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Thread started 12/30/08 8:22pm

ehuffnsd

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Paula Abdul U

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Reply #1 posted 12/30/08 11:01pm

badujunkie

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great tune

didn't Prince write it?
I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #2 posted 12/31/08 9:10am

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badujunkie said:

great tune

didn't Prince write it?

Produced it as well.
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Reply #3 posted 12/31/08 9:43am

SoulAlive

This song has a long history.Prince wrote it in 1979 for the Rebels project.I'm sure many of you have that version on your bootlegs lol It was drastically reworked in 1990 for Paula Abdul.He also offered her the song "Don't Say U Love Me" and a few other tracks,but she only chose "U".
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Reply #4 posted 12/31/08 11:08am

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SoulAlive said:

This song has a long history.Prince wrote it in 1979 for the Rebels project.I'm sure many of you have that version on your bootlegs lol It was drastically reworked in 1990 for Paula Abdul.He also offered her the song "Don't Say U Love Me" and a few other tracks,but she only chose "U".


I love the 1979 version. Could be a hit still. By some american pseudo Punkrock band
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Reply #5 posted 12/31/08 11:14am

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SoulAlive said:

This song has a long history.Prince wrote it in 1979 for the Rebels project.I'm sure many of you have that version on your bootlegs lol It was drastically reworked in 1990 for Paula Abdul.He also offered her the song "Don't Say U Love Me" and a few other tracks,but she only chose "U".



not to be a nit-picker, but a couple of corrections....

the Paula Abdul version was re-worked in 1987 around the time he was putting together the Black Album.

Don't Say U Love Me was indeed written for Paula, but Martika snapped it up during their sessions together, so Prince offered up "U" instead.

Paula clearly got the better end of the deal.
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Reply #6 posted 12/31/08 11:31am

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errant said:

SoulAlive said:

This song has a long history.Prince wrote it in 1979 for the Rebels project.I'm sure many of you have that version on your bootlegs lol It was drastically reworked in 1990 for Paula Abdul.He also offered her the song "Don't Say U Love Me" and a few other tracks,but she only chose "U".



not to be a nit-picker, but a couple of corrections....

the Paula Abdul version was re-worked in 1987 around the time he was putting together the Black Album.

Don't Say U Love Me was indeed written for Paula, but Martika snapped it up during their sessions together, so Prince offered up "U" instead.

Paula clearly got the better end of the deal.


you're such a nit-picker. wink
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Reply #7 posted 12/31/08 11:34am

Sdldawn

that version, as well as the prince version.. are horrifying songs. lol

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Reply #8 posted 12/31/08 3:59pm

TotalAlisa

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i love the performance hate the song.
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Reply #9 posted 01/07/09 7:25pm

thesexofit

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Love the album, but "u", stealing the "everybody dance now" guitar riff, is quite intricate but quite dull aswell. The next track on the CD, filler "my foolish heart", was proof that Family Stand could do funky pop better then Prince at the time.
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Reply #10 posted 01/08/09 12:04am

kimrachell

paula is not a good singer, but i love her anyways! lol
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