I just ordered this album new off an independant seller from amazon. I haven't actually heard it yet. I might have, if it wasn't out of print

It best be worth my $23.00

jayaredee said:

Sooooo worth it! My favorite of the 90s, hands down!

JediMaster said:

That's good to hear. All the reviews here sound positive and when i saw it new on amazon i grabbed it before anyone else got their undeserving greedy paws on it.

jayaredee said:

The songs are tight, funky and fun. The production is slick as snot on a door knob!

OMG, I remember the day this album came out. I walked from my dorm to the record store at 9 am, as soon as they opened and got the first copy. This remains 2 this day one of my favorite albums! Every single song is hot and my entire dormitory hated me cuz I blared I Hate U CONSTANTLY!

Saturn said:

I played it constantly, in spite if the fact that about half of the album I'd had in bootleg form for a year and a half!

JediMaster said:

JediMaster said:

That's funny. I really like We March.

doctamario said:

Its probably my least favorite song from that time period. I can think of at least six or seven outtakes I would have preferred in place of it.

Love the lyrics and love the music to We March

Newb question: Where does the "Billy Jack" in Billy Jack Bitch come from?
[Edited 3/25/05 13:39pm]

doctamario said:

The song is about Minneapolis gossip journalist CJ. She frequently runs stories about Prince that are quite mean spirited. Essentially, she has a mad-on for him, and writes up every little piece of gossip she can find, regardless of its validity. She also has an annoying habit of referring to him as "Symbolina" (I guess she thinks its clever. Personally, I find it rather third grade). Sure, Prince can be a dick, but the way this woman writes about him almost always makes her to appear to be someone who is incredibly jealous of him.

Anyhoo, to answer your question, the "Billy Jack" is a reference to the 1971 film of that name. Here's a description of the film from the Internet Movie Database:



So, in a nutshell, the film's hero is a crusader for good. Prince tacks on the "Bitch" to illustrate that CJ is a crusader as well, but for ill. She has a mission to attack and slander, rather than uplift and love. Rather than fight the establishment, she chooses to go after one man who isn't doing anything to her.

Many have pointed out that Prince seems hypocritical in calling her "Bitch" when he earlier (in "We March") makes the statement that men shouldn't call women that. Of course, the point is that he's making an exception for someone to whom it is truly fitting (in this case, he HAS found a better reason to call her such).