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Printablelaurarichardson said: PurpleKnight said: The music to it is ethereal and hypnotic, but the lyrics ruin it. They are depressingly bad.
"Don't you wanna go get saved"? Really, Prince? It's not the religiosity of that line that bothers me, but the obviousness of it. The old Prince used to be a master of using clever metaphors to express what he really meant. The Prince of today just blurts it out tritely. ----- You do not need to use metaphors. The song is stating do you want to hear the word? do you want to get saved? Not really all that complicated. I love the music as this is the kind of music that contempory gospel signers cannot seem to do and the lyrics are positive and uplifting something that is definitly missing in RnB today. I kind of wish someone would cover it so it could be heard by more people. If you like banal lyrics that state the obvious instead of being clever, that's fine. I prefer to listen to my Prince songs that talk about tourists at Disneyland. The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.
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laurarichardson said:[quote] PurpleKnight said: The music to it is ethereal and hypnotic, but the lyrics ruin it. They are depressingly bad.
"Don't you wanna go get saved"? Really, Prince? It's not the religiosity of that line that bothers me, but the obviousness of it. The old Prince used to be a master of using clever metaphors to express what he really meant. The Prince of today just blurts it out tritely. ----- You do not need to use metaphors. The song is stating do you want to hear the word? do you want to get saved? Not really all that complicated. I love the music as this is the kind of music that contempory gospel signers cannot seem to do and the lyrics are positive and uplifting something that is definitly missing in RnB today. I kind of wish someone would cover it so it could be heard by more people.[/[quote] Amen to that! This song deserves to be heard by everyone. [Edited 7/29/08 10:08am] I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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purplecam said:[quote]laurarichardson said:[quote] PurpleKnight said: The music to it is ethereal and hypnotic, but the lyrics ruin it. They are depressingly bad.
"Don't you wanna go get saved"? Really, Prince? It's not the religiosity of that line that bothers me, but the obviousness of it. The old Prince used to be a master of using clever metaphors to express what he really meant. The Prince of today just blurts it out tritely. ----- You do not need to use metaphors. The song is stating do you want to hear the word? do you want to get saved? Not really all that complicated. I love the music as this is the kind of music that contempory gospel signers cannot seem to do and the lyrics are positive and uplifting something that is definitly missing in RnB today. I kind of wish someone would cover it so it could be heard by more people.[/ Amen to that! This song deserves to be heard by everyone. [Edited 7/29/08 10:08am] ----- Smokie Norful would be a good candidate for doing a cover of this song. | |
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PurpleKnight said: laurarichardson said: ----- You do not need to use metaphors. The song is stating do you want to hear the word? do you want to get saved? Not really all that complicated. I love the music as this is the kind of music that contempory gospel signers cannot seem to do and the lyrics are positive and uplifting something that is definitly missing in RnB today. I kind of wish someone would cover it so it could be heard by more people. If you like banal lyrics that state the obvious instead of being clever, that's fine. I prefer to listen to my Prince songs that talk about tourists at Disneyland. ----- "state the obvious instead of being clever" Stating the obvious is the whole point of the song. P has been clever and slick on plenty of songs. Sometimes you have to man up and make it plain. | |
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laurarichardson said: PurpleKnight said: If you like banal lyrics that state the obvious instead of being clever, that's fine. I prefer to listen to my Prince songs that talk about tourists at Disneyland. ----- "state the obvious instead of being clever" Stating the obvious is the whole point of the song. P has been clever and slick on plenty of songs. Sometimes you have to man up and make it plain. If to "man it up" means to write laughable lyrics, I'm insulted as a male.  The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.
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PurpleKnight said: The music to it is ethereal and hypnotic, but the lyrics ruin it. They are depressingly bad.
"Don't you wanna go get saved"? Really, Prince? It's not the religiosity of that line that bothers me, but the obviousness of it. The old Prince used to be a master of using clever metaphors to express what he really meant. The Prince of today just blurts it out tritely. I completely agree 
but the musical aspect is good enough for me to overlook some of the blatant and less poetic lyrics If you will, so will I | |
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