well at least i didnt have to pay $77 for this crap..

what has happened to my favorite artist...

Really, is he just putting out crap to piss us off? He's (was) better than this? And on his B-day!!

shame.....

DoesNotCompute said:

Love33 said:

An attempt at lyric deciphering for Hot Summer. Please make corrections

and fill in the blanks (-----) where necessary

Oh, Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

Oh, Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

Hot Summer, yeah

oh, it's ---- [oh, as long as your my]

oh, it's ---- [oh, as long as your my]

Anybody close enough to hear

---- what we have been listening to all year [Knows what we've been listening to all year]

these are the days where people told me to fear

as long as I got your ear

I think it's gonna be

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

just wait and see

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

maybe we ---- [shoobidobee]

Hot Summer, yeah

---- [oh as long as your my]

as long as you are my company

Oh, see the people gathering all around

dancing to a futuristical sound

some of them are teachers

some are clowns

all deserve a hug and a ----[pound?]

cos' it's gonna be

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

just wait and see

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

-------------[shoobidobee]

Hot Summer

------------- [oh, as long as your my]

as long as you are my company

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hot Summer

Let me see you shake your head now

Hot Summer

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Everybody has got a favorite friend

favorite friend

they got your back no matter what to the end

ain't got no place but got a whole lot of bend

every broken heart can mend

you better believe it

why is life always a mystery

mystery

it will be whatever it will be

it will be

it all depends on what you think you see

you I don't know, but me, I think it's gonna be

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

I think it's gonna be

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

just wait and see

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

Hot Summer

Hot Summer, yeah

Hot Summer

-----------------------

Oh, Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

Hot Summer

[Edited 6/7/10 12:06pm]

poor Prince.... the fall has truly been staggering

Can one still listening to the song? The link only pulls up a request to the DJ????

I am loving this new track! It's so much fun, it's catchy and another example of Prince's ability to master up a POP GEM!

I hope this song is on the new album!

Happy Birthday PRINCE and thank you for sharing with us a new summer jam!

More irrelevant drivel.

I miss the days when even Prince's weakest material was better than the best material on the radio.

I would rather listen to Justin Bieber than this.

Wall said:

lamusica2000 said:

I hope that this does not reflect his current musical direction.

Where have you been for the past decade? This is the expected destination of his gradual downward spiral: complete creative irrelevance.

It looks like this radio station plays a decent selection of music, it's a pity this is the tripe kids will be hearing from Prince. They must all be wondering how this guy achieved legend status and isn't working in jingles for a local advert company.

I agree. This song is completely lame. He should be ashamed of this complete horseshit.

Prince's best since "Purple and Gold."

Astasheiks said:

Can one still listening to the song? The link only pulls up a request to the DJ????

http://www.drfunkenberry.com/

Great song! I really like it Prince, thank you

It is going to be a hot summer...one way or another

Love it!!!! Just good clean summer fun!!!!

It is reminiscent of a Kohl's jingle or something.

I can picture 30 something soccer moms with high waisted jean shorts (rolled up at the hem, naturally) jumping up into the air one after the other, while their kids laugh at the out of control sprinkler and the dad is at the grill with his Kiss the Cook apron.

Of course, they're all cheesy as fuck lookin white people too.

OMG it kinda sounds like a song that would suit a 12 year old...............
Wow, not the kind of stuff I care to hear from Prince......

Sure wish he would get back to his original FUNK..

This is lame...

Sorry Prince. but I still DO love ya

not bad i think it'll grow on me.

Fenwick said:

O.K. listened to it 5 times now. I see even some of Prince's usual detractors have had a few good things to say about this song. I wish I did too. I think the problem with this as a single stand alone track it is just too simple to get excited about it. It's Prince in autodrive.

If this were part of an album that had some more original developed tunes, MAYBE I could think of it as a fun album track that I wouldn't skip every time I put the album on. MAYBE.

But as a standalone song, this is just utterly forgetable to me.

I'm not 12 years old and Prince is a musical God so I'm not going to say, "It sucks". But for me persionally it's just another one in a long line of tunes that any song writer could come up with in their sleep.

Definitely not feeling it.

Unfortunately I think I agree. It doesnt even really sound like him because of the multitracked duet vocals. Intro is overlong and really pretty lame. I do like the synth sounds though, and some witty wordplay gives it an extra half-star.

Spinlight said:

It is reminiscent of a Kohl's jingle or something.

I can picture 30 something soccer moms with high waisted jean shorts (rolled up at the hem, naturally) jumping up into the air one after the other, while their kids laugh at the out of control sprinkler and the dad is at the grill with his Kiss the Cook apron.

Of course, they're all cheesy as fuck lookin white people too.

I've said it b 4, prince is in a serious slump. He does need 2 check out BrownMark's new cd, it may inspire the dude. its nice different and fresh. unlike prince last few songs which sound like B-sides. not hitting prince,u slumping. Come on Prince bring it u still got it. i hope.

Christopher said:

not bad i think it'll grow on me.

Put it on repeat for a while. It'll grow. I've played it about a dozen times today.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Its a masterpiece It sounds summery, fun, carefree & warm. A gr8 B-day gift from the Birthday boy

i totally agree.

it was on the current a few mins ago btw...

His music is starting to become similar to the appearance of Michael Jackson over the years, as all I can do is listen to his new music and think, "What the heck happened!?"

He can play now better than ever before, yet he writes worse than ever before. He made better and deeper music at 18 than he does now at 51.

I hope he snaps out of it.

"Hot Summer"? More like "Lukewarm Leftovers"

Not bad, not great... but remember, this is Prince. You never buy a Prince CD for the song that promotes it, you buy it for the CD as a whole. Prince always delivers CD's that you want to hear all the way through, you WANT to know what is around the cornor, you want to hear the next lyrics and the next music. He has been proving this since 1999 album.

We will not be able to judge any of this until we hear the entire album.

Not feeling it.

It sounds like the GoGo's.

i dunno... sounds kinda throwaway to me. Maybe it'll grow.

I'll take Sex in the Summer or ANYTHING from the 80's he did over this. What happened, it's as if he's resting on his laurels and putting out mediocre stuff, not pushing the edge like he used to. I'm starting to wish he put this in the vault and let something from it see the light of day. The man needs a MUSE! Susannah...where are you?

I'm the type who thinks when a person has nothing else to say/write, he/she needs to stop talking/writing. There's no shame in that, especially after 40 years. It's like a form of retirement.

Maybe he should start releasing instrumental albums now.

I'd love to know what the programming director at this station thinks of these aural assaults. Obviously they have to play something given to them by a local legend, and I'm sure they're hoping his support of their station (as evidenced by his giving them two career ending tunes) will parlay into some sort of station-concert cross-over, but my god, they've got to start wondering if it's worth it. I mean, aren't they a public radio station? They try to steer clear of the corporate world and then in comes Prince, giving jingles for days.

Who made all of U music Critics? Do any of u write for Rolling Stone, Billboard, or New York post? The song is not bad at all. Stop being so critical of everything Prince does..