Possibly prince's funkiest song of all time! why all the dissin' it's a mix of Prettyman/The Work/Musicology and Everlasting Now but better than all 4! The hornz in this song at the beggining are better than any hornz in ANY Prince song!

This shit is hot! i had my funk face on my way to school 2day listening 2 it on my MP3 player... this shit STINKS!!

Lyrics Please?

Prince in true form.

sorry to disagree but to me this is SUPER-BLAND, tired-ass, by the numbers horn-funk.
I've listened to the album many times in the last few days and i like/love all the other songs to verying degrees (a couple with minor reservations), but for the life of me i can't bring myself to like the steaming turd that is Get On The Boat.

the only part i can agree in goldendloves statement is "this shit STINKS", but i'm guessing we both mean that in polar opposite ways.

I've even listened to it an extra few times in the hope i could enjoy it, but to me it's just by-the-numbers big band bullshit. It's not the sort of great album closer 3121 deserved, and the album suffers because of it.

Sorry, just one person's opinion....

but in spite of the fact that i think the album suffers because of this out-of-place jam, i'm willing to admit that i imagine it will probably make a good live dvd track (wouldn't of been at all out of place on the live aladdin vegas dvd). Just doesn't belong on 3121

I think it's ok, but my least fav on 3121, it's in the same style as Prettyman, The Work, Musicology, but compared 2 those it would be a filler track on an album of those or songs in that style.

I agree with the OP.

Sure is the patented Prince funk jam(tm), but this one has better lyrics than most of them. Unlike Musicology and The Work, its got a hook that works, especially the "we got room for 100 more" part

NPG2045 said:

co-sign. P should have bought the beat at the end of this joint out a lil louder in the mix , just like 'Fury''s guitars are lost in the mix on the studio version. Thank God I was able to get an mp3 of the 'SNL Fury live' version! Still something is missing on 'Get On The Boat'.

I think it's a fairly vapid tune compared to the majority of the tracks coming before. The biggest problem with it is that it's simply not a good album closer, imo.

I have to say I think Get on the Boat is great and better than The Work and Pretty Man. I don't like those two because Prince IMO sounds like an old man imitating JB. They both put a bad taste in my mouth. "Boat" is still JBish but with more life and energy. I like that it ends the CD. We haven't had an uptempo song end a Prince CD in a while.
[Edited 3/10/06 19:14pm]

purplecam said:

That's actually a good point. I'm glad 3121 doesn't continue the formula of a Prince album that ends with an epic ballad.

It's good to switch it up sometimes.

KrystleEyes said:

True.

Look outside ur window
tell me now what u c
coming up the mountain
a new philosophy

every single color
every race and every creed
lookin 4 the truth yall
its gonna set somebody free

get on the boat
get on the boat people
get on the boat now
eye think we gotta move 100 more

get on the boat
get on the boat people
get on the boat now,
eye think we gotta move 100 more

all across the nation
people doin what they can
toward the tribulation
will b great throughout the land

everything in darkness
just come out into the light
if we love each other
it’s the only way its gonna be right

get on the boat
get on the boat people
get on the boat now
we gotta move 100 more

get on the boat (oh yea)
get on the boat people
get on the boat now
we gotta move 100 more

good going
say it again
bridge
we were meant to live 2gether
underneath the sun
eye cant think of nothing better
don’t u wanna come
get on the boat

never mind the time again
the parties just begun
_____
u can let your hair down
let the music move ur feet
pretty mamma ____ the drummer
dancing 2 the beat
maceo

what is the harm in listening 2 the hopeful words we say
if it moves ur heart u better get in, before time delays
get on the boat
get on the boat people
get on the boat now
we gotta move 100 more

dance to the beat

b line, horns
get on the boat
get on the boat people
get on the boat now
we gotta move 100 more

get on the boat
get on the boat people
get on the boat now
we gotta move 100 more

we were meant to live together
underneath the sun
eye cant think of nothing better
don’t u wanna come
get on the boat

ohh, yea
get on the boat (get one)
get on the boat people (come one, come one)
get on the boat now
we gotta move 100 more

get on the boat (every color)
get on the boat people (every creed)
get on the boat now (come on come on)
we gotta move 100 more (come with me)

get on the boat
get on the boat people
get on the boat now
we gotta move 100 more

get on the boat
get on the boat people
get on the boat now
we gotta move 100 more

those lyrics do nothing to sway my opinion
very blah

PurpleKnight said:

Actually, how often in the last 10 years has he ended an album with an "epic ballad"... TRC is the only one that readily comes to mind. Emancipation didn't, NPS didn't. Rave Didn't...nor did Musicology.

txladykat said:

"We got room 4 a hundred more"

PurpleKnight said:

Yeah, those hornz a damn catchy!

GoldenGlove said:

Okay, if you insist.

GoldenGlove said:

Seriously? I have to respectfully disagree. This song would have been much better off as a b-side. I actually think its the weakest song on the album...ok,maybe tied with Incense and Candles, but still would have been better left off. We really didn't need another JB type cut after 3 straight albums with them ("Prettyman", "The Work", "Musicology").

I got nervous when I heard all these references to Prettyman/The Work/Everlasting Now etc,etc...but I was shocked to realize how cool Get on the Boat turned out. Yes it is in that JB style Prince is hooked on but it's funkier. It's not a groove-type funk jam it's just a straight up funk jam in every since of the word. Done, yes, in that JB style but not tired and played out. And I love the last couple measures of just percussion ending the song. Nice.

shockadelica777 said:

And my friend and I, who are huge P fans from way back, thought the only two weak songs were Incense and Candles and Fury, other than that, strong all the way through including Get On the Boat.

Was a little disappointed to this after a few listens but now it has really grown on me - I like it alot now.

Great catchy horns and a great mix of P's style mixed with JB and Santana

In the end a great way for the Classic 3121 to end

Oh and I really like the little outro at the end...why is this familiar??
[Edited 3/11/06 13:09pm]

This song is funky. Period.

Get On the Boat is a damn good song. I like it a lot.

Bfunkthe1 said:

Not to single you out, but why do people do that? How does it make a difference in this case whether you've been "huge P fans from way back"?

I've been a "huge P fan from way back" and I think BL&B and GotB are the weakest tracks, by far, on this disc. I think I&C is actually pretty decent.

It's going to grow on you. It's a very good sign that everybody tries so hard to pinpoint the weakest tune on this record. But you can't judge them correctly unless you take the whole hour to seat still with your headphones on and let your mind wander. Then, at some point, your mind gets back on the music and you say to yourself : "Uh-Oh !"

GoldenGlove said:

Maybe it will grow on me but right now it's my LEAST favorite song on the cd.

You could have 300 threads about good Prince songs. Its a bit of a waste of time.

zennabell said:

Then what is the point in this forum if we can't discuss Prince songs!?

jesus christ...