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Thread started 04/26/23 8:12am

lustmealways

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funky design

let's get some love for this gem

what a great groove, great manic rapping. doesn't even need the "blow your mind" chorus to be good. back to back with mad gets me HYPED

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Reply #1 posted 04/26/23 2:47pm

MusicFan20Ten

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I've always paired Funky Design with Mad, and often listen to them one after the other. I prefer Mad by far, but do love Funky Design too. I wish they were officially released on an album or more widely known, but hey, they're another two purple gems hidden in his treasure trove

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Reply #2 posted 04/27/23 3:00am

Vannormal

Plain aweful song, sorry.

Same for Mad.

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Reply #3 posted 04/27/23 3:58am

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My favorite version is the live one from Sept. 9, 1995 (from e.g. "The Park Volume Two").

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Reply #4 posted 04/27/23 4:13am

dodger07

olb99 said:

My favorite version is the live one from Sept. 9, 1995 (from e.g. "The Park Volume Two").

Yes! the way it stops then he screams 'just when you thought it was over...'

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Would be good to get a P vocal version with the 'blow your mind' chorus one day

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Reply #5 posted 04/27/23 6:21am

LILpoundCAKE

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like some other people on this thread, i too can't see these songs as individuals, they belong
together, like a doube a-side single.

both tracks are nice, but not extremely special. i sometimes remember them and listen to 'm
for a few days but mostly they slip my mind.

it's weird to think that funky design was at one point considered for inclusion in emancipation.


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Reply #6 posted 04/27/23 6:22am

LILpoundCAKE

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i do remember back in the day when crystal ball was released thinking 'oh hell, we get that
Tell Me How U Wanna B Done song instead of stuff like Funky Design, weird'.


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Reply #7 posted 04/27/23 6:54am

lurker316

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I think I listened to these songs once or twice and then forgot about them.


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Reply #8 posted 04/27/23 9:00am

BridgeofGraffi
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Still sad it was never on an album. This would've totally dominated dance charts at the time.

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Reply #9 posted 04/27/23 10:31am

RJOrion

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Still sad it was never on an album. This would've totally dominated dance charts at the time.



LOL...no it wouldnt have dominated any "dance charts"...that song is garbage...people who can actually dance, wouldnt want to hear that mess...as evidenced by its relatively unreleased status.
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Reply #10 posted 04/27/23 10:35am

Se7en

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Not crazy about Funky Design or Mad. If I had to pick one, it would be Mad.


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Reply #11 posted 04/27/23 11:31am

lurker316

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I just listen to them both.

Funky Design is terrible. There's no chance it would have been a bit. The generally public did not take Prince seriously as a rapper.

Mad isn't as bad, but it's not great either.



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Reply #12 posted 04/27/23 12:52pm

bozojones

Never heard "Funky Design" before but I just put it on... had to tap out after a minute, this shit is terrible lol

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Reply #13 posted 04/27/23 1:37pm

nayroo2002

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lurker316 said:


I just listen to them both.

Funky Design is terrible. There's no chance it would have been a bit. The generally public did not take Prince seriously as a rapper.

are you using autotune when you type? lol

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we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #14 posted 04/27/23 3:47pm

bwaaatch

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Never heard "Funky Design" before but I just put it on... had to tap out after a minute, this shit is terrible lol



Lolz at this and all the responses like it. Totally agree. FD and Mad are both bland, awkward and sonically offensive to my ears.

Happy that some of you enjoy these songs, but equally pleased that I’m far from alone in considering them to be sub-toilet grade efforts.
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Reply #15 posted 04/27/23 4:22pm

lustmealways

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Funky Design absolutely fucking rules you all have no clue what you're talking about.

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Reply #16 posted 04/28/23 1:00am

McGee

Not a fan of the song, even though I love me some mid-90s Prince. I remember liking this track when I was 15 and didn't know better. Nowadays I can hardly listen to it because it suuuuucks. The rap is wack, the beat is lackluster, the synth line is pretty lame. The only moment I can appreciate is the short bass solo.

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Reply #17 posted 04/28/23 2:34pm

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BridgeofGraffiti1220 said:

Still sad it was never on an album. This would've totally dominated dance charts at the time.

Brilliant! troll fodder for the masses wink

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Reply #18 posted 04/29/23 12:41am

olb99

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dodger07 said:

olb99 said:

My favorite version is the live one from Sept. 9, 1995 (from e.g. "The Park Volume Two").

Yes! the way it stops then he screams 'just when you thought it was over...'

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Would be good to get a P vocal version with the 'blow your mind' chorus one day

Yes. And a soundboard version of the live version, although I have the intuition that it might be somewhat less "powerful" than the audience recording.

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Reply #19 posted 04/29/23 12:36pm

nayroo2002

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Sometimes it's hard to get involved in threads like this.

The only comment i can relate to the OP is that the cool break in "Mad" was better used in the unreleased remix of "Pussy Control".

That's so random lol

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Reply #20 posted 04/29/23 2:01pm

dodger07

nayroo2002 said:

Sometimes it's hard to get involved in threads like this.


The only comment i can relate to the OP is that the cool break in "Mad" was better used in the unreleased remix of "Pussy Control".


That's so random lol



Those little random things were cool.
Similarly with the cool break that he used in both Now and Hide The Bone
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Reply #21 posted 04/29/23 5:15pm

homesquid

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lustmealways said:

Funky Design absolutely fucking rules you all have no clue what you're talking about.

Yep it's catchy AF

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Reply #22 posted 04/30/23 6:58am

BridgeofGraffi
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lustmealways said:

Funky Design absolutely fucking rules you all have no clue what you're talking about.

Glad we agree praying it gets officially released in the near future.

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Reply #23 posted 04/30/23 9:13am

RJOrion

BridgeofGraffiti1220 said:



lustmealways said:


Funky Design absolutely fucking rules you all have no clue what you're talking about.



Glad we agree praying it gets officially released in the near future.



They need to release it into the dumpsters outside of Paisley Park...because Funky Design is a hot plate of doodoo
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Reply #24 posted 05/01/23 1:36am

johnpiex

Funky Design was kind of a Days Of Wild rewrite, and Mad was kind of an Acknowledge Me rewrite imo.
The orger formerly known as Schlomo.
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Reply #25 posted 05/01/23 11:03am

nayroo2002

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johnpiex said:

Funky Design was kind of a Days Of Wild rewrite, and Mad was kind of an Acknowledge Me rewrite imo.

Yup!

You could smash 'em all into one long groove and call it "kirky's fiasco"!

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Reply #26 posted 05/01/23 12:02pm

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"Is that my guitar? Turn on the dirty switch and back up... far!" guitar

"And hip U 2 the One Eyed Bass, listen 2 the solo whilst it pleads my case" guitar

dancing jig party booty! tonk dancing jig

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