“Did U ever feel that life was like lookin’ 4 a penny
In a large room with no light?
A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations
That aren’t right”

it is:

“Did U ever feel that life was like lookin’ 4 a penny
In a large room with no light?
A SOPHISTICATED, MASS-PRODUCED CACOPHONY in no-win situations
That aren’t right”

Give it a listen again, i assure u this is correct…plus it makes lyrical sense.

GOD BLESS US COZ WE PHONKY!
Philly!

Love,
Trash Bats

Just got Back from Montreux ; this is one of the most important Jazz Festival ; Prince came there in 2007 for an Impromtu FUNKY show ;
THis time he he was more in a JAZZ mood ; Line up was SOLID REnato Nato Was like a fish in the sea delivering insane solos , John Blackwell
was in transe an Rhonda is definitly the Sheila E of Bass .

Prince is defintly plannng a DVD ( Lots of camera )

1rst Show : due at 7pm the show started around 8:00
lots of a rare tracks ( empty Room , somewhere here on earth , I love u but i don’t trust you anymore ) revisited classics ( Little red corvette as a second track with a mesmerising jam with the audience , lots of ballads ( the trio Insatiable , scandalous , the beautiful ones , nothing compares 2 u that he now plays just as often as Purple rain
a large place was made dor Renato , john an rhonda to express
YES the man has lined up the best musicians he’s bee working with this last 10 years ( Morris Hayes came at the end of the 1rst Show and did the opening of the second one . The Show stopped at 9:30 … Yes it’s a little short but i couldn’t help to think that Prince was nervous for it was material that he kew but he tried a lot a new things and this was probably very demanding ; of course he played an extended version of In a large room with no light ( the singing was fluid and amazing )

It seems that he realised that the crowd was a little surprised and the 2 nd show was more of a crowd pleaser adding tracks like Peach , When you were Mine ; hte best part being that stomping version of all the Critics love u in….MONTREUX mashed up with Housequake ( the crowd really went nuts on this one ; Since he played nothing compares to u , he ended up this one with Purple rain ( honestly he should now reserve it to stadium prformances coz the response is not as spectacular in a smal venue )

Prince is never were u expect him to be and that what make him so unique .

Now they talk about 3 concerts at the mythic OLYMPIA in Paris Next Week .it still have to be confirmed
Come and See .

I think some may listen and focus to the chops and musicianship rather than the overall songs message or spirit so apparent and wonderful in the original.

What a great release though this new version. Just a great subject of comparison of what made Prince and his collaborators, his contemporaries at that time so brilliant.
Thank you Prince.

On another tip – was this new version also a subtle jab at Wendy & Lisa over their revealing recent interviews? And or, Susannah & Eric with the Family 2.0? I know he’s cool with Sheila, but Wendy & Lisa said nothing destructive against Prince, rather are probably the most honest up front ladies and one can respect that. Susannah and Eric with St. Paul are making better music than Prince these days.

Tsk, tsk. Very lame if thats the case.

~LoveSexxy~

MUSGRAVE – I totally second that. Wonderful A$$ is one of my all time favorites and all I have a bad quality version that I downloaded from an unknown site. There is just something about that song that makes me…

This morning I put on CD 7, started cheking my e-mails, making coffee, etc. and while track 4 started playing (In A Large Room With No Light) Doc Funkenberry’s message appeared on my facebook newsfeed :
Prince has just given 1 of his classic unreleased songs to the festival :
IN A LARGE ROOM WITH NO LIGHT !!!

I haven’t been able 2 get this spooky “Purple Coincidence” out of my mind all day long ! Out of 300 unreleased songs and Lord-knows-how-many released ones, WHY is THAT VERY SONG playing on my stereo at exactly the same time I’m reading about this revamped version ?

By the way PRINCE : I’ve always LOVED the original (with Wendy and the totally sweet & very funny Lisa singing in the background) and I’ve just fallen in love with the new one too… Can’t wait 2 hear it LIVE !!!

this on top of his goons sending letters to W&L telling them to quit talking about him in interviews has me about done with his ass this week.