xpertluva said:

Jack U Off

Horny Toad

Free (I always hated the chorus)

God (I love the instrumental though)

Scarlet Pussy

La la la He he hee (there's not too many songs I like with a continuous dog bark sample)

Forever in My Life (Too minimalistic for me)

Chloreen Backonskin (does that count as a song or is it just a jam)

Escape

Wowwww..... Every song on your list is a classic in my eyes.

IMO, the wackest song of the 80s is definitely "Sex".

Edit: I lied. The wackest is definitely "Dead On It". Can't stand that song, but "Sex" I can at least listen to even if it's not very good.

[Edited 8/2/10 22:08pm]

one2vibe said:

2 nigs United for west compton.

Pretty much EVERY song mentioned i simply love.

I was going to say yiz are all mental.

maybe I am.

Hmmmmmmmm

Shocked to the amount of tamborine hating

I know its a matter of personal taste but....

@ Scarlet Pussy's mention

Love George Clinton's influenced songs, esp that one.

Ronnie talk to Russia is right up there, the stop start organ and ridiculous rhetoric being sung over machine gun fire is just fey.

But the song that takes the cake is God, its just so dreary and boring, and it has the one prerequisite of any Prince dross, self indulgence, apparently when he played it on the tour, the audiences would doze off and the critics had a field day. Why did he record this non song at the same time, when nearly everything else he penned turned into gold.

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Fenwick said:

My response to this will not be a popular one, but it is a hands down decision for me.

The Batman theme.

It is probably in my top 10 worst songs ever by someone I like/respect.

I know most folks around here love that track, but I think it's a total cornball sandwich and is utterly embarrassing.

God, totally. I never dug 'Batdance'. I still find it pretty unlistenable.

I always liked Lemon Crush, though.

temptation

scarlett pussy

do u lie

i wonder u

life can be so nice

its gonna be a beautiful night

jack u off

Gemini77 said:

I would have 2 say Bob George

Condition Of The Heart..

Rinluv said:

Condition Of The Heart..

I'm gon' pray for you.

Officially, "The Arms of Orion" was the worst of a number of bad songs on the Batman ST.

Had it not been released in the '90s (barely), "Tick, Tick, Boom" would be my choice, having been written originally for Controversy.

KevinLucyMe said:

Rinluv said:

Condition Of The Heart..

I'm gon' pray for you.

Officially, "The Arms of Orion" was the worst of a number of bad songs on the Batman ST.

Had it not been released in the '90s (barely), "Tick, Tick, Boom" would be my choice, having been written originally for Controversy.

peter430044 said:

First of all Freaks On This Side is a very good song, and Jughead is not. Secondly, a wacky song from the 80s... how about Rockhard In a Funky Place?!

Oh hell naw!!!! Rockhard In A Funky Place??? That's one of the many highlights of the Black Album (and the Camille album too, might I add)!!

I do skip Dance On quite a bit, so I may have to say that, but I've seen some decent candidates mentioned here, like Ronnie, Arms Of Orion, and 2 Nigs.

America???? Condition of the Heart???? Baby I'm a Star??? Jack U Off??? Batdance??? Is y'all nucca's CRAZY??? Those are the jamz!!!!

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Rinluv said:

KevinLucyMe said:

I'm gon' pray for you.

Officially, "The Arms of Orion" was the worst of a number of bad songs on the Batman ST.

Had it not been released in the '90s (barely), "Tick, Tick, Boom" would be my choice, having been written originally for Controversy.

You need to pray for yourself because it's "Tick Tick Bang" not "Tick Tick Boom"..

Touche'. Freudian slip -- I think I want the song to explode into tiny pieces, thus the Boom replacing the Bang.

Mindflux said:

XNY said:

Oh it's gotta be Annie Christian.

"Annie Christian Anti Christ, until you're crucified, I'll live my life in taxi cabs..."

Huh?

I get the whole anti Christ theme - as heavy handed as it is- but how is moving from taxi to taxi gonna keep him safe from the devil?

If the devil smells like I think he does, he's driving cab somewhere in Chicago, at best showers once a month, and tried to choke the life outa me and my fiancee last year.

Annie Christian, hairy fuck, until your taint is scrubbed, I'll live my life out of taxi cabs.

I've always loved this song - musically and lyrically, but one man's meat etc.......

Its probably the most "anti-music" Prince has ever sounded and I love it for that. The main keyboard part is great, the discordant guitar adds to the melancholy and frustration and there's that lovely big synth at the end.

The lyrics are also some of the most socially aware he has written and whilst he was still quite young. Its punk in its attitude and intent - experimental and anti-establishment. I like the fact he "foresees" one of my favourite sections from the genius of comedy, Bill Hicks - its where Bill is talking about how "has anyone noticed how it always seems to be the good guys that get killed and the little demons get to run amock? John Lennon - assassinated.....Kennedy - assassinated......Reagan - wounded!" (She killed John Lennon, Shot him down cold, They tried to kill Reagan, Everyone says "Gun Control"!)

With regards to the "I'll live my life in taxi cabs" - well, in my view, all great art should get you thinking, regardless of whether you feel you understand the artist's intent - if it gets you thinking about it, then it has a certain merit! I don't think he suggests that it will "keep him safe from the devil". To me, it just suggests that his solution is to keep moving on (physically and spritually) or even just keep getting away from the madness. One could argue that this is not a very positive way to deal with evil (rather than getting involved and taking action to fight against it), but the song is fairly desperate in it's tone - in that, there is so much evil everywhere, things going on that are just senseless and seem beyond anyone's control, that Prince feels resigned to the fact that the best thing is just to try and keep out of its way.

It does also seem to be something that Prince may like to do - just get away from it all in a car as he's mentioned it in a few songs - the obvious one is Lady Cab Driver, where he just wants to get in a cab and get away from all his troubles (and, eventually, shag the cab driver lol - but what a great stress alleviator sex is!). And at the end of The Holy River (or is it the segue at the beginning of THR - can't remember, haven't had "Disc 2" on in quite some time), when he's on the phone, he's out "you know, I'm just driving" and something about "its as quiet as it gets". We've also been told that he'd go out in his car and listen back to a song he'd just created (Da Bang, for example). So, you know, I think he's just using one of his preferred forms of escapism and putting it in a song in a way that sounds both wistful and ambiguous.

With regard to his "wackest" song of the 80s.....hmmm, well that's a toughie because there really aren't many contenders! I'd probably have to say Arms of Orion - as someone said earlier, I got the intention with this, just don't think he quite pulled it off, its just never really settled with me. Although, if Graffiti Bridge (the song) was recorded in the 80s (I know it was released in 1990) it would easily have got my vote!

[Edited 7/29/10 6:04am]

Wow. Thank you for the follow up. I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner as I have an 8 month old baby who keeps me very very busy. I never thought about the taxi metaphor for his escapism. Esp, the lady cab driver and the Joint2Joint/Holy River references. Very insightful. I'll have to give it another listen. I loved your explanation for "everyone says 'Gun Control'". Never thought of it that way. Esp considering how many faceless school massacres have occurred since then. Food for thought.

Don't know why some people think this thread is about Prince's Worst song list??? It's his wackest song list. Wackey does not mean bad, just different.

kpowers said:

Don't know why some people think this thread is about Prince's Worst song list??? It's his wackest song list. Wackey does not mean bad, just different.

What brand of crack rocks do you smoke? Cuz I'm tryna fucks with that.

http://www.urbandictionar...term=whack

CoolTarik1 said:

Harlepolis said:

Thats hard! I'm trying to think of some, but I can't.

I don't care for "Temptation" that much even though its a good song, comparing to his recent stuff that is.

Forgot about this song..!

I love Temptation. It's pure funk rock. Esp the 'God' outro. wow. But as they say, "to each their own".

Also, Arms of Orion. I didn't like it at first, but after having kids, I get it. It wasn't intended as an adult song, more for kids to enjoy. Yes, it's syrupy and a little cheesy, but I really like it now. My girls love it.

kpowers said:

CocoRock said:

kpowers said:

Don't know why some people think this thread is about Prince's Worst song list??? It's his wackest song list. Wackey does not mean bad, just different.

It's WACK, not WACKY. One is slang for boolshit. The other is a euphemism for crazy.

Yes

Condition of the heart, who the heck would say that, this song is genius, but there were a lot of lesser gems on that album. Tambourine, Temptation ( a precursor to 90s self indulgence) and "The Ladder" are all inferior.

I guess this is going to be one of those agree to disagree threads. I think a lot of the songs mentioned are in the category, you either really love them or you hate them. It goes back to what a rock and roller once said, either you think its genius or a piece of shit.

There's quite a few, but my top pick is Take Me With U.

Huggiebear said:

Condition of the heart, who the heck would say that, this song is genius, but there were a lot of lesser gems on that album. Tambourine, Temptation ( a precursor to 90s self indulgence) and "The Ladder" are all inferior.

I guess this is going to be one of those agree to disagree threads. I think a lot of the songs mentioned are in the category, you either really love them or you hate them. It goes back to what a rock and roller once said, either you think its genius or a piece of shit.

The Ladder???!!! Inferior???? Surely u jest. That is one moving piece of gospel soul right there.

[Edited 8/7/10 22:09pm]

etifaim said:

Looking at this objectively....

Jack U Off

Baby I'm a Star (I still enjoy it but, "Baby But I R".....I R what? Baboon?)

Tick Tick Bang

Superfunkycalifragisexy (The title alone, really)

Glam Slam (Another wack title but I looooove the video)

U Got the Look (let's get to rammin?)

Let's Pretend We're Married (ooh we sha sha coo coo yeah is wack. Still like the song though)

Sister (shock value back then...tasteless now. Hindsight is 20/20 )

America (pretty wack...I still like it though)

Lemon Crush

Arms of Orion

The Future

Batdance (damn I'm being hard on the Batman album. Oh well it's no fault of mine)

Fuck outa here!!!

Entire Batman soundtrack (seems like it belongs in the 90s)

Condition of the Heart