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Reply #30 posted 01/15/10 9:09pm

TheVoid

mzkqueen03 said:

...^^^^^SIMPLE...org-note me and i will explain it all 2 U!!!..
..MZSEXYBABY'ok??..i'll be waiting 4 ur note' wink


oh hell no. lol
I already know what the song is about. Courting lesbians. lol


Look, I'm being serious here. For someone who claims to be such a huge fan and to study his lyrics/music, you know very little about them. It's almost cringe worthy and astounding. lol

I've been a fan since 1983 and I was 11 or 12, and I have dissected his career with a fine toothed comb up until my 20's, but Bambi is one of those songs that falls in that period of my life. It's not about masturbation.
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Reply #31 posted 01/15/10 10:20pm

mzkqueen03

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[Edited 1/16/10 3:25am]
..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 #32 posted 01/15/10 11:07pm

TheVoid

mzkqueen03 said:

..^^^^^SAYS THE FAN-CROW bored
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..i guess that is why i see everything different when it comes 2 prince's work...i'm NOT a fan...i C prince's work like if i 2 was there when he made it wink
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..MZSEXYBABY'..just-like-i-was-there' wildsign



This isn't about a difference of opinion.
If you'd said you like the song but I didn't, that's different.

This is about an enormous misinterpretation of lyrics on a song, then passing yourself off as some expert on a song you obviously know absolutely nothing about. All I'm doing is fact checking.


Again, you're very, very wrong on the lyrics. It has absolutely NOTHING... and I mean, NOTHING to do with masturbation.


just plain wrong.
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Reply #33 posted 01/15/10 11:14pm

mzkqueen03

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[Edited 1/16/10 3:26am]
..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 #34 posted 01/15/10 11:15pm

TheVoid

mzkqueen03 said:

...^^^^^SURE-SURE-SURE...sure-sure-sure...
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..it is what it is...i know it is hard when a woman comes along and does things better than a man..like masturbation eek
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..that is why prince says it is better with a man!!!...but not just any man...but Mr.P.R.NELSON----> superman
..MZSEXYBABY'..munchin on a moon-pie...mmm..good-stuff!' lips



Again, off the mark.

Are you sure you're even a Prince fan? lol
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Reply #35 posted 01/15/10 11:28pm

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[Edited 1/16/10 3:26am]
..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 #36 posted 01/15/10 11:31pm

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[Edited 1/16/10 3:27am]
..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 #37 posted 01/16/10 2:02am

TheVoid

mzkqueen03 said:

...^^^^ONLY IF u can read....we COULD progress...i just told u i'm NOT a fan..thank-u beatdeadhorse
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...MZSEXYBABY trolls

Yes you are. lol

It's one thing to play with...erm... punctuation and typing style, but it's another to dawdle in murky semantical games. You're a fan.

But that's irrelevant to the lyrical content of the song and you're misinterpretation of them. It's not about masturbation.
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Reply #38 posted 01/16/10 2:32am

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[Edited 1/16/10 3:27am]
..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 #39 posted 01/16/10 2:41am

TheVoid

mzkqueen03 said:

^^^^^....WHAT??...u r gonna tell me i'm a fan?? lol lol lol
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..man that is the best joke i ever heard ohgoon
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..1st of all i can break it all down...and u KNOW this...but i respect the thread unlike u...i will save it all till an appropriate thread is made..
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..hey..there u go...u can make urself useful and if ur lucky enuff..u might be able 2 make a thread on what a fan really is??...and look..i'll even let u get the credit 4 the thread..
...MZSEXYBABY'..where is that bi-bi-gun my brother had 2 shoot 2 birds with 1-pellet at?' hmmm


A fan indeed. Not a very informed, articulate, or meritorious one mind you, but a fan none-the-less.

But you're focusing on the wrong thing. Let's focus on your misinterpretation of the lyrics. Where in the lyrics would you derive masturbation from? It's not anything even remotely close to being about masturbation.
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Reply #40 posted 01/16/10 2:57am

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[Edited 1/16/10 3:28am]
..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 #41 posted 01/16/10 2:58am

TheVoid

mzkqueen03 said:

...^^^^^says the "POT"..calling the "KETTLE" black...look in the mirror son 1st then u will know who is the fan lol
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..again...follow ur own advice and then i will understand by ur EXAMPLE...
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....the song Bambi is about masturbation..period..the end..
..MZSEXYBABY'masturbation..the 1st thing prince learned 2 do when he hit puberty..just like we all did' sexy

I'm a fan. So now that THAT is out of the way,
let's get back to the point.... the fact you misinterpreted
the lyrics so grossly. What makes you think it's about masturbation
again?
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Reply #42 posted 01/16/10 3:14am

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[Edited 1/16/10 3:28am]
..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 #43 posted 01/16/10 3:18am

TheVoid

mzkqueen03 said:

...^^^^what makes u think i will give U the satisfaction of knowing???..
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..threads get re-done over and over here..and no1 can tell me when i need 2 explain this VERY,EASY2 INTREPET SONG!!!..
...MZSEXYBABY'..bullies never get ANY satisfaction from ME!' sexy


Again, you're wrong. Very, very wrong. ANYone can tell you that--you just
won't listen.

It's not that hard to say, "you know what. I was wrong. It isn't about
masturbation after all."

Just say it. It's not that hard. lol





Once again. The song has absolutely nothing to do with masturbation.
The original poster was spot on in her assessment of the song's original
themes, which are... NOT. ABOUT. MASTURBATION.
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Reply #44 posted 01/16/10 8:27am

TellYoBodyWhat
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TheVoid said:

This is one of those early "I'm coming out" but not really "coming out" songs, where Prince deliberately played with words.

The premise of the song is that Prince is courting a lesbian (or at least a bi-sexual woman) , but the subplot that's implied and never really fully realized is that he himself is bisexual.

Prince:
Bambi, can't u understand.
Bambie, it's better with a man!


There are so many other ways of expressing to above sentiments more clearly, but Prince relished sexually ambiguous remarks like this at the time. He continuously did this throughout the early part of his career in songs like Rock Hard in a Funky Place from The Black Album where you said, "I just hate 2 C an erection go to waste." lol

This always pisses people off when I say it, but Prince was definately at least implying a bi-sexual tendency in songs like Bambi. How does he know that it is better with a man? Could he have not said "It's better with this man?" or "I can do it better than they can?" There were so many other ways of being more specific about what he wanted to say, and trust me--Prince ain't no dumb cookie. He knew what he was doing with those lyrics. lol

So yeah, it's a pretty decent song, and certain falls in one of his coming-out-but-not-really-coming-out categories. lol


that certainly makes sense but imo i think bambi is more of a completely anti-homosexual song as opposed to a coming out but not really coming out kind of song like in the realm of 'if i was your girlfriend' which can be interpreted so many ways..by saying "it's better with a man" he's making a statement to all lesbians and bi-sexuals as opposed to this one girl..if he had said it's better with this man or i can do it better than anyone can it changes the scope of the song and it becomes more about converting this one girl as opposed to a more large scale sexual intercourse between a man and woman is the best kind of song...he's telling this girl that lesbianism is sub-par when compared to heterosexuality.."they can only do the things that you do"..thats not something this one woman has to face it's something all lesbians and even gay men face...i believe Prince did display such "homophobia" at times but not often..in 'Uptown' when a woman asked if he was gay he replies "no...are you??" which seems to me contains both a hint of attitude as in how dare u ask me that and also a hint of i hope your not gay yourself...just an observation guys
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Reply #45 posted 01/16/10 9:50am

lotusflower

It's about masturbation OMG wacky
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Reply #46 posted 01/16/10 12:29pm

sweething

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Sweet and innocent.

Bambi Lyrics
Artist: Prince (Buy Prince CDs)
Album: Prince


I knew from the start
That I loved you with all my heart
But you were untrue.
You had another lover and she looked just like you
Bambi, can't you understand?
Bambi, it's better with a man

It's so hard to believe
Maybe it's because you're so young
Or maybe I'm just too naive
Who's to say, maybe you're really having fun

Bambi, can't you understand?
Bambi, it's better with a man

All your lovers--they look just like you
But they can only do the things that you do
Come on, baby, and take me by the hand
I'm gonna show what it's like to be loved by a man

Bambi, I know what you need
Bambi, maybe you need to bleed

Yeah!

Wait cool
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Reply #47 posted 01/16/10 7:26pm

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I Love the way Prince sings this song. I appreciate the way Prince approaches the topic. Especially in 1980. When you are young, the world is opening up all of these curious things to you. I'm a girl that's all for a man though. cool
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #48 posted 01/16/10 10:12pm

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My favorite prince rocker! Definitely one of the songs that made me want to pick up a guitar, oddly enough, im in the minority. I actually prefer the studio version to any other version/rendition.
chill..prince doesnt like men being front row, makes it hard to sing the ballads
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Reply #49 posted 01/16/10 10:15pm

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I wonder if gay people are offended by the lyric content...

P's always been blunt lol
"Not to sound cosmic, but I've made plans for the next 3,000 years," he says. "Before, it was only three days at a time."
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