Someone please tell me - Why do i absolutely LOVE this song????? got it on now as I am typing - its just so great?? but why?????

the first time i heard it, i wept like a baby. it was a really hard christmas for me that year, and when i heard that song, it was just what i needed to hear.

...but it's March now!

PANDURITO said:

what?!

Anx said:

Jesus - he really knows how to reach inside of us and grab at our heartstrings eh?? Ive been there too brother...

I first heard this song when I was 16, and it was one of the first songs that I recall ever getting to me on an emotional level.

A lot of my reaction to the song is likely due to circumstances in my life at that time, but also I think Prince so successfully captured such an empty, sad quality to ALC -- he really gave it FEELING.

wendyrachel said:

it's stuff like this song that keeps me famming out to whatever stuff prince is doing now and in the future. ya grow up with a certain artist's music making your life a little better, and you don't forget about it, ya know?

I also love this song...the lyrics sound so genuine and credible even though it´s just a ficitonal story.I love the lyrics, the music and the imagery he´s using, like her sister skating on the lake, the banana daiquiris, playing pokeno, swimming in her dad´s pool etc. etc.

Reminds me of youth, of my teenage years in a good way.

I love this song, and I´m not even a Christian or into Christmas really.

Great song.

When a friend of mine recorded this on a tape for me, ages ago, he knew exactly that I´d like it, and he was right.

KoolEaze said:

Go on - i dare ya - listen to it again and tell me what you feel after it - go on - humour me!!!

wendyrachel said:

I´m afraid I don´t quite get why you´re so surprised...what´s your point, really ?
I don´t see anything weird in my post above.

KoolEaze said:

Im sorry - wasnt meant to cause a fuss - just wanted you to expereince how great the song is - I now you like the song - thats all - I think its a great track and the feeling you get after it is great - thats all. Sorry if I offended you - didnt mean to.

Ah, okay...was just wondering about your reaction, that´s all.

Thats ok - sometimes you say things and think everyone will understand what youre going on about - just ignore me - sometimes I get so passionate about Prince I fall over myself trying to get the right words out!! never mind eh??

I heard this song around Christmas 1984 (Nimrod's birthday - long story), and what struck me more than anything was that this was just "out there" enough. I think since this was also written during the time of ATWIAD, it might actually signal the start of his psychedelic period. It's very "oozy", if that makes sense.

I just listened to this track about a week ago. First time since probably 1987 -88. I was surprised to find myself choking up while listening to it. It has this incredibly melancholy, depresessing quality to it, but it doesn't make you want to go out and slit your wrists. If anything, it gives you hope and courage.

I have no idea why/how that's possible, but there it is. Listening to it again after all this time it was like confirmation of that albatross of "genius" that Prince wears around his neck.

It's a great song-that's why you like it .

Anx said:

So true!!

KoolEaze said:

Same here. I remember spinning this on my record player. Those were the good 'ol days.

It's so weird that I was listening closely to the songs lyrics yesterday, and wondering who Prince was writing about...the parents say pneumonia, her sister said strep....I wondering who the song is about. It's beautiful

the first time i heard it (sad but true) was in 1987. it was actually played on the radio one day and the dj was joking about it after it was over, and i thought it was a new prince single just for christmas, but as you guessed, i couldnt find it in any stores.
finally found it a few years later (found all the b-sides over a 5 year period and several hundred dollars only to have them released on the hits/the b-sides about 1 year later)