Absolute worst here people. My vote is

Da Da Da

SoooooLoooo

Life O Party
200 Balloons

The Arms Of Orion..or Da Da Da I can't decide..

chillichocaholic said:

Iam whith you one this one.

Wow, I like all those.....I have no clue.

arms of orion....such a sap fest...

UNDERNEATH THE CREAM - MY TOP TEN WORST PRINCE SONGS

Ok, first of all, I've chosen songs that are:

Only from original albums (no Crystal Ball etc)
Only bearing the Prince or 'O+>' name (no New Power Soul etc)
No segues or intros (Wedding Feast etc)
Only original compositions (let's face it, nearly
all of Prince's covers would probably make this list)

So here they are, in chronological order...


I'm Yours (from For You - 1978)

Let's cut him some slack - it was his first album,
and the song is not entirely dire. But it has to be
said, on a predominantly soul based debut,
this hard-rocker sticks out like a sore thumb.
Ultimately, one of the most forgettable Prince
album closers of all time.

Graffiti Bridge (from Graffiti Bridge - 1990)

For me, Prince didn't put a foot wrong in the '80's.
Yes you could argue Ronnie Talk To Russia and Jack U Off
were not exactly on the same level as Sign O' The Times
or The Beautiful Ones. But at least they came with a
tongue-in-cheek-"I'm doing this shit because I can"
sort of attitude. By 1990 however, things were looking
a little ropey. Surely there's no excusing the overtly
syrupy sentiments of this Christmas-sounding musical turkey.

Jughead (from Diamonds And Pearls - 1991)

Roll on a year and Prince is pondering,
"is it possible to release a fantastically successful
album that contains my worst album track thus far?".
Indeed it was.
Although, all hardcore Prince fans secretly adore it.


3 Chains O' Gold (from O+> - 1992)

I reckon some fans would disagree with this being
one of his worst songs. And to some extent, I can see why.
In many ways, there's more going on in this than on the
last three Prince albums. But that's exactly the problem:
overblown, overwrought, overambitious - over the top -
and then some..


I Rock Therefore I Am (from Chaos And Disorder - 1996)

Considering how much energy is exerted during these
six minutes, not a lot seems to be accomplished,
and it remains one of my least favourite Prince songs.
Before release, Chaos And Disorder was being billed as
a return to the stripped down sound of Dirty Mind.
I got really excited. Then I heard this. "NPG to the maximum?"
I think not.


We Gets Up (from Emancipation - 1996)

Emancipation was a fairly ambitious project.
Sifted down to a single album, it would no doubt have been
Prince's strongest album of the '90's.
Unlike the original Crystal Ball album which
thoroughly deserved to be released in its entirety,
some quality control would have helped Prince along here.
And my first rejected track would easily have been We Gets Up.
The only redeeming feature is the final 50-second
guitar freakout. In fact, played from that point,
it's actually quite a fun little track!


Animal Kingdom (from The Truth - 1998)

Oh dear. If anyone has any doubts about this belonging on this list,
allow me to refresh your memories with some choice lyrics:

"So I don't eat no red meat or white fish
Or funky, funky blue cheese,
We're all members of the animal kingdom
Leave your brothers and sisters in the sea"

I remember that this song drew the first ever
comparisons with the band Oasis upon release. I rest my case.

Silly Game (from Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic - 1999)

Ok, so, not really an awful song.
Quite pleasant sounding in fact. But oh, so so boring!
Actually, I'm struggling to think of a more tedious Prince song.
Admit it, you'd forgotten this song existed hadn't you?


Young and Beautiful (from One Nite Alone - 2002)

Cheese beyond cheese. Cliché, cliché, cliché.
Granted, this was never intended as a top-draw piece
of songwriting but I'm honestly lost for words.
It's probably the LAST song I'd ever give a mate
who wanted to know what Prince's music was all about.
How on earth do you go from 'How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore'
to this? Play them back to back, if you dare.


A Million Days (from Musicology - 2004)

This is probably the best song on the list,
but remains one of my least favourite Prince songs.
You'd like to think that Prince wasn't really trying
very hard on this song. I simply HAVE to believe he's
capable of writing a more original lyric.
Obviously, he's no Dylan (and has never professed to be),
but there's no excusing the poetic laziness on display here.
Interestingly enough, listening to it now, it sounds very
similar to his performance of Foo Fighter's Best of You
at Superbowl 2007. However, that performance had such great
intensity, and a blisteringly LOUD guitar solo.
Neither are present here.


Close contenders:

Obviously this list is entirely subjective
at the end of the day - one man's trash being
another's man's treasure and all that.
A few other contenders that come to mind
but I actually have a slight guilty pleasure for, are:

Da Da Da (can't help it - can't say I love it,
but certainly no worse than a few other songs off the album)
Orgasm (really enjoy the guitar work on this,
and surely it's all a bit tongue in cheek anyway?)
Right The Wrong (always liked this! shhh!)


That's about it. So, any thoughts?

the gold/dolphin axis of easy-listening evil

My name is Prince.....

why did he do this ....

LondonStyle said:

Cos he is funky!!

Arrogance

Animal bitch ass cunt fest Kingdom

Hands down its every track off of TRC. Oh my god that whole project was an abortion!!!!! I can`t believe that I actually forced myself to sit through this piece of pooh.

I know a lot of u probably love this song

but Pussy Control just get's on my nerves

Every time I slip and hear this song, it stays in my had for days
over and over and over

AHHHHH Pussy Control OHHHHH

AHHHHH Pussy Control OHHHHH

owen said:

I love Underneath the Cream

^^^^^

I think that was just the title of worst his songs essay

But I also love "underneath the cream"....
"can't stop thinking about ur.....Thies". shit is hot...

I also love "a million days"
"it only been an hour since u left...but it feels like a million dayz"

2me it is a well written song
[Edited 7/11/09 10:59am]

OldFriends4Sale said:

I had a friend at the time who loved and constantly imitated the 'operatic' aspects of that

Cloreen Bacon Skin is the only one that just really irritates me for some odd reason - maybe it is just waaaay too long

InsatiableCream said:

Please, tell us how you really feel.

I actually like most of the songs mentioned so far, particularly TRC. I listen to TRC quite a bit.

I will say that "My Little Pill" is definitely not my favorite, but who am I to judge?

JUGHEAD

Lots I could choose, but all three disks of "Emancipation" (apart from "The Holy River" and "Slave") are the worst I've heard him do.

Other notable mentions: Most of the "Come" album; "Annie Christian"; "Jughead"; "Strollin'"; "Money Don't Matter 2 Nite"; "Love Like Jazz"; "Arrogance"; "Now"; "My Little Pill"; "Cinnamon Girl"...
[Edited 7/11/09 14:35pm]

i've said it before and I'll say it again. "Animal Kingdom". It shall never be outdone! I love threads like this where I can spout my disdain for it.

I don't have a worst song but the backward masking on darling nikki sucks ass!

ARMS OF ORION - just makes me ill to hear it!

Solo .....self indulgent shit

Wedding Feast!

InsatiableCream said:

LOL... is that an extended version of Animal Kingdom?

mitchturb said:

AMEN!!!!!

mitchturb said:

I dont think Wedding Feast was ever supposed to be taken seriously,Prince even has a little chuckle at the end of it.
Can totally understand why it bugs people but i dont hate it all.
A few others on this list I enjoy are Jughead,Arms Of Orion,and Animal Kingdom