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I'm pretty sure it's going to be another rough day at work, so I'm starting the day off right. With Prince!

I made an iTunes playlist called Ultimate Batman. Let's explore...

Back in 1989, Tim Burton presented a reimaging of the Batman franchise. As with Burton's other films, Danny Elfman created the score to the film, but the "Soundtrack" was a new album by Prince. I was so inpired by the sound of this album. It's very dark for a Prince album, only to be out-darked by Graffiti Bridge. Just about every song on the album has one or more soundbytes from the movie integrated in to the song. I just love that.

The Future
Yellow Smiley offers me X
Like he's drinking seven up
I would rather drink 6 razor blades
Razor blades from a paper cup
He can't understand, I say 2 tough
It's just that I've seen the future
And boy it's rough

Electric Chair
I love this song. When I was in high school, I wanted to start a band, just so we could play this song, ok and Smells Like Teen Spirit. I should try to record a cover.

The Arms of Orion
Duet with Sheena Easton! Yay! Whenever I hear this, I sing Prince's part and Sheena accompanies me.

Partyman
"Rules and regulations - no place in his nation"
I think there's a CD single of this one. I want it.

Vicki Waiting
Trust
Lemon Crush

The Scandalous Sex Suite (The Crime, The Passion, The Rapture)
For Ultimate Batman, I replaced the original Scandalous with the epic, 20-minute version. There's a lot of Kim Bassinger making weird noises in this version. At this time, Prince and Kim were dating, and as with all of Prince's other dates, she thought she was on the cusp of a recording career. Ha ha. Fail.

Batdance
This song is a hot mess and I love it for that. It seems like what happened here is Prince took all of his outtakes from the album, and made a fun mix of them. I guess it works.
"Hey Ducky, let me stick the 7-inch in the computer."

200 Balloons
Outtake that appears on the Batdance single. It's not the best Prince song, but it fits in seamlessly with songs like Trust and Lemon Crush. I would have left it in.

Sex
This song is funky as hell. The full title is actually SEX ("THE 80'S ARE OVER AND THE TIME HAS COME 4 MONOGAMY AND TRUST"). How bout that...

Dance with the Devil
I just rememebered this song this morning. I wikipedia'd it today. Turns out this was supposed to close the album, but Prince thought it was too dark and replaced it with Batdance. It is really dark. A very minimal beat with lots of soundbytes of Jack Nicholson saying Joker-y things.

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In the summer of 1989, my family and I went to Europe for three weeks. We mostly stayed in an apartment in Amsterdam, but we also took day trips to Germany and England. We had a rental car and did a lot of driving. For most of our travel time, I listened to the Batman soundtrack incessantly. I have the entire album very memorized, and whenever I hear anything from it, I can't help but to sing along.

Good mornin'!

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Date: 2010-11-12 05:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] titoagogo.livejournal.com
I need to put you in a room with my sister's ex-boyfriend so the both of you can just "prince out".

Date: 2010-11-13 02:27 am (UTC)
ext_646489: (happy at All American Grill)
From: [identity profile] goodolmike.livejournal.com
I love, love, love talking about Prince!

Date: 2010-11-12 06:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bittrlittlebear.livejournal.com
BatDance is on the Jukebox at Pecs. Just so you know.

Date: 2010-11-13 02:26 am (UTC)
ext_646489: (queen!)
From: [identity profile] goodolmike.livejournal.com
Batman party at Pecs!
How often do you guys go there? I want to go on a quiet night some time.

Date: 2010-11-13 11:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bittrlittlebear.livejournal.com
We haven't been going much lately, but Mondays are usually quiet and fun. Brian works inside so we can take over the jukebox.

Date: 2010-11-12 10:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] andybr.livejournal.com
Ive never seen any of the Batman movies...but I did catch 10 minutes of Halle Berry's Catwoman on late TV and wish I hadn't...
Kim Basinger...now there is a dame who could make this bear turn in circles...

Date: 2010-11-13 02:28 am (UTC)
ext_646489: (fire sauce)
From: [identity profile] goodolmike.livejournal.com
I was never really in to chicks, but I suppose I thought she was pretty smokin' back in the day.

"Gentlemen. Let's broaden our minds, Laurence!"

Date: 2010-11-13 03:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] caestus.livejournal.com
"Think about the future ...the future ...the future..."
ext_646489: (camping)
From: [identity profile] goodolmike.livejournal.com
Omg, yay! You're my new favorite person! :)

Date: 2010-11-13 04:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rckdjbear.livejournal.com
I'm from New Jersey. Around the same time that the Prince Album was released (and the Movie); SIX FLAGS in New Jersey's GREAT ADVENTURE, had just installed the BATMAN Ride. While waiting up to Two Hours to Ride 'Batman', you heard 'ELECTRIC CHAIR' in a constant loop while waiting in the que lines...it was almost maddening.

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