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George Clinton's "Erotic City" - When The Hell Did He Do This? The extra bassline went in
I heard that "Erotic City" was influenced by George, so its only giving that he take a stab at it himself,,,,and boy did it fit like a leather glove | |
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I believe around '86.
Scratch that, I'm reading 1994 but it sounds earlier lol [Edited 12/15/10 14:46pm] | |
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Soundtrack for some movie | |
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Yeah, he recorded it for the soundtrack for PCU which came out in '94.
Probably one of the best Prince covers, IMO.
[Edited 12/15/10 15:16pm] JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!! | |
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I hadn't seen/heard this. Thanks.
I seem to recall Prince in an interview saying he went to a George Clinton concert and afterwards went straight home that night and wrote Erotic City. | |
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Thanx for the info, its a kick cover indeed. | |
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PCU.
Facebook, I haz it - https://www.facebook.com/Nikster1969
Yer booteh maeks meh moodeh Differing opinions do not equal "hate" | |
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I've always hated this cover. It's not bad, but it's sooo like the original, which is... better. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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I love both versions thank you very much. | |
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As I've said before, I love the instrumentation of Erotic City, just not the lyrics. George Clinton's instrumental is the one I have. Haven't seen Prince's instrumental version anywhere. | |
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I don't care for profanity, but I can ignore it if I like the song. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Yeah one of the pay movie channels is currently showing it. I remember seeing this crazy movie back in 95 and i remember George breaking it down. Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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I can do that too...with some songs:) I'd rather not have those lyrics stuck in my head though. Although, needless (or needful) to say, I know what some of the lyrics are, so when I hear the instrumental, the lyrics are there in my head anyway, I just don't sing them. I guess I'd rather not hear them out loud. LOL. | |
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Dope cover, I'd never heard this before. Damn Itunes doesn't even have it . Where can I get it??? Lady Cab Driver is one of the greatest songs ever! | |
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I've had this since it was released. Love both versions, actually sound very similar to me. | |
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I used to think George originally did this track.
I don't like the bass patch on this version.
You're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam! | |
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Amazon's got plenty of copies....but it's not hard to find. And the 7:00 mix is better (Extended Sweat Mix)
Funk Is It's Own Reward | |
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There's also a great 94' version of Tear The Roof Off The Sucker on that mug | |
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yeah..that was coo too. Funk Is It's Own Reward | |
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By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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I never really got how Erotic City was supposed to be a GC inspired song, personally, but George does sound at ease doing a faithful rendition.
Kind of pointless, as it's a lot like Prince's version, but it sounds okay. My Legacy
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I've always loved George's cover of "Erotic City". Normally, I don't like it when artists do cover songs that were originally done by other artists (even Prince) . So for me to actually like it is a HUGE compliment! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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I'm totally with you.
And damn harley, you slept this one 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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