A simple thanks to the starter of this thread! Love the song! Thanks P if U had anything to do with it!

vinaysfunk said:

thats ok I thank Prince for giving me some light relief at 3am(UK time) when I spotted it as after editing some pics(I take gig pics) it was taking ages to upload them and I was falling asleep until that excitement!

SOMEONE PLEASE PM me on HOW TO SAVE THIS!!!!!

KidaDynamite said:

i think it's a joint message to us (the fans) and himself...

Stop telling me what U want me 2 hear
Stop telling me what U want me 2 fear
Stop trippin' on something U overheard
Love is winning without a word
Stop giving me Ur "wish list"
Love is free from all this

...in light of the earlier request on the thread about a webcam request (and the orger his/herself said "wish list"), i could see this as a "leave me alone and let me do me" type of line..


...Love is not a game U can play on the floor
U gotta stop keepin' score
If U wanna, If U want 2 play me like U did b4
U better stop and walk out the door
U can skate around the issue if U like
But who's gonna get U high in the middle of the night?

...same deal..."talk all you want, but i'll always handle my biz providing you music so ease up"....



...Smiling at my friends when U really hate 'em
Trying 2 convince me that eye should 2...
what's the point?

Stop worryin' about what people say
When it ain't gonna stop them anyway
Love can do anything if U try
Come on... Spread Ur wings... Let's fly, fly so high...

...the "smiling at my friends" line, sounds like what the fans do to every girlfriend he has....and the "stop worrying when it won't stop them" line, sounds like a re-afirmation to himself...and elsewhere in the song (i now remember, and don't feel like qouting) he talks about "if your gonna play me like you did before"...

being more serious about his spirituality these days, i'd imagine prince views his "morally-sketchy" past as him turning himself out for the adoration of his fans...not that i think he'd think it's all our fault, but religious people are taught that certain crowds can draw you in and change you when your a spiritually vulnerable person and at any point afterwards they can make you backslide...and many of us DO still lust for his previous ways, so i'd say he's right to act the way he does in response to us (in certain situations)...but all of this is my opinion of course... i wouldn't be surprised tho...hope this made sense

[Edited 10/22/07 18:51pm]

Thanks, Prince...I've always liked that song and this version is fantastic...

SirPsycho said:

Could it be any more obvious that the "wish list" was called a "wish list" because it was intentional and in fun? Some people take this all way too literally/seriously.

And for the record, not too many here "smile at his friends when they really hate them". When they don't like someone, they usually make it pretty clear.

As for the last part. There's possibly some validity there.

I'm lovin it!

I like it. The acoustic sound, sounds fresh and free.

SirPsycho said:

[Edited 10/22/07 23:12pm]

folky & acoustic is always fine by me.

SirPsycho said:

And how about Larry Graham? You know people here won't stop insulting him, often in the most disrespectful terms... Of course Prince knows about it. They won't boo him when they're onstage together.

No respect for our elders anymore... not Prince or Larry.

SirPsycho said:

Please note Prince wrote this song some time back... relax and chill out!

I love it.

sosgemini said:

It's just an acoustic version of a song, how the hell is that sad?

Heiress said:

Yet one more thing I don't understand. It literally doesn't get any more funky than Larry Graham. That "dueling bass" intro he and Prince did on the "Rave Un2 The Year 2000" DVD to "Kiss" was mind-blowing! Didn't know two basses could be played together until I heard it from Larry and Baby Brother.

It is a great version of Love. The sad thing is that some people can't enjoy it without wishing it was on this album or that.
Just enjoy the genius of Prince and be glad that this truly unique man is not shackled by the mainstream media.

PDogz said:

Yes that was hot...

vainandy said:

you young'uns aint got nothin on them old-timey dudes!

shygirl said:

Preach shygirl! Couldn't have said it any better than that.

I like it. I wish he would release a live unplugged (acoustic) concert performance on video.

pplrain said:

i do recognize this....but i'd imagine the theme's that i pointed out as possible lyric meanings (which again were merely assumptions i made in response to someone who asked a question about messages in "love") ...would have been reoccuring themes in the life of any one who had become a famous as prince was/is:

-people saying "this way, that way"
-people saying "you don't need them, stay away from them"
-people saying "they would really love you if you did this more"


and besides...i'ma lyricist by profession so ALL lyrics are serious business to me, whether they were intended to be taken as such or not. you may disagree but I was born believing words written on paper are NEVER just that...
[Edited 10/23/07 8:33am]

anon said:

i honestly was not trying to attack you here, i was just citing a relevant example that existed within this very thread, and you yourself noted you may have gon too far, as much as i may not want to admit it, i'd be excited by a webcam message too...i include myself in everything i said about his fans...sorry you felt slighted

i would also prefer a live version

just him, a mic and a guitar in the studio

it sounds like he spent a while making this track perfect and adding layers to it

but it is still nice

"bounce it baby.....shake that thing c'mon".....

I'm wondering if this was recorded in the same sessions as the rest of the 3121 album (rather than recently), and perhaps wasn't simply considered an acoustic version, but potentially a finished song, with the album dance version being a later version. It sounds 'complete' instead of stripped-down, if that makes sense.

Anyone else have thoughts on this?

yes...it does sound very complete

and that doesn't always make for a complete listening experience when it comes to prince

Jezebel said:

go back and re-read my entire statement.

so i can't see this in any temp folders anywhere??

has anyone managed to 'trap' it?

Matt

SirPsycho said:

I wasn't slighted, at all. It made me giggle because you got it so wrong. And it's only a relevant example of having fun. Nothing more. How you don't see that is kind of surprising, especially since you say you're a lyricist.

It's o.k. to appreciate the power of words, but you really shouldn't take them so literally. You lose the fun of it all, in doing that.

pplrain said:

Exactly!