NONSENSE said:

Brofie said:

HonestMan13 said:

I'm sure the live version will some folk up!
People tend to forget that there are some Prince songs that sound better live than in the studio...
and he's very capable of doin just that!
I don't favor the studio version much either, so I just don't bother...
just waitin on the live version...hopin there is one, of course

I pretty like it all in all and I think Prince has got (foot) balls to sing a fight song in his falsetto voice if it was done on purpose.

We all can say it's shit but WE KNOW it would have been so easy for him to make it like we would have like to hear it.

I mean with the rocking chest voice (à la Purple Rain) and with a lotta distortion guitar.

I guess he keeps that trick for a possible live rendition.

EVERYBODY will trip about the live version saying that it should have been recorded that way in the studio and so on.

Is Prince perverse (dealing with our own frustrations) or lazy in the studio ?

The way Purple and Gold has been recorded is nothing new.

During most of career, Prince has published SELF MADE DEMOS IN THE STUDIO with a sense of emergency meaning that it HAD to come out that way.

Even if it would have been BETTER done with MORE TIME and dedication.

I guess that apart from a few records (think Lovesexy) Prince has never spent a lot of time in the studio process.

And then sometimes it works and sometimes he's got flamed, like now with his (good) gay-sounding fight song.

Like I've sayed before, he'll take his revenge on stage, curiously spending MUCH MORE TIME to rehearse it with the BAND (wich NEVER sounding CHEESY) and even sometimes nearly rewrite the whole arrangements of the songs (especially during the Revolution area and the first NPG area).

And then, Purple and Gold... like very often, the composition of the song is pretty good, with a very good sense of melody and harmonies and some nice references to traditionnel anthem (even russian ones) BUT it's delivered in a VERY cheesy way with weak vocals (hey Prince change the key of that kind of song if you're not ABLE to reach the high notes of the melody WITHOUT using your falsetto voice the result will be much better) and plastic drums and cheesy keyboards ...etc

To sum up the whole thing, I would say :

PRINCE, PLEASE GIVE YOUR (most of the time) VERY GOOD SONGS, THE ARRANGEMENTS THEY DESERVE IN THE STUDIO (OR JUST STICK TO LIVE RECORDINGS TO PUBLISH THEM IN THEIR BEST FORM (wich has never been done to this time).
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JayJai said:

The Vikings better kick ass today or else there won't be a snowball's chance in hell that y'all will be hearing a live version.

A friend of mine sent this to me, and I just had to share it with you:

I just listened to it for the first time. I really can't understand what the fuss is about. I agree with many it can use a remix or something like that, but I really don't think it's horrible. What's horrible is most of the stuff that's played on the radio these days by other artist.If R Kelly would have done Purple and Gold people probably would have called it genious.

Prince's reaction when hearing that people are dissin "Purple and Gold":

I'm going to watch the Vikings vs. Saints game today, to see if they actually are gutsy enough to play "Purple and Gold" during the game. Not sure if they will, since according to what I just saw in the paper, the game is going to be in Louisiana. Even if they don't play it, I'm curious to see if the commentors during the game mention it.

You know Prince knows how to make a song. It isn't like this is a failed rock anthem, or a rousing fight anthem gone horribly wrong - he intended it to sound like it does.

It's just that it completely fails even at that!

BigChick said:

I appreciate and love the fight song very much, it's so cute that Prince thinks of doing something that is so sweet for the Viking Fans and the Music fans, If nothing else he sure knows how to get ppl talkin and listening...

I honestly have a headache.

I listened to this song about 10 times yesterday... TRYING to like it. FIGHTING to like it... thinking that maybe if I just thought if it as a traditional Prince song and took the "football fight" concept out of it, that I'd like it.

But I don't like it.

Speaking of purple and gold, it's something that Barney the purple dinosaur would sing to Goldilocks on a Saturday afternoon kids show.

Even the lyrics... "the odds are in our favor".

PLEASE!

Who ever says that??? You never hear a group firing themselves up by saying "The odds are in our favor!"

WHAT THE FUCKS WRONG WITH YOU KID??

This song fails on so many levels.
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Some of you are really crazy! Who gives a flying fuck about a song that's written for a football team?!? It's not meant to be a chart release nor something you've had to pay for. It's a traditional march with a melody for singing along. I think a harder rock type of thing would've been more fun, but it's not meant for me in the first place.

Those Minnesotans talk all slow and funny anyway, so it's perfect for them!
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Serena said:

Marrk said:

You're "beating" Prince because he supports the Vikings? Well if u were from Minnesota you'd know it's a big, bid deal.

Haiti? Guess what? Every second of every day there are people suffering and dying. Always. Always. Always. Every second. Africa. Third world countries. The U.S.A. Prince does plenty for charity be doesn't feel the need to publicize it.

So I guess Prince should never do anything except check in with you and see if it's alright to be happy?

I just read the youtube comments from average people, not just Prince fans. They are hilarious.

I had my cheerleading days and this reminds me of the Rouser at South High School, I wonder I can remember how it went...

vainandy said:

I just played the song for some diehard Vikings fans. They looked at me like I'd just insulted their mothers and left the room mumbling, what I'm sure were curse words under their breath.

My favorite youtube comment was when someone said that Prince was secretly a Saints fan and purposely recorded this song to destroy the Vikings.

vainandy said:

That would explain it!

He inspired me to write a Love Blues Song,

next stop...The Cleveland Cav's!

fantasticjoy said:

This comment is so out of touch it's ridiculous

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Astasheiks said:

Sorry, but my opinion is YAWN...to the fight song.

fantasticjoy said:

The answer to your question is that there is no "fuss". People are simply cracking jokes about one song that they don't care for...that's about it.

I think most of us agree that his music is far superior to anything on the radio...that much is obvious, but if people don't like something they just don't like it and no amount of lecturing, chastising, pontificating or long drawn out explanations of the dynamics of the song is going to stop anyone from cracking jokes about it.

Not saying you're doing that...just saying that all these hurt feelings on Prince's behalf are unnecessary because like I said earlier, this one apparent mishap isn't going to end his career. The next time he steps onto a stage he will rule it like the badass that he is.

Prince is getting ribbed a little...Lord knows it's not the first time and he'll survive and thrive like he always does.

THis song is utter crud and Protegeglow needs their head examined..

vainandy said:

Somebody on Huff-Po called it a traditional Viking funeral march.

psychodelicide said:

You should probably watch the pre-game sis. That'll be your best chance to hear about it. I doubt there will be much side talk once the game starts unless P actually shows up.

ToraTora17 said:

What the hell is this?

Not BRON BRON!!!!!