How do u rate it? I love the video (captures the time very well, as music video's often do), and the chord changes on the instrumental break in the middle, is a real standout for a track that seems very run of the mill.

"d to the i to the a to....." Rosie sounds great aswell


It does sound like 2 songs cobbled together abit (clunky chord changes between verse and chorus), but i forgive that, thats fine by me.

I guess it is rosie and the break in the middle that really put it over for me. Drums sound muscular too.


I get a feeling its really hated on this forum.

thesexofit said:

A very good song, I just can't stand it anymore. Played too often.

I can honestly say that it's grown on me, I hated it on the first listen, and the whole "D to the I ..." I thought was a little corny. Now I can appreciate it for the guilty pop pleasure it is, and Rosie just makes the song in my opinion. She could have saved The Symbol Album - too bad she quit before that.

Shone314 said:

Would rosie of been on love to the 9's, as that woulda been kickin'. I cant see rosie doing the phone converstaion thing on "the continental" though
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Shone314 said:

How can you save an almost perfect album?

EmancipationLover said:

Iam a huge fan of "symbol" album too.

Diamonds & Pearls seems to eb teh only song Ive seen him struggle with live - teh Special Olympics version is awful and the other 2 occasions ive seen him (in person) perform it...is forgotten the words !!!!! (started the "which one of us is right" instead of "there will come a time")

purpledoveuk said:

i got a vhs and cassette boot of the tour "diamonds and pearls", i cant really remember much about the performances myself?

I LOVED the special olympics version!! i think it kills the studio version by far (as per usual). rosie and prince's vocal breakdown are great at the end and it leads into a very cool guitar solo, also missing from the studio version, is great.

purpledoveuk said:

HA HA! Rosie doing "The Continental" conversation would have been ... interesting.

I remember the "D&P" video vaguely. Didn't it have a lot of gymnasts and Prince singing in a nursery or day care center or sumthin? Remember Prince's do? The typhoon? YEAH! He was heca-sexy.

Shone314 said:

Prince does that pouncy lil' split thing on the coach was one of the highlights.


Yeah, he does hang out with kids on the final verse (nice to include a verse after the midde break bytheway), and i think rosie is hangin' out with them too, but wheres tony in that bit?

piepie1976 said:

But the Special Olympics version is so out of tune by Prince...I couldnt believe it