Prince’s estate have shared a previously unheard demo of ‘Do Me, Baby’ – you can listen to it below.The release coincides with the 40th anniversary celebrations of the original release of Prince’s fourth album from 1981, ‘Controversy’.The 1979 demo is a complete song, performed entirely by Prince with multiple overdubs.
The version is faster than the eventual album and live versions and without the ab-libs of the original song.You can listen to it here:A statement about the release explains: “’Do Me, Baby’” is best known as the centre-piece of 1981’s ‘Controversy’ album, but Prince first recorded the song years earlier.
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