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Thread started 09/17/17 4:42am

SoftSkarlettLo
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"Darling Nikki" question

The lyrics:

"I met her in a hotel lobby

Masturbating with a magazine"

So this chick in the hotel lobby was masturbating... as in, she was using a magazine to play with herself? Or she was masturbating while reading a dirty magazine? Or is Prince saying that *he* was masturbating with a magazine when he met Darling Nikki in the lobby?

I hope I don't sound dense. I just don't understand this lyric for some reason.

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Reply #1 posted 09/17/17 5:25am

manabean84

I always took it as him saying she was in a hotel lobby masturating while reading a magazine when he met her. And i always wondered why somebody would be masterbating in a hotel lobby to begin with LOL

I'm not a human
I am a dove
I'm your conscious
I am love
All I really need is to know that
You believe
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Reply #2 posted 09/17/17 5:59am

darlingnikkkki

I lost my virgin ears 2 this song. wink
"I want to be the only one you come for...."
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Reply #3 posted 09/17/17 6:28am

jdcxc

manabean84 said:

I always took it as him saying she was in a hotel lobby masturating while reading a magazine when he met her. And i always wondered why somebody would be masterbating in a hotel lobby to begin with LOL



By using the magazine to cover your lap area while sitting, as you people watch in the lobby.
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Reply #4 posted 09/17/17 6:34am

droppingdishes

manabean84 said:

I always took it as him saying she was in a hotel lobby masturating while reading a magazine when he met her. And i always wondered why somebody would be masterbating in a hotel lobby to begin with LOL



My wild guess here is because "you could say she was a sex fiend".
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Reply #5 posted 09/17/17 8:10am

tomcooper2323

I always took it to mean she was doing it with a rolled up magazine, but of course was never sure. One could go either way with it.

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Reply #6 posted 09/17/17 8:10am

tomcooper2323

manabean84 said:

And i always wondered why somebody would be masterbating in a hotel lobby to begin with LOL

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That's the whole point of the song. Because she's a freak...who loves to f*ck and play with herself.

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Reply #7 posted 09/17/17 2:59pm

mikeyaddict

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She had so many devices - iPhone, iPad, kindle… I'm here all day. You're welcome.
Comin str8 outta Preston...
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Reply #8 posted 09/17/17 3:43pm

purplethunder3
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mikeyaddict said:

She had so many devices - iPhone, iPad, kindle… I'm here all day. You're welcome.

Image result for chuck barris bangs gong gif

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #9 posted 09/17/17 3:46pm

Silvertongue7

I always wanted to ask this question, but was too embarrassed!
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Reply #10 posted 09/17/17 4:15pm

SBartist

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purplethunder3121 said:

mikeyaddict said:

She had so many devices - iPhone, iPad, kindle… I'm here all day. You're welcome.

Image result for chuck barris bangs gong gif

clapping This made me laugh!!!

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Reply #11 posted 09/17/17 4:19pm

ThatWhiteDude

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Silvertongue7 said:

I always wanted to ask this question, but was too embarrassed!

Same here lol
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Reply #12 posted 09/17/17 5:40pm

SoulAlive

manabean84 said:

i always wondered why somebody would be masterbating in a hotel lobby to begin with LOL

lol

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Reply #13 posted 09/17/17 9:50pm

ISaidLifeIsJus
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I'm so old that I remember housewife Tipper Gore on TV testifying during congressional hearings about Darling Nikki which then led to the Parental Advisory on albums.

"The vulgar lyrics embarrassed both of us. At first, I was stunned, but then I got mad!

LMAO Tipper!

I woke up the next morning, Nikki wasn't there.
I looked all over and all I found was a phone number on the stairs
It said thank you for a funky time
Call me up whenever you want
To grind

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Reply #14 posted 09/18/17 12:53am

SimonCharles

SoftSkarlettLovisa said:

The lyrics:

"I met her in a hotel lobby

Masturbating with a magazine"

So this chick in the hotel lobby was masturbating... as in, she was using a magazine to play with herself? Or she was masturbating while reading a dirty magazine? Or is Prince saying that *he* was masturbating with a magazine when he met Darling Nikki in the lobby?

I hope I don't sound dense. I just don't understand this lyric for some reason.

Isn't the ambiguity part of the fun of this song - it could be any of the above given that the singer then succumbs to this woman both freaks on this side?

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Reply #15 posted 09/19/17 7:34am

leecaldon

tomcooper2323 said:

I always took it to mean she was doing it with a rolled up magazine, but of course was never sure. One could go either way with it.

That's the image I always had in my head. But I think it's left deliberately ambiguous.

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