Between white and black, night and day black night seemed like the only way so i danced music late, nothing great no way to differentiate i took a chance. It was released on may 10, 1988 by paisley park records and warner bros. Anna stesia is a prime example of using sex and religion. Anna stesia is the fourth track on prince s tenth album lovesexy. Ending with god is love may be a final thought that we. Lovesexy is the tenth studio album by american recording artist prince. You are now following your former podomatic friends who have podcasts. Prince 4ever includes moonbeam levels a previously unreleased song originally recorded in 1982 during the 1999 sessions and later considered for the never released rave unto the joy fantastic album. Watch the video for anna stesia from princes lovesexy for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. New power, new power, give it to me oh, it need some bottom in here lay it on me everybody on the block say it is the best the most vital is what they say, more or less. Anna stesia come to me talk to me, ravish me liberate my mind maybe, maybe, maybe i could learn to love if i was just closer to somethin closer closer to your higher self i dont know closer to heaven maybe closer to god closer to god save me jesus, ive been a fool how could i forget that you are the rule you are my god, i am your child. Anna stesia, studio, original full recording featuring more music and lyrics. The lovesexy tour was a concert tour by american recording artist prince in 19881989 in.
Princes best entry in the dark night of the soul sweepstakes starts out as a piano ballad. Also worth a listen are eye no and glam slam the final track positivety is a great closer a great all round prince effort worth the money as the sound quality is brilliant and unlike the c. Anna stesia come 2 me, talk 2 me, ravish me liberate my mind tell me what u think of me, praise me, craze me out this space and time maybe, maybe, maybe i could learn 2 love i mean the right way, i mean the only way perhaps u could show me, baby anna stesia come 2 me, talk 2 me, ravish me liberate my mind maybe, maybe, maybe i could learn 2 love. I think it is such an amazing song, but maybe some people dont quite get i fully, what the message is. Records, a little over a year after princes previous studio album, sign o the times, which received critical praise and a grammy nomination for album of the year.
Anna stesia is like a dream thats too good to be true, a catalyst for his deepest desire and liberation, a fiery distraction from the biblical proverbs he believes. Anna stesia live from one nite alone tour 2002 youtube. Anna stesia come 2 me, talk 2 me, ravish me liberate my mind tell me what u think of me, praise me, craze me out this space and time. I think this play on words, the double meaning, is what makes it such a brilliant song. Heres my edited version of an article that appeared in popular music 1992 volume 1 by stan hawkins titled, prince. In 2002, a live version was included as the seventeenth and final track on the second disc of prince s first live release one nite alone. To celebrate the music of prince, we asked for your favorite songs. Anna stesia marks the end of the first half of the show, no more medleys and shortened versions, from here on its all lovesexy, positivity and full length versions. The title anna stesia is a wordplay on anesthesia, a temporary state of unconsciousness. An entire different post could be made here on the song itself, but ill. I also reversed that part at the end of darling nikki so i could hear it right way around. Prince has a strangely beautiful way of intertwining sex, religion and politics in his lyrics. The black album and lovesexy almost act as companion pieces, sharing the song when 2 r in love, but are nearly.
People and bad relationships can both be numbing, dark forces in your life, ya know. I made my own tracked version years and years ago when i still had a cd burner and a free program called cool edit. Anna stesia is the fourth track on princes tenth album lovesexy in 2002, a live version was included as the. In 2002, a live version was included as the seventeenth and final track on the second disc of princes first live. Anna stesia come to me, talk to me, ravish me liberate my mind tell me what you think of me, praise me, craze me out this space and time between white and black, night and day black night seemed like the only way so i danced, music late, nothing great no way to differentiate, i took a chance gregory looks just like a ghost then a beautiful girl.
Musically, it lovesexy is probably the most complex and unconventional body of work he prince has every produced. Anna stesia is the fourth track on princes tenth album lovesexy. Provided to youtube by warner records eye no, alphabet st. Anna stesia come 2 me, talk 2 me ravish me, liberate my mind, tell me what u think of me, praise me craze me, out this. Anna stesia sounds great, i cant tell you enough what a great soundboard this is. Prince vault, anna stesia is the fourth track on princes tenth album lovesexy. Anna stesia come 2 me talk 2 me, ravish me liberate my mind tell me what u think of me praise me, craze me out this space and time maybe, maybe, maybe i could learn 2 love i mean the right way, i mean the only way perhaps u could show me, baby show me, baby anna stesia come 2 me talk 2 me, ravish me liberate my mind maybe, maybe, maybe i. Prince tells us of a numbness, an escape from the emptiness of life. Bei dem vierten song anna stesia betreibt prince im songtitel ein wortspiel mit anaesthesia dt narkose. Lovesexy is the tenth full length studio album by prince. Anna stesia is the fourth track on princes tenth album lovesexy in 2002, a live version was included as the seventeenth and final track on the second disc of princes first live release one nite alone. This might be an age old question but why is lovesexy all. After i wrote this, i heard from p, reminding me of the lyrics from anna stesia.
Prince 4ever will also arrive with a 12page booklet of neverbeforeseen photos by. Have u ever been so lonely that u felt like u were the only one in this world. In 2002, a live version was included as the seventeenth and final. In 2002, a live version was included as the seventeenth and final track on the. I think that anna stesia is both a personrelationship and a drug anesthesia. Anna stesia come 2 me talk 2 me, ravish me liberate my mind tell me what u think of me. However, for me, as a mixedup thirteen year old back in 1988, it was a prayer like beckoning to get over myself and trust in the lord. Prince, anna stesia, unreleased studio version youtube.
Listen to songs by prince on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Anna stesia archives prince off the recordprince off the. Song information for anna stesia prince on allmusic. Gregory looks just like a ghost then a beautiful girl. It always bugged me not being able to skip to glam slam or anna stesia, or whatever. You take any one boy or girl anna stesia come to me, talk to me, ravish me liberate my mind tell me what you think of me, praise me, craze me out this space and time between white and black, night and day black night seemed like the only way so i danced, music late, nothing great no way to differentiate, i took a chance gregory looks just like a ghost then a beautiful girl the most wets her. Lovesexy was issued as a substitute record after the release of the infamous the black album had been suddenly cancelled.
The spiritual tone in it seems to want to test the black and white duality aspect of religion. Lyrics to anna stesia by prince the artist funk rock. Anna stesia is some hot chick that really delivers in the bedroom or anna stesia is the holy spiritjesus. It was released worldwide in may 1988, months after his previous album sign o the times as an artistic statement, the initial cd release of the album was not split into tracks, but was instead tracked as one single 45. The album was released on may 10, 1988 by paisley park records and warner bros. Anna stesia, track 4 and closer of side 1 of the record, can be considered one of the most complex songs prince has ever composed, when it comes to both musicality and lyricism. Anna stesia come 2 me, talk 2 me, ravish me liberate my mind tell me what u think of me, praise me, craze me out this space and time between white and black, night and day black night seemed like the only way so i danced music late, nothing great no way 2 differentiate i took a chance gregory looks just like a ghost then a beautiful. Anna stesia is the fourth track on princes tenth album lovesexy in 2002, a live version was. Weve changed podomatic friends to simply become followers of podcasts. Have u ever wanted 2 play with someone so much ud take any one boy or girl. A handful of tracks are worthwhile the sappy ballad when 2 r in love, the moving i wish u heaven, the weird psychedelia of anna stesia and glam slam, as well as the wonderful alphabet street but lovesexy is his weakest album since controversy.
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