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Thread started 03/27/07 1:19am

doctamario

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Dorothy Parker--Literary connection?

Is there a particular reason why Prince chose to name his song after the poet/writer Dorothy Parker? Has he ever spoken about this?
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Reply #1 posted 03/27/07 1:37am

IstenSzek

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yeah, he claims that he didn't know about the poet when he wrote the song.

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Reply #2 posted 03/27/07 2:57am

prettymansson

he didnt know nothing about her....his girl at the time susanna melvoin was into her.....
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Reply #3 posted 03/27/07 7:06am

Anx

i seem to remember reading (in 'the vault' or 'dmsr', i'm sure) that he got the name from a dream, but that he probably dreamt it because susannah was reading a dorothy parker book around that time. shrug
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Reply #4 posted 03/27/07 10:05am

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Interesting info! I don't know much about her either! Thanx!
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Reply #5 posted 03/29/07 2:51am

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Cool, thx for the responses!
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