Prince & The NPG: "The United States of Division"
Liberals, hear me now: Cease all downloading, uninstall all file-sharing applications, and purge your hard drives. If one Republican gets an earful of "The United States of Division", America's entire left-wing contingent is doomed to become a laughing stock. While Prince's political views are often just bewildering tangents buried in his pop songs ("Partyup", "Money Don't Matter 2 Tonight"), they're easy to ignore in the context of a great hook or an irresistible groove. Blessed be those who can tune out lyrics successfully, as Prince's agenda falls somewhere between Michael Moore's oversimplified heart-tugging and The Simpsons' Helen Lovejoy running with her hands clasped to her face, shouting, "The children! Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children!"
But now, with the "virtual" B-side to Musicology's "Cinnamon Girl", we're treated to "virtually" one of the most limp, underthought protest songs in recent years. If only there was a good tune beneath it all a bleeding heart could maybe excuse it. Sadly, all that's here is tepid funk in the verses, leading to a clumsy pop chorus featuring this stirring anthem: "Doo doo doo doo doo doo/ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo/ Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo-- EVERYBODY STOP FIGHTING!" The volume of musicians raising their voices of dissent this year is heartening, but I've recently revised my ideology: Everyone with a voice should be heard, except for Prince. [Jason Crock; August 5th, 2004]

my sentiments exactly. hell, at least "partyup" sounded like he at least had 2/4 of a tank full of sense..."sott" moreso.

Sdldawn said: