I figured out what song it reminded me of!

It's one of the worst Prince songs I've heard. I Prince can do much better than this

cborgman said:

Well, seeing how the reaction was to the song publically, maybe he might put his stubborness on the shelf, and make a few changes.

brocklynn said:

oh, god, you're right.

ewww.
[Edited 1/23/10 14:19pm]

Nothinbutjoy said:

same here. i listened to the full vesion and said that it isn't as bad in context.

if he speeds it up, changes some of the silly lyrics, and gives it a bigger sound, it could be good.

but i doubt he will. he's probably going to go into his stubborn mode.

I'm laughing at 2freaky for suggesting the song will end his career...it won't significantly impact his standing with the GP one way or the other.

brocklynn said:

oh, god, you're right.

ewww.

cborgman said:

Nah... It reminds me more of this...

The GP don't like Prince, only his dwindling hardcore do.

cborgman said:

Nah... It reminds me more of this...

GirlBrother said:

I'm the old man in that clip.

Marrk said:

Is that why his last 4 albums debuted at the top 3, including his 1st ever debut at #1???

Is that why he played the Superbowl Halftime Show???

Is that why he's won 3 Grammys since '04???

Why would this be making so much news if the General Public didn't like him???

Enough with the fucking hyperbole.

It's just a corny little song that people are gonna forget about in a month.

Here's what makes this such a bad situation.

We're all fans of Prince. Sure, he's released bad/strange music before that we ALL thought was terrible. Wedding Feast to some, Jughead to many, Animal Kingdom to most... and many many others.

But what makes this song different is the fact that with those songs, we knew that they wouldn't be listened to by the masses anyway! Only us hardcore people would comment, and then move on to our favorites on the album, or on to other albums that we were fans of.

But this "failure of a song" is nationwide. Talk shows, sports shows, radio shows, etc. Everyone is commenting, and it's bad.

I understand what he was trying to do, but like many of us realize, Prince was misguided... perhaps by his own ego again... and had no one there to put him in check.

We don't want our boy with this bad press. That's what makes this song such an EPIC failure, unlike the others that we could dislike in private.

I've read almost ALL of the comments on here over the past couple of days. Some are funny. Some are true. Some are beating a dead horse. But my take is that I feel bad because I hate having to hear others speak poorly of Prince, on such a national level.

I kinda wonder how he'll recover. I see this as a long lasting "purple stain".

cborgman said:

Nah... It reminds me more of this...

babynoz said:

He has one?

He pops up once in awhile on TV for the general public, does something lazy, formulaic and uninteresting, then becomes invisible and forgotten again.

The GP don't like Prince, only his dwindling hardcore do.

In turn, His hardcore bought them, then they sunk without trace, as is the norm for him now.

after listening to it...for the 5 time...I get it. He screwed it up with the cheesy my first Casio keyboard sound. Definitely needs to fire his background singers....If he hired a bunch of guys with low baritones and more bass in their voice it would be just fine. But as it stands, it's....well you know

FunkiestOne said:

That's what I've been saying all along. The Vikings are just saying they love it to be polite and to not hurt Prince's feelings. I'm sure they aren't too wild about the song either.

psychodelicide said:

FUCK ME this is Shit.

Astasheiks said:

i really think it would have been a lot cooler if he had done something more along the energy of let's go crazy to whip a crowd up. this is like she gave her angels with a less depressing story.
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I just listened to it again. You know, the exact same song might not be half as bad if a real band that knows how to do proper fist pumping anthems would have done it. (I'm picturing Cheap Trick here - they wrote the book on this.) But Prince of course has to do his standard Prince production with his childish little synth bits and flute sounds - not to mention his cute little falsetto voice. The dude is just such a flake. Thinking he should cook this up for FOOTBALL fans. How out of touch can you be?
[Edited 1/23/10 15:18pm]

Marrk said:

Isn't it like that for every classic act???

With the exception of U2 and Springsteen.