GangstaFam said:

no no no - you guys can keep him!

BananaCologne said:

I was thinking more like...NSFW

http://www.thebestofhairy...000023.jpg

jthad1129 said:

ditto x2

For whatever it's worth, you can currently buy "Black Sweat" and "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" through RealPlayer...not the Rhapsody rent-a-tune subscription fee boo-sheet, just click on "Music Store" I think it says if you have the free RealPlayer, then search for those songs individually and unless there's some magically beneficial spyware in my computer allowing me to have special access, you too should be able to buy these two songs!

It's in sucky real audio format, but hey it's better than WMA anyway. I guess. It sounds better, to me, anyway.

I bought 'em both on Friday evening, much to my surprise. I don't usually use RealPlayer, but I had just downloaded some audio shows from NPR that are in the real audio format, so I downloaded the free RealPlayer, et voila. Kismet!

When does Black Sweat get added to MTV AND VH1, so we can see it in rotation?
Anyone got the word yet????

NPD313 said:

I'm wonndering the same thing. I want to try and get in contact with Universal to see what's up with the promotion. Universal has got to do the right thing with Prince.

purplecam said:

Universal's press release said "mid-February"

Universaluv said:

Cool but it's going to be hard to be patient. This song is too great to pass up!

When will 'Black Sweat' be available on NPGmusicclub? Or iTunes? Does anyone know?
I wanna get it on my iPod, I love this track!

BT11 said:

Supposedly itunes tomorrow. Or whatever "digitally available 2/7" means

As good as the new songs are, WE are his core audience and we have to be willing to make some calls to radio stations, MTV, etc. It's not just gonna happen because Universal makes it happen. For 3121 to be a hit, fans will have to step up.

MarcelJ said:

There it is right there. It's supposed to hit radio tomorrow. We need to see who's playing it and blow up their signals requesting it. The same with TRL and 106th and Park. If Madonna can have Hung Up go to #1 on TRL, Black Sweat can and should definetly do the same.

i feel like last week, the org was electric with the buzz for black sweat. and now it feels like the buzz has shifted all the way to fury instead. not sure if this is a good thing, just feels like the wind has already been taken out of black sweat's sail.

any word on radio play, etc?

but for the first time , i really feel like i dont care if it is a "hit", because im a huge fan of the song.

newpower99 said:

"Black Sweat" [clean] and "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" are now available on Napster!

DwainTex said:

Also, now found them on iTunes...But, I had to search for "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" to get them to show up...together!

DwainTex said:

I found them both, but it says that they are not yet available in the US!
[Edited 2/6/06 20:28pm]

they're listed as no longer available now on iTunes for some reason, but I'm sure they'll go up again soon..

MarcelJ said:

Were they available earlier?

just tried on itunes
search on :

Beautiful, Loved & Blessed

$1.98 for the 2 songs

....I got the "availablity of this item has changed" message


hopefully will be available at midnight (20 minutes)

newpower99 said:

Does the "Clean" stipulation next to "Black Sweat" indicate that there will be a dirty version?

Moonbeam said:

I assume there is a longer album version....notice the running time of Black Sweat , 3:12 hes really obsessed with this

newpower99 said:

You know, I've felt the song ends too abruptly. Now I may know why!

newpower99 said:

still gives the "availablity of this item has changed" message...
I also just received the apple new releases email for iTunes and noticed that Prince was absent on the list. Doh!

newpower99 said:

I don't see either song on iTunes

Alexandernvrmind said:

just search under "black sweat" or "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed"

Jhasten said:

thanks I did that earlier and the tunes did not come up...just did it and they suddenly appeared

I can see it, I can prview it, but I can't buy it...

Maybe at midnight?

Black Sweat is available for .99 cents at Real Networks. I'm waitin' for iTunes...

RTShin said:

just tried ... not yet ...