Eh, random question. I know my dad digs Prince, but I thought it was in a more general way. (My dad's a music buff) But All of a sudden he puts on a cassette and "Thunder" Starts blasting. I had no clue he actually owned any of his records besides Emancipation (bought it at the 99 cent store *snerk* )

Hm...I don't know how I would describe their likes....

My father likes doo wop, rock n roll, jazz.....anything before and during the 50s-80s. My mother likes motown, 50s-70s, a little bit of 80s stuff. They don't concentrate on any single group or person.

As far as liking Prince, my mother likes him more than my father does, I would say, but neither of them like him as much as I do. My mother did tell me though, that when her mother was living, she really liked Prince. So maybe I inherited that interest
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No... both of my parents hate him... sad stuff.

yes! that's how i learned about prince. my dad likes to rub it in my face that he used to see prince at 1st ave for a 5 dollar cover charge.

i remember being like 7 watching the videos for cream, diamonds and pearls, gold and gett off

daddy thinks he's gay. but.....

My mom turned me onto Prince...one of the first songs she hipped me to was "Soft and Wet"!

...your mother???? why does your comment sound suggestive???

I recently got my mom interested in some songs, but neither of them were ever into him before I was. Prince is only a day older than my mom, so you'd think she would have listened to him at some point, but I guess it just wasn't her kind of music.

MY MOTHER ROLLS HER EYES AND MY OTHER MOTHER SAYS HE'S POISON.

BUT I THINK ITS GOOD TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH YOUR DEMONS

SO HELLO PRINCE DARLING HOW ARE YOU TODAY

myfavorite said:

LOL, it's not meant to be! It's the truth. Being a Prince fan of the "younger generation," I'd heard "Kiss" and "When Doves Cry", but she hipped me to the older stuff. Of course I made the face when she mentioned the title of the song, but the music was just so damn funky!!

"Housequake" is one of our favorite songs, too.
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Neither of them liked him before me, I'm the one who got them into him .. well, kinda. They like a few songs.

I was born in minneapolis(my mom wasnt) and we lived there until 1999(*cool)

she was always a big fan of his. i have memories of my sister and i whining uncontrollably after being dropped off at babysitters houses in order for her to stow away to see him in concert.

we recently went 2 see morris day and "the time" at treasure island and happend 2 be the most Fonky individuals up in tha place

I watched PR with my mom thinking she would love it. A minute into the movie she goes "He's not Puerto-Rican is he? God I hope not." By the end of the movie she had called him an abomination and was looking at me like "I can't believe you made me watch this." So I'm thinking my answer is no.

cherrymoongirl said:

my mother tolerates him, i suppose, because that's all i ever play when she rides in my car . i can't love you anymore, pop life, raspberry beret and little red corvette are some of her favorites. i make it my business to never play those when she's around

ToraToraDreams said:

It's quite the same with my dad, he likes Prince because his music is good, but he's not a real fan. He owns everything from 1999 to GB, TGE and Emancipation, but actually never plays Prince anymore, because he says he has to listen to him all day long anyway because of me


My mum is not into music that much, she likes songs like Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette and When Doves Cry... well, no further comments on that

Nope my parents have no interest in him, but the reason I got into him was because my Grandma had the greatest hits CD. I was into MJ at the time and thought I'd see what all the fuss about this rival guy was. Turns out he was much better

No.

My dads into 'oldies'.

they say they dont.
but when my dads in the car, i put on prince- he bopps along

My mother loves prince..she's the reason I am a fan now..she made me watch Purple Rain, a movie she snuck to see without her parents permission. She also told me she cried when she saw it lol..and whenever Prince comes on television or she sees his picture..she goes in a minor frenzy

I have Prince as my msgr window background. My mom passed by and saw it and asked if that's the man that's a singer and looks like a woman I responded "yes" and all she said was "oh".
I don't think either of them are fans.

My mom likes Prince. That's basically what she listens to lol.

My father likes the Time and identified with them better but he liked Prince enough to bought his 1979 record. My mother was one of the many that was on the PR bandwagon and she always talked about how PR was popular movie in 1984.

My mom luvez him.

NO, they heavily dislike his voice...

but my mom loves Sign 'o' the times (the song)
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Does 29 count as young?

My parents don't understand Prince's music. Dad doesn't get it, but then again, he doesn't understand most of modern music since Elvis. Mom likes modern music to a certain extent but when it comes to Prince she says: His music doesn't sound normal. Lol! In one way it doesn't sound "normal" but that's exactly what I like about it. It's beyond normal, it's fantastic! The only Prince song she really likes is Purple Rain. Good for you mom, but that's like digging a grain of sand in the Sahara desert

if 17 sounds like young then
YES I LOVE HIM,HIS MUSIC!!!!! love is such a strong word but its the truth...
but urm..the actual question...my mum doesnt really but she has respect for his music. My dad likes his music ..got married in 84 so purple rain is his ''anthem''
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Actually I think they don't even know who he is

My mom thinks he's the devil
I was BANNED from playing him in the house, but I did it anyway 'cuz I'm a purple rebel.