That wonderful horn line (wasnt this lifted from another non-prince record? could somebody elaborate on this?). What about that guitar solo? Thats some nasty shit right there. Dark, deep down and dirty.

Whats the lyric i cant decipher though? "u were workin on a line u could drop on her, but u couldnt concentrate when ya dick saw her. maybe if u...??? maybe u could think about playing guitar". Whats that lyric?

Furthermore, what is prince refering to at the very end of the track when he says "what type of fuck ending was that?". Was he stating that the 1st fade out of the track where he states "keep your finger on the trigger, thats the only way to make it bigger", was a poor way to end the song initially?


Do any alternate versions of this song exist i.e alternate takes, demo versions or even a live performance?

Any info on any of my questions would be appreciated.

howcomeudontcallme said:

U was workin' on the line
U could drop on her
But u couldn't concentrate
When your dick saw her
Maybe if u cop a nut in the car (Maybe if u cop a nut in the car)
Maybe u could think
About playing guitar

Lyrics: http://www.princelyrics.c...funkyplace

I think the story goes that Eric came up with the horn line for another song, and Prince liked it so much he made a completely different song for it (Rockhard).

The story is in DMSR or Days Of Wild, I forget.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

So, thats what it means. Thanks my friend. However, now i'm more confused than before i even knew what the lyric was!What does "Maybe if u cop a nut in the car" actually mean?

howcomeudontcallme said:

C'mon. Do you really need help on this one? He's suggesting he may be able to operate better in the club if he went and relieved himself in his car.

Lammastide said:

i always thought it was:

BUT YOU COULDN'T CONCENTRATE
WHEN YOUR DICK'S SO HARD...

dawntreader said:

Yeah...I always thought that too

dawntreader said:

it is

I thought it was You couldn't concentrate when your dick saw her




I just hate to see an erection go to waste!

I've always thought it was dick so hard too...

but you couldn't concentrate when your dick saw her.


That's what I always heard.

>but you couldn't concentrate when your dick saw her.


That's what I always heard.<

Yep. Methinks that's the line. The eye of his penis saw the chick, and damn if he couldn't concentrate 'cause of it.

jtgillia said:

dawntreader said:

Me too.

dawntreader said:

Me three

garnis said:

me four !!!

What a nutty song.

a master funk song.i think that hornline,which is brilliant,was cretaed by eric after being influenced by cherry"(i think that's the title-i'm drunk)by Charlie Parker.I'll have to break out my cd's later to be sure.(*hiccup!*)

TRON said:

Even if it is not so, I want it to be this lyric.

It's definitely "when your dick saw her."

And this is definitely a kick-ass song.

Rock!
Rock!

FunkMistress said:

clappin my hands to the beat

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

@ your sig...

idontwannasay

I like how it goes into "ROckhard in a Funky Place " in the sign o the times movie after prince goes over to the side and solos in the break of "I could never take the place of your man"

FunkMistress said:

can you feel your coo-coo?!!

dawntreader said:

It is - Ive always thought that, Jeez - sounds a million times better than 'saw her' like, WTF?!?

and there is of course:
'...soaked in banana cologne,
no wonder ur all alone...
it's written all ova ur face,
ur just a-rock hard in a funky place'.

[This message was edited Mon Nov 10 10:33:29 PST 2003 by bananacologne]

bananacologne said:

i always smile when that part comes on!!

Excerpt from Eric's Chat at NPGMC:

Redbone: Hi Eric, Did you come up with the horn arrangement thats on "Rockhard In A Funky Place"? Peace!

ERIC LEEDS: Yes, Rockhard is mine. It's actually part of a composition of mine I played with my own group years ago called Pacemaker


Also, dicks don't have 'eyes'...

Jestyr said:

What about the 3rd eye? have u never heard of the one eyed trouser snake?

Too bad, because, Dick so hard is funnier. lol

I like where the song fades out, and you hear some feedback, and Prince Goes, "what kind of fuck ending was that?" lol

Handclapsfingasnapz said: