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Reply #990 posted 01/23/10 2:19pm

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brocklynn said:


I figured out what song it reminded me of!


oh, god, you're right.

ewww.
[Edited 1/23/10 14:19pm]
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Reply #991 posted 01/23/10 2:19pm

Marrk

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MIRvmn said:

It's one of the worst Prince songs I've heard. I Prince can do much better than this


Can he?

He's only as good as he is right now, or he's as good as his last song. in other words, an embarrassment to himself.
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Reply #992 posted 01/23/10 2:21pm

babynoz

2elijah said:

cborgman said:



granted.

i'd bet money he goes into stubborn mode on this one though. he won't make changes because that would be admitting that everyone is right about the song.

writers are generally like that. i can't tell you how many writers have asked me to look over their scripts and to be honest, then gotten stubborn and locked down when i tell them the truth. thank god i don't have that kind of ego about my stuff. i'm actually the opposite. compliments make me uncomfortable, and i mostly want to hear criticism.




Well, seeing how the reaction was to the song publically, maybe he might put his stubborness on the shelf, and make a few changes.


Well he told Tavis that he doesn't mind criticism when he can learn something from it, so I've given my suggestions. lol

I'm laughing at 2freaky for suggesting the song will end his career...it won't significantly impact his standing with the GP one way or the other. lol
Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #993 posted 01/23/10 2:31pm

babynoz

cborgman said:

brocklynn said:


I figured out what song it reminded me of!


oh, god, you're right.

ewww.
[Edited 1/23/10 14:19pm]


Ha! That's the exact tune of our school song that I mentioned earlier in the thread..."Earlington Heights we loooove youuuu" lol
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Reply #994 posted 01/23/10 2:31pm

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cborgman said:

Nothinbutjoy said:

Again, I'm all about fairness.

I listened to the full version. it's not the nails on chalkboard that the snippet is. The only reason I listened to the song after hearing the snippet is because it's Prince and honestly I wanted to know was it as utterly cringeworthy as it appeared.

It is Prince's version of a team anthem, a demo of Prince's version of a team anthem. Tweak that demo and it would be alright.

Not my cup o' tea and hopefully a genre that Prince reeeeeally thinks twice before he ventures into it again.


same here. i listened to the full vesion and said that it isn't as bad in context.

if he speeds it up, changes some of the silly lyrics, and gives it a bigger sound, it could be good.

but i doubt he will. he's probably going to go into his stubborn mode.




The lyrics themselves are a bit silly, but, for me, coupling them with the layered circus-y music and the "rock n roll" in the background, just pushes it past silly into cringyworthy. I don't see the song being about Jesus, but it is a little hymn-like in its tempo and desire to be an "anthem". Yes, he says the "walking on water" line, but seeing it in context, to me, he's saying the warriors (athletes) are larger than life, god-like. Very "grrrr" in Prince lingo.

Oh good grief! I feel the urge to TOTALLY dissect and analyze every tiny feature of this song. I'm not going to spend any more time or energy. lol

Final input from me on this. (Because I know ya'll can't live without it lol )

*It's not totally without merit.

*It should not have been released in it's current form.

*Tweaked to take into the account the intended audience (Which yes, we all know Prince could care less than to conform to his audience) it would be a song the Vikings Team and fans can be motivated by.
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Reply #995 posted 01/23/10 2:35pm

Marrk

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babynoz said:



I'm laughing at 2freaky for suggesting the song will end his career...it won't significantly impact his standing with the GP one way or the other. lol


He has one?

He pops up once in awhile on TV for the general public, does something lazy, formulaic and uninteresting, then becomes invisible and forgotten again.

The GP don't like Prince, only his dwindling hardcore do.
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Reply #996 posted 01/23/10 2:35pm

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cborgman said:

brocklynn said:


I figured out what song it reminded me of!


oh, god, you're right.

ewww.


Nah... It reminds me more of this...



neutral
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Reply #997 posted 01/23/10 2:39pm

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GirlBrother said:

cborgman said:



oh, god, you're right.

ewww.


Nah... It reminds me more of this...



neutral


ooooh, you are gonna get fam-flamed for that one.

giggle

association aside, tomorrow is a waaaaay more effective fight song. the historical context coupled with the power of it of it is what makes it so creepy.


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Reply #998 posted 01/23/10 2:42pm

Paris9748430

Marrk said:



The GP don't like Prince, only his dwindling hardcore do.


Is that why his last 4 albums debuted at the top 3, including his 1st ever debut at #1???

Is that why he played the Superbowl Halftime Show???

Is that why he's won 3 Grammys since '04???

Why would this be making so much news if the General Public didn't like him???

Enough with the fucking hyperbole.

It's just a corny little song that people are gonna forget about in a month.
JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!!
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Reply #999 posted 01/23/10 2:47pm

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GirlBrother said:

cborgman said:



oh, god, you're right.

ewww.


Nah... It reminds me more of this...



neutral



I'm the old man in that clip.
The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything.
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Reply #1000 posted 01/23/10 2:55pm

Mars23

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Post 1000!
Studies have shown the ass crack of the average Prince fan to be abnormally large. This explains the ease and frequency of their panties bunching up in it.
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Reply #1001 posted 01/23/10 2:56pm

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lazycrockett said:

GirlBrother said:



Nah... It reminds me more of this...



neutral



I'm the old man in that clip.


and you've never looked better smile
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Reply #1002 posted 01/23/10 2:58pm

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^Bored and disinterested, gets all the boys at the bars. biggrin
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Reply #1003 posted 01/23/10 3:00pm

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Paris9748430 said:

Marrk said:



The GP don't like Prince, only his dwindling hardcore do.


Is that why his last 4 albums debuted at the top 3, including his 1st ever debut at #1???

Is that why he played the Superbowl Halftime Show???

Is that why he's won 3 Grammys since '04???

Why would this be making so much news if the General Public didn't like him???

Enough with the fucking hyperbole.

It's just a corny little song that people are gonna forget about in a month.


In turn, His hardcore bought them, then they sunk without trace, as is the norm for him now.

They were running out of classic acts for the Superbowl, Prince wanted publicity. Simple as that. what he served up was Prince-by-numbers, lapped up bt the masses sure, but it was pretty crap in hindsight.

Grammy's. He should have won dozens back in the day, the fact Future Baby Mama could almost unbelievably win a Grammy in this day and age says alot about how dire a situation the industry is in. "thanks for still being around Prince, sorry we passed on you when you were truly great, but you can have a tinpot now"

Wouldn't have made it to a b-side once upon a time.

The new 'song'/auditory assault/dirge? It might be making news in your sheltered part of the World, outside the States? nope.

Don't expect you to agree, don't want you to. It's just how i see it, is all.

cheers.

shrug
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Reply #1004 posted 01/23/10 3:10pm

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MantuaPharoah said:

Here's what makes this such a bad situation.

We're all fans of Prince. Sure, he's released bad/strange music before that we ALL thought was terrible. Wedding Feast to some, Jughead to many, Animal Kingdom to most... and many many others.

But what makes this song different is the fact that with those songs, we knew that they wouldn't be listened to by the masses anyway! Only us hardcore people would comment, and then move on to our favorites on the album, or on to other albums that we were fans of.

But this "failure of a song" is nationwide. Talk shows, sports shows, radio shows, etc. Everyone is commenting, and it's bad.

I understand what he was trying to do, but like many of us realize, Prince was misguided... perhaps by his own ego again... and had no one there to put him in check.

We don't want our boy with this bad press. That's what makes this song such an EPIC failure, unlike the others that we could dislike in private.

I've read almost ALL of the comments on here over the past couple of days. Some are funny. Some are true. Some are beating a dead horse. But my take is that I feel bad because I hate having to hear others speak poorly of Prince, on such a national level.

I kinda wonder how he'll recover. I see this as a long lasting "purple stain".


AMEN! Maybe he could do a different arrangement with real Keyboards and Organ and voice like in Lets Go Crazy instead of Falsetto!!! Those keys in the original sound like a cheap Casio you buy at a Pawn Shop! eek
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Reply #1005 posted 01/23/10 3:11pm

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GirlBrother said:

cborgman said:



oh, god, you're right.

ewww.


Nah... It reminds me more of this...



neutral


Totally!
"We've never been able to pull off a funk number"

"That's becuase we're soulless auttomatons"
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Reply #1006 posted 01/23/10 3:14pm

babynoz

Marrk said:

babynoz said:



I'm laughing at 2freaky for suggesting the song will end his career...it won't significantly impact his standing with the GP one way or the other. lol


He has one?

He pops up once in awhile on TV for the general public, does something lazy, formulaic and uninteresting, then becomes invisible and forgotten again.

The GP don't like Prince, only his dwindling hardcore do.


Yeah, he has one. To most of the GP he's the odd but talented "artist formerly known as" who did Purple Rain.

I get lots of Princey feedback from people...they ask me about him because one of my goofy coworkers thought it would be funny to tell everybody that I know him. lol

This won't impact him any more than any of the other out of the ordinary things he's done.
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Reply #1007 posted 01/23/10 3:15pm

Paris9748430

Marrk said:


In turn, His hardcore bought them, then they sunk without trace, as is the norm for him now.



Isn't it like that for every classic act???

With the exception of U2 and Springsteen.
JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!!
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Reply #1008 posted 01/23/10 3:15pm

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I just listened to it again. You know, the exact same song might not be half as bad if a real band that knows how to do proper fist pumping anthems would have done it. (I'm picturing Cheap Trick here - they wrote the book on this.) But Prince of course has to do his standard Prince production with his childish little synth bits and flute sounds - not to mention his cute little falsetto voice. The dude is just such a flake. Thinking he should cook this up for FOOTBALL fans. How out of touch can you be? disbelief
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Reply #1009 posted 01/23/10 3:17pm

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popgodazipa said:

after listening to it...for the 5 time...I get it. He screwed it up with the cheesy my first Casio keyboard sound. Definitely needs to fire his background singers....If he hired a bunch of guys with low baritones and more bass in their voice it would be just fine. But as it stands, it's....well you know neutral


Wow, thats the same thing I was thinking with that Casio keyboard sound, from a artist that has Millions! wink
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Reply #1010 posted 01/23/10 3:18pm

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psychodelicide said:

FunkiestOne said:

The "Vikings" haven't said anything. The spokesperson for the team said they love it and he/she is being polite.


lol That's what I've been saying all along. The Vikings are just saying they love it to be polite and to not hurt Prince's feelings. I'm sure they aren't too wild about the song either. lol


lol
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Reply #1011 posted 01/23/10 3:19pm

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Astasheiks said:

psychodelicide said:



lol That's what I've been saying all along. The Vikings are just saying they love it to be polite and to not hurt Prince's feelings. I'm sure they aren't too wild about the song either. lol


lol


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Reply #1012 posted 01/23/10 3:21pm

Astasheiks

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stickassfunk said:

FUCK ME this is Shit.


lol
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Reply #1013 posted 01/23/10 3:22pm

prb

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psychodelicide said:

Astasheiks said:



lol


giggle

i love your sig Nancy giggle
seems that i was busy doing something close to nothing, but different than the day before music beret
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Reply #1014 posted 01/23/10 3:22pm

babynoz

cborgman said:



i really think it would have been a lot cooler if he had done something more along the energy of let's go crazy to whip a crowd up. this is like she gave her angels with a less depressing story.
[Edited 1/23/10 14:00pm]


They played the song on our local news last night and the anchor said the same thing. I still can't believe they played it on our local news. eek
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Reply #1015 posted 01/23/10 3:24pm

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abigail05 said:

I just listened to it again. You know, the exact same song might not be half as bad if a real band that knows how to do proper fist pumping anthems would have done it. (I'm picturing Cheap Trick here - they wrote the book on this.) But Prince of course has to do his standard Prince production with his childish little synth bits and flute sounds - not to mention his cute little falsetto voice. The dude is just such a flake. Thinking he should cook this up for FOOTBALL fans. How out of touch can you be? disbelief
[Edited 1/23/10 15:18pm]



Who said it is supposed to be a stadium anthem? Prince is a genius beyond the comprehension of many low brow consumers so if it is loss on the knuckle dragging muscially illiterate majority, so be it. No one rocks like Prince - no one.
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Reply #1016 posted 01/23/10 3:24pm

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Paris9748430 said:

Marrk said:


In turn, His hardcore bought them, then they sunk without trace, as is the norm for him now.



Isn't it like that for every classic act???

With the exception of U2 and Springsteen.


I suppose so!

I don't think Prince truly tries to put out exceptional albums anymore. I really don't. He still has great individual songs, 'Dreamer' for one, if he had backing and airplay... perceptions may change.
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Reply #1017 posted 01/23/10 3:29pm

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This thread is reaching critical mass and slowing down. Here's a part II. http://prince.org/msg/7/328707

Locking this one up.
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