Am I the only one with thinks the lyrics are really contrived? The first verse makes me cringe for some reason

LOVE the screaming in the bridge though. P's range really is as good as it's ever been.

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dandan said:

Am I the only one with thinks the lyrics are really contrived? The first verse makes me cringe for some reason

LOVE the screaming in the bridge though. P's range really is as good as it's ever been.

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Completely agree! I think the song is nice musically speaking. But I totally agree; lyrically, it sounds like it took him all of 5 minutes to write the song.

Still, not the worst tune he's ever put together.

Love it!! My dude could finally be back!!!!

Down....down....down!!

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

2elijah said:

Really? I love the 'one-click' process of buying music from Amazon. It's so easy. Downloading the music to my computer after the purchase takes less than 3 seconds. Works for me.

Itunes gave me a headache when I tried to purchase it from there first, so I gave up and waited to see if the song would show up on Amazon. Amazon works for me for buying music anytime. I didn't realize I had a $1.00 credit on Amazon for purchasing something else at an earlier date, so I was only charged .31 for the song. I like the song. Has a Delfonics/Stylistics/Love Unlimited ballad vibe. The screams are awesome, as it adds more emotion to the song and works perfectly with the humble vibe of the song. Prince's falsetto voice is on the money on this track. Good job I say.

Did "tHEBREAKDOWN" bring U back?

Bring me back to what? I never left.

BobGeorge909 said:

babynoz said:

Well it wouldn't be a problem if I only bought music...I buy everything but the kitchen sink...that's the problem,

Never tried itunes because I don't do apple products.

Prince's falsetto is particularly sweet on this song.

Well c'mon babe...this is a KILLER kitchen sink...why u holding out? [img:$uid]http://i4.photo.../img:$uid]

Nooooo....me no likey divided sinks but that's a whole nother thread....

I've updated the original post with links to both Spotify and Xbox Music. If there's any more platforms that should be added, let me know.

free0001 said:

kmc said:

free0001 said:

Do I 'get it'? Well hail yeah, I got it! We all deserve the chance to be heard and understood, thanks for the clarifier....

i kinda sort of luv Chocolat Box

"Chocolate Box" & the accompanying "Discojellyfish" is a complete "Masterpiece"....

barfegnugen

For me, one of his BEST EVER. Had me at first listen.

truly amazing song. another one for the ages.

What was the story with Discojellyfish?

It sounds familiar but I can't recall.

thedoorkeeper said:

What was the story with Discojellyfish?

It sounds familiar but I can't recall.

just a instrumental portion of Chocolate Box, it's ok. better than CB because it has no annoying vocals

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oops

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bigd74 said:

bigd74 said:

thedoorkeeper said:

What was the story with Discojellyfish?

It sounds familiar but I can't recall.

just a instrumental portion of Chocolate Box, it's ok. better than CB because it has no annoying vocals

It was a preview available ahead of the album. When it was posted, many Prince fans swore that it was not Prince but rather a fan faking it with a Prince-like track. At least one even "proved" this to be the case....

Of course when it came out with vocals, proving it was Prince after all, those that were wrong used their same arguments to "prove" the song sucks!

Good times...

djThunderfunk said:

bigd74 said:

just a instrumental portion of Chocolate Box, it's ok. better than CB because it has no annoying vocals

It was a preview available ahead of the album. When it was posted, many Prince fans swore that it was not Prince but rather a fan faking it with a Prince-like track. At least one even "proved" this to be the case....

Of course when it came out with vocals, proving it was Prince after all, those that were wrong used their same arguments to "prove" the song sucks!

Good times...

the song you're thinking of is the shorter, instrumental version of "Never B Another Like Me"

which was posted on mplsound.com (later "another boy" appeared on that site iirc).

"Disco Jellyfish" was 'released' on the lotusflower.com website, where it played on a stereo

on the site, until the day the site went live.

IstenSzek said:

djThunderfunk said:

It was a preview available ahead of the album. When it was posted, many Prince fans swore that it was not Prince but rather a fan faking it with a Prince-like track. At least one even "proved" this to be the case....

Of course when it came out with vocals, proving it was Prince after all, those that were wrong used their same arguments to "prove" the song sucks!

Good times...

the song you're thinking of is the shorter, instrumental version of "Never B Another Like Me"

which was posted on mplsound.com (later "another boy" appeared on that site iirc).

"Disco Jellyfish" was 'released' on the lotusflower.com website, where it played on a stereo

on the site, until the day the site went live.

D'oh!

I stand corrected. Thanks for the save, IstenSzek!

babynoz said:

2elijah said:

babynoz said:

2elijah said:

babynoz said:

Amazon is da debbil...I spend way too much time and $$ over there,

I must say, our Princey is in fine voice on this song.

Really? I love the 'one-click' process of buying music from Amazon. It's so easy. Downloading the music to my computer after the purchase takes less than 3 seconds. Works for me.

Itunes gave me a headache when I tried to purchase it from there first, so I gave up and waited to see if the song would show up on Amazon. Amazon works for me for buying music anytime. I didn't realize I had a $1.00 credit on Amazon for purchasing something else at an earlier date, so I was only charged .31 for the song. I like the song. Has a Delfonics/Stylistics/Love Unlimited ballad vibe. The screams are awesome, as it adds more emotion to the song and works perfectly with the humble vibe of the song. Prince's falsetto voice is on the money on this track. Good job I say.

Well it wouldn't be a problem if I only bought music...I buy everything but the kitchen sink...that's the problem,

Never tried itunes because I don't do apple products.

Prince's falsetto is particularly sweet on this song.

You know if Prince sings this song live, with those screams, he is going to have to have stretchers available for some fans who may get overwhelmed by his screams in 'The Breakdown'. Remember in Vegas 2006, at the Empire Club, when he played a tease of 'The Dance', but didn't play or sing that song, and some female fans started screaming like crazy banshees on crack, because they thought he was going to sing it? That was hilarious.
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BobGeorge909 said:

2elijah said:

You know if Prince sings this song live, with those screams, he is going to have to have stretchers available for some fans who may get overwhelmed by his screams in 'The Breakdown'. Remember in Vegas 2006, at the Empire Club, when he played a tease of 'The Dance', but didn't play or sing that song, and some female fans started screaming like crazy banshees on crack, because they thought he was going to sing it? That was hilarious.
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That fool would need a stretcher fo' hisself! Screaming like that every gig-night, that fool'd b passing himSELF out.

2elijah said:

BobGeorge909 said:

That fool would need a stretcher fo' hisself! Screaming like that every gig-night, that fool'd b passing himSELF out.

So in other words...he'll be going through a breakdown every night he sings that song. ...well...hecould skip a night or two in between the shows he chooses to sing that song, to give his voice a rest.
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BobGeorge909 said:

2elijah said:

So in other words...he'll be going through a breakdown every night he sings that song. ...well...hecould skip a night or two in between the shows he chooses to sing that song, to give his voice a rest.
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Well gee....I had no idea he could do that. The thought never even occurs to me. Maybe the concert goers can sip green tea with their legs crossed, and in a reserved manner, take in the sounds that are hurling out of the Marshall Amps across the arena, landing in the next county. Green tea is some DAMN good stuff, it should be a challenge to stay calm...that green tea really gets the party rollin'....lemme tell ya.
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Its amazing how Prince still has perfext vocal range after over 30 years in the business...

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Its amazing how Prince still has perfext vocal range after over 30 years in the business...

Without naming names (hate to put down another artist to prop up Prince), I would have to agree.

2elijah said:

babynoz said:

Well it wouldn't be a problem if I only bought music...I buy everything but the kitchen sink...that's the problem,

Never tried itunes because I don't do apple products.

Prince's falsetto is particularly sweet on this song.

You know if Prince sings this song live, with those screams, he is going to have to have stretchers available for some fans who may get overwhelmed by his screams in 'The Breakdown'. Remember in Vegas 2006, at the Empire Club, when he played a tease of 'The Dance', but didn't play or sing that song, and some female fans started screaming like crazy banshees on crack, because they thought he was going to sing it? That was hilarious. [Edited 4/30/14 9:43am]

Sheeeeit gurl, that was me doing that screaming....I almost died from him teasing us like that. I certainly would have died if he had played the whole song though.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Its amazing how Prince still has perfext vocal range after over 30 years in the business...

Not amazing at all....the man is a professional who takes very good care of himself.

babynoz said:

2elijah said:

babynoz said: You know if Prince sings this song live, with those screams, he is going to have to have stretchers available for some fans who may get overwhelmed by his screams in 'The Breakdown'. Remember in Vegas 2006, at the Empire Club, when he played a tease of 'The Dance', but didn't play or sing that song, and some female fans started screaming like crazy banshees on crack, because they thought he was going to sing it? That was hilarious. [Edited 4/30/14 9:43am]

Sheeeeit gurl, that was me doing that screaming....I almost died from him teasing us like that. I certainly would have died if he had played the whole song though.