I know this old, but it was never really answered... who really wrote the song Oh Sheila? Cuz when I was younger, whenever I heard the song, I always thought it was about Sheila E, and now that I'm older and listen to the words, it really does sound like Prince wrote it I found this version of Oh Sheila, with prince singing and it's good, but... was it a cover song or did he actually write the song and just gave it to ready for the world all after all?

And ain't Ready for the world a MPLS band?
One thing I remember about them is the jerry curls
[This message was edited Sun Mar 16 18:34:51 PST 2003 by DigitalLisa]

lisa can i play with your..."digital display" eheh

Prince did not write Oh fucking Sheila nor did he have anything to do with the song...case closed

Finess said:

Well now, he MIGHTA written a song called "Oh fucking Sheila" but I bet it's probably more autobiographical, and nothing like the song "Oh Sheila".

Just my guess there...
[This message was edited Sun Mar 16 18:47:46 PST 2003 by otan]

rftw--or, as uptowndeb once called 'em, "ready for the curl"...puhleeze!



and no, they're not from mpls. they definitely were workin the mpls sound, tho'.


jerri curl-free edit.
[This message was edited Sun Mar 16 19:02:19 PST 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

"Digital Display" is better than "Oh Sheila"...and RFTW was WHHHAAACK.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:[quote]rftw--or, as uptowndeb once called 'em, "ready for the curl"...puhleeze!

*** Thats what I'm saying...

DigitalLisa said:

RFTW is from Detroit, MI
THere is no such as Prince singin tht song, if u do i want u 2 put it up and link it! Please do!

There is one song I WISH Prince made 4 them and that was "Baby Let Me Love U" off of the 2nd album...damn i wish he made that!

DigitalLisa said:

rftw was from flint michigan but u right about it soundin like prince either wrote or produced it...or maybe melvin riley was just payin tribute on the down low lol

I don't think there really is a version of Prince singing this song,is there?

DavidEye said:

no there isnt

Actually,I found a remix of this song on winmx.com,its got Prince and Sheila mixed into it.
Also,I once read somewhere that the song was about Sheila E.,it said that one of the singers had a crush on her.I can't remember where I read it.

drummergirl said:

I remember reading that when Sheila E. first heard the song on the radio, she thought it was Prince singing about her!

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

ZOINKS!!! It's funny that you would remember that, fingasnapz!

I NEVER ever thought that Prince had anything to do with that song. If anything, it always seemed to me that the group or the lead singer anyway, was feeling Prince and the whole Minneapolis sound. Guess the closest he could get was a song about a girl named "Sheila." I personally, couldn't help but think it was a reference to Sheila E. Anyway, I think that if the song had been called "Oh, Shaniqua" no one would ever be linking it to Prince.

The 1st thing I thought when I 1st heard this song was:


"Damn. This sounds like a
cheap immitation of Prince."

From the prominent synthesizers to the "1999-like" drum machine use, to Melvin "oh, never could I in a million years ever really sound like Prince, but hey, we got a contract, Prince is the hottest thing now, so let's do our little immitition of him & his style of music & milk it for all it's worth!" Riley..

this group was in the right place at the right time, & their "Prince lite" music was, not surprisingly, a big hit.

For about 15 minutes.

Prince didn't write the Song&Shelia E. thought it was Written by Prince as tribute to Her or something along those lines.but anyway the matter at hand:like how Acts today are pushed into working with the Neptunes,Dr.Dre,Puffy,Darkchild,etc... well back in the day things haven't changed the Record Companys wanted what was happening&wanted Copy-Cat Success&they got it here.these Cats are from Flynt Michigan&were alright for the time period&actually had a little run they put out a few Albums&Melvoin Riley had a little Solo Career.they were catchy more than anything & i got a Greatest Hits on them&they were alright."Long Time Coming" was my Jam by them.

Finess said:

There is a version of Prince singing this song, and the version I have a solo prt with Sheila E playing percussion, that's why I asked the again... you can find it on Kazaa, it's called the ultimate mix
[This message was edited Mon Mar 17 12:09:32 PST 2003 by DigitalLisa]

the version you are talking about is the ULTIMIX version. it is ready for the world's "oh sheila" mixed with "too sexy" by sheila e. prince is NOT singing on this track, and has never sung on this track.

$.02.

--gm--

GeneMohawk said:

Yep "Too Sexy" is the Cut that Best Mirriors the Prince Influence on Ready For The World especially "Oh Shelia".the Beats are the Dead Give away there.

mltijchr said:

"prince lite"...i call it "canned prince".

RFTW was influenced by the MPLS sound 4 sho, but then again at that time who wasn't? RFTW deserve props for busting out of Flint with the hottest, self-produced, self-written and self-performed debut of the 80's. I remember when the album came in my weekly shipment (back in the days when I was in a DJ record pool) They had released two ballads (Deep Inside Your Love and Tonight) on their own Blue Lake label before signing with MCA release so I wasn't expect what I heard when I dropped the neddle on the wax. Digital Display, Human Toy, Oh Sheila, Ceramic Girl, I'm The One Who Loves You! WOW! That album was packed with Jams!