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Wally, where’d you get those glasses? Those are the freakiest glasses I’ve ever seen. Can I try ‘em on? 
Hi everyone, thanks for joining me for this final installment of the massive #PrinceTwitterThread series covering songs from the original SOTT release & vault tracks found on the #SOTTDELUXE. As always, major thx to @deejayumb and @EdgarKruize for spearheading this endeavor.
There have been so many excellent threads in this series, from regulars to new contributors. I value all of them as well as all of the readers of our tributes to Prince’s music.
So, here we are folks. Another #PrinceTwitterThread interlude. We have had wonderful threads about side 1 to 3 of the “Sign O’ The Times” album the past couple of days. Before we continue with side 4 I want to take a side step and talk about the 1987 tour for a while.
Or actually, to properly tell this story we need to go back to 1986 for a while. As during the final Prince and the Revolution tour songs from the “Sign O’ The Times” era started to surface live.
For instance the “Hot Thing” lyrics were already cited in Osaka and Yokohama in 1986, as mentioned by @Neo_Manifesto a few days ago.
OK, let's go ahead and do this #PrinceTwitterThread
Hello! My name is Zachary Hoskins (long-time #PrinceTwitterThread listener, first-time caller), and today it is my pleasure to talk about Side 3, Track 4 of #SOTTDeluxe: “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man.”
To begin, thanks so much to @deejayumb and @EdgarKruize for inviting me to participate. Every single thread so far has been a blast to read, and it’s an honor to be a part of this illustrious crew.
*If I Was Your Girlfriend*
And together we'll stare into silence
And we'll try to imagine
what it looks like
Yeah, we'll try to imagine what,
what silence looks like
Yeah, we'll try to imagine what silence looks like
Yeah, we'll try
#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE
And together we'll stare into silence
And we'll try to imagine
what it looks like
Yeah, we'll try to imagine what,
what silence looks like
Yeah, we'll try to imagine what silence looks like
Yeah, we'll try
#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE
Sit here w/ me for 2 minutes & listen to this heart achingly gorgeous instrumental intro...
Try to imagine what silence looks like ...
Try to imagine this amazing 2 minute segment from the NYE show forming the basis of an extended instrumental version on a 12”!
Try to imagine what silence looks like ...
Try to imagine this amazing 2 minute segment from the NYE show forming the basis of an extended instrumental version on a 12”!
Imagine it as a late hours jam B4 the love songs for that last slow dance!
I wish the Deluxe had contained a 🤯10 min instrumental of this!
A perfect mirror to 💜 the A side:
If I Was Your Girlfriend (IIWYG).
One of the greatest & most complex songs of all time!
I wish the Deluxe had contained a 🤯10 min instrumental of this!
A perfect mirror to 💜 the A side:
If I Was Your Girlfriend (IIWYG).
One of the greatest & most complex songs of all time!
Welcome to Disc 2 of Sign O’ the Times! Before I begin digging into this disc for the latest #PrinceTwitterThread, I just wanted to say thank you to @deejayumb & @EdgarKruize for spearheading the series & asking me to participate again. I am grateful & honored.
#SOTTDELUXE
#SOTTDELUXE
This particular thread is about the opening song on Sign O’ the Times’ 2nd disc, “U Got the Look.” As the 3rd single released, it was also the biggest pop hit off the album in the US, featuring Sheena Easton on backing vocals AND has a slammin’ music video (more on that later).
If you’re reading this thread, you’ve heard this song before. I’m going to share the “Long Look” version because it’s my favorite version of UGTL & it doesn’t drastically change what made the album version so fun.
Thanks to @deejayumb and @EdgarkKruize for inviting me to do this. This is my first ever Twitter thread so apologies in advance if anything goes wrong. I’m hear to talk about Prince’s ‘Slow Love’ from Sign o’ the Times. #SOTTDELUXE #PrinceTwitterThread.
One of the things that’s always fascinated me about Prince’s career is his co-written songs. We often talk about songs he wrote for other artists, and he famously covered a variety of other artists songs, but the co-written songs in his oeuvre are more rarely discussed.
But there are a number of them, from his first single, ‘Soft and Wet’, co-written written with Chris Moon…
So we got to the end of Side 1 & on Saturday — we’ll flip over to Side 2.
Tomorrow — we have a thread on Prince’s threads by @CasciTRitchie:
“Fashioning S☮️TT”
Today — check out:
*Casci’s Bio
*Round- Up of previous 🧵’s
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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#SOTTDELUXE
Tomorrow — we have a thread on Prince’s threads by @CasciTRitchie:
“Fashioning S☮️TT”
Today — check out:
*Casci’s Bio
*Round- Up of previous 🧵’s
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE
@CasciTRitchie
Independent Fashion Historian & Princeologist
Blog:
casciritchie.com
Staff Writer:
@screenqueenz
Programmer and Film Club Host:
@backseat_bingo
Recent Publications:
bloomsbury.com/uk/prince-and-…
Independent Fashion Historian & Princeologist
Blog:
casciritchie.com
Staff Writer:
@screenqueenz
Programmer and Film Club Host:
@backseat_bingo
Recent Publications:
bloomsbury.com/uk/prince-and-…
Day 1- @EdgarKruize gave us a glimpse into his magnifying MIND!
A detailed thread on various aspects of the #SOTTDELUXE Box Set which you won’t find anywhere else!
Magnificent!
A detailed thread on various aspects of the #SOTTDELUXE Box Set which you won’t find anywhere else!
Magnificent!
S☮️TT - (iii) - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Was The Dream Factory (DF) a ‘lost’ album?
Was it even an album?
Yesterday, I set out the 30+ year narrative about the path that led up to SOTT.
A narrative repeated on websites & in magazines.
#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE
Was The Dream Factory (DF) a ‘lost’ album?
Was it even an album?
Yesterday, I set out the 30+ year narrative about the path that led up to SOTT.
A narrative repeated on websites & in magazines.
#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE
A narrative repeated in fanzines, books, official podcasts, & the trusted @PrinceVault.
With such overwhelming support behind this narrative why would anyone dare to question it.
But is it fact or fiction?
Is it a questionable narrative created by fans, authors & journalists?
With such overwhelming support behind this narrative why would anyone dare to question it.
But is it fact or fiction?
Is it a questionable narrative created by fans, authors & journalists?
As my esteemed colleague & author @EdgarKruize said to me much of it depends upon the vantage point you choose.
“If your narrative is ‘Dream Factory was an album’, then all you’ll find is evidence towards that.”
I’m a difficult guy & so I chose a different narrative.
“If your narrative is ‘Dream Factory was an album’, then all you’ll find is evidence towards that.”
I’m a difficult guy & so I chose a different narrative.
S☮️TT - (ii) - The Dream.
Yesterday I dropped some real time heat on SOTT going back to 1987 & connections were made with the artwork & various themes including Wizard of Oz.
In this thread I am going to focus on the path leading up to SOTT.
#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE
Yesterday I dropped some real time heat on SOTT going back to 1987 & connections were made with the artwork & various themes including Wizard of Oz.
In this thread I am going to focus on the path leading up to SOTT.
#PrinceTwitterThread
#SOTTDELUXE
The path that led up to SOTT is a strange one in how it has been portrayed for 30+ years by fanzines & magazines.
It’s upheld a popular & an established narrative that has probably become a historical fact but much more on this tomorrow.
It’s upheld a popular & an established narrative that has probably become a historical fact but much more on this tomorrow.
It’s been said that SOTT is about a man going thru change - break up of The Revolution, failure of UTCM & the engagement & then break up with @susannahtwin.
P’s navigation through these changes were also reflected in his ever changing release schedule during this period.
P’s navigation through these changes were also reflected in his ever changing release schedule during this period.
This 3 part Introduction thread will focus on the path that led to the creation of SOTT.
It’s P’s richest & most fertile period & one of his most complex ones.
Perhaps also one of the most misunderstood.
It’s P’s richest & most fertile period & one of his most complex ones.
Perhaps also one of the most misunderstood.
The Deluxe Box Set is 🔥🔥🔥
I’m sure y’all have been enjoying it.
If you have not done so already - listen to/purchase the remastered Edition whilst reading these threads.
A beautiful but imperfect box set as indicated yesterday by @EdgarKruize.
open.spotify.com/album/2Uv3zad9…
I’m sure y’all have been enjoying it.
If you have not done so already - listen to/purchase the remastered Edition whilst reading these threads.
A beautiful but imperfect box set as indicated yesterday by @EdgarKruize.
open.spotify.com/album/2Uv3zad9…
Welcome to #PrinceTwitterThread series 4! Over the next couple of weeks @deejayUMB and myself will be hosting a massive series of 24 Sign O’ The Times themed threads, written by a team of Prince scholars that was recently dubbed ‘The Purple Avengers’. Kinda cool! #SOTTDELUXE
The threads will be split into multiple segments to give everybody the chance to catch up every couple of days. We’ll start with a general intro, and after that each side of the album will be examined. Every segment will also include a themed thread about clothing, art and more.
