What do you guys think Computer Blue is about? I reckon it is about online dating websites.

"Until I meet the righteous one, computer blue."

Means until I meet someone good on the dating website, my computer might as well be blank - the Windows blue screen of death.

Could Prince have been thinking of the idea of online dating before anyone else way back in Purple Rain era??

the original working title of the song was "commodore 64 blues", so you're probably right.

The man is ahead of his time, but I don't think he can see into the future...but I have thought that too.

DaveDare79 said:

i wouldnt put it past him 4reals lol im surprised back in the day when he was all into the internet he didnt start up like a NPG personals or something. he would be the mod of that obviously.

Christopher said:

Cloudbuster said:

imagine his dating profile? goodness!


"free copy of emancipation with our date"

DaveDare79 said:

there's a saying 'careful what u wish 4'..

i bet she so righteous she could blow his whole world apart with a whisper

or save his lil bear cub butt completely

Christopher said:

Ouch!

DaveDare79 said:

Actually I think it is about the feeling you get when Windows gives up on you and shows the beautiful blue screen...

Christopher said:

lol - more likely to be "free copy of the Emancipation lyric book with our date", though

i thought he was saying he WAS a computer

a machine without real deep emotion and heart

until he finds someone

he be sad

Nvncible1 said:

i thought when he mentioned machine he was referrring to...you know...

Christopher said:

And Larry as chaperone.

actionthisday said:

There's a song by Kraftwerk that came out in 1980 called "Computer World" that is right on target! Talk about being dead on 26 years before the fact.

I thought 'Email.com' was the only one about computer dating!

You have to keep in mind that Computer Blue was recorded about twenty-three or so years ago. I don't know how familiar Prince or anyone else for that matter were aware of online dating and/or websites.

Nvncible1 said:

hm mayb, but being righteous isnt about emotions, it rises above them.

DaveDare79 said:

Could this be why he sings it in E harmony?

joseph8 said:

my Dad had that album! he played it in the car for me over and over and gave me a tape of it. LOVED IT!!!

i always thought that this song was about internet porn lol
"'till i find the ritious one, computer blue"
computer blue, as in blue movies. So until he finds someone real, he's gunna have to put up with internet porn

Babydubistzuschnell said:

Internet porn was way better in 1984.

ctrl-apple-reset...4 pr0n.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Is that a IIe?



See those big ol' disk drives, kids? That's when a floppy was a floppy, dammit!

FunkMistress said:

yep, that's a IIe. those were the good ol' days...big-assed floppy disks and them loud dot-matrix printers...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

chicka-chicka-chicka-reeeee! chicka-chicka-chicka-reeeee!

Anx said:

AMIGA forever

FunkMistress said:

NatePerk said:

I agree, was it even around then?

amg7 said:

lol.... NO! There was no web in the 80's for people to use for online dating...