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eriejwg 
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 Posted: 08 February 2011 at 9:18pm |
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Since a few of us here DJ at weddings, has anyone tried modern day custom edits for "Erotic City?"
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eric_a
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Posted: 08 February 2011 at 10:00pm |
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Back in the '90s, Promo Only put out a big library of for mobile DJs. I never owned the set, but I seem to recall it including a clean edit of EC, probably something created inhouse.
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aaronk
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Posted: 09 February 2011 at 12:18am |
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I have my own edit, but I rarely play it at weddings.
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Jody Thornton
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Posted: 09 February 2011 at 10:10am |
I can email you mine if you want? All I did were the "f-bombs"; nothing else. |
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Jody Thornton (Richmond Hill, Ontario) |
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JFive
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Posted: 07 July 2016 at 7:47pm |
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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. |
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aaronk
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Posted: 07 July 2016 at 10:57pm |
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"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.
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JFive
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Posted: 08 July 2016 at 10:32pm |
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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. |
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JL328
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Posted: 09 July 2016 at 4:07am |
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 |
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aaronk
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Posted: 09 July 2016 at 8:21am |
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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." |
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JFive
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Posted: 09 July 2016 at 8:23am |
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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. |
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