I LUV THIS SONG!.....even tho i dont know what hes actually singing about, As it dosent make sense 2 me...so if 1 of u Purple Hippies can plz explain the meaning I would be eternaly gratefull...thanks


Lyrics

Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead (I'd Dig U)
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead (I'd Dig U)
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead

A long time ago, U took six months a walkin'
Talkin' on the other side
What started as an experiment
Turned into a heaven-sent message that saved your ass from dyin'
Somebody said

"In life there's always peaks and valleys...
And if you're lost they won't show U the way"
That same somebody said "I'd dig U better dead
But I'd much rather see if your God is what U say, say, say"

And with the awesome power they struck
1st they offered up the buck
Right in the middle, right in the middle they stuck (right in the middle)
A toke or 2, what the fuck? (what the fuck?)

One minute you're hot
Tell the truth and you're not
That's the noose that they hang on a goose like U
Somebody said

"In life there's always peaks and valleys...
And if you're lost they won't show U the way"
That same somebody said "I'd dig U better dead
But I'd much rather see if your God is what U say, say, say"

Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead

And whatever U do, don't make somebody happy
Don't dress 2 freaky and make their daughters stare
Then U'll find out how deep the valley truly be
If U plan on catchin' the bus, U better have plenty fare
Somebody said

"In life there's always peaks and valleys...
And if you're lost they won't show U the way"
That same somebody said "I'd dig U better dead
But I'd much rather see if your God is what U say, say, say"

Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead
Dig, dig, dig U better dead
I'd dig, dig U better dead
Somebody said

"In life there's always peaks and valleys...
And if you're lost they won't show U the way"
That same somebody said "I'd dig U better dead
But I'd much rather see if your God is what U say, say, say"

I'd Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead
Dig U better dead, I'd dig U better dead

Never really took much notice of the lyrics before and to be honest I've not listened to the song much. But looking at it here, it looks to me like it's about the row with WB and the name change situation.

This is my theory on the song:

Prince was having a conversation with someone about his music, when he declared Prince is dead (Come 1958 - 1993), and someone told him they preferred his music under the O'(+> name?

Like I said, just a theory... Probably miles out!

Hmmmm very intresting, but whats he mean by this verse....

A long time ago, U took six months a walkin'
Talkin' on the other side
What started as an experiment
Turned into a heaven-sent message that saved your ass from dyin'
Somebody said

and this 1.....


And with the awesome power they struck
1st they offered up the buck
Right in the middle, right in the middle they stuck (right in the middle)
A toke or 2, what the fuck? (what the fuck?)

I believe the song means that Prince was confronted with an offer to "sell his soul" of sorts - he refused to buy into it and after that "they" were ticked-off and hated on him.

I've only listened to it once and thought that it was about his changing of his music to suit his religion and his battle with WB. I mean he had to have had a lot of interesting conversations about where his career would go with changing up lyrics, new and less intriguing material and getting paid to do it all. My other theory was he and his bitch at the time had a difference of opinion regarding religion and householf finances

flat song

Am I one of the few that really like Chaos and Disorder? Highly underated if you ask me...I guess it's because I only started to listen to Prince music from D&P onwards, until '96 when I picked up the hits + b-sides albums and began looking for everything else.

drdiesel said:

i always took it to mean the opposite. saying that prince is dead and
yet people kept saying they liked "prince" so much.

so really what they were saying, in prince's logic,lol. what that they'd
dig him better dead (as opposed to the reborn )

optimus said:

1st verse is about the release of the "the most beautiful girl in the world"
single on his own label. warners granted him the power/opportunity to do it.
so for prince it was an experiment in testing the waters and having a look
at how things were when you're the one in sole control.

as we all know the single took off and became one of his biggest hits and he
made a killing from it. that "thinking out of the box" strategy which warner
told him would not work, in fact turned out to be a blessing for him and it
is probably the most concrete step he took toward his ultimate "emancipation"
from the recording industrie. it saved his spirits and his dropping moral in
a time when he was frustrated and unhappy with his carreer.


the second verse is less clear to me although i've always taken it to be about
recoup or royalties etc. the "most beautiful girl" single hit with force and
it made a lot of money [presumably]. most of which prince got to pocket since
he didn't have too many middle-men or record execs skimming his earnings. plus
he got to keep the mastertape to the song.

i think "a toke or 2, what the fuck?" is about the contrast between what he
made from the single as opposed to what he made from, say, "purple rain" in
comparison. either the whole cake, or "a toke or 2", which seemed doubly an
unfair treatment given how much you could seemingly earn from a single indy
single once it took off and sold in the millions.

IstenSzek said:

I think you got it right, with one letter difference; contract. I think this is about the contract Prince tried to get out of;
Awesome power; the uptightness of WB after TMBGITW made it big
Buck; first they gave him alotta money (for the contract)
Right in the middle; then things sour
Toke; ayedunno; something between WB & Prince.

HamsterHuey said:

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smiler69 said:

Yes i agree i fucking love the album...every song

BobGeorge909 said:

IstenSzek said:

wow! yes that makes sense thank you!

this song along with i rock...has always been banging

L4OATheOriginal said:

yeah i was quite shocked id never heard of them 2 songs mentioned before at the org, as i only got the album 2 weeks ago....hmmm strange, i think there very catchy

HamsterHuey said:

I had this whole theory thought out, then I reliazed it was wrong and forgot about the cancel response link and erased my message instead, but the site makes u leave at least one letter. It was late...I was tired and not thinking straight...lol.

BobGeorge909 said:

I never do either...

IstenSzek said:

Very interesting.

1 of my fave songz on Chaos & Disorder.Can't xplain the meaning,tho. Feelz good and soundz good,so that'z all that matterz.