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Thread started 05/06/09 5:47pm

Tame

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Love Jones.

"Love Jones..." should be an official coined term by Prince. In fact I wish I had a T-shirt that says it.

That is so deep. Prince has said it a few times...Which songs are they?

I know, "Love Jones is on the tv again." from "On the Couch." cool
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Reply #1 posted 05/06/09 5:52pm

nurseV

Great movie with one of my fav actors Larenz Tate-no wonder Prince likes it. Also Larenz married Geneva one of Prince's dancers so I guess it's a love thang all around lol
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Reply #2 posted 05/06/09 6:00pm

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Uh...Prince didn't come up with that. He probably heard it the way everybody else did in the 70s...in the song "Love Jones" by the Brighter Side of Darkness.
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Reply #3 posted 05/06/09 6:03pm

Tame

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I didn't even know that...Interesting. Cute...Well the syndrome has gotten to all of me at this point. cool
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Reply #4 posted 05/06/09 6:04pm

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Genesia said:

Uh...Prince didn't come up with that. He probably heard it the way everybody else did in the 70s...in



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Reply #5 posted 05/06/09 6:05pm

PATSHEART

Tame said:

"Love Jones..." should be an official coined term by Prince. In fact I wish I had a T-shirt that says it.

That is so deep. Prince has said it a few times...Which songs are they?

I know, "Love Jones is on the tv again." from "On the Couch." cool


I like Prince and all but "Love Jones" should not be an official coined term by Prince merely because the term did not originate from him. What would it look like if Prince took credit for words and/or music that he did not write? Prince would NEVER do anything like that! I am appalled that you would even write such a thing! Somebody get in touch with Lisa and Wendy to back me up! Oooops. nutty
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Reply #6 posted 05/06/09 6:09pm

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And he probably laughed his ass off at Cheech and Chong's parody, "Basketball Jones," too. lol
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Reply #7 posted 05/06/09 6:46pm

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i LOVE Basketball Jones!!!
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Reply #8 posted 05/06/09 6:51pm

Tame

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Now I have 2 see that movie...I just thought Prince was being sarcastic when he said, "Love Jones is on the tv again," Like...Nothing's on... cool
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Reply #9 posted 05/06/09 6:54pm

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nurseV said:

Great movie with one of my fav actors Larenz Tate-no wonder Prince likes it. Also Larenz married Geneva one of Prince's dancers so I guess it's a love thang all around lol



Hey...What's the movie about?
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Reply #10 posted 05/06/09 6:58pm

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Tame said:

nurseV said:

Great movie with one of my fav actors Larenz Tate-no wonder Prince likes it. Also Larenz married Geneva one of Prince's dancers so I guess it's a love thang all around lol



Hey...What's the movie about?



What do you do after love at first sight? That's the question posed in this romantic comedy-drama set in Chicago. Darius Lovehall (Larenz Tate) is a poet who is giving a reading at the Sanctuary, an upscale night club presenting jazz and poetry to a bohemian clientele. Shortly before his set, he meets Nina Mosley (Nia Long), a gifted photographer who has just lost her job. They exchange small talk, and Darius makes his interest clear when he retitles a love poem A Blues For Nina. A mutual attraction is sparked between them, and Darius invites himself back to her place to persistently ask her out. The relationship turns seriously sexy when they have sex on the first date, but neither Darius or Nina are sure where to go next after this promising start. She's just gotten out of a relationship and isn't sure if she still cares for her old boyfriend or not, while Darius' buddies read him the riot act for wanting to give up his freedom so early on in the game. Love Jones was the debut film for writer and director Theodore Witcher, and it is already considered a classic work in African-American cinema. Isaiah Washington, Bill Bellamy, and Lisa Nicole Carson lead the supporting cast.

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Reply #11 posted 05/06/09 7:15pm

nurseV

You know when Prince says we can watch Chocolat on the big screen? That's a great movie too with Johnny Depp wink


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Reply #12 posted 05/06/09 7:47pm

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I am sure I heard it in the Eddie Kendricks 1973 hit "Keep on Truckin"
"Its my love Jones and I feel like I'm on fire"
So what are u going 2 do? R u just gonna sit there and watch? I'm not gonna stop until the war is over. Its gonna take a long time
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Reply #13 posted 05/06/09 9:49pm

MRGee

Damn I LOVED this movie and saw it at the MALL when it came out and rented it several times this and JASON'S LYRIC my all time FAVORITE MOVIES.
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Reply #14 posted 05/07/09 5:13am

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nurseV said:

You know when Prince says we can watch Chocolat on the big screen? That's a great movie too with Johnny Depp wink


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Thank U NurseV 4 posting the "Love Jones," synopsis....I haven't seen, "Chocolat," either....Between Books, radio, and staring at the ceiling...I haven't been up to date in the movie scene.

Coincidentally...My Mother's maiden name is Jones....It's hard to keep up with us they say. cool
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Reply #15 posted 05/07/09 6:51am

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I got a Love Jones for your body and skin tones....
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Reply #16 posted 05/07/09 10:32am

Close2u

I've only seen Love Jones once a long time ago,
and I remember the song called Love Jones was really sweet,
I only know of one Prince song that says it,
and I've always thought it was about Manuela,
but who knows who inspires Prince,
he never really tells us anyway
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Reply #17 posted 05/07/09 10:55am

Close2u

and Lorenz Tate is fine , me and my girl have been diggin him since boyz in the hood cool
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Reply #18 posted 05/07/09 11:10am

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on HERE

Love Jones just ain't the same with you here

Jonezin for that love muffin<---- teapot La Sirena Gorda reins supreme
La Sirena Gorda doin what she gotzta do~ >get right or get left you besta know I rock the best lips
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Reply #19 posted 05/07/09 2:57pm

Close2u

Sirena I think you are confused it says, Donny Hathaways' song for you ain't the same silly mermaid
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Reply #20 posted 05/07/09 3:02pm

Dayclear

There was a song out called 'Love Jones' back when I was a teenager. It just means 'Horny'.
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Reply #21 posted 05/07/09 3:07pm

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Close2u said:

and Lorenz Tate is fine , me and my girl have been diggin him since boyz in the hood cool


Larenz wasn't in Boyz in the Hood.

I think you're thinking of Menace 2 Society.
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Reply #22 posted 05/07/09 3:26pm

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I never understood what it meant? What does "love Jones" mean...?
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Reply #23 posted 05/07/09 5:15pm

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I never understood what it meant? What does "love Jones" mean...?


You're "jonesing" for love like a drug.

It's like love is an addiction and he needs his fix.
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Reply #24 posted 05/07/09 6:23pm

Tame

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"I've got a Love Jones Martha." I can't remember which song this is.
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Reply #25 posted 05/07/09 6:24pm

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pplrain said:

I never understood what it meant? What does "love Jones" mean...?



Love Jones= If You've met Prince...U may have it. cool
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Reply #26 posted 05/07/09 6:29pm

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Tame said:

"I've got a Love Jones Martha." I can't remember which song this is.


Once again...you're quoting the lyrics incorrectly. It's "I got a jones, Martha." The song is "Insatiable."
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