darkroman said:

WOW... I can't believe the hype of this one...

Hmmm... It's not very good at all. Hence the reason Prince never released it.

Ok, have to ask. Are you a fan of "Adonis & Bathsheba"?

RJOrion said:

this makes me so happy, the guitar towards the end!!!!

Ok so was this complete version circulating amongst the elite collectors all this time?

Love the guitar, not so big on how fast his voice is sped up. It seems a lot faster than the other Camille tracks. That being said, I'm glad to finally have the whole song.

I'm glad that some of u love the track.

RJOrion said:

this song is another one that shouldve stayed unreleased... cringeworthy hook and melody... this one definitely aint it

yeah,it's not doing much for me,either

BUT I am still excited for this Super Deluxe Edition.

Graycap23 said:

Moonbeam said:

Oh my. OH MY! This song captures a sense of triumphant glee like few others in his catalog. It is so thrillingly thrilling! It’s technicolor, kaleidoscopic euphoria! In a year with so much tragedy, fear, and confusion, being transported on this magical ride for 5 minutes and 39 seconds feels like a true gift.

the exuberance reminds me of the most jubilant parts of "in a large room with no light"

Moonbeam said:

Graycap23 said:

I'm glad that some of u love the track.

This is the spirit I’d like to see around here more, so thank you! Some of the tracks people love from this era like “In a Large Room With No Light”, “Rebirth of the Flesh”, and “All My Dreams” don’t do a whole lot for me, but they clearly mean a ton to a lot of Prince fans, so I am very happy they will be released.

One of many reasons why Prince was such a beast. He made something 4 everyone......

Graycap23 said:

luv4u said:

Fenwick said:

AvocadosMax said:

dodger said:

Imagine playing this AND Good Love to anyone who hates Cosmic Day...musical torture!

Lots of similarities IMHO & I LOVE both!

PURPLEIZED3121 said:

I might be alone on this but it doesn't sound like Camille to me, it sounds like a demo tracking for a song he intended to give a female artist who sounded like Debbie Gibson. Might have wrked for Jill's album.

lavendardrummachine said:

I might be alone on this but it doesn't sound like Camille to me, it sounds like a demo tracking for a song he intended to give a female artist who sounded like Debbie Gibson. Might have wrked for Jill's album.

or the bangles?

i don't really see this as a camille track either. it's just a weird track and i love that about it

although, it was recorded just 10 days after he completed the Camille album, so who knows, it
may have been something he recorded as a possible b-side for a possible Camille single?

or maybe he just wanted to see how far he could push Camille before it became something else
completely and then he lost interest and started working on Crystal Ball?

[Edited 8/6/20 15:44pm]

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TheCollecter said:

Ok so was this complete version circulating amongst the elite collectors all this time?

Doesn't matter. Some will claim it was, but who cares. the Estate is delivering more than their school boy brags ever will.

IstenSzek said:

lavendardrummachine said:

I might be alone on this but it doesn't sound like Camille to me, it sounds like a demo tracking for a song he intended to give a female artist who sounded like Debbie Gibson. Might have wrked for Jill's album.

or the bangles?

i don't really see this as a camille track either. it's just a weird track and i love that about it

although, it was recorded just 10 days after he completed the Camille album, so who knows, it
may have been something he recorded as a possible b-side for a possible Camille single?

or maybe he just wanted to see how far he could push Camille before it became something else
completely and then he lost interest and started working on Crystal Ball?

[Edited 8/6/20 15:44pm]

I am also not sure about it being a Camille track. I also think that the notion of a sped-up-vocals in a track by default making it a "Camille" track is a very simplistic way of looking at it. I think the Camille persona was a much more complex concept with a variety of outcomes – it was more of an attitude and his way of creatively totally abandoning his musical past of Prince & The Revolution in order to reinvent himself musically. Tracks like Dream Factory, Love or Money, Erotic City (all pre Camille) are definetly not Camille tracks. Scarlet Pussy was listed as a Camille track but was recorded with slowed-down vocals. So while most Camille tracks are with of course the sped-vocals it ain't the rule.

Cosmic Day is a killer track. I also thought for a moment it potentially being a demo track for a female artist; Madonna? Dale Bozzio? But then I am not sure – guide vocal demos are very different imo – in the sense that it often misses the passion Prince usually puts in his vocal delivery. Cosmic Day sounds very passionate to me, ecstatic in fact, a sense of urgency! the guitar is mind blowing.

I'm now even more curious about the Clare Fisher version. According to Prince Vault the Cross The Line section in Intermission is accompanied by the Clare Fisher orchestration that was orginally intended for Cosmic Day. Would've made it an entirely different track I believe, although for me it is hard to hear the similarity in the melody.

I also feel somehow the track is a step into the sound of Lovesexy. Had to think of some tracks from that period Elephants & Flowers, Love 89, I Wish U Heaven, Cool Love, The Voice Inside and God Is Alive.