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Reply #30 posted 10/25/08 2:28pm

MissOpera

I wish we all were nude,
I wish there were no rules,
I wish there were no black and white.....
..... sexy mzsexymissopera
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Reply #31 posted 10/25/08 2:55pm

josephleo

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This is 4 the cab U have 2 drive 4 no money at all
This is 4 why I wasn't born like my brother, handsome and tall
This is 4 politicians who are bored and believe in war
And this... mmm, yeah, that's 4 me, that's who that one's 4
This is 4 discrimination and egotists who think supreme
And this is 4 whoever taught U how 2 kiss in designer jeans
Uhh! That one's 4, that one's 4 where U have 2 live
This one's 4 the rich - not all of 'em, just the greedy
The ones that don't know how 2 give
This one's 4 Yosemite Sam and the tourists at Disneyland
This one... ooh, yeah, that's the one
That's 4, that's 4 the creator of man
This is 4 the sun, moon, stars, tourists at Disneyland
This is 4 the ocean, the sea, the shore
This is 4... and that's 4 U, that's who that one's 4
This is 4 the women so beautifully complex
This one's 4 love without sex
This is 4 the wind that blows no matter how fast or slow
Not knowing where I'm going is galaxies better
Than not having a place 2 go
Now I know (Now I know
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Reply #32 posted 10/25/08 8:09pm

LizaWoman08

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But I'm happy to change my state of mind for this behind
I bet if you threw that ass into the air it would turn into sunshine




Definately thought provoking, wouldnt you think? hmmm
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Reply #33 posted 10/25/08 10:41pm

rusty1

pop! goes the music when the big white rabbit begins 2 talk if ur goona let ur good friend leave ya maybe when can do the walk but that's cool
BOB4theFUNK
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Reply #34 posted 10/25/08 11:14pm

Tame

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ThirdandFinal said:

In ur life did u just give a little
or did u give all that u had?
Were u just somewhere in the middle
Not 2 good, not 2 bad?



These lyrics really hit home 4 me...


...Listen 2 the grass grow.
"Love 2 the 9's."
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #35 posted 10/25/08 11:33pm

estelle81

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"Love's 2 weak 2 define just what U mean 2 me". -- 'Adore'

"Don't talk 2 strangers,
Don't forget to say ur prayers at night,
Remember God He made you,
And one day He'll make everything alright." -- 'Don't Talk 2 Strangers"

All of "I Would Die 4 U" (those lyrics are just superb mushy ), especially:

"I'm not a woman.
I'm not a man.
I am something that u'll never understand."

"I'm a human
I'm a dove
I'm ur conscience
I am love
All I really need is to know that u believe
That I would die 4 u."
Prince Rogers Nelson
Sunrise: June 7, 1958
Sunset: April 21, 2016
~My Heart Loudly Weeps

"My Creativity Is My Life." ~ Prince

Life is merely a dress rehearsal for eternity.
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Reply #36 posted 10/25/08 11:37pm

FirstCircle

The entire lyrics of Avalanche

He was not or never had been in favor
Of setting our people free, oh no
If it wasn't 4 the 13th Amendment, yessir
We woulda been born in slavery

He was not or never had been in favor, no
Of letting us vote, so U see
Abraham Lincoln was a racist, oh yessir
Who said, "U cannot escape from history"

CHORUS:
Like the snow comin' down the mountain
That landed on Wounded Knee
Nobody wants 2 take the weight
The responsibility

Ooh, hoo, hear the joyous sound of freedom
The Harlem Renaissance
Hear Duke Ellington and his band kick another jungle jam
Ooh, do U wanna dance?

(Who?) But who's that lurking in the shadows? (Who is it?)
Mr. John Hammond (With his pen in hand, pen in hand)
Oh he's sayin', "Sign your kingdom over 2 me, yeah
And be known throughout the land!"

Oh, but U ain't go no money, naw, U ain't got no cash
So U sign yo name, he claims innocence
Just like every snowflake in an avalanche
Oh, oh, oh...

(CHORUS)


And this made me think of my American history class where my now deceased instructor told us that a white supremacist group (I can't remember which one now) helps decorate Lincoln's Memorial every year on his birthday, because of his vehement racism.

The version of this song on One Nite Alone... Live! is exceptionally beautiful and chilling.
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Reply #37 posted 10/26/08 5:50am

MantuaPharoah

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Friend, lover, sister, mother/wife
air, my food, my water, love of my life

Teacher, healer, feeler, sight 4 sore eyes.

When Prince changes up that chorus an says "sight for sore eyes", it's magical. It's like... WOW!

That's the way I want to feel about the woman I fall in love with. Simply amazing!

Thank you Prince!
The public is squeezin' you kiddo. You'd better kick ass on your next album or else!
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Reply #38 posted 10/26/08 6:52am

muleFunk

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FirstCircle said:

The entire lyrics of Avalanche

He was not or never had been in favor
Of setting our people free, oh no
If it wasn't 4 the 13th Amendment, yessir
We woulda been born in slavery

He was not or never had been in favor, no
Of letting us vote, so U see
Abraham Lincoln was a racist, oh yessir
Who said, "U cannot escape from history"

CHORUS:
Like the snow comin' down the mountain
That landed on Wounded Knee
Nobody wants 2 take the weight
The responsibility

Ooh, hoo, hear the joyous sound of freedom
The Harlem Renaissance
Hear Duke Ellington and his band kick another jungle jam
Ooh, do U wanna dance?

(Who?) But who's that lurking in the shadows? (Who is it?)
Mr. John Hammond (With his pen in hand, pen in hand)
Oh he's sayin', "Sign your kingdom over 2 me, yeah
And be known throughout the land!"

Oh, but U ain't go no money, naw, U ain't got no cash
So U sign yo name, he claims innocence
Just like every snowflake in an avalanche
Oh, oh, oh...

(CHORUS)


And this made me think of my American history class where my now deceased instructor told us that a white supremacist group (I can't remember which one now) helps decorate Lincoln's Memorial every year on his birthday, because of his vehement racism.

The version of this song on One Nite Alone... Live! is exceptionally beautiful and chilling.


People were very pissed when he released this song, however it is very real.

My list is huge but in the spirit of the post...


I knew this dude
He was very cool
He used to rule
Until he went to school
Not a normal school that breeds a fool
but one that teaches men aren't fit to rule.
That's when he took his pearly crown
raised it up and spun it around
and tossed it into the deep blue underground.
NO LONGER LED BY THE WAYS OF MEN
HE LOOKED FOR THE KINGDOM DEEP WITHIN
THAT'S WHEN THE DRUMS IN HIS HEAD BEGAN TO POUND.
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Reply #39 posted 10/26/08 11:19am

buttcheeks

When Doves Cry - My pick cool
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Reply #40 posted 10/26/08 1:48pm

cherrymoongirl

estelle81 said:

"Love's 2 weak 2 define just what U mean 2 me". -- 'Adore'

"Don't talk 2 strangers,
Don't forget to say ur prayers at night,
Remember God He made you,
And one day He'll make everything alright." -- 'Don't Talk 2 Strangers"

All of "I Would Die 4 U" (those lyrics are just superb mushy ), especially:

"I'm not a woman.
I'm not a man.
I am something that u'll never understand."



"I'm a human
I'm a dove
I'm ur conscience
I am love
All I really need is to know that u believe
That I would die 4 u."



touched Perhaps my favorite P song.
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Reply #41 posted 10/27/08 2:04pm

melover

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there are many, but i chose these ones:

Don't Play Me
Don't play me
I'm over 30 and I don't smoke weed
I put my ass away and the music I play
Ain't the type of stereo U're tryin' 2 feed
Don't play me

Don't play me
I use proper English and I'm straight
I'm in the news again 4 payin' dues my friend
I'm not the ganda U prop in my way
Don't play me

Cuz I've been 2 the mountain top and it ain't what U say
Don't play me

Don't play me
I'm the wrong color and I play guitar
My only competition is?well, me in the past
And time and time, if time existed, movin' ever so fast
Don't play me


Beautiful Love and Blessed

A constant battle 2 stay ahead of the game
Is anybody famous when everybody wants fame?
Always trying 2 break U down
Thinkin' that'll raise 'em up
I just wanna b happy
Come take this bitter cup from me

If I were ever 2 write my life story
I could truly say through all the fame and glory
I was just a piece of clay in need of the potter's hand
Cause when U whispered in my ear
The words I so now understand, oh...


Get On the Boat
All across the nation
People doing what they can
2 avoid the tribulation
That will b great throughout the land
Everything in darkness
Must come out in2 the light
When we love each other
That's the only way that's gonna be right

Get on the boat
Get on the boat, people
Get on the boat now
We got room 4 a hundred more
Get on the boat

Mommy, why does everybody have a bomb? - 1999

Anna Stesia come 2 me
Talk 2 me, ravish me
Liberate my mind Anna Stesia
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Reply #42 posted 10/27/08 5:30pm

Tame

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When the lights go down, and it's just You Two...

Thought Provoking. And if it's love...Heavenly.
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #43 posted 11/02/08 2:12pm

FirstCircle

After listening to Emancipation after recently getting married (in September) these lyrics made me smile...

Style don't get married then break the vow in a year
Style is keepin' a promise


I kind of find this thought reassuring... when I'm going through that, "Oh my God! What have I done?!!" anxiety. It's like, yeah, it is a promise... no need to worry. S'all good.
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Reply #44 posted 11/02/08 4:03pm

Erika2k8

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Flowerz is right, too many to name

I often wondered about this one:

Have U ever been so lonely
That U felt like U were the
Only one in this world?

[b]Have U ever wanted 2 play
With someone so much U'd take
Any one boy or girl?
[/b]


DAMN what song this from?
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Reply #45 posted 11/02/08 4:19pm

MuthaFunka

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Erika2k8 said:

CJanssen said:

Flowerz is right, too many to name

I often wondered about this one:

Have U ever been so lonely
That U felt like U were the
Only one in this world?

[b]Have U ever wanted 2 play
With someone so much U'd take
Any one boy or girl?
[/b]


DAMN what song this from?


Anna Stesia.
nWo: bboy87 - Timmy84 - LittleBlueCorvette - MuthaFunka - phunkdaddy - Christopher

MuthaFunka - Black...by popular demand
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