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Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/ Wife appreciation Just had to start a thread on this song ya'll.
I love when this song pops up on my ipod; I mean, with a title like that, I knew this song couldn't be bad. I love the airyness of the song, it has a warm texture, which build, and have space to grow on the song. The understated guitar parts really belie the tenderness of the song in general. The little touches, like the wind blowing during the lyric "wind" the wedding bells throughout the song make the track that more special. And those backing vocals are just as passionate as the main vocals "If I ever held her hand, twas was cause I never held yours" Straight church right there til the end. And then when the song ends, you don't realize 7 minutes have passed. I thought "Adore" was his ultimate ballad, but THIS IS WHERE ITS AT. whew. At this point in history, we have a choice to make
To either, walk the path of love, or be crippled by our hate -Stevie Wonder | |
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Yes, this song is so beautiful. One of the best Love Songs by Prince.  "The Lion Sleeps Tonight... | |
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I thought "Adore" was his ultimate ballad, but THIS IS WHERE ITS AT.
whew.[/quote] True... i think all love songs on Emancipation esp. disc2 are top rank.. | |
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Great song- sound is simple, the lyrics are pure love, and I too love the gospel feel. I would love to see this live in a full blown gospel presentation! | |
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That's a beautiful song. |
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I love this song. During this period it was the loneliest time in my life. Then I met my wife and you know I dedicate this song to her now.
(my romantic side) ... Peace ... & Stay Funky ...
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moderatorSimply one of the best love songs ever. The lyrics are simply beautiful, so are the chord progression, the arrangement and the harmonies in the backing vocals.
Probably may favourite song on Emancipation. | |
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Yes one of the best love songs every by P or anyone else. It is way underrated/underappreciated. I guess we can sort of thank Mayte for inspiring this song and some of the others on the album..but if it wasn't her Prince probably would have found another muse. | |
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FunkiestOne said: Yes one of the best love songs every by P or anyone else. It is way underrated/underappreciated. I guess we can sort of thank Mayte for inspiring this song and some of the others on the album..but if it wasn't her Prince probably would have found another muse.
Probably. But the thing is, you could rank songs like U Gonna C Me and Here but while those songs have a song melody/lyric, the thought and passion isn't the same level as F.L.S.M/W His love songs sound less inspired. At this point in history, we have a choice to make
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Max said:  what max said | |
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mplsmike said: Max said: what max said So beauitful the song gives me chills 
It describles my boyfriend now FUNKNROLL!  "February 2014, wow". 'dre. | |
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catpark said: mplsmike said: what max said So beauitful the song gives me chills
It describles my boyfriend now
It describes by boyfriend/husband now 2 | |
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CoolTarik1 said: FunkiestOne said: Yes one of the best love songs every by P or anyone else. It is way underrated/underappreciated. I guess we can sort of thank Mayte for inspiring this song and some of the others on the album..but if it wasn't her Prince probably would have found another muse.
Probably. But the thing is, you could rank songs like U Gonna C Me and Here but while those songs have a song melody/lyric, the thought and passion isn't the same level as F.L.S.M/W His love songs sound less inspired. I disagree. I thing U r gonna C me and Here are very inspired as well. But the songs are more introspective, and succesfully so IMO (actually i rate Ure gonna ce me as his best song of the decade and here in the top 10), while the Emancipation songs are more odes to Mayte. | |
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Max said: catpark said: So beauitful the song gives me chills
It describles my boyfriend now
It describes by boyfriend/husband now 2 Yes a truly beauitful song.FUNKNROLL! "February 2014, wow". 'dre. | |
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Yes lawd!! This song IS amazing. U could tell that man was in some SERIOUS love when he wrote this song!! Or, he was seriously whipped.....or both  "Bring friends, bring your children and bring foot spray 'cause it's gon' be funky." ~ Prince
A kiss on the lips, is betta than a knife in the back ~ Sheila E Darkness isn't the absence of light, it's the absence of U ~ Prince | |
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bout time someone gave this song the props it deserves.
wish i had a friend/lover/sister/mother wife type of relationship Stand Up! Everybody, this is your life!
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CoolTarik1 said: Just had to start a thread on this song ya'll.
I love when this song pops up on my ipod; I mean, with a title like that, I knew this song couldn't be bad. I love the airyness of the song, it has a warm texture, which build, and have space to grow on the song. The understated guitar parts really belie the tenderness of the song in general. The little touches, like the wind blowing during the lyric "wind" the wedding bells throughout the song make the track that more special. And those backing vocals are just as passionate as the main vocals "If I ever held her hand, twas was cause I never held yours" Straight church right there til the end. And then when the song ends, you don't realize 7 minutes have passed. I thought "Adore" was his ultimate ballad, but THIS IS WHERE ITS AT. whew. 
"You can be the President, I'd rather be the Pope" | |
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Emancipation was a bad time for me as I was going through a bitter breakup with a young lady I was involved with very deeply at the time. I couldn't afford the album at the time cause I had lost my job due to her infidelity. I was staying with a friend & his parents in their basement & his dad was a huge Prince fan as well. I remember his father getting the cd for christmas that year & the 1st chance I got I put on cassette. Some of the cuts on the set really hit close to home, but with what I was going through at the time I could see through all the dark clouds the beauty in this song. I ended up involved with the young lady again & 8 months later, same thing. From that moment "Damned If I Do" became my song for her instead of FMSLW! Still a good song on a great cd!!!!! | |
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Great, great song !
Love it ! "open your heart, open your mind
A train is leaving all day..." | |
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101 said: CoolTarik1 said: Probably. But the thing is, you could rank songs like U Gonna C Me and Here but while those songs have a song melody/lyric, the thought and passion isn't the same level as F.L.S.M/W His love songs sound less inspired. I disagree. I thing U r gonna C me and Here are very inspired as well. But the songs are more introspective, and succesfully so IMO (actually i rate Ure gonna ce me as his best song of the decade and here in the top 10), while the Emancipation songs are more odes to Mayte.
I love introspective... Here  | |
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serious slow-dance record.  | |
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CoolTarik1 said: Just had to start a thread on this song ya'll.
I love when this song pops up on my ipod; I mean, with a title like that, I knew this song couldn't be bad. I love the airyness of the song, it has a warm texture, which build, and have space to grow on the song. The understated guitar parts really belie the tenderness of the song in general. The little touches, like the wind blowing during the lyric "wind" the wedding bells throughout the song make the track that more special. And those backing vocals are just as passionate as the main vocals "If I ever held her hand, twas was cause I never held yours" Straight church right there til the end. And then when the song ends, you don't realize 7 minutes have passed. I thought "Adore" was his ultimate ballad, but THIS IS WHERE ITS AT. whew. Preach it. One of the most phenomenally beautiful songs ever made IMO. Which is why I cringe when people make sweeping judgements about his post 80s songs. There's a whole lot of excellent material after that time and a good portion of it can be found on Emancipation. Just my 2 cents. Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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One of his most lovely songs
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Recently acquired this song (and Adore)... 
I really Love it (this song and Adore, can't stop listening to them)! | |
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Great song. Fantastic vocal. | |
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This was our first dance at our wedding (almost 10 years ago) - and it's still my ringtone for my wife's cell phone! 
Love this song - just beautiful sentiments. | |
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It's a great song one of the best on EmancipationWelcome 2 The Dawn | |
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CoolTarik1 said: Just had to start a thread on this song ya'll.
I love when this song pops up on my ipod; I mean, with a title like that, I knew this song couldn't be bad. I love the airyness of the song, it has a warm texture, which build, and have space to grow on the song. The understated guitar parts really belie the tenderness of the song in general. The little touches, like the wind blowing during the lyric "wind" the wedding bells throughout the song make the track that more special. And those backing vocals are just as passionate as the main vocals "If I ever held her hand, twas was cause I never held yours" Straight church right there til the end. And then when the song ends, you don't realize 7 minutes have passed. I thought "Adore" was his ultimate ballad, but THIS IS WHERE ITS AT. whew. If you didn't start a thread on this song, I would have! However... it doesn't top Adore. If God one day struck me blind Your beauty I'd still see Love is too weak to define Just what you mean to me. Think about that for a minute. THAT RIGHT THERE... is where it's at. What Prince is saying, is that if the "Almighty". If God. If the CREATOR one day struck him blind, her beauty is SO POWERFUL, that it would DEFY the will of God. Think about that! Dwell on that notion. Then Prince goes on to say "Love" is too weak to define, just what you mean to me." We all know that in Prince's mind, Love is God, and God is love. For him to proclaim that LOVE... or GOD is too weak to define what she means to him... that's just INSANELY PROFOUND! Not even GOD can define his depth... his connection... the power that he feels for her. Do you hear me? INSANELY profound. Even 23 years later, people don't understand the depth of Adore. People don't understand it's complexity... but it's revelations such as this which make Adore the greatest ballad of all time! Not to hate on FLMSW... it's AMAZING... but Adore is the creme de la creme. Study it! Listen to it. Breathe it. Prince was just divinely inspired when he wrote this piece of art. [Edited 1/1/10 9:15am] The public is squeezin' you kiddo. You'd better kick ass on your next album or else! |
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