Thoughts?

I didn't understand the part at the end where it said "This video will be released when it makes a million bucks" Can anyone elaborate on what this means for me?

haven't seen it.

so what if someone years from now uses that version of 'hot wit' u' in a movie or something and it catches on and sells a million copies of the soundtrack or a million copies of a single from the soundtrack. do you think he'd really release the video? do you think the song will really self-destruct? these questions keep me up at night.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Me neither!

UCantHavaDaMango said:

i think it was only shown on NPGMC, though i *think* i heard tell of it playing on BET like once or twice (could be wrong). anyway, the bootleggers got a hold of it, so it's out there to be watched. no great shakes. it's a RAVE-era video, what more needs to be said?

Anx said:

it might be over at housequake...i'll go hunt for it tonight and watch it.

Krystal666 said:

my guess is it's a tricky way of saying NEVER. He seemed pretty certain that he wasn't going to get airplay and there for it would never be a hit and make a million bucks so....the vid would never get release.
I dunno though.
I haven't listen to Rave in like...3 years or so..I should give it another listen.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

brace yourself.

Shorty said:

i'll post on here again after i've seen the video later.

okay, just watched the video...it was pretty meh. nekkid-ass geneva didn't help much.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I thought that was Desiree (or Desraye or however she spelled it) from The Greatest Romance Video. Anyhoo ...

What IS "the marshmallow."? Please. Someone explain.

Whoa! I really didn't expect it to be that dirrrty! It was definitely pre-JW Prince. I think it's his version of a hip hop booty video. It probably would have made him popular in certain circles if that video was released. I personally don't think it's a bad thing that it wasn't.

That is one of the sexiest videos I've ever seen!
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I love it! He's so sexy in this 1,plus I love this version of Hot wit U!

I'm surprised he busted out that old song! He'd probably been waiting a long time for the chance to sing Nasty Girl. Finally he had an excuse!

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Hmm interesting take on it. Wasn't this made around the time Prince went on TRL with Ananda Lewis and premired the Greatest Romance video trying to counteract all the sexism going on in music videos at the time with the "booty videos"? Then he does this video..hmmm I'm not saying there is anything wrong with either of these videos. Greatest Romance was done really beautifully and this video was obviously really low budget and bad quality...both different but good in their own way..just at opposite ends of the spectrum.

But I don't mind the video...I really like the song though I love this remix alot more than the original...it's sexier...and Prince was a McHottie in it! Oh well it's Prince...he's always been unpredictable.

Krystal666 said:

mchottie

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Ha ha...my word for the day.

Btw isn't that girl in the video the one from the Greatest Romance video not Geneva...?

Krystal666 said:

i coulda sworn that was geneva, the one rolling around in bed/in front of the headlights. the other girl, i dunno who she was.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Well they look incredibly similar. I can't really tell...but there was one girl in there that looked alot like Mayte to me..but it obviously wasn't her.

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Except that you are wrong. Prince was studying heavily with Larry Graham at the time, and was in the thick of his so called "JW conversion" . This just illustrates the point I have been making all along:

Prince's religious leanings haven't really changed him that much at all. I mean, this is the guy who talks about masturbating with sex toys on his "controversial JW religious album" The Rainbow Children. I think a whole lot of noise has been made over nothing as far as Prince's religion goes. He is the same dude, only a little more mature.
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have seen that video on YouTube but don't remember much about it.

i like the song, don't like the music.The instruments on rave are :puke2:

skywalker said:

I really agree. You phrased that perfectly. I kinda think it's silly when fans blame his musical direction all on his religion. (btw Ucan't..I'm not saying you I'm just talking about some fans who don't like Prince's music now and credit that to his being religious) If he finds happiness and structure in his relgion than people should be happy for him... Just because it may not be the right choice for them doesn't mean it doesn't give him peace. I think his desicion to take his music where he wants to now is a result of just life experiences, age, people he has met...just like how everyone grows and changes. Yes his religion too but seriously it seemed like his religon has grounded him and made him slightly more humble?? (Ok maybe, maybe not I don't know. ) but do you guys remember him in the mid ninties? He seemed to really be going off the deep end...just too much excess, too much alienation, too much ego...he seems much better off at least to me now that he is a JW. He's just a human being that needs boundries and limits in their life too...otherwise I think the alternative could be scary...just look at MJ!

But anyway he's still Prince he just doesn't act like a rebellious twenty year old anymore. Besides he's an artist..it's much more fun to see him try new things and challenge himself and go in different directions and share what is passionate to him with his fans than try to be "Prince". I kinda think that is why Madonna is still relevant today. She isn't doing the exact same music and singing about the exact same things as she was in 1990.

Ok that is my rant...back to the sexy "booty" video!

Krystal666 said:

I think all the hooplah about his religion was made only by other JW's telling his fans how he has to act and be. When like I said and they argued against a long time ago, that Im certain Prince has his own ideas of what being a JW is.

I LOVE the song, but I don't much like the video.
Always wondered...Is that woman naked?
The version I have of the vid is kinda blurry, but I thought she had on a
flesh toned top

thekidsgirl said:

Yes she has a flesh toned bathing suit. I think that is actually kinda sexy...like is she naked? Is she not? That element of having to take a double take just to find out. Hmmmm I wonder if that was Prince's clever idea?

cheap Paisley video

I'll take anything but the video doesn't do the song justice.

prime said:

I agree. When I first heard the song I thought it was wicked, then I saw the video and I was like ehh....what a waste.