with all the garbage out and being played on the radio,is prince the susan lucci of music. i mean my god these guys just will not play his music.as if they are alergic to it.there is nothing on the air that can possibly come close to some of the songs on 3121 or musicology.in fact they wont even play stevie wonders new one with great songs.[raindrops;] [from the bottom of my heart.]
yet wee get to here.what you know about that,jay z.all this other crap.our future will b lousy when it comes to music because the youngsters here nothing but garbage and can never b inspired by it .shame on us.

It doesn't bother me that radio doesn't play his music. I be damned if I'm going to sit through hours of boring bullshit on the radio just to hear one Prince song. Prince doesn't need to be played on current radio. He's too good for it.

vainandy said:

Honey, that is the main reason why I don't listen to mainstream radio anymore. It is so sad when real talent goes unrealized and unnoticed, yet, mediocrity is celebrated! This is why I dig this Prince groove....


Y Should I Do That When I Can Do This?
Let's play a game called "U agree"
Cuz nothin' was created in disagreement, see
And if I didn't try 2 school U, I'd be remissed
U know what?
Y should I do that when I can do this?

(Do this)
(Boom shakalakala boom)
This drummer wicked
(Do this)

U were just conceived on a Friday night
I was on stage wasting brothers in a real fight
Everytime they copped my space down I worked it harder
Stripped down 2 my underwear and spanked them like they father
Never before had people seen a vision so bizarre
Play a hand that's equal 2 mine
Uh, look at my cards I heard your little groove and I raised U another
On a Sunday morning would U play that smack 4 your mother?
Huh, I believe U would think otherwise
A few CDs from now when the software that U're banging's not alive
In a real battle those loops y'all got suffer TKO's
Until U're playing in front of 70,000 U'll never know, nigga
This a grown folks job
All the young dogs need 2 recognize
If the world was God, the people need 2 use it with a 3rd eye
Who? What? Why? Uh, lookout

And if I didn't try 2 school U I would be remissed
Y should I do that when I can do this?

[If a nigga never stylin', who would I diss?]
Y should I do that when I can do this?
(Boom shakalakala boom)
This drummer wicked
Y should I do that when I can do this?
This drummer wicked
Y should I do that when I can do this?

Everytime I turn around there's another boot
Talking about what another boot can't do
Quiet as it's kept, everyone of U boots need 2 try 2 walk a mile in my shoes

I've had devils (out) try 2 take me out but I stand 4 the truth
So my words makes mo' dollars than sense on your hellavision or your radio
With this flow it just grows
Yo, ask Chuck D. - he know
He's been fightin' the "so called power" since the days of old
So tell me now what should be sold?
Sleepy Jack hazards y'all need a couple of No-doze (Ooh)
Ask Mary J. about Chaka
Mary, is Chaka on the radio? (No)
Huh, see U gotta save your own
In the end it ain't about the dollars but the seeds U've sewn
In a mind state full of Dutch ELM that's where the ghetto's grown (Ohh)
Watch out y'all can't block me out 2night

If I didn't try 2 school u I'd be remissed
Y should I do that when I can do this? (Hey yeah)
(Do this)
[If a nigga never stylin', who would I diss?]
Y should I do that when I can do this
(Boom shakalakala boom)
This drummer wicked
Y should I do that when I can do this?

Uh, a drummer in a cold sweat, backin' up my rhyme
I'd make U take your shortie outta here (Everytime )
Calling me fine
I got a big stick, one 4 each hand
Everybody know I keep a tight band, come on
Uh

My brothers in Manhattan say, "Got 2 shut these haters down G."
He say, "Dog I got yo' back but U gotta, U gotta make a sound" (Make a sound)
Like we used 2, "Well U might be pissed
Cuz y would I do that when I can do this?"

2 most I'm known as a lover, 2 others I'm just a pain (Say what?)
The latter's opinion usually form when mediocrity reigns
And if I didn't school ya, U know what? (What?)
I would be remissed
Yo, y would I do that y'all, (haha) Londell, when I can do this?
(Y should I do that when I can do this?)
Y would I do that y'all, Ananda, when I can do this? (Backup)
(Y should I do that when I can do this)
Y would I do that y'all, Doug E., when I can do this?
Y would I do that y'all, Spike, when I could do this?
(Y should I do that when I can do this?)
Y would I do that y'all, NPG? We can do this, we can do this
Boom!

That's why if I wanna hear Prince I simply listen to his cds. And if I don't feel like it I can turn on the radio.
I've given up on the endless waiting.
[Edited 4/27/06 14:46pm]

VenusBlingBling said:

Yep...

The thing in my area is its very common to hear Prince, if u want to hear Raspberry Beret, Little Red Corvette, I Would Die 4 U or 1999. I swear those are the only Prince songs they have heard of !!!! I'm yet to hear anything later then "The Most Beautiful Girl in The World"

Every time I get a new Prince album, I try to invision hearing some of the tracks on the radio, but I don't think he fits in very well with the stuff that's out there today (which, I really don't mind).... I'm just so happy that every year or so I get a fresh new CD of incredible (most of the time) tracks that keep me content until the next joints are released!

They play it, but they only play the old hits. I even heard 7 the other day. Internet radio plays him a lot.

HI! Welcome to ... like the last several decades!

Some conspiricy theorists call this part of "The dumbing down of America" tactict to usher in some new world order crap. Meaning that music is a large influence on our day to day thought process so let's flood the air-waves with mindless dribble and put up a gate to anything that relates to "thinking outside the box".

"Clearchannel World Wide" (sing that phrase in A minor)

Yes, that's just plain crazy, but so is the world we're living in. The only problem with that arguement is that we won't find out until it's too late.

Blah, blah, blah ... I'll shut up now.

raido... dont play prince. i already do in my car.

2freaky4church1 said:

I listen to pop radio to get a feel for the mainstream sensibility. Sorta like checking the weather, just to know what the popular mood is.

You may or may not like the weather, but you gotta deal with it.

who listens to the radio anymore?

actually, there's a great station in my town of montpellier, france - radio nova. plays old school, jazz & lots of prince. still hear TRC cuts fairly often, if that tells you anything...