I actually loved this boot on first listen. I never expected what I heard all this time, until I finally heard it.

It really feels like a Parade outtake, and not just because of the strings.
the twirly vibe reminds me of Adonis & Bathseba
I love the 40s 50s setting
Has Jill Jones or Prince talked about this at all? Is it in Duane T's book?

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See if you can fill in the lyric blanks, help the community out..

Every Friday night there's a place I used to like to hang out after school

the boys used to die over who they thought was fine

me or my girlfriend Lulu

Killing At the Soda Shop

All pushed up in a pink dyed mini dress

All the other girls were doomed

No one could tell me or Lulu

about dressing

Ice cream melted when we were in the room

Killing at the Soda Shop

Lulu had a boyfriend with a jealous heart

Who loved her...
And if she looked up...

...

He said he saw her looking at the Soda jerk

Like she wanted a real sundae

so he hit her in the eye

she started to cry

then she reached for her brothers switch blade
Killing At the Soda Shop

Killing
Killing
Killing At the Soda Shop

Everybody ran...

...

...did I scream loud

...

hey we're having some fun now

Killing At the Soda Shop

Damn was that banana shake the most

I said ....

her boyfriend followed us all the way home

for one time, glad she lived so far
Killing At the Soda Shop

Lulu left the keys to her crib on the chair (on the chair on the chair)
A man started screaming

and I saw the neighbors begin to stare (stare stare stare)

And I said to Lulu we gotta go

And we did...

Thanks God when a cop pulled us over

He saw Lulu crying
Killing At the Soda Shop

It told him the story

They let us go

....keys

Lulu's boyfriend was there
We didn't care cause Lulu and I...

Killing At the Soda Shop

I never saw so much blood

....

...get stabbed in the ear

boy was I scared

we gotta get out of here!
Lulu frozen by fear
Killing At the Soda Shop

....

...I must admit this was only a dream

Lulu would never fight over something so... as Ice Cream

Killin' At The Soda Shop is an unreleased song recorded on 29 May 1985 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California
Clare Fischer arranged and recorded orchestration for the song in August 1985, at Monterey Sound Studios in Glendale, California,

• Jill Jones - vocals
• Prince - all instruments (assumed)

Orchestral Players (assumed):

• Violins - Isabelle Daskoff, Francine Walsh, Mari Botnik, Pam Gates, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Betty Moor, Irma Neumann, Assa Drori, Bill Hymanson, Oscar Chasow, Ron Clark, Henry Ferber, Erne Granat, Ed Green, Bill Hybel, Reggie Hill, Pat Johnson, Don Palmer, Sheldon Sanov, Joe Schonbrun, Terry Schonbrun and Harold Wolf
• Violas - Pam Goldsmith, Margot Maclaine, Carol Mukagawa, Myer Bello, Alan Deverich, Norman Forrest, Alan Harshman, Jorge Moraga and David Stock
• Cellos - Jim Arkatoff, Ray Kelley, Ray Kramer and Fred Seykora
• Basses - Chuck Dominico and Arni Egilsson
• Woodwinds - Gene Cipriano, Don Ashworth, John Clarke, Dave Edwards, Gary Foster, Jim Kanter, John Lowe, Dick Mitchell, Jack Nimitz, Joe Soldo and Bob Tricarico
• Trumpets - Ray Brown, Rich Cooper, Bob Findley, Larry Ford, Bob O'Donnell and Al Vizutti
• Trombones - Garnett Brown, Charles Loper, Morris Repass and Bill Watrous
• French Horns - Marni Johnson, David Duke, Joe Myer, Brian O'Connor, Calvin Smith and Jim Thatcher
• Tuba - Tommy Johnson
• Tympani and percussion - Brent Fischer

-PrinceVault

This song is so weird.

See bolded, below; may not be quite 100%, but damn close.

OldFriends4Sale said:

See if you can fill in the lyric blanks, help the community out..

Every Friday night there's a place I used to like to hang out after school

the boys used to die over who they thought was finer

me or my girlfriend Lulu

Killing At the Soda Shop

All pushed up in a pink dyed mini dress

All the other girls were doomed

No one could tell me or Lulu

about dressing

Ice cream melted when we were was in the room

Killing at the Soda Shop

Lulu had a boyfriend with a jealous heart

Who loved her...like a miner loved gold
And if she looked up double...she might have big trouble

...I believe the man is cold, cold, cold

He said he saw her looking at the Soda jerk

Like she wanted a real sundae

so he hit her in the eye

she started to cry

then she reached for her brothers switch blade
Killing At the Soda Shop

Killing
Killing
Killing At the Soda Shop

Everybody ran...we're just stabbin' in their hands

Baby...did I scream loud

...Kaleidoscope colors in his eyes with desire

hey we're having some fun now

Killing At the Soda Shop

Damn was that banana shake the most

I said ....to Lulu as we ran to the car

her boyfriend followed us all the way home

for one time, glad she lived so far
Killing At the Soda Shop

Lulu left the keys to her crib on the chair (on the chair on the chair)
A man started screaming

and I saw the neighbors begin to stare (stare stare stare)

And I said to Lulu we gotta go

And we did...this time doin' 65

Thank God when a cop pulled us over

He saw Lulu crying
Killing At the Soda Shop

I told 'em the story

They let us go

but still we'll get her....keys

Lulu's boyfriend was there
We didn't care cause Lulu and I...do what we please

Killing At the Soda Shop

I never saw so much blood

....damn you really bleed if you

get stabbed in the ear hand

boy was I scared

we gotta get out of here!
Lulu frozen by fear
Killing At the Soda Shop

....We got her keys; we'll split

...I must admit this was only a dream

Lulu would never fight over something so...trite as Ice Cream

I could live without the orchestra parts - but an interesting idea to add strings to a 50s style rock n' roller.

The orchestra parts: they were recycled on "Graffiti Bridge", "Shake! (Boom Mix)" (apparently, according to PV), and "Face Down".

FrankieCoco1 said:

Loved it when it leaked and love it now, along with Wednesday and her vocal version of Our Destiny. Wish her first album had been released earlier than ‘87, then a second album a year or two later.

If I was a video director back then I would have a whole lot of fun with this one