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Thread started 01/19/07 7:37pm

Imago

GET OFF Video Appreciation Thread

I remember seeing this video for the first time when it debuted on MTV back in the early 90s. It totally tripped me out, and the guys who were watching it with me (none of them Prince fans) really loved the video too.


From the momment Diamond, and that other talentless fluzy, Pearl, appear at the door and the door opens to hearing Prince screaming, I knew that we were in for a treat.


The video oozes sexual energy, vibrancy, and creativity. Sure, the hip-hop influences are a bit odd and quirky, but Prince was able to mix all of that into a strange and delightful, if not perfect, little tune.

The part in the video where he strips Diamond's (or was it the other fluzy?) dress off to reveal her undergarments with her pretending to be shocked and trying to cover her bits and pieces, was nothing short of scandelous. The entire room erupted in 18-20 year old boys saying, "DAMN, did you just seeeee that????". It was definitely one of those video moments Prince pulls off so well. I mean, I could never imagine MJ or Madonna doing it so well. MJ would just come off as creepy, and madonna would just come off looking like she was trying to get attention.


For me, the Get Off video ranks up there with Kiss and Raspberry Berret as classic Prince videos.
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Reply #1 posted 01/19/07 7:39pm

luv4u

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And I love my Gett Off maxi single cd music
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Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture!
REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince
"I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben
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Reply #2 posted 01/19/07 8:18pm

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I love that song.
Especially the beginning where he screams.
The Video is amazing.
Your lips would make a lollipop too happy.
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Reply #3 posted 01/19/07 8:29pm

sexxydancer

Great song.Fantastic video.
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Reply #4 posted 01/19/07 8:42pm

nurse

Love It!!! Especially that little box with the tongue inside falloff
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Reply #5 posted 01/19/07 9:15pm

SexyBeautifulO
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luv4u said:

And I love my Gett Off maxi single cd music


Me too! That's where I met 'Violet' wink

:Note to self: Never open another thread by Imago while trying to chew food;

"trying to cover her bits and pieces" damned near choked me to death! falloff
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Reply #6 posted 01/19/07 10:04pm

Imago

nurse said:

Love It!!! Especially that little box with the tongue inside falloff



That's a nod to the movie Barbarella, right? Barbarella uses a "tongue box" in the movie. Also, sound samples from the movie are used in "Live for Love" of Diamonds and Pearls.

And in the prince "Three Chains of Gold" VHS release, there's a scene where Prince is making out with one of his NPG hoodrats, in a theatre that is playing Barbarella.


Strange little man.
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Reply #7 posted 01/19/07 10:16pm

FruitToAttract
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My favoritest part, where they dub Rosie saying "Come on" over Prince. Why does that fascinate me?
"18 years old, and she knows her funk!!! headbang"
~ funkpill
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Reply #8 posted 01/19/07 10:17pm

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Imago said:

nurse said:

Love It!!! Especially that little box with the tongue inside falloff



That's a nod to the movie Barbarella, right? Barbarella uses a "tongue box" in the movie. Also, sound samples from the movie are used in "Live for Love" of Diamonds and Pearls.

And in the prince "Three Chains of Gold" VHS release, there's a scene where Prince is making out with one of his NPG hoodrats, in a theatre that is playing Barbarella.


Strange little man.


Could've been a nod, but it doesn't make sense...it has no similarity to the actual tongue box in Barbarella...

Strange indeed...
"18 years old, and she knows her funk!!! headbang"
~ funkpill
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Reply #9 posted 01/20/07 1:54am

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I knew a woman who was in the video. She was hot! razz Yes I remember being so overwhelemed when I first saw this video. Not just the video but that song was so slammin'. It was that dirty, funky, sexy funk style that I go crazy for.
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Reply #10 posted 01/20/07 10:10am

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I really liked the song, but I never liked the video... 2 reasons...

1. I didn't like Prince's costume style in the video...
2. I thought it looked very rushed and not filmed very well (the shots)(the art direction)

I had imagined the video in myhead when the cassingle first dropped...

if only someone like David Fincher had filmed the video to "get off", even if it had been the same exact concept....
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Reply #11 posted 01/20/07 10:12am

DanceWme

That video is sexy nod
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Reply #12 posted 01/20/07 1:08pm

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I love this video and song! The Housetyle is good too!
Did you order a pizza ma'am? Prince- UTCM
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Reply #13 posted 01/20/07 1:22pm

2the9s

Damn, there should have been a hot video for the Fluestramental Mix of that jam too.

nod
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Reply #14 posted 01/20/07 4:36pm

Imago

2the9s said:

Damn, there should have been a hot video for the Fluestramental Mix of that jam too.

nod

This is possibly the most relevent post you've ever created, even though it makes no fucking sense, and has more than a hint of gayness in it. That's why I love your paradoxical ass! hug
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Reply #15 posted 01/20/07 4:39pm

2the9s

Imago said:

2the9s said:

Damn, there should have been a hot video for the Fluestramental Mix of that jam too.

nod

This is possibly the most relevent post you've ever created, even though it makes no fucking sense, and has more than a hint of gayness in it. That's why I love your paradoxical ass! hug


Thank you, Dan. Seriously.

hug
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Reply #16 posted 01/20/07 4:49pm

Imago

2the9s said:

Imago said:


This is possibly the most relevent post you've ever created, even though it makes no fucking sense, and has more than a hint of gayness in it. That's why I love your paradoxical ass! hug


Thank you, Dan. Seriously.

hug


stop it! that's gross.
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Reply #17 posted 01/20/07 4:57pm

DanceWme

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Reply #18 posted 01/20/07 5:03pm

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ufoclub said:

I really liked the song, but I never liked the video... 2 reasons...

1. I didn't like Prince's costume style in the video...
2. I thought it looked very rushed and not filmed very well (the shots)(the art direction)

I had imagined the video in myhead when the cassingle first dropped...

if only someone like David Fincher had filmed the video to "get off", even if it had been the same exact concept....



I remember seeing a programme where the director of "gett off" lost money or something, as Prince suddenly decided to not film at paisley park anymore, and move to LA to film the video. It was either that or they moved the location from LA- Paisley. Whatever, that may be the reason why it looked rushed?
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Reply #19 posted 01/20/07 5:30pm

Protege

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I love this video...I especially like the face Prince makes when he goes "I heard the rip when u sat down."


nod it's awesome...now I need to go watch it again.

HE'S COMING AGAIN
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Reply #20 posted 01/20/07 6:19pm

Funkmaster3000

I love prince face when the girl goes um.Plus it's sexy
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Reply #21 posted 01/20/07 7:10pm

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"Gett Off" was a turning point in my life. I didn't know anyone could move me like that. I guess I had been kind of pacified as an MJ fan (why do so many of us progress from MJ to Prince?) and when I saw that pure, raw sexual video it made my brain sweat. I love everything about it. My fave clip is when Rosie says "Come on" over Prince's head and he makes a very vulgar licking gesture with his tongue and hand. I love it! When I first noticed it I was on the phone with a friend and I stayed quiet rewinding it and looking at it for about 10 minutes.

It made me graduate from Liking Prince to LOVING Prince. And over night his posters went up in my room!
I love a Man who:
Wears More Make Up Than Me.
Wears Four Inch Stilleto Boots.
Changes His Name To An Unpronouncable Symbol.
Who Changes His Name Back From An Unpronouncable Symbol.
Oh And Most Importantly, Who Is Sexy Little Drop Of Butterscotch
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Reply #22 posted 01/20/07 7:18pm

abierman

a buddy of mine from Minneapolis is in this vidoe (at the background, with all the girls....).
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Reply #23 posted 01/20/07 7:33pm

Imago

abierman said:

a buddy of mine from Minneapolis is in this vidoe (at the background, with all the girls....).


This one time...at band camp.
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Reply #24 posted 01/21/07 12:05am

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guarinigirl2000 said:

"Gett Off" was a turning point in my life. I didn't know anyone could move me like that. I guess I had been kind of pacified as an MJ fan (why do so many of us progress from MJ to Prince?) and when I saw that pure, raw sexual video it made my brain sweat. I love everything about it. My fave clip is when Rosie says "Come on" over Prince's head and he makes a very vulgar licking gesture with his tongue and hand. I love it! When I first noticed it I was on the phone with a friend and I stayed quiet rewinding it and looking at it for about 10 minutes.

It made me graduate from Liking Prince to LOVING Prince. And over night his posters went up in my room!


lol Uh oh I think another female orger wants to boff Prince. Glad to have you part of the "club" girl. wink

No but seriously that video was sexy as hell. At that point it was like the sexiest choreography I think I'd ever seen. Well...actually Paula Abdul's "Cold hearted snake" had some super sexed up moves...but yeah I love it when Prince was lying on his back with Pearl standing over his hot face. Prince dancing with two woman is just too hot for words to me. razz
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Reply #25 posted 01/21/07 12:06am

Krystal666

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Opps sorry my spelling sucks!
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Reply #26 posted 01/21/07 8:51am

ufoclub

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thesexofit said:

ufoclub said:

I really liked the song, but I never liked the video... 2 reasons...

1. I didn't like Prince's costume style in the video...
2. I thought it looked very rushed and not filmed very well (the shots)(the art direction)

I had imagined the video in myhead when the cassingle first dropped...

if only someone like David Fincher had filmed the video to "get off", even if it had been the same exact concept....



I remember seeing a programme where the director of "gett off" lost money or something, as Prince suddenly decided to not film at paisley park anymore, and move to LA to film the video. It was either that or they moved the location from LA- Paisley. Whatever, that may be the reason why it looked rushed?


well even the mix that ended up on the album was a replacement for "Horny Pony" (prince's version of Da Butt?). It was a great single, but I had no idea the video impressed people.
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Reply #27 posted 01/22/07 2:23pm

Paisley4u

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It's one of my fav!!
The song,the way he moves..everything about the video is great!
I love it when he says:reminds me of something James used 2 sing,
Love4oneanother
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Reply #28 posted 01/22/07 2:28pm

Untouchable

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Rosie was awesome too! Not afraid to commit to a dirty song at all! She got right down 4 the nitty gritty and loved it... bananadance
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Reply #29 posted 01/22/07 2:28pm

jaimestarr79

Best Prince Jam of all time. Best Maxi single ever by prince.
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