clarityman said:

Nearly 20 years later I finally 'get' this song so thought Id share my new found love for it. The harmonies , the feel and the quality has made this one of the standouts on the album.

Yes! Loved this song more than My Name Is.. and Sexy...as a 12 year old.

Great song. I loved singing the chrous over and over again when I first heard it.

It's all going good until the rap at the end. Damn you Tony and Carmen!

bigd74 said:

It's all going good until the rap at the end. Damn you Tony and Carmen!

Where is Carmen in this song?

paisley2002 said:

bigd74 said:

It's all going good until the rap at the end. Damn you Tony and Carmen!

Where is Carmen in this song?

isn't she the female vocal in the rap? the whole 'make the booty boom' duet thing.

bigd74 said:

paisley2002 said:

Where is Carmen in this song?

isn't she the female vocal in the rap? the whole 'make the booty boom' duet thing.

That's Mayte.

The edit that Earnest did was excellent and is much better for it. The Prince rap is ok but the other 2 .

paisley2002 said:

bigd74 said:

isn't she the female vocal in the rap? the whole 'make the booty boom' duet thing.

That's Mayte.

Is it? still, i don't like it.

paisley2002 said:

bigd74 said:

isn't she the female vocal in the rap? the whole 'make the booty boom' duet thing.

That's Mayte.

No, it's definitely Carmen. Mayte lip syncs in the video.

Baby, take a really good look at my face, cause honey, it just might be the last time! Maybe, you should have played an ace..instead you played a queen, U better of cheating, than trying 2 read my mind! Don't use that; Magical, mysterious, intoxicating, joy fantastic, fascinating, word called love, unless you me 2 the 9's..This is the only kind of love that I've been dreaming of the kind of love that takes over your body, mind, and soul! Love 2 9's BABY!

The harmony is excellent, and the chorus is sheer perfection! I even like Prince's rap within the section...It flows and everything else! The booty boom has come to be hilarious...Haha. I don't know it's just one of the songs I listen to all the time, and I never can go wrong. I have it as my alarm! IT'S THAT SERIOUS! Haha I have major respect for it, and that means a lot to me considering I don't normally like his raps...But the lyrics are clever! It's one of my favorites as you see!

I loved it from the moment it came out!

Would u hug me in a crowded street?

YUM! Love it from top to bottom, and all around

Love it up in till the last minute, never liked how the song sound changes near the end. But its defintley one of my favorites from the 90's even with that said

Stay awake 4 14 hours...Listen 2 the band play newpowersoul.....

Bitchen tune dudes.

Glad theres much love for this tune- thing is, dare I say it, after all these years I even kinda like Tony M! in fact didnt he once say that it would take people 20 years to get the album?

probably my favourite 90s tune. could do without the booty boom nonsense, but still great even with it.

I absolutely LOVE this song and it's aged very well....Are we sure that it's Carmen doing the talking? I always thought it was Mayte, lol. I'm no professional musician or anything but it's superb when it comes to actual composition and considering it was an album cut, WOW! I seriously hate auto-tune and overproduced "music" that's out these days but hopefully songs like Love 2 the 9's will be "discovered" by a younger artist one day and start a revolution in music again---please bring the instruments back!

"A Sweet Sticky Thang"

1sexymf said:

paisley2002 said:

That's Mayte.

No, it's definitely Carmen. Mayte lip syncs in the video.

It's Mayte http://www.princevault.co..._The_9%27s

Carmen appears on "The Continental."

[Edited 7/11/11 18:36pm]

Ohhhhhhh! Love 2 the 9s was an instant classic in my books, with its smooth verse and continuous lyrical chorus this was the perfect antidote to the whole grunge formula of pensive verse and explosive chewed out chorus. Upon hearing it I knew I would be hitting my drums as soon as the album finished and drumming along with this track. There is a sweetness in this song that is contagious, and the witty questionnaire replies always make me smile. And how cool is the line “would you hug me on a crowded street”!!! It should have been a single.

great song good duet for him and andy

ItsGonnaBLonely said:

Love it up in till the last minute, never liked how the song sound changes near the end. But its defintley one of my favorites from the 90's even with that said

My favorite from the album! I'm even into the video.

There is no doubt in my mind that this is one of his best from the 90s. I played this so many times when it was released and in my mind this is one, very rare, occasion where the rap doesn't seem to detract. I actually really enjoyed the rap and, you know what, I still do.

clarityman said:

Nearly 20 years later I finally 'get' this song so thought Id share my new found love for it. The harmonies , the feel and the quality has made this one of the standouts on the album.

Great song on one of my favourite cd's!

CLASSIC

Love it since first listen. Probably my second fav song off (Sexy MF is the one)

the rap part is actually good. As I've said many times, Tony M nails it throughout the whole album...