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− | |introduction = '''Stimulation''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 8|8 September 1987]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. The track was mentioned in the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 22|22 September 1987]] script for [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], and was included as the second track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1988]] configuration of the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album. The track was remixed on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1988]], however (the same day as recording [[Elephants & Flowers]] and [[Still Would Stand All Time]]), and was included on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 27|27 November 1988]] configuration of the [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] album (along with [[Melody Cool]] and [[God Is Alive]], also from [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]). On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 3|3 September 1989]], [[Margie Cox]] recorded new lead vocals for the track at [[Paisley Park Studios]], potentially for the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, but her version, and [[Prince]]'s own, remain unreleased. [[Margie Cox]] has stated that the song may have been intended for another female vocalist, such as [[Carmen Electra]], but this has not been confirmed. | + | |introduction = '''Stimulation''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 8|8 September 1987]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. The track was mentioned in the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 22|22 September 1987]] script for [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], and was included as the second track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1988]] configuration of the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album. The track was remixed on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 6|6 October 1988]], however (the same day as recording [[Elephants & Flowers]] and [[Still Would Stand All Time]]), and was included on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 27|27 November 1988]] configuration of the [[Album: Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic|Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic]] album (along with [[Melody Cool]] and [[God Is Alive]], also from [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]). |
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+ | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 3|3 September 1989]], [[Margie Cox]] recorded new lead vocals for the track at [[Paisley Park Studios]], potentially for the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, but her version, and [[Prince]]'s own, remain unreleased. [[Margie Cox]] has stated that the song may have been intended for another female vocalist, such as [[Carmen Electra]], but this has not been confirmed. However, in the handwritten [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 2|2 December 1987]] version of the script for [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], the song is attributed to the Ruthie Washington character, initially to be played by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]. | ||
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+ | Lyrics to the song featured in the 1987 script read: | ||
+ | <blockquote> ''I just got fired from my job today''<br> | ||
+ | ''They had 2 let me go cuz I wanted more pay''<br> | ||
+ | ''I said that's OK. I got bigger dreams.''<br> | ||
+ | ''One day I'm gonna come back and buy this whole scene''<br> | ||
+ | ''My face is OK. My figure is pretty cool.''<br> | ||
+ | ''I just need something 2 better my mood.''<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | ''CHORUS''<br> | ||
+ | ''I need some Stimulation''v | ||
+ | ''I need a lover with a velvet touch.''<br> | ||
+ | ''Some oral masturbation.''<br> | ||
+ | ''I need a verbal rush.''<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | ''REFRAIN''<br> | ||
+ | ''If somebody just treat me nice, we could work out fine.''<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | ''Ain't had a lover since the 4th of July''<br> | ||
+ | ''Cursed the last one I had and made him cry''<br> | ||
+ | ''Police lookin' for my ID card''<br> | ||
+ | ''But they don't have 2 carry one, I guess it's 2 hard''<br> | ||
+ | ''My face is OK, My figure's pretty cool.''<br> | ||
+ | ''I just need something to better my mood...''<br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | ''Chorus/refrain''</blockquote><br> | ||
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