What things in Prince's musical catalog irritate you? I'm not talking about whole songs or albums you don't like, but those little quirks or foibles that just irritate you every time you hear them.

For me, it bothers me in Love Sign where they sing "...teach the babies replications of the act...." Does he really mean he wants to teach them how to do it again? Or does he really mean implications? Or even repercussions?

And I'd really like to know what's up the the annoying habit of working all the titles of an album's songs into the lyrics like the rap on Jughead or the promo for the o(+> album. Prince, please stop doing that.

What little annoyances just irritate you every time you hear them?

why settle 4 a star when u can have the sun?
--from "the continental"

the sun IS a fucking star. another thing that annoys me: if any of you have a copy of atlanta '80, ya'll know at the end of "just as long as we're together" where it has that repeating guitar chord (thanx to some friggin effects pedal or somesuch)? that drives me batty too.

I could've done without some of the segues on some albums.Also, I'd rather have had never heard before songs over the remixes on Crystal Ball.

The segues are pretty irritating.

On the song the Pope when he says " A loop is a loop is a loop" Prince what!!??

Krystal666 said:

ooh, you reminded me--the entire length of "the pope" irritates me.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I always heard "the moon..." Maybe you got your celestial bodies confused?

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serveitupfrankie said:

I am the Continental
I am the main thing
Whatever come 4 and after me is yin yang
Why settle 4 a star when u can have the sun?
C'mon let me do u like u want 2 be done[...]

either way, seems like that cat fell asleep in science class at one point or something.

Krystal666 said:

It's tongue in cheek...He's making a "loop"...doesn't make it any less annoying.

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I feel ya on that one, Dansa!

Any good song interrupted with a rap by Tony M. (Love 2 the 9's). Dumb throw away songs like "Horny Pony." Little things like edits of great songs (Crystal Ball set) like Good Love. If you're going to include it, why edit it? The intro to Joy in Repeition with the talking from Eye No (that completely ruins 'the mood'.) Movie Star with the "JOTY" intro...what the hell was that? That is not even close...and when he unsuccessfully tries to be hip and fit in (Emancipation.) I think that is all that immediately comes to mind.

Serveitupfrankie*

-That the U.S. pressing of "Lovesexy" on CD was 1 frikkin' track! (yes, I know it's availble elsewhere cut up proper, but Still!)

-The packaging 4 "1999 (The New Master)"

-"Around The World In a Day" CD vs. LP artwork.

Whenever Tony M. interuppted a song with his ramblings.

And whenever P. tried to rap himself. Except Pussy Control, cuz that song's just awesome.

npgmaverick said:

I have both the CD and the LP. What's the difference in the artwork? (I haven't pulled either out in a long time)

But you raised another irritant. I know that CDs were kinda new at that time and folks were playing around with the packaging. Most CDs were encased in a cardboard 12" tube so that they could be displayed at the stores in the deeper cases built for LPs. But the cardboard sleeve was completely disposable. With ATWIAD, the cardboard case itself is the slipcover for the CD with a little slot inside to stick the CD in. So now it won't fit in the CD rack I have and it really doesn't fit in the LP rack without possibility of warping the records on either side since it's not 12" deep. Probably one of the reasons I haven't listened to it. I forget about it when I'm grabbing CDs to head out of the house.

HalluRain said:

These new, cardboard wrapped CD's are annoying too. NEWS and Musicology don't fit in my CD case.

One of the tracks on the original release of Xpectation had a glitch, which drove me nuts.

And the one-track LoveSexy cd was a nightmare

Tom said:

Oh and cartidges don't fit into video games, its the other way around

Tom said:

OMG! I never noticed that before, but you are so right!

Tom said:

not quite--video game cartridges fit into their respective consoles.

HalluRain said:

The LP's inside sleeve has this beautiful painting of a rainbow colored field and the CD booklet had white print on plain black paper.

That's interesting about the long-box. I never knew the packaging was so unique or, as U point out, annoying.

The booklet from the Gold Experience has the words to the whole CD except for P Control...like the song is a secret even though it's the first track! I never understood that.

HalluRain said:

um, the animal noises in "animal kingdom"?

HalluRain said:

He does that on the Newpower Soul album too.

Alphabet St. "A,B,C,D,E,F,H.."

Oh I almost forgot,...

That damn cowbell he added on to Endorphinemachine...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

What CD is "the Continental" from?

doctamario said:

"...we dont give a duck what u got on..." either say it or don't but atleast find a appropriate lyric