this SONG IS IT..... check out the lyrics.... pump up the volume listen 2 music.... .
can you feel it??? it´s classic genius prince.....

ESSENTIAL****



Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)/FROM 1999/WB/1982

Some people tell me I got great legs
Can't figure out why U make me beg
Does not compute
Don't not compute

U think U're special, well so do I
Why do special women make me cry?
Does not compute
It don't not compute

Must be something in the water they drink
It's been the same with every girl I've had
Must be something in the water they drink
Cuz why else would a woman wanna treat a man so bad?

Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U
Does not compute
Somethin', mama, don't compute

What's the hang up, what's the scam?
Guess U think I'm just another one of, one of your fans
Does not compute
Somethin', honey, don't compute

CHORUS:
Must be something in the water they drink
It's been the same with every girl I've had
Must be something in the water U drink
Cuz why else would a woman wanna treat a man so bad?

I've got 2 get 2 U, baby

Some people think I'm kinda smart
Why must a fella stop with U before he starts?
Does not compute, mama
Somethin' don't compute

I'll buy U clothing, I'll buy U fancy cars
But U gotta talk 2 me, baby
Tell me who U really are

CHORUS

Yeah
(Must be something in the water U drink)
(Does not compute) {x3}

(Must be something in the water U drink) {repeat in BG}
Bitch!
U think U're special?
Well, so do I
Why in God's name do U wanna make me cry?
Why? Why?
I'll do anything 4 U, anything
Why don't U talk 2 me?
Tell me who U are
Don't do this 2 me
Please don't do this

Why? Why?
I do love U, I do
Or else I wouldn't go through all the things I do

yea great song.

but aint this like a double negative or somethin: don't not compute. prince ya shoulda paid more attention n english class

The acoustic version that Prince performed at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, NY on July 20,2004 was ti die for!!

Just recentl got this song and absolutely love it. I was wondering if anyone else felt the same. LOVE IT! Thanks for the lyrics.

I prefer the alternative version.

Absolutely one of my favourite songs. Love all versions of it !
( the version on 1999, the version from the summers in 83 and 84, the almost 15 min. version from 84, the "piano" version, the celly 2002/ ONA version..etc.etc..a true masterpiece !)
Now I´m really curious to hear that acoustic version..

Marrk said:

The one with the extra piano harmony? Thats the one he should have released.

manray10 said:

OH KILL ME NOW!!! I first saw Prince at Nassau Coliseum back in 1985. I love that song! Too bad I couldn't make it this time around...

Marrk said:

All versions are amazing. Give the original some props -- it definitely fit into the feel of the entire album, and the alternate wouldn't be as well loved without the original. I wonder if he's got an extended version of this lying around the house somewhere...

oh yeah! I love Something In The Water.
and i'll never forget hearing that 15 min '84 version
for the first time!

It’s a frolicsome ruse bereft of any true love sentiment,
Asphyxiated by the weight of it’s ostentatious whims,
Made deaf by the bellows of it’s droning rhetoric.
An homage to vaginas and not much more.

My favorite is the version that's on the album...totally futuristic.

You KNOW I LOVe This SONg...I woulda been in Nassau if I Could Have...Was there first time Purple Rain in March of 1985....Personally I am a Sucker for IRRISTABLE BITCH and HOW COME U DON"T CALL ME???? I LOVE 1999. That will ALWAYS be my FAVORITE PRINCE album...

I was really enjoying that acoustic version last night at Nassau Coliseum.
I couldn't believe my ears.. Does not compute!!

I fell in love with this track again after hearing it at the soundcheck for ONA Tour in Montreal 2002.

liebdinge>> hey, i love this song...!

KoolEaze>> yes , it´s an amazing song.....

Snap> agree with you

vainandy> agree with u 100%!

DJ506> good, i love the music,, the lyrics are the bomb....


/ regards

Moonwalkbjrain said:

Yea, that "don't not compute" don't compute

One of my favoutites.

When he screams in this song its just fucking amazing

Raijuan said:

I think I read that the alternate version was recorded later, around 1984.

Brilliant track.

It's one of those tracks he did that just raised the bar, it's just brilliant in it's execution.

I feel sorry for people who only think of Prince as Cream, Gett Off and Kiss - they miss so much.

I Love That Song! I love that Shock Symbol & Those Keys. Awesome Arrangment!

Oh Lawd. This one hits the spot too.

And that scream, I get chills just thinking about it.

I looooove this song. Ive not heard too many alternate versions, but i have the one from the 2002 celebration where he segues into The Question Of U, and that is blindingly good.

Ive always found the first lyric really strange. The "U think u're special, well so do I". On the one hand i think hes telling this girl he thinks she's special, but on the other hand, Id love it if he was saying he thinks HE is special too. Just one of the many highlights on the 1999 album. This is the kind of song prince should be playing live. he could put on a great performance of this.

Where the hell do you people get all these alternate versions from? I've only ever heard the album version (its one of my all time faves)

vainandy said:

Totally futuristic, but in a "retro" way

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calldapplwondery83 said:

I think you might be confusing the "alternate" track with the tremendous 1984 rehearsal version for the 7th June gig. That one is my absolutely favourite version because he really tears it up on the guitar.

Check out "Neon (sic) Rendezvous" for a taste of this.

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Moonwalkbjrain said:

"DON'T NOT COMPUTE" IN EFFECT IS HIM PLEADING FOR IT TO MAKE SENSE. THE DOUBLE NEG TURNS INTO A POSITIVE.

God! i just posted a thread saying this is an amazing track and would really work today with alittle tweaking!! 1999 on a whole was way ahead of its time