Who's the "U" in this song? Who was Prince singing about? This inquiring mind wants 2 know.

SCORPI09 said:

most likely himself!
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Me

Insatiable... .... great ballad.....

and those lyrics...

"2night we video
No one will ever know
We'll erase the naughty bits
I'll show my... if U show your..."


Great.
[Edited 5/14/09 7:08am]

U = could be Martha..... ?

The girl Prince is setting up life long plans with I suppose...Insatiability is a long time.

thedance said:

I've always wanted to know who the fuck is Martha?

Sometimes I just think that Prince likes to call his lover...Names...before you know it...He'll be calling her lover legion.

It's one of his weakest ballads, and is easily confused with "Scandalous". Just kinda....blah.

thedance said:

Oh,man I hated the fact that Prince used that name. She's sounds like she's like 40

Doesn't my body look good in the shadows?

its the same Martha from 1999's Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) who's mouth he "sincerely wanted to fu#k the taste out of".

But seriously, i think its a "random name" kinda like "billy jack bitch"

datdude said:

That was in "Let's Pretend We're Married" and also the name was actually Marsha in that song.

ernestsewell said:

really ?

One of his best imo.

Sexy video

nurseV said:

Martha is just another way of say "momma"....Kinda like how "madea" is another way of saying "my dear"

The original early draft of Graffiti Bridge had a character called Martha in it (correct me if i'm wrong. i think there's an outtake called martha's wash day blues or something - sorry this is all off the top of my head, can someone back this up?). I always thought this song sounded out of place on D&P because of the drum machine beat (used on batman and GB more promenantly).

Rinluv said:

Well...Eve was sweet sixteen at one time and lived to be nearly 700 or so.

SCORPI09 said:

Is it InsatiableCream and that's how he came by that orgname?

thedance said:

I always wondered what the horn were "saying" with the I'll show bip..if you show your bip bip. I had an idea or put my own words there.

Hard to say who it was about, if anyone in particular. There were a lot of "ladies" around during that time. Mayte, Carmen, Leisl Auvante, Willow to name a few. I love the song. Very sexy.
[Edited 5/14/09 19:34pm]

this shit iz off tha' hook...

Someone already mentioned how it sounds similar to "Scandalous." The two songs also share the theme of gluttony: Insatiable: "Even if I wasn't thirsty I'd drink every drop.: And Scandalous: "I've got so much on the menu I can't wait."

He's objectifying women as food in these songs, and his appetite is out of control. It's a bit different from the uncontrollable lust P showed in the 80s. It's more about consumption here, not release.

padawan said:

Think back to "If I Was Your Girlfriend", he said, "I do it'll so good I swear I'll drink every ounce". It's not a first, or a phase.

He's talked a lot about "eating" women. It's not food. It's about eatin' and going through the laundry list of things to do . "23 positions in a one night stand". GET IT? I'll assume you were joking in your post.

ernestsewell said:

I didn't say it was about food. I said it was about consumption. Women as food.

"I've got so much on the menu" and "Even if I wasn't thirsty I'd drink every drop" are gluttonous expressions of P's sexual appetite. Gluttony, as in consuming more than one needs. The line in "If I Was Girlfriend" is different--it expresses the desire for intimacy, not a craving for excess.

padawan said:

Step away from the computer, and get some fresh air. SRSLY.

ernestsewell said:

I made a point, you challenged it, so I explained myself.

If you don't want to discuss my point, you probably shouldn't have responded.

padawan said:

What's to discuss? You GREATLY over thought a simple lyric, and an ongoing idea in Prince's music since early on. He's not comparing women AS food and wanting to consume them. Ridiculous! However, he has talked about wanting all of a woman, and doing everything to her possible (ergo: MENU). He's a horny bastard, and he loves him some sexin'. These two lyrics you pulled out of the air are just a couple in a long line of obsessive lyrics in Prince ballads. It's status quo, not a stand out moment.

ernestsewell said:

Yeah, he is a horny bastard, he loves sexin', no argument there. But he does make the woman as food metaphor. In "Come" he actually says "Don't be surprised if I make you my daily meal." He's outright equating women with food.

padawan said:

Of course he is, honey.

padawan said:

I am getting hungry!