Me too. Don't know why people hate on it so much.

dannyd5050 said:

They do? It's not much talked about here. Maybe it's too sugar sweet for some.

VenusBlingBling said:

Yeah, that's normally the complaint. I've heard "sappy". If thats the case then call me Mr. Sappy McSapSap because I like it...it tears me up too. Don't tell anyone though...

dannyd5050 said:

P got plenty of those songs, but they are never over the top. Sappy is fantastic in Prince's world.

umm umm if hes sying " come on back baby" i dont think its about his son more refering to a woman this song was written around the time he broke up with susannah i read in an article (i'll find it and post it) but wasnt released till later but yes it is a beautiful song

How he can write such beautiful love songs and act so cold-hearted is beyond me.

I always thought it was about the loss of his child-the lyrics are so touching. I don't think it's about a sexual/relationship. It's a loving song from a father to a child.


Every mornin' when I awaken, I imagine U sleepin' in your bed
Wrong or right the reason U're taken from my embrace
Well, it's never said
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nurse said:

This song would have faired much better without all the electonic gizmos attached. A piano ballad would have made this an absolutely killer song. I love this song though

p4life said:

But if he's singing about a child that survived only a matter of weeks, then that line is still appropriate to the sad death of his child.

Even if he did write it about Susannah (if you have the evidence, please post it), it still fits to the unfortunate events that preceded the release of this album, so he more than likely deliberately picked this song to illustrate his current feelings.

The key lines to support the baby theory are;

"Every night I said a prayer 2 God and His angels " - its more likely that he would pray for someone that needs it (someone who is very ill) than praying every night for your woman.

"Wrong or right the reason U're taken from my embrace, Well, it's never said " does not imply a relationship ending. People often refer to people dying as having been "taken", not someone who just left them.

"Wrong or right the reason U're taken from my embrace, Well, it's never said " does not imply a relationship ending.

Mindflux said:

Nor did he lack a reason though. Pfeiffer Syndrome was the diagnosis.

How he can write such beautiful love songs and act so cold-hearted is beyond me.

SpecialEd said:

Indeed - but, often Prince songs are not that specific in detail, allowing more than one interpretation to be reached and it would be a challenge for any lyricist to lever "Pfeiffer Syndrome" in to a verse.

Furthermore, he's not actually talking about what the actual reason was, in my view. There are 2 ways to look at this; either, it is "never said" because its not discussed or, more likely, he is simply saying whether it is "wrong or right", (he doesn't say there is no reason, just whether or not the reason was right) alluding to the fact that, certainly with his beliefs, everything has a reason, it is God's will after all. But, how can you find any right reason for an innocent child to die? In as much as some people have their faith shaken when there are such things as natural disasters (Hurricance Annie ripped the ceiling off a church and killed everyone inside). If there is a caring, just God, many people question as to why he would allow such tragedies to take place.
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