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I just got Dirty Mind and it's great but... No ballads!
WTF!!! And... I think so far my favorite song is Dirty Mind. WAs it a single, what were the singles? | |
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 r u talking about the album or something else? | |
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the album. | |
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"When You Were Mine" isn't considered a ballad? | |
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twister6 said: "When You Were Mine" isn't considered a ballad?
A ballad is a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem. It is a rhythmic saga of a past affair, which may be heroic, romantic or satirical, political (affected by the previous three types mentioned, refers to either glorifying the exploits or causes of a particular leader or group, and is typical of totalitarian political systems), almost inevitably catastrophic, which is related in the third person, usually with foreshortened alternating four- and three-stress lines ('ballad meter') and simple repeating rhymes, and often with a refrain. Plus it's too upbeat. But can someone answer my question about the singles? | |
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and while someone's working on that question ... can u give an example of a ballad from one of the other albums? | |
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Call My Name and Sleep On The Couch were the 2 ballads from Musciology. | |
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"Gotta Broken Heart Again" must be too simplistic to be considered a ballad, then. Ooh, little darlin' if you're
free 4 a couple of hours (Free 4 a couple of hours) If U ain't busy 4 the next 7 years (Next 7 years) Say, let's pretend we're married and go all night | |
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This is the most redundant thread ever.  | |
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Can someone just tell me the singles and comment on the album? | |
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I have seen vinyl only singles for Head and Dirty Mind. They're out there. Don't hurt me, I'm a newb. I'm supposed to be stupid. | |
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XVI said: twister6 said: "When You Were Mine" isn't considered a ballad?
A ballad is a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem. It is a rhythmic saga of a past affair, which may be heroic, romantic or satirical, political (affected by the previous three types mentioned, refers to either glorifying the exploits or causes of a particular leader or group, and is typical of totalitarian political systems), almost inevitably catastrophic, which is related in the third person, usually with foreshortened alternating four- and three-stress lines ('ballad meter') and simple repeating rhymes, and often with a refrain. Plus it's too upbeat. But can someone answer my question about the singles? Yes, that is the English teacher definition of what a ballad is. In contemporary music terms, a ballad is a slow song. "Gotta Broken Heart Again" counts. "New Power slide...." |
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WAsn't Uptown a single. | |
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Gotta BROKEN HEART AGAIN is the BALLAD and ALSO ANTHEM WHEN U WERE MINE is NOT BALLAD BUT well ROMANTIC DRAMA.... | |
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"Head" isn't a ballad? | |
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Video Clips: Uptown and Dirty Mind (both available on The Hits Video Collection).
26 November 1980 - "Dirty Mind" single released The single only got to number 65 on the Soul Chart (backed with When We're Dancing Close and Slow from the Prince album). Mid-February 1981 - videos for Uptown and Dirty Mind are shot on a sound stage in Hollywood, using the full tour set. 29 May The Dirty Mind outtake "Gotta Stop (Messin' About) is released as a single (with Uptown as the B-Side) in England in time for Prince's visit there. The single was re-issued a few weeks later with Uptown replaced by I Wanna Be Your Lover as the B-Side (neither single charted). am I missing anything? [Edited 4/26/06 7:45am] | |
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wizatmath said: Video Clips: Uptown and Dirty Mind (both available on The Hits Video Collection).
26 November 1980 - "Dirty Mind" single released The single only got to number 65 on the Soul Chart (backed with When We're Dancing Close and Slow from the Prince album). Mid-February 1981 - videos for Uptown and Dirty Mind are shot on a sound stage in Hollywood, using the full tour set. 29 May The Dirty Mind outtake "Gotta Stop (Messin' About) is released as a single (with Uptown as the B-Side) in England in time for Prince's visit there. The single was re-issued a few weeks later with Uptown replaced by I Wanna Be Your Lover as the B-Side (neither single charted). am I missing anything? [Edited 4/26/06 7:45am] I've definitely seen Head as a single somewhere in real life. Whenever I go to a record shop, I check out the Prince vinyls and CDs. Don't hurt me, I'm a newb. I'm supposed to be stupid. | |
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yeah...head was released alright. i knew there was one i was missing. | |
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skywalker said: XVI said: A ballad is a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem. It is a rhythmic saga of a past affair, which may be heroic, romantic or satirical, political (affected by the previous three types mentioned, refers to either glorifying the exploits or causes of a particular leader or group, and is typical of totalitarian political systems), almost inevitably catastrophic, which is related in the third person, usually with foreshortened alternating four- and three-stress lines ('ballad meter') and simple repeating rhymes, and often with a refrain. Plus it's too upbeat. But can someone answer my question about the singles? Yes, that is the English teacher definition of what a ballad is. In contemporary music terms, a ballad is a slow song. "Gotta Broken Heart Again" counts. Exactly - and I am an English teacher | |
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XVI said: Can someone just tell me the singles and comment on the album?
Singles: Uptown Dirty Mind Do It All Night (U.K. only) Gotta Stop Messin' About (U.K. only) Head (U.S. promo 12" only) | |
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When you were mine is probably the best song on this one. Then Dirty Mind, Do it All night, Uptown, PartyUp. That is if I'm remembering things right. | |
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sextonseven said: XVI said: Can someone just tell me the singles and comment on the album?
Singles: Uptown Dirty Mind Do It All Night (U.K. only) Gotta Stop Messin' About (U.K. only) Head (U.S. promo 12" only) Yep. That's the way I remember it. I used to have "Uptown". "Crazy You" was the B Side. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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