Fuck it, Prince coulda have worked on Face Down, slammed some ol' skool Irresisitble Bitch in there and yet again, Dansa would have been working that dancefloor! Y'all are trippin' but it's the honest truth.

(Besides, who drinks champagne with steak?)

Hey now, that's one of my favorite tracks!

'The human body' is not techno. It is more like early nineties house.

Considering it way too melodic to be techno, this baby can be remixed in a
French house (and/or filter-disco) way.

Prince's vocals beat the living crap out of every dance-singer, male and
female. Leaving the production to a producer like the boys from Daft Punk,
he can still rock on guitar and mad key solo's.

I guess it would not be hard to be innovative, bearing in mind that he has a
bag full of trademark eighties-sounds. By the time of Emancipation, he was
well ahead of that sound, the boom must have been 'round '97.



But what's the use anyway...
the track is just Prince having fun exploring some boundaries!

madartista said:

Hmmm, yeah, okay. Good point.

Anji said:

eh, some booj-shwah person out there might.

PsychedelicMama said:

There ya go!

deMatthijs said:

I think you know this had the potential. Daft Punk, or even Basement Jaxx, on the remix. Prince working dem keys like a madman!

What made Batdance so successful back then? It was more than just the movie hype!

(keep bustin')

Anji said:

Could have been, it's certainly Prince's best effort to make a house record. But I don't think house music is his natural territory...

funkaholic1972 said:

Naturally, which is why it would have been a massive hit!

Huh! Completely forgot about Batdance. That was some cool shit and really successsful in the UK. Though, correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember some charts classing it as reaching no 1 and the others, including what was then the Gallop (official) chart, saying it got to no. 2.

Still, has to be one of Prince's most succesful singles in the UK. And, again, Anji is right about that not just being down to the film hyop either. The dance scene, especially the undergroud scene, was flourishing in the UK at the time, and this country embraced it far more and far earlier than others. Hence, a record like Batdance had more impetus and momentum then.

Mindflux said:

True, I'm only truly speaking from a European perspective. Gotta dig out those old Batman remixes tonight!

Anji said:

I'm a dj & i wouldn't scratch tha fuck outta me

ThaHumanBody said

and what is it with me and teep ohs lately??@":!

It's a shame Prince hasn't been remixed more in his career (i.e. by others).

I love the official extended version like they were my children, but I love mixes too, and Prince's mixes have been lacklustre and saisfactory at best.

The Human Body shows Prince understand music enough to knock out anything, but it's not a good example of the genre he was borrowing from.

I do think though that Prince's style is very individual, and anything he does has his own stamp on it, unlike a lot of artists who aren't as proficient as he is as an all round music maker - i.e. singer, musician, producer.

huh?

Fuck it, Lemon Crush could have been a massive hit on the dance scene too!

There are tons of prince songs that if they were remixed and sent out to the clubs would have been hits. Hell even some remixes that were in the can but not released at the time would have done the trick. You tell me the Shock G mix of Love Sign wasn't more club/radio friendly than the original. Problem is, this is all shoulda, woulda, coulda. I know this is no news flash, but Prince had made some really poor choices in regards to the songs he has released post WB.

Anji said:

Sleep Around I Liked.

zagnut1813 said:

yep on the C+C Music Factory tip.too late.

intha916 said:

I Agree a 100%!

I saw a listing on ebay a month ago of Love4OneAnother. It was a deep funky house bootleg. It was rare and went for alot. I wish he had released that Techno album with these gems on it. I would love to see him in a video mixing vinyl and adding keyboards and strings and drums. That would be the s&it~

Was he mixing vinyl in the Batdance video right before the guitar solo? It looked like it.

Anji said:

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH

Anji said:

I totally agree with you. There's a lot of things Prince could have done Emancipation but like with all things Prince, it was another missed opportunity.

intha916 said:

I DJ all types of music and there are a lot of Prince/white label remixes I have!!! I mix a few different versions of New World, 1999, etc that are not mainstream but great for clubs or raves

I agree! most music that hits the top of the charts is crap.The Human Body would've done well chartwise..

I don't know about the charts & all that shit, but I love that song. The vocals/lyrics are the best thing about it

Can U take me home
Where we can be alone?
Can U make me happy
Till my pain is gone?
Can U get me excited?
Excited enough 2 thank the God above 4 the human body

Yeah, yeah, yeah
4 the human body
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Can U get me excited
Till my love is long?
Can U let me ride it (Oh yeah)
Till the early morn'?
Can U freak me dirty?
Freak me till I thank the God above 4 the human body

Anji said:

You know what? I feel the same way! Releasing this song as the first single from 'Emancipation' would have been a bold move,but it would have paid off.Imagine what a sexy,kickass video and some killer remixes could have done."Human Body" is certainly a more exciting song than,say,"Betcha By Golly Wow" or "Somebody's Somebody".It would have been HUGE in the clubs too.

Anji said:

was this a jokey joke? i can never tell whos joking or being serious

i liked sleep around...and my emancipation cd booklet still smells new... that fruity new smell...weird

No, the song's rubbish.
As is most of Emancipation !