Funny that crimson means a rich deep red color inclining to purple...

iGene said:

and throughout history it has been recognized as the color of kings, bishops and other high rulers

why would he release a song
about red and green at xmas time
when he is a JW and doesn't even celebrate xmas????

doriangrayville said:

and Bria is another green leaf???

Aannastesia2 said:

I heard he covered that song last year in the spring already, so I don't believe it has anything to do with xmas and it isn't "released" yet ;p
[Edited 12/28/08 2:03am]

Crimson=Blood of Christ
Clover= The Holy Trinity

or is it?

Because he could

How about - he liked the song and knew he could kill it on his guitar? It is a soulful song that probably relates to him being recently smitten with someone that he "hardly knows".

That's my take.

drgoldsmoke said:

I believe the song is sentimental 2 Prince as the Blood of Christ.
Coincidentally...Red and Green are the colors that are used in a test 4 the legally colorblind, which in turn can resemble the idea of Loving the spirit of a person within their shell.

Maybe he did the song because he liked it? Just a thought.

we're discussing this song here:

http://prince.org/msg/7/292238