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Thread started 10/13/02 4:37am

Thecherryloon

? about second verse of 'Face Down'

Was it about the Michael Jackson child abuse allegations and how Michael got out of it?
Haven't noticed it before but it sure sounds like it.eek

Told 'em he wanted 2 sing a song about a black child goin' buck wild
And they just laughed in his face
Talk 2 your lawyer but U got no case
What U need 2 do is keep your place
Next time U pull a card, it better be a ace motherfucker
Or U can lay face down (Face down!)
[This message was edited Sun Oct 13 4:41:53 PDT 2002 by Thecherryloon]
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Reply #1 posted 10/13/02 5:43am

allanb

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I think it was about P wanting to release Days of Wild as the first single from the then unreleased Gold Experience,but Warner Bros. weren't too hot on the idea.
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Reply #2 posted 10/13/02 5:55am

Thecherryloon

Told 'em he wanted 2 sing a song about a black child goin' buck wild - 'money' off 'history'?

What U need 2 do is keep your place - Could be Prince is referring to Michael's made up title 'King of Pop'? He blasted him about this before on '2 whom it may concern'.

The other lines are self-explanatory.
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Reply #3 posted 10/13/02 6:40am

muirdo

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now its posts like this that crack me up
Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
woot!
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Reply #4 posted 10/13/02 7:44am

Anji

Surely he's talking about himself and his struggle with WB. I mean c'mon...
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Reply #5 posted 10/13/02 8:49am

mistermaxxx

Anji said:

Surely he's talking about himself and his struggle with WB. I mean c'mon...
I Agree.it's not about Michael Jackson,OJ Simpson,Rodney King,Mike Tyson,etc..or a mention of Johnny Cochrane.let's nip this one now.
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Reply #6 posted 10/13/02 9:12am

Awhiteguynamed
Bill

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Lets stop talking about race
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Reply #7 posted 10/13/02 9:15am

mistermaxxx

AwhiteguynamedBill said:

Lets stop talking about race
we should never do that.that is the problem in this Country to this day.
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Reply #8 posted 10/13/02 9:21am

bluebird

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i always thought it was about the non release of the black album
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Reply #9 posted 10/13/02 9:33am

mistermaxxx

bluebird said:

i always thought it was about the non release of the black album
Great Point.
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Reply #10 posted 10/13/02 11:36am

BorisFishpaw

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It's actually a reference to WB's refusal to let Prince release 'Love Sign' as a one off single. At the time he felt it was an important statement on gun control, it was written very quickly in response to an incident (the exact details of which escape me) involving children taking guns to school.
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Reply #11 posted 10/13/02 3:25pm

ZaZa

I never thought he was referring to a specific song.
The Love Sign story makes sense.
And the MJ theory is crazzzy.
Take your pick.
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Reply #12 posted 10/13/02 5:06pm

musicman

I always thought it was about the "Love Sign" single too. I remember he wanted to include it as a freebie with a magazie, but WB nixed the idea.
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Reply #13 posted 10/14/02 6:22am

paisley2002

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AwhiteguynamedBill said:

Lets stop talking about race

And what's your org name again? Just checking...
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