Truly one of my faves... from production to performance.
Very masterful, very orchestral, very defining of the man at the time.
I very much appreciate listening to it at high volume from an excellent sound system.
The fact that he plays every instrument, and sings every note on this song, is nothing short of amazing.

You go... Prince!



Condition of the Heart

There was a girl in Paris whom he sent a letter to
Hoping she would answer back, now wasn't that a fool
Hearted notion on the part of a sometimes lonely musician
Acting out a whim is only good for a Condition of the Heart

There was a Dame in London who insisted that he loved her
Then left him for a real Prince from Arabia
Now isn't that a shame that sometimes money buys you everything and nothing
Love, it only seems to buy a terminal Condition of the Heart

Ohhhh, thinking about you driving me crazy
Ohhhh, my friends all say it's just a phase
Ohhhh, every day is a yellow day
I'm blinded by the daisies in your yard

There was a woman from the ghetto who made funny faces just like Clara Bow
How was I to know that she would wear the same cologne as you
And giggle that same giggle that you do
Whenever I would act a fool, the fool with a Condition of the Heart

Ohhhhh, thinking about you driving me crazy
Ohhhhh, my friends all say it's just a phase
and Ohhhhh, every day is a yellow day
I'm blinded by the daisies in your yard...

Oh, there was girl
Whom he sent a letter to
She never answered back and now...
He's got a Condition... of the Heart.

Words/Music by Prince - from the album "Around the World in a Day" 1986

Yeah baby u go gurl .. a thread woRth seeing ....
[Edited 6/30/08 20:52pm]

.gnos ecin yreV

June7 said:

oot ti evol eye

Gorgeous song, its very pretty.

How is it that Prince writes such beautiful songs--each so touching and magnanimous. O.k., I guess that's why he's Prince, huh?

.ti piks ot desu

evolsidog

prb said:

das adnik si ti tub .. gnos siht ekil i ... ¿ekil tnod uoy

Flowerz said:

das adnik si tI . senohpdaeh urht taerg sdnuos-ti 4 noitaicerppa wen a dnuof evI .4b gninnigeb eht dekil reveN .won ti ekil I

.yllautca yadot ti ot denetsiL
[Edited 6/30/08 23:01pm]

prb said:

siht etirw ot mih deripsni tahw rednow i ..ti ot denetsil evi ecnis sraey neeb sti

yad a ni dlrow eht dnuora morf evaf a

.doom tnerruc ym tius lla sgnos eht .tnemom eht ta DAIWTA fo lla evol I

prb said:

lol ereh llab a evah annog yllaer er'ew .. lol .. siht ot nital gip gnidda trats ew fi

@ all this backwards talk . very pretty song . anyone know if he's ever performed this in it's entirety (or close to it)? every live version i've heart of it is too short . great tune .

purplepolitician said:

dude, wait til we start adding spanish w/ the backward talk ...

Flowerz said:

My brain hurts from trying to read all this backwards talk.

Definetly one of his best. =tseb fo eno yltenifeD

I just It.

purplepolitician said:

I know, I just love the song. period.

¿ʇdıɹɔs ǝɥʇ dı1ɟ noʎ uɐɔ ʇnq 'spɹɐʍʞɔɐq ǝdʎʇ uɐɔ noʎ

I think this is one of his songs that will stand the test of time (if it hasn't already...hell, it's 22 years old!). Almost classical in its arrangement, you get this orchestral feel about it while listening to it. The background voices sound so choir-esque, it's a Prince classical performance.

It's beautiful...

aixelsyD nac eb detaert.
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detaert eb nac aixelsyD
[Edited 7/1/08 8:05am]

Dauphin said:

OK I just went

*looks for people with white coats and gladly goes with them peacefully*

littlemissG said:

i have no trouble reading this thread

toots said:

DANGEROUSx said:

.egaugnal gro wen a eb dluoC

Dauphin said:

ǝɔıu