When Purple Rain came out and I discovered the b-sides and 12"
I forgot about my Rock/Metal past(4 a couple of years) and really got in2
80's funk,new funk or elektro funk..whatever they called it.
Here are some of my all time fav's,some clearly influenced by our man
others sounding really 80's .

- RFTW Baby,let me love you (Love you down was the hit but I still love this track more)
- General Kane Crack killed Applejack (all time fav,still play it a lot)
- General Kane Houseparty and Flashlight
- Jesse Johnson Lovestruck (and a lot of the whole CD)
- Jesse Johnson feat. Sly Stone Crazay (puts a smile on my face
- Chico Debarge Talk to me (love the beat,sounds like...
- Janet What have you done
- Georgio Sexappeal
- Bar-Kays Sexomatic
- RFTW Oh Sheila (obvious
- Morris Day Fishnet
- The Time Jungle love

I also loved some tracks from Da Krash(produced by Jesse,but can't find them).
I know a lot of these artists/songs are hated nowadays but I had so much fun with them.
Anyone knows other 80's funk I should know about?
[Edited 1/9/07 3:48am]

Other than songs "actually" performed by Prince . . .

"Dance Floor" -- Zapp
"Atomic Dog" -- George Clinton
"High Fashion" and "Mutiny" -- The Family
"Get It Up," "The Walk," "777-9311" -- The Time
"You and I," "Cold Blooded" -- Rick James
"A Love Bizarre (album version)" -- Sheila E.

Early Zapp and Roger Troutman are probably my faves (okay, I am not talking about P yet
Cameo's Alligator Woman, Flirt, Style, Single Life
The Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me etc.
Dazz Band - Let It Whip (Another one of my faves)
Dez Dickerson - Modernaire

Great stuff

Some fantastic 80's funk albums:

Rick James - Street Songs
Slave - Stone Jam
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
Cameo - Cameosis
The Time - What Time Is It?
The Brothers Johnson - Light Up The Night
Gap Band - Gap Band III
Zapp - Zapp
Steve Arrington's Hall Of Fame - Steve Arrington's Hall Of Fame I

Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
Ain't Gone Hurt Nobody - Brick
Slide - Slave
Glide - Pleasure
All of Jesse Johnson
All of The Time
Funkin for Jamaica, Thighs High - Tome Browne
Dazz Band
Cameo
And, I know The Ohio Players are mostly '70's but I have to give them an honerable mention

I wish we had an abundance of bands like this now-a-days

I thought about Cameo but I thought they wouldn't fit in my list,
because they have a style of their own and I didn't wanna compare them with Georgio

I sure check out Gap Band,Slave & Dazz Band.

Paisley4u said:

I forgot all about Georgio

speciallove said:

'77

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Thanks, I knew one of those songs had to be '70's.

Without a doubt, my favorite:

Gap Band - Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)