I love this song. Its my jam.

jonasjonas said:

It seems to be a shared thought that SOTT is the best Prince album out there, by critics and fans.

It also seems to be a shared thought that the track "It" is the worst track of that album.

Not to me. I think its a blast!

Its very Prince. Sparse on instrumentals and vocals speaks for them selves.

And a super track to beatmix with on the turntables btw...

One of my favorite top 10 Prince songs!

purplemajesty23 said:

I love this song. Its my jam.

Its my jam.

Spinlight said:

"It" does what he was trying to do with tracks like "Witness 4 the Prosecution" and "The Cross" a little bit better, imo. That minimalist funk/rock backed with soul lead vocals. To me, "It" is the first glimpse you get of where Prince was really going with his music. You could almost see it as a precursor to tracks like "Dance On" and "The Future".

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I enjoy this track.

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its ok but i feel he had stronger tracks he could have put on SOTT. Last Heart, Crucial, Joy In Repitition, Train, Wonderful ass IMO are all better.

jonasjonas said:

It seems to be a shared thought that SOTT is the best Prince album out there, by critics and fans.

It also seems to be a shared thought that the track "It" is the worst track of that album.

Not to me. I think its a blast!

Its very Prince. Sparse on instrumentals and vocals speaks for them selves.

And a super track to beatmix with on the turntables btw...

Thanks!

"It" is a quiet masterpiece IMO

The "Forever in my life" / "It" medley of SOTT Live is one his absolute moments.

Though its not proper live, who cares, its awesome!

Happy newyears everyone!

It's a good song but nothing special.

he captures the rauch & makes no secret about what 'it' is.. no mystery or riddles, it is was it is..

i loved this song on 1st listen & easily one of my top favourites. the pulse of the drum & screaming guitar is full of tension, flows in2 a heady swirl of near climax! his voice sounds totured with lust & begging for sexual relief. this song makes me really wanna help him with that!

he makes no secret fucking on his mind. i'd love to know exactly what he thought about that much to reach that condition.

ultimately i imagine he ends up

One thing that solidified my liking of this song was the Joffrey Ballet's awesome performance, I LOVE that section!

No I liked IT

Consider what he didn't put on the album, all that brilliant material, so calling it a "filler" isn't really appropriate. There was absolutely no need to put anything that he wouldn't have been happy about himself on the album. He seems to have wanted to have several minimalist tracks on the album and, at the very least, "It" was a better choice than, say, "Big Tall Wall".

i dig this song. i always seen a video for it in my head kinda like Janets PLEASURE PRINCIPLE with him thrashing around an abandoned warehouse . COOL!

Nvncible1 said:

i dig this song. i always seen a video for it in my head kinda like Janets PLEASURE PRINCIPLE with him thrashing around an abandoned warehouse . COOL!

this song supercedes anything close to any Janet type imagery..

novabrkr said:

Consider what he didn't put on the album, all that brilliant material, so calling it a "filler" isn't really appropriate. There was absolutely no need to put anything that he wouldn't have been happy about himself on the album. He seems to have wanted to have several minimalist tracks on the album and, at the very least, "It" was a better choice than, say, "Big Tall Wall".

I'll concede that one for sure!

Friggin LOVE this song. One of the highlights of the album imo.

I'm really with the people who are saying that there are better songs, but this one just... fits. I sometimes think of it as the 'Lady Cab Driver' of Sign o' the Times. It's just Prince, alone in the studio, eatin' them Doritos, and horny as a hound dog. It's claustrophobia, obsession, lust, madness. Is 'Crucial' a better song? Yes. But is it 'It'? No.

Always loved it and never realized there was so much debate about it, to be honest. I think it fits where it is on the album and I always thought the drum pattern was great representation of what the song is about.

Does every album need a best and worst song?

I love SOTT all the way through. No fillers

its not the best of the album but its not terrible

jonasjonas said:

The "Forever in my life" / "It" medley of SOTT Live is one his absolute moments.

Though its not proper live, who cares, its awesome!

Don't even get me started on that medley Too bad I'm not at home or I'd be watching the SOTT DVD tonight ..

probably the MOST under rated Prince track. One of my favorites of that era if no my favorite. I'm not kidding that song is perfect in every way.