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Thread started 02/25/11 3:11pm

bigbrother

Illogical thinking in Prince songs

In LRC Prince sings about a woman who takes him to a place where he sees pictures of jockeys that were there before him. He then says he started to worry if he had enough class. Now I know this song is full of double entendres but isn't she the slut in the situation and the one who lacks class... not him! I like the obtuseness and otherworldliness of many of his lyrics but can you think of lines which just don't seem to be logical (as Spock might say)?

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Reply #1 posted 02/25/11 3:22pm

torahwarrior

That line actually makes perfect sense in context.

He's saying he "Wondered if I had enough class.." (..to resist/not bang her)

..."but it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it alright."

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Reply #2 posted 02/25/11 3:27pm

dannyd5050

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"I took another bubble bath with my pants on"

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Reply #3 posted 02/26/11 4:23am

dudo

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Not sure about the illogical but the most logical could be 1+1+1=3 smile

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Reply #4 posted 02/26/11 4:39am

Rebeljuice

banking system collapse - act of god?
starfish and coffee?
i'll live my life in taxi cabs?
purple yoda?
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Reply #5 posted 02/26/11 11:39am

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I've wondered recently, that live, he is trying not to swear, or blaspheme. So for example in why u wanna treat me so bad it becomes, 'really don't give a care', rather than 'damn', yet, on Compassion, he sings 'Like a bloody fool'...and I remember bloody being one of the first swears I got told off about. So ok, it's low level, but I'd understood it was kinda of a religious swear, coming from either 'By our Lady', or 'God's Blood.'...dunno, maybe it isn't the same in the USA? Please, shoot me down if u will!

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Reply #6 posted 02/26/11 11:50am

xt1000

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Yea, but Bart swears........ Oh I'm all confused now!!

"If you really want something in this life, you have to work for it - Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers!"

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Reply #7 posted 02/26/11 12:01pm

BlackCandle

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Future Baby Mama: The lyrics relate not just to getting with Prince but also keeping him. Yet as we know a Baby Mama is the mother of your child that you're no longer with. Not an appealing prospect. Go figure...
"Had to get off the boat so I could walk on water..."
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Reply #8 posted 02/27/11 11:17pm

802

mikeyaddict said:

I've wondered recently, that live, he is trying not to swear, or blaspheme. So for example in why u wanna treat me so bad it becomes, 'really don't give a care', rather than 'damn', yet, on Compassion, he sings 'Like a bloody fool'...and I remember bloody being one of the first swears I got told off about. So ok, it's low level, but I'd understood it was kinda of a religious swear, coming from either 'By our Lady', or 'God's Blood.'...dunno, maybe it isn't the same in the USA? Please, shoot me down if u will!

This is because he needs to stop trying to be someone he isn't.

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Reply #9 posted 02/28/11 6:26am

Illuminations

"I'm not going to stop until the war's over..." sounds cool, but what the hell is he talking about?

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Reply #10 posted 02/28/11 9:23am

Bohemian67

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7 - And we will smoke them all

Kill them with intellect instead of a gun? Who are the "7" what are they?

"Free URself, B the best that U can B, 3rd Apartment from the Sun, nothing left to fear" Prince Rogers Nelson - Forever in my Life -
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Reply #11 posted 02/28/11 9:31am

muskiediver

bigbrother said:

In LRC Prince sings about a woman who takes him to a place where he sees pictures of jockeys that were there before him. He then says he started to worry if he had enough class. Now I know this song is full of double entendres but isn't she the slut in the situation and the one who lacks class... not him! I like the obtuseness and otherworldliness of many of his lyrics but can you think of lines which just don't seem to be logical (as Spock might say)?

I always that jockets meant the ones who have "rode" her. Pictures of all the men she has been with.

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Reply #12 posted 02/28/11 9:55am

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Bohemian67 said:

7 - And we will smoke them all

Kill them with intellect instead of a gun? Who are the "7" what are they?

the 7 sins

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Reply #13 posted 02/28/11 10:02am

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Dewrede said:

Bohemian67 said:

7 - And we will smoke them all

Kill them with intellect instead of a gun? Who are the "7" what are they?

the 7 sins

Aha... biggrin Thanks for clearing that long lived puzzle up. cool

"Free URself, B the best that U can B, 3rd Apartment from the Sun, nothing left to fear" Prince Rogers Nelson - Forever in my Life -
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Reply #14 posted 02/28/11 2:18pm

madhouseman

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7 - And we will smoke them all

Kill them with intellect instead of a gun? Who are the "7" what are they?

That is funny. I never looked up the lyrics but I always assumed it said 'we will smote them all' which seems a bit more biblical (even thought the tense wasn't correct).

Smote

1. Strike with a firm blow.
2. Defeat or conquer (a people or land).
I was reading WAY too much into his lyrics and not actually reading the lyric sheet.
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Reply #15 posted 02/28/11 3:24pm

nursev

Interesting thread.

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Reply #16 posted 03/02/11 12:21pm

Bohemian67

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madhouseman said:

That is funny. I never looked up the lyrics but I always assumed it said 'we will smote them all' which seems a bit more biblical (even thought the tense wasn't correct).

Smote

1. Strike with a firm blow.
2. Defeat or conquer (a people or land).
I was reading WAY too much into his lyrics and not actually reading the lyric sheet.

Interesting. I started doubting so got out the cd to check and it is definitely smoke.

So much work. Find the cd, find the song on the booklet, put on the reading glasses to read the fine print. Gee. Internet is wonderful. Type type click click... razz et voila razz

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Reply #17 posted 03/02/11 2:22pm

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Valentina's mamma: the "Mexican bombshell, come to conquer the West".

Somebody send this boy back to geography class! lol

PRINCE: the only man who could wear high heels and makeup and STILL steal your woman!
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Reply #18 posted 03/03/11 12:11am

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BlackCandle said:

Future Baby Mama: The lyrics relate not just to getting with Prince but also keeping him. Yet as we know a Baby Mama is the mother of your child that you're no longer with. Not an appealing prospect. Go figure...

Not true. My wife is my baby's mama, we're still together and she'll always be my baby's mama.

..."holding someone is truly believing"
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Reply #19 posted 03/03/11 12:55am

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dannyd5050 said:

"I took another bubble bath with my pants on"

Lol!! 'All the fighting stopped, Next time I'll do it soooneeeeer!!!!! lol cool

[Edited 3/3/11 2:27am]

Prince once tried 2 change his name 2 a symbol so that ur'e mother couldn't find him in the phonebook!
Peace & Be Wild!
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Reply #20 posted 03/04/11 3:10pm

IamFunkay7

Illuminations said:

"I'm not going to stop until the war's over..." sounds cool, but what the hell is he talking about?

lol!!!

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Reply #21 posted 03/04/11 4:30pm

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Illuminations said:

"I'm not going to stop until the war's over..." sounds cool, but what the hell is he talking about?


You sure you wanna know? lol
"Would you hold it agaisnt me, if I said I loved another?" ♥
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Reply #22 posted 03/04/11 4:57pm

jpnyc

Bohemian67 said:

7 - And we will smoke them all

Kill them with intellect instead of a gun? Who are the "7" what are they?

Watch Prince’s direct-to-video movie 3 Chains o’ Gold and the song Seven will make a little bit more sense. Unfortunately the rest of the album will start to make almost no sense at all.

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Reply #23 posted 03/04/11 5:04pm

NDRU

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eyewishuheaven said:

Valentina's mamma: the "Mexican bombshell, come to conquer the West".

Somebody send this boy back to geography class! lol

lol I noticed that one too!

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Reply #24 posted 03/05/11 1:55pm

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yeahthatsthe1 said:

Illuminations said:

"I'm not going to stop until the war's over..." sounds cool, but what the hell is he talking about?

You sure you wanna know? lol

Yes.

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Reply #25 posted 03/05/11 3:30pm

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MelinaB said:



yeahthatsthe1 said:


Illuminations said:

"I'm not going to stop until the war's over..." sounds cool, but what the hell is he talking about?



You sure you wanna know? lol



Yes.


He's masturbating. Which is why he says "So what are you gonna do, just sit there and watch?"
"Would you hold it agaisnt me, if I said I loved another?" ♥
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Reply #26 posted 03/05/11 4:07pm

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yeahthatsthe1 said:

MelinaB said:

Yes.

He's masturbating. Which is why he says "So what are you gonna do, just sit there and watch?"

So when we hear him moaning...is that

a) Him jacking off

b) Him having sex

c) His girl jacking off for him?

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Reply #27 posted 03/05/11 4:54pm

IamFunkay7

MelinaB said:

yeahthatsthe1 said:

MelinaB said: He's masturbating. Which is why he says "So what are you gonna do, just sit there and watch?"

So when we hear him moaning...is that

a) Him jacking off

b) Him having sex

c) His girl jacking off for him?

I always wonder, but when he said I'm not stopping until the war is over, I think he means he is not stopping until he... uhh... releases his love..

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Reply #28 posted 03/05/11 5:11pm

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IamFunkay7 said:

MelinaB said:

So when we hear him moaning...is that

a) Him jacking off

b) Him having sex

c) His girl jacking off for him?

I always wonder, but when he said I'm not stopping until the war is over, I think he means he is not stopping until he... uhh... releases his love..

True, but when he says, 'There!' its like he's directing her where he likes it. I doubt he'd say it out loud for his sake.

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Reply #29 posted 03/05/11 8:51pm

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His understanding (or lack thereof) of Evolution in "Colonized Mind":

"You see a rock on the shore and say 'It's always been there' ..."

Actually, that's closer to what Creationists think - that things just appeared out of nothing wink

Also, never been fond of this one from "Diamonds & Pearls":

"Would you be a happy girl or a boy?"

Err... that's just lame lol

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