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Thread started 02/27/02 1:18pm

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The Parade outtake, Heaven. A hit in the making.

Whenever people speak about the best ever out takes, it shocks me Heaven never gets a mention. Although its rough and demo like, I think a rework has number one written all over it.

Or am I mad!?
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Reply #1 posted 02/27/02 1:36pm

cntrvrsy

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nope, ur not mad.
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Reply #2 posted 02/27/02 1:45pm

starboy126

it's just a groove, not much of a song... like a mantra.
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Reply #3 posted 02/27/02 2:08pm

dawntreader

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I love it too !! Used to play it for hours...

(btw starboy looks kinda heavenly to me)
yes SIR!
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Reply #4 posted 02/27/02 2:27pm

littleman

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It is an absolute masterpiece, a stroke of genius. It actually sounds heavenly despite the sparse instrumentation. It's one of my favorite too.
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Reply #5 posted 02/27/02 2:37pm

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Hmmm... well, I guess that I will play Devil's advocate here. I think that if this song were ever 2 be released, it would have 2 go through an immense amount of reworking. It strikes me as more of a piece that Prince sort of rattled off and didn't give a lot of thought to. There are parts of it that are excellent, but most of the song isn't very appealing 2 me. It has the same kind of sparse instrumentation that u can find on "When Doves Cry," but I don't know if it would have the same kind of appeal. Then again, it is just a demo, so who knows. At any rate, I don't think that Prince would have a big hit on his hands with a finished and polished version of "Heaven." He'd probably just end up with a good song.
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Reply #6 posted 02/27/02 3:05pm

LadyCabDriver

COSIGN!!!! "Heaven" is a BRILLIANT song!! I'd want him to leave it just the way it was, honestly.
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Reply #7 posted 02/27/02 5:14pm

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"When U go....Oh Heaven!!
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Reply #8 posted 02/28/02 12:47am

DavidEye

"Heaven" has always been one of my favorites.Could you imagine if this song had been playing at the end of 'UTCM' instead of "Mountains"?
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Reply #9 posted 02/28/02 2:40am

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Heaven. GREAT lyrics, but the instrumentation is awsome. It is such a trip! Who needs drugs when they can play THIS?
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Reply #10 posted 02/28/02 8:07am

Handclapsfinga
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just got a copy of "heaven" on some bootleggage the other day....i'm hooked. i absolutely love that song!!! biggrin
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Reply #11 posted 03/01/02 12:03pm

GeMiNiSFuNkYJa
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could u burn me a copy? I'd pay. hhheehehehe
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