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PrintableI meant 1978.
Fuck, what's in a year or two, let's say 1976. | |
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HamsterHuey said: Anxiety said: one of my fave prince lyrics is still... 'when i'm workin' at my jobba i'm the victim, yer the robba..'  You know, somehow Prince will never be known as an amazing poet. LoL He might worship Joni Mitchell, but the bug never caught. Still, Mr Nelson's lyrics are all about the music. They have to fit, even if it has him singing he is a dog and you are a cat. You have GOT to be joking!!!!! | |
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Snap said: jbell said: When folks were saying he wasn't black, and he didn't bother correcting them.
people define color differently when wasn't Prince Black? even so-called "white" albums like ATWIAD & Parade are full of funky moments and don't forget... Prince's roots are in MPLS how black is that? we're all mostly a product of our influences no need to correct the fools who'd say such things the music has always spoken for itself and if we're gonna be proud of anything let it be because of what we do and not because of our physical hue [Edited 8/13/05 14:04pm] Oh, SNAP! Preach!  I am MrVictor.... | |
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doeineffect said: HamsterHuey said: somehow Prince will never be known as an amazing poet.
You have GOT to be joking!!!!! He has written lots of lyrics that appeal to me, but lyrics like "Lalala hehehee, I want u, u want me" just do not go down well with people that are used to the consistent high quality lyrics of peeps like Joni Mitchell. |
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prince is not a poet.. | |
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weepingwall said: prince is not a poet..
But he has had many a moment... |
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weepingwall said: prince is not a poet..
...cuz he dont wanna blow it! 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: weepingwall said: prince is not a poet..
...cuz he dont wanna blow it! preach on.. | |
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weepingwall said: Moonwalkbjrain said: ...cuz he dont wanna blow it! preach on.. ..he dont care to win awards! 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: weepingwall said: preach on.. ..he dont care to win awards! no becuase he's a good musican but not really a good lyricrist and or poet.. he has wrote good songs | |
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4 fuck sake...y'all R trippin'...Music is about making money as well as getting all gooey eyed and spiritual u know...damn...I say if it sells ...do it, Prince could do an ad 4 Snapple and it'd still be funky
this is the bizniz...and u aint 2 far gone 2 see that shit yet  | |
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weepingwall said: Moonwalkbjrain said: ..he dont care to win awards! no becuase he's a good musican but not really a good lyricrist and or poet.. he has wrote good songs  u had me til ya said that
clear edit [Edited 8/16/05 4:32am] Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
...And i'm gonna be groovy in it! | |
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HamsterHuey said: doeineffect said: You have GOT to be joking!!!!! He has written lots of lyrics that appeal to me, but lyrics like "Lalala hehehee, I want u, u want me" just do not go down well with people that are used to the consistent high quality lyrics of peeps like Joni Mitchell. He used those lyrics on a dare from Sheena Easton who didn't think he could do a song with those words. The fact that he made a great song out of that shows his lyrical genius. | |
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| Signing with Arista putting out Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic. Doing TRL that just looked desparate. | |
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LadyB0yCabDriver said: getting all gooey eyed
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GangstaFam said: Anxiety said: but it was still very colorful and fun, and most of it was considered to be too "out there" even for TIM friggin' BURTON to put in the movie. i can see how some folks would see it as selling out, since prince is making music to conform to a WB franchise, but i kinda see it as a challenge, as he'd never really written a whole album of music for someone else's project before this, and the idea of the soundtrack being a kind of "narrative", with songs sung by characters from the film (and "gemini", of course), was a pretty inventive touch as well, i think.
no, it's not intended to be the lofty personal message that was "lovesexy" or the musical statement that was "sign 'o' the times", but it wasn't meant to be. though i do think that there's still plenty in the batman album that addresses the whole "dual identity" gemini issue that he'd been toying around with for years, so there's that to think about, too.  What he said. I love the Batman album.  Batman!
The album can definitely be considered a sell-out moment, but selling out doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing if the artist's heart goes into it as well as the desire for money. Prince clearly had fun working on the soundtrack, and that can be just as important as some of the grand proclamations and statements that appear on other albums he's done. But Arms of Orion's still crap.  Dude should've reconsidered that one."A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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i like the batman album, arms of orion isnt very good though, no1 in england though(album, not arms of orion (obviusly!!)) | |
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why is it considered selling out when you market your name and profit from it? i mean, you are in the "industry", you deserve the financial gain associated with your name IMO. | |
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txladykat said: why is it considered selling out when you market your name and profit from it? i mean, you are in the "industry", you deserve the financial gain associated with your name IMO.
Because in a perfect world art is made for art's sake and not for money. Unfortunately, given the way the industry works, in order to be a commercial success an artist has to pimp their name and image and make a fair chunk of money off of it to get any attention. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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meow85 said: txladykat said: why is it considered selling out when you market your name and profit from it? i mean, you are in the "industry", you deserve the financial gain associated with your name IMO.
Because in a perfect world art is made for art's sake and not for money. Unfortunately, given the way the industry works, in order to be a commercial success an artist has to pimp their name and image and make a fair chunk of money off of it to get any attention. dude ur missing the point. yes in a PERFECT world art is made for arts sake. and in a PERFECT world money grows on trees and the streets are paved in gold. who the hell wants to be a starving artist??? 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: meow85 said: Because in a perfect world art is made for art's sake and not for money. Unfortunately, given the way the industry works, in order to be a commercial success an artist has to pimp their name and image and make a fair chunk of money off of it to get any attention. dude ur missing the point. yes in a PERFECT world art is made for arts sake. and in a PERFECT world money grows on trees and the streets are paved in gold. who the hell wants to be a starving artist??? Not missing the point, and not a dude. "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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"Sell-out" is the dumbust fucking term ever. It was made up by someone who never received an opportunity to capitalize on any level of success. If selling out makes you millions of dollars. PLEASE...give me the chance to sell-out. Im broke as hell. (Insert something clever here) |
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He sold out with Prince self titled. He then did it again with 1999 and Purple Rain. | |
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DarkKnight1 said: "Sell-out" is the dumbust fucking term ever. It was made up by someone who never received an opportunity to capitalize on any level of success. If selling out makes you millions of dollars. PLEASE...give me the chance to sell-out. Im broke as hell.
for real! i'll be a sell out right along with u! Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
...And i'm gonna be groovy in it! | |
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M'boy said it all in that interview in France for the UTCM shoot: "You see these cufflinks? They cost money..." | |
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Scrapluv said: i think he sold out three times in philly
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I don't know if this is a true sell-out, but he sure took a turn in a boring direction when he got all caught up in the fashion world. "The Versace Experience"?!?
Please... | |
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jbell said: When folks were saying he wasn't black, and he didn't bother correcting them.
I was going to say ANY Prince song with rap on it wether it's Prince, Tony M, Sheila E whoever but, the above quote is a great example as well. Also, I LOVE Lemon Crush! It's one of my favorites.  | |
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LadyB0yCabDriver said: 4 fuck sake...y'all R trippin'...Music is about making money as well as getting all gooey eyed and spiritual u know...damn...I say if it sells ...do it, Prince could do an ad 4 Snapple and it'd still be funky
this is the bizniz...and u aint 2 far gone 2 see that shit yet | |
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