Phrases or terms that originated with Prince that have worked their way into the language; so much so that people don't even mention the Prince connection anymore.

For example,

1. "Party like it's (insert any year here) ."

I just saw some promo for some TV show where they used this; of course it's used all the time without ever referencing Prince.

2. "The Artist Formerly Known As" or even "The Artist Known As"

This is used all the time without ever mentioning Prince; usually in a derogatory manner about some celebrity.

3. "Glam Slam"

Just open a fashion magazine or go to a site about fashion and inevitably someting will be described as "Glam Slam." I don't think most people have any idea they're referencing a Prince song.

More??????

I will admit I say "Party like it's...." from time to time. I don't say "The Artist Formerly Know As...", but I still read it quite often in print. The article below uses it in it's title - just posted on 10/1...

http://www.spinner.com/2010/10/01/cat-stevens-yusuf-islam/

Purple Reign is one you see if someone is big in their field and is associated with the colour purple.

"Answer me, motherf---er!"

[EDIT: Oops, you meant things that the press says - not things that I say. Disregard! ]

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" Why don't u stop swearing so much and put on a dress!"

This ain't a quote, but there's the whole waving one's arms slowly back and forth during a ballad thing. A lot of people probably don't know that's from Purple Rain...

Prince invented the term, "slammin".

As in, that song or that beat is "slammin"!

eyewishuheaven said:

This ain't a quote, but there's the whole waving one's arms slowly back and forth during a ballad thing. A lot of people probably don't know that's from Purple Rain...

Are you kidding me?

Did your world begin the day you first heard Prince or something?

sexyfunkystrange said:

Prince invented the term, "slammin".

As in, that song or that beat is "slammin"!

What?

NO he did not. What is wrong with you people, rofl. Get out more.

Spinlight said:

eyewishuheaven said:

This ain't a quote, but there's the whole waving one's arms slowly back and forth during a ballad thing. A lot of people probably don't know that's from Purple Rain...

Are you kidding me?

Did your world begin the day you first heard Prince or something?

Hey, ease up, man!

I was thirteen when Purple Rain came out. That was the first I'd seen of the arms-waving-in-unison thing. Any prior and far-reaching examples I should be aware of?

Spinlight said:

eyewishuheaven said:

This ain't a quote, but there's the whole waving one's arms slowly back and forth during a ballad thing. A lot of people probably don't know that's from Purple Rain...

Are you kidding me?

Did your world begin the day you first heard Prince or something?

Wasn't it Prince who invented the wheel, leading to the introduction of the motorcycle in Purple Rain?

Up until that point, the human race had been travelling on winged horses, as first featured on his debut album.

langebleu said:

Spinlight said:

Are you kidding me?

Did your world begin the day you first heard Prince or something?

Wasn't it Prince who invented the wheel, leading to the introduction of the motorcycle in Purple Rain?

Up until that point, the human race had been travelling on winged horses, as first featured on his debut album.

langebleu said:

Spinlight said:

Are you kidding me?

Did your world begin the day you first heard Prince or something?

Wasn't it Prince who invented the wheel, leading to the introduction of the motorcycle in Purple Rain?

Up until that point, the human race had been travelling on winged horses, as first featured on his debut album.

Psssh, that was his second album. Even I know that.

Just kidding, love ya, Lange!

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PicklesMcMillan said:

i am here.. where are you

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[Edited 10/3/10 14:31pm]

When the hell do your peers ever say either of these things?? lol.

This is some seriously wishful thinking in this thread. There's not been a catch phrase Prince invented that caught on in contemporary vernacular. He HAS aped things (like "slammin'!" etc) and created words ("soulyacolia", "hundalasiliah!") and phrases ("may you live to see the dawn", "pussy control"), but he has never created a phrase people actually use in every day language. The phrase "party like it's 1999" only gets half credit because the saying "party like it's/a" existed well before this time. "The artist formerly known as" does not count as something Prince created because he did not create that phrase (even in reference to himself).

Spinlight said:

sexyfunkystrange said:

Prince invented the term, "slammin".

As in, that song or that beat is "slammin"!

What?

NO he did not. What is wrong with you people, rofl. Get out more.

I was wondering if that was true or not, guess not.

But I agree on the 'party like it's....', I've heard that a lot.

Spinlight said:

sexyfunkystrange said:

Prince invented the term, "slammin".

As in, that song or that beat is "slammin"!

What?

NO he did not. What is wrong with you people, rofl. Get out more.

Ok, then Mr. Outdoors.

Show me what proof you have that he did NOT.

.

Oh, man, this thread is hilarious!

I must admit, I had assumed for the longest time that "may you live to see the Dawn" was a somewhat obscure religious reference and it was only when I tried to search for its origin that I realised it's either VERY obscure or Prince came up with it (at least in those words).

But, as Spin pointed out, I've never heard it used outside of the Princesphere, so it doesn't count in terms of working its way into the vernacular.

VERY occasionally, I've heard discussions involving doves include mock questions as to what they sound like when they cry, etc..., but I suspect that still doesn't quite meet the criteria because everyone still knows where its from.

Spinlight said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

i am here.. where are you

pussy control

[Edited 10/3/10 14:31pm]

When the hell do your peers ever say either of these things?? lol.

This is some seriously wishful thinking in this thread. There's not been a catch phrase Prince invented that caught on in contemporary vernacular. He HAS aped things (like "slammin'!" etc) and created words ("soulyacolia", "hundalasiliah!") and phrases ("may you live to see the dawn", "pussy control"), but he has never created a phrase people actually use in every day language. The phrase "party like it's 1999" only gets half credit because the saying "party like it's/a" existed well before this time. "The artist formerly known as" does not count as something Prince created because he did not create that phrase (even in reference to himself).

Wrong on both counts.

Give me one instance of where you saw/heard "Party like it's ___" before 1999. It didn't exist.

Yes, Prince did create the "Artist formerly known as" It came down from his word as the "official" way to refer to him.

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sro100 said:

Wrong on both counts.

Give me one instance of where you saw/heard "Party like it's ___" before 1999. It didn't exist.

Yes, Prince did create the "Artist formerly known as" It came down from his word as the "official" way to refer to him.

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I'm reasonably sure that phrases along the lines of "Party like there's no tomorrow", etc... existed before the 1999 album, which I suspect is why Spin suggested half credit. Certainly the "Party like it's <insert date here>" is his.

I'm even more sure that Prince did not create TAFKAP, but rather that's all the media could come up with to reference him. He was clear about his name being an unpronounceable symbol, and in at least two interviews I've seen he answered the question of how people refer to him by saying they either didn't, or called him 'Sir' or 'brother', etc...

That said, I guess he still gets partial credit for that too, given that I don't know of anyone who has worn that label quite so notably (ie. everyone tends to relate it back to him, but then, that still doesn't really fit the stated criteria).

Also if anyone doubts "Glam Slam" has worked its way into the vernacular I just put the phrase into Google and the first thing that comes up:

http://www.accesshollywoo.../glam-slam

ConsciousContact said:

Purple Reign is one you see if someone is big in their field and is associated with the colour purple.

Yup that's a good one.

Spinlight said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

i am here.. where are you

pussy control

[Edited 10/3/10 14:31pm]

When the hell do your peers ever say either of these things?? lol.

This is some seriously wishful thinking in this thread. There's not been a catch phrase Prince invented that caught on in contemporary vernacular. He HAS aped things (like "slammin'!" etc) and created words ("soulyacolia", "hundalasiliah!") and phrases ("may you live to see the dawn", "pussy control"), but he has never created a phrase people actually use in every day language. The phrase "party like it's 1999" only gets half credit because the saying "party like it's/a" existed well before this time. "The artist formerly known as" does not count as something Prince created because he did not create that phrase (even in reference to himself).

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sro100 said:

Give me one instance of where you saw/heard "Party like it's ___" before 1999. It didn't exist.

Yes, Prince did create the "Artist formerly known as" It came down from his word as the "official" way to refer to him.

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Phrases like "I'm gonna party like there's no tomorrow" are not new and existed well before 1999. Prince was essentially referencing this pre-existing notion with the lyric. However, specific usage of "Party like it's 1999" would, obviously, be due to Prince...

I've seen jokes and riffs on the phrase "{Blank} formerly known as..." but it's always sort of a nudge/wink to the ridiculousness of Prince changing his name, so does that really count? It's not really gained a life of its own and is meaningless to those who don't understand its origin.

Chiquetet said:

sro100 said:

Wrong on both counts.

Give me one instance of where you saw/heard "Party like it's ___" before 1999. It didn't exist.

Yes, Prince did create the "Artist formerly known as" It came down from his word as the "official" way to refer to him.

[Edited 10/3/10 17:46pm]

I'm reasonably sure that phrases along the lines of "Party like there's no tomorrow", etc... existed before the 1999 album, which I suspect is why Spin suggested half credit. Certainly the "Party like it's <insert date here>" is his.

I'm even more sure that Prince did not create TAFKAP, but rather that's all the media could come up with to reference him. He was clear about his name being an unpronounceable symbol, and in at least two interviews I've seen he answered the question of how people refer to him by saying they either didn't, or called him 'Sir' or 'brother', etc...

That said, I guess he still gets partial credit for that too, given that I don't know of anyone who has worn that label quite so notably (ie. everyone tends to relate it back to him, but then, that still doesn't really fit the stated criteria).

First of all, "party like there's no tomorrow" is NOT "party like it's ___." So his "half credit" is completely without merit; two unique phrases.

Secondly someone had to make "the artist formerly known as" the preferred method of referring to him. I remember it did come down from Paisley, at the time, that this was the "proper" way of referring to him. Prince makes the rules at Paisly Park. Just like later on, the "proper" way to refer to him became "The Artist."

sro100 said:

First of all, "party like there's no tomorrow" is NOT "party like it's ___." So his "half credit" is completely without merit; two unique phrases.

They're not really two unique phrases.

'Cuz they say two thousand zero zero party over
Oops out of time
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999

That sounds to me like another way of saying we're going to party like there's no tomorrow.

But, whatever. Give him full credit. Why not? What does he win?

Secondly someone had to make "the artist formerly known as" the preferred method of referring to him. I remember it did come down from Paisley, at the time, that this was the "proper" way of referring to him. Prince makes the rules at Paisly Park. Just like later on, the "proper" way to refer to him became "The Artist."

I'm not sure it was so much about the official or proper way to refer to him. Given that he went to some lengths to express that he didn't want to be referred to at all (because his name was unpronounceable), I'd say that if those terms really did come from PP, it was only because of media pressure - ie. "we need a name!"

As jtfolden pointed out though, everyone still associates it with Prince regardless of its origins, so it hasn't really established a life of its own - whether or not you still consider it as having made it into the vernacular is a bit subjective.

Nothing changes the fact that I do love any "everyday" reference to Prince that comes along, regardless of whether they are phrases that have worked their way into the vernacular or else are just a shout-out to the man

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"This 1's 4 Yosemite Sam and the tourists at Disneyland"

hey...

i say it just before poppin one off.

sro100 said:

Secondly someone had to make "the artist formerly known as" the preferred method of referring to him. I remember it did come down from Paisley, at the time, that this was the "proper" way of referring to him. Prince makes the rules at Paisly Park. Just like later on, the "proper" way to refer to him became "The Artist."

But it didn't come from him first. Prince didn't create the nickname.

Okay here's some more:

"Got the look."

There's a show titled "She's Got the Look." Of course, Roxxette did a soundalike title after Prince's.

"Erotic City"

Used to describe many things of a sexual nature.

"Nasty Girl"

Ditto.