This song is without a doubt one of Prince's coolest ever. I'm wondering, is there an extended version?

Cool you brought that up, cause 2 hours ago
I just discovered that there is a real lady/poet/writer named Dorothy Parker!
(no relation to the song though-I think??)

Sorry this isnt related but I was excited and had to share

Do u have ONA Live? I know this version is longer

Never heard it, what album is it on? (Or is it a bootleg?)

NouveauDance said:

Its on Sign O' the Times, only one of Prince's best most popular albums!!!

pennylover said:

jammed that last night

Voog said:

Is this one of those unreleased albums like Camilla? I never heard of it.

NouveauDance said:

NouveauDance said:

Please stop.

NouveauDance said:

It's really hard to get. Almost as hard to get as the Black Album, which has yet to be released. Have you heard of The Crystall Ball? All kinds of stuff in there too.

thekidsgirl said:

OK, you just heard about her? DP is the one who coined the phrase "Wear your heart upon your sleeve"..and hence the many images of him doing so. The song is also about that as well. I am not certain of more connections.

The song is definitely inspired by her.

Redayh said:

co-

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

co-co

superspaceboy said:

Although Prince himself claimed not to have heard about Dorothy Parker prior to
recording the song. Susannah asked him after the recording session of it was
about Dorothy Parker and he claimed he didn't know anything about her.

But I think that that's just bs. He knew about her. For many reasons, including
the ones you have stated.

I always took that great big heart around his writs, on his sleeve, to be exactly
what you just said!

This is my favorite song. My email address is a reference to the line- Right then and there I knew I was through- Dorothy Parker was cool.

I'd much rather see a thread about someone discovering the greatness of The Ballad of Dorothy Parker than oh let's see... ummm...

• Someone translating the lyrics to incorporate the meaning of "vaginas"
  
• Someone bitching because he hasn't written a song as good as The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
  
• Zel-- How Prince makes one come all over one's self
  
• If you were sitting in the studio with Prince while he was recording The Ballad of Dorothy Parker what would you say to him?

Please people. I know a lot of us are too knowledgeable for our own good when it comes to Prince's catalogue however, there's no need to be asses to anyone who's just discovering or re-discovering these gems.

I really dont care too much for this song. The music is cool the lyrix are sucky.

superspaceboy said:

I had no idea!

Thanks for schoolin me

I have wondered if this song could be read as a night where almost everything goes on in his head:

He is having a bad night, thinking of all the things he could have done or said in old relationships,
At the resteraunt he talks with the cute clever waitress, and imagines a night with her.
Later the bubble bath calms his mind of worries.

Probably not exactly what he meant it to be, but like so much of his work it is open to many interpretations