I've always been low-key obsessed with the background used for his performance of "Turn Me Loose" on Leno's show in 2008. Originally I thought it had a kind of '70s blaxploitation vibe to it but it turns out to be an amalgam of the two posters for the 1960's 'Flint' movies: a Bond parody that was also heavily reference for the Austin Powers series.

From the 'Our Man Flint' poster, the figures on the left, the background eye and the seated woman in pink all made it onto Prince's version. Although seated here, Flint is dressed in black and holding a gun, as Prince is.

From the 'In Like Flint' poster, the woman in the yellow chair has been reinterpreted and the running women to the right have been incorporated into Prince's version.

I hadn't seen these references discussed before. We know that Prince was a big film fan, as well as having an off-beat sense of humour, so maybe these were just a couple of his favourite mooovies that he decided to pay tribute to?

Wow, that's well spotted!

f.u.n.k. album cover

Yes, well spotted.

lustmealways said:

TwiliteKid said:

lustmealways said:

f.u.n.k. album cover

No such thing.

I want 2 believe

The OP is correct: it's a one-off piece of artwork created by Sam Jennings for Prince's 2007 shows at the Roosevelt Hotel in LA, inspired by the Flint movie posters. It was never intended for use as cover art for any project.

https://www.facebook.com/...6974153366

bluefish said:

The OP is correct: it's a one-off piece of artwork created by Sam Jennings for Prince's 2007 shows at the Roosevelt Hotel in LA, inspired by the Flint movie posters. It was never intended for use as cover art for any project.

https://www.facebook.com/...6974153366

Thanks bluefish. I hadn't seen Sam Jennings' post so great to have a little more information about it and to finally have a better image of the backdrop.

lustmealways said:

lustmealways said:

TwiliteKid said:

lustmealways said: No such thing.

I want 2 believe

OperatingThetan said:

lustmealways said:

I want 2 believe

Perhaps only the faithful are able to perceive the existence of Prince's unreleased 2008 F.U.N.K album and only those believers will be rewarded with it when it arrives.

I have long believed.