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Reply #30 posted 09/12/06 7:03am

FruitToAttract
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christos7 said:



Ronnie talk 2 Russia ring a bell?


Ronnie Talk 2 Russia is socially conscious? Err...if you say so.

It's the Bambi of Controversy IMO. lol
[Edited 9/12/06 7:03am]
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Reply #31 posted 09/12/06 7:06am

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FruitToAttractBears said:

christos7 said:



Ronnie talk 2 Russia ring a bell?


Ronnie Talk 2 Russia is socially conscious? Err...if you say so.

It's the Bambi of Controversy IMO. lol
[Edited 9/12/06 7:03am]

don't lump the naive awesomeness of "bambi" with the naive vomitrociousness that is "ronnie talk to russia"! hmph!

lol
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Reply #32 posted 09/12/06 7:07am

christos7

FruitToAttractBears said:

christos7 said:



Ronnie talk 2 Russia ring a bell?


Ronnie Talk 2 Russia is socially conscious? Err...if you say so.

It's the Bambi of Controversy IMO. lol
[Edited 9/12/06 7:03am]


U've taken that out of context. Pls re-read the entire post.
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Reply #33 posted 09/12/06 7:22am

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

FruitToAttractBears said:



Ronnie Talk 2 Russia is socially conscious? Err...if you say so.

It's the Bambi of Controversy IMO. lol

don't lump the naive awesomeness of "bambi" with the naive vomitrociousness that is "ronnie talk to russia"! hmph!

lol


Lawl, my bad.

But the point is valid. lol
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Reply #34 posted 09/12/06 7:32am

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

it's an anti-war sentiment but it was 1980 and there wasn't a war going on.


Party Up is also one of my favorite socially conscious songs. And God there was a terrible war during the 1980s--Remember not just the actual wars in the East or Central America or South Africa--Angola, etc, but the ominous Cold War. Why everybody had a bomb?

But I agree with your first point.
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Reply #35 posted 09/12/06 7:41am

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dammme said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

it's an anti-war sentiment but it was 1980 and there wasn't a war going on.


Party Up is also one of my favorite socially conscious songs. And God there was a terrible war during the 1980s--Remember not just the actual wars in the East or Central America or South Africa--Angola, etc, but the ominous Cold War. Why everybody had a bomb?

But I agree with your first point.

yeah, but think about all what went on around the time prince made dm, the summer of 1980.
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Reply #36 posted 09/12/06 9:58am

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Anx said:

pussy control


its funny how he used that song/title/chorus to actually make a socially conscious song...
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Reply #37 posted 09/12/06 11:00am

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i guess the whole potato-salad-out-of-gob thing stems from P's attitude towards nasty global situations being best solved/protested against by partying and shagging.....

"As bombs explode around us and hate advances on the right
The only thing that matters, baby, is the love that we make 2night
As little babies in make-up terrorize the western world
The only thing that matters, baby, is love between a boy and girl...".

Little babies in makeup? Nope, lost me there. I thought makeup was against the common young terrorist's religion.... Unless P is admitting to being a terrorist himself... jester
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Reply #38 posted 09/12/06 11:03am

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ufoclub said:

Anx said:

pussy control


its funny how he used that song/title/chorus to actually make a socially conscious song...


that's what i love about it. nod
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Reply #39 posted 09/12/06 7:32pm

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PimpandCircumstance said:

Controversy
Money Don't Matter 2 Night
United States of Division
The Cross
Live 4 Love


Hey, I like your list! I'll just co-sign that and add Dolphin smile
If you will, so will I
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Reply #40 posted 09/12/06 9:13pm

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Nobody mentioned "Family Name" from The Rainbow Children. This song is in similiar vein to "Black Man" from Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie. First off, the great drumming by John Blackwell, Prince's bass playing on the song with the distrotion pedals really showed his unique use of bass, distortion and the opening monologue was interesting. "In other words one cannot serve to masters" is a cliche but it reminded of a Prince-ism from the mid-90s "if you don't own your masters, the master owns you". Classic!
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Reply #41 posted 09/12/06 10:14pm

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I listen to When Will We Be Paid a lot, but I think Prince was just jumpin' in on the band wagon during all the hype on reparations for blacks . . . .
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Reply #42 posted 09/12/06 10:32pm

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4everYoung said:

I listen to When Will We Be Paid a lot, but I think Prince was just jumpin' in on the band wagon during all the hype on reparations for blacks . . . .


it's a cover!
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Reply #43 posted 09/13/06 7:18am

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4everYoung said:

I listen to When Will We Be Paid a lot, but I think Prince was just jumpin' in on the band wagon during all the hype on reparations for blacks . . . .



That's an old Staple Singers track.
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Reply #44 posted 09/13/06 7:27am

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money dont matter 2nite
Stand Up! Everybody, this is your life!
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