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a interesting perspective of the lyrics I would die 4 u okay y'all i thought this would be interesting, to add to the myth that prince is the devil's son. when i was listening to I would die 4 u the other, my cousin said it sounds like he says I would devil u. I always thought this song had some kind of sulbiminal message as in most songs on the purple rain album , but how can sometbing evil be so beautiful ? well anywas check out the new version to I would die 4 u..(pay attention to the bold letters.
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The persona of the lyrics is Jesus -- dig it? | |
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the first verse just reminds me of how the devil would introduce himself. Remember when he appeared as a snake in the garden and talked to eve, he tried to make it seem as if he was her friend by the promise he made, although it was really a lie and he was full of deception, then made a promise which made it pleasing to the ears and eye. Just pay attention to the lyrics u'll see what I mean.
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NEWPOWERBABY said: the first verse just reminds me of how the devil would introduce himself. Remember when he appeared as a snake in the garden and talked to eve, he tried to make it seem as if he was her friend by the promise he made, although it was really a lie and he was full of deception, then made a promise which made it pleasing to the ears and eye. Just pay attention to the lyrics u'll see what I mean.
I'm not a woman I'm not a man I am something that you'll never understand I'll never beat u I'll never lie And if you're evil I'll forgive u by and by then it goes into saying I would die 4 u edit [This message was edited Sat May 15 19:29:06 2004 by NEWPOWERBABY] 
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Sick and Wrong on Every account. It's a Beautiful Religious song. | |
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I'm going to jump in ahead of Dansa:
Join the Peace Industry! | |
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MrSquiggle said: I'm going to jump in ahead of Dansa:
if you think any deeper, you'll fall through straight to china.  | |
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Jasziah said: The persona of the lyrics is Jesus -- dig it?
  God bless everyone. NO exceptions. | |
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Zelaira said: Sick and Wrong on Every account. It's a Beautiful Religious song.
Correction....beautiful SPIRITUAL song, religion has nothing to do with it. 
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EverlastingNow said: Zelaira said: Sick and Wrong on Every account. It's a Beautiful Religious song.
Correction....beautiful SPIRITUAL song, religion has nothing to do with it. True, Spiritual, not Religious. Why is it that most people have a hard time distinguishing between Religion and Spirituality. | |
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diamond99 said: EverlastingNow said: Correction....beautiful SPIRITUAL song, religion has nothing to do with it. True, Spiritual, not Religious. Why is it that most people have a hard time distinguishing between Religion and Spirituality. easy the word GOD | |
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Actually it IS a RELIGIOUS song, it's sung from the point of view of Jesus / God. | |
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BorisFishpaw said: Actually it IS a RELIGIOUS song, it's sung from the point of view of Jesus / God.
This has always been my take on the song too. | |
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BorisFishpaw said: Actually it IS a RELIGIOUS song, it's sung from the point of view of Jesus / God.
That does not make it a Religious song. But if you insist, what religion is he referring to in this song; Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, Morman... ? Because when I hear it, I don't hear him singing about any particular religion, just spirituality. | |
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"the best pictures are those one dreams about while smoking a pipe in bed. but which never get done" Vincent van Gogh .
no one left a self-portrait in words the way vincent did...... | |
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diamond99 said: That does not make it a Religious song. But if you insist, what religion is he referring to in this song; Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, Morman... ?
Because when I hear it, I don't hear him singing about any particular religion, just spirituality. Since the song is from a Jesus/God POV then that most certainly makes it religious, as it follows a Judeo-Christian mindset in particular. Just because he's not hitting you over the head with the word "Christian" in every other verse, that doesn't change it. It's not an open-ended spiritual song that could apply to all beliefs, it has a specific focus and belief system attached. The Blue Whale Pub - SF/F TV/Movie Discussion | |
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jtfolden said: diamond99 said: That does not make it a Religious song. But if you insist, what religion is he referring to in this song; Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, Morman... ?
Because when I hear it, I don't hear him singing about any particular religion, just spirituality. Since the song is from a Jesus/God POV then that most certainly makes it religious, as it follows a Judeo-Christian mindset in particular. Just because he's not hitting you over the head with the word "Christian" in every other verse, that doesn't change it. It's not an open-ended spiritual song that could apply to all beliefs, it has a specific focus and belief system attached. And where exactly do you get that it is from a Jesus/God POV. It appears to be from a higher power POV, but you are assuming that it is Jesus/God. No where in the lyrics does it mention God/Jesus or anything Judeo-Christian. Unless of course you are referring to "I am a dove". Because I distinctly remember the Bible stating that God resembles a Dove. And that is why when Jesus was born, he came from an egg. That was the sign God gave to all the people that this was his son. Only God's son could be born of an egg because the Bible states that God resembles a dove. Don't get it twisted, you are just assuming that Prince is referring to Jesus/God because he is from the U.S.A. If Prince was from the Middle East, it would be just as easy to assume that he was referring to Allah. | |
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diamond99 said: And where exactly do you get that it is from a Jesus/God POV. It appears to be from a higher power POV, but you are assuming that it is Jesus/God. No where in the lyrics does it mention God/Jesus or anything Judeo-Christian. Unless of course you are referring to "I am a dove". Because I distinctly remember the Bible stating that God resembles a Dove. And that is why when Jesus was born, he came from an egg. That was the sign God gave to all the people that this was his son. Only God's son could be born of an egg because the Bible states that God resembles a dove. Don't get it twisted, you are just assuming that Prince is referring to Jesus/God because he is from the U.S.A. If Prince was from the Middle East, it would be just as easy to assume that he was referring to Allah. The fact that Prince was actually raised and professed to be a Christian may also have something to do with that "assumption".. Oh, are you actually saying that Jesus hatched from an egg???  | |
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BorisFishpaw said: Actually it IS a RELIGIOUS song, it's sung from the point of view of Jesus / God.
Muchas gracias. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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Universaluv said: Oh, are you actually saying that Jesus hatched from an egg??? No, I was trying to be sarcastic. Just pointing out that people make too many automatic assumtions. | |
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diamond99 said: Don't get it twisted, you are just assuming that Prince is referring to Jesus/God because he is from the U.S.A. If Prince was from the Middle East, it would be just as easy to assume that he was referring to Allah.
No, I'm not getting anything twisted. ...but you're jumping through some pretty big hoops to disassociate the song from it's meaning. Do you have a problem with it being a religious song? Prince is a self-professed Christian (it has nothing to do with him being from the USA), he sings about God/Jesus constantly, and this song is plainly sung from the POV of Jesus, the saviour - the messiah, who will forgive you of your sins and die for you. The imagery is all there. Just because he doesn't toss in a name for you means nothing... this certainly isn't a universal song that would fit all faiths...but, hey, if you feel the need to identify with it from another POV, I'm sure Prince won't mind. I'm not a Christian so I could care less. lol [This message was edited Sun May 16 19:45:35 2004 by jtfolden] The Blue Whale Pub - SF/F TV/Movie Discussion | |
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diamond99 said: Universaluv said: Oh, are you actually saying that Jesus hatched from an egg??? No, I was trying to be sarcastic. Just pointing out that people make too many automatic assumtions. Ah, well I didn't want to assume that you weren't serious. 
Well, again considering the religious histpory of the author I don't think it's much of a leap. It's actually a pretty well accepted interpretation of the lyrics. [This message was edited Sun May 16 19:47:15 2004 by Universaluv] | |
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sorry but this is pretty | |
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Groan! Here we go again. Just LISTEN and WATCH him sing it live. You can see it on the HITS DVD WB put out a few years ago. He does the same thing with Purple Rain when he sings it live. Quit making us(Christians) look bad. | |
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diamond99 said: That was the sign God gave to all the people that this was his son. Only God's son could be born of an egg because the Bible states that God resembles a dove.
I believe that was in reference to the Holy Spirit, specifically. | |
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jstarr2000 said: Quit making us(Christians) look bad.
co-sign "Pedro offers you his protection." | |
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When he does this song on the Musicology tour, Prince changes the lyrics to: "He's your Messiah, and you're the reason why," and points skyward. Filthy cute and baby U know it | |
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P probably considers the way he originally wrote the lyrics (most defintely with Jesus as the speaker) as a somewhat arrogant approach. Not true from where I sit, but hey. It's also very apt to be misunderstood -- "O, he thinks he's the Messiah!"
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