What the hell do "Elephants and Flowers," "7," and "Alphabet St" mean?

And just what the hell are "MoonBeam Levels" anyway!?!?!?

ChadtheRTF said:

for further details on 7 check:

http://www.prince.org/msg/7/143044

ChadtheRTF said:

7 - There's been a lot of great stuff written about 7 by fans over the years - basically it relates to the Book of Revelation, that is many lines from the song related directly, or are lifted from (with a little editing) from passages in that book in the Bible.

Elephants & Flowers is pretty self-explanatory, It's a simple celebration of Prince's belief that God made everything from the tiny and fragile (flowers) to the giant and strong (elephants) - He made these and every living thing in between these two extremes.

Alphabet St. I'll leave to someone else.

regarding the "18 & Over" lyric:

I think he's talking about when you fuck and it's too dry and gritty. WC usually stands for water closet (freaky european term). Wet towel could be a reference to lube or just a wet towel. Maybe Prince and the woman tried fucking, it was too dry and so they cleaned up in the WC and "Took a trip to electricity" - vibrator. My guess and I apologize for being so blatant.

My question - "like Frank and Beverly without Maze". Is this some television reference

Also, what are "trolley cars that juggle seventeen"?

Awesome thread! Let's keep it going.

In the song sister:

She don't wear no underwear
She says it only gets in her hair
And it's got a funny way of stoppin' the Jews

What do the Jews have to do with this song?

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In the song sister:

She don't wear no underwear
She says it only gets in her hair
And it's got a funny way of stoppin' the Jews

What do the Jews have to do with this song?

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And what is a "Purple Banana" that prince wants us to look for before they put us in the trunk in "Let's Go Crazy".

doh! u just beat me to it purpleizpassion!
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

From the Databank Transcription Team:

She don't wear no underwear
She said it only gets in her hair
And it's got a funny way of stoppin' the juice




I think you'll have a better understanding now. Like, gag me with a spoon, man!

"Look 4 the purple Bananna till they put us in the truck." I got an idea of what I would say the purple bannana is... But wtf is he talking about really? The song is about going Crazy though...

and why the hell was the chick in Little Red Corvette walking around with used condoms in her pocket?

purpleizpassion said:

Let's Go Crazy is about God and satan. "Let's go crazy" means let's get positive for God and all things heavenly.

"Purple banana" is heaven, being put in the truck means you've found it.

"De-elevator" is the devil. We can't let him bring us down.

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

Because she is a "fast woman" (whore). Hence the metpahor of a fast car... Little Red Corvette.

in the song "gotta stop messin around" p sings he plays with his toy until hes blind is his toy his penis??

U r good! That makes sense...In a Prince type way.

I was always curious as to how one would go about "Clockin' the jizz"|

TBeatty716 said:

Timing the orgasm.

purpleizpassion said:

Thanks, but if I remember correctly, Prince explained the going crazy as a metaphor for God, and de-elevator as satan, in the Chris Rock interview.

You couldn't say "God" on top 40 radio on 1984.


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Did we ever figure out what "Hundalasiliah" from " NO" means?

Tiffypoo2004 said:

That's a great mystery. Might just be a name he uses. Like Morris Day and "Grace".

Universaluv said:

I only remember "Martha" coming up in Insatiable...what other tune is she mentioned in?