This song is waaay underated! it's one of his best hip hop songs ever! and its in my top five Prince songs of all time!! and the video kicks ass!

Well. I like it. That's all I can say

Thats all you can say???

Well I like it.

See?

GoldenGlove said:

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lilgish said:

What is funny?

GoldenGlove said:

sorry ..you're right it's one of his best..I thoguht you said one of thee best.

I've always loved this song. I think it kicks ass. I have to listen to it cranked up as loud as I can get it (without murdering my neighbours).

Did ya'll know that it was originally written for a "The Simpsons" episode ? It was written for Bart to sing. It was called "My name is Bart" Something happened and the producers changed their minds and Prince, took it back and retitled it.
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I completly agree with you!

I love this song! Play it loud

I can even stomach Tony M. cause its just so slick.

MHO: I like it...but not the greatests...love it REAL loud...

Definatly a good song to open up an album like , and definatly one of my favorite songs to dance to!!!

It's cool, But that 12" Hard Core remix gets me outta my seat! Just wish that Tony would shut da hell up...sorry Tony fans, wait are there any Tony fans?

kisscamille said:

It's a great song to hit the heavy bag with, run up a hill, clear a pool table, just an uptempo, FUNKY, in-your-face song.

That and I'm Gonna Knock You Out are just the epitome of Look Out World, I'm Coming type of songs.

Loved it then, love it now.

he said "funky fresh for the '90s" in it. FUNKY FRESH FOR THE '90S, people.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Funny, I always thought he was singing "Funky Prince for the 90's"...

I really enjoy this track - its funny, pompeous, over the top

The main reason i think why some people dont seem to 'get' this song, becuase its full of humor.....its a Prince selfparody, playing with his image of dangerous sexfreak in a way Funkartist and hip-hoppers were doing for years and years allready....the selfrenterial kind of thing (JB's "I am superbad", the way of rapartist saying "I am the greatest")

In my opinion Prince is using this style of lyrics to get rid off the image that had been evolved during the WB-era, one of a funky, sexminded freak (to the main audience that is, i hope real Prince fans notice the musical subtleties and humor Prince used during the WB-era).

So, for me this is a piss-off to WB, Prince saying: see, this is how you want to market me, lets fool around with image.

I mean, in this context (and also considering the over-the-top sound of this song) i just get amused by lines as:
- But on the seventh day, he made me
- Till i get your daughter, i wont leave this town

I also dig the chaotic, energetic video that accompanies this song, it only ads up to that "Fuck You / humorous"-feeling

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

And thanks to the valiant efforts of Tony M, it remains funky fresh to this very day.
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some lame lyrics, but i could break it down to that for sure

Love It. Another Classic

Prince wearing that Police hat with the chains and gun mic
yeah this is a funky funky

12" Club Mix, House mix and Hardcore 12" Giving off some
steaming funk. and then slapping us with Sexy M.F. 12"
good old steaming funk that only Prince can give.

I really like 'My Name Is Prince'!
The intro of the song always makes me !!!
"I Wanna Be Your Lover....Controversy....Aaaaaa-aaa-aaa-aaaaa...My Name Is Prince!"- brilliant opening!