jill4life said:

like prince says, "there's a theocratic order."

god -> man -> woman -> child -> animals

so, if you're prince's woman, you'd better be ready to do what you're told. otherwise, "oops [you're] out the door."

the song is a blunt declaration of prince's intention to "wear the pants" in the relationship. i think this is the attitude that turns some people off. human beings are created equal, not in some arbitrary hierarchy of power.
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stanleylieber said:

Funny, but I don't think that's what is said or implied in the song; in fact my interpretation is completely opposite., particularly this stanza:

Yeah I know U might be fine but
I've seen it all before
Cinderella was a waste of time and
oops she's out the door
To build a house together the
thing that matters more
Is under the floor
A strong foundation that last forever more


Of course it depends on what your personal experiences are...

"As we abide in sleep, intuitively resonating with the sum of all our experiences - this life and beyond - we gain refreshing perspective on our efforts and have an opportunity to remember what we know."
....Henry Reed

jill4life said:

i think it's reasonable to enjoy the song if you like it. i also think it's reasonable to interpret the lyrics as we see them. if you disagree with my interpretation, that's (obviously) fine. i'm not sure our personal experiences have any bearing on what prince meant when he wrote the song, but obviously we're free to make of it what we like.

(alexander: is this really so hard)

i think the "theocratic order" is hogwash. anti- freedom propaganda. i do believe every stitch of prince's lyrics for almost a decade now have intentionally tried to further that agenda, but it's cool if people can like his new music for their own reasons.

To stanleylieber
Yes but how one can interpret lyrics really isn't open to debate.

ThreadBare said:

Prince isn't even in that same arena with songs like this.. All I Need and House of Cards are attempts at becoming timeless art..

Of course, this is when you have a group of people who's opinions matter.. I guess if Prince is the only decision maker involved.. he will continue to pump out songs that only deteriorate as time goes by.

http://www.metrolyrics.co...rince.html

I fail to see how these lyrics are bat shit? You all are talking out of your asses. I wonder if the lyric to the One U Want to C are bat shit? What about U Got the Look... Ur face if jammin your body's heckaslammin. Yeah there are some genius lyrics

Don't like the song all you want... but I fail to see whats Bat Shit about Lyrics that Princes reflects on past loves and the reputation hes developed because of it. Finds the love of his life and explains despite what she has heard hes so in love with her that he sees her as the mother of his child. Or explaining that in a relationship that he really appreciates a woman that will stand by him even in the storms (gotta bend in the wind but don't break to keep your man)

The thing that is bat shit is your friggin brain

The lyrics are great

Alexandernvrmind said:

you're wrong. accept it. be an adult.

I want to make you happy, baby,

Happier than happy itself

U know what?
If you'll ever need a hand, call me I'll help

I know what U want,
What every good woman wants
A man so in love with you
He can't help but to flaunt U
Deep down I know what U want
You want your girlfriends to hate U

'Cos they can't get Ur man!!!!!

Sdldawn said:

I've noticed alot of your posts you seem to becoming the new Bart Van whathisname.

Maybe your one and the same.

Future Baby Mama is great, the vocals are divine. It has alot of the trademark Prince ballad elements to it, I do feel it was a little out of place on Planet Earth, would have fitted better on 3121 as would Mr Goodnight.
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but FBM ain't one of those songs
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mzkqueen03 said:

..mzsexybaby

..when u break-down the title..those 3words..
..HERE WE R FOLKS!!..she has 2 have the-look...
...she has 2 b more than JUST a HOT-THANG!..
..besides..prince is interested in something more than JUST 'sugar-walls'..
...'do u wanna..play with me?'..'when u smile..4 me!'..
..mzsexybaby'i'm goning 2 the crystal-ball'

To stanleylieber



Yes but how one can interpret lyrics really isn't open to debate. Especially not in this song. Its would be like saying the song Diamonds and Perls is about owning a woman and buying her loyalty off with gifts. The lyrics are right there. They aren't wrapped in some shroud of secrecy or manipulation. For example many on this board like Prince's overtly sexual stuff. The swearing. Some prefer his falsetto some his normal register. Some (obviously a minority on this board) prefer his R&B material. All of those things are a matter of taste.

However, lyrically FBM leaves nothing open to interpretation. This is not If I was ur Girlfriend in which Prince playing games singing in a voice that sounded like a girl, looking like a girl, and singing about being about someone's girlfriend. Even though we all know he singing the song from the male perspective... the song has been easily recorded by other women artist because of the unusual bend of the song.

There is nothing like that in FBM

He sings in the opening lines about

Folks speculate that all his women look alike (light skinned black or white women with long hair) He then says despite that reputation hes really been looking for someone like the woman hes singing to in the song that then leads into the chorus (I will remove the term FBM and put mother of my baby since some of you so foolishly can't get beyond what term means to him here)

None of them got what it takes to be the mother of my child
Got to bend in the wind but don't break (shes knows that there will be hard times and shes flexible and will stay by his side and not run at the 1st sign of adversity) to keep her man. Show me one of them and I will make her mine with no more drama. Mother of my child

then later in the song this...

Yeah I know you might be fine but I've seen it all before. Cinderella was a waste of time and oops shes out the door. To build a house together (a relationship) the thing that matters more is under the floor ... a strong foundation that last forever more. (what is there to interpret about that???!!!)

I could go on with the lyrics but I will end here.... the lyrics of the song don't leave much for interpretation at all IMO

If someone says I don't like the song because of the title... I don't get it because Mr. Pussy Control, Scarlet Pussy and Irresistible Bitch has used far stronger terms in other songs. Also I get it your not into his R&B stuff and don't like the vocal or music. However, what people are saying about the lyrics does not fly because we can see and read those. We can hear his vocal delivery tone and inflection and know exactly what this song is about
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Alexandernvrmind said:

calm down...

I will never, ever take some song entitled "future baby mama" seriously. I don't give a fuck if shakespear wrote the lyrics.. it's a cop out, carrot on the stick cliche phrase that I never thought prince would stoop to.
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Until the prince song came out I had never heard the phrase Future Baby Mama and haven't heard it in any other context.

I guess it's an American thing, what's so wrong with the title?

To stanleylieber



Yes but how one can interpret lyrics really isn't open to debate. Especially not in this song. Its would be like saying the song Diamonds and Perls is about owning a woman and buying her loyalty off with gifts. The lyrics are right there. They aren't wrapped in some shroud of secrecy or manipulation. For example many on this board like Prince's overtly sexual stuff. The swearing. Some prefer his falsetto some his normal register. Some (obviously a minority on this board) prefer his R&B material. All of those things are a matter of taste.

However, lyrically FBM leaves nothing open to interpretation. This is not If I was ur Girlfriend in which Prince playing games singing in a voice that sounded like a girl, looking like a girl, and singing about being about someone's girlfriend. Even though we all know he singing the song from the male perspective... the song has been easily recorded by other women artist because of the unusual bend of the song.

There is nothing like that in FBM

He sings in the opening lines about

Folks speculate that all his women look alike (light skinned black or white women with long hair) He then says despite that reputation hes really been looking for someone like the woman hes singing to in the song that then leads into the chorus (I will remove the term FBM and put mother of my baby since some of you so foolishly can't get beyond what term means to him here)

None of them got what it takes to be the mother of my child
Got to bend in the wind but don't break (shes knows that there will be hard times and shes flexible and will stay by his side and not run at the 1st sign of adversity) to keep her man. Show me one of them and I will make her mine with no more drama. Mother of my child

then later in the song this...

Yeah I know you might be fine but I've seen it all before. Cinderella was a waste of time and oops shes out the door. To build a house together (a relationship) the thing that matters more is under the floor ... a strong foundation that last forever more. (what is there to interpret about that???!!!)

I could go on with the lyrics but I will end here.... the lyrics of the song don't leave much for interpretation at all IMO

If someone says I don't like the song because of the title... I don't get it because Mr. Pussy Control, Scarlet Pussy and Irresistible Bitch has used far stronger terms in other songs. Also I get it your not into his R&B stuff and don't like the vocal or music. However, what people are saying about the lyrics does not fly because we can see and read those. We can hear his vocal delivery tone and inflection and know exactly what this song is about
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shoe was the gem among all of PE

However, lyrically FBM leaves nothing open to interpretation. This is not If I was ur Girlfriend in which Prince playing games singing in a voice that sounded like a girl, looking like a girl, and singing about being about someone's girlfriend. Even though we all know he singing the song from the male perspective... the song has been easily recorded by other women artist because of the unusual bend of the song.

There is nothing like that in FBM

He sings in the opening lines about

Folks speculate that all his women look alike (light skinned black or white women with long hair) He then says despite that reputation hes really been looking for someone like the woman hes singing to in the song that then leads into the chorus (I will remove the term FBM and put mother of my baby since some of you so foolishly can't get beyond what term means to him here)

None of them got what it takes to be the mother of my child
Got to bend in the wind but don't break (shes knows that there will be hard times and shes flexible and will stay by his side and not run at the 1st sign of adversity) to keep her man. Show me one of them and I will make her mine with no more drama. Mother of my child

then later in the song this...

Yeah I know you might be fine but I've seen it all before. Cinderella was a waste of time and oops shes out the door. To build a house together (a relationship) the thing that matters more is under the floor ... a strong foundation that last forever more. (what is there to interpret about that???!!!)

I could go on with the lyrics but I will end here.... the lyrics of the song don't leave much for interpretation at all IMO


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Cuddles said:

Now I can agree with you completely on that one.

To stanleylieber

Yes but how one can interpret lyrics really isn't open to debate.

Alexandernvrmind said:

Actually it is; the difference of opinions on this thread proves that. If, as you say, the interpretation of the lyrics weren't open to debate then everyone on this thread would agree. What you seem to mean is closer to, "My [Alexandernvrmind] interpretation of the lyrics is not open to debate."

Naaah...

The weakest spot of the album, together with Mr. Goodnight.

Annoying and generic, 'contemporary' R&B with lame lyrics.

Love 'Future Baby Mama'. Great melody in the verses. Lyrics are fine without being exceptional. Certainly not bad enough to distract from the song.

I really like the phrasing in certain parts of the song. Particularly the "..Show me one of them and I'll make her mine with no more drama". And how the second time around the phrasing changes to accommodate a different starting point for the line. Fantastic.

'The One U Wanna C', however is not only the worst song on the album, I struggle to think of a Prince song that makes me cringe the way that one does.

It may be the only Prince song that has got absolutely no redeeming features. Just thinking about it makes me feel a bit nauseous.

jill4life said:

i think it's reasonable to enjoy the song if you like it. i also think it's reasonable to interpret the lyrics as we see them. if you disagree with my interpretation, that's (obviously) fine. i'm not sure our personal experiences have any bearing on what prince meant when he wrote the song, but obviously we're free to make of it what we like.

(alexander: is this really so hard)

i think the "theocratic order" is hogwash. anti- freedom propaganda. i do believe every stitch of prince's lyrics for almost a decade now have intentionally tried to further that agenda, but it's cool if people can like his new music for their own reasons.

Oh well the masses on this board just want a contemporary Rock record.