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PRINCE'S SONG 'SISTER' WHICH SISTER? Hello everyone, Prince has a plethora of songs that are lyrically mysterious. Which sister of P's was he referring to when he wrote 'Sister' for the 'Dirty Mind' Album? Creapy and Freaky song. Did he really indulge in this act of incest? Jason | |
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It's a work of fiction | |
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His older very naughty sister that didn't shave......... will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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Its been speculated that it was Sharon who he stayed with when he was first trying to get signed. It is a work of fiction though. Well ..... probably if you've gotta pay for things that you've done wrong I've gotta big bill coming at the end of the day- Gil Scott Heron
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That song was about me his sister twice removed! | |
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Is it a work of fiction? That didn't seem to be the consensus a couple of decades ago... | |
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The question I have is where Prince's head was at around that time, I can't imagine what it would've been like for his family, who had heard some risque stuff on the first 2, to listen to "Dirty Mind" and not have jaws dropping over what he was singing.
If it is a sister, odds are he wrote her off back then, and never heard from her again.
Maybe HE didn't... but maybe someone who listened to that song DID!
Did Bob Marley really shoot the sheriff? Did Phil Collins watch a girl drown?
And who's so vain, Carly?
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I always assumed it was attention seeking shock tactics... which worked, I guess | |
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love the thread title.
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I was going to say, "His imaginary sister." We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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pacey68 said: I always assumed it was attention seeking shock tactics... which worked, I guess it's clearly a 'look I'm not a sweet Stevie Wonder clone anymore" | |
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he did have a sister that was 16 years older than he was, was that sharron? the one he stayed with in New York when he was 16? (ok maybe the numbers do not excataly match up with reality but it is close) "Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!" | |
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He has a younger sister who's two years younger than him, Tika Evene "If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with" - Michael Jackson | |
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I was thinking this was a half sister or sister by marriage...
Normally I would go with the shock tactic route but, originally, Dirty Mind was just a bunch of personal demos. | |
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I know. she has a few (well at least one) album too. But he had a sister 16 years older than he is (she passed away). Her age more than anything points to the song being about her. "Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!" | |
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I always thought it was Shazza too | |
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When did the older half sister pass? [Edited 10/16/10 20:32pm] | |
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it was lorna *the one that sued him over "U got the Look.' She passed Oct. 25, 2006. . "Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!" | |
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OnlyNDaUsa, Thanks for the reply. | |
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