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PrintableIt's as clear as day that the man is German and drives a licenced taxi. In my experience Cab drivers never give bargains, oftentimes they will take a longer way home.
I believe Prince wanted to say that if she would look at the Parking she would realise that he had to STOPPAGE their relationship due to the traffic chaos. Surely you have a different copy of SOTT to the rest of us??? “Tuna, you better do something or else we gonna have to put you back in the can!” | |
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Jerky said: It's as clear as day that the man is German and drives a licenced taxi. In my experience Cab drivers never give bargains, oftentimes they will take a longer way home.
I believe Prince wanted to say that if she would look at the Parking she would realise that he had to STOPPAGE their relationship due to the traffic chaos. Surely you have a different copy of SOTT to the rest of us??? 
Now I KNOW you're joking!  | |
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NouveauDance said: Jerky said: It's as clear as day that the man is German and drives a licenced taxi. In my experience Cab drivers never give bargains, oftentimes they will take a longer way home.
I believe Prince wanted to say that if she would look at the Parking she would realise that he had to STOPPAGE their relationship due to the traffic chaos. Surely you have a different copy of SOTT to the rest of us???
Now I KNOW you're joking! In a very "loose" sense of the work.   |
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Jerky said: Look AT THe Bargains Over Here Ladies????
Nah!! It Cant be! It is 
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Yeah, I've listened a few times, and I'd have to agree with some of what Jerky says. However, the accent is definitely more Lichtenstein than Germany. Lichtenstein is such a small country that the taxi drivers do not really make enough money to live on. For example, the cost of a fare from one side of the country to the other is Euro4.70, or roughly the price of two loaves of bread and a small cucumber. To supplement their income, taxi drivers in Lichtenstein have taken to selling various wares from their taxis and have become known as a source of high quality, yet low cost goods for the average housewife. Hence the call "Look at the bargains over here ladies" - the traditional shout of the taxi driver as he passes through the housing estates.
Some people say these taxi drivers don't pay tax and operate on the grey market. I don't believe that myself. | |
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Wow! I had never ever considered that line in context with the song before. Women's relationships are so superior that to draw her to a man would require a sale. Fucking brilliant. Absolutely one of the most brilliant songs ever.
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TenMo is actually hitting the nail on the head. I have seen a documentary about these BARGAIN CABBIES and indeed they would fit into the whole intro of the song 'If I Was Your Girlfriend' by Prince (1987).
I have to say though that it is a German Taxi Driver as quoted by Prince himself in 1989. “Tuna, you better do something or else we gonna have to put you back in the can!” | |
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LISTEN UP PEOPLE! THERE is no disputing that the guy says "look at the bargains over here ladies"- its old audio footage from a new york marketplace. I know this because this sample was originated back in the late 1970's and was the intro to hip hop classic "big apple rappin" by spyder -d.The interesting bit here is that by using this sample (quite obscure)prince is showing his knowledge and love of those old block party anthems- this going against the idea that he dismissed rap- I hope this has helped, anything else? | |
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littlejim said: LISTEN UP PEOPLE! THERE is no disputing that the guy says "look at the bargains over here ladies"- its old audio footage from a new york marketplace. I know this because this sample was originated back in the late 1970's and was the intro to hip hop classic "big apple rappin" by spyder -d.The interesting bit here is that by using this sample (quite obscure)prince is showing his knowledge and love of those old block party anthems- this going against the idea that he dismissed rap- I hope this has helped, anything else?
Thank you! 
Of course, Prince could've just used the same sample CD (like the baby at the end of Delirious etc) - but who knows  | |
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Thank You! BIG APPLE RAPPIN used a sample from a SOund Effects LP that was big at the time. It came from Hamburg in Germany and had many sound effects of occupations in the city. The most famous of which was a Taxi driver who is anonymous. Hamburg was famous at the time for huge parking problems outside Bingo Halls. Many Ladies would have to be let out in the street.
"Look At The Parking - Stoppage Here Ladies" is the now famous sample used by BIG APPLE RAPPIN, The Shippers, and in 1987..... Prince. The often-mistaken "Bargains" line is out of the question, given the double parking used in Hamburg by most Public Transport companies ...specifically German Taxi Drivers. Finally we have some clarification! “Tuna, you better do something or else we gonna have to put you back in the can!” | |
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I am getting confused... | |
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Look at the bod, you savage, dear ladies.
It would totally fit with the lyrics of the song. Isn't it about longing to get close to someone who is dear to you, but their rejection is harsh, even savage? | |
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German Taxi Drivers are ashamed of their BODS.
interesting, but utterly wrong. “Tuna, you better do something or else we gonna have to put you back in the can!” | |
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Get with it y'all ..... look at the guy's screen name... "Jerky".. he's obviously tryin' to jerk everyone around.
I fell for it at first too!
But this is about as funny as that guy who was goin' posting about that "Cloreen Baconskin" is the undiscovered gem of Prince's back catalog, and how Susan (from V6/A6) is the most talented protege of all time..... blah blah blah. This is supposed to be an attempt at humour I guess.  |
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I could be wrong but I think it says, "Look at the bloody nipple penis wrinkle". But I could be off a little. (Insert something clever here) |
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To me it sounds like he's saying.."Look at the package, over here ladies." -Dean is the cheese to my macaroni- | |
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I always thought it was an African just speaking. Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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"PARKAGE STOPPAGE"
that shit is NOT german. Neither is it English with a german accent or german with an english accent. In fact, it isn't any known language at all but it is merely a mish mash of several languages interpreted thus by you and only you  
I know that you're just being funny with all of this but it still infuriates me. I don't even know why. It just makes me wanna pull all the hair out of my scalp.  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Okay people. I am german. The guy in the Prince song isn´t german and he doesn´t even speak with a german accent. The german word for parking-stoppage (you mean a place where taxis stop to wait for customers?) is "Haltestelle". A parking place is "Parkplatz". There you go... See the man with the blue guitar, maybe one day he`ll be a star... |
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IT IS AN AFRICAN PEOPLE Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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paisleypark4 said: IT IS AN AFRICAN PEOPLE
you got it all wrong, it's a jewish indian from Tibet..... | |
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abierman said: paisleypark4 said: IT IS AN AFRICAN PEOPLE
you got it all wrong, it's a jewish indian from Tibet..... the one with the rusty leg who sometimes functions as Prince's stage double when he's got an off night at his tours?  this whole thing is starting to make sense now!and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Yes , definitely a negro speaking
How do you people come up with a German cabdriver ?   [Edited 12/14/04 13:28pm] | |
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Dewrede said: Yes , definitely a negro speaking
How do you people come up with a German cabdriver ?
[Edited 12/14/04 13:28pm] I dont know..they probably dont live in a building full of em Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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vivid said: MartyMcFly said: I think it's : "Look at the Gameboyz on the dole ladies"
in '87? Well what can I say... the guy's a visionary you know... | |
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The German Taxi Driver had a daughter who also drove people to the shops for money. Did you know that???? 
True story. “Tuna, you better do something or else we gonna have to put you back in the can!” | |
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Let this die people.  |
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I will always say, A look at the Bride is over here ladies,,,
It's stuck in my head now,, no changing it. | |
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