Let's hear it!

A good song for the elderly.

Novabreaker said:

I strongly disagree... Call My Name is RnB

GoldenGlove said:

For the senior citizens.

Novabreaker said:

disagree...this is one joint the teens actually liked....my daughter and her friends only talk about prince in reference to this song...

Hot damn.

Rhondab said:

I have two friends who are 15 who LOVE this song actually...

I just can't stop writing songs about you
I love you so much

Love that line. That happens to me. I get on my own nerves.

I appreciate it.

I love the way he comes in, "Call me. Call my name..." It makes u wanna say, "Priiiinceeeee!".

I do agree with Rhondab. P had everyone's nose open with this one, epecially the young ones. I was suprised when I was watching 106 and Park and they played this song. All the girls were singing it.

A great song. This song would have been massive had the proper type of promotion been behind the song. People who didn't care much for Prince liked this song. I think that this will stand up in the history of Prince songs.

AdoreDaBang1 said:

me too, it's quite annoying and pathetic, but I can't help it

This song is pretty good, nothing spactacular
I much prefer his more powerful ballads with more screaming
and guitars over
the mellow RnB ones (ala Adore)

but it ain't bad

purplecam said:

my best friend is far from being a Prince fan, but he loves this song
(and most of the Musicology album)

I think this is a very good song, extremely well-crafted, lovely arrangement and production. Great hooks, and interesting melody. Very well performed.

Some people I'm sure will think it's a bit slick, that it's another one of those RnB ballads he can run off the formulaic production line etc..

He's written better lyrics but, for me, that's a small gripe about an excellent composition.

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langebleu said:

Beautifully said Langebleu. I agree completely. I also love how he quotes the streetname in my city (the bridlepath).

Cool

It's a good enough song, and one of my faves from Musicology, but it's NO WHERE NEAR on my list of favorite Prince songs.....

It is a real stand out tune, BUT.....

Could it just be that maybe we've come to expect less outta the man over the years? So this VERY COMMERCIAL Prince song is what were clinging too, and saying LOOK, LOOK.....PRINCE IS BACK!

As for me, I'm still waitin' for the REAL gem.....

I remember Prince saying that Call My Name was his favorite from the album

Novabreaker said:

and the infirm

it was okay, till radio killed it.

Great song! It was definitely felt by lots of younger listeners (teens). This makes CMN the first Prince song to do that since The Greatest Romance. I think that is a good thing. In fact, in terms of total R&B radio airplay (Urban + Urban AC), CMN was probably as high as #6 out of the 80 songs on those two charts. In cities like D.C., he could end his shows with that song. It was that big.

I like that song and the cyberclip to it.

Excellent song. Great vocals.

langebleu said:

I agree, the sound of this song is traditional but is very well-crafted and performed. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

It's great 2 see all this appreciation.

Call My Name is yet another whingey luuurrve ballad that Prince has done so many times before. And the lyrics are so syrupy, even Celine Dion would laugh at them.

It's always skipped on my CD player.

Enigmoid said:

WHAT!?!? Call My Name is a beautiful soul ballad...

I really don't see what people are still waiting on since they will continue to shit on anything he does. I guess the real truth is that the hardest people to please will be the ones that claim to love u.

" I work on pleasing me cause I can't please u and that's why I do what I do..."

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This song is off Da Chain! i knew Musicology was going to be something special when I first heard this song. CALL IT