Happiness is: Listening to "White Mansion", in my car.
Sunglasses and girls, peace and be wild.

One day i'll have a biiig white mansion, at the top of the roooad

I listened a lot to Eman in my car.
Big White Mansion, Mr. Happy, Sleep Around, Jam Of The Year ..

It's been years since i listened to Whitew Mansion.I'll have to dig it out.

Anyone know what TV show is sampled on it?

Yup - I used Emanciaption as one of my reference discs last night, to test out my new, audiophile power-amp.

BWM is one of the songs I use, especially for the wonderful bass outro! Its a wonderful Prince song that encapsulates him as perfectly as the song encapsulates his career.

The other songs I played last night that really grabbed my attention (especially as I was hearing details never heard before) were Somebody's Somebody and My Computer. MC, for me, is a career highlight for Prince. The dense, funk-break outro is pure genius and I could listen to that forever!And one thing I noticed last night, that I hadn't picked up on before was the really slowed down voice that says "My Computer" which occurs after every time he sings ..."looking for a site", you then get this very electronic, slowed-down sample of Prince saying that - I always thought before is was just some cool sound-effect.

I love it One time, it made my... oh nevermind

I don't know what it is about this song, but it makes me feel good when I listen 2 it.

I wish I could say more about it. I wouldn't say it's a favourite of mine, but whenever I hear it I am drawn in.

Strange? Naah, it's Prince! His music be gettin' ya' everytime*

SMELLY-JELLY returns

I love Emancipation but never liked this song

"Big White Mansion... Top of the Roooad"!

Talk about a happy cool song!

There something about driving thru Chanhassen up Highway 5 to Paisley Park with that song playing that gets me fired up!

I am kinda re-discovering Emancipation at the moment and am getting into it a lot more than when it came out. Songs I hated when it came out (Mr Happy, I Can't Make U Love Me, Savior, amoung others) I am really diggin now. This seems to happen a lot when it comes to Prince albums. However, I have always loved Big White Mansion.

CalhounSq said:

Mindflux said:

That's not Prince, it's Kate Bush. Check the booklet, she
contributed to this track. She's on the backingvox but he
computerised it and distorted her vocal so much that it's
very hard to tell who it is without the songcredits.

But I agree with you that My Computer is a damn fine song
and I think it's the best thing on Emancipation. People r
dissing it to quickly because they don't like the AOL vox
at the beginning and end of it. But the song is brilliant
and the lyrics are very honest and close to home.

Its that note after "i could use a new guitar" bow bowwwn!

Tune!

Mindflux said:

howcomeudontcallme said:

Istenszek - that's cool, man!

Heh - I wasn't talking about Kate. I have always been well aware of her presence and, believe me, my hi-fi was not that bad before as to not be able to hear it!!! Her vocal is almost the entire length of the song, its just really brought up in the mix as we go!

What I'm talking about is a bit more subtle (and it is Prince here) - just think about how the music goes when he sings the line "I scan my computer, looking for a site"..right after he finishes the line there is, what can best be described as a mechanical, almost grinding, robotic (help??!!!) sound that is 3 notes, one, then up a tone, then down an octave and forms the main riff in that bar. I dunno if plenty of people have realised it before, but it is a warped Prince voice slowed to say, in three distinct syllables (with the notes) "Com...pew..terrr"

Erm, anyway, this is kinda microscoping detail, eh? But, it has always interested me just how many techniques and ideas that are hidden in layers upon layers in his tunes and some, like this one, I find endlessly fascinating!

Big White Mansion is classic!!! One of my favourite tunes of Prince's!! There's a lot of stuff I really dig on Emancipation, but the other song that really stands out for me is IN THIS BED I SCREE-HEE-EEEM

RedZRyder said:

It's "road"? I always thought it was "world" I gotta read the liner notes more often

White Mansion has that great synth line. That is why Emancipation is so good, because it has a different way of looking at synth sounds. It is slick, to be sure but lovely.

!!!
mindflux, yer my HERO. not only did this thread get me to put on the perfect song for this saturday morning in ohio...it also enhanced my enjoyment of this song forever. you RAWK!!
it's there, people, right after lookin' for a site. (com-pu-ter...)

SWEET.

istenszek...i want yer avatar painted on my wall. or my ass.

Mindflux said:

theblueangel said:

Be careful what you wish for

Mindflux said:

Hmm, I've missed that one this far but I'm gonna pull out
Emancipation again tonight and give it a good listen on my
headphones. I'll probably become obsessed again with this
song and listen to it nonstop for a week.

YOUR FAULT!

Luv this song I use part of that song when some1 asks me where I'm from can u guess which part Peace

Tangey said:

The part where CalhounSq's clit throbs?

devileye said:

...One of my fav's...
[This message was edited Sat May 10 13:20:47 PDT 2003 by Starmist7]

CalhounSq said:

That's not bad...I used to say 'top of the globe'!

I also thought the song was about him and Mayte, could be, but I've read othewise around here, but whatever it is, I still like it anyway!

I dig this song fa sheezy!

FunkMistress said:

Nope Guess again

Tangey said:

I'm out of guesses. I never listen to "Emancipation."

FunkMistress said:

Anybody want 2 guess what part I use when some1 asks me where I'm from any1 any1