Moonbeam said:

and of course, in true form, i LIKE mellow.

Anx said:

It's my very least favorite Prince song of all time. First, it has no place on a concept album like The Rainbow Children. It has nothing to do with the theme. Second, I think it reeks of the Prince trend lately trying too hard to look cool and hip. Name checking Macy and Common makes me want to retch. Third, I think it's flat out boring. Not pleasant like many of his other non-descript ballads, but paint-dryingly boring.

Anx said:

We do agree on some things, but I always like seeing your reasons regardless of my opinion.

Moonbeam said:

yeah, i think 'mellow' is pretentious and fake-hip as all get-out, but it's also a ranty prince song, and i LOVE ranty prince songs, when he's going on and on about whatever the hell is plaguing his freaktacular little purple bean on that given day. you can imagine the multiple rantgasms i had when i heard "the war" for the first time.

i like the melody of 'mellow' and i like the pleasant mid-tempo-ness of it. it has a nice groove. meanwhile, i think 'arms of orion' sounds like the theme song from a prom set in hell. i can smell the hairspray and ragweed corsages just THINKING about that song.

Anx said:

I love "The War" too, but "Mellow" is just bland, bland, bland and trying way too hard to be cool. I feel like yelling at him to act his age and quit trying to sit at the cool table.

Moonbeam said:

The arms of Orion that's where I wanna be
Since U've been gone
I've been searching 4 a lover
In the Sea of Tranquility
I'm drowning without U here, my dear

'When I am lost and feeling alone'
'I just look to heaven'
'I find my comfort there'
'God only knows where U are 2 night'

Wrong forum?

MartyMcFly said:

Yes I know guys. I put it in the wrong forum. Sorry.