adorable2 said:

Wow... that's beautiful. Which song is that? [forgive me, I'm still a bit of a newbie]

I wish I could remember which of his songs I heard that first that convinced me he was a poet. It was 7 weeks ago, it shouldnt be that hard 4 me to remember. I'll get back 2 you guys on that one.
[I think maybe the first time I read the lyrics 4 Cinnamon Girl... I spent a little time reading lyrics from Musicology & Emancipation and read some nice stuff]
[Edited 3/30/07 14:15pm]

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

[color=violet]The name of the song is "Adore" from the album "Sing O' The Times" (1987). Very beautiful song indeed!
But let me recommend U another one: it's a great piano ballad he recorded while on the Diamonds & Pearls Tour in 1992 and it's called "I Can't Love U Anymore". his voice is just... amazing! The lyrics go like this:

I can’t love U anymore
So I’m walking out the door
I can’t watch U die like this
When it’s in lieu of Ur kiss

I can’t look into Ur eyes
If I do, I only cry
Cuz U seem so far away
I would be a fool 2 stay

Cuz everyday I would be faking
While my heart would just be breaking in 2
Oh, what a bore
I can’t love U
No, I can’t love U anymore

Da da da da
Da da da da

I can’t make U understand
That all the riches in one’s hand
It’s like an actor without a part
But there’s no real love in Ur heart

U can call me unforgiving
But I just can’t watch U living a lie
So that’s why I can’t love U
No, I can’t love U anymore

Da da da da
Da da da da
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Sorry, I wanted 2 say "Sign O' The Times" not "Sing O' The Times"

Drangwen said:

Either way, thanx a lot for the answer to my question.
:shakes head: sorry, i was listening to one of my other favorite artists and after being in Prince's world for so long, its hard to get myself thinking about Jesse McCartney...

Anyway, thanx again.

A lot of people have been recommending "Sign O' The Times" to me, saying its one of his best, if not the best. A few recommended "The Gold Experienced" to me so I bought it used & in mint condition. The only problem I have with it is that its so addictive I can't put it down and I find it hard to get myself to listen to any of Prince's other albums.

But in any case, if I happen to find "Sign O' The Times", I'll pick it up... if I'm meant to have it, I will find it.

I knew from the start
That I loved U with all my heart
But U were untrue
U had another lover and she looked just like U!

Bambi, can't U understand?
Bambi, it's better with a man

It's so hard 2 believe
Maybe it's because U're so young
Or maybe I'm just 2 naive
Who's 2 say, maybe U're really having fun

Bambi, can't U understand?
Bambi, it's better with a man ... ow!

All your lovers, they look just like U
But they can only do the things that U do
Come on baby and take me by the hand
I'm gonna show U what it's like 2 be loved by a man!

Bambi, I know what U need
Bambi, maybe U need 2 bleed

Yeah!

i could think of a million, but sense im listening to this song right now....




"well, maybe not the ride..." on Adore!

Like a puppy, i licked your devotion
From your neck from your eyes from your ears
When you cry, i became your emotion,
And if u ever cry like that again
I'll be here
-----
We live in a world overrun by tourists
Tourists -- 89 flowers on their back...inventors of the accu-jack
They look at life through a pocket camera... what? no flash again?
They're all a bunch of double drags who teach their kids that love is bad
Half of the staff of their brain is on vacation
Mama, are u listening?
We need a new breed -- leaders, stand up, organize
Don't let your children watch television until they know how to read
Or else all they'll know how to do is cuss, fight and breed
No child is bad from the beginning... they only imitate their atmosphere
If they're in the company of tourists, alcohol and us history
What's to be expected is 3 minus 3... absolutely nothing
Stand up, organize
We need a new breed...leaders, stand up, organize
I wanna be in the new breed, stand up, organize
-----
B4 we get started
R we all alone?
'Cause eye'm about 2 get open-hearted
It's time 2 send Ur company home and turn off Ur cell phone
Baby, can't U c, eye just want 2 get U satisfied (satisfied)
--->(ok yhis whole song totally rocks a busy professional woman's world)

sorry I could go on and on

he used to stay so strong, unafraid to die, unafraid of the death and that left me hypnotized....

Those kind of cars don't pass you everyday

Lie beneath my shadow

"'What's Up, Pretty Girl?', I ain't got time to play. Baby didn't say too much; she said, 'R U gay.' That kinda caught me by surprise; I didn't know what to do. I just looked her in her eyes and said, 'No, R U?'" Uptown

"Here we R in this big, ole, empty room. Starin' each other down. U, want me just as much as I want U, so lets stop foolin' around." Do Me, Baby

"UR just a sinner I am told, make U fire when U R cold, make U happy when UR sad, make U good when U R bad. I'm a human; I'm a dove; I'm UR conscience; I am love. All I really need is to know that U believe, that I Would Die 4 U." Would Die 4 U

"U can be the President. I'd rather be the Pope. U can be the side effect. I'd rather be the dope." Pope

"Just can't stop writing songs about U; I love you soo much. I just can't wait to put my arms around U and feel UR touch. If I don't see U real soon, Baby Girl, I might go insane. I know it's only been 3 hours, but I love it when U call my name." Call My Name

The whole ad lib part of Adore...somebody musta had some good coochie or some good head ta inspire a song like that...

I could tell u things 2 get u excited, things u never heard
U know the Kama Sutra? I could re-write it with half as many words

But I'm scared, 'cause if I don't kiss ya, I'm gonna go mad baby
Take off my clothes. We can funk...


holding someone is truly believing there's joy in repetition.
There's joy in repetition.
There's joy in repetition.
There's joy in repetition.
There's joy in repetition.

I wanna fuck U so bad it hurts, it hurts, it hurts
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna fuck U
Yeah, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna wanna, I wanna fuck U
Look here Marsha, I'm not sayin' this just 2 be nasty
I sincerely wanna fuck the taste out of your mouth
Can U relate?

I have loads, but right now, my favourite little lyric is:

I need to feel wanted again. I need to feel that love is alive.
I need to hear you say that you aint looking for another reason to make me cry!



No idea exactly why!!!

deep deep lyric to me

so now your mind is open to poetry to seldom heard
your heart has never been broken, until you've heard these words
your body was designed
to respond to mine
in spite of your desire to mold me - Greatest Romance Ever Sold

just one of many.

ps. also, i don't have my lyric sheet, so i could be wrong, but for those who cited Gold, i think the line says step aside and make a way for those who want to know, not go, i agree nothing cryptic, actually a theological faux pas. but i won't get that deep

dag, i think my wife will have to be a Prince fan
[Edited 4/2/07 6:50am]

"I know I shouldn't put my faith in heroes- but I can't see you any other way"

"Your body was designed to respond to mine"- TGR

"Cause I've seen the top and it's just a dream/Big cars and women and fancy clothes/Will save your face but it won't save your soul"- My Name is Prince


"Cinnamon Girl of mixed heritage never knew the meaning of color lines
911 turned that all around - When she got accused of this crime
So began the mass illusion, war on terror alibi
What's the use when the god of confusion keeps on telling the same lie?"- Cinnamon Girl


there's a bunch of others i can't think of right now- but Prince is a great songwriter. even if i don't understand what his lyrics mean sometimes.

tznekbsbfrvr said:

I like all of these lyrics. Cinnamon Girl is definitely among his best in terms of his current music. TGRES has beautiful lyrics, and "A Million Days" really is a special part of Musicology.
Very true, though, he's an incredible songwriter and I don't care if sometimes I don't understand what his lyrics mean. As far as I'm concerned, cryptic lyrics are one of his specilaties.

I got more. Man, the main reason I love Prince is for his lyrics. They're all just soo brilliant.

"What's the matter with UR sex? Is 15 minutes UR best?" Pop Life - Extended version

"Girl, got an ass like I've never seen...and the ride...I said the ride is sooo smooth. You must be a limousine." Little Red Corvette (very end)

"Come bathe with me. Let's drown each other in each other's emotions. Bathe with me." When 2 R In Love

"Don't talk 2 strangers. Don't forget 2 say your prayers at night. Remember God, He made U. And one day, He'll make everything allright." Don't Talk 2 Strangers

"U don't love me. UR a faker. U just want me for my acres." Joint 2 Joint

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

too true. sometimes i have no idea what they mean, but then i think- "Hey, it sounds good, and Prince wrote it." i could relate most to Cinnamon Girl since i'm half-Asian (i don't look it though) and I got to see 9/11 from a different aspect than most people did.

estelle81 said:

Thats my favorite part of the song. He put so much passion into that line. In fact, Ill think I'll throw it in my sig now.

KingTaharqa said:

ha.

My favorite part of the song has always been the 2nd verse, cuz on one of the first times I heard it, I noticed a hidden meaning behind it... kinda showing Prince's insecure side a little... it's so sweet.

I guess I should of closed my eyes when you drove me to the place where your horses run free. I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures of the jockeys that were there b4 me. Believe it or not, I started to worry. Wondered if I had enough class.
Not only is that very poetic, but it's also sweet. sigh

Here's my favorite set of lyrics from "Gett off"

It's hard 4 me 2 say what's right
When all I wanna do is wrong

Makes me smile, cuz Prince is such a bad boy for saying so.

And I used to not like this song very much.

"Boy is lonely, on a burnin' hot summer night"

'When I need trombone my dog is handy. But, when I want sax, I call Candy!" - Partyman

pasquerto said:

Yes beautiful lyrics indeed.