THIS THREAD IS OFFICIALY GOLD...800+ VIEWS.I though he was saying mother at first,an thought is was kinda weird.
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Martha Brady I think, from the Brady Bunch.

thats marsha not martha. laughing.

KeithyT said:

:fail:

mr. theking662 you are on quite a prince fest aren't you, your making me dizzy.

susanscourt said:

yes..lol..im not theking anymore im Thekidd

susanscourt said:

Turn the lights off, strike a candle
No one that I've ever, knows how 2 handle my body
The way u truly do
Insatiable's my name when it comes 2 u
I got a jones, Martha
Oh yeah, it be like this (I can't have a hug)
I can't have a hug (unless)
unless I have a kiss

yes, that's the lyrics. are you dancing, you know you should be.

is that marsha brady? ehhhhh

susanscourt said:

It was martha over here, they dubbed it. plus I have a lisp.

susanscourt said:

No it's Martha.

I think sometimes when he uses names in his songs, he's not necessarily talking about a real person.

I'm with KeithyT on this. It's Martha Brady. That's how Cindy Brady pronounced it.

Total speculation on my part, but I always thought it was kind of a code for Mayte... In one of the opening screams, he clearly says "Mayte". But who am I to know

squirrelgrease said:

well, you learn something everyday. so martha it is.

toejam said:

He didn't even know her until 1992, when they met in Germany on the Love Symbol tour, plus I think Insatiable was recorded in 1989 or 1990, if I recall correctly.

Dave1992 said:

So when I saw her on stage in Rotterdam 1992, you mean I was completely mesmerized by some other dancer???

I thought it was during Nude Tour???

eelco said:

Yes, sorry, my mistake. Still, D&P came out in 1991 and had some of its material being written in the late 80s.

eelco said:

ISTR that Mayte's mum had heard Thieves In The Temple and recognised some sort of Eastern influence and immediately connected Mayte's Arab-Egyptian dancing with a potential prince link up. You are right I think while the Nude Tour was in Germany (1990?) she somehow managed to introduce Mayte to Prince as a future dancer. She was under 18 then and Prince waited until she had come of age before letting her join the NPG in 1992(?) on the Diamonds and Pearls/Act I tour.
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Martha Upshaw perhaps

More 2 tha point... Who's this Jones he speaks of?

(D')

The supposed "Martha" reference:

Reportedly Martha Quinn; she used to be an MTV veejay.
It's not about Mayte, it's about Robin Power.

And for the post above me, if ur not joking, "jones" means an intense craving.

no offense to the people named martha,
but when he said that name,it threw me off.
its so not sexy and just reminded me of my
old sunday school teacher.

i remember a rumour at the time (have never checked it out) that it was Kim Basinger's real name???
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this question should be in FAQ it gets asked every month

1sexymf said:

lol, thanks... I was indeed joking, but I am sure your answer is of use to some.
Robin Power! Wow, didn't see that one coming. He really was a busy guy!

(D')

Martha is a common feminine first name. It is mainly used in English, Scandinavian and Greek and has also been used in the Biblical context.

The name Martha is defined as the mistress of the house
or the lady of the house in Aramaic.

Martha was the name of the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany in the New Testament.

So, that being said. I think he was just more general with the name Martha then being personal.