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The first line of Sign 'O' the Times. 'In France a skinny man died of a BIG disease with a little man, by chance his girlfriend came across the needle and soon she did the same'
I would like to know if you are aware of which disease he was refering to. [Edited 7/23/07 6:04am] | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: 'In France a skinny man died of a disease with a little man, by chance his girlfriend came across the needle and soon she did the same'
I would like to know if you are aware of which disease he was refering to. [Edited 7/23/07 5:45am] its "little name" and that disease is HIV/AIDS "So shall it be written, so shall it be sung..." | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: 'In France a skinny man died of a disease with a little man, by chance his girlfriend came across the needle and soon she did the same'
I would like to know if you are aware of which disease he was refering to. [Edited 7/23/07 5:45am] no no no... "...In France a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name ..." little change, big difference. And of course he's referring to AIDS. and back in 87 it was still very unspoken on record. | |
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It bugs the hell out of me that Prince could be so arrogant and malinformed.
Prince should have not said that'soon she did the same' die that is because people with H.I.V. in the 1980s are still alive today. Thanks to medications that were dicovered in 1996 people infected have a lengthened life span. Of course millions of people have died of A.I.D.S.since its introduction into the human cycle but lets not forget that the incubation peroid can last 5-12 years before the symptoms of A.I.D.S are manifested. Prince has gone ahead like so many other tabloid journalists ( dooms day 31-12-1999 or Climatic chance thats gonig to wipe out Homo sapiens sapiens by the way, why not release an album called 'Planet Earth')and tried to scare, frigthen and profit form this chronic disease. Like diabetes which is also a chronic disease, do you think that Prince would want to highlight this disease that affects millions of people. To highlight a disease is a good thing but to do it ill informed is a MISTAKE and it adds to the misconceptions that exist even HOY EN DIA. [Edited 7/23/07 6:23am] | |
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wha?....it doesnt say that she "came across a needle" right after he died. it could have been years before.
nitpicky much? | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: It bugs the hell out of me that Prince could be so arrogant and malinformed.
Prince should have not said that'soon she did the same' die that is because people with H.I.V. in the 1980s are still alive today. Thanks to medications that were dicovered in 1996 people infected have a lengthened life span. Of course millions of people have died of A.I.D.S.since its introduction into the human cycle but lets not forget that the incubation peroid can last 5-12 years before the symptoms of A.I.D.S are manifested. Prince has gone ahead like so many other tabloid journalists and tried to scare, frigthen and profit form this chronic disease. Like diabetes which is also a chronic disease, do you think that Prince would want to highlight this diseases that affects millions of people. To highlight a disease is a good thing but to do it ill informed is a MISTAKE and it adds to the misconceptions that exist even HOY EN DIA. [Edited 7/23/07 6:13am] Did you know all that back in 1987? | |
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PANDURITO said:[quote] HousequakeComSucks said: It bugs the hell out of me that Prince could be so arrogant and malinformed.
Prince should have not said that'soon she did the same' die that is because people with H.I.V. in the 1980s are still alive today. Thanks to medications that were dicovered in 1996 people infected have a lengthened life span. Of course millions of people have died of A.I.D.S.since its introduction into the human cycle but lets not forget that the incubation peroid can last 5-12 years before the symptoms of A.I.D.S are manifested. Prince has gone ahead like so many other tabloid journalists and tried to scare, frigthen and profit form this chronic disease. Like diabetes which is also a chronic disease, do you think that Prince would want to highlight this diseases that affects millions of people. To highlight a disease is a good thing but to do it ill informed is a MISTAKE and it adds to the misconceptions that exist even HOY EN DIA. Did you know all that back in 1987? The question should read 'Did he know that?' [Edited 7/23/07 6:21am] | |
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Do you want him to rewrite that line?
In that case he might rewrite 1999 too. The world didn't end, you know | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: It bugs the hell out of me that Prince could be so arrogant and malinformed.
Prince should have not said that'soon she did the same' die that is because people with H.I.V. in the 1980s are still alive today. Thanks to medications that were dicovered in 1996 people infected have a lengthened life span. Of course millions of people have died of A.I.D.S.since its introduction into the human cycle but lets not forget that the incubation peroid can last 5-12 years before the symptoms of A.I.D.S are manifested. Prince has gone ahead like so many other tabloid journalists ( dooms day 31-12-1999 or Climatic chance thats gonig to wipe out Homo sapiens sapiens by the way, why not release an album called 'Planet Earth')and tried to scare, frigthen and profit form this chronic disease. Like diabetes which is also a chronic disease, do you think that Prince would want to highlight this diseases that affects millions of people. To highlight a disease is a good thing but to do it ill informed is a MISTAKE and it adds to the misconceptions that exist even HOY EN DIA. [Edited 7/23/07 6:18am] [Edited 7/23/07 6:19am] Are you saying that anyone who had contracted AIDS in 1987 had a good chance of surviving? Put the lyrics in the context of the year it was released and the general lack of public knowledge or medication at that time. I'd say singing about it was a good things. Also the song is not ONLY about AIDS. | |
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PANDURITO said:[quote]Do you want him to rewrite that line?
I want him to be himself and not to pander to media hype. [Edited 7/23/07 6:26am] | |
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HousequakeComSucks said:[quote] PANDURITO said: Do you want him to rewrite that line?
I want him to be himself and not to pander to media hype. Are you now saying that the media hyped AIDS? And people were not dying from it like thought? | |
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machinegun said:[quote] HousequakeComSucks said: PANDURITO said: Do you want him to rewrite that line?
I want him to be himself and not to pander to media hype. Are you now saying that the media hyped AIDS? And people were not dying from it like thought? There is no point responding to obsessed Prince fans perque se han revuelto loco. | |
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Hay un milloin de maneras de interpretar que he propuesto.
Te quiero y deseo seguir viviendo. | |
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The first line of Sign O' The Times is...
Oh, yeah! | |
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Cheek said: The first line of Sign O' The Times is...
Oh, yeah! ¡No sea cosquilloso! | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: ¡No sea cosquilloso!
I could also write you in my native language but I can't see any sense of it. | |
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Cheek said: HousequakeComSucks said: ¡No sea cosquilloso!
I could also write you in my native language but I can't see any sense of it. Does this include your life too. LOL [Edited 7/23/07 6:47am] | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: Cheek said: I could also write you in my native language but I can't see any sense of it. Does this include your life too. LOL Making friends, huh? | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: machinegun said: Are you now saying that the media hyped AIDS? And people were not dying from it like thought? There is no point responding to obsessed Prince fans perque se han revuelto loco. Hey, I'm just trying to understand the issue. I thought AIDS was a sure killer in 87. In fact, I thought it still was (eventually) today. Sign o the times is usually considered quite a good social commentary. Are you calling Prince fans loco? Have you ever met Michael Jackson fans? | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: Does this include your life too. LOL
How funny! | |
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machinegun said: HousequakeComSucks said: There is no point responding to obsessed Prince fans perque se han revuelto loco. Hey, I'm just trying to understand the issue. I thought AIDS was a sure killer in 87. In fact, I thought it still was (eventually) today. Sign o the times is usually considered quite a good social commentary. Are you calling Prince fans loco? Have you ever met Michael Jackson fans? POINT TAKEN. BY THE WAY, IF ONE TAKES THE MEDICATION AS PreSCRIBED EACH DAY THE VIRUS HAS LESS CHANCE OF MUTATING AND BECOMING RESISTANT TO IT. Resistance is normally due to the fact that pacients stop takeing the medication so allowing resistance to occur. [Edited 7/23/07 6:56am] | |
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PANDURITO said: Do you want him to rewrite that line?
In that case he might rewrite 1999 too. The world didn't end, you know | |
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PurpleCharm said: PANDURITO said: Do you want him to rewrite that line?
In that case he might rewrite 1999 too. The world didn't end, you know One is referring to the milennium bug and not the PRINCE song 1999. . . . [Edited 7/23/07 6:58am] | |
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. .Instead of Planet Earth Prince could of or should of called it 'Al Gore Resusitated' DE FRANC(FREE) AMB EL DIARI. visca catalunya! | |
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AIDS | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: It bugs the hell out of me that Prince could be so arrogant and malinformed.
Prince should have not said that'soon she did the same' die that is because people with H.I.V. in the 1980s are still alive today. Thanks to medications that were dicovered in 1996 people infected have a lengthened life span. Of course millions of people have died of A.I.D.S.since its introduction into the human cycle but lets not forget that the incubation peroid can last 5-12 years before the symptoms of A.I.D.S are manifested. Prince has gone ahead like so many other tabloid journalists ( dooms day 31-12-1999 or Climatic chance thats gonig to wipe out Homo sapiens sapiens by the way, why not release an album called 'Planet Earth')and tried to scare, frigthen and profit form this chronic disease. Like diabetes which is also a chronic disease, do you think that Prince would want to highlight this disease that affects millions of people. To highlight a disease is a good thing but to do it ill informed is a MISTAKE and it adds to the misconceptions that exist even HOY EN DIA. [Edited 7/23/07 6:23am] This makes no sense. Many people died from AIDS, both from unprotected sex and unclean needles. Prince is singing about it. What's the problem? [Edited 7/23/07 9:42am] | |
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HousequakeComSucks said: It bugs the hell out of me that Prince could be so arrogant and malinformed.
Prince should have not said that'soon she did the same' die that is because people with H.I.V. in the 1980s are still alive today. Thanks to medications that were dicovered in 1996 people infected have a lengthened life span. Of course millions of people have died of A.I.D.S.since its introduction into the human cycle but lets not forget that the incubation peroid can last 5-12 years before the symptoms of A.I.D.S are manifested. Prince has gone ahead like so many other tabloid journalists ( dooms day 31-12-1999 or Climatic chance thats gonig to wipe out Homo sapiens sapiens by the way, why not release an album called 'Planet Earth')and tried to scare, frigthen and profit form this chronic disease. Like diabetes which is also a chronic disease, do you think that Prince would want to highlight this disease that affects millions of people. To highlight a disease is a good thing but to do it ill informed is a MISTAKE and it adds to the misconceptions that exist even HOY EN DIA. [Edited 7/23/07 6:23am] I think he's just making the reference that the the fictional girlfriend used "the needle" and contracted HIV as well.... | |
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Who is the skinny man? Is he fictional? | |
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What is wrong with some people on this board? Some posters freak out over every little thing. Prince did not make a general statement about AIDS/HIV. He did not say every person who gets it is going to die, as well as, their partners. If he did, then you would have a case. But he did not. So you are just making yourself look silly
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HousequakeComSucks said:[quote] machinegun said: Hey, I'm just trying to understand the issue. I thought AIDS was a sure killer in 87. In fact, I thought it still was (eventually) today. Sign o the times is usually considered quite a good social commentary. Are you calling Prince fans loco? Have you ever met Michael Jackson fans? POINT TAKEN. BY THE WAY, IF ONE TAKES THE MEDICATION AS PreSCRIBED EACH DAY THE VIRUS HAS LESS CHANCE OF MUTATING AND BECOMING RESISTANT TO IT. Resistance is normally due to the fact that pacients stop takeing the medication so allowing resistance to occur. [Edited 7/23/07 6:56am] [/quote The drugs that exist today did not in 1987. In the eighties people were dying left and right once diagnosed with AIDS, it is not the same as today where many live many many years, thanks to new drugs and discoveries. Your post would be right on if Prince released the song in 2007. Stand Up! Everybody, this is your life!
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