The moment I heard this song I knew he was in love and it wouldn't be long before she would emerge.

Supernova said:

Appearantly because Prince is not allowed to say anything even remotely critical about anyone he's ever worked with or dated. [/quote]

Of course not. Only WE are allowed to do that.

And of course those that used to work with/dated him.[/quote]


wow, thanks all for the responces...for the most part, people just shared their opinion...still a few *cough cough* who decided to make smarmy remarks instead of sharing their interpetation...

Supernova, good point...if he truly feels this way then I guess its not as harsh as i found it upon listening..but i still gotta stick with my gut on this...its just the way he enphasises "this one"...but thats my opinion.

and as far as judging prince's personal relationships...i stay clear from that..but when you make an autobiographical song, i look at it as fair game..and i was only responding the lyrics...not his life...

and as far as prince not being allowed to be critical...(to whom ever made that comment)..he is, i wasnt denying him that right...rather i was trying to gain a better understanding of the lyrics..hence me asking if others felt the same as i, or if i was off base...whats your take on the lyrics? hhh

Skletonkee said:

I shared an opinion, it was just more concise than this one. I don't hear the supposed harshness in it just because he's saying in a nutshell that this one is THE ONE, and the others weren't. I could point to other Prince songs that could be more obviously construed as harsh by others, but SLM4M doesn't come close to any harshness if you ask me. I think the harshness is in your mind. Unless we were there firsthand to witness his past relationships on a daily basis it's futile to assume it's disrespectful. Otherwise all we know is what we get from the media, or one side of the story from people directly involved.

SensualMelody said:

Yes, Exactly! I can always count on The Sensual One, to make sense of the matter...

He wasn't out to diss, his ex's. Sometimes when we get into new relationships, we can't help but to compare, how much more happier we are, when we've found true love...

Blue
Drink Blue Kool-aid

For some reason i just don't get the feeling that Prince wrote this song for or about Mani. Unless or until Prince says that this song is about her, i have my doubts. Too much has been revealed about the way she made her way into his life for me to think that this is a legitimate song written about her. Anyone remember "The One?"

SensualMelody said:

Enough said.

Proudly introducing SensualMelody ... The Voice of Reason!

Sensualmelody said:
"because her love for him made her simply want
him to be what HE wants to be."
sorry, i'm just not with U on this. i really have to wonder if Prince really wanted to be the owner of a mansion in Canada to show he can be who he wants to be.

Astasheiks said:

Oprah did an interview with Prince a few years back, and
in one section, she interviewed Mayte, with Prince next
to her. She wasn't too sure of her answers, and Prince
kept bailing her out on alot of questions.

I don't find this song disrepectful at all
maybe Mani is the right one for Prince 8)

Mzflash, I agree with you 100%.

As for Mayte being dim on Oprah, just maybe she was warned
ahead of time not to say anything? Didn't she just lose a baby, maybe this was on her mind.

mzflash said:

Why are you trying to link the purchase of a home to this song???

Senual Melody said:
She wants him to be what he wants to be.
I think this is the other way around
She wants him to be what she wants him to be
The house in Toronto, no Friday nite jams.
and with his new found religion, there is a lot
from this that could be used and quoted to keep him
further and further away from Friday nite jams, less concerts less music. less time with the fans.

I hope I"m 100% wrong but I would bet every nickel I have
in the bank that I'm not. He has been brainwashed.

Could be just a song or if it is from the heart i would agree with him.I don't think he could have got half the women without the fame and the money.And all the girls he was with i have never seen them with anything except rock stars so it seems they like a certain IMAGE.
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CalhounSq said:

CalhounSq i am not trying to link the purchase of the mansion in Mani's hometown to the song, i'm trying to point out that Prince seems to becoming what Mani wants him to be, not to be what "HE" wants to be. Everything that Prince has stood for in the past is contrary to material possessions and selfishness. If he is happy with Mani, why then the switch to exclusive luxury in place of Friday nite jams and relating to common fans all in the name of God?

Hey Mzflash,
That's excectly what I said.

This song is not disrespectful in any way! We don't know what went on behind closed doors in the past. I love this song, because it expresses P's love for someone who doesn't give a damn about how much money P has(Becuz she has her own!) she doesn't care about the material and artificial things, and she seems a little more intelligent than some other people! To find someone who loves you for the content of your character instead of the size of your bank account will always be better in my book As long as he is in and happy, who cares.

mayte acted like a dumb peanut n all her nterviews with prince bcause that is the way HE wanted her 2 act...

u don't c her acting like that around tommy lee!

this one loves him 4 him? who did he ever love 4 themselves? it's a 2-way street u no!
if prince ever loved anyone, eye blieve it was mayte, mani got him on the rebound.

mani
prince
revolution
skeltonkee
chooklana
IceNine
Mr7
calhounsq

SHE LOVES ME 4 ME

sorry sq, that was 4 not no ing what a house n canada has 2 do with the She Loves Me 4 Me lyrics.

it's so obvious!

where r u ppl from? and mani didn't want him 4 his fame? duh? how many women r going out of their way 2 break up the marriages of poor elves just so they could have them?

personal assistant, my eye!

the man writes songs 4 every event n his life! he could have written that one 4 mayte way back when, and just now brought it out, like some of the rest of his aging material.
prince's music is timeless and universal...heck, he could have written that song 4 susan moonsie. he could let tommy lee cover that song, and it would STILL work...

4 crying out loud ppl, it's a prince song!

go figure!


[This message was edited Sun Sep 1 3:51:56 PDT 2002 by LavenderTapestryTour]
[This message was edited Sun Sep 1 4:01:17 PDT 2002 by LavenderTapestryTour]

actually, imo, the most disrespectful song for whichever lover he wrote it for is 'here on earth'

when he sings 'here on earth, here on earth with you, it's not so bad'

it sounds kinda like he's saying: 'i wanted chocolate ice cream but all they had was vanilla. oh well. vanilla's not so bad.'

:OMG:

LavenderTapestryTour said:

Gee...R U angry...?

That song sucks anyway.

LavenderTapestryTour said:

Yea, being with Tommy Lee is not an act of being a dumb peanut in itself.



Why don't you ask him?



This is obviously personal to you.

Wolf said:

BINGO!

. . .Roaring laughter & applause resounds from the AMEN CORNER.

~~~~~
[This message was edited Sun Sep 1 12:42:14 PDT 2002 by LadyLove]

That song 'Here ON Earth' I thought he was singing the end
of the song for his baby? Stay Here ON Earth and it's not
so bad? Does anyone else think this?
She curses the day she met you? meaning Mayte blames prince
for what happened to the baby and than Stay Here on Earth and It's not so bad?

LavenderTapestryTour said:

Sorry LTT, I happen to think it's actually possible for a woman to love Prince THE MAN despite $ & fame. I'm not saying Mani definitely does (I don't know her, I don't know her heart) but I sincerely hope she does for P's sake.

So him buying a house (IMO) has nothing to do with this song, but I can see how one would make that assumption if they think Mani is digging for gold.

I'm gonna go tend to my wound now, that brick hurt!

Mzflash said:

Are you just pissed b/c there won't be a Paisley party every Friday???

All I know is if I married a man from NY, it wouldn't be strange to purchase an additional home there. My family is on the West coast, his is on the East - what's wrong w/ living in both areas? You act like he packed up & moved from Minni!

When you marry someone, is it not natural to let your lives mesh in such a way? To incorporate THEIR shit into YOUR shit?

Is it the size of the house in Canada that bugs you? You keep mentioning "mansion" & "luxury" - do you really expect P to live in a friggin' apartment? I just don't get what your problem is with it. But maybe you were pissy about his real estate purchases while married to Mayte as well, I don't know...



Nobody's saying it straight up, but a lot of the vibe here seems to be that every woman who's been w/ P did so for the $ & fame. That's the equivalent of saying "people with $ & fame are unlovable people who will never find true love."

SAD

isn't it?

Oh, one more thing...

LavenderTapestryTour said:

BTW, an outsider can't break up a solid marriage. Only the husband or wife can allow that to happen...

CalhounSq said:

Hi CS.

Yes, this is VERY natural. . .IF two people are married.

Personally, it doesn't matter to me whether they're married or not. I just thought it needed to be stated that it's a big "IF". After it was announced locally here in Mpls. that they were supposedly "married", two weeks later there was a short statement from "Paisley reps" denying the marriage took place. It was in the local newspaper.

I just wanted to point out the fact that there's conflicting reports as to the validity of the marriage.

As you well know, there's a huge difference between "shackin' up" and "marriage."
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[This message was edited Mon Sep 2 5:49:40 PDT 2002 by LadyLove]

actually unless he refers to women who he isn't really married to as his "wife", he did refer to Mani as his wife at one of the soundchecks during the ONA tour. So according to Prince himself he is married. I don't think he cares if the media knows or not.

SkletonKee said:

Hes happy & he wants us to know about it.

mzflash said:

=== Mzflash and lovebird: i agree with ur vibes! we could b wrong? but i get the feeling he's not all that happy with his present situation. whatever that may b...? i dont know how often he used to do "fri. parties" in the past, so i cant compare THAT with the fact that he hasnt had one 4 2 mo. now? also, he does and HAS recently, as we all know ,at the concerts etc. definately reached out more to his fams. u say she's keeping him from his fams and music at paisley? we dont know that. he might b recording music all the time...? cant assume he's in canada ALL the time... however, I always had the feeling that this song we r discussing was wishful thinking on prince's part...i dont feel (now, if he reads this, watch out, right? bcuz i may b all wrong?) HE'S the one doing ALL THE LOVING this time. IF the song IS about mani, it MAY b that SHE loves HIM, but most likely MORE than he does HER (sorry, just the way i sense things). i have many reasons, imho, to come 2 this conclusion (one, being that he knew her for what? 4 yrs? and i dont think he was all that happy during that time! so why all of a sudden?). the rest is really not important. but wrong or right, i dont think she's 4 him! i dont think he found that person he's looking 4 yet...i think the song was him calling out to "that" person he hasnt found? telling "her" what he wants in a woman. now y'all know us ppl get carried away all 2 often and sometimes see things in prince & his music that really is only a figment of "OUR OWN" imaginations...the way WE see it, and all too often our opinions differ, as what makes things interesting, no? so, this is just MY opinion. however, the song is not disrespectful to his others... he's just looking 4 a different type of woman now. or was. maybe "his ideal?" it aint mani ppl! i also feel she's way too young to know what he's asking, and needs. she'll get bored fairly soon. at her age, she should b experiencing all life has to offer HER, so she can decide what SHE REALLY wants. too young to handle a complicated MAN such as prince...too young to please him in the WAYS he wants & needs, imo, that is. she'll always b looking back at what she could have had/or how it could have been had she done something else (being her age) and at that time, prince will b hurting again & alone, wondering what went wrong, if he isnt already!