Of these two, definitely Sexuality...

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Let's Work is a decent song, but Sexuality has that "Prince thing" about it. Twenty other artists/bands could have delivered Let's Work, but no one else could have dropped Sexuality.

TheLotus said:

Of these two, definitely Sexuality...

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Let's Work is a decent song, but Sexuality has that "Prince thing" about it. Twenty other artists/bands could have delivered Let's Work, but no one else could have dropped Sexuality.

Mama, R U Listening?
(followed by that 1 1/2 second orgasmic guitar solo)

This song was always wild on tour

OldFriends4Sale said:

Yes!

I like them both, but "Let's Work" is miles ahead musically. That bass line....mmmm mmmm mmmm.



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RodeoSchro said:

Yes!

I like them both, but "Let's Work" is miles ahead musically. That bass line....mmmm mmmm mmmm.



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[Edited 3/26/19 13:40pm]

I pretty much agree.

As far as my personal choice, i probably would pick Sexuality. That song has always made me wanna get up and dance, jump around, or fu*k. IDK, but even to this day, i still get that tingling feeling when i hear Sexuality. It's pretty much the same with Let's Work, but again, IDK. Maybe I've listened to Let's Work so much that I'm somewhat burned out on it. Regardless, both of those songs are bad ass. Period.

RJOrion said:

"Lets Work" was a song..."Sexuality" was Prince's credo and mission statement at the time...if an inquiring alien ever asks me to play one Prince song that would best represent the artist's music and career, "Sexuality" would be it...

I agree 100%

Uptown -> Sexuality

Let's Work

OldFriends4Sale said:

If we bring HEAD into the mix then they are both off the table!!!!

violetcrush said:

If we bring HEAD into the mix then they are both off the table!!!!

lol yep like what RJOrion said. Sexuality was a 'credo & mission statement' song. It definately feels like a continuation of the utopian athems Uptown, and how the both were foundational themes in his music.

Our Clothes Our Hair
We Don't Care
It's All About Being There

Everybodies Going Uptown

Set Your Mind Free!!!

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RJOrion said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I agree 100%

Uptown -> Sexuality

yep...its almost like Sexuality picks up lyrically where Uptown left off

I love how you get the 'doctrine' continued in each era up until 1987 Dream Factory/SOtt

Lovesexy had it but it definately morphed into something else after 89 that 88-90 New Power thing

in 1982 Purple Music would be the continuation of Uptown - Sexuality I think. Do u think there was a released song from the 1999 era that does?

Yes I can completely agree with the comment below.

I will go for sexuality. Love the guitar, and Prince rudeboy persona comments about the tourists at disneyland, half of the staff of their brain are on vacation, and the inventors of the accujack. Long live quirky Prince funk!

Mikado said:

violetcrush said:

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That looks like if MJ's Rock With You video dropped acid.

robertgeorge said:

Yes I can completely agree with the comment below.

I will go for sexuality. Love the guitar, and Prince rudeboy persona comments about the tourists at disneyland, half of the staff of their brain are on vacation, and the inventors of the accujack. Long live quirky Prince funk!

Mikado said:

That looks like if MJ's Rock With You video dropped acid.

MJ Rock With You video = PG Rating......Prince Sexuality video = R Rating

Let's Work by miles... (and I don't mean Davis). 'Sexuality' isn't bad either, I think the music of has a certain Elvis je ne sais quoi to it. On a side-note, Prince only occasionally performed 'Sexuality' live in later years, changing it as 'Spirituality' circa 2006-2007.

CherryMoon57 said:

Let's Work by miles... (and I don't mean Davis). 'Sexuality' isn't bad either, I think the music of has a certain Elvis je ne sais quoi to it. On a side-note, Prince only occasionally performed 'Sexuality' live in later years, changing it as 'Spirituality' circa 2006-2007.

Right - during that time and until the end he changed all of his songs that originally had "raunchier" lyrics, or he just didn't play them at all

CherryMoon57 said:

Let's Work by miles... (and I don't mean Davis). 'Sexuality' isn't bad either, I think the music of has a certain Elvis je ne sais quoi to it. On a side-note, Prince only occasionally performed 'Sexuality' live in later years, changing it as 'Spirituality' circa 2006-2007.

ugh, I shivered when I heard that

And rushed to put together a playlist of every Sexuality performance

Stand up everybody
This is your life
Let me take you to another world, let me take you tonight
You don't need no money, you don't need no clothes
The second coming, anything goes
Sexuality is all you'll ever need
Sexuality, let your body be freeOoh huh
C'mon baby
C'mon everybody, yeah, this is your life
I'm talking about a revolution we gotta organize
We don't need no segregation, we don't need no race
New age revelation, I think we got a case

I'm ok as long as you are here with me
Sexuality is all we ever need

Ooh, baby
Reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
Reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
Reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
Everybody
Reproduction of...

Ooh, baby
Reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
Reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
Reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
Everybody
Reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
One time say
Reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
Ooh, reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize

We live in a world overrun by tourists
Tourists, eighty-nine flowers on their back
Inventors of the accu-jack
They look at life through a pocket camera, what?
No flash again?
They're all a bunch of double drags who teach their kids that love is bad
Half of the staff of their brain is on vacation
Mama, are you listening?
We need a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
Don't let your children watch television until they know how to read
Or else all they'll know how to do is cuss, fight and breed
No child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere
If they're in the company of tourists, alcohol and U.S. history
What's to be expected is three minus three, oh, absolutely nothing

Stand up, organize
We need a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
I want to be in the new breed, stand up, organize
Sexuality is all I'll ever need
Sexuality, I'm gonna let my body be free
Sexuality is all I'll ever need
Sexuality, I'm gonna let my body be free
Sexuality

One

two

three

Let's work

I've had my eyes on you ever since you walked in the room
C'mon and take my hand, don't try to understand
Oh baby nothing can stop us now, I'm gonna show you how
Show you how to work
C'mon let's have some fun, we'll work till morning comes
Lemme see ya work, c'mon

I'd love to turn you on, I'd work you all night long
If I could get you in the raw, I'd make you climb the walls
Oh yeah nothing can stop us now, I'm gonna show you how
Show you how to work
C'mon let's have some fun, we'll work till morning comes
Yeah, yeah, lemme see ya work, c'mon

Let's work

Work alright, we're gonna work all night
Everybody work, that's right, everybody everybody work
Alright, we're gonna work all night
Everybody work,...

Work alright, we're gonna work all night
Everybody work, that's right, everybody everybody work
Alright, we're gonna work all night
Everybody work, that's right, everybody everybody work

Nothing can stop us now, I'm gonna show you how (let's work)
I'm gonna show you how
Oh babe (work) c'mon let's have some fun
We'll work till morning comes (let's work)
We'll work till the morning comes
(Work) nothing can stop us now (nothing gonna stop us)
(Let's work) I'm gonna show you how (work)
C'mon let's have some fun (let's work)
We'll work till morning comes
Everybody say (work)
We're gonna work all night everybody
(Let's work) that's right everybody everybody (let's work)

OldFriends4Sale said:

RJOrion said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I love how you get the 'doctrine' continued in each era up until 1987 Dream Factory/SOtt

Lovesexy had it but it definately morphed into something else after 89 that 88-90 New Power thing

in 1982 Purple Music would be the continuation of Uptown - Sexuality I think. Do u think there was a released song from the 1999 era that does?

'Free' or '1999'? [Edited 3/28/19 12:08pm]

I always think about Free or Moonbeam levels (Would have loved moonbeam levels on 1999 instead, but Prince seemed to have a special place for free.

To answer your question though, 1999 over Free. 1999 was a big song, just ask Phil Collins in his Sussidio. I think the party like its 1999 etc kept him in pop culture, and yes obvious sitcom jokes. Though I tend to forget how cool 1999 there is the video, the song, the intro, the vocal arrangement. Not even the disappointing new master could kill this hit. I remember at the time thinking Prince if you re-record all your songs to get the masters they better not be weak like the new master.

Free is still a lovely song, with a Prince message, cool piano and a bouncy bass though.

For me, definately: Sexuality..


I prefer Sexuality, the sound was completely new in 1981, I was in awe, totally amazed, still is.

Let's Work is great, the 12 inch version is especially amazing, however Sexuality has this unique drum machine sound, that I just looove, and loved since day 1 I heard it..


The message about free ur body - "let ur body be free" was totally Prince in the 80s... great!

Although I LOVE Let's Work it has to be Sexuality. This is a key Prince song to me, so unique.

RJOrion said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I love how you get the 'doctrine' continued in each era up until 1987 Dream Factory/SOtt

Lovesexy had it but it definately morphed into something else after 89 that 88-90 New Power thing

in 1982 Purple Music would be the continuation of Uptown - Sexuality I think. Do u think there was a released song from the 1999 era that does?

'Free' or '1999'? [Edited 3/28/19 12:08pm]

FREE

RJOrion said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I love how you get the 'doctrine' continued in each era up until 1987 Dream Factory/SOtt

Lovesexy had it but it definately morphed into something else after 89 that 88-90 New Power thing

in 1982 Purple Music would be the continuation of Uptown - Sexuality I think. Do u think there was a released song from the 1999 era that does?

'Free' or '1999'? [Edited 3/28/19 12:08pm]

Prince told the story of how 1999 came about during is interview with Larry King in 1999. He said he and some friends had been watching a movie about "dooms day" coming in the year 2000, and the friends were getting all serious about it, but he was like, no we're just going to keep on partying and we'll be fine - or something to that effect.

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I think Free was more of his patriotic stance on how much we have in America compared to many other places around the world - not sure about it being the "doctrine" or continuation of Uptown. I think the song "Let's Go Crazy" was more connected to Uptown or Sexuality.

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"Let's go crazy, let's get nuts, look for the purple banana 'til they put us in the truck..."

violetcrush said:

RJOrion said:

OldFriends4Sale said: 'Free' or '1999'? [Edited 3/28/19 12:08pm]

Prince told the story of how 1999 came about during is interview with Larry King in 1999. He said he and some friends had been watching a movie about "dooms day" coming in the year 2000, and the friends were getting all serious about it, but he was like, no we're just going to keep on partying and we'll be fine - or something to that effect.

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I think Free was more of his patriotic stance on how much we have in America compared to many other places around the world - not sure about it being the "doctrine" or continuation of Uptown. I think the song "Let's Go Crazy" was more connected to Uptown or Sexuality.

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"Let's go crazy, let's get nuts, look for the purple banana 'til they put us in the truck..."

yes, it was a continuation of beliefs (doctrine) by Prince

How would Free not be connected to Uptown (our clothes our hair we don't care it's all about being there, set your mind free...) I mean all these songs connect. It is evolving expressed belief system. It is not contradition.

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Free was about 'patriotic personal freedoms' not material wealth

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In places where you are not "Free To Change Your Mind" you're also not free to change your clothesm your hair, or have a we don't care mentality"

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how do you become free? Will we all fight 4 the right 2 be free?

We need a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize,

the song Sexuality is about freedom and

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Free 2 change my mind (Free 2 change your mind)
Free 2 go most anywhere, anytime (Free 2 go most anywhere, anytime)

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and the purple doctrine or canon continues into Purple Rain themes and into ATWIAD themes and so forth

OldFriends4Sale said:

violetcrush said:

Prince told the story of how 1999 came about during is interview with Larry King in 1999. He said he and some friends had been watching a movie about "dooms day" coming in the year 2000, and the friends were getting all serious about it, but he was like, no we're just going to keep on partying and we'll be fine - or something to that effect.

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I think Free was more of his patriotic stance on how much we have in America compared to many other places around the world - not sure about it being the "doctrine" or continuation of Uptown. I think the song "Let's Go Crazy" was more connected to Uptown or Sexuality.

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"Let's go crazy, let's get nuts, look for the purple banana 'til they put us in the truck..."

yes, it was a continuation of beliefs (doctrine) by Prince

How would Free not be connected to Uptown (our clothes our hair we don't care it's all about being there, set your mind free...) I mean all these songs connect. It is evolving expressed belief system. It is not contradition.

.

Free was about 'patriotic personal freedoms' not material wealth

.

In places where you are not "Free To Change Your Mind" you're also not free to change your clothesm your hair, or have a we don't care mentality"

.
how do you become free? Will we all fight 4 the right 2 be free?

We need a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize,

the song Sexuality is about freedom and

.

Free 2 change my mind (Free 2 change your mind)
Free 2 go most anywhere, anytime (Free 2 go most anywhere, anytime)

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and the purple doctrine or canon continues into Purple Rain themes and into ATWIAD themes and so forth

Yes, I see what you're saying. I just connect the song Free more with his patriotic mantra songs like America - Free being more of a ballad and America an upbeat "pop" track.

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Uptown/Sexuality/Let's Go Crazy seem to me to connect more with his party mantra songs - as in, let us dress and party like we want to...let us go crazy and have fun while we can in the way that we want to have fun - don't put any boundaries or controls on our styles or behaviors.

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To me, Free always seemed to be a more serious song and more about the way our country is governed, and Uptown or Sexuality seemed to speak more about the social norms and stereotypes of our culture.

violetcrush said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

yes, it was a continuation of beliefs (doctrine) by Prince

How would Free not be connected to Uptown (our clothes our hair we don't care it's all about being there, set your mind free...) I mean all these songs connect. It is evolving expressed belief system. It is not contradition.

.

Free was about 'patriotic personal freedoms' not material wealth

.

In places where you are not "Free To Change Your Mind" you're also not free to change your clothesm your hair, or have a we don't care mentality"

.
how do you become free? Will we all fight 4 the right 2 be free?

We need a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize,

the song Sexuality is about freedom and

.

Free 2 change my mind (Free 2 change your mind)
Free 2 go most anywhere, anytime (Free 2 go most anywhere, anytime)

.

and the purple doctrine or canon continues into Purple Rain themes and into ATWIAD themes and so forth

Yes, I see what you're saying. I just connect the song Free more with his patriotic mantra songs like America - Free being more of a ballad and America an upbeat "pop" track.

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Uptown/Sexuality/Let's Go Crazy seem to me to connect more with his party mantra songs - as in, let us dress and party like we want to...let us go crazy and have fun while we can in the way that we want to have fun - don't put any boundaries or controls on our styles or behaviors.

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To me, Free always seemed to be a more serious song and more about the way our country is governed, and Uptown or Sexuality seemed to speak more about the social norms and stereotypes of our culture.

Yeah some songs might take on a more patriotic vibe, but that doesn't mean they have to lumped in catagories.

the conversation, just as we have conversations, blend into each other.

Party Up can be a 'party mantra' but is it really? Party Up 'Make Love Not War Erotic City Come Alive'

America takes on a more 'social' commentary, Free is not really like America, Free, if you read the lyrics is about celebrating personal freedoms in this country.

Ronnie Talk 2 Russia & America run closer together.

And Sexuality does pick up the chant of Uptown, but not a party vibe, it is more of a song of social/community angst. Momma Are U Listening? Sexuality is almost 'conservative' in a way, while bringing in his apocolyptic message, Sexuality is more of a 'ok we said party up in Uptown, but be warned, their are some cautions too'

We live in a world overrun by tourists
Tourists, eighty-nine flowers on their back
Inventors of the accu-jack
They look at life through a pocket camera, what?
No flash again?
They're all a bunch of double drags who teach their kids that love is bad
Half of the staff of their brain is on vacation
Mama, are you listening?
We need a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize
Don't let your children watch television until they know how to read
Or else all they'll know how to do is cuss, fight and breed
No child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere
If they're in the company of tourists, alcohol and U.S. history
What's to be expected is three minus three, oh, absolutely nothing