Especially if you went to the 2001 Celebration.

Man, I didnt mean to piss him off so much!

do tell

Strangely enough, I have wondered if (part of) this song is about me and my wife. We stopped off at Paisley on a cross-country drive, and while trying to find a reception area, I was surprised to find that the door to his recording studios was open. We went inside, but felt way too shady to stay, and ended up knocking on some other doors. We finally met Jeremy Gavin (I think that's his name), who was bringing the proofs of the Rainbow Children album booklet to the park. He was a really nice guy.

Anyway, this was in August 2001, and the song premiered the following month on the Sept 2001 Ahdio show, before its release on the ONA piano album the following May.

So yes, that line about "If I leave my front door open, would you come and visit me?" has always stood out to me - I'm sure my wife and I were on camera as we walked into his recording area.

I think that all the time!!!!!

I also wonder if adore is about me!!!!!

Nah...but I have always thought Sexy MF was about me though!

I always thought this was about Mayte, but booyah, I respect you cuz I wouldn't have been able 2 do what you did! (well, probably cuz I would have passed out before I had the chance)

i have always thought this was his personal dig against the fans who didn't blindly shovel the shit on a platter down their throat that he's tried to serve over the past decade.

The song is fantastic tho One of the best of the club

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I agree. I also think it has a strong "7" vibe, musically (minus the choir).

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

which just proves that we should step on his dick more often

IstenSzek said:

...puts on dick stompin heels....

Never heard it, can somebody post the lyrics

thekidsgirl said:

f i leave my front door open
would u come and visit me?
Just 2 slander my name hopin'
that i would pack my bags and leave...
If i did would rembember
2 feed the dove aad clean the cage?
And never count in front of the children
lest they die of old age

I dont really know y we have 2 go r separate ways
Whether or not we grow after the seeds r sown
Only time ca say...

Can i offer ubaklava
or a bagel with cream and cheese?
Will we say grace 2 r father
holding hands on down on or knees?
R we better off just fighting?

U on ur side, me on mine
R the words that i keep writing...
only pearls b4 the swine?
What mmakes men claims that ur a friend
when u're not at all?
They knock u down and then,
they lift u again, just 2 c u fall...
But like a bird i'll keep on singing...
a song that never leaves ur mind
If nothing else u've taught me one thing...
"Never cast pearls b4 the swine"

That's gotta be about his fans now that I look it over.

PurpleKnight said:

I did a thread about this exact thing:

http://www.prince.org/msg/7/163555

Thanks guys!

I think its about the people who try to bring you down for no reason after you've given them your best.

thekidsgirl said:

Hmmm, wonders if the Org was around when he wrote that song?

SexyBeautifulOne said:

It was around for years before NPGMC was conceived

Yes, I remember Supa´s thread about this. I guess it´s mainly about his fans and other listeners who are hard to please, maybe critics and other musicians as well (Beck, D´Angelo and the usual suspects).

The line with baklava ( a Middle Eastern dessert ) and a bagel with cream cheese( Jewish) could be about his desperate aim to bring peace/harmony etc., could also be about the conflict in Israel/Palestine etc. and his diverse fanbase which consists of a multitude of different faiths and ethnicities.

I thought the song was about the "naysayers" reaction to The Rainbow Children after the Celebration that year??

I Missed the Early Celebrations. Never Knew about them..Who would SLANDER HIM? CRITICS? UNGRATEFUL FANS ? Theives who STOLE FROM HIM? BOOTLEGGERS? FRiends WHOM STABBED HIM? BUSINESS ASSOCIATES? I Think he's Had ALOT of SHIT GONE DOWN.....It's WHO'S FAITHFUL..WHO'S REAL.....Who'll LOVE HIM FOREVER....UNCONDITIONALLY.....