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Thread started 01/12/09 4:10am

lagantest

The Song 4ever

I think the song 4ever could be a good hit song because the verses are catchy and it is a good pop song. I think it could be his best realise in years because of the singalong melody. Just my opinion
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Reply #1 posted 01/12/09 5:17am

piccolo7

lagantest said:

I think the song 4ever could be a good hit song because the verses are catchy and it is a good pop song. I think it could be his best realise in years because of the singalong melody. Just my opinion





l agree its a good catchy song,,,,,pity abt others dont seem to agree....
maybe its us ...or them dont knw what is really good means....

l think tht song could be one of his best too....hope it will win something or at least....crimson and clover is good too.....another one of his best here... cool
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Reply #2 posted 01/12/09 8:05am

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It's a cool, simple song that I dig. It's always a good thing when you can remember the chorus and I can do that with this song with no problem.
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Reply #3 posted 01/12/09 5:14pm

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I hope so...I have felt that b4 about so many of Prince's songs and never understood why they didn't get the repetitive airplay...especially, "Musicology." It makes me believe that it's more red-tape politics with music than it is giving credit to a song that has everlasting appeal on the radio.
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Reply #4 posted 01/12/09 5:28pm

marrakech

lagantest said:

I think the song 4ever could be a good hit song because the verses are catchy and it is a good pop song. I think it could be his best realise in years because of the singalong melody. Just my opinion

I think this song has a very sweet sentiment. It has a very "light" on the surface/teaser feel to it,like I'm not sure if I quite believe it. I agree very "catchy/cliche" lyrics. Good pop song.
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Reply #5 posted 01/12/09 5:31pm

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I think the chorus is the worst part.

That being said, the beginning of it's been running through my head all day, and I don't know why. So at least that's catchy :p
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Reply #6 posted 01/14/09 8:29pm

Sdldawn

song sounds worse every time i hear it.... hopefully this is the low point of the album
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Reply #7 posted 01/14/09 9:00pm

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[Edited 12/23/09 9:11am]
..She's Just A Baby..but she's my lady..my loveR..my only friend!..true love that will last!..PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND..WHAT SHE SEES IN AN OLDER MAN..they never stop 2 think that maybe i'm what she's looking 4..THEY NEVER TAKE THE TIME..2 look in her mind
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Reply #8 posted 01/14/09 9:10pm

johnart

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It's my least favorite of the releases.
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Reply #9 posted 01/14/09 9:15pm

toejam

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Maybe if he gave it to a young artist it could be, but I just can't see Prince having a genuine a "hit" at this stage of his career no matter how good the song is.

Having a "hit" these days is 90% promotion and 10% craft. You also have to appeal to as broader market as possible - in particular, the 13-25 year old age group.

Can you really forsee a 50 year old Jehovah's Witness, with no major-label backing, who has a history of 'odd' behaviour*, and who half the population thinks is gay, maintaining consistent and lengthy sales from today's teenagers? Believe me, it would be funking AWESOME if it happened, but it just ain't gonna happen.

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Reply #10 posted 01/15/09 4:42am

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[Edited 12/23/09 9:11am]
..She's Just A Baby..but she's my lady..my loveR..my only friend!..true love that will last!..PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND..WHAT SHE SEES IN AN OLDER MAN..they never stop 2 think that maybe i'm what she's looking 4..THEY NEVER TAKE THE TIME..2 look in her mind
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Reply #11 posted 01/15/09 5:16am

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mzkqueen03 said:

....it is a REAL musician..making REAL music...if it's not broken...don't fix it..real music comes from the heart....mzsexybaby cool



[Edited 1/15/09 5:16am]
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Reply #12 posted 01/15/09 8:26am

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[Edited 12/23/09 9:11am]
..She's Just A Baby..but she's my lady..my loveR..my only friend!..true love that will last!..PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND..WHAT SHE SEES IN AN OLDER MAN..they never stop 2 think that maybe i'm what she's looking 4..THEY NEVER TAKE THE TIME..2 look in her mind
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Reply #13 posted 01/15/09 2:30pm

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mzkqueen03 said:

....it is a REAL musician..making REAL music...if it's not broken...don't fix it..real music comes from the heart....mzsexybaby cool


I'm not saying he should fix anything - it's a great song no doubt. However there's no way it will be a "hit" (in the 'Top 10' sense of the word) under the current "system of thangs" lol.
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Reply #14 posted 01/15/09 3:06pm

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I do love his performance of the lyric

Stop lookin' at me like that
Unless youwannaenduplikethat


I could do without the breakdown stuff "So many things we could do in the new world"....bleh. I do not like spoken lyrics in Prince's more recent slow jams. Used to be awesome; now I just cringe.

Hearing 4ever blending into the end of Wall of Berlin makes me very excited to hear the new stuff, though. No doubt.
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Reply #15 posted 01/15/09 3:17pm

Sdldawn

Doozer said:

I do love his performance of the lyric

Stop lookin' at me like that
Unless youwannaenduplikethat


I could do without the breakdown stuff "So many things we could do in the new world"....bleh. I do not like spoken lyrics in Prince's more recent slow jams. Used to be awesome; now I just cringe.

Hearing 4ever blending into the end of Wall of Berlin makes me very excited to hear the new stuff, though. No doubt.


Isn't it "unless you want me to bite that"

I surely hope you are correct, cause what i heard makes me hate the song even more
[Edited 1/15/09 15:17pm]
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Reply #16 posted 01/15/09 3:36pm

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Sdldawn said:

Doozer said:

I do love his performance of the lyric

Stop lookin' at me like that
Unless youwannaenduplikethat


Isn't it "unless you want me to bite that"


Yeah, that's what I hear too - "unless you want me to bite that"
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Reply #17 posted 01/15/09 3:43pm

Sdldawn

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Sdldawn said:



Isn't it "unless you want me to bite that"


Yeah, that's what I hear too - "unless you want me to bite that"


worst.
line.
ever.


especially since he is half way tryin to get sentimental..
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Reply #18 posted 01/15/09 6:14pm

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[Edited 12/23/09 9:11am]
..She's Just A Baby..but she's my lady..my loveR..my only friend!..true love that will last!..PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND..WHAT SHE SEES IN AN OLDER MAN..they never stop 2 think that maybe i'm what she's looking 4..THEY NEVER TAKE THE TIME..2 look in her mind
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Reply #19 posted 01/15/09 7:59pm

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Sdldawn said:

Doozer said:

I do love his performance of the lyric

Stop lookin' at me like that
Unless youwannaenduplikethat


I could do without the breakdown stuff "So many things we could do in the new world"....bleh. I do not like spoken lyrics in Prince's more recent slow jams. Used to be awesome; now I just cringe.

Hearing 4ever blending into the end of Wall of Berlin makes me very excited to hear the new stuff, though. No doubt.


Isn't it "unless you want me to bite that"

I surely hope you are correct, cause what i heard makes me hate the song even more
[Edited 1/15/09 15:17pm]



Well, I hear "unless you wanna end up like," which makes more sense after the wedding lyric.

A quick search has some fan-scribed lyrics the way you guys hear it..."bite that..." but then again, they also have the lyrics as

The opera just got all the fair...

and I'm quite sure it's

The opera, Jill Scott, or the fair
Cyprus, if I never get to take you swimming there...
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