funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Parade is the best 1-2-3 opener Prob one of the best opening sequences to any album, that whole first side

I hestitated to mention that because those first four are really one big ol' track, but the first three make more sense. It'd be a waiver to be on the "best two opening tracks" list.

side 2 of parade never made sense to me cos the first side was so perfect and seamless, that whole run from the first song up to venus de milo... idk why he didnt keep that kinda sequencing going for the second half. id have kept do u lie, added all my dreams, old friends for sale, an honest man. anotherlover, kiss, mountains are all great songs/singles, but idk, they just dont really fit the vibe of the film/first half of the album.

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

side 2 of parade never made sense to me cos the first side was so perfect and seamless, that whole run from the first song up to venus de milo... idk why he didnt keep that kinda sequencing going for the second half. id have kept do u lie, added all my dreams, old friends for sale, an honest man. anotherlover, kiss, mountains are all great songs/singles, but idk, they just dont really fit the vibe of the film/first half of the album.

You know what fucks up side 2? "Kiss." It was added later. It feels like it was just inserted in there beyond what else is there. When "Do U Lie?" ends on a subtle mood, the subtle "Anotherloverholenyohead" drum comes in. That segues great together. It's that janky, but fun, "Kiss" that throws it off. It doesn't really sound like anything else on the record.

Hot take: "Kiss" should've been a B-side. If needed an extra song on the second half of the album, "Neon Telephone" would've been the song to put in there. It would've been a great fucking single. The other options would be "🖤 or ﹩" or "Alexa De Paris;" the latter of which would've added to the "score" and cinematic tone of the album.

And even though I despise "Life Can Be So Nice" 99% of the time, I'd still leave it. It's janky, but not in the same way "Kiss" is. "Kiss" should've been the b-side to "🖤 or ﹩."

Non-LP single would've been better but he had the movie to promote so "Kiss" became his big steaming detour off the larger album concept like "Vogue" did with Madonna's I'm Breathless record.

What we need is a far better mix of this song.

Actually of the whol album.

A remastered version, AND better mix to be precise.

There's so much to discover in this song.

Kurwa!

Landonfunkmonkey said:

The whole album is a masterpiece.

Hmmm. Dead On It and Bob George stop it being a masterpiece for me. The former is awful.

Le Grind, Cindy C, Rock Hard, Superfunky..., ,2 Nigs and When 2 R In Love are all brilliant though.

happyshopper said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Because he'd never done that before with "17 Days," "Blue Limosine," and "Toy Box."

Remind me what Prince albums those are on Not really the same as taking a B-Side from one album and turning it into an album track for his very next release. Feels… unlikely.

and yet, a few years after this, he would do exactly that when the B-Side to "New Power Generation, "Get Off", was reworked for inclusion on his following album with the track "Gett Off". While the two tunes are radically different, it's still obvious that he reworked the former to create the latter.

jedimaster777 said:

happyshopper said:

TrivialPursuit said: Remind me what Prince albums those are on Not really the same as taking a B-Side from one album and turning it into an album track for his very next release. Feels… unlikely.

and yet, a few years after this, he would do exactly that when the B-Side to "New Power Generation, "Get Off", was reworked for inclusion on his following album with the track "Gett Off". While the two tunes are radically different, it's still obvious that he reworked the former to create the latter.

how are they similar, except in name? i adore gett off and have a lot of love for get off
but i never thought they came from the same mold.

TrivialPursuit said:

Hot take: "Kiss" should've been a B-side.

Or tacked on at the end. I think we're conditioned from hearing so much but it really stuck out when first released. I used to forget that's the record it was on.

LILpoundCAKE said:

jedimaster777 said:

"Get Off", was reworked for inclusion on his following album with the track "Gett Off". While the two tunes are radically different, it's still obvious that he reworked the former to create the latter.

how are they similar, except in name? i adore gett off and have a lot of love for get off
but i never thought they came from the same mold.

Absolutely agree. Even though "Gett Off" briefly uses a snip of "Get Off," they are entirely different songs from different seedlings.

can you imagine:

a) The Black Album is released in December 1987 as planned

b) Cindy C is dropped to clubs all over the world, with 5 different versions on the 12 inch

c) Cindy Crawford is taking all this lightheartedly and with humour and agrees to appear in a stylish video - heavy MTV rotation guaranteed

This song gets stuck in my head for days. Just like most of Black Album its so funky and funny. I never got a dark mood from this album..more of a party/club record imo. Bob George is the only one that is sorta dark...but even that is sprinkled with satire. Didn't Susan Rogers say they laughed like crazy when they were recording BG?

BTW, Parade has my fave opening song sequence. But that first side of 1999 is pretty flawless as well.

lavendardrummachine said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Hot take: "Kiss" should've been a B-side.

Or tacked on at the end. I think we're conditioned from hearing so much but it really stuck out when first released. I used to forget that's the record it was on.

.

That would've sucked.

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

... and it would have been a better EP than LP, ...

That is actually an interesting thought.

A side:

Le Grind

Cindy C

B side:

Bob George

Superfunkycalifragisexy

Quiet release, maybe whitelabel only to clubs

Pretty standard P song, nothing special. Aint no Wally or Cosmic Day.

2freaky said: