Source : https://www.princevault.c...tle=Vavoom

I was today's years old when I learned on Princevault that this song was offered to Mariah and she (obviously) turned it down.

I mean with those lyrics :

oh wow

I much preferred what turned out to be a fanmade version of the song that leaked before it was officially released, featuring dialogue from a movie (possibly an adult one). The released version was much too sparse and 'clean' sounding in comparison.

It might as well have suited Aerosmith at the time.

paisleyparkgirl said:

Source : https://www.princevault.c...tle=Vavoom

I was today's years old when I learned on Princevault that this song was offered to Mariah and she (obviously) turned it down.

Prince sending Mariah "Vavoom" is right in line with him sending Joni Mitchell "Emotional Pump".....LOL! Such an odd choice but I guess you never know unless you ask. "Glitter" had the cover of "Didn't Mean to Turn You On" which was right in line with the 80s vibe. Prince could've given her a funky 80s vault track but....whatever. Good info, thanks for sharing!

like, the man who had Open Book, Old Friends, Get Blue...gives Mariah Carey Vavoom????????

JoeyCococo said:

like, the man who had Open Book, Old Friends, Get Blue...gives Mariah Carey Vavoom????????

maybe because of what she did to The Beautiful Ones?

LILpoundCAKE said:

JoeyCococo said:

like, the man who had Open Book, Old Friends, Get Blue...gives Mariah Carey Vavoom????????

maybe because of what she did to The Beautiful Ones?

I can't believe there are people who think that her cover was better than the original.

psyche2 said:

It might as well have suited Aerosmith at the time.

Good call.

bigtallwall said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

Source : https://www.princevault.c...tle=Vavoom

I was today's years old when I learned on Princevault that this song was offered to Mariah and she (obviously) turned it down.

Prince sending Mariah "Vavoom" is right in line with him sending Joni Mitchell "Emotional Pump".....LOL! Such an odd choice but I guess you never know unless you ask. "Glitter" had the cover of "Didn't Mean to Turn You On" which was right in line with the 80s vibe. Prince could've given her a funky 80s vault track but....whatever. Good info, thanks for sharing!

and him sending Lust U Always to Robert Palmer...

this song actually sucks

leecaldon said:

psyche2 said:

It might as well have suited Aerosmith at the time.

Good call.

They have a song called "Line Up" that is not light years away from the sound of Vavoom.

Vannormal said:

One thing, for Prince not liking others to cover versions of his songs… Just sayin’ Did he do it for the money? Because I can imagine a Prince song on a Mariah Carey album kinda pays a bit, no? She sells more (albums) then for instance him giving a new song to someone like Taja Sevelle or Dale for instance… I’m no expert.. maybe some of y’all are

He didn't like when other artist covered songs he'd already commericiall released. That's not the same thing as him pulling a song from the Vault and offering it to an artist.

In the case of the former, it's someone taking a commodity that Prince had made famous and and trying to profit off it it.

In the latter case, it's about Prince giving an unknown song, not associated with him, to another artist.

It's about the ability to control his music.

paisleyparkgirl said:

LILpoundCAKE said:

maybe because of what she did to The Beautiful Ones?

I can't believe there are people who think that her cover was better than the original.

I don't think anyone thinks that.

Prince couldn't see Mariah Carey wrote for herself except for a token cover song on each album?