Tame said:

And what in the hell is that supposed to mean, exactly?

FarrahMoan said:

I understood it.

Heiress said:

Yeah, I bet you do.....

When he did Guitar in London instead of "I'll write a letter when i learn how to spell, Until that day you can go to (hell)" he sang "...Until that day you can go to... heaven."


I was like C'mon...
[Edited 9/28/07 12:34pm]

VenusBlingBling said:

As the Token Black Guy from Not Another Teen Movie said, "That is whack!"

ComaWhite said:

I'd rather he just sang different songs

FarrahMoan said:

FarrahMoan said:

thanks 4 droping the race card - thought we were all purple

bunnyhoney said:

i dont care if he changes words/ i would like the diehard fans to sing the real words very loudly/ it would amuse me at least and get the hint accross

[/quote] i would like the diehard fans to sing the real words very loudly/ it would amuse me at least and get the hint accross[/quote]

EXCELLENT IDEA!!

Tame said:

If I were Prince, or any artist for that matter, I'd still speak my damn mind even if it would cost me fans. It's better to do what ever you want to do than to be a fake sell-out and try to please everybody.
[Edited 9/29/07 14:44pm]

FarrahMoan said:

people are a bunch of *ankers

bunnyhoney said:

Ooh, baby bubba! I hope you weren't serious, there, JACK!!!

FarrahMoan said:

Serious as a Housequake - JILL!!!

i didnt read all the replies so sorry if this has been said..

he cant sing lyrics to songs like darling nikki because there was alot of children in the audience lol he dont want to pollute their little minds just yet..

kitkatb said:

LOL!

Have U heard whats being played on the radio these days? or what MTV jams down our throats (in between reality/game shows). Compared 2 them, Prince seems like a Jehovah Witness!!!

bunnyhoney said:

True!!! todays music has gona severley downhill tut

I do respect his religious beliefs and all, but why must he tease people with his dirty lyrics? And why would he even write lyrics, like " I'll write a letter, when I learn how to spell, until that day you can go to (hell)"?
The only explanation I can come up with: Prince is not completely over his nasty little self yet.
Deep down inside his nasty side is begging to come out. Just admit it Prince!
We'll still love you, probably even more so! Don't try too hard to be perfect!

bunnyhoney said:

the fudge? as Prince would say

GiGi319 said:

Well then, Prince is like most of us.

Any saints out there who'd like to prove the contrary?

GiGi319 said:

BINGO! i think u nailed it!

PleasurePrinciple said:

"Lovin' Muffin'!!!" As a Debra Wilson Parody of Mariah Carey would say.

The saddest thing is, people on here talk like they think they own him or something. Clearly only those who think like this will have something 2say back 2 me on this, so I'll just sit back and wait 4 those people 2 identify themselves.

The way I see it, it's much more simple than all the theories people are coming out with. He is a man, real men make decisions. His decision has clearly been to tone it down. If I were in his shoes and had broken boundaries of lyrical & sexual expression in a time when it was tabboo, I'm sure I would want to pull back a bit when suddenly the world is turning this expression into sensationalism with no discression what-so-ever. The subtlety has gone, so Prince is bringing it back - saying things without having to say them. If u look at his recent performances of Satisfied, he has demonstrated that he can still get incredible sexually intense with his audience without having to be crude.

Prince made heavy use of synths when very few people knew what they were. Now everybody is using synths 2 do everything (even sing in some cases), so it is natural that he is making an extra point to show what can be done with real musicians & real instruments. - He makes perfect sense. & if you ask me, it shows that he has a very broad range of musical & lyrical communication. Apreciate it, or just put Dirty Mind on repeat & have done with it.

djenerate said:

I see what you're saying. But, really. It makes more than to just leave well enough alone. Especially if the cover-up is gonna be lame. Revert to VenusBlingBling's Previous Post to get a sense of what I'm talking about. It's baaaaad. Worse than that pale lady and lambchop.....

FarrahMoan said:

Matter of opinion. Clearly no two opinions will be exactly the same, so case closed I would say!

djenerate said:

Your opinion, indeed. I just hope that you aren't seeing him in the eyes of one with purple 3-D shades, as if he could do no wrong. If this were the likes of someone like, oh say, "JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE"; then, you might have agreed with me. When the original intention of the song on that line was meant to rhyme that one couplet, he kind of ruined the flow (Not that I even really like that song, as it is. Because I don't. But, what a butcher to an already badger.). Not that it was overly necessary. But, really. As someone else said. I'd rather he just avoided it altogether or just play an instrumental version of those types of songs. Either way, as long as the "GOOD" music is residual in some form and/or fashion, I'm content.

GiGi319 said:

Funny this is brought up. The other day I was listening to Planet Earth and thinking that it had to have been hard to give up swearing and sexual lyrics and for that matter sex. LOL. I swear like a sailor and to not swear temporarily while in certain company is hard for me. I cannot imagine that much of a change.

kitkatb said:

They'll hear worse than even the dirtiest "classic" Prince track in half that shit the industry is trying to convince my generation is decent music, and on those fuck-up reality tv shows.


Besides, if a young person or even a kid is at a Prince show, it's not like they just wandered in unprepared. Chances are a person who goes to a Prince show is already well familar with Prince singing about blowjobs and incest.

And as for those parents who wanted to share their love of Our Hero with their offspring, but at the same time shelter them from the no-no words? Knock it off. It's stupid. You want your kids to know Prince? Then show them everything there is, not just the cutesy or religious side of his work.

meow85 said:

Oh right. Any decent parent protects his or her offspring, in his or her own home! There are subject matters out there that are NOT for children.

Your argument is a bit like saying a parent should expose a child to an actor's entire oeuvre, to the R-rated films they have starred in as well as the PG or G-rated ones... or the parents somehow lack integrity.

You know I love you, meow, but sometimes...

FarrahMoan said:

I knew deep down that somebody would be able to squeeze some more milage out of this one. For the record, I do not own any purple 3-D glasses. I am going on musical/social history (of which Prince features quite strongly in the breaking down of contemporary boundaries) & interview dialogue from the man himself. I have not yet even got 2 expressing my opinion on whether I would prefer him to avoid singing these songs or not. Although unfortunately, personal opinion appears to be the only basis for people judgements on this subject. & again, with opinions, nobody can win or be right because that is all they are.

All I intended was to clear up the "reason" why he has chosen 2 make this move with factual evidence. If u or anybody else has some evidence to the contrary, please let me know. If not, I'm not too interested to hear your opinions (again). So don't bother quoting me.

(ps. why anybody would want to argue over an (unnamed) song which they claim to not even like, screams out: "iv got absolutely nothing better to do")