https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 20:51:28 +0000 Wed, 26 May 2021 19:56:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6084 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=58250&title=prince-erotic-city#58250 Author: AdvprosD
Subject: 6084
Posted: 26 May 2021 at 7:56pm

I've been discussing a number of songs that contain censurable content with another DJ pal of mine lately. This song obviously came up as one that you'd have a hard time
getting away with playing it on the radio in its original form. I know TM Century had a lot of songs they cleaned up for radio versions, but I don't see this one.

I suppose anyone that actually did play it on the radio most likely had someone clean it up for them? I also know that I have a copy of "The B Sides" somewhere in a crate
that I still haven't found yet. I also remember that if a group was willing to allow Erotic City at their function, they didn't want it cleaned up. The same goes for the
obnoxiously club oriented Pu**y Control. I can't say I ever heard that one played on the radio, ever!

]]> Wed, 26 May 2021 19:56:31 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=58250&title=prince-erotic-city#58250 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45863&title=prince-erotic-city#45863 Author: aaronk
Subject: 6084
Posted: 09 July 2016 at 8:31am

True, but in the video, she still clearly sings the line "we can f--k until the dawn" (or "funk").]]> Sat, 09 Jul 2016 08:31:19 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45863&title=prince-erotic-city#45863 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45862&title=prince-erotic-city#45862 Author: JFive
Subject: 6084
Posted: 09 July 2016 at 8:23am

Decent point, Aaron. Sheila E doesn't curse on any of
her records, if I recall. Other than the N word on one
of her songs, that is.]]> Sat, 09 Jul 2016 08:23:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45862&title=prince-erotic-city#45862 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45861&title=prince-erotic-city#45861 Author: aaronk
Subject: 6084
Posted: 09 July 2016 at 8:21am

The single version on the 45 was edited from the 12" version.

Regarding the lyrics, I never heard about Prince changing the lyrics in
concert in recent years. It did prompt me to look for any videos of live
performances, and I stumbled upon this one by Sheila E:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TMfAXjoqDks

Don't know when it was filmed, but it looks like the '80s. The camera is
zoomed pretty close when she sings the chorus, and you can definitely
hear and see that she is not singing the F word in that line. To me, it
sounds like "thoughts of pretty u and me."]]> Sat, 09 Jul 2016 08:21:24 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45861&title=prince-erotic-city#45861 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45859&title=prince-erotic-city#45859 Author: JL328
Subject: 6084
Posted: 09 July 2016 at 4:07am

JFive wrote: I have a custom edit that follows the formula of the edited (for length) version from 'The Hits/The B-Sides'. It runs around 3:54 and has a WHACK sound in place of the expletives. Funk and F--k are both removed, like the Z100 edit. I made it BEFORE Sheila E put the uncertainty regarding the lyrics to rest. She said that she says FUNK, Prince says the F-word. No idea where "thoughts of pretty you and me" came from. If anyone wants a copy of this, let me know.

This post caught my eye. Just curious what
you mean when you say the version on "The Hits/The B Sides" was edited
for length. The version on that disc matches the version that was the B-
side to "Let's Go Crazy." Since this song was never on a parent album,
what version was the single version edited from? The 12 inch dance mix?

Edited by JL328]]> Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:07:11 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45859&title=prince-erotic-city#45859 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45856&title=prince-erotic-city#45856 Author: JFive
Subject: 6084
Posted: 08 July 2016 at 10:32pm

In more recent years, Prince had replaced the F word
with "love" in concerts on the rare occasions he
performed it. "Love so pretty u and me" is one of those
lines he replaced the original with. If it wasn't an
expletive from the get-go, he would've just left it as
"thoughts of pretty u and me". This has been a debate
for a while, but I was under the impression that this
was settled within the past 5-10 years.]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:32:59 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45856&title=prince-erotic-city#45856 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45853&title=prince-erotic-city#45853 Author: aaronk
Subject: 6084
Posted: 07 July 2016 at 10:57pm

"Thoughts of pretty u and me" is a different line in the chorus. What Sheila E. is most likely referring to is that during the chorus she sings "we can funk," but during the third verse Prince sings this same line but uses the "f" word instead.

Edited by aaronk]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:57:07 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45853&title=prince-erotic-city#45853 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45851&title=prince-erotic-city#45851 Author: JFive
Subject: 6084
Posted: 07 July 2016 at 7:47pm

I have a custom edit that follows the formula of the
edited (for length) version from 'The Hits/The B-Sides'.
It runs around 3:54 and has a WHACK sound in place of
the expletives. Funk and F--k are both removed, like the
Z100 edit. I made it BEFORE Sheila E put the uncertainty
regarding the lyrics to rest. She said that she says
FUNK, Prince says the F-word. No idea where "thoughts of
pretty you and me" came from. If anyone wants a copy of
this, let me know.]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2016 19:47:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=45851&title=prince-erotic-city#45851 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=29205&title=prince-erotic-city#29205 Author: Jody Thornton
Subject: 6084
Posted: 09 February 2011 at 10:10am

eriejwg wrote: Since a few of us here DJ at weddings, has anyone tried modern day custom edits for "Erotic City?"

I can email you mine if you want? All I did were the "f-bombs"; nothing else.
]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:10:17 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=29205&title=prince-erotic-city#29205 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=29202&title=prince-erotic-city#29202 Author: aaronk
Subject: 6084
Posted: 09 February 2011 at 12:18am

I have my own edit, but I rarely play it at weddings.]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:18:39 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6084&PID=29202&title=prince-erotic-city#29202