SassyBritches said:

theblueangel said:

no kidding! i hate when the man makes his double-standards impossible to overlook.
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CandaceS said:

hopefully you're right. instead of being the kind of person who complains about the political system yet does nothing to change it, he he will renounce that (imo) ridiculous tenet of the JW faith that requires him to refrain from participating in the political arena, will stop singing 'dear mr man' (or at least edit the lyrics to say "makes great sense to be voting") and will tear the roof off the house with his newfound political-activist self when he releases this new song.


awww, crap. like that'll happen if only. oh well. i can dream

Got my email from NPGMC. I ready to download!!!!!

Great news...I was almost starting a thread asking for the Musicology outtakes...

Aerogram said:

- yeah....believe me, things get a lot more clear when you are outside the USA. Here in Brasil, I don´t know nobody who likes Bush.

MsMisha319 said:

...and yet, almost every critic who reviewed the album cited it as the standout track. Just shows that Prince fans are a little too close to the material to be objective, one way or another (and I'm including myself in that as well).

GustavoRibas said:

So Brazillians think differently about Bush than Americans. How does that mean that things are "more clear"?

SpudMonkey said:

Normally, his political songs are lame, but "Dear Mr Man" is fantastic. Hopefully, it will be in that vein. Not that I'm worried. Only his hardcore fans will know or care about this song.

GustavoRibas said:

He's widely detested in the US as well. The country is sharply divided over him, almost exactly by half (which, when you think about it, is a whole helluva lot of people for a country this size)

metalorange said:

Sure he can...remember back in 1990 he came out with Graffti Bridge in the US, but Chocolate Box(which is basically the same alblum xcept for about 4 songs) in Europe.

Universaluv said:

I'm in tha US and I can't stand Bush's Lyin ass!

Loakum said:

Ah, but you are in the US so therefore you're not thinking clearly. We must let our non-American friends tell how to think.

Loakum said:

Ehhh? Chocolate Box is a bootleg collection isn't it? It certainly was not an official Prince release! Here in Europe we got Grafitti Bridge like everyone else.

Universaluv said:

Out of the U.S. people tend to be less intoxicated by Fox and related ultra-conservative media. Even the less conservative american media outlets tended to keep low-profile their critics to Bush et al. after 9/11 and lost their critical sense, for fear that they be perceived as "anti-patriotic". Fortunately, the media situation has tended to get more balanced the last six months and the opinion of the american public is also getting more and more divided, on the topics of foreign policy and security.

David.
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It better fucking be good.

demob said:

- Exactly what I tried to say. Brasil has several problems, but we have an independent media. The coverage of Iraq war showed the two sides of the story, as well as the Israel vs Palestine wars, and it showed every kind of censorship that happened during the Iraq war. We don´t have ultra-conservative media here, thank God.
I talk to lots europeans and some canadians and all of them hate Mr Bush. Maybe their media is more independent too.
Someone mentioned that USA is divided in half. If the election was here, Bush wouldn´t have 15% of the votes.

Universaluv said:

- Sorry if I offended someone. I am not saying nothing against american people, but it´s scary that Bush still had 40% of the votes despite all the s**t he made. Lots of americans are well informed and intelligent, but lots are intoxicated by the phony ultra-conservative media.

I agree with Jedi Master.....´dear mr Man´ is indeed great. I hope this new song has great lyrics too.

GustavoRibas said:

Its strange here in the US, you have to be careful! If you attack Bush your deemed a terrorist!

GustavoRibas said:

Dude, I live in Ohio, and I don't know nobody who likes Bush. Okay, I know some older people, but they're icky and distant family-type relations. I certainly wouldn't be caught dead hanging with anyone who liked Bush, sheeeit. And Ohio's the heartland of America. I totally don't mean to go off but it's upsetting that the rest of the world actually thinks Americans are as stupid as our President is...okay, most of the motherfucking rednecks on this bitch are, but there are PLENTY of "European-minded" humanists like myself.

Um, yeah. Where did that come from?

demob said:

Well guh.....9/11 was massive. The country en masse was traumatized on that day, so you can understand why some of the more liberal press outlets like NPR became sensitive to the point of not voicing criticisms. Of course, that whole anti-patriotic bullshit is all the Republican McCarthyists, and I really really really hope they're on their way out.

GustavoRibas said:

It's because they own all the corporations, so they have all the money and all the power, as simple as that. The only reason 40% are "intoxicated" by the media is because they're too fucking retarded to know that Futurama is better than King of the Hill. Most people are incredibly stupid, and most people don't vote. Combine that with the ultra-rich corporate conglomerate Republicans buying votes and rigging elections, et voila.

I never believe those polls, anyway. Who pays for those? Hmm. Who conducts them? Hmm.

Do you think Prince really believes there "ain't no use in voting"? That line really depressed
me. Whether that's his personal view or not, I know a lot of black Americans feel that way.
Not to generalize too much, but it seems like there's a general apathy about politics in black
society. On the bright side, I'm glad to hear about movements like the Hip-Hop Summits
that are trying to bring a large part of the community back to the political process.

I've enjoyed recent songs like "Avalanche," "Family Name," and "Dear Mr. Man," even though
they're long on grievance and short on action. A fired-up Prince is a happy Prince, and more
interesting to listen to than when he's not. I think it's great that he combined a critical
message with a pop-friendly tune in "Cinnamon Girl" (there's no denying the catchiness of that
guitar line!). I'm curious to hear what "The United States of Division" sounds like.

ugh... this thread needs an enema. take this shit over to the looney bin where it belongs: http://www.prince.org/msg/105

GrayKing said:

You must be a conservative. To the loony bin, GrayKing!!

JWs aren't allowed to vote, so this new track is no surprise. I just hope it's good.

MinneapolisFunk said:

For some of us it makes Perfect Sense!

theblueangel said:

Blueangel,

Sounds like u got a hit up in your statement, hhhmmm, lets put some purple music on "them" lyrics. Ah Yea, Its a Hit!
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SquarePeg said:

What do u mean JWs aren't allowed to vote? If true, then I know Prince is in the wrong religion!