i was looking through some of my old posts on prince.org on google and i saw this old top ten worst songs list from 2004 which fellow orgers voted for....just thought you might want to see it again and wonder what songs would have a good chance of forcing their way onto the list six years later..

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TOP TEN WORST PRINCE SONGS...FINAL RESULT!!!!

yes the final results are now in and i am pleased(i think) to announce the final results of the top ten worst prince songs of all time as voted for by orgers. in reverse order, they are
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10. I ROCK THEREFOR I AM
9. CYBERSINGLE
8. TICK, TICK BANG
7. WE GETS UP
6. POOM POOM
5. THE ARMS OF ORION
4. ANIMAL KINGDOM
3. LIFE O THE PARTY
2. GRAFFITI BRIDGE
1. JUGHEAD
...
...
...with a late surge up the chart, "life o the party" has ensured itself as another prince song that makes you go "oh nooo" man yos sure do hate that song!!!.....but it was well behind that all time classic "jughead" ...go on, stick it on the stereo full blast in celebration of this great honor!!!!

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ha ha ....well now in 2010....let me think.....all the midnights in the world might force its way on i think if we had a vote....emm .....maybe the new one ....everybody loves me....but i think thats more cheesy than bad......i am sure you all will have plenty of thoughts....

[Edited 7/19/10 16:18pm]

Shit, I like three of those songs (and I ain's sayin' which ones)!

This list is from 2004, there are a few missing!

10. Everybody Loves Me. After this song, I doubt it.

9. Race.

8. Sister. Incest is everything it's said to be? Seriously dude? Seriously??

7. Wedding Feast. A feast. A feast. A dumb-assed song at least.

6. New World. I've listened to this song once. Just once. And that was too many times.

5. Tick, Tick, Bang. Must have been written while smoking a Tick, Tick, BONG.

Where's "Wedding Feast"?

A feast... a feast... a dumb ass song at least!

can't come up with 10 right now...

But here's some of my worst:

Daddy Pop

Jughead

Walk Don't Walk

Arrogance

The Flow

Diamonds and Pearls and Love Symbol are my least favorite albums.

Ones that I am impartial to or just can't stand:

Jughead

Graffiti Bridge

Push

The Continental

Kirky J's B-side sh*t crap

I Rock Therefore I Am

The Plan

Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife

Tick, Tick, Bang (GB version, the original is one of my faves)

Shake! (technically his even if The Time is credited)

4ever

Better With Time

The Marrying Kind

Mad Sex

The beginning of Family Name

And as for the original list, Poom Poom is the shiznit!

you guys forgets all about:

PURPLE & GOLD

okay it's a cover but if u really wonna grow depressed: "every day is a winding road" ):

DamonDicksonFanClub said:

Ones that I am impartial to or just can't stand:

Jughead

Graffiti Bridge

Push

The Continental

Kirky J's B-side sh*t crap

I Rock Therefore I Am

The Plan

Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife

Tick, Tick, Bang (GB version, the original is one of my faves)

Shake! (technically his even if The Time is credited)

4ever

Better With Time

The Marrying Kind

Mad Sex

The beginning of Family Name

And as for the original list, Poom Poom is the shiznit!

Better With Time is one of Prince's best and most mature ballads, lyrically he actually sounds like an adult who is acting his age (very rare). Definitely the only great song on that very mediocre album

I can give you 12 from an album called Rainbow Children. That album is so dreadful, it makes Jughead sound like when Doves Cry in comparison.

thedance said:

you guys forgets all about:

PURPLE & GOLD

Yeah, but "Purple & Mould" is deliberately cheesy - it's a football anthem - it's supposed to be lame and sing-songy. "Grafitti Bridge" on the other hand just seems.... creepy! Like something out of a D-grade Disney movie.

I would also take "Purple & Mould" over "Rotten Summer". At least "Purple & Mould" has some interesting counter melodies and Linn drum. "Rotten Summer" is as bland and cliche as it gets, compositionally. Sorry Prince, but did I really need to hear the phrase "hot summer" more than 40 times in a song under 4 mins???

I also have to agree with those listing "We Gets Up". I can't stand that mofo screamin' "Yeeeeaaaahhh Enn, Pee, Gee! New power soul!!!" ... I start dry-reaching when I hear that crap

Actually, I think the original list is pretty good, other than "Cybersingle" which I like.

[Edited 7/20/10 6:31am]

I compiled this a few years ago.....

Underneath The Cream - The Worst of Prince:

I'm Yours (from For You - 1978)

Let's cut him some slack - it was his first album, and the song is not entirely dire.

But it has to be said, on a predominantly soul based debut, this hard-rocker sticks out

like a sore thumb. Ultimately, one of the most forgettable Prince album closers of all time.

Has he EVER performed it live?

Graffiti Bridge (from Graffiti Bridge - 1990)

For me, Prince didn't put a foot wrong in the '80's. Yes you could argue Ronnie Talk To Russia

and Jack U Off were not exactly on the same level as Sign O' The Times or The Beautiful Ones.

But at least they came with a tongue-in-cheek-"I'm doing this shit because I can" sort of attitude.

By 1990 however, things were looking a little ropey.Surely there's no excusing the overtly syrupy

sentiments of this Christmas-sounding musical turkey.

Jughead (from Diamonds And Pearls - 1991)

Roll on a year and Prince is pondering, "is it possible to release a fantastically successful album

that contains my worst album track thus far?".
Indeed it was. Although, all hardcore Prince fans secretly adore it.


3 Chains O' Gold (from O+> - 1992)

I reckon some fans would disagree with this being one of his worst songs. And to some extent,

I can see why. In many ways, there's more going on in this than on the last three Prince albums.

But that's exactly the problem: overblown, overwrought, overambitious - over the top - and then

some..


I Rock Therefore I Am (from Chaos And Disorder - 1996)

Considering how much energy is exerted during these six minutes, not a lot seems to be

accomplished, and it remains one of my least favourite Prince songs. Before release, Chaos And

Disorder was being billed as a return to the stripped down sound of Dirty Mind. I got really excited.

Then I heard this. "NPG to the maximum?" I think not.


We Gets Up (from Emancipation - 1996)

Emancipation was a fairly ambitious project. Sifted down to a single album, it would no doubt have

been Prince's strongest album of the '90's.
Unlike the original Crystal Ball album which thoroughly deserved to be released in its entirety,

some quality control would have helped Prince along here. And my first rejected track would easily

have been We Gets Up. The only redeeming feature is the final 50-second guitar freakout.

In fact, played from that point, it's actually quite a fun little track!


Animal Kingdom (from The Truth - 1998)

Oh dear. If anyone has any doubts about this belonging on this list, allow me to refresh your

memories with some choice lyrics:

"So I don't eat no red meat or white fish

Or funky, funky blue cheese,
We're all members of the animal kingdom
Leave your brothers and sisters in the sea"

I remember that this song drew the first ever comparisons with the band Oasis upon release.

I rest my case.

Silly Game (from Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic - 1999)

Ok, so, not really an awful song. Quite pleasant sounding in fact. But oh, so so boring!

Actually, I'm struggling to think of a more tedious Prince song.

Admit it, you'd forgotten this song existed hadn't you?


Young and Beautiful (from One Nite Alone - 2002)

Cheese beyond cheese. Cliché, cliché, cliché. Granted, this was never intended as a top-draw

piece of songwriting but I'm honestly lost for words. It's probably the LAST song I'd ever give a

mate who wanted to know what Prince's music was all about. How on earth do you go from

'How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore' to this?

Play them back to back, if you dare.


A Million Days (from Musicology - 2004)

This is probably the best song on the list, but remains one of my least favourite Prince songs.

You'd like to think that Prince wasn't really trying very hard on this song.

I simply HAVE to believe he's capable of writing a more original lyric.

Obviously, he's no Dylan (and has never professed to be), but there's no excusing the poetic

laziness on display here. Interestingly enough, listening to it now, it sounds very similar

to his performance of Foo Fighter's Best of You at Superbowl 2007.

However, that performance had such great intensity, and a blisteringly LOUD guitar solo.

Neither are present here.

Although the list is now a few years old, it would be pretty much the same if I re-did it.

Maybe I'm Yours deserves a bit more praise, it's not that bad. Animal Kingdom could easily be

replaced by Fascination off the same album. Obvioiusly, a list like this will always be purely

subjective but I reckon most people's Worst Prince Songs will contain at least some of these

songs...

O+>

I'm Yours.... I love this track and yes it has been played live: in 2009. IIRC I\m Yours is the opener on the bootleg LA3: The Conga Room.

I also love A Million Days.

[Edited 7/20/10 7:26am]

There's plenty of AWFUL songs, but here's just a few I can think of at this moment...

Laydown

Valentina

Incense & Candles

Orgasm!

owen said:

I'm Yours (from For You - 1978)

Let's cut him some slack - it was his first album, and the song is not entirely dire.

But it has to be said, on a predominantly soul based debut, this hard-rocker sticks out

like a sore thumb. Ultimately, one of the most forgettable Prince album closers of all time.

Has he EVER performed it live?

Silly Game (from Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic - 1999)

Ok, so, not really an awful song. Quite pleasant sounding in fact. But oh, so so boring!

Actually, I'm struggling to think of a more tedious Prince song.

Admit it, you'd forgotten this song existed hadn't you?

totally disagree with these two

blackbob said:

7. WE GETS UP

owen said:

I'm Yours (from For You - 1978)

Young and Beautiful (from One Nite Alone - 2002)

I like it how these threads always get so random and predictable after a while. There's always someone griping about a song he doesn't like for some completely opaque, personal reason and, on the other hand, someone always feels the need to name out the entire TRC album.

[Edited 7/20/10 11:07am]

Wedding Feast

Curious Child

Push It Up

Freaks on This Side

I Rock Therefore I Am

Dig U Better Dead

Sticky Like Glue

Jughead

Human Body

Avalanche

Dear Mr. Man

Purple And Gold

Hot Summer

Forgot to add:

Life o the Party

Orgasm

The Daisy Chain

The Ryde Divyne

Your Love Is So Hard

Yes

Feline

Most of Kamasutra, Xpectation, News, and CNOTE

[Edited 7/20/10 11:30am]

owen said:

I compiled this a few years ago.....

Underneath The Cream - The Worst of Prince:

I'm Yours (from For You - 1978)

Let's cut him some slack - it was his first album, and the song is not entirely dire.

But it has to be said, on a predominantly soul based debut, this hard-rocker sticks out

like a sore thumb. Ultimately, one of the most forgettable Prince album closers of all time.

Has he EVER performed it live?

Graffiti Bridge (from Graffiti Bridge - 1990)

For me, Prince didn't put a foot wrong in the '80's. Yes you could argue Ronnie Talk To Russia

and Jack U Off were not exactly on the same level as Sign O' The Times or The Beautiful Ones.

But at least they came with a tongue-in-cheek-"I'm doing this shit because I can" sort of attitude.

By 1990 however, things were looking a little ropey.Surely there's no excusing the overtly syrupy

sentiments of this Christmas-sounding musical turkey.

Jughead (from Diamonds And Pearls - 1991)

Roll on a year and Prince is pondering, "is it possible to release a fantastically successful album

that contains my worst album track thus far?".
Indeed it was. Although, all hardcore Prince fans secretly adore it.


3 Chains O' Gold (from O+> - 1992)

I reckon some fans would disagree with this being one of his worst songs. And to some extent,

I can see why. In many ways, there's more going on in this than on the last three Prince albums.

But that's exactly the problem: overblown, overwrought, overambitious - over the top - and then

some..


I Rock Therefore I Am (from Chaos And Disorder - 1996)

Considering how much energy is exerted during these six minutes, not a lot seems to be

accomplished, and it remains one of my least favourite Prince songs. Before release, Chaos And

Disorder was being billed as a return to the stripped down sound of Dirty Mind. I got really excited.

Then I heard this. "NPG to the maximum?" I think not.


We Gets Up (from Emancipation - 1996)

Emancipation was a fairly ambitious project. Sifted down to a single album, it would no doubt have

been Prince's strongest album of the '90's.
Unlike the original Crystal Ball album which thoroughly deserved to be released in its entirety,

some quality control would have helped Prince along here. And my first rejected track would easily

have been We Gets Up. The only redeeming feature is the final 50-second guitar freakout.

In fact, played from that point, it's actually quite a fun little track!


Animal Kingdom (from The Truth - 1998)

Oh dear. If anyone has any doubts about this belonging on this list, allow me to refresh your

memories with some choice lyrics:

"So I don't eat no red meat or white fish

Or funky, funky blue cheese,
We're all members of the animal kingdom
Leave your brothers and sisters in the sea"

I remember that this song drew the first ever comparisons with the band Oasis upon release.

I rest my case.

Silly Game (from Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic - 1999)

Ok, so, not really an awful song. Quite pleasant sounding in fact. But oh, so so boring!

Actually, I'm struggling to think of a more tedious Prince song.

Admit it, you'd forgotten this song existed hadn't you?


Young and Beautiful (from One Nite Alone - 2002)

Cheese beyond cheese. Cliché, cliché, cliché. Granted, this was never intended as a top-draw

piece of songwriting but I'm honestly lost for words. It's probably the LAST song I'd ever give a

mate who wanted to know what Prince's music was all about. How on earth do you go from

'How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore' to this?

Play them back to back, if you dare.


A Million Days (from Musicology - 2004)

This is probably the best song on the list, but remains one of my least favourite Prince songs.

You'd like to think that Prince wasn't really trying very hard on this song.

I simply HAVE to believe he's capable of writing a more original lyric.

Obviously, he's no Dylan (and has never professed to be), but there's no excusing the poetic

laziness on display here. Interestingly enough, listening to it now, it sounds very similar

to his performance of Foo Fighter's Best of You at Superbowl 2007.

However, that performance had such great intensity, and a blisteringly LOUD guitar solo.

Neither are present here.

Although the list is now a few years old, it would be pretty much the same if I re-did it.

Maybe I'm Yours deserves a bit more praise, it's not that bad. Animal Kingdom could easily be

replaced by Fascination off the same album. Obvioiusly, a list like this will always be purely

subjective but I reckon most people's Worst Prince Songs will contain at least some of these

songs...

O+>

i agree with most of this list but ....a million days ...???......no way......its far from his best but its certainly far from his worst....lyrics might not be great but the overall feel of the track is what i listen to and this is a good track....certainly one of the better tracks on musicology....

Maybe, but the rainbow children is the Christan taliban set to a record

someone named Push it up, though I really like that I can understand a lot of people don't. But New world?! That's my favorite song off Emancipation!! it's adventurous, catchy, powerful and has lovely vocals. but that's the thing with Prince, we all like different things about his music I guess

I sure don't get 10 2gether but most irritating song 2 me is Tick Tick Bang.

Freekclaassen said:

But New world?! That's my favorite song off Emancipation!!

"Hypnoparadise." I can't stand that song.

"We Gets Up" is totally ruined by the annoying backing vocals.

"They'll Never B Another Like Me" and "Undisputed" are poor examples of proving their intended points.

NDRU said:

owen said:

I'm Yours (from For You - 1978)

Let's cut him some slack - it was his first album, and the song is not entirely dire.

But it has to be said, on a predominantly soul based debut, this hard-rocker sticks out

like a sore thumb. Ultimately, one of the most forgettable Prince album closers of all time.

Has he EVER performed it live?

Silly Game (from Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic - 1999)

Ok, so, not really an awful song. Quite pleasant sounding in fact. But oh, so so boring!

Actually, I'm struggling to think of a more tedious Prince song.

Admit it, you'd forgotten this song existed hadn't you?

totally disagree with these two

me too! those are good songs.

blackbob said:

i was looking through some of my old posts on prince.org on google and i saw this old top ten worst songs list from 2004 which fellow orgers voted for....just thought you might want to see it again and wonder what songs would have a good chance of forcing their way onto the list six years later..

....

.

TOP TEN WORST PRINCE SONGS...FINAL RESULT!!!!

yes the final results are now in and i am pleased(i think) to announce the final results of the top ten worst prince songs of all time as voted for by orgers. in reverse order, they are
...
...
10. I ROCK THEREFOR I AM
9. CYBERSINGLE
8. TICK, TICK BANG
7. WE GETS UP
6. POOM POOM
5. THE ARMS OF ORION
4. ANIMAL KINGDOM
3. LIFE O THE PARTY
2. GRAFFITI BRIDGE
1. JUGHEAD
...
...
...with a late surge up the chart, "life o the party" has ensured itself as another prince song that makes you go "oh nooo" man yos sure do hate that song!!!.....but it was well behind that all time classic "jughead" ...go on, stick it on the stereo full blast in celebration of this great honor!!!!

.

.

ha ha ....well now in 2010....let me think.....all the midnights in the world might force its way on i think if we had a vote....emm .....maybe the new one ....everybody loves me....but i think thats more cheesy than bad......i am sure you all will have plenty of thoughts....

[Edited 7/19/10 16:18pm]

I won't say which ones but I actually like some of those songs.

Goldnigga x 4

Jughead x 4

My Little Pill x 2

[Edited 7/20/10 15:59pm]

Ronnie Talk to Russia

Wedding Feast

Arms of Orion

Had U

Graffiti Bridge

Jughead

Orgasm

Da Da Da

Life O the Party

Mr Goodnight

1. Compassion
2. Beginning Endlessly
3. Future Soul Song
4. Sticky Like Glue
5. Lavaux
6. Act Of God
7. Walk In Sand
8. Sea Of Everything
9. Everybody Loves Me
10. Laydown

j/k