your kidding right?

my 1st question is how old are you

secondly the song is about different events that happened around that time


Gun control laws
Abscam
the Atlanta Child Murders
the Murder of John Lennon


story goes Prince was in the tub when he heard the news about John being Killed and wrote Annie Christian that day

IAintTheOne said:

No I'm not kidding. I had no clue. I'm 19 which means I was born in 1987. I had no idea those events happened at that time and that year.

Well I'm almost 30 and never really paid attention to the song, never caught my attention much but now that I have an idea what it's about I will listen more careully.

IAintTheOne said:

Why would they be kidding? We already know there are a whole SLEW of purple babies on here that weren't born during that time.

The only part of the song I was never able to figure out was "I dont live my life in taxi cabs" what's he mean there?

Groamy said:

He's saying:
I'll live my life in taxicabs.

I think he's just saying he's not going to bother staying in one place.

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wow. for 20 odd some years i've been singing the lyrics wrong.. LOL

Clever play on words also.
Anti Christian / Anti Christ

christos7 said:

Also playing on the idea that someone who strives to appear to be Christian can in fact be the opposite. So her name gives her the label of Christian but when looked at the right way reveals who she really is. Maybe it's a comment on all the horrible things that are done in the name of religion.

Groamy said:

john lennon got shot getting out of a taxi cab and going into the hotel, which means prince is scared how that by not getting out of the taxi cab if ya get me, actually he probably got of a limo but meh, for me the word play is on any christian any chist,meaning anyone can get you if they believe to have a good reson behind it

Efan said:

I never took it quite that way. I take to mean that it's the devil / anti christ that is doing these terrible things.

Patrick1985 said:

I always thought it was a play on words to allude to say anti christian anti christ.

Patrick1985 said:

I don't think that's right. John Lennon got shot in the entryway to The Dakota, where he lived. He was riding in a limo that night, but he was already out of it and heading into his building. I think the taxicab reference is just about his wanting to move around constantly.

i was coming back from the recording studio, which he traveled to and from by limo

i wonder if the song was influenced by Joni Mitchel?

It's about motoring.

Unless I'm getting it mixed up with another Christian song.