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Prince songs you don't understand As P likes to be mysterious and use metaphysics etc, is there any song you've never really understood? I'm quite sure we all here have at least one song we don't get. It's time to be honest ppl! Nothing to be ashamed of.  | |
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VenusBlingBling said: As P likes to be mysterious and use metaphysics etc, is there any song you've never really understood? I'm quite sure we all here have at least one song we don't get. It's time to be honest ppl! Nothing to be ashamed of.
Jughead....what's that about? | |
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Without too much thought, I'd say "The Daisy Chain."
"I ain't never going down like the daisy chain."  | |
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What's the story behind "Another Lonely Christmas" -- I refuse to believe it's all made-up. Sounds way too personal. | |
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I never did get "Pearls B4 The Swine" Don't hate me 'cause I'm NOT beautiful | |
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would it be wrong 2 say "Adore" otherwise it's "Alphabet St." | |
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Graycap23 said: VenusBlingBling said: As P likes to be mysterious and use metaphysics etc, is there any song you've never really understood? I'm quite sure we all here have at least one song we don't get. It's time to be honest ppl! Nothing to be ashamed of.
Jughead....what's that about? It's about getting 'stupid'. Tragic tale, really. Flowers for Alergnon was the inspiration. [Edited 4/20/06 7:17am] | |
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u2prnce said: Graycap23 said: Jughead....what's that about? It's about getting 'stupid'. Tragic tale, really. Flowers for Alergnon was the inspiration. [Edited 4/20/06 7:17am] Aww damn! Now that's funny, man. Walking alone in the dark, I see nothing u see
I can be in a park, or flying in the…in the deep sea I wish u’d hold my hand; then everything could b There’s nothing strange, we’re not deranged We only want everyday 2 b a Cosmic Day |
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I have NEVER understood what Purple Rain was.
pearls before the swine is a bible reference. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 | |
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r u surpposed 2 understand his songs? b-cause if u don't then u would not get starfish and coffee, b-cause i don't but i still like it!  | |
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rbrpm said: r u surpposed 2 understand his songs? b-cause if u don't then u would not get starfish and coffee, b-cause i don't but i still like it!
Yeah. Some songs are supposed to be kind of nonsensical and you're not supposed to understand it intellectually. But then, there songs like "3 Chains o' Gold" that seems to be saying something specific but I just don't get it. | |
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ditto Purple Rain, I mean, is it a Spiritual or Sexual rain? always been a bit grey on that.
others: Starfish and Coffee (yup, brave enough to stand up and say "Duh?") Lemon Crush (sexual for sure, but is it some obscure act I've never heard about?) She Gave her Angels (cant decide whether its a real girl, or a song to his "Anima/Soul" - see Jung) | |
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Graycap23 said: Jughead....what's that about? Wasnt it a dance move...[a stupid one ?] | |
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rbrpm said: r u surpposed 2 understand his songs? b-cause if u don't then u would not get starfish and coffee, b-cause i don't but i still like it!
Funny i allways understood what starfish & Coffe is about I even meet Cyntha Rose..once | |
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i always thought it was about a little girl who lived in poverty. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 | |
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mplsmike said: Graycap23 said: Jughead....what's that about? Wasnt it a dance move...[a stupid one ?] In that case it should have been called, "Blockhead". | |
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Beautiful Strange..... 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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dearlybeloved said:
I have NEVER understood what Purple Rain was. Prince's drops of semen. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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vainandy said: dearlybeloved said:
I have NEVER understood what Purple Rain was. Prince's drops of semen. NU UH!!! lala la i can't hear you!! lala la 1 Thessalonians 5:23 | |
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dearlybeloved said: vainandy said: Prince's drops of semen. NU UH!!! lala la i can't hear you!! lala la Andy is a four letter word. | |
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8up said: Without too much thought, I'd say "The Daisy Chain."
"I ain't never going down like the daisy chain." I always thought it was about groupies. | |
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rbrpm said: r u surpposed 2 understand his songs? b-cause if u don't then u would not get starfish and coffee, b-cause i don't but i still like it!
For me Starfish & Coffee translated into: Starfish = danish/bearclaw type coffee, maple syrup, jam = self explanatory butterscotch clouds = pancakes tangerine, side order of ham = again self explanatory so Cynthia had a pretty big lunch that day! | |
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Solo
from the Come album. | |
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America...
It sounds like an ultra-patriotic, jingoistic hymn to the U.S.A. but it possibly isn't... Aristocrats on a mountain climb
Making money, losing time Communism is just a word But if the government turn over It'll be the only word that's heard Is Captalism a good thing, because the people making money are really just "losing time" by pursuing material gain... Is he actually saying it would be a bad thing if Communism was the "only word that's heard"? Is he comparing the two extremes as two sides of the same coin and saying neither philosophy works? Little sister making minimum wage
Living in a 1-room jungle-monkey cage Can't get over, she's almost dead She may not be in the black But she's happy she ain't in the red Again... Is the "little sister" right to be happy that she isn't "in the red", or is she deluded? Is it better to live in a Capitalist society and be so poor that you're "almost dead"? Jimmy Nothing never went 2 school
They made him pledge allegiance He said it wasn't cool Nothing made Jimmy proud Now Jimmy lives on a mushroom cloud Does Jimmy live on a mushroom cloud because he wouldn't stand up for his country and fight? Or is Prince saying that it doesn't matter whether or not you pledge allegiance because somebody could drop a bomb on you anyway? My guess is that the song isn't pro-America but anti-patriotism. Especially when the album's title track has the line: The former is red, white and blue... I'm guessing that he's saying notions of man-made boundaries (i.e. countries) are meaningless. It's very intriguing. | |
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Emale , love the song , but lyrically , it leaves me baffled  Check out Chocadelica , updated with Lotusflow3r and MPLSound album lyrics April 2nd 2009 :
http://homepage.ntlworld....home2.html | |
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Justin1972UK said: America...
It sounds like an ultra-patriotic, jingoistic hymn to the U.S.A. but it possibly isn't... Aristocrats on a mountain climb
Making money, losing time Communism is just a word But if the government turn over It'll be the only word that's heard Is Captalism a good thing, because the people making money are really just "losing time" by pursuing material gain... Is he actually saying it would be a bad thing if Communism was the "only word that's heard"? Is he comparing the two extremes as two sides of the same coin and saying neither philosophy works? Again... Is the "little sister" right to be happy that she isn't "in the red", or is she deluded? Is it better to live in a Capitalist society and be so poor that you're "almost dead"? Jimmy Nothing never went 2 school
They made him pledge allegiance He said it wasn't cool Nothing made Jimmy proud Now Jimmy lives on a mushroom cloud Does Jimmy live on a mushroom cloud because he wouldn't stand up for his country and fight? Or is Prince saying that it doesn't matter whether or not you pledge allegiance because somebody could drop a bomb on you anyway? My guess is that the song isn't pro-America but anti-patriotism. Especially when the album's title track has the line: The former is red, white and blue... I'm guessing that he's saying notions of man-made boundaries (i.e. countries) are meaningless. It's very intriguing. Prince used to be pro-Reagan. The song is a warning against Communism--nothing more than that. Jimmy wasn't patriotic and didn't believe America was worth fighting for, etc. | |
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Shockadelica confuses me a little... | |
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rbrpm said: r u surpposed 2 understand his songs? b-cause if u don't then u would not get starfish and coffee, b-cause i don't but i still like it!
Starfish & Coffee was apparently about a mentally handicapped girl that Susannah Melvoin knew when she was younger, I think. It's in the book DanceMusicSexRomance, but I haven't read it in a while, so I'm not sure if that's right or not. "Fun is good." - Dr. Seuss | |
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I would like to add to the list
She Loves Me 4 Me 
Fascination 
Had U 
Segue 
Raspberry Beret 
Baby I'm a Star  | |
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