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Thread started 05/18/10 5:07pm

BobGeorge909

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Quick one: Song, whistle partyman??

What song is Prince whistling at the beginning of the Partyman video?
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Reply #1 posted 05/18/10 5:26pm

ernestsewell

"Let My Love Open The Door" from Pete Townsend.
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Reply #2 posted 05/18/10 5:29pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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ernestsewell said:

"Let My Love Open The Door" from Pete Townsend.



it is 'arms of orion'
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Reply #3 posted 05/18/10 5:58pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

ernestsewell said:

"Let My Love Open The Door" from Pete Townsend.



it is 'arms of orion'



I think u're right! Not sure of the other answer...never heard it.
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Reply #4 posted 05/18/10 5:59pm

BobGeorge909

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

ernestsewell said:

"Let My Love Open The Door" from Pete Townsend.



it is 'arms of orion'




btw...that was quick!
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Reply #5 posted 05/18/10 6:02pm

BobGeorge909

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it does kinda sound like that Pete Townsend song...looked it up....very similar.
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Reply #6 posted 05/18/10 6:02pm

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1) Whats with lady swimming around in the giant fish tank?

2) What the heck is Partyman pouring in the tank, right on the poor lady's face, that he also takes a swig of?

3) And why does the crowd go crazy trying to dunk their champagne glasses in the tank with the lady swimming around in it, so they can drink the water after Partman pours whatever that stuff was in it?????
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Reply #7 posted 05/18/10 6:03pm

BobGeorge909

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BobGeorge909 said:

it does kinda sound like that Pete Townsend song...looked it up....very similar.




and I had heard it before...just didn't know it...one of those situations.
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Reply #8 posted 05/18/10 6:06pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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sexyfunkystrange said:

1) Whats with lady swimming around in the giant fish tank?


she was naked. who cares!

2) What the heck is Partyman pouring in the tank, right on the poor lady's face,


poison


that he also takes a swig of?


nope watch it again!

3) And why does the crowd go crazy trying to dunk their champagne glasses in the tank with the lady swimming around in it, so they can drink the water after Partman pours whatever that stuff was in it?????


partyman is cool!

the real question is...how does the band know the song?
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Reply #9 posted 05/18/10 6:06pm

BobGeorge909

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sexyfunkystrange said:

1) Whats with lady swimming around in the giant fish tank?
made me think of Gettoff. Just a nickel away from a nipple

2) What the heck is Partyman pouring in the tank, right on the poor lady's face, that he also takes a swig of?

Acid silly!

3) And why does the crowd go crazy trying to dunk their champagne glasses in the tank with the lady swimming around in it, so they can drink the water after Partman pours whatever that stuff was in it?????

Acid silly!

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Reply #10 posted 05/18/10 6:06pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

ernestsewell said:

"Let My Love Open The Door" from Pete Townsend.



it is 'arms of orion'



I thought it was "Never knew love like this before" by Stephanie Mills
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Reply #11 posted 05/18/10 6:08pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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sexyfunkystrange said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:




it is 'arms of orion'



I thought it was "Never knew love like this before" by Stephanie Mills



why would he wistle some other song? Arms is the logical choice. But it has been a few years since I have seen it.
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Reply #12 posted 05/18/10 6:11pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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holy cow! i am watching it now! Or am i?
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Reply #13 posted 05/18/10 6:11pm

BobGeorge909

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

sexyfunkystrange said:




I thought it was "Never knew love like this before" by Stephanie Mills



why would he wistle some other song? Arms is the logical choice. But it has been a few years since I have seen it.



I believe U R right. Practically certain. It's just that it's a quick "riff" if U will....lol. It's a short segment of the melody. It allows for misinterpretation. plus it is just a whistle...and not even a good one. Prince needs to leave the whistling to Otis.
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Reply #14 posted 05/18/10 6:12pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

holy cow! i am watching it now! Or am i?



U R. It's on Youtube.
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Reply #15 posted 05/18/10 6:13pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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BobGeorge909 said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:




why would he wistle some other song? Arms is the logical choice. But it has been a few years since I have seen it.



I believe U R right. Practically certain. It's just that it's a quick "riff" if U will....lol. It's a short segment of the melody. It allows for misinterpretation. plus it is just a whistle...and not even a good one. Prince needs to leave the whistling to Otis.



it was better 20 years ago! But yeah I say it was Arms... I just can not place the song the band is playing!
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Reply #16 posted 05/18/10 6:13pm

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Did he ever plan or shoot another "joker" themed video for the Batman album??

Cause at the end of Partyman, it says, "This aint over yet.."
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Reply #17 posted 05/18/10 6:15pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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oh and watch the part when he drinks and then pours the stuff in the tank again, he does the same kind of thing in 'Under the Cherry Moon'


dang it my prince geek is waking up!
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Reply #18 posted 05/18/10 6:17pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

oh and watch the part when he drinks and then pours the stuff in the tank again, he does the same kind of thing in 'Under the Cherry Moon'


AHA! I got you! I was right! He did take a swig of that stuff he oured into the tank! Just like I said!!
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Reply #19 posted 05/18/10 6:18pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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sexyfunkystrange said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

oh and watch the part when he drinks and then pours the stuff in the tank again, he does the same kind of thing in 'Under the Cherry Moon'


AHA! I got you! I was right! He did take a swig of that stuff he oured into the tank! Just like I said!!


no watch it again!
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Reply #20 posted 05/18/10 6:21pm

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It is Arms of Orion.
By the way, who's the lovely brunette in the video ????? eek
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Reply #21 posted 05/18/10 6:22pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

oh and watch the part when he drinks and then pours the stuff in the tank again



Make up your mind! You just said it, he "drinks"..."the stuff".

Now which is it gonna be??

Did Partyman drink it or not?!
[Edited 5/18/10 18:22pm]
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Reply #22 posted 05/18/10 6:28pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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sexyfunkystrange said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

oh and watch the part when he drinks and then pours the stuff in the tank again



Make up your mind! You just said it, he "drinks"..."the stuff".

Now which is it gonna be??

Did Partyman drink it or not?!
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he switches bottles. he drinks then he pours stuff in the tank. 2 bottles.

He takes out the bottle shows it to the people drinks from it then it cuts to the people and then back to prince who's hand in in his pocket out of which he pulls a bottle which he pours into the tank. He switched.

*he also stole some money from the wad of cash Mary had in UTCM*
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Reply #23 posted 05/18/10 6:43pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

sexyfunkystrange said:




Make up your mind! You just said it, he "drinks"..."the stuff".

Now which is it gonna be??

Did Partyman drink it or not?!
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he switches bottles. he drinks then he pours stuff in the tank. 2 bottles.

He takes out the bottle shows it to the people drinks from it then it cuts to the people and then back to prince who's hand in in his pocket out of which he pulls a bottle which he pours into the tank. He switched.




Ok, now ive been watching this critical scene very, very carefully.
I do not see any see switch happening at all.
Seems to be more of a clumsy error in editing.

Partyman holds the littl bottle high for all to see, then takes a quick swig, before he can finish singing the lyric, "no place in this nation", with the bottle in his hand,...AND while putting the cap back on.

The camera then cuts to the crowd, and we see Partyman with his hand in his inside jacket pocket, pulling out the bottle again.

Now technically, you do not see Partyman switching anything.

Would it be possible that he was immune to the effects of the drink?

Or that perhaps he took an antedote for it before he walked into the party??
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Reply #24 posted 05/18/10 6:48pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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sexyfunkystrange said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:




he switches bottles. he drinks then he pours stuff in the tank. 2 bottles.

He takes out the bottle shows it to the people drinks from it then it cuts to the people and then back to prince who's hand in in his pocket out of which he pulls a bottle which he pours into the tank. He switched.




Ok, now ive been watching this critical scene very, very carefully.
I do not see any see switch happening at all.
Seems to be more of a clumsy error in editing.

Partyman holds the littl bottle high for all to see, then takes a quick swig, before he can finish singing the lyric, "no place in this nation", with the bottle in his hand,...AND while putting the cap back on.

The camera then cuts to the crowd, and we see Partyman with his hand in his inside jacket pocket, pulling out the bottle again.

Now technically, you do not see Partyman switching anything.

Would it be possible that he was immune to the effects of the drink?

Or that perhaps he took an antedote for it before he walked into the party??


why would he take it out again? Occam's razor says he switched bottles.
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Reply #25 posted 05/18/10 6:49pm

OnlyNDaUsa

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but I guess it could be a bad editing. But switching bottles is a better plot device.
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Reply #26 posted 05/18/10 7:01pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

but I guess it could be a bad editing. But switching bottles is a better plot device.



Yeah youre right. I would have like to have seen the switch though.
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Reply #27 posted 05/18/10 7:37pm

ernestsewell

Everyone dies at the end. It's obviously poison, and alluring to the weak-minded party goers.
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Reply #28 posted 05/18/10 7:46pm

smiler69

He whistles 'arms of orion, that's where I want to be...'

He also plays the character of 'Gemini' (NB His star sign) in Batdance.

The switch of bottles is more implied than shown...

The full extended version of the video is also viewable...
This is what it's like in the dream factory...
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Reply #29 posted 05/19/10 3:46am

yankem

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The bottles are not even the same !!!!
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A train is leaving all day..."
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