RJOrion said:

Im not a fan of the album version or this version...Cream may be the most overrated Prince song ever...

Gotta agree, it's by far the more generic and forgettable hit single of his career. Interestingly, it always reminded me of a watered down version of "Something To Talk About" by Bonnie Raitt, but I just looked up the dates and her album was recorded in September 1990-February 1991, while "Cream" was recorded in December 1990. I always wondered if Prince took some inspiration from the Raitt song (in addition to T-Rex) but it seems unlikely he heard an early cut of Bonnie's song before it came out. Then again, he did write songs for her in the previous decade, so who knows...

bozojones said:

bozojones said:

bobgeorge77 said:

EnglishGent2 said:

I keep seeing people talk about this but can't find where it's released. Not on Apple Music or Prince YouTube.

It's on Apple Music and on Youtube (and I assume other streaming services too)!

No it isn't. We're talking about Horny Pony, not Cream.

Then, why the hell can't Blee-bluu-blaa post a link from the very beginning???

I'm not reading your comments cuz there is no link to hear it!!!

Who the fuck are you Prince fans???

CREAM (take 2)

Not so hard

BEST VERSION

Wow

Lovely demo.

Love it.

boomshaka said:

ShellyMcG said:

I really like it. I love the original as well but I don't like Rosie Gaines voice. This version fixes that aspect at least.

I feel the same way.

This is the better version to me, demo or not.

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ShellyMcG said:

ShellyMcG said:

boomshaka said:

Oof the Rosie slander 😣

I resent that!! In print it's libel.

I think Rosie is terrible, always have done. Live she was even worse. I've never liked any of his pronounced singers. Boni Boyer with her scream-until-I'm-sick thing, Rosie warbling away on every fucking thing, then the awful shouting shelby and whoever the hell else. All terrible and all totally unnecessary. Prince was a great singer, he didn't need these other screamers. And if they were so great, where are any of them now? Dead or nowhere.

FragileUndertow said:

ShellyMcG said:

I really like it. I love the original as well but I don't like Rosie Gaines voice. This version fixes that aspect at least.

There is a outtake version without Rosie. Quality is EX. Its basically the album version without her. Bootleg name : Diamonds And Pearls Beginnings [Free Boot Generation]

Yeah. The Diamonds & Pearls album it's ok to like.

No Prince fans here anymore.

They are all just "what he should've done was..." jackasses.

Suck 's balls!!!

RJOrion said:

So now there's people showing open disrespect and negativity towards Rosie Gaines and Boni Boyer...smh...i know what thats about, and the reason behind it...same old nonsense...its weird that some of you even claim to be Prince fans at all.

You don't know shit. People have different opinions and tastes, if they differ from yours there has to be some kind of agenda. Get the fuck over it. There is room for everyone and all preferences.

dadeepop said:

mb71 said:

ShellyMcG said:

boomshaka said: I resent that!! In print it's libel.

I think Rosie is terrible, always have done. Live she was even worse. I've never liked any of his pronounced singers. Boni Boyer with her scream-until-I'm-sick thing, Rosie warbling away on every fucking thing, then the awful shouting shelby and whoever the hell else. All terrible and all totally unnecessary. Prince was a great singer, he didn't need these other screamers. And if they were so great, where are any of them now? Dead or nowhere.

Boni's was one of the best vocalists he ever worked with. I'm still hoping that one day
we will get some tracks that he produced for her from the vault.

If nothing else, more tracks of his with her on keys and vocals.

LILpoundCAKE said:

mb71 said:

I think Rosie is terrible, always have done. Live she was even worse. I've never liked any of his pronounced singers. Boni Boyer with her scream-until-I'm-sick thing, Rosie warbling away on every fucking thing, then the awful shouting shelby and whoever the hell else. All terrible and all totally unnecessary. Prince was a great singer, he didn't need these other screamers. And if they were so great, where are any of them now? Dead or nowhere.

Boni's was one of the best vocalists he ever worked with. I'm still hoping that one day
we will get some tracks that he produced for her from the vault.

If nothing else, more tracks of his with her on keys and vocals.

I hope you get what you want one day.

You see famz? Different opinions and room for everyone.

mb71 said:

nayroo2002 said:

BEST VERSION

Now see - I was just telling Fenwick that the Arsenio version is my least favorite because it sounds thin, almost like it's not there sometimes. The verses are so sparse in general, that it doesn't always translate well in a live setting. It's probably why the beefier of Take 2 feels less-slick, more live-band and thick in some way. I remember the first few times I saw that version, I felt bad for them because it didn't sound rich enough.

Eh, to each their own, right?

Just as a fan mix, I wouldn't mind Rosie's voice being isolated and dropped into Take 2. Put some reverb on it, put her in the background a bit, but it'd come across like a live club version or something.

EnglishGent2 said:

If this were suddenly leaked in this quality, we'd all be creaming our shorts. This is a great "livestudio" version and is closer to the Arsenio performance, which is certainly the definitive version. The album version is smooth and simple, fine single for top 40, but is pretty subdued. There's a lot more fun in this "take 2". Considering the era we're regulated to for D&P SDE, I welcome this one. No unwanted rapping or whatever, just P doing his thang. This is the best thing I've heard yet from this SDE, no contest.