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Thread started 08/28/03 12:41pm

Marrk

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Does anyone know Prince's lyrical part on Vanity 6's 'If a girl answers don't hang up?

I need to know what he's singing!

Great tune BTW.
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Reply #1 posted 08/28/03 12:52pm

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let me come over it's a beautiful day to play with you in the dark
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Reply #2 posted 08/28/03 1:00pm

Lenae

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i believe that's Morris singing . . . when the girl's aren't.
music is its own reward - Sting
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Reply #3 posted 08/28/03 1:01pm

Marrk

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madartista said:

http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/related/vanity6.html#if


Thankyou! smile you're a star !!
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Reply #4 posted 08/28/03 1:01pm

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Lenae said:

i believe that's Morris singing . . . when the girl's aren't.


Wrong.
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Reply #5 posted 08/28/03 1:04pm

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Lenae said:

i believe that's Morris singing . . . when the girl's aren't.


funny -- I thought that when I first heard it years ago. Listen again -- definitely Prince.
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Reply #6 posted 08/28/03 1:05pm

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Marrk said:

madartista said:

http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/related/vanity6.html#if


Thankyou! smile you're a star !!


Ah, shucks!
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Reply #7 posted 08/28/03 7:42pm

buttcheeks

That's How We Like'em "Tall, Stiff and Ready~

That's Positively More Than I Can Say For Dead Jimmy~

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Reply #8 posted 08/28/03 9:30pm

Janfriend

That's because he was swallowin' vitamin E, now he's swallowin' me lol
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Reply #9 posted 08/28/03 9:34pm

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Janfriend said:

That's because he was swallowin' vitamin E, now he's swallowin' me lol

oh, you mean you were swallowing him--why dont'cha just tie a mattress to your back? falloff
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Reply #10 posted 08/29/03 4:27am

DavidEye

"I'm gonna need it,cuz if I ever see your face,I'm gonna fall and have a heart attack"
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Reply #11 posted 08/29/03 4:39am

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This song rocks!

This is one (of many) songs that clearly show Prince's rapping style / skills early on.

Alot thought "dead on it" was one of his first attempts, or even when Tony M came on the scene, but NO!

Go listen to the 1999 cd, Prince raps all over it!
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Reply #12 posted 08/29/03 7:31am

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Marrk said:

Lenae said:

i believe that's Morris singing . . . when the girl's aren't.


Wrong.



where's the proof? The Time backed Vanity 6 . . .
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Reply #13 posted 08/29/03 8:06am

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The time backed up Vanity 6 in concert, but not in the Studio.

Sure, the album credits say its the Time, but so do all the time albums, and prince did all the music on them.

The give away is that its a Jamie Starr production.

In "If a Girl answers" Prince is simply doing his alter ego "voice" style that isn't a million miles from when Morris says things like "oh Lawd!".

You can also hear prince use it on Tricky, Vibrator and Cloreen Baconskin.

I thought it was Morris, when I first heard it. So much, it made it on a Time Greatest Hits tape I used to play all the time. Then it dawned on me, it was actually Prince. Sames goes for Tricky (Except the intro lines, which ARE Morris).


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[This message was edited Fri Aug 29 8:08:03 PDT 2003 by SquirrelMeat]
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Reply #14 posted 08/29/03 9:32am

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SquirrelMeat said:

The time backed up Vanity 6 in concert, but not in the Studio.

Sure, the album credits say its the Time, but so do all the time albums, and prince did all the music on them.

The give away is that its a Jamie Starr production.

In "If a Girl answers" Prince is simply doing his alter ego "voice" style that isn't a million miles from when Morris says things like "oh Lawd!".

You can also hear prince use it on Tricky, Vibrator and Cloreen Baconskin.

I thought it was Morris, when I first heard it. So much, it made it on a Time Greatest Hits tape I used to play all the time. Then it dawned on me, it was actually Prince. Sames goes for Tricky (Except the intro lines, which ARE Morris).


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[This message was edited Fri Aug 29 8:08:03 PDT 2003 by SquirrelMeat]


i still say MORRIS! "where's the proof it was Prince?" Morris worked hard to make his voice sound like Prince or vice verse - Prince worked hard to make Morris sound like him - hence Morris' frustration - he wanted to be his own man! and the Time did record as well as perform. the following came from an internet search . . .

Vanity 6
Female funk group featuring Brenda, Susan and Vanity. Soon afterwards Vanity departed the group to pursue a solo singing career and acting career, and the band reformed as Apollonia 6, adding Apollonia Katera. For more recordings see Apollonia 6 and R&B singer Vanity.

1982 – Drive Me Wild
1982 – If A Girl Answers (Don’t Hang Up) (Recorded with
Morris Day)
1982 – Nasty Girl
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Reply #15 posted 08/29/03 9:50am

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Eigenwijs !

listen it's prince... we all can't be wrong !
yes SIR!
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Reply #16 posted 08/29/03 9:23pm

Janfriend

dnaplaya said:

This song rocks!

This is one (of many) songs that clearly show Prince's rapping style / skills early on.

Alot thought "dead on it" was one of his first attempts, or even when Tony M came on the scene, but NO!

Go listen to the 1999 cd, Prince raps all over it!


I thought that was Terry Lewis making that exchange with Vanity
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