style is puppy breath
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HousequakeComSucks said:

If I sold my soul, now what would it cost ?

I'm sure if he write a letter in regular english/prose, it would look and sound fine.

His songs are written in verse. Since when did verse follow the conventions of everyday speech?

BobGeorge909 said:

If he wrote me a letter I dare say.
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It´s interesting that you point out a grammar mistake from the "glory days" when he wouldn´t make so many grammar mistakes.These days, a lot of singers and rappers from his generation make a lot of grammar mistakes in order to come across as "hip" or down with the latest slang. Think about it...in the late 80s, people like Ice-T , KRS One , Whodini and Melle Mel would never, ever use broken English or bad grammar in their lyrics or interviews...it´s funny that these days, not just the young rappers but also a lot of those old school veterans (deliberately ?) use bad English in their songs or during interviews, with KRS One being the only exception to the rule.

Future Baby Mama should be Future Baby's Mama

see the diffrence

BobGeorge909 said:

Yeah, you´re right but then again it was Prince himself who corrected someone in 1988 while performing Still Would Stand All Time

"Who´s the fool singing will ? It´s would...!"

HousequakeComSucks said:

i did that on purpose...2 c if U'd point it out and of course u couldn't resist. What other GRAMMAR mistakes did i make?

KoolEaze said:

that's different...it's a different tense and LOTS of meaning can be changed when the tense is changed.

BobGeorge69


You gave me the impression that you were inherently [i:d152c5df0f]babau[/i:d152c5df0f]-


No em facis proves!


Where are you based?
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All that glitters ain't gold

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All that glisters is not gold

me no think prince bad speak person

XxAxX said:

where's pook when u need him!

18 and over...I gots 2 bone ya.

If I Was Your Girlfriend

I don't know if the title would work written correctly.

If I Were Your Girlfriend

Honestly, there are grammatical errors throughout music. Music isn't graded for grammar.

HousequakeComSucks said:

When it comes to creative writing one doesn't need to worry about grammar Regina Carma

HousequakeComSucks said:

It from the WAIST down.
This this purely.....?
Wince AT some of Princes lyrics
Can you see how the sentence CAN be improved

HousequakeComSucks said:

I can see how THAT sentence could be improved. I think you should review your own posts before you criticize someone else's grammar.

BobGeorge909 said:

Right...and following convention usually makes art boring and static.

Also, with creative license you get to choose one word over the other because it flows a little better or because you like the way it sounds...or simply because it feels right. There ain't no rules.

Come on now....telling artists how to write their songs is like telling Picasso how he should have painted...just my 2 cents.
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I think using a picture of an Eye for "I" is going too far. It's annoying to read.

You obviously are not Old School or from the hood because you would know everything that Prince is talking about, without a doubt!
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jbchavez said:

Actually, why wouldn't "were" work just as well? both our 1 syllable and would fit the rhythm?

What about "Baby,I R,I'm a star?" I R??

sexxydancer said:

I always thought that was just f*cked up!!!


I ain't never heard nobody saying that, lemme tell ya!
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GaryMF said:

poor grammar never stopped bob dylan, joan baez, myself, etc.

In poetry, grammar is often sacrificed for the sake of meter or imagery.

I often write non-grammatically because doing so emphasizes a point or gives a more colloquial affect.

I like it when he says "me and you." It's cute.

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Wellt that's often said in spoken-colloquial American-English.

I'm a stickler for grammar usualy, but I think there's a difference between using spoken-colloquial forms (like "me and you" for example) or slang-dialectical patterns (i.e. ain't/no type forms which are very common especially in African-American dialects)..... and using plain old bad grammar "baby but I R".

One thing I hate in general is when people don't say "between you and I'..... that is just wrong... although fewer and fewer people are aware and one day it will probaby be deemed "acceptable". the only excuse in song to do it is for rhyming purposes. but there's a Whitney song, i can't think of now, where they say that and it doesnt' even rhyme....im like "you could've said you and "ME" and it would've been just as good.