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Thread started 07/15/05 1:45pm

GoldenGlove

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Is Musicology (the song) THAT bad??

it is in my top five songs EVER (just)... but yet you all say it's shit! don't you think it is fonkee?... i think it's a fonkee as phuck!!
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Reply #1 posted 07/15/05 1:55pm

danielboon

GoldenGlove said:

it is in my top five songs EVER (just)... but yet you all say it's shit! don't you think it is fonkee?... i think it's a fonkee as phuck!!



i like this song sounds a bit like a rehashed "the work" but i dont like the album !! cool
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Reply #2 posted 07/15/05 2:03pm

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I think its funky
and you should see my 1 year old son dance to this song, he goes crazy...lol

So if he likes it, it has to be good razz
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Reply #3 posted 07/15/05 2:21pm

Anxiety

i like the bass line. nod
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Reply #4 posted 07/15/05 3:35pm

npgmaverick

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I loved this song on 1st listen. Can't please everybody, though...
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Reply #5 posted 07/15/05 3:50pm

IstenSzek

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it's a nice enough song, yet he did it so many times before
sounds like re-hashed "the work" which sounded a lot like
"northside" and so on and so forth.
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #6 posted 07/15/05 4:15pm

jasonstar

The album Musicology is a lot like the song, it has it moments but for the most part I find it disapointing. I would pick some of the stuff on The Rainbow Children before I'd pick most the stuff on Musicology. rolleyes

(IMO - I downloaded the ringer of Musicology *the song* from some free website, and I liked the song better on the ringer than on the album, just cus the ringer had the best part of the song and it cut right to it - the chorus at the end.)

Just my thoughts...but in my mind the Batman soundtrack is P's best work! headbang
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Reply #7 posted 07/15/05 4:24pm

Anxiety

IstenSzek said:

it's a nice enough song, yet he did it so many times before
sounds like re-hashed "the work" which sounded a lot like
"northside" and so on and so forth.


i agree. i like it, but it's nothing i haven't heard him do before. it kinda reminds me of 'return of the bump squad', too.
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Reply #8 posted 07/15/05 4:30pm

rudedog

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GoldenGlove said:

it is in my top five songs EVER (just)... but yet you all say it's shit! don't you think it is fonkee?... i think it's a fonkee as phuck!!


Well, the rhythm of the lyrics sounds like RETURN OF THE BUMP SQUAD, the music reminds me of THE WORK, but the bass line is cool and I like it better live. Its an alright song biggrin
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Reply #9 posted 07/15/05 4:40pm

IstenSzek

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Anxiety said:

IstenSzek said:

it's a nice enough song, yet he did it so many times before
sounds like re-hashed "the work" which sounded a lot like
"northside" and so on and so forth.


i agree. i like it, but it's nothing i haven't heard him do before. it kinda reminds me of 'return of the bump squad', too.



eek

wow, Return of the Bumpsquad, that is SO right!
that's the element of the song I was still not
able to put my finger on!
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #10 posted 07/15/05 4:42pm

Anxiety

IstenSzek said:

Anxiety said:



i agree. i like it, but it's nothing i haven't heard him do before. it kinda reminds me of 'return of the bump squad', too.



eek

wow, Return of the Bumpsquad, that is SO right!
that's the element of the song I was still not
able to put my finger on!


you can sing the chorus of musicology while you're listening to bump squad, and it fits in perfectly. and vice versa.
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Reply #11 posted 07/15/05 4:45pm

IstenSzek

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Anxiety said:

IstenSzek said:




eek

wow, Return of the Bumpsquad, that is SO right!
that's the element of the song I was still not
able to put my finger on!


you can sing the chorus of musicology while you're listening to bump squad, and it fits in perfectly. and vice versa.


perhaps that's why he pulled the Bumpsquad out of the spiderwebs
for some of the OneNiteAlone tour aftershows. he had a beat that
he ran the verses over. Somehow I think there's a definite kinda
connection to Musicology now.

nod
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #12 posted 07/15/05 5:23pm

purplecam

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GoldenGlove said:

it is in my top five songs EVER (just)... but yet you all say it's shit! don't you think it is fonkee?... i think it's a fonkee as phuck!!

I agree, the song is funky. People who heard the song that aren't fans digged the song. I love it and it's hot live. So no, it's not bad at all.
I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that
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Reply #13 posted 07/15/05 5:33pm

Cloudbuster

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I like it. smile
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Reply #14 posted 07/15/05 5:33pm

PurpleCharm

I like Musicology, but it sounds better live.
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Reply #15 posted 07/15/05 5:40pm

Anxiety

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I like Musicology, but it sounds better live.


indeed it does. it's not as good when you're not watching prince pop out of the floor. lol
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Reply #16 posted 07/15/05 6:27pm

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I like this song nod
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Reply #17 posted 07/15/05 6:30pm

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A second rate James Brown cop...hmmmm...what do you think? hehe
All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #18 posted 07/15/05 6:30pm

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I like the part where it ends and goes to the next song. woot!
All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #19 posted 07/15/05 6:40pm

kpowers

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it's a good track but not in his top 5. For you it might be different because you only 14 and for you it is something very fresh.
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Reply #20 posted 07/15/05 6:41pm

PurpleKnight

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Boring, derivative, no hook. Next!
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Reply #21 posted 07/15/05 7:03pm

prettymansson

its james brown for the 8000th time...i had the same feeling when i heard "the work" oh its jb tribute hour over at paisley...but like james its fonky
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Reply #22 posted 07/15/05 7:22pm

Thirdeye

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it is a good song but not great it feels as tough he was not trying but cool all the same
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Reply #23 posted 07/15/05 8:31pm

npgmaverick

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IstenSzek said:

perhaps that's why he pulled the Bumpsquad out of the spiderwebs
for some of the OneNiteAlone tour aftershows. he had a beat that
he ran the verses over.


eek I'll bet that was an interesting lyrical overhaul.
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Reply #24 posted 07/15/05 11:52pm

funkpill

cool Great song & album...
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Reply #25 posted 07/16/05 12:01am

blusapphire

funkpill said:

cool Great song & album...


Agreed nod
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Reply #26 posted 07/17/05 8:35pm

thEfRIeNdChiP

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cool song. one of my fav“s
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Reply #27 posted 07/18/05 3:57am

UndercovaBroth
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The song sounds a helluva lot better live. At first listen, I didn't like it. Came time for the tour and heard it live, it sounded completely different...
Ooh, little darlin' if you're
free 4 a couple of hours (Free 4 a couple of hours)
If U ain't busy 4 the next 7 years (Next 7 years)
Say, let's pretend we're married and go all night
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Reply #28 posted 07/18/05 4:11am

Snap

i find it boring, except when performed live
honestly, it sounds like a bunch of loops put together
"return of the bumpsquad" is much more interesting
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Reply #29 posted 07/18/05 4:12am

fingertips

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i like it ..
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