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Ballad of Dorthy Parker Is this not one of the BEST songs Prince has ever written? I'm so glad to see he is still preforming it! I read somewhere that this was based on a real life experience when Prince was fighting with Susannah. Don't know if that is true or not but this is one of my favorite songs....I love the storytelling...I love the dark mysterious air about the song! It is a good song to listen to when you are alone and want to think.  | |
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Krystal666 said: Is this not one of the BEST songs Prince has ever written? I'm so glad to see he is still preforming it! I read somewhere that this was based on a real life experience when Prince was fighting with Susannah. Don't know if that is true or not but this is one of my favorite songs....I love the storytelling...I love the dark mysterious air about the song! It is a good song to listen to when you are alone and want to think.
hmmm best one of the best?? mmmm nahhh..close tho...yea it is amazing...and the storytelling is beautiful i love this line "my pants were wet, they came off, but she didn't see the movie cuz she hadn't redad the book first" loove that! its so clever Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
...And i'm gonna be groovy in it! | |
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This is one of my favorite Prince songs(obviously look at my handle  ). Everything is on point and there are no wasted notes! He gives voice to himself and Dorothy, pays homage to Joni Mitchell, narrates a whimsical story, plays one of the greatest basslines of his career, and masters the beat machine all in the space of 4 mins. I love the lack of a high end,the emotions in his voice, the use of background vocals and his synth work. This song is truly amazing and it cannot be fully appreciated until its heard on headphones. This is one of the many songs that illustrate Prince's genius and studio wizardry. It's arguably the best track he's ever created. | |
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and even better when you watch him perform it on a certain
tonight show with jay LENO!!! even a straight man can droool man! whoever hasnt seen this performance go get it crossed with some madhouse beats mmmmm lov-ely You saw the apple
hanging on the tree, But missed the orchid in your gaze | |
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DorothyParkerWasCool said: This is one of my favorite Prince songs(obviously look at my handle
). Everything is on point and there are no wasted notes! He gives voice to himself and Dorothy, pays homage to Joni Mitchell, narrates a whimsical story, plays one of the greatest basslines of his career, and masters the beat machine all in the space of 4 mins. I love the lack of a high end,the emotions in his voice, the use of background vocals and his synth work. This song is truly amazing and it cannot be fully appreciated until its heard on headphones. This is one of the many songs that illustrate Prince's genius and studio wizardry. It's arguably the best track he's ever created.The track is very timeless and amusing at the same time. | |
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MsLegs said: The track is very timeless and amusing at the same time. That is true . | |
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Great song. Engrossing story, enjoyable tune, lots of humour and charm. It summarizes what makes SOTT such a wonderful album. The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.
"You still wanna take me to prison...just because I won't trade humanity for patriotism." | |
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I love the version on the "It Ain't Over" CD. That piano solo at the end is great! |
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Krystal666 said: Is this not one of the BEST songs Prince has ever written? I'm so glad to see he is still preforming it! I read somewhere that this was based on a real life experience when Prince was fighting with Susannah. Don't know if that is true or not but this is one of my favorite songs....I love the storytelling...I love the dark mysterious air about the song! It is a good song to listen to when you are alone and want to think.
Great song, Prince wrote a ' new Sly Stone Family Affair'  | |
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Moonwalkbjrain said: "my pants were wet, they came off, but she didn't see the movie cuz she hadn't redad the book first"
loove that! its so clever Um, yeah, but...what does that mean?  Come here, babe.. yeah... | |
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Tosh said: Krystal666 said: Is this not one of the BEST songs Prince has ever written? I'm so glad to see he is still preforming it! I read somewhere that this was based on a real life experience when Prince was fighting with Susannah. Don't know if that is true or not but this is one of my favorite songs....I love the storytelling...I love the dark mysterious air about the song! It is a good song to listen to when you are alone and want to think.
Great song, Prince wrote a ' new Sly Stone Family Affair' It's funny you should mention that b/c this song did have a Sly flare to it definitely. | |
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altavista said: Moonwalkbjrain said: "my pants were wet, they came off, but she didn't see the movie cuz she hadn't redad the book first"
loove that! its so clever Um, yeah, but...what does that mean? it means he took his pants off but she didn't see the goods cuz she hadn't gotten to know him Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
...And i'm gonna be groovy in it! | |
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Moonwalkbjrain said: altavista said: Um, yeah, but...what does that mean? it means he took his pants off but she didn't see the goods cuz she hadn't gotten to know him ohhh | |
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Instead she pretended she was blind
An affliction brought on by a witch's curse "But what of black women? . . . I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire." -- W.E.B. Du Bois -- | |
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It is one of his best songs. | |
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Moonwalkbjrain said: altavista said: Um, yeah, but...what does that mean? it means he took his pants off but she didn't see the goods cuz she hadn't gotten to know him Isn't he geinus?? I love that man.  | |
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PurpleKnight said: Great song. Engrossing story, enjoyable tune, lots of humour and charm. It summarizes what makes SOTT such a wonderful album.
humor? Don't hurt me, I'm a newb. I'm supposed to be stupid. | |
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This is one of my very favorites!! The Leno performance of it is drool inducing.
My favorite line is "Right then and there I knew I was through - dorothy parker was cool." It's part of my emale address! I'm back!!!!!!! | |
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doctamario said: PurpleKnight said: Great song. Engrossing story, enjoyable tune, lots of humour and charm. It summarizes what makes SOTT such a wonderful album.
humor? Well, in a subtle way. But sure, it's there. The kind shared between two with chemistry. I kind of smirk to myself at lines like "Sounds like a real man to me" cause it's a kind of offhand humour that makes this Dorothy person feel charming. And there's "Instead she pretended she was blind; an affliction brought on by a witch's curse", which I also find casually funny. It's more cute than laugh out loud hilarious or silly, but it suits the song well. [Edited 7/18/05 1:51am] The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.
"You still wanna take me to prison...just because I won't trade humanity for patriotism." | |
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Words will never be able to express how much I love this song - Moonwalkbjrain and DorothyParkerWasCool have summed it up completely for me.
 I absolutely adore this song. Genius on a stick.
Four minutes of music that encapsulate everything I love about the lil' guy. | |
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PurpleKnight said: doctamario said: humor? Well, in a subtle way. But sure, it's there. The kind shared between two with chemistry. I kind of smirk to myself at lines like "Sounds like a real man to me" cause it's a kind of offhand humour that makes this Dorothy person feel charming. And there's "Instead she pretended she was blind; an affliction brought on by a witch's curse", which I also find casually funny. It's more cute than laugh out loud hilarious or silly, but it suits the song well. [Edited 7/18/05 1:51am] yea and some more funny parts are the pants line and this one "i took another bubble bath with my pants on and all the fightin stoped next time i'll do it sooner", as if to say hey, if i had just let em get to know me and not have em fightin over my goods n shit then maybe there wont be no figting..ding! very subtle but its there Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
...And i'm gonna be groovy in it! | |
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Yeh Great song , I always like this 1 ...its bit off the wall , i mean i wouldnt expect a lotta people to like it but yeh i liked it back in the day first time i heard it. | |
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NPGDiva said: This is one of my very favorites!! The Leno performance of it is drool inducing.
My favorite line is "Right then and there I knew I was through - dorothy parker was cool." It's part of my emale address! i like the stupidest smallest things like when he shouts GO-GO away from the mic around the time when blackwell is doing that all class drum solo You saw the apple
hanging on the tree, But missed the orchid in your gaze | |
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One of his all time greats. I was at the HOB performance in LA from the Just Another Aftershow disc. He always seems to reinvent it live every time out. He has the ability to do that with every song & make them sound fresh & new, The man's in a league all his own. [Edited 7/18/05 13:34pm] |
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Moonwalkbjrain said: altavista said: Um, yeah, but...what does that mean? it means he took his pants off but she didn't see the goods cuz she hadn't gotten to know him Yeah, in a biblical sense... | |
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Used to really like this song--my first introduction to it was on a mixed cd my ex made me (I think he put it on there b/c my name is Joni). Also, Prince sang it the first time I saw him in concert. Sadly because of the ex I don't really like to listen to it anymore and it usually gets skipped. Too many sad memories.  The check. The string he dropped. The Mona Lisa. The musical notes taken out of a hat. The glass. The toy shotgun painting. The things he found. Therefore, everything seen–every object, that is, plus the process of looking at it–is a Duchamp. | |
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