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this one is super-tough.

1. u got the look
2. ballad of dorothy parker
3. sign o the times
4. i could never take the place of your man
5. if i was your girlfriend
6. play in the sunshine
7. adore
8. housequake
9. strange relationship
10. starfish and coffee
11. the cross
12. forever in my life
13. hot thing
14. slow love
15. it
16. its gonna be a beautiful night

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree w/ 1 and 16, but Housequake needs to get a helluva lot further up than 8.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe i could see putting housequake as 6, and booting down 6 and 7 to 7 and 8.

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

keeping in mind this is one of my favorite albums ever.

1. ballad of dorothy parker
2. forever in my life
3. housequake
4. u got the look
5. strange relationship
6. it
7. i could never take the place of your man
8. if i was your girlfriend
9. hot thing
10. adore
11. sign o the times
12. starfish and coffee
13. play in the sunshine
14. the cross
15. its gonna be a beautiful night
16. slow love

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"Slow Love" way too low on both lists

haha Matos see if ya can stay away from this thread...!

― Paul (scifisoul), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

i only really dislike "beautiful night", and sometimes "it".

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

1. Adore
2. Housequake
3. Ballad of Dorothy Parker
4. If I Was Your Girlfriend
5. Starfish & Coffee
6. Slow Love
7. It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
8. U Got the Look
9. Hot Thing
10. Sign O' the Times
11. Strange Relationship
12. Forever in My Life
13. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
14. It
15. The Cross
16. Play in the Sunshine

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmmm, keeping in mind that this is a scale of 16 to 1, where 16 is good and 1 is really really really great, I would say:

1. Strange Relationship
2. U Got the Look
3. Ballad of Dorothy Parker
4. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
5. Housequake
6. Adore
7. Play In the Sunshine
8. If I Was Your Girlfriend
9. Hot Thing
10. Starfish and Coffee
11. It's Gonna Be Beautiful Night
12. Slow Love
13. The Cross
14. Forever in My Life
15. It
16. Sign o the Times

1 and 16 were easy for me, most of the rest was tough. It pains me to see some of these listed "low" on the list, but shit, that doesn't mean they're bad.

― Scott CE (Scott CE), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

For me, a different ranking for every mood.

At the small-town high school football game I was covering Friday night, the pompom dance team did their halftime thing to "U Got the Look." Talk about your heck-a-slammin'!

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

this is a pretty great idea. I don't think I've seen a thread like this for any other albums, has it been done before? it'd be pretty interesting to tabulate the averages after a bunch of people post their lists.

1. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
2. If I Was Your Girlfriend
3. Adore
4. Sign O' the Times
5. The Cross
6. Starfish & Coffee
7. Ballad of Dorothy Parker
8. Strange Relationship
9. Slow Love
10. Housequake
11. U Got the Look
12. It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
13. Forever in My Life
14. Hot Thing
15. Play in the Sunshine
16. It

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

1. If I Was Your Girlfriend
2. Forever In My Life
15. It
16. Slow Love

3 thru 14 are interchangeable.

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah "Forever in my life" and "...Girlfriend" would top my list.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm curious why everybody's so down (at least relatively) on "It." Maybe I just like really defensively horny songs.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

i used to do this with friends at my store - ive started threads like this for scott 4 and for velvet underground - s/t. i think its a really fun thing to do, too.

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

"It" doesn't work. The arrangement is really blah and uninspired compared to the rest of the album (with the exception of the predictable, overblown theatrics of "Slow Love", which is why that song is ranked lower) and the vocals aren't so much sexy as they are "I AM IN PAIN; PLEASE TAKE MY TORTURED SOUL TO A BETTER LAND OF DAFFODILS AND SERAPHIM". It's also lyrically the worst song on the album and it's fast enought to be an uptempo dance number but the beat is plodding and kills the momentum by being precisely the wrong type of martial stomp.

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe I just like really defensively horny songs.

especially with all kinds of Wiley E. Coyote sound-effects incorporated.

x-post "I AM IN PAIN; PLEASE TAKE MY TORTURED SOUL TO A BETTER LAND OF DAFFODILS AND SERAPHIM" totally captures the appeal for me. Thanks!

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

(Actually, "It" is my 16 and "Slow Love" is 15. I don't know what I was thinking before.)

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:51 (twenty-one years ago)

man I'm totally going to tabulate the votes for this if more than a dozen people post lists.

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)

im glad you like the thread so much, al.

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

1. the cross
2. starfish and coffee
3. i could never take the place of your man
4. sign o the times
5. forever in my life
6. hot thing
7. if i was your girlfriend
8. u got the look
9. play in the sunshine
10. housequake
11. slow love
12. its gonna be a beautiful night
13. strange relationship
14. ballad of dorothy parker
15. adore
16. it

but really, it's all pretty great

― Loose Translation: Sexy Dancer (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm surprised at the relative lack of love Adore and Slow Love are getting (Dan yr wrong about Slow Love but I love you anyway).

I'm also surprised that so many people like Play in the Sunshine.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

thank you, sexy dancer, for showing "the cross" some love. i was starting to worry about you people.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

sexy dancer! beautiful night > dorothy parker????? wtf???? explain yrself!

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

1. ballad of dorothy parker
2. if i was your girlfriend
3. u got the look
4. housequake
5. starfish and coffee
6. hot thing
7. i could never take the place of your man
8. it
9. slow love
10. play in the sunshine
11. sign o the times
12. adore
13. strange relationship
14. the cross
15. forever in my life
16. its gonna be a beautiful night

― tricky (disco stu), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

i dig the spacemen 3 too much to say no to the cross
i like sheila e's too-loud rap over prince's lit. erection, but like i said it all rules.

― Loose Translation: Sexy Dancer (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I like Beautiful Night too, even the telephone rap. It's live Prince funkin' out, what's not to like?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

"the cross" was in my top 3 or 4 a year or two ago. itll probably get back there... among the top 12 or so, theres usually a big turnover. usually, "u got the look" and "dorothy p" are still on top, though. god damn, "u got the look" is just fucking exhilarating in this way that few songs are.

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

It's live Prince funkin' out, what's not to like?
ehhhhhhhhhh... i dunno. his funk is rarely as good as his pop. excepted, OF COURSE, are all of dirty mind and "erotic city" and "soft and wet".

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, as I look at the tracklist "It" is the only song I can't bring to mind. I have no idea what it sounds like, it's made no impression on me. The rest of the album I know like the back of my hand. Funny.

"Play in the Sunshine" is great, totally stuffed to the gills. "Drummer drummer! Do your thing!"

― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

The only song I flat out don't like on SOTT is "Slow Love." "Gonna Be A Beautiful Night" is a bit long but has great parts. Everything else I love love love.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I think that if "Adore" wasn't on the album I would have a much higher opinion of "Slow Love". But yeah, every song on the album does have something amazing to recommend it.

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

(re: Play in the Sunshine)

Yeah, but it's also the only song where the drum programming sticks out to me as totally cheesy. I try to ignore it but it keeps drawing attention to its silly self.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

is that undoubtedly a drum machine? could it just be a triggered or electric set?

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

The worst thing about "Slow Love" is that it has a stupid title. Hey it's a slow song, and it's called "Slow Love"! He could have done better.

― Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I think that if "Adore" wasn't on the album I would have a much higher opinion of "Slow Love".

OTM. "Slow Love" just sounds like a genre exercise in comparison.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, but it's also the only song where the drum programming sticks out to me as totally cheesy.

Dude, "It"!

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

"Slow Love" has a pretty memorable melody, I think. It's still in the bottom half of my list, but I like it.

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

is that undoubtedly a drum machine

It is undoubtedly a drum machine.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, but it's also the only song where the drum programming sticks out to me as totally cheesy.
Dude, "It"!

Ha, 'It' doesn't stick in my head either, I can't even remember what it sounds like. I'll have to listen tonight.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:45 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah - "it" is sparse, and not in a good way. it sounds like the song only took him like 2 minutes to come up with and record and mix, and not in a good way. its pretty cheesy, and not in a good way.

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

everything on SOTT is in a good way

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm even starting to turn around on "Slow Love" when I think about it out of context. The only reason I get antsy during it when listening to the album is I want to jump to a really godly track.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:48 (twenty-one years ago)

The other big problem that "Slow Love" faces is that it's followed by the infinitely superior "Hot Thing" and you kind of want the draggy self-indulgent nonsense to end so that you can get to the bumpin', flame-hot self-indulgent goodness.

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

u r all slow love mentalists

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

YOU'RE the one who's knocking "Play In The Sunshine", Glass-House-Man.

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I would just like to give a shout-out to the movie. It took me a while to realize the whole thing was lip-synched. There's one moment where Prince starts doing this crabwalk with his legs on the ground with his arms spinning punch-style over his chest (is there an actual term for this move?). The only time I wish I was short is when I see Prince.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

wait - what movie is this?

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Sign O' The Times! It's a concert film of the majority of the album (released briefly in theatres but still available on video, not sure about DVD). They filmed it live and then Prince demanded they redo it to the backing track. It's really over-staged (no audience) compared to Prince & The Revolution - Live! but still jaw-dropping.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

um. what the fuck? under what rock have i been?

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I wasn't aware of it until Matos' book.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Skipping 100 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

Okay parts two and three of that Susan Rogers interview:

http://daddyrockstar.tumblr.com/post/44079621006/susan-rogers-on-princes-sign-o-the-times-part-2-of

http://daddyrockstar.tumblr.com/post/44236225279/susan-rogers-on-princes-sign-o-the-times-part-3-of

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 March 2013 15:30 (twelve years ago)

“U Got The Look” was also tracked at Sunset Sound. We spent much longer on it than usual–several days rather than the typical 24 hours it took Prince to track, overdub and mix a song. I recall that it was tracked over the Thanksgiving weekend. We had planned to take Thanksgiving Day off but we were in the middle of the Sign O’ The Times album and stopping momentum was not easily done. The thing I remember most about Sheena’s visit was that when Prince asked her if she’d like to take a minute and warm up vocally, she replied that she was always warm vocally.

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

― ARE YOU HIRING A NANNY OR A SHAMAN (Phil D.), Friday, 8 March 2013 15:57 (twelve years ago)

"I'm warmed up already. LET'S GET TO RAMMIN'."

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 March 2013 16:03 (twelve years ago)

Judged purely on my emotional response to each song, as the whole album is an unseparatable thing:

a. Starfish and Coffee
b. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
c. Housequake
d. Sign "O" the Times
e. It
f. The Cross
g. Hot Thing
h. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
i. Adore
j. U Got the Look
k. Play in the Sunshine
l. If I Was Your Girlfriend
m. It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
n. Strange Relationship
o. Forever in My Life
p. Slow Love

― @GracieLoPan #fyi (Display Name (this cannot be changed):), Friday, 8 March 2013 17:11 (twelve years ago)

anti-"it" sentiment in this thread is the worst

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 8 March 2013 17:15 (twelve years ago)

not really, "It" is terrible

― "Bellini." (DJP), Friday, 8 March 2013 17:19 (twelve years ago)

I was pretty sure we had agreed to accept my rankings as gospel truth on this, so I'm siding with BradNelson on this, but I recognize the senior Senator from Massachusetts' objection to disgusting fleshneed ew ugh

― @GracieLoPan #fyi (Display Name (this cannot be changed):), Friday, 8 March 2013 17:23 (twelve years ago)

I still stand by this:

1. If I Was Your Girlfriend
2. Forever In My Life
3. Adore
4. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
5. Housequake
6. Hot Thing
7. Strange Relationship
8. Play In The Sunshine
9. Starfish & Coffee
10. The Cross
11. Sign O' The Times
12. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
13. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
14. U Got The Look
15. Slow Love
16. It

― "Bellini." (DJP), Friday, 8 March 2013 17:27 (twelve years ago)

"it" is sometimes my favorite prince song

the sound of that drum

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 8 March 2013 17:31 (twelve years ago)

the cluster of synth notes

wtf is wrong with this

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 8 March 2013 17:31 (twelve years ago)

it's lazy, stagnant and the synth sounds don't work well together

― "Bellini." (DJP), Friday, 8 March 2013 17:35 (twelve years ago)

01. If I Was Your Girlfriend
02. Housequake
03. Adore
04. Play in the Sunshine
05. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
06. U Got the Look
07. It
08. Hot Thing
09. Forever in My Life
10. Sign o’ the Times
11. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
12. Starfish & Coffee
13. It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
14. The Cross
15. Slow Love
16. Strange Relationship

I'd rank "Play in the Sunshine" a lot lower now and "Slow Love" a little higher, but otherwise mostly g2g.

― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Friday, 8 March 2013 17:58 (twelve years ago)

the guitar solo in "It" comes out of nowhere – it's like a thunderclap.

― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 March 2013 18:28 (twelve years ago)

Just played this today so thought I'd join in.

1. If I Was Your Girlfriend
2. The Cross
3. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
4. Starfish & Coffee
5. Sign O' the Times
6. Slow Love
7. Strange Relationship
8. Play in the Sunshine
9. Ballad of Dorothy Parker
10. Housequake
11. U Got the Look
12. It
13. Adore
14. Hot Thing
15. Forever in My Life
16. It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

I'm not sure what it all means when the person who has the most similar taste to me is Geir?

― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 08:06 (twelve years ago)

1. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
2. If I Was Your Girlfriend
3. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
4. Strange Relationship
5. Hot Thing
6. Starfish & Coffee
7. Sign O' the Times
8. U Got the Look
9. Housequake
10. Play in the Sunshine
11. Forever in My Life
12. It
13. The Cross
14. Adore
15. Slow Love
16. It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 10:17 (twelve years ago)

three years pass...

1. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
2. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
3. Strange Relationship
4. Housequake
5. Adore
6. If I Was Your Girlfriend
7. Play in the Sunshine
8. Sign O' The Times
9. U Got the Look
10. Starfish & Coffee
11. Slow Love
12. The Cross
13. Forever In My Life
14. Hot Thing
15. It
16. It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Nihgt

This was fucking impossible. Tracks 1-12 are bonafide 10/10 classics. I guess Side 2 is slightly better than Side 1, but It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night takes up so much of it. Anyway--definitely the best Prince album and probably the best album of the '80s.

― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Saturday, 23 April 2016 16:47 (nine years ago)

1. Adore
2. Play in the Sunshine
3. If I Was Your Girlfriend
4. Housequake
5. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
6. U Got the Look
7. Sign O' the Times
8. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
9. The Cross
10. Strange Relationship
11. Starfish & Coffee
12. Forever In My Life
13. It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
14. It
15. Slow Love
16. Hot Thing

Something like that. Adore is pretty much my favourite Prince track.

― jmm, Saturday, 23 April 2016 17:23 (nine years ago)

two weeks pass...

'It' rules, what the hell is wrong with everyone!?

― But... could you imagine a formation in your lemonade? Ho! (Turrican), Sunday, 8 May 2016 17:54 (nine years ago)

i'm p sure i'd put the title track at 16.

― dynamicinterface, Sunday, 8 May 2016 18:01 (nine years ago)

It is great, but there are lots of better tracks on the record. The one "too low" i have from my two weeks ago list is "Hot Thing," which is an incredible groove.

― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Sunday, 8 May 2016 18:04 (nine years ago)

Too many folks ranking 'It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night' too low, too... it's one of my favourite tracks on it! Maybe I'm just a sucker for Prince's extended funk jambs.

― But... could you imagine a formation in your lemonade? Ho! (Turrican), Sunday, 8 May 2016 18:08 (nine years ago)

Gonna Be a Beautiful Night suffers from the way the album was mixed for me--sounds a bit muffled, doesn't capture the energy of the live show. The movie version is awesome, but it's weirdly flat and way too long for me on the record.

― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Sunday, 8 May 2016 18:18 (nine years ago)

oh we oh we oh

― dynamicinterface, Sunday, 8 May 2016 18:33 (nine years ago)

Squirrel meat!!!

― scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Sunday, 8 May 2016 19:06 (nine years ago)

oh we oh we oh

Original lyric in The Wizard Of Oz was "All we own, we owe."

― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 8 May 2016 19:27 (nine years ago)

There's also an Edward Lear quote in the song

― scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Sunday, 8 May 2016 20:00 (nine years ago)

I fucking love 'Hot Thing'... that bass synth!

― But... could you imagine a formation in your lemonade? Ho! (Turrican), Sunday, 8 May 2016 20:37 (nine years ago)

1. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
2. U Got The Look
3. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
4. Strange Relationship
5. The Cross
6. Hot Thing
7. It
8. Slow Love
9. Housequake
10. If I Was Your Girlfriend
11. Play In The Sunshine
12. Sign O' The Times
13. Starfish and Coffee
14. Adore
15. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
16. Forever In My Life

― But... could you imagine a formation in your lemonade? Ho! (Turrican), Monday, 9 May 2016 21:36 (nine years ago)

I like them all but even for a lavish double album three last songs is too many imo, spoils/drags out the last side a lot.

― albvivertine, Monday, 9 May 2016 22:01 (nine years ago)

Side 3 is easily the best side of the lot, IMO.

― But... could you imagine a formation in your lemonade? Ho! (Turrican), Monday, 9 May 2016 22:07 (nine years ago)

man I hate 'slow love'. what a skipper. blech.

― akm, Monday, 9 May 2016 22:44 (nine years ago)

shut up already

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 May 2016 23:03 (nine years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/v/DRgnbtePzYE&fs=1&hl=en

― Old Familiar Toonces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 9 May 2016 23:12 (nine years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRgnbtePzYE

― Old Familiar Toonces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 9 May 2016 23:13 (nine years ago)

the last show he did here in sf (an aftershow from 2-4am) he jammed on hot thing for ike 20 minutes it was dope.

― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 9 May 2016 23:19 (nine years ago)

slow love on the live boots from the lovesexy tour is much better than the album version. i didnt like the song until i heard that.

― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 9 May 2016 23:20 (nine years ago)

Is there any particularly good Lovesexy tour boot? Ppl keep mentioning how amazing those shows were.

― albvivertine, Monday, 9 May 2016 23:40 (nine years ago)

Paris July 8; Milan July 19 are both v good
Both r on City Lights Vol. 7 boot

― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 10 May 2016 00:23 (nine years ago)

I gotta admit, the part in 'Play In The Sunshine' where he's all "DRUMMER! DO YOUR THING!" brings such a huge smile to my face knowing it's essentially a command to himself!

― But... could you imagine a formation in your lemonade? Ho! (Turrican), Wednesday, 11 May 2016 20:38 (nine years ago)

xxp there are some bootlegs floating around the youtubes of the Dortmund stop of the Lovesexy tour

― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 11 May 2016 20:42 (nine years ago)

1. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
2. If I Was Your Girlfriend
3. Adore
4. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
5. U Got the Look
6. Strange Relationship
7. It
8. Starfish & Coffee
9. Housequake
10. Hot Thing
11. Sign O' the Times
12. Slow Love
13. The Cross
14. It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
15. Forever In My Life
16. Play in the Sunshine

― bunny slopes, Thursday, 12 May 2016 05:38 (nine years ago)

if i was your girlfriend
i could never take the place of your man
the cross
housequake
starfish and coffee
the ballad of dorothy parker
strange relationship
sign o the times
it's gonna be a beautiful night
play in the sunshine
u got the look
hot thing
it
slow love
forever in my life
adore

― flappy bird, Thursday, 12 May 2016 05:40 (nine years ago)

Thanks ppl! X-posts

― albvivertine, Thursday, 12 May 2016 06:10 (nine years ago)

eight years pass...

Totally dropped the ball on this, but for Black Friday, you could've gotten the new super deluxe set for $50 at Prince's official website's store. (Someone said his cost about $65 after shipping and taxes.) By far the cheapest price I've seen, basically less than half of retail. It's now back up to $75 before shipping and taxes which to tbf is still an excellent price and still close to half off retail.

― birdistheword, Wednesday, 4 December 2024 03:10 (one year ago)

(the 8CD + 1 DVD edition that is)

― birdistheword, Wednesday, 4 December 2024 03:15 (one year ago)

Sale is back for one day only!

Sign O' The Times 8 CD/1 DVD - $51

https://store.prince.com/product/5Q...per-deluxe-edition-8cd-1-dvd?cp=103229_103233

FYI shipping will be at least $10 (more if you want it by Christmas), but still an incredible deal, by far the cheapest price I've seen.

― birdistheword, Tuesday, 10 December 2024 22:12 (one year ago)

For some reason that link isn't working, but just go into the store and search for it. It's even listed under the sale section but they buried it rather than putting it on top.

― birdistheword, Tuesday, 10 December 2024 22:14 (one year ago)

ten months pass...

I didn't realize they had handwritten lyrics from this album on display at the Minneapolis airport.

― birdistheword, Monday, 27 October 2025 05:00 (two months ago)

they have “Dorothy Parker” just stuck in a Perspex standee? I hope it’s a facsimile.

― assert (matttkkkk), Monday, 27 October 2025 08:32 (two months ago)

Ha call it paranoia after the Louvre incident but I just had the same thought.

― piscesx, Monday, 27 October 2025 14:00 (two months ago)

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