Princey has some 'splainin' to do.

this is some bullshit right here...

'dirty'? F*ck that!

you know whats dirty? being a brainwashed religious fool.

im done with this asshole. .im done.. 30 years of being a complete and utter DIE HARD.

but i just cannot give him any more excuses.. i cant do it..

i wouldnt do it for any other artist/politician.. but i made excuses for Prince... he is just pushing buttons, he doesnt really mean that, its a double-meaning can be interpreted differently.. blah blah..

too exhausting.. he doesnt like gay people.. FINE..

i dont like religious idiots who think its OK to condemn other people.

murph said:

andykeen said:

I LOVE IT....SERIOUSLY!!

Me too

bashraka said:

It sounds like a demo. The lyrics are in free association form. The off the cuff adlibs is enough for me to believe it's a jam. For what it is, there's some funny lines and the G Major bridge is the best Bootsy Collins impression I've heard of Prince.

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Great post, and I just found out that it is just a demo... another throw-away breezy nice little jam.

TrueFunkSoldier2 said:

Giovanni777 said:

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I have no problem with his story of being dissed by a Woman for another Woman, but these lyrics are just terrible... I don't think I've ever said that about P. I can dig simplicity when used creatively and/or intentionally, but these lyrics feel like jumbled combined lines thrown together... confused, with no cohesion.

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Sorry, P. I usually champion your ideas as songs, and feel what you say/sing/play, but lately you just seem bored... or are you intentionally lowering everyone's expectations before releasing something you actually believe in?

it's funk.. Did James Brown have amazing lyrics?

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Hwaaaiyy!!

But, yeah, the lyrics to this song definitely sound judgemental towards lesbians. I don't mind at all the free-flowing feel to the lyrics...as others have said, this is more of a free form jam a la Cloreen Baconskin. Musically it's pretty cool (you can't help but hear the Bootsy influence), vocally it's pretty interesting. Lyrically, it's a head scratcher. He'd have to come out and explain the lyrics to wash away the "I don't like women who like women" vibe emitting from them.

aplogizzzzerzzzz in full effect! Those lyrics are something I'd expect out of a 17 year old. Same with the concept as a whole.

maja2405 said:

Militant said:

Maybe it's his tribute to closet lesbian Whitney Houston?

"I saw you undercover like the CIA" sounds like he's calling out a closet case... If an out lesbian sang this song, it woud sound like someone calling out a hypocrite. A "beard" is when someone has a sham boyfriend or girlfriend to cover their true preference.

I don't know. it sounds like someone that spurned his affection, someone named Charles?

Didn't Peppermint Patty always call Charlie Brown "Charles"? Ok, I'm done trying to make sense of these lyrics.

murph said:

Anyone know what the pink error messages are at the top of some Org threads? I'm curious.

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A woman having sex with another woman = Dirty World.



Prince can, and has, done better with his lyrics. I like the sound but I could do without his
woman on woman commentary. Especially since so many same sex couples are fighting for equality
in the states.

SchlomoThaHomo said:

So a woman who is with another woman is a "bearded lady" who's apart of a "dirty world?" What an ugly thing to say, not to mention homophobic. At least he can blame his Bambi lyrics on being young and naive. There's no excuse for someone in their 50's.

Also, has this guy completely forgotten how to turn a phrase, or were these lyrics made up on the spot? I refuse to believe he actually sat down to write this dreck.

Musically, it sounds like Prince in a hamster wheel listening to Mr. Big Stuff on repeat. Fail.

Is it possible that by "bearded lady," he meant that the lady was using him as her beard?

That's the way I read it.

nursev said:

Not feeling it

I don't like it. Not feeling it either.

nursev said:

I actually sat down yesterday and watched Prince the glory years and it reminded me of why I loved Prince. I keep hoping that feeling will come back with every release, but it hasn't.

Nurse, I am feeling the same. The old Prince is superior to this so called "new funk".

Boring.

Genesia said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

So a woman who is with another woman is a "bearded lady" who's apart of a "dirty world?" What an ugly thing to say, not to mention homophobic. At least he can blame his Bambi lyrics on being young and naive. There's no excuse for someone in their 50's.

Also, has this guy completely forgotten how to turn a phrase, or were these lyrics made up on the spot? I refuse to believe he actually sat down to write this dreck.

Musically, it sounds like Prince in a hamster wheel listening to Mr. Big Stuff on repeat. Fail.

Is it possible that by "bearded lady," he meant that the lady was using him as her beard?

That's the way I read it.

I have also heard of lesbians being called "bearded" as an insult. A woman eating a hairy pussy
gives her a stash/beard. I am not saying that is how Prince is using it, but that is another
way that I have heard it used.

thedance said:

nursev said:

Not feeling it

I don't like it. Not feeling it either.

It's like something is missing...his soul (inner feelings) is gone. When Prince use to sing it made me happy /I actually felt something. With each new song he releases that element is missing. It's like he's just releasing it just to shut his fans up-when he sings he's not even into it

This is once again Prince using subliminal messages in his music. The reference to bearded ladies is clearly his life long fear of hairy fannies

thedance said:

nursev said:

I actually sat down yesterday and watched Prince the glory years and it reminded me of why I loved Prince. I keep hoping that feeling will come back with every release, but it hasn't.

Nurse, I am feeling the same. The old Prince is superior to this so called "new funk".

Boring.

He needs inspiration, damn maybe even a hug Can we please get a note again that uplifts us? Im trying to hang in there with Prince, but it's getting harder and harder every time he puts out lack luster work like this. Damn.

nursev said:

thedance said:

Nurse, I am feeling the same. The old Prince is superior to this so called "new funk".

Boring.

He needs inspiration, damn maybe even a hug Can we please get a note again that uplifts us? Im trying to hang in there with Prince, but it's getting harder and harder every time he puts out lack luster work like this. Damn.

You are telling the truth, Prince music these days sucks..

Can I hug U Nurse, we need to comfort each other, right?

Tempest said:

Anyone know what the pink error messages are at the top of some Org threads? I'm curious.

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Oh good I thought it was just me.

No idea why they are there.

thedance said:

nursev said:

He needs inspiration, damn maybe even a hug Can we please get a note again that uplifts us? Im trying to hang in there with Prince, but it's getting harder and harder every time he puts out lack luster work like this. Damn.

You are telling the truth, Prince music these days sucks..

Can I hug U Nurse, we need to comfort each other, right?

and lemme throw in one for Prince too

Player319 said:

This is once again Prince using subliminal messages in his music. The reference to bearded ladies is clearly his life long fear of hairy fannies

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When I first read about the song this morning I knew that by the time I got home and listened to it this evening the initially positive comments would be replaced by a series of negative ones. What I did not expect was that it would be to do with homophobic lyrics. How can he justify this? How can we justify this? Even if it is a demo, even if the lyrics are improvised, has he listened to them? And what's with the spitting noise? Even if he wasn't trying to be offensive, he should know better. And what about his people? Didn't anyone have the guts to tell him?

The good news is, as somebody said earlier, that we are bound to have some good music soon to compensate for the backlash that this is going to bring about, as I expect it to be on the main media channels in the next few hours.

Massive screw-up, mate...