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Thread started 07/13/09 9:29am

peter430044

What are some of Prince's best song openings lyrically?

Those first lines of words...

Some of my favorites are:

Let's Go Crazy:
Dearly beloved we are gathered here today 2 get through this thing called life

Anna Stesia:
Have u ever been so lonely that u felt like u were the only one in this world?

The Same December:
Once was this ball with a line straight down the middle
one side was black and the other one white
and they both understood so little
[Edited 7/14/09 0:48am]
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Reply #1 posted 07/13/09 1:11pm

ernestsewell

Adore has some great lyrics.

Anna Stesia too.

Endorphinmachine

can't think of any others
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Reply #2 posted 07/13/09 2:17pm

mzkqueen03

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[Edited 12/23/09 9:40am]
..She's Just A Baby..but she's my lady..my loveR..my only friend!..true love that will last!..PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND..WHAT SHE SEES IN AN OLDER MAN..they never stop 2 think that maybe i'm what she's looking 4..THEY NEVER TAKE THE TIME..2 look in her mind
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Reply #3 posted 07/13/09 2:22pm

thedance

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She's Always In My Hair.


whenever I feel like giving up,
whenever my sunshine turns grey...

beautiful song.... heart


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[Edited 7/13/09 14:23pm]
Prince 4Ever. heart
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Reply #4 posted 07/13/09 2:46pm

emesem

Dig if you will....

6 oclock already I was just in the middle of a dream/ I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray...

In France a skinny man....

Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war.

Dorothy was a waitress on the promenade.

Sunset in the west this morning

so many
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Reply #5 posted 07/13/09 3:00pm

optimus

Count the days


Here's the church and here's the steeple.....there's a muthafucka that I gotta blow away


So unexpected...nearly fell of my chair falloff
Everybody's looking 4 the ladder
Everybody wants salvation of the soul
The steps U take are no easy road
But the reward is great
4 those who want 2 go
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Reply #6 posted 07/13/09 3:20pm

TheEnglishGent

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I guess I shoulda known, by the way you parked your car sideways.
RIP sad
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Reply #7 posted 07/13/09 3:23pm

TheEnglishGent

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mzkqueen03 said:

...THE ONE..
..don't u look no further..u're man is standing right here..
...mzsexybaby sexy
Aren't the opening lyrics to The One, "If you're looking for a man that will walk away from responsibility"?
RIP sad
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Reply #8 posted 07/13/09 3:30pm

mzkqueen03

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[Edited 12/23/09 9:40am]
..She's Just A Baby..but she's my lady..my loveR..my only friend!..true love that will last!..PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND..WHAT SHE SEES IN AN OLDER MAN..they never stop 2 think that maybe i'm what she's looking 4..THEY NEVER TAKE THE TIME..2 look in her mind
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Reply #9 posted 07/13/09 3:38pm

Se7en

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optimus said:

Count the days


Here's the church and here's the steeple.....there's a muthafucka that I gotta blow away


So unexpected...nearly fell of my chair falloff


I really loathe that song, and anything sung by Sonny T. shake
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Reply #10 posted 07/13/09 5:48pm

hotwithyou

Don't hate me cuz im beautiful!!! Da Pretty Man
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Reply #11 posted 07/13/09 6:39pm

Tame

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Before we get started, are we all alone? cuz' I'm about to get open-hearted, it's time to send Ur company home and turn off your cell-phone. Can't U See, I'm just trying to get U "Satisfied,"

Beautiful Prince. rose
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #12 posted 07/13/09 6:44pm

HonestMan13

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"Excuse me but eye need a mouth like yours
2 help me 4get the girl that just walked out my door"

"Imagine all of Planet Earth in the palm of your hand..."
(I was actually staring at a dormant volcano the first time I heard this. It gave it a bit more depth)
When eye go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all heart up in the house but when eye log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming!
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Reply #13 posted 07/13/09 6:46pm

SomewhereHereO
nEarth

Tame said:

Before we get started, are we all alone? cuz' I'm about to get open-hearted, it's time to send Ur company home and turn off your cell-phone. Can't U See, I'm just trying to get U "Satisfied,"

Beautiful Prince. rose

ditto
Love God. Love Music. Love Life.
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Reply #14 posted 07/13/09 6:53pm

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Erotic City -
All of my purple life

Raspberry Beret -
I was working part time in a five-and-dime

Kiss -
U don't have 2 be beautiful2 turn me on

Soft And Wet -
Hey lover, I've got a sugarcane that I wanna lose in U

I could go on forever cool
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Reply #15 posted 07/13/09 8:29pm

SavonOsco

There comes a time in every man's life,when he gets tired of foolin around

I can't understand all the things people say/ am I black or white,am I straight or gay

If I was your girlfriend,would u remember,to tell me all the things u forgot when I was your man?
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Reply #16 posted 07/13/09 8:43pm

yankem

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Don't worry, I won't hurt U
I only want U 2 have some fun

then

I was dreamin'when I wrote this
fprgive me if it goes astray
"open your heart, open your mind
A train is leaving all day..."
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Reply #17 posted 07/13/09 10:19pm

Close2u

I think it's the SPACE song with the lady and the darth vader dude voice talking, I just listened to this and I like it
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Reply #18 posted 07/13/09 10:26pm

SUPRMAN

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emesem said:

Dig if you will....

6 oclock already I was just in the middle of a dream/ I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray...

In France a skinny man....

Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war.

Dorothy was a waitress on the promenade.

Sunset in the west this morning

so many

Yes, also;

He realized that she was new to love . . .

What is the answer to the question of U?

Don't worry, I won't hurt you . . . .I only want you to have some fun

You said my heart's just like an open book, but there are lines you've never seen
Until the end of time, I'll be there for you . . .

Why you screamin? You know I'm not a Man O' War . . . ,
[Edited 7/13/09 22:32pm]
I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think.
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Reply #19 posted 07/14/09 12:58am

MantuaPharoah

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I'll think out of the box here, and go with Dolphin.

I've always loved that verse...

"How beautiful do the worlds have to be, before they conquer every heart. How will you know if I'm even in the right key, if you make me stop before I start."

So many possible meanings here. Wonderful intro.
The public is squeezin' you kiddo. You'd better kick ass on your next album or else!
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Reply #20 posted 07/14/09 3:33am

KeithyT

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As someone else mentioned... (not counting the Oh Yeah! wink )

In France a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name.

Wowsers eek cool
Just somewhere in the middle,
Not too good and not too bad.
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Reply #21 posted 07/14/09 3:52am

Huggiebear

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Some early classics

Lover, I've got a sugarcane, that I want 2 lose in you, but can you stand the pain.

Theres something about you baby, its happens all the time, Whenever I'm around u baby I get a Dirty Mind, Dosesn't matter where we are, doesn't matter whose around.

Here we are in this big ol empty room, staring each other down,
u want me just as much as I want u,
lets stop foolin around.
Take me baby, kiss me all over, play with my love,
bring out whats been in me for far 2 long.
Baby u know thats! all I can drreeeaaammmmm!
DO ME BABY! Like u never done before

One much later
9 out 10 mortals agreed 2 day that 2much fame causes spiritual decay
YEEEAAAHHHHH Oh Oh Oh Oh !
2 all the punks that believe, that life imitates music!
No more candy 4 U, we can't hang wit u
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 #22 posted 07/14/09 3:54am

Dayclear

Scandalous. biggrin
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Reply #23 posted 07/14/09 7:18am

emesem

HonestMan13 said:

"Excuse me but eye need a mouth like yours
2 help me 4get the girl that just walked out my door"



God yes. I know people like to dog on Prince's lyrics as if the crap he writes now is no different than the old stuff but there you go.
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Reply #24 posted 07/14/09 8:14am

KeithyT

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I've heard it said my lovers look alike...

Now where could he have heard that? wink I like this one from recent times cool
Just somewhere in the middle,
Not too good and not too bad.
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Reply #25 posted 07/14/09 10:33am

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thedance said:

She's Always In My Hair.


whenever I feel like giving up,
whenever my sunshine turns grey...

beautiful song.... heart


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[Edited 7/13/09 14:23pm]



Whenever my sunshine turns to Rain ....Right?!? wink
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Prince did an interview with a woman at Record World. They talked about whatever, then he asked her: "Does your pubic hair go up to your navel?" At that moment, we thought maybe we shouldn't encourage him to do interviews.
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Reply #26 posted 07/14/09 10:41am

datdude

MantuaPharoah said:

I'll think out of the box here, and go with Dolphin.

I've always loved that verse...

"How beautiful do the worlds have to be, before they conquer every heart. How will you know if I'm even in the right key, if you make me stop before I start."

So many possible meanings here. Wonderful intro.



was looking to see if someone would post Dolphin. lots to choose from but i selected this one, because it is ABOUT lyrics/words and their impact
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Reply #27 posted 07/14/09 12:46pm

peter430044

KeithyT said:

I've heard it said my lovers look alike...

Now where could he have heard that? wink I like this one from recent times cool


Yeah, that's a line that stuck in my mind the first time I heard it.
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Reply #28 posted 07/14/09 1:18pm

ernestsewell

emesem said:

Dig if you will....

6 oclock already I was just in the middle of a dream/ I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray...

In France a skinny man....

Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war.

Dorothy was a waitress on the promenade.

Sunset in the west this morning

so many


I love that line.
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Reply #29 posted 07/14/09 1:38pm

dammme

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"All of my purple life
I've been lookin' 4 a dame"
"Todo está bien chévere" Stevie
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