At 3:38 in Mountains, does P. say "starvation"?

Or was I hallucinating?

If he does, does anybody know if there was a reason?

Common belief is that he's saying "Salvation". But who knows.

This has always been one of my very favourite P. songs, and I have NEVER heard that before now!

I always thought he said "Starfish"

just cause it's from that time when
he recorded Starfish & Coffee and
Dorothy Parker and such.

NouveauDance said:

I only just noticed it the other day when I listened to it with headphones on for the first time.

Those 3 screams he gives before the extended part of this track are totally amazing.

i always thought he was saying "starvation" at the end.

It is starvation. Some reference to Africa at the time I believe, check out the video.

I always figured it was "starfish"

I've been wondering that since 1986 or whatever year the song came out!

I guess it could be related to the earlier line about "Africa divided...hijack in the air."

I thought "Africa divided" was a direct reference to Apartheid, but I'm sure there was still famine going on (USA for Africa) etc.

The extended version is awesome.

The drumming is really interesting.. it's like a combination of the Linn and live at certain points.

i always thought this song was written around the time of "hello", maybe just after his whole usa for africa fiasco, or maybe even after live aid. whenever and whatever, it's my favorite prince song.

Just like the ABEEP in girls and boys before he starts singing. If you hear it once you will hear it 4-ever.

It is "starvation".

And yeah, the thing before Girls And Boys is so damn annoying.

Isn't there something right before Do U Lie? kicks in, too? Right after the little girl talks.

Not sure...but what the hell is wendy or someone is saying. Ohme I'm Scuba...and then Prince screams and then they go into the end chorus.

and one more ???. On the UTCM DVD is the video Moutians in good quality. Every time I have seen it it's grainy and I am not certian if it's on purpose or what.

superspaceboy said:

"Oh me I'm Scuba"?? I think you're talking about when she says, "Bobby on the drummer!"

superspaceboy said:

Bobby on the drum-ah!

Is what I think she says.


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[Edited 10/7/04 9:16am]

And the wierd beep in the song "Lovesexy." The part where he's talking about swiveling in your love seat. He grunts, then there's a pause followed by a beep (like an error on a computer). I didn't hear it for a few years, and then I could never ignore it once I heard it!

And I hate to admit I never noticed "starvation" in Mountains until about two years ago. It's one of the awesome things about his songs (particularly from that era) that I can listen to them 18-20 years later and still find new things.

renfield said:

That Lovesexy bleep kills me. I thought something was wrong with my copy when I first got it. Then I realized everyone's beeped.


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renfield said:

I love that!

Redayh said:

Love the BEEP. I noticed it a long time ago. But it took a long time to really hear the word in that section. It's all about Living Rooms

i could be over-hearing, but this is what i got from lovesexy


oow, preety little woman u got me drippin all over the floor, the floor. if i came back as a woman, i'd want a body like yours, a body like yours. yeah, maw.(some inaudible moaning and such) here, take a a whiff of this BEEP(wtf)mmmmm. u want me suck around your living room. huh. yeah u want me 2 walk right down yo halls. mmmmmhhm u want me 2 swivval in yo love seat, don't u baby? u want me 2 write my name on yo walls. u want me 2 write my name on o walls. 2 make love with only words. i'll make love 2 u, 2morrow.

i heard the beep right off, and thought p was censoring himself, so as any teenage prince fan, i sang d*ck. but an older fan/friend of mine said p was removing the letter x(ecstacy )

but, then again i could just b reading further into it than neccsary. any other thoughts?

spaceboy said:

Where's that?
The Charade version of Girls & Boys opens with a woman saying "For God's sake..."

Has anyone ever heard someone shouting what sounds like 'Matthew!!' in the distance during Christopher Tracy's Parade. I haven't heard it in a while but I think its just before 'runs to his evil car???'. Used to freak me if I was listening to it when I lived at home as name is Matthew and I always thought it was my Mum calling me.

Shockamattica said:

That is so weird! I have had the same experiene with many Prince tunes. Those kind of
unidentifyable vocals in the background that seem to shout something in the distance.

I would listen to my headphones and have to take them off every 5 minutes because I
thought my mom was calling from downstairs that dinner was ready or something

Could so much of this being on Parade have anything to do with the album dealing with death and ghosts, at least in it's earlier stages?

musicology74 said:

Lovesexy (courtesy of dtt-lyrics.com)

Oh, pretty little whip, U got me drippin'
Drippin' all over the floor, the floor
If I come back as a woman
I want a body like yours, a body like yours
Living rooms?
I think, I think U would
I think U wanna play house
Yeah, I think U wanna play house (Lovesexy)
U don't mind
I think U… uh
I think U want me 2 f… {beep} inside of U
Yea, yeah, I... (Lovesexy)
U want me 2 sit around your living room, ha ha
Yeah, U...U want me 2 walk right down your halls
Mm hmm (Lovesexy)
U want me 2 swivel in your love seat
D-don't U, baby?
U want me 2 write my name on your walls
U want me 2 write my name on… (Lovesexy)


We make love with only words
I'll make love 2 U… 2morrow
Sweet dreams

MrSquiggle said:

I meant 5 a 10 seconds gefore he starts singing. The songs has then already started.

I always thought Lisa was shouting "Bobby on Tuba". I know he doesn't play the tuba but that's what I hear.

Miguel

IstenSzek said:

Same here! "Starfish - yowa! Mountains, uh!"