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Thread started 10/09/10 1:05pm

jason7sh

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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?

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Reply #1 posted 10/09/10 1:08pm

xlr8r

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jason7sh said:

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?

It's a work of fiction

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Reply #2 posted 10/09/10 1:32pm

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His older very naughty sister that didn't shave.........

eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #3 posted 10/09/10 2:28pm

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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 wink
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Reply #4 posted 10/09/10 2:44pm

rbrpm

That song was about me his sister twice removed!wink lol lol lol wink

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Reply #5 posted 10/15/10 11:57pm

jtfolden

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Is it a work of fiction? lol That didn't seem to be the consensus a couple of decades ago...

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Reply #6 posted 10/16/10 12:24am

dalsh327

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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Reply #7 posted 10/16/10 4:50am

pacey68

I always assumed it was attention seeking shock tactics... which worked, I guess

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Reply #8 posted 10/16/10 5:35am

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love the thread title.

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Reply #9 posted 10/16/10 8:40am

Genesia

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xlr8r said:

jason7sh said:

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?

It's a work of fiction

I was going to say, "His imaginary sister." lol

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Reply #10 posted 10/16/10 9:16am

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pacey68 said:

I always assumed it was attention seeking shock tactics... which worked, I guess



yeahthat it's clearly a 'look I'm not a sweet Stevie Wonder clone anymore"
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Reply #11 posted 10/16/10 9:44am

OnlyNDaUsa

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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)

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Reply #12 posted 10/16/10 11:01am

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

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)

He has a younger sister who's two years younger than him, Tika Evene

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Reply #13 posted 10/16/10 12:31pm

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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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Reply #14 posted 10/16/10 1:56pm

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MyLuv229 said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

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)

He has a younger sister who's two years younger than him, Tika Evene

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.

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Reply #15 posted 10/16/10 7:47pm

ZombieKitten

I always thought it was Shazza too nod

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Reply #16 posted 10/16/10 8:32pm

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

MyLuv229 said:

He has a younger sister who's two years younger than him, Tika Evene

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.

When did the older half sister pass?

[Edited 10/16/10 20:32pm]

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Reply #17 posted 10/16/10 8:51pm

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Astasheiks said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

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.

When did the older half sister pass?

[Edited 10/16/10 20:32pm]

it was lorna *the one that sued him over "U got the Look.' She passed Oct. 25, 2006. .

http://www.legacy.com/obi...d=19727814

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Reply #18 posted 10/19/10 11:52pm

Astasheiks

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OnlyNDaUsa, Thanks for the reply.

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