Gett Off single (1991)
Forget the Bird, the Walk and the Housequake, we have a new dance commercial and it’s called the Horny Pony. A cartoon sex dance for those who found Le Grind too subtle. The song was elbowed from Diamonds and Pearls to make room for Gett Off but its hoofmarks were left all over the album. It’s mentioned in Push, crossed out on the back cover tracklisting and Jughead is introduced as its second take. Horny Pony gets just as stoopid as its twinned brother-in-goof but being a b-side (and lacking Tony M) stops it from receiving Jughead’s same ire. You also can’t hate on a song that’s responsible for the careers of both Timbaland and Ginuwine (they debuted with a song about a horny pony five years later). Prince had a pony obsession in the few years leading up to 1990. Along with mentions in Alphabet St, Le Grind and The Future, it’s also the title of at least three vault tracks from around then and his Graffiti Bridge mane was surely inspired by the Hasbro My Little Pony toys. Maybe he was dropping hints for Santa? Somebody shoulda ran and told his mama about that!