For me, The Sun, The Moon and Stars is arguably the best 'contemporary'* track to appear in any Prince album post-Emancipation.
*this little caveat removes most of The Vault and Crystal Ball from the running, as well as 20Ten's Future Soul Song, supposedly recorded over 10 years earlier.
Wherever You Go is very good indeed. Arguably a better recording than a song, I'd still agree it is nowhere near as well known as it should be.
"The Sun, The Moon & Stars" is self-indulgent. It could be retooled, and be a much better song. It's not bad, but I'm like "Bruh, chill".
"Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do" is first a send-off to Mayte. Let's remember that in the Princelore. It's a sweet little song. It has a nice sentiment to it, and it works well as an album ender (if you don't have the hidden track). It reminds me a bit, in certain elements, of "Forever In My Life". It has that nice, tight compression sound to it, yet has a bright edge (unlike FIML until the end) to it.
Lenny Kravitz kind of lifted it a bit for "Again" on his greatest hits package. Even Prince noted the similarities on the NPGOnline site. Something like "he sure did borrow it didn't he?!".
Of course, "Wherever U Go" is a blatant rip off of Richard Marx's "Waiting For You". Go listen back to back.
" don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
In my eyes "The Sun, the Moon and Stars" and "Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do" are two of the most beautiful songs from the mid-nineties onwards
My questions to you:
1. How do you rate them?
2. What might be the reason these songs didn't obtain greater awareness/popularity?
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Wherever is poignant/melancholy to me. It is a hidden gem in his repetoire that the general public are at a loss for not knowing about it. Dont know why he never used it in his live shows.
I don't understand the dislike for "Sun, Moon & Stars"On that note, I'm not big on "Man-O-War" but seems most fans are into that one. "Tangerine" is also amazing, expecially that additional instrumentals tacked on the end of it for the Rave Remix CD. That additional music at the end is very uplifting to me, ends way too quick.
I don't understand the dislike for "Sun, Moon & Stars"On that note, I'm not big on "Man-O-War" but seems most fans are into that one. "Tangerine" is also amazing, expecially that additional instrumentals tacked on the end of it for the Rave Remix CD. That additional music at the end is very uplifting to me, ends way too quick.
Man-O-War is one hell of a song.I can't decide did i like original or remix more... underrated mid-90's/early 00's gem.
Those aren't my two favorite nuggets on the Rave album, but Wherever You Go is gorgeous. The Sun.. is another pretty song but it doesn't click with me quite as much. Perhaps it is a little too over the top lyrically.
Wherever is poignant/melancholy to me. It is a hidden gem in his repetoire that the general public are at a loss for not knowing about it. Dont know why he never used it in his live shows.
Wherever is one of my Fav. songs...they said that it was played very briefly once for a few lines at the Celebration 2002...P sang a little acoustic, and then the audience seemed to not really be feelin it that much at the moment, or they weren't singing along, so he switched to playing "Forever In My Life..."
I was listeing to Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do as I found out he had passed.
Man!
The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
"The Sun, The Moon & Stars" is self-indulgent. It could be retooled, and be a much better song. It's not bad, but I'm like "Bruh, chill".
"Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do" is first a send-off to Mayte. Let's remember that in the Princelore. It's a sweet little song. It has a nice sentiment to it, and it works well as an album ender (if you don't have the hidden track). It reminds me a bit, in certain elements, of "Forever In My Life". It has that nice, tight compression sound to it, yet has a bright edge (unlike FIML until the end) to it.
Lenny Kravitz kind of lifted it a bit for "Again" on his greatest hits package. Even Prince noted the similarities on the NPGOnline site. Something like "he sure did borrow it didn't he?!".
Of course, "Wherever U Go" is a blatant rip off of Richard Marx's "Waiting For You". Go listen back to back.
Puh-leeeze. They have nothing in common.
The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
I kinda like TSTMTS but his falsetto on the chorus is kinda annoying. WYG is unbearably cringe and is one of the most dated songs in his catalogue. Agree it is similar to waiting for you (don't like that song either). Strange but true and ILYBIDTYA are the only songs from the album i listen to regularly. His worst album, to me.
"The Sun, The Moon & Stars" is self-indulgent. It could be retooled, and be a much better song. It's not bad, but I'm like "Bruh, chill".
"Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do" is first a send-off to Mayte. Let's remember that in the Princelore. It's a sweet little song. It has a nice sentiment to it, and it works well as an album ender (if you don't have the hidden track). It reminds me a bit, in certain elements, of "Forever In My Life". It has that nice, tight compression sound to it, yet has a bright edge (unlike FIML until the end) to it.
Lenny Kravitz kind of lifted it a bit for "Again" on his greatest hits package. Even Prince noted the similarities on the NPGOnline site. Something like "he sure did borrow it didn't he?!".
Of course, "Wherever U Go" is a blatant rip off of Richard Marx's "Waiting For You". Go listen back to back.
"The Sun, The Moon & Stars" is self-indulgent. It could be retooled, and be a much better song. It's not bad, but I'm like "Bruh, chill".
"Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do" is first a send-off to Mayte. Let's remember that in the Princelore. It's a sweet little song. It has a nice sentiment to it, and it works well as an album ender (if you don't have the hidden track). It reminds me a bit, in certain elements, of "Forever In My Life". It has that nice, tight compression sound to it, yet has a bright edge (unlike FIML until the end) to it.
Lenny Kravitz kind of lifted it a bit for "Again" on his greatest hits package. Even Prince noted the similarities on the NPGOnline site. Something like "he sure did borrow it didn't he?!".
Of course, "Wherever U Go" is a blatant rip off of Richard Marx's "Waiting For You". Go listen back to back.
When he was playing Wherever U Go in the acoustic set at Xenophobia 2002, he jokingly started singing the 'Again' lyrics towards the end.
For me, the production on Lenny's song is better than on Wherever U Go.
"The Sun, The Moon & Stars" is self-indulgent. It could be retooled, and be a much better song. It's not bad, but I'm like "Bruh, chill".
"Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do" is first a send-off to Mayte. Let's remember that in the Princelore. It's a sweet little song. It has a nice sentiment to it, and it works well as an album ender (if you don't have the hidden track). It reminds me a bit, in certain elements, of "Forever In My Life". It has that nice, tight compression sound to it, yet has a bright edge (unlike FIML until the end) to it.
Lenny Kravitz kind of lifted it a bit for "Again" on his greatest hits package. Even Prince noted the similarities on the NPGOnline site. Something like "he sure did borrow it didn't he?!".
Of course, "Wherever U Go" is a blatant rip off of Richard Marx's "Waiting For You". Go listen back to back.
When he was playing Wherever U Go in the acoustic set at Xenophobia 2002, he jokingly started singing the 'Again' lyrics towards the end.
For me, the production on Lenny's song is better than on Wherever U Go.
Because he felt Lenny copped HIS song, which he did. He posted as musch on the website back then lol.
Hey, thanks for all your replies. (I had to translate some words... as I am not native English speaking... )
To summarize, most very much like "Wherever you go...". But not all. There's an issue whether it was taken from Richard Marx "Waiting for you". An indeed, when listening at Marx, there seems to be some similarity.
"The sun..." is generally less appreciated.
For me, as I said before, I love the two songs. Also "The sun", his voice is so fragile and special. This make's it for me a rather non-core Prince song, but one of his experimental songs. Great! Both...
Surprised nobody's mentioned his 'Jamaican' rap on The Sun, The Moon & Stars
Just when we thought we had wiped it from our memories.
The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
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