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30 January 2007

Prince is performing at the Super bowl this year, and I am SO psyched. I know it'll be great no matter what songs he decides to play, but in my wicked little heart I like to think of all the songs he's got that would make the Janet Jackson incident look like a glimpse of ankle. Here are nine naughty songs I know we won't hear this weekend...→[More:]

Erotic City His best B-side ever. I remember hearing this on the radio, actually, because some DJs insisted he was saying "funk." Heh heh... no.

Loose!

Bob George This was an unusually dark song for Prince, and may be one reason he deep-sixed The Black Album.

Housequake This James-Brown-ish song is the mildest of the bunch.

Let's Pretend We're Married

P. Control (remix) Those who think female empowerment can't be funny (or funky) will be the ones most shocked by this, I think.

Vibrator Another really funny song, this one is sung by Vanity because it was recorded for the first Vanity 6 album, but then went unreleased.

Sister

Sexy MF Another James Brown homage, with an f-bomb built right into the chorus.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 07:28 | 20 comments

omg thank you

posted by rainbaby 30 January | 08:25

What!? No "Let Me Lick Your Pussy"?

posted by loquacious 30 January | 08:33

La la la, he he hee...

posted by Wolfdog 30 January | 08:37

Ween's Prince tributes are a whole 'nother post, loq.

Glad you like, rainbaby!

posted by BoringPostcards 30 January | 08:37

Okay. I'll contribute some goodness from my own secret stash of live Prince.

"Let's Go Crazy (Live in Atlanta - January 1985)"
- There's about two minutes of anticipatory crowd noise, but just be patient. And yes, BP, the Man was at the dearly departed Omni.

"Possessed (Live in Miami - April 1985)"
- This is so very James Brown, it almost hurts. And the bassline ... damn.

"Cream (Live in San Jose - April 2004)"
- From Prince's mid-show acoustic set ... just him, his guitar and an audience right in the palm of his hand.

posted by grabbingsand 30 January | 08:48

Oh, COOL grabbingsand! Thanks!!

I've always regretted that I never got to see him play live. Listening to "Let's Go Crazy" now, it's weird to think it was recorded a few hundred yards from where I'm sitting right now.

posted by BoringPostcards 30 January | 08:56

Hasn't Prince become a religious adherent and banned naughty music from his environs?

posted by asok 30 January | 09:00

That's what they say, but then so many weird rumors surround Prince, who can really tell?

posted by BoringPostcards 30 January | 09:02

And one more for good measure ...

"Controversy (Live in San Jose - April 2004)"
- Eight and a half minutes, including pieces of "A Love Bizarre" and "Housequake."

And Prince has been quite loyal to his own brand of faith for years. He's a Jehovah's Witness, after all.

posted by grabbingsand 30 January | 09:05

Thanks for these live tracks, I've been unduly excited, as well.

posted by omiewise 30 January | 09:41

How can you forget Darling Nicki and If I Was Your Girlfriend?

I grew up down the road from Prince (not where he grew up but where he had one of his homes in Chanhassen).

I've seen him in concert many times but the absolute best show was at Paisley Park in 97. I was less than 5 feet away from him the entire show. He is one sexy short man. Creepy but sexy.

posted by Lola_G 30 January | 10:31

I heard he's gonna do a sexed-up version of The Super Bowl Shuffle.

posted by Hellbient 30 January | 10:33

How can you forget Darling Nicki and If I Was Your Girlfriend?

I didn't forget 'em; nine just seemed like plenty. :)

posted by BoringPostcards 30 January | 10:42

I heard Better Than Ezra cover Sexy MF on the Mall in DC during Clinton's second inaugural festival. Awesome.

posted by mrmoonpie 30 January | 11:02

Thanks so much, guys! Woooo!

Also: we won't be hearing Gett Off, either.

posted by Specklet 30 January | 12:18

So who's gonna guarantee he'll show up on time? The fellow does like to wait till the last minute to arrive, I'm told.

Why do we musicians have to be such freakazoids?

posted by bunnyfire 30 January | 12:48

Reputation for naughtiness + reputation for tardiness = cardiac arrest for at least Super Bowl TV execs. (And if he's dangerous enough, next year's halftime entertainment will be Rich Little)

posted by wendell 30 January | 13:16

I heard he's gonna do a sexed-up version of The Super Bowl Shuffle

In skin-tight, ass-less football pants.

I'm not here to start no trouble, *UNH*
I'm just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle
*AaAh UUUNNNHHHH!!!!*

posted by jrossi4r 30 January | 13:34

Also: we won't be hearing Gett Off, either.

Which is terribly unfortunate, particularly since the network is using "Gett Off"'s introductory "whaaaa-OW!" screech right in the middle of their commercial.

posted by grabbingsand 30 January | 21:57

*regrettably predicts de-balled performance*

posted by kirkaracha 31 January | 00:30

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