Which prince lyrics shocked u the most the first time u heard it?
i know for me i was twelve when i heard "controversy" for the first time with the "lord's prayer".i couldn't believe he put that in a funk record!
what lyrics had that effect on you?

"Like a thief in the night my Lord come and strike leave nothing but ashes to the left, dust to the right. Holocaust aside many lived and died, but when all truth is told...would u rather be dead, than be sold?
sold 2 the one who can now mate the displaced bloodline with with the white jailbait"

-I can't see why he put the holocaust after a Lord that leaves nothing but ashes to the left and dust to the right.

- I can't see why he so badly has to compare which one is worse, being killed during the holocaust or being sold as a slave and raped by an evil white male.


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Pretty young at the time I discovered Lovesexy, just turned 10 years of age. I remember my mum walking into my room as Prince said something to the effect, "You want me to swivel in your love sea, don't you babe?!" The lyrics get worse, especially for a 10 year old to have to shyly listen to while my mother brought me dinner and fed me.

Yes, I was spoiled, by the best mum in the world!

"I just hate to see an erection go to waist"

oooohhhh.....you sexy motherfucker' was pretty embarassing, especially when I had to play it real loud cos it's so damn funky. and 'don;t abuse children or else they'll turn out like me' is pretty out there.

Everything I want is what she does to me
She don't blush cuz she so damn free
When she's making love it's like surgery
and she say "ooo - ooo I love you in me".

For me, that is far and away the most intimate song he has ever written. I blushed a bit when I heard it the first time. Shocked? No. Left speechless? Yes.

When i first heard Sister i was like "oh my goodness"...i took my headphones off like...aww naw

The lyrics 2 "Bob George" and "Superfunkicalifragisexy"...

micorison requesting radio silence...
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Hey Mico that's also AUTOmatic.... "I'm going to have to torture you now..." or some shit like that and then you hear that plane taking off.

'...i'm not saying this just to be nasty..i sincerely wanna f*ck the taste out of your mouth..can u relate?..'
oh dear...for a sheltered little pentecostal kid comin up that was just about the most shocking thing i had ever heard...

"I Love U In Me" ... because there's no cursing, but it's just so graphic for a pretty song.

the whole of 'arms of orion' cuz up until that point for me he could do no wrong.

1st time "Let's Pretend We're Married"...I was 13...and it was the first time I had EVER heard something that dirty...hey I went to Catholic school for God's sake.

2nd Time "I Love U In Me", great song but literally soft porn set to music.

3rd and last time..."Sexy MF", again great song, but I guess I wasn't used to singing 'you Sexy Motherfucker" out loud. (not a problem after playing it a few times)

"...can i suck u baby? can i fuck u baby?"

probably darling nikki. i was too young to understand the words to head or jack u off. and too neive to understand little red corvette.

Well, I luuuuv Prince's ability to say some freaky shit without sounding nasty about it and I've been gleefully appalled by lots of his lyrics, but here's the first one that comes to mind:

"Every nervous twitch that happens when my tongue is there
Your lips, up and down your back and every single hair" from One Kiss at a Time. When I first heard those lines, I thought he said "back end" and I went, "whoa ", then I thought about it a little and went "alriiiiight "

I don't know which way is right (back and or back end), because I'm not looking at the official lyric book, so I will stick with my idea. I like this little green guy, a lot.

And I don't think he means "I'm on the verge of rape" literally. (Yes, that is from Extra Loveable) There are so many more that make you go "Hmmmm, can he be serious?" Like Pheromone "He just makes her point the pistol 2 his nose while he masturbates /And I see a tear headed down towards her smile /What happens next, it all depends upon your style" Whoa.

Hey, remember when Rave came out and he did that MTV interview with Kurt Loder and he asked him what is in his vaults? He said "The Really Erotic Prince." My goodness, what's that like? I would really like to hear some of that!

I can't be shocked;-)

I just couldn't get over how he actually said "God-da#$" in the song Sister. I never thought Prince would refer to God in that matter, knowing how he always felt about God. I mean us Christians can curse like anyone else, but a lot of us have a hard time with that particular phrase....

But Bob George sure was a shock too. And I agree with you guys that the rape references from a couple of songs back in 82 were pushing the envelope.

Not sure if he wrote them. Madhouse "18 are you legal yet?". Sounds like some dirty old perv chasing babies.

My most shocking verses were:

I sincerely wanna fuck the taste out of your mouth.
and
We can fuck until the dawn, making love til cherries run.

Those stick out in my head the most, but Im sure there are others. LOL

Dig U Better Dead, and Scarlet Pussy (when I first listened to Prince music)

Let's Pretend We're Married...I was 15.

"I just want to rub you until you start to bleed" courtesy of Horny Toad. The most shocking lyrics I have ever heard from Prince was " if we got married would that be cool?"

The first shocking lyrics I ever heard by Prince were in "Darling Nikki." I was 14 and it took me a long time to get over the fact that he said "masturbating" in a song!

PURPLE RAIN was the first Prince album I had. Afterwards, I started hearing songs like "Erotic City" and "Let's Pretend We're Married." Suddenly, "Darling Nikki" didn't seem so shocking anymore.

Since then, very little of what he says *shocks* me, but I do find myself constantly surprised at things he chooses to say in his songs.

I suppose the most recent example would be from "One of Your Tears" on THE TRUTH:

"Didja get the tape eye sent u?
Thought it be better in a song
Better than the used condom u sent me
Baby...
That was wrong!"

For some reason, that makes me laugh when I hear it. I just wonder if someone actually did that to him!

Paul

Definitely "Let's Pretend We're married." DEFINITELY!!!!!

Pagey said:

Right on. I was 10 or so when I heard this. I couldn't believe my ears. I kept listening to it over and over. I went to Catholic school also. I remember praying for forgiveness for buying the album.