To me it sounds like the perfect title track for a James Bond movie. Whenever I hear it I see that typical Bond opening sequence with silhouettes of naked female dancers, smoke, etc. in my mind.

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The worst song of his entire career.

paulludvig said:

The worst song of his entire career.

No. That's 1999 The New Master

ludwig said:

paulludvig said:

The worst song of his entire career.

No. That's 1999 The New Master

ok. second worst

ludwig said:

SpiritOtter said:

This was the era that got me into Prince. I was 11 years old. Batman. Stop. [Edited 8/18/13 2:34am]

You and I share the same entrypoint to Prince: I was also 11 when Batman game out, and I was so obsessed with the movie that I made my mom buy me the album, even though my previous thought on Prince was "gross". Nothing was ever the same again!

I've always loved "Arms Of Orion" too. It might be cheesy, but it's a nice melody and Prince's vocals are outstanding.

Worst song ever written by the man. Easily. There are many bad things, (Jughead, for example) that I'd rather listen to and I dislike Jughead as much as the rest. A.O.O = P.O.S.

I have always liked this song to me,it really sounds likes a movie theme song.Such a shame that the 'Batman' filmmakers couldn't find any use for it.

TwiliteKid said:

Always liked it. Always liked "Graffiti Bridge" too. They seem very un-Prince like in a way, but the melodies are great in both cases, and that's what counts. AOO is probably the better written of the two. Certainly beats the shit out of "Partyman" which was completely pedestrian.

ludwig said:

paulludvig said:

The worst song of his entire career.

No. That's 1999 The New Master

^ yeah, I agree..

Or maybe: "Purple & Gold" is the worst.....

midnightmover said:

Always liked it. Always liked "Graffiti Bridge" too. They seem very un-Prince like in a way, but the melodies are great in both cases, and that's what counts. AOO is probably the better written of the two. Certainly beats the shit out of "Partyman" which was completely pedestrian.

In my opinion, "Graffiti Bridge" is among Prince's best melodies, and, at the end of the day, melody is what counts.

NOT ashamed to say it has always been one of my favorite Prince songs. It's on one of my Spotify playlists right now. That doesn't mean I play it when I host a party, but in the car... when no one else can hear me sing along... look out.

kenkamken said:

I enjoy this song, though it was probably a song ordered by studio to become a hit along the lines of Somewhere Out There by Linda Rondstadt & James Ingram. I think it's well suited for Sheena, more her style than 101 or Sugar Walls. I love the lyrics evoking the Sea of Tranquility and celestial scenes. Beautiful imo

Except that "Somewhere Out There" has a BORING melody. If you're gonna do schmaltz you'd better come with a great melody. The song will stand or fall on that basis. Without good melodies, people like Lionel Richie and Paul McCartney would have been rounded up and shot by now.

midnightmover said:

kenkamken said:

I enjoy this song, though it was probably a song ordered by studio to become a hit along the lines of Somewhere Out There by Linda Rondstadt & James Ingram. I think it's well suited for Sheena, more her style than 101 or Sugar Walls. I love the lyrics evoking the Sea of Tranquility and celestial scenes. Beautiful imo

Except that "Somewhere Out There" has a BORING melody. If you're gonna do schmaltz you'd better come with a great melody. The song will stand or fall on that basis. Without good melodies, people like Lionel Richie and Paul McCartney would have been rounded up and shot by now.

Don't you dare talk shit about Fievel!

TwiliteKid said:

midnightmover said:

Except that "Somewhere Out There" has a BORING melody. If you're gonna do schmaltz you'd better come with a great melody. The song will stand or fall on that basis. Without good melodies, people like Lionel Richie and Paul McCartney would have been rounded up and shot by now.

Don't you dare talk shit about Fievel!

If Fievel means Lionel, I'll give him his due. He wrote a handful of brilliant songs, but there were definitely times when he drifted way off into cornville. In fact he didn't just drift off there. He bought a house there and took up permanent residence. He had skills though. Can't take that away from him. "Sail On" is a gem of a song. "Stuck On You" and "Endless Love" are pretty good too.