There have probably been a thousand threads like this, but what the hell...

"I Wonder U" - so strange, so dark and beautiful, keeps going places you don't expect it to. Trance-like.

"Feel U Up" - though it's somewhat obscure (b-side to Partyman) it's perhaps the essential fun Prince song. Sleazy, tongue-in-cheek and funky as all hell.

ain't looking 4 a 1 night stand
only wanna feel u up
don't really wanna b ur man
only wanna feel u up

"Joy In Repetition" - IMHO, his greatest song ever. Love the enigma of the two words and the spine-tingling moment when he reveals them to be "Love me".

comments, additions, anyone?

I couldn't agree more!


The underrated track that stands out the most for me is "5 Women". That song is just brilliant! I love the blues feel, the play on words, and the notion of describing each month with a different woman. It's one of those tracks I could never get tired of hearing.

alldayallnight said:

Me 2 !

Feel U up what a classic song, couldn't get the chours out of my mind yesterday.

Some more:

"The Question of U" - What a strange and beautiful song! I loved seeming him do this one live in Sydney on the 24th. How powerful is it, love that guitar bit too. I must work on the tabs for it...

"Venus De Milo" - A beautiful tear-jerker of an instrumental. Funny, I've got a bootleg tape of Parade and it has "Venus De Milo, Part 1" and "Venus De Milo (Int.)" at the end - "Part 1" doesn't even appear on the original album at all!

MrSquiggle said:

"Joy in Repetition" is by far one of his most affecting, ingenious, intoxicating songs. it is an example of when both his music and his lyrics attain the sublime (also like many of the songs on "Lovesexxy"). the story of this song, as well as the music, transports. perfect. and yes, under-rated.

the question is, why is the album it comes from so ORDINARY?
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Feel u up is mindless crap.

Mountains
Girls and Boys
Free

hit me baby one more time

Purple Rain is a pretty overlooked obscure jewel of a song!


















































(tongue in cheek)

I wonder U is, IMHO, the best song to have come out of the '84-'87 period. I loves it.

Other underrated tunes, I believe, are Big Fun, Count The Days and The Exodus Has Begun...marvellous noises all.

joyinrepetion with the heartbeat is the best

Good call on 5 Women. I LOVE that song. In fact that whole album is underrated imo.

Other underrated tunes?

Tamborine
Dance On
Walk Don't Walk
Pink Cashmere
Dinner With Delores
Same December
and
New Power Soul (both versions)

madkat said:

Co Sign!

jimipaisley said:

Add me too please!

Oops, sorry, thought for a moment that this was a "How to lose 300 Pounds in 21 days" e-mail collector thread!


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MrSquiggle said:

"Question of U" rocks, and amen on that guitar solo. It did indeed kick ass when Prince played it live on the 24th. <3

I like "Sarah" and "Dinner with Delores".

MrSquiggle said:

I like "Daddy Pop", "Release It" and "New Position". I think they are under-rated.

Funny, I've been thinking a bit about the JIR 'love me' bit. Jeru=love. Salem=me. It's a beautiful, poignant song. A reference to how joyous repetition can be is in the book, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". Prince is a genius...

U dont here many people talk about 'Party Up' so I guess U could kinda say that it's underrated. It shows Prince 2 be an artist that meant business at the time 2 some extent and a great way 2 close the Dirty Mind album..

Ur gonna have to fight Ur own damn war, cuz we dont wanna fight no more!

I feel like the whole rave unto the joy fantastic album is underrated. Okay, it ain't his best album, but there are some really cool tracks on it, like:
The greatest romance ever sold;
Man o war (I really dig this one);
Everyday is a winding road;
I love you, but...;
Wherever you go, whatever you do.

Other underrated songs are imo:
Willing and able;
Dadadada;
Three chains o'gold;
The morning papers;
We gets up;
It;
Vicky waiting.

my computer
play in the sunshine
untill your in my arms again

i still think 1+1+1=3 is underrated

Beautiful Strange - Live
The Truth - Live

Prince Solo and guitar...can it get any better...?

phunkadelic said:[quote]I feel like the whole rave unto the joy fantastic album is underrated. Okay, it ain't his best album, but there are some really cool tracks on it, like:
The greatest romance ever sold;
Man o war (I really dig this one);
Everyday is a winding road;
I love you, but...;
Wherever you go, whatever you do.


Absolutely, Man O War is one of my favourites and has always touched me.

I would also add God Created Woman from the Symbol Album.

Partyup
Annie Christian
Temptation
Life Can Be So Nice
It
Slow Love
Elephants & Flowers...

...and pretty much everything on 'Prince'.

"It's About That Walk"...Prince just puts it out there in the cutiest way...

Ya ass like a fine cut diamond
Mounted on two legs of stone
The prision I'd do some time in
If I ever got that ass alone...


"When The Lights Go Down"...I adore this song...!...It grooves so tight...then...Prince comes in, smooth voice, attitude with:

Another Friday night...


"Good Love"

Cherry pie, apple kisses ( AppleKisses ), everything is cool...

Its Gonna Be A Beautiful Night- BEAUTIFUL INDEED!!!
The Arms Of Orion
Partyup-best song on Dirty Mind
Private Joy
Do U Lie?

JDINTERACTIVE said:

Partyup ROX!!!

Got to party down, babe






revolutionary rock'n'edit
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jimipaisley said:

Me 3.

there are too many over looked and under rated tunes to mention but the one i love to bits at the moment is ONE KISS AT A TIME from emancipation plus pussy control was also a wicked track.

The obvious choices are well known to this lot, so I'll rattle off some officially released LP/compilation tracks:

I'm Yours
Still Waiting
It's Gonna Be Lonely
Private Joy
Something In The Water
Tambourine
Life Can Be So Nice
No
Dance On
The Future
The Question of U
Still Would Stand All Time
Dark
Shy
I Like It There
When The Lights Go Down
Saviour
Come On
Man O'War
Muse 2 The Pharaoh