The reason I'm askin this is because apart from here I've hardly read any positive comments about Future Baby Mama. Most album reviews don't even mention the song. I personally think of it as an excellent love song and one of the best( note not THE best) slow jams he's done for years. So why is it that this song gets ignored like that? And Prince doesn't even play it in London.

a minor modern classic

i LOVE this song-its the best on the album and the best r n b ballad out for ages.period

its like a stylistics/delfonics hybrid jumped in the TARDIS and jammed with a funky chameleon 40 years in the future.

DANG! give this song some love

jonylawson said:

I love this song and so does Black AC radio here in Chicago. Both of the Black AC stations here have been playing it since it came out. It's in the top 10 on Randy Jackson's nationally syndicated weekly R&B countdown - and that's not just AC. So it's getting love, it might just depend on the demo for the reviews that you have read.

I am surprised that there is no video for this one, because it really seems to be hot in the Black AC market.

Good track, but I prefer BL&B

I love this song, it sure must be nice if the radio stations where you live are playing it!

VenusBlingBling said:

Well what songs R they writing about?

BEAUGARDE said:

The title track and Somewhere Here On Earth for one if they're smart.

Obsidian said:

It really is nice to hear new P on the radio here. Oddly, they didn't play anything from 3121 much, but "Call My Name" became and staple. FBM seems to be going the same route. I hear it several times a day on the Black AC stations. I think that a video for this one would be a great promo move. Too bad it doesn't look like it will happen.

Future Baby Mama is my jam. They play it all the time on the Adult R&B Stations and the Mix station here in Chicago. I really can't see why anyone would or could possibly ignore such a smooth slow jam. It's a song that means a lot to me personally...so....I could never say anything bad about it except for the fact that I've never heard it live.

musically this is one of the strongest tracks on the album

it's also one of the hottest

It's one of the few songs I like on the album.

No,it's not good--it's GREAT!

sexxydancer said:

PurpleKnight said:

Yes, the ones they usually mention are Planet Earth, Somehere Here on Earth, The One U Wanna C, Chelsea Rodgers...

Ok, I'm glad I'm not the only fan of the song Still don't really understand why Prince doesn't play it at all. From what I've heard he hasn't played the song once. Oh well


If ya read it, please be so kind and sing your Future Baby Mama tomorrow...for me

All I have 2 say is much Love & R.E.S.P.E.C.T!

It sucks. Worst song on the album by far. It sounds pretty, but that's it. The lyrics are really unfortunate, as is the title.

It is indeed a beautiful song. Usually the people that don't like it just don't like the title because it's not socially acceptable, but you know how close minded people can be.

Its corny .....

wlcm2thdwn said:

It's not an issue of being "socially acceptable". It cheapens the whole song. It makes it seem like Prince is just looking to find a woman to be a baby factory, and then kick to the curb.

First I didn't actually pay attention to the song.. but then when I played PE more and more and then I started to like it. It's a good song.

Moonbeam said:

Funny, that's definitely not how I perceive it. To me it sounds like he's looking for the One, the woman he wants to settle down and have children with.

Moonbeam said:

huh?


"To build a house together the thing that matters more
Is under the floor
A strong foundation that last forever more"



I think this is a very cool typical Prince brand romantic song, and the part about "Deep down I know what U want
You want your girlfriends to hate U" is a genius lyric, like old Prince. The whole song is like late 80's prince.

its boring rehashed paint by numbers prince...i just can't fathom how folks can repeatedly throw snarky comments about others wanting to hear a "purple rain 2" but are willing to accept prince's umpteenth version of the same damn song he has been recording from the very begining.

the song is tired....the arrangement is the same as before...and the lyrics are trite and the song title is pathetic.

why folks accept this crap from a musical genius is beyond me...

sosgemini said:

I'm just wondering about Moonbeam's interpretation of the one 80's-Prince throwback he threw on an album of new directions for him (some which are piss poor like "Resolution")

ufoclub said:

okay...i got killer heartburn right now and that may be clouding my thoughts but....huh?