it has all the makings of a top ten hit song

i'm so sick of p's songs not getting played just because he's old

No it couldn't.

well A Million Days could of

and there are plenty off 3121 that are very hit friendly

jaynoonan said:

No it couldn't

and

No there isn't.

jaynoonan said:

Yep and God knows 3121 has plenty of "hits" on it. I mean Universal dropped the ball with the long promotional layoff imho. God knows Prince did his part. The cd opened at #1 which hasn't happend for Prince in God only knows how long and they just let the cd sit there for a month or so.\

Anyway I agree 3121 is chock full of hits and A Million Days could have been one as well.

Peace

chiltonmusic said:

MickG said:

Why edit what I orginally wrote?

In the immortal words of Dr Evil.....


How about no, Scott?? decent song, but not a chance in hell....

doesurdaddycry said:

doesurdaddycry said:

I agree about Illusion Coma, 1st time I heard it I thought it was a quality mainstream r'n'b song. whereas 3121...is "just" a good album:

No way could that song have been a hit...period.

It rates in my top 3 worse songs on Musicology.


In no particular order:
LOTP
Cinnamon Girl
ICPC

Isnt it obvious this is all meaningless,
there's no such thing as a "hit" anymore.
The way one is achieved is so worthless
it's only good for the money made off of it.

origmnd said:

I'm going to disagree strongly on that.

if the world wasn't to distroy it self, and if it were to go on for years, what worth would a song have from today then?

MickG said:

what i meant was that theres no clout or relevance in a song being a "hit" by todays standards, and its meaningless to think theres any value other than the money u can make from it-- regardless of whether its a great song or not

It is in the growing that we become bigger with knowledge. How else would the fruit develop if the seeds weren't planted in a good grade of dirt. The dirt must be laid upon fertile ground and the music as we know it will never be the same. Always cross on the green... and never in between. One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, knick-knack paddy-wack get a dog a bone. Two-thousand zero zero party oops... outta time. My bacon's smellin' fine.

You better believe that shit!!!!

If I could just write and perform one song that I would be happy about, I would feel on top of the world. That feeling is what it is truly all about.

MickG said:

Fine, but would /should u lose that feeling if it wasnt a hit?

By the same token would it reassure youre
stance if it was?

It wouldnt /shouldnt have to by either
standard.

origmnd said:

it didn't/doesn't.

It would have gone top ten if released as a single in the U.K.

It's the best song on the album.

origmnd said:

I agree, let's burn down the Pussy Cat Dolls Studio!

doesurdaddycry said:

You got to be kidding, that has nothing to do with it.

I kind of agree. I mean, look at Musicology (the song) vs that new Christina Aguilara song.. Aint No Other Man or whatever it's called. BASICALLY the exact same type of song - uninhibited funk. Both have the same type of sound, production, etc, it's all there. However, Christina's song is wayyy more popular than Musicology was when it came out.

People these days don't want to listen to something from "the purple rain guy" - that's all there is to it.. and it's very sad.

People these days don't even know who "the purple rain guy" is, especially Xtina's audience that grew up in the 90's and 00's. Of course they know Prince by appearance, but that doesn't exactly make it easier to get into him. Call me prejudiced, but I never felt a reason to listen to him, not until I heard Musicology, and, as I was into funk...you know the rest of the story.

PurpleCharm said:

DITTO-


ICPC tells an ugly story that wouldn't connect with a lot of people, at least I hope not.

ICPC vocals, particularly the chorus are pretty annoying.


ICPC makes "Musicology" take an instant nosedive that doesn't recover until "Call My Name", but then again there's "Cinnamon Girl" to get past; the cd is pretty good rest of the way.

It's a great Prince song! Only could get away with that 1. It wouldn't chart regardless of who released. Takes 2 many listens 2 appreciate it. And that's just 2 hard 4 the mindless masses!

Justin1972UK said:

U can't be serious.....

What's a hit?

My Lumps?
Songs by J-lo?
T.I.?

I don't know what a hit is.....

Graycap23 said:

right but lemme just say this even if we lived in a world named The United World of Prince and All Things Purple, ICPC would not be a hit. I'm not trying to wrap my mind around what makes a hit a hit but i know ICPC isn't one in the modern sense of an old fashioned word. TRL and Top 40 radio have never influenced my taste for music so that's not why i say this. the song is just doesn't have what it takes to be considered a hit as implied by this thread. if someone younger had put it out, they still would have had to change the track to get it anywhere near the radio.

adorable2 said:[ ICPC would not be a hit. I'm not trying to wrap my mind around what makes a hit a hit but i know ICPC [b]isn't one .[/quote]


If u dont know what makes a hit ,,,a hit,,,than how can u say ICPC isnt one?

either way...the world will never know....