THAT is my SONG, Baby!!!

When we get Editors curating albums, we may not get the suprising bitts Priapist Prince perpetually pushed into his albums—and the explicit political ANTIWAR* messages are totally absent from this “Origials”—but at least Editors threw in a curve ball to catch some of us off guard in collection that was remarkable only in its understatements.

*Make-Up's double entendre goes beyond the cosmetic and sounds like an explicit command to “make up”, which aside form ferocious love songs, is a subtle if backhand nudge (over a punk/funk groove) toward detente, peace, and making love not war.

It's not a double meaning. He was writing songs for a girl group. Your theory is also bad because if "make up" is a nudge for peace, he also says, "have another cigarette, I'm not ready yet", which would imply the narrator has no time to make peace themselves. So it becomes hypocritical and loses its audience.

It's a song about being easy, breezy, beautiful. That simple.

LOVE this song on THE ORIGINALS. It's so crystal clear too. Like it was recorded yesterday. Amazing that this tune was recorded in 1981!!!

Make Up was always my standout favorite from the Vanity 6 album

I love hearing Prince's voice on this one. If you watch and listen Prince and Susan Moonsie shared/copied movies and expressions from one another.

New Wave Funk, I can hear this played on a runway

Pink Blue Purple I want 2 make it good 4 U

I always loved Susan's version too, but was surprised how well this song worked as a Prince vocal as well. The lyrics don't need very much tweaking at all to work as is, it would've been a great weird little b-side or deep cut on Controversy/1999. Reminds you how genderfuck Prince was back then.

Sorry, this is the one song on the Originials I don't like. I'm not into the music and the lyrics make me cringe.

lurker316 said:

Sorry, this is the one song on the Originials I don't like. I'm not into the music and the lyrics make me cringe.

Yeah, but it's just a fun corny song. It's no more or less corny than "If A Girl Answers, Don't Hang Up". I don't think it's quite meant to be a serious song.

The Hookers, home studio, 1981 - Jamie Shoop & Susan Moonsie
I Need A Man #1 – lead vocal: Jamie Shoop
Make-up (2:39)*
Wet Dream #1
Jealous Girl #1 – offered to The Bangles in 1985
Pizza
Drive Me Wild (2:32)*

Blush
Eyeliner
Hush
See what you made me do?
Base
Mascara
Erase
I wanna look good for you

Comb
Hair
Don't care
I always comb my hair
Make-up
Make-up

Pink
Blue
Purple
I wanna make it good for you
Make-up
Make-up
Make-up
Make-up

If I wear a dress
He will never call
So I wear much less
I guess I'll wear my camisole
Make-up
Make-up
Make-up
Make-up

Smoke a cigarette
I'm not ready yet
Make-up
Make-up

Make-up
Smoke a cigarette
I'm not ready yet

soladeo1 said:

LOVE this song on THE ORIGINALS. It's so crystal clear too. Like it was recorded yesterday. Amazing that this tune was recorded in 1981!!!

I wish there was an instrumental version. I can't listen to a grown man talking about putting on makeup

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I wish there was an instrumental version. I can't listen to a grown man talking about putting on makeup

Says the Prince fan.....

lurker316 said:

Sorry, this is the one song on the Originials I don't like. I'm not into the music and the lyrics make me cringe.

I agree that it's the worst thing on Originals. Doesn't make me cringe but there's nothing in the track to excite me. Can't dance to it, can't sing to it, not a catchy melody, weird soundscape. I've never really been into or felt any need to listen to side projects, so I hadn't heard the original release but someobdy in this thread saying it was the stand out track on its original album makes me definitely not want to hear any more of that album.

[Edited 7/16/19 2:41am]

TheEnglishGent said:

lurker316 said:

Sorry, this is the one song on the Originials I don't like. I'm not into the music and the lyrics make me cringe.

I agree that it's the worst thing on Originals. Doesn't make me cringe but there's nothing in the track to excite me. Can't dance to it, can't sing to it, not a catchy melody, weird soundscape. I've never really been into or felt any need to listen to side projects, so I hadn't heard the original release but someobdy in this thread saying it was the stand out track on its original album makes me definitely not want to hear any more of that album.

[Edited 7/16/19 2:41am]

Dude lol I said it is the stand out for me. Not saying it is the best song on the Vanity 6 album (Nasty Girl) (Drive Me Wild) (If A Girl Answers..) I always like the "quirkier" songs the most. I love weird soundscapes, cannot dance to a lot of Prince songs really

To not h.ear the 1980s protege albums is to miss out on 'background stories of the accompany Prince album released at the same time'
.
What Time Is It? I Don't Want 2 Leave U

Romance 1600 -Dear Michaelangelo

1999 -All the Critics Love U in New York

Controversy -Sexuality

etc

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I wish there was an instrumental version. I can't listen to a grown man talking about putting on makeup

uh just listen to Susan Moonsie sing it on Vanity 6

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I wish there was an instrumental version. I can't listen to a grown man talking about putting on makeup

You're better than this.

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I wish there was an instrumental version. I can't listen to a grown man talking about putting on makeup

It don't want to hear about anyone putting on make-up, man or woman. It's a silly thing to sing about.

lurker316 said:

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I wish there was an instrumental version. I can't listen to a grown man talking about putting on makeup

It don't want to hear about anyone putting on make-up, man or woman. It's a silly thing to sing about.

lurker316 said:

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I wish there was an instrumental version. I can't listen to a grown man talking about putting on makeup

It don't want to hear about anyone putting on make-up, man or woman. It's a silly thing to sing about.

Like a fruit-colored hat, perhaps, or a small red sports car, or a mountain, or oddly colored precipitation?

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I wish there was an instrumental version. I can't listen to a grown man talking about putting on makeup

Are you trolling right now? Prince didn't only sing about putting on makeup, he was wearing makeup.

NouveauDance said:

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I wish there was an instrumental version. I can't listen to a grown man talking about putting on makeup

Says the Prince fan.....

Right? Anyone whose masculinity is this fragile is on the wrong forum

OldFriends4Sale said:

TheEnglishGent said:

I agree that it's the worst thing on Originals. Doesn't make me cringe but there's nothing in the track to excite me. Can't dance to it, can't sing to it, not a catchy melody, weird soundscape. I've never really been into or felt any need to listen to side projects, so I hadn't heard the original release but someobdy in this thread saying it was the stand out track on its original album makes me definitely not want to hear any more of that album.

[Edited 7/16/19 2:41am]

Dude lol I said it is the stand out for me. Not saying it is the best song on the Vanity 6 album (Nasty Girl) (Drive Me Wild) (If A Girl Answers..) I always like the "quirkier" songs the most. I love weird soundscapes, cannot dance to a lot of Prince songs really

To not h.ear the 1980s protege albums is to miss out on 'background stories of the accompany Prince album released at the same time'
.
What Time Is It? I Don't Want 2 Leave U

Romance 1600 -Dear Michaelangelo

1999 -All the Critics Love U in New York

Controversy -Sexuality

etc

Ah yeah, I see what you mean about the difference between stand out and best. Normally when I hear people talk about a stand out track it's in terms of it being the best but your clarification makes sense.

I listened to Sheila's albums once or twice and The Time albums a couple of times. Whenever I listened to them I always wished it was Prince singing the songs, so don't really go back to them. Never listened to the lesser known ones though. What can I say, I like Prince singing to me

It's my favorite song on the album.

TheEnglishGent said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Dude lol I said it is the stand out for me. Not saying it is the best song on the Vanity 6 album (Nasty Girl) (Drive Me Wild) (If A Girl Answers..) I always like the "quirkier" songs the most. I love weird soundscapes, cannot dance to a lot of Prince songs really

To not h.ear the 1980s protege albums is to miss out on 'background stories of the accompany Prince album released at the same time'
.
What Time Is It? I Don't Want 2 Leave U

Romance 1600 -Dear Michaelangelo

1999 -All the Critics Love U in New York

Controversy -Sexuality

etc

Ah yeah, I see what you mean about the difference between stand out and best. Normally when I hear people talk about a stand out track it's in terms of it being the best but your clarification makes sense.

I listened to Sheila's albums once or twice and The Time albums a couple of times. Whenever I listened to them I always wished it was Prince singing the songs, so don't really go back to them. Never listened to the lesser known ones though. What can I say, I like Prince singing to me

Always remember that on a lot of the songs Prince is sing background and playing instruments. And in some cases he is a talking character on a song ie the Wallk / If a Girl Answers

I love mixing them in with an era playlist, like putting together a soundtrack playlist.

NouveauDance said:

I always loved Susan's version too, but was surprised how well this song worked as a Prince vocal as well. The lyrics don't need very much tweaking at all to work as is, it would've been a great weird little b-side or deep cut on Controversy/1999. Reminds you how genderfuck Prince was back then.

I love Susan's version too, Make-Up was soooo ahead of its time

Goddess4Real said:

NouveauDance said:

I always loved Susan's version too, but was surprised how well this song worked as a Prince vocal as well. The lyrics don't need very much tweaking at all to work as is, it would've been a great weird little b-side or deep cut on Controversy/1999. Reminds you how genderfuck Prince was back then.

I love Susan's version too, Make-Up was soooo ahead of its time

For me it's still about 50 years ahead if its time.

Goddess4Real said:

NouveauDance said:

I always loved Susan's version too, but was surprised how well this song worked as a Prince vocal as well. The lyrics don't need very much tweaking at all to work as is, it would've been a great weird little b-side or deep cut on Controversy/1999. Reminds you how genderfuck Prince was back then.

I love Susan's version too, Make-Up was soooo ahead of its time

it's a cliche but it was my first thought upon hearing it. Sounds quite techno