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Thread started 02/10/05 12:17am

ThePurplePeopl
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THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN PRINCE AND CHARLIE CHAPLIN

The similarities between the most talented musician and the most talented actor (my 2 favs) is quite striking:

Prince is male.....Charlie is male (easy one!)
Prince is an talented musician.....Charlie is an talented musician.
Prince is a somewhat talented actor.....Charlie is an talented actor.
Prince has $$$.....Charlie had $$$.
Prince’s 2 parents were n the business...Charlie’s 2 parents were n the business.
Prince is straight (w/ feminine attributes)...Charlie is straight (w/ feminine attributes).
Prince is short.....Charlie is short.
Prince has dark hair & eyes.....Charlie has dark hair & eyes.
Prince started is career at a young age...Charlie started his career at a young age.
Prince created his P.P. studio.....Charlie created his C.C. studio.
Prince had many women.....Charlie had many women.
Prince likes ‘em young.....Charlie likes ‘em young.
Prince is divorced from his 1st wife....Charlie is divorced from his 1st wife.
Prince has high-heel boots.....Charlie has over-sized boots.
Prince sometimes has a pimp cane.....Charlie has a bamboo cane.
Prince sometimes has a moustache.....Charlie has a (fake) moustache.
Prince sometimes has a hat.....Charlie has a hat.
Prince has enough lawsuits.....Charlie had enough lawsuits. (But everyone famous has enough lawsuits, right Michael?)
Prince’s 1st child from his 1st wife died...Charlie’s 1st child from his 1st wife died.
Prince married 4 a 2nd time.....Charlie married 4 a 2nd time.
Prince will out-live everyone.....Charlie did out-live everyone.

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Reply #1 posted 02/10/05 12:35am

FiveFootNine

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OKay....I'm a bit confused about that "TALENTED ACTOR" mention...confuse

disbelief
Oh..okay..now I see "somewhat talented actor" lol
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Reply #2 posted 02/10/05 12:35am

IstenSzek

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ThePurplePeopleEater said:

The similarities between the most talented musician and the most talented actor (my 2 favs) is quite striking:

Prince is male.....Charlie is male (easy one!)
Prince is an talented musician.....Charlie is an talented musician.
Prince is a somewhat talented actor.....Charlie is an talented actor.
Prince’s 2 parents were n the business...Charlie’s 2 parents were n the business.
Prince is straight (w/ feminine attributes)...Charlie is straight (w/ feminine attributes).
Prince is short.....Charlie is short.
Prince has dark hair & eyes.....Charlie has dark hair & eyes.
Prince started is career at a young age...Charlie started his career at a young age.
Prince created his P.P. studio.....Charlie created his C.C. studio.
Prince had many women.....Charlie had many women.
Prince likes ‘em young.....Charlie likes ‘em young.
Prince is divorced from his 1st wife....Charlie is divorced from his 1st wife.
Prince has high-heel boots.....Charlie has over-sized boots.
Prince sometimes has a cane.....Charlie has a cane.
Prince sometimes has a moustache.....Charlie has a moustache.
Prince’s 1st child from his 1st wife died...Charlie’s 1st child from his 1st wife died.
Prince married 4 a 2nd time.....Charlie married 4 a 2nd time.

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[Edited 2/10/05 0:28am]


so of those are quite plausible. others are damn silly though mr.green
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #3 posted 02/10/05 12:41am

ThePurplePeopl
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FiveFootNine said:

Oh..okay..now I see "somewhat talented actor" lol

lol
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Reply #4 posted 02/10/05 2:41am

MetroArea

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Both were short-arses with comedy moustaches.
Don't worry, I can't get pregnant - my ovaries are diseased......
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Reply #5 posted 02/10/05 2:42am

meow85

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This proves it! They MUST be the same person!



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"A Watcher scoffs at gravity!"
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Reply #6 posted 02/10/05 6:12am

calldapplwonde
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worship ....for the thread.


.... they both were/are "one-man-bands" and did most of their art by themselves.
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Reply #7 posted 02/10/05 6:16am

TheRealFiness

the difference is... Prince is still breathing smile
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Reply #8 posted 02/10/05 10:48am

FunkMistress

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hmm

The hell?
CHICKENS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO COCAINE, SILKY HEN.
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Reply #9 posted 02/10/05 10:53am

Handclapsfinga
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FunkMistress said:

hmm

The hell?

this was done at 1 in the morning (mpls time). 'nuff said.
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Reply #10 posted 02/10/05 10:54am

ThePurplePeopl
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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

FunkMistress said:

hmm

The hell?

this was done at 1 in the morning (mpls time). 'nuff said.

eye was bored!
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Reply #11 posted 02/10/05 11:20am

thedoorkeeper

How do you outlive everybody??
Does that mean when you die there
is no one around who remembers you
as anything but an old guy?
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Reply #12 posted 02/10/05 12:25pm

moonshine

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From an article on Prince's promo videos online:

The video for "The One" (1998) was part of 0(+>‘s continued homage to early
black and white
silent movies ( see Under The Cherry Moon) and more specifically Charlie
Chaplin.0(+> plays a tramp in the video,and Chaplin’s first movie in 1915 was
called The Tramp.Chaplin’s second movie in 1921,(this date also appears in the
very first frame of The One ,bottom centre screen) was called The Kid,which
also happens to be Prince’s character’s name in his debut movie Purple Rain.
Check out Chocadelica , updated with Lotusflow3r and MPLSound album lyrics April 2nd 2009 :
http://homepage.ntlworld....home2.html
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Reply #13 posted 02/11/05 2:48am

calldapplwonde
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Neither was "The Tramp" Chaplin's first movie nor was "The Kid" his second. disbelief
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Reply #14 posted 02/11/05 6:20am

muirdo

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Charlie Chaplin entered a Charlie Chaplin look a like contest
and came 3rd. biggrin
Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
woot!
KrystleEyes 22/03/05
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Reply #15 posted 02/12/05 1:11pm

calldapplwonde
ry83

I know a Bowie/Chaplin connection! woot!






...Chaplin's son Michael Chaplin (I think it was Michael) helped working on a Bowie album (don't remember which one). If anyone wants to no know, say please I might look it up!
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Reply #16 posted 02/12/05 2:18pm

squirrelgrease

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Charlie Chaplin did his best work when he was silent... Prince PR worked best when he was silent.
If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot.
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Reply #17 posted 02/13/05 11:57am

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Prince is quoted as briefly mentioning Chaplin in his interview with Blues & Soul magazine in December 1999.
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ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift.
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Reply #18 posted 02/13/05 1:49pm

UptownDeb

I posted this a while ago when someone ("me?" confused) mentioned a physical resemblance.
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Reply #19 posted 02/13/05 3:10pm

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ThePurplePeopleEater said:

The similarities between the most talented musician and the most talented actor (my 2 favs) is quite striking:

Prince is male.....Charlie is male (easy one!)
Prince is an talented musician.....Charlie is an talented musician.
Prince is a somewhat talented actor.....Charlie is an talented actor.
Prince has $$$.....Charlie had $$$.
Prince’s 2 parents were n the business...Charlie’s 2 parents were n the business.
Prince is straight (w/ feminine attributes)...Charlie is straight (w/ feminine attributes).
Prince is short.....Charlie is short.
Prince has dark hair & eyes.....Charlie has dark hair & eyes.
Prince started is career at a young age...Charlie started his career at a young age.
Prince created his P.P. studio.....Charlie created his C.C. studio.
Prince had many women.....Charlie had many women.
Prince likes ‘em young.....Charlie likes ‘em young.
Prince is divorced from his 1st wife....Charlie is divorced from his 1st wife.
Prince has high-heel boots.....Charlie has over-sized boots.
Prince sometimes has a pimp cane.....Charlie has a bamboo cane.
Prince sometimes has a moustache.....Charlie has a (fake) moustache.
Prince sometimes has a hat.....Charlie has a hat.
Prince has enough lawsuits.....Charlie had enough lawsuits. (But everyone famous has enough lawsuits, right Michael?)
Prince’s 1st child from his 1st wife died...Charlie’s 1st child from his 1st wife died.
Prince married 4 a 2nd time.....Charlie married 4 a 2nd time.
Prince will out-live everyone.....Charlie did out-live everyone.

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[Edited 2/10/05 1:02am]


Charlie Chaplin was a musician confuse
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Reply #20 posted 02/13/05 3:12pm

SammiJ

UptownDeb said:

I posted this a while ago when someone ("me?" confused) mentioned a physical resemblance.

omg HOLY JEHOVA.
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Reply #21 posted 02/13/05 3:49pm

mysticsouldier

i like this topic since i love Charlie so much biggrin

Charlie had blue eyes though...


ThePurplePeopleEater said:

The similarities between the most talented musician and the most talented actor (my 2 favs) is quite striking:

Prince has dark hair & eyes.....Charlie has dark hair & eyes.

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Reply #22 posted 02/13/05 3:52pm

mysticsouldier

Oona Chaplin, Charlie's fourth wife, dated Bowie in the 1980s after Chaplin's passing...and Charlie's granddaughter Kiera Chaplin worked with Bowie recently i think...

calldapplwondery83 said:

I know a Bowie/Chaplin connection! woot!






...Chaplin's son Michael Chaplin (I think it was Michael) helped working on a Bowie album (don't remember which one). If anyone wants to no know, say please I might look it up!
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Reply #23 posted 02/13/05 4:01pm

mysticsouldier

yup, definitely....ever heard "Smile"? Nat King Cole, Robert Downey Jr., Barbara Streisand, Tony Bennett, plus many more (MJ?) have recorded this song of Charlie's...probably his most well known...i think Ruben Studdard performed it on one of the AI shows, too...

years after his silent films were released he went back and scored and composed the music to the entire films...if u hear any music in his films, it's his...

no one will ever be as talented as Charlie in Hollywood....

jacktheimprovident said:

ThePurplePeopleEater said:

The similarities between the most talented musician and the most talented actor (my 2 favs) is quite striking:

Prince is male.....Charlie is male (easy one!)
Prince is an talented musician.....Charlie is an talented musician.
Prince is a somewhat talented actor.....Charlie is an talented actor.
Prince has $$$.....Charlie had $$$.
Prince’s 2 parents were n the business...Charlie’s 2 parents were n the business.
Prince is straight (w/ feminine attributes)...Charlie is straight (w/ feminine attributes).
Prince is short.....Charlie is short.
Prince has dark hair & eyes.....Charlie has dark hair & eyes.
Prince started is career at a young age...Charlie started his career at a young age.
Prince created his P.P. studio.....Charlie created his C.C. studio.
Prince had many women.....Charlie had many women.
Prince likes ‘em young.....Charlie likes ‘em young.
Prince is divorced from his 1st wife....Charlie is divorced from his 1st wife.
Prince has high-heel boots.....Charlie has over-sized boots.
Prince sometimes has a pimp cane.....Charlie has a bamboo cane.
Prince sometimes has a moustache.....Charlie has a (fake) moustache.
Prince sometimes has a hat.....Charlie has a hat.
Prince has enough lawsuits.....Charlie had enough lawsuits. (But everyone famous has enough lawsuits, right Michael?)
Prince’s 1st child from his 1st wife died...Charlie’s 1st child from his 1st wife died.
Prince married 4 a 2nd time.....Charlie married 4 a 2nd time.
Prince will out-live everyone.....Charlie did out-live everyone.

2 b continued...

[Edited 2/10/05 1:02am]


Charlie Chaplin was a musician confuse
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Reply #24 posted 02/13/05 4:19pm

jacktheimprovi
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mysticsouldier said:

yup, definitely....ever heard "Smile"? Nat King Cole, Robert Downey Jr., Barbara Streisand, Tony Bennett, plus many more (MJ?) have recorded this song of Charlie's...probably his most well known...i think Ruben Studdard performed it on one of the AI shows, too...

years after his silent films were released he went back and scored and composed the music to the entire films...if u hear any music in his films, it's his...

no one will ever be as talented as Charlie in Hollywood....

jacktheimprovident said:



Charlie Chaplin was a musician confuse


Actually, I knew about Smile. But I didn't realize he was such a prolific composer. Did he play an instrument?
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Reply #25 posted 02/13/05 4:44pm

UptownDeb

mysticsouldier said:

Oona Chaplin, Charlie's fourth wife....


Oona...ONA (One Night Alone).... hmmm


razz
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Reply #26 posted 02/13/05 8:46pm

mysticsouldier

yes...he played the violin and cello...left-handed smile...he had them restrung so he could play them left handed...i think he was better at the violin than the cello...he even had a music business for about a year...i think in 1916...in his London days before Hollywood he practiced playing his violin up to 6 hours a day...

he sang some, too...smile

jacktheimprovident said:

mysticsouldier said:

yup, definitely....ever heard "Smile"? Nat King Cole, Robert Downey Jr., Barbara Streisand, Tony Bennett, plus many more (MJ?) have recorded this song of Charlie's...probably his most well known...i think Ruben Studdard performed it on one of the AI shows, too...

years after his silent films were released he went back and scored and composed the music to the entire films...if u hear any music in his films, it's his...

no one will ever be as talented as Charlie in Hollywood....



Actually, I knew about Smile. But I didn't realize he was such a prolific composer. Did he play an instrument?
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Reply #27 posted 02/13/05 8:47pm

mysticsouldier

smile

UptownDeb said:

mysticsouldier said:

Oona Chaplin, Charlie's fourth wife....


Oona...ONA (One Night Alone).... hmmm


razz
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Reply #28 posted 02/14/05 1:40am

calldapplwonde
ry83

He played piano as well!



....Oona Chaplin, Charlie's fourth wife, dated Bowie in the 1980s after Chaplin's passing



WTF????? Where you got that from?
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Reply #29 posted 02/14/05 8:57am

mysticsouldier

oh yeah! how did i forget that he played the piano! smile

the info about Oona can be found in a lot of sources...one of which is her biography...smile


calldapplwondery83 said:

He played piano as well!



....Oona Chaplin, Charlie's fourth wife, dated Bowie in the 1980s after Chaplin's passing



WTF????? Where you got that from?
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