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"The Continental" My God... I'm listening to it right now-- you guys, it might not seem deep, or even creative, but is this song not jammin'? Am I a dork? (please don't answer that... I know, I know  )
What are your thoughts on this? The meshed ending of a soon-to-be-its-own song? GO ON! YEAH! And I apologize because I know this isn't the first time it's been discussed... ___ . Oh shit, my hat done fell off | |
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This was a record Prince clearly thought was hit material because snippets of it were included on all the early promo stuff. Seems like he stuck with Sexy MF, My Name Is Prince, 7 and The Morning Papers instead though. | |
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"The Continental" is one of my favorites on Symbol, which is one of my favorite albums of his. It's great! | |
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Why settle 4 a star, when u can have the sun?
How U wanna B done? Love this jam!!  Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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Moonbeam said: "The Continental" is one of my favorites on Symbol, which is one of my favorite albums of his. It's great!
yeah what he said! this song is classic...P at his finest | |
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"The Continental" is a jam!   &  | |
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The Continental is one of only 3 or 4 decent songs on the Symbol album. It jams, it rocks and it's sexy. Why the hell he didn't perform it beyond the Act1 tour i don't know. | |
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That shit is TIGHT!!! | |
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i agree! i *LOVE* that song!!! | |
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hey guys...
what about  wanna melt with u ?
is that one HOT or what?! not 2 mention the video !!!  *********************************************************************************************
"There are terrible temptations which it requires strength and courage to yield to" - Oscar Wilde | |
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I love this cd. It was the last Prince cd before everything went kablooey with Warner Bros. Great improvement after Diamonds & Pearls. Really restored my faith in Prince's music. | |
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Moonbeam said: Symbol, one of my favorite albums of his.
Okay Diva, it's final... He's yours. Aye don't want him no more. Symbol! gooey mutters incomprehensive words | |
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ZaZa said: kablooey
PURR PUR Gooey Kablooey, actually. | |
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?. [This message was edited Wed Feb 26 4:01:53 PST 2003 by IstenSzek] and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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I've always liked this song a lot, imo it was one of the stand out tracks on 0(+>. I've always hoped that this would've been a single with a cool mix or extended version, imagine what a kick of single this would've been 4 the album, it would most certainly have been a top 10 hit!! But anyways I'm dwelling on the past that not was...
peace "Time is a train, makes the future the past" | |
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I agree, it's a gr8 song. I wish he would have put it out as a single instead of "7" which i consider one of the weakest songs on the album.
I totally love D&P. I can't understand why so many fans dislike it. I even like Jughead, it's so funny. But then again taste varies from people to people. NPG: "Prince - get on the mike" Prince: "U don't want me on the mike" I'll have another glass of you.
this time on the rocks. | |
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pandemonium said: I agree, it's a gr8 song. I wish he would have put it out as a single instead of "7" which i consider one of the weakest songs on the album.
I totally love D&P. I can't understand why so many fans dislike it. I even like Jughead, it's so funny. But then again taste varies from people to people. NPG: "Prince - get on the mike" Prince: "U don't want me on the mike" I absolutely love D&P also,i mena beside a couple of trax like "Push" & "walk dont walk" that album is so slammin,& any LP with my jam GETT OFF on it only deserves praise imo. Continental was my 1st fave when i bought  a couple of years ago,with Sezy MF & My name is Prince,Mornig Papers is so beautiful,so underrated.
So is Continental,altho i usually skip 2 the next track on or my mix cd after the the break down with Carmen's lil' rap...if it were Mayte speaking it i would keep it goin.It is so rockin & sexy,10/10 4 this jam!!***************************************************************************************
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ZaZa said: I love this cd. It was the last Prince cd before everything went kablooey with Warner Bros. Great improvement after Diamonds & Pearls. Really restored my faith in Prince's music.
My thoughts exactly! 'Love Symbol' is the last Prince CD that I liked all the way through.It was also the last CD he did before the "crazy years" of name changes and record company wars.'Love Symbol' features everything I love about Prince and then some. | |
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Yea! When I heard that song I was sure it would be a single. Besides 7, it's my favorite on that album!!! | |
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When I bought the album it had a sticker saying "includes My Name Is Prince, Sexy MF, 7 and The Continental", so I'm guessing it was planned as a single at some point.
I loved the song and was disappointed when it wasn't a single. Probably the first time I thought I knew better than a record company... Unfortunately Kirky J's B-Sides Mix and the CB remix Tell Me How U Wanna B Done have put me off this song altogether, and I don't know when I last listened to the original. | |
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btw, is 'The Continental' a sexual position, or a name to describe Prince, or what? | |
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gooeythehamster said: ZaZa said: kablooey
PURR PUR Gooey Kablooey, actually. 
Stupendous, man!  Just somewhere in the middle,
Not too good and not too bad. |
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hmmm
i have 2 disagree with all of u. the continental IMO is Prince on cruise control as with most of the album (with the exception of 7 and love 2 the 9's).
WB were pressurising 4 big sales so he delivered an album of bog standard funk jams and OK ballads. I'm not saying the album is rubbish. Just no where near the dizzy heights of SOTT, LoveSexy, Rainbow Children etc.
IMO Diamonds and Pearls is more of an original concept than the album (even though the band are tighter on ). A lot on Symbol is a re-hash of D & P. The Max follows the EXACT same pattern as GETT Off with Tony's bits in the same tempo and place as '21 postions' etc. As 4 The Continental 2 these ears it is a b-side track and a weak 1 at that if u compare it 2 the likes of Shockadelica, She's Always... etc.----------
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nuthinbuttamuffin said: hmmm
i have 2 disagree with all of u. the continental IMO is Prince on cruise control as with most of the album (with the exception of 7 and love 2 the 9's).
WB were pressurising 4 big sales so he delivered an album of bog standard funk jams and OK ballads. I'm not saying the album is rubbish. Just no where near the dizzy heights of SOTT, LoveSexy, Rainbow Children etc.
IMO Diamonds and Pearls is more of an original concept than the album (even though the band are tighter on ). A lot on Symbol is a re-hash of D & P. The Max follows the EXACT same pattern as GETT Off with Tony's bits in the same tempo and place as '21 postions' etc. As 4 The Continental 2 these ears it is a b-side track and a weak 1 at that if u compare it 2 the likes of Shockadelica, She's Always... etc.I know what you mean in some ways - I've always considered the album to be not so much a sequel to D+P, but instead the 2nd CD of a double-album.
Having said that, I also consider it the 1st CD of a triple-album ( , Come and TGE). Go figure... | |
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nuthinbuttamuffin said: hmmm
i have 2 disagree with all of u. the continental IMO is Prince on cruise control as with most of the album (with the exception of 7 and love 2 the 9's).
WB were pressurising 4 big sales so he delivered an album of bog standard funk jams and OK ballads. I'm not saying the album is rubbish. Just no where near the dizzy heights of SOTT, LoveSexy, Rainbow Children etc.
IMO Diamonds and Pearls is more of an original concept than the album (even though the band are tighter on ). A lot on Symbol is a re-hash of D & P. The Max follows the EXACT same pattern as GETT Off with Tony's bits in the same tempo and place as '21 postions' etc. As 4 The Continental 2 these ears it is a b-side track and a weak 1 at that if u compare it 2 the likes of Shockadelica, She's Always... etc.Actually, I agree to the extent that I think the albums after this one sound much more fresh and new - Come & The Goldxp.. Bust as a whole, the symbol album is a great listen! highlight 4 me is Love 2 the 9s. Back then I didn't like The Morning Papers as much as I do now.. it has a classic Prince-vibe to it- nice guitar solo. |
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The Continental was going to be a single at one point.
(after 7). There were a load of remixes done for it, of which only 2 have surfaced (Tell me how U Wanna B done on Crystal Ball, & another one circulating on bootleg). There's also a video for it featuring Carmen Electra (slightly different to the one on 3 Chains O Gold) | |
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I luv "The Continental",it definitely JAMS! She stole my medallion n she called me a BITCH!!! | |
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booyah said: When I bought the album it had a sticker saying "includes My Name Is Prince, Sexy MF, 7 and The Continental", so I'm guessing it was planned as a single at some point.
I loved the song and was disappointed when it wasn't a single. Probably the first time I thought I knew better than a record company... I was also disappointed that "The Continental" wasn't released as a single.I think it would have been a huge hit,with a kickass video all over MTV.I also think "And God Created Woman" was a better single choice than "The Morning Papers". | |
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booyah said: ...I also consider it the 1st CD of a triple-album (
, Come and TGE). Go figure...I've down almost the same thing except I considered Come, TGE & Exodus as a triple set. | |
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When I first heard this song I didn't know what the fuck Prince was saying. I thought it was "Cousin Etta" not "Continental."  I mean, like, where is the sun? | |
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