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Another Lonely Christmas...A neglected possible hit ballad I personally LOVE the song Another Lonely Christmas and everytime I listen 2 it I think 'Why was this song never a hit??' Does any1 else agree with me, and why do U think it was never really brought in2 the public eye? "Where I come from, we don't let society tell us how it's supposed 2 B..." | |
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The crappy music,the phony lyrics? Honestly, this is one of the worst songs he ever recorded. (Then again, I'm one of the few true Jughead fans.) | |
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It was not neglected just not a top 40. A great, great song. Beautiful. | |
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diana7777 said: It was not neglected just not a top 40. A great, great song. Beautiful.
i agree 100%  Don't abuse children or else they turn out like me  | |
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It gets LOTS of play during Christmas on r&b stations. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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diana7777 said: It was not neglected just not a top 40. A great, great song. Beautiful.
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It wasn't over looked... It was over DONE. It's just too dramatic for my liking The music don't feel like it did with you ♥ | |
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Another Lonely Christmas is definitely one of P's best. he puts so much emotion in2 it, and the music, while it can be considered overdramatic, overcomes me sometimes (in the good way). Eye wonder if anybody realizes that Prince was wearing a bikini when he first performed Purple Rain... | |
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I rarely play it even though I love the song. Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U. | |
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It's a cool song, but so crazy melodramatic that it lacks authenticity. I just don't buy that he feels what he's singing. But, as melodrama goes, its fun. "What kind of fuck ending is that?" | |
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Love the big, sweeping sound to it. It's the lyrics that sort of take me out of the song, but I do like it. "I've always been a huge, huge, Prince fan. Studied the guy's music...Even to this day, no one in music to me has captured that sensibility where your mind goes to a different place. It was complex, it was three-dimensional the way he wrote." -Jamie Foxx | |
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Back in the day (late 84-85) it definitely had airplay, particularly with WGCI in Chicago. Back then, P's stuff was definitely on heavy rotation... | |
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I LOVE IT !!! | |
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it's a b-side and a christmas-themed song. it wouldn't have charted on the Hot 100 no matter how popular it was. |
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Is it true that someone told Prince a bunch of subjects/words and asked him as a little fun bet to make a song out of it and it was this song? | |
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I think it would have worked because a lot of the music that he released back then was very melodramtatic. I think it would have served well in Purple Rain itself and not just as a B-side. | |
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ElectricBlue said: Is it true that someone told Prince a bunch of subjects/words and asked him as a little fun bet to make a song out of it and it was this song?
I think that's "La, La, La, Hee, Hee, Hee" you're referring to. "What kind of fuck ending is that?" | |
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LOVE This song! To me, it is one of his most powerful ballads. | |
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As others here, I agree. I think what makes it stand out as a potential hit is the 'Christmas single' potential.
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One of his most underrated Bsides. The guitar work and drumming are excellent. 'tobacco is my vegetable'~ Frank Zappa | |
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I found the song online! Obviously I am not allowed to say where but I am so happy. It brought back a lot of memories listening to it again after all these years... | |
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kenlacam said: I found the song online! Obviously I am not allowed to say where but I am so happy. It brought back a lot of memories listening to it again after all these years...
The edited version is easy to find at any online retailer. It's the 12in version that's a bit hard to track down. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: It gets LOTS of play during Christmas on r&b stations.
Does it still? I remember it did back in the 80's. | |
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daPrettyman said: kenlacam said: I found the song online! Obviously I am not allowed to say where but I am so happy. It brought back a lot of memories listening to it again after all these years...
The edited version is easy to find at any online retailer. It's the 12in version that's a bit hard to track down. But worth the trouble! | |
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dannyd5050 said: daPrettyman said: It gets LOTS of play during Christmas on r&b stations.
Does it still? I remember it did back in the 80's. I hate when stations do that. 
They do it with Wham! too. Just cuz a song has the word Christmas in the title it doesn't make them Holiday Music. | |
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The 12in of this song is jamtasic! This has always been one of my favorites and I use to listen to it year round. It sounds like this was a "band song" like Power Fantasic. Does anybody know the background on this recording? Why do we scream at each other? | |
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Xtraordinary said: The 12in of this song is jamtasic! This has always been one of my favorites and I use to listen to it year round. It sounds like this was a "band song" like Power Fantasic. Does anybody know the background on this recording?
So is that Bobby actually on the drums?  I always wonder what songs he is actually playing on. This is a great song but one of the few that SHOULD be a B side. While I love the song, I don't know what album it would have worked on. | |
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not exactly the most fun xmas song, is it? Ludwig: You find yourself amusing, Blackadder.
Blackadder: I try not to fly in the face of public opinion. |
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dannyd5050 said: daPrettyman said: It gets LOTS of play during Christmas on r&b stations.
Does it still? I remember it did back in the 80's. Yep. It doesn't garner as much attention as The Temptions' "Silent Night", but it does get a lot of urban ac radio play. You must remember during Christmas time, there are so many different versions of the same songs, so stations have to find obscure tracks like this to break the monotony. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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johnart said: dannyd5050 said: Does it still? I remember it did back in the 80's. I hate when stations do that.
They do it with Wham! too. Just cuz a song has the word Christmas in the title it doesn't make them Holiday Music. Yes, it does (from a programmers point of view anyway). Sure, songs like "Another Lonely Christmas" and "Last Christmas" tell stories of what happened on Christmas. Therefore, making it a holiday song. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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