You know like Let's , Let's , Let's , Let's

Anybody here different versions?

It was called Let´s Rock before it became Let´s Work.

Here's the real mystery...supposedly there was a dance craze sweeping the MidWest in the early 80s called THE ROCK and Prince wanted to immediately capitalize on it so e recorded the song LET'S ROCK...what does this song sound like versus the final LET'S WORK...

...but also....

What the heck did the dance THE ROCK look like????!!!!

[Edited 2/20/19 8:51am]

soladeo1 said:

It was simply moving your hips side to side holding it for two-three counts every full swing and how hard would it be to change one word from Rock to Work. Geezus.

[Edited 2/21/19 20:42pm]

soladeo1 said:

Here's the real mystery...supposedly there was a dance craze sweeping the MidWest in the early 80s called THE ROCK and Prince wanted to immediately capitalize on it so e recorded the song LET'S ROCK...what does this song sound like versus the final LET'S WORK...

...but also....

What the heck did the dance THE ROCK look like????!!!!

I mean, MJ had a song called "Rock With You", which was about dancing (not fucking).

We don't know that "Let's Rock" was simply a word change and became "Let's Work". Rock is a dance, whereas Prince uses "work" as a euphemism for sex. I would imagine there are production & lyrical differences. Maybe in the way "200 Balloons" sorta turned into "Batdance", or how he reworked "Cream" into a half-dozen other songs on that EP. (Same with "Gett Off" and "New Power Generation" EPs.)

It would be pretty sweet to hear that outtake on an expanded Controversy set.

KoolEaze said:

It was called Let´s Rock before it became Let´s Work.

IIRC Prince wished to release it immediately as a non-album single and WB said the N word.

databank said:

KoolEaze said:

It was called Let´s Rock before it became Let´s Work.

IIRC Prince wished to release it immediately as a non-album single and WB said the N word.

I think in hindsight it was the right decision to change the name of the song.

Most songs about certain dances from the 80s have aged badly and sound date, lyricwise.

But lyrics dedicated to having sex are much more timeless.

Who remembers the Wiggle, the Bird, the Cabbage Patch, the Wobble and so on today? Just old folks.

Let´s Work is the better title, in my opinion.

rdhull said:

rdhull said:

It was simply moving your hips side to side holding it for two-three counts every full swing and how hard would it be to change one word from Rock to Work. Geezus.

From Princevault (2day updates):

The track was initially recorded (as '''Let's Rock''') between 10-21 July 1979 at [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]] in Boulder, Colorado, during sessions for [[Album: The Rebels (1979)|The Rebels]] album. '''Let's Rock''' was named after a dance called "The Rock" [[Prince]] had seen in clubs during the summer of 1979 (The dance itself influenced or was influenced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Starr Edwin Starr]'s single "It's Called The Rock" from his album "Happy Radio" released that year). [[Prince]] wanted to release it as a single immediately after recording but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] declined. It was considered as the opening track for the [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album before being shelved a few years.

Alternate Album Configuration

1. Let's Rock (4:00)
2. I Wanna Be Your Lover (3:30)
3. Bambi (3:30)
4. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (3:00)
5. When We're Dancing Close And Slow (4:30)
6. With You (4:00)
7. Still Waiting (3:00)
8. It's Gonna Be Lonely (3:50)
9. Sexy Dancer (2:50)
10. Darling Marie (2:00)

https://www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Album:_Prince

http://princevault.com/index.php?title=Let%27s_Work&curid=2714&diff=213620&oldid=210524

[Edited 2/22/19 2:00am]

EmmaMcG said:

yello1 said:

From Princevault (2day updates):

The track was initially recorded (as '''Let's Rock''') between 10-21 July 1979 at [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]] in Boulder, Colorado, during sessions for [[Album: The Rebels (1979)|The Rebels]] album. '''Let's Rock''' was named after a dance called "The Rock" [[Prince]] had seen in clubs during the summer of 1979 (The dance itself influenced or was influenced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Starr Edwin Starr]'s single "It's Called The Rock" from his album "Happy Radio" released that year). [[Prince]] wanted to release it as a single immediately after recording but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] declined. It was considered as the opening track for the [[Album: Prince|Prince]] album before being shelved a few years.

Alternate Album Configuration

1. Let's Rock (4:00)
2. I Wanna Be Your Lover (3:30)
3. Bambi (3:30)
4. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (3:00)
5. When We're Dancing Close And Slow (4:30)
6. With You (4:00)
7. Still Waiting (3:00)
8. It's Gonna Be Lonely (3:50)
9. Sexy Dancer (2:50)
10. Darling Marie (2:00)

https://www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Album:_Prince

http://princevault.com/index.php?title=Let%27s_Work&curid=2714&diff=213620&oldid=210524

[Edited 2/22/19 2:00am]

rdhull said:

It was simply moving your hips side to side holding it for two-three counts every full swing and how hard would it be to change one word from Rock to Work. Geezus.

[Edited 2/21/19 20:42pm]

but is it essentially a rework of lets work??

Astasheiks said:

rdhull said:

It was simply moving your hips side to side holding it for two-three counts every full swing and how hard would it be to change one word from Rock to Work. Geezus.

It's really Let's Werk with a Minnie accent.

Andre Cymone's wife Katherine mentioned they still have the tape, which makes sense since Andre was part of The Rebels sessions. She said it's basically the same song just with the different word.

miley cyrus is covering it ......lets twerk

luvsexy4all said: