Such a fun pop song, for those who were old enough during that time, why do you think he never made it a single ? It would have done well on the radio.

RJOrion said:

Not a fan at all of the chipmunk sounding vocals...i dont think it would have fit in at all with what was happening on the radio in 1988...and coming after the masterpiece that was the Sign O The Times lp, that would have been a big drop-off in quality

He would have released it under Camille not under Prince of course but I can see it being a fun pop tune.

It's chatchy, but it's the epitome of bubblegum pop. I think it also sound very dated and screams "1980s" in a way that most of his songs don't.

I really loved that track when it first came out. Still play it from time to time!

come on guys, just because it sounds fun and is easy on the ear doesn't mean it's not
a very well crafted tune with a lot of depth to it and lots of interesting stuff going on.
I would not call this bubblegum pop on any given day.

paisleyparkgirl said:

Such a fun pop song, for those who were old enough during that time, why do you think he never made it a single ? It would have done well on the radio.

Because it was not his choice The industry controlls all of the type of thing

lurker316 said:

It's chatchy, but it's the epitome of bubblegum pop. I think it also sound very dated and screams "1980s" in a way that most of his songs don't.

Take it from someone who came up in the 80's, "Good Love" is not at all "the epitome of bubblegum pop." Save that category for something like "Sussudio." Prince has done bubblegum pop, but it ain't "Good Love."

GoldenDreds said:

TheBigBang said:

lurker316 said:

It's chatchy, but it's the epitome of bubblegum pop. I think it also sound very dated and screams "1980s" in a way that most of his songs don't.

Take it from someone who came up in the 80's, "Good Love" is not at all "the epitome of bubblegum pop." Save that category for something like "Sussudio." Prince has done bubblegum pop, but it ain't "Good Love."

I grew up in the '80s as well. I think Good Love is equivalent to Sussudio.

I like the song but am more interested in the 2 other versions of it. One even has his normal not speeded up vocals.

lurker316 said:

LoveGalore said:

LoveGalore said:

I think I would like to hear a version without Camille vocals.

Agreed. I think that would've been a much better sounding song. It almost sounds like it belongs on Lovesexy, rather than SOTT (noting the Camille vocals). Yet it was recorded in 1986.

One of my fave songs from him. Yep its poppy but fun as hell. It got a lot of play on stations in Chicago back then. I liked the Bright Lights soundtrack...it also had New Order and Brian Ferry and a few other 80s gems as well as that MARRS track.

paisleyparkgirl said:

Such a fun pop song, for those who were old enough during that time, why do you think he never made it a single ? It would have done well on the radio.

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One of my top ten favorite Prince cuts of all time.

In my area,our local R&B station played this track and I thought it was a new Prince single.But when I went to the record store to buy it,I found out that it's a soundtrack song.I wasn't gonna buy that entire soundtrack just for one song

It's a fun,catchy track.Would have been a perfect B-side.

LoveGalore said:

Some more Good Love trivia: Susannah irritated Jill Jones so much during the recording of the backing vocals she swore she'd never record with her again after that session. I believe it was also Jill (or Susannah) who didn't like Good Love and said it sounded like Scritti Politti. Not quite bubblegum.

Yes it does LOL. We have discuseed this before but its a nice homage or whatever to the production of David Gamson, who worked alot with that group at the time. He worked on Tony Lemans album too so maybe Prince liked what he heard and tried it himself?

I love the song, but I love upbeat 80's anything LOL.

I assumed all backing vocals were him bytheway...very intricate

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CAL3 said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

Such a fun pop song, for those who were old enough during that time, why do you think he never made it a single ? It would have done well on the radio.

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One of my top ten favorite Prince cuts of all time.

Me too!

I love the dog bark synth stabs too, but also the low, multitracked "yeah". Prince was so good at putting in goofy stuff like that in his songs.

On the topic of bubblegum pop, it's a term that is often misused. The subgenre bubblegum pop has a history behind it that is worth looking into and understanding. Too often it is used by people to write off anything that they personally find annoying or overly commercial.

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"Good Love" most certainly is not bubblegum pop. Nor, for that matter, is "Sussudio" by Phil Collins.

CAL3 said:

On the topic of bubblegum pop, it's a term that is often misused. The subgenre bubblegum pop has a history behind it that is worth looking into and understanding. Too often it is used by people to write off anything that they personally find annoying or overly commercial.

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"Good Love" most certainly is not bubblegum pop. Nor, for that matter, is "Sussudio" by Phil Collins.

Yeah, ti's definitely not bubblegum, just cuz it's got some poppy-higher sounds in it.

erik319 said:

GoldenDreds said:

Because it was not his choice The industry controlls all of the type of thing

So the industry chose If I Was your Girlfriend?! It's well documented that Prince chose his single releases, sometimes at the frustration of WB.

Prince asked Susan Rogers what single should be released from SOTT (next), and she proposed 'If I Was Your Girlfriend' (if i'm correct on this one)...

I remember her telling it somewhere in a podcast, she said afterwards that she regreted that choice for the reason it was fantastic as a song, but not fit for radio or charts or something in that fashion...

Vannormal said:

erik319 said:

GoldenDreds said: So the industry chose If I Was your Girlfriend?! It's well documented that Prince chose his single releases, sometimes at the frustration of WB.

Prince asked Susan Rogers what single should be released from SOTT (next), and she proposed 'If I Was Your Girlfriend' (if i'm correct on this one)...

I remember her telling it somewhere in a podcast, she said afterwards that she regreted that choice for the reason it was fantastic as a song, but not fit for radio or charts or something in that fashion...

You are correct. I've also heard Susan tell that story as well.

lurker316 said:

Vannormal said:

Prince asked Susan Rogers what single should be released from SOTT (next), and she proposed 'If I Was Your Girlfriend' (if i'm correct on this one)...

I remember her telling it somewhere in a podcast, she said afterwards that she regreted that choice for the reason it was fantastic as a song, but not fit for radio or charts or something in that fashion...

You are correct. I've also heard Susan tell that story as well.

yep. I wonder why Adore was abandoned as a single release because it seems that one was really close to be a single with him haveing that 20 (or 14) minute overdubbed rehearsal version ready for a 12" release.

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