "universal" song here and there, just to play the offended at the system ("Heal The World", "Earth Song"),
while sucking frantically the tits of capitalism, a little charity for good conscience,
and then hiding in the kids room, terrified of the world.

Shamone, grow up a little.

Oh darn.

Too late.

[Edited 1/18/19 14:52pm]

bonatoc said:

I'll leave some flowers on your inner child's grave, Bitter Feline.