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Your Top10-15 Best Lyrics We've had a lot of top10 best songs, but always focusing on the music. But, what about the lyrics? What about the lyrics that perfectly reflect his views (often controversial) about love, hate, society, etc? What about the lyrics that made you think: "wow, this is sensible and I completely agree"
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1.Uptown: "She's just a victim of society and all its games" . Nuff said... 2.Controversy: I don't think he believes in this message anymore, but the line "I cannot understand human curiosity" is still valid...and I agree... 3.Little Red Corvette : a warning against rushed one night stands, specially in the AIDS era 4.All the Critics Love U in NY: great attack against the hipsters and bullshit critics... 5.The Beautiful Ones: pure painful insecurity, Prince is human after all, lol 6.Pop Life: was this a commentary of 80s society? 7.Kiss: "women not girls rule my world" Was R.Kelly paying attention? 8.SOTT: the What's Goin' On of the 80s?? 9.I Wish U Heaven: 10.Strollin' : many people dismiss this song as "uneven elevator music" but the lyrics reflect that Prince, after all, is a sane, focused, and happy (probably) individual. And it's shows why he's still alive, while others are dead; yeah, I'm talking about Rikky and MJ...) "It's so great to be alive, oh yeah" 11. Hate You. Love is "complicated", lol. These lyrics helped me a lot back in the day... 12. Black Sweat. Perhaps the best lyrics about "how great he is", lol. The intensity of the music matches the machismo-bravado of the lyrics. Take no prisoners here. You laughed at him? You think he's done, old, weak, still effeminate? Prince will kick your ass. Prince will show you that your dancing skills suck, lol [Edited 7/21/11 11:31am] | |
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Forever in My Life - "There comes a time in every man's life..." Electric Chair - "If a man is considered guilty for what goes on in his mind..." I Would Die 4 U - the verse that starts as "Your just a sinner I am told..." AnotherLover -"I gave my love, I gave my life, I gave my body & mind..." Joy In Repetition - "holding someone is truly believing there is joy in repetition" And God Created Woman - "And if I never see you again, it's all right, for I'm guilty of no sin..." In This Bed I Scream - a great breaking up song "to these walls I talk, telling 'em what I wasn't strong enough to say" Soul Sanctuary - I love the lyrics in this song!! "under your gaze I can peacefully exist"
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condition of the heart- there's a woman from the ghetto who makes funny faces just like clara bow rasberry berret- rain sounds so cool when it hits the bottom roof and the horses wonder who u are little red corvette- i guess i should've known by the way u parked your cars sideways that it wouldn't last beautiful ones- u paint a perfect picture. bring to life a vision in one's mind. the beautiful ones, i always smash the picture, always everytime when u were mine- u were kind of sought of my best friend, so i was blind, i let u fool around 17days- i want to call u everyday and beg u 2 be near me. but i know your head is underwater, i doubt that u can hear me erotic city- all of my purple life i've been looking for a dame that was gonna be my wife that was my intention babe
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i could never take the place of your man- it hurt me so bad when she told me with tears her eyes, he was all she ever had and now she wanted to die. left her with a baby and another one on the way strange relationship- i guess u know me well. i don't like winter but i seem to get a kick out of doing u cold girls7bys- life is precious baby love is so rare i can take a breakup if u say that i can BOB4theFUNK | |
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girls & boys:) BOB4theFUNK | |
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1. Would u lie down on a bed of thorns, while eye drink ur ocean dry. 2. Eye could almost taste the wetness btween ur........ 3. Ass like a fine cut diamond, mounted on 2 legs of stone. The prison eye would do some time in, if eye ever get that ass alone. 4. 2 times mayb three, if u want2 go 4 or 5 that's alright with me.
Some1 name these jams
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Wow. yeah, dope choices, yo. | |
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what the hell is a 'bottom' roof?
I thought it was barn roof.
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Wow, probably a lot, but here are some of my fav lyrics that comes to my mind now (some for their meaning, some cause they just caught my attention):
Free: Don't cry unless you're happy, don't smile unless you're blue, never let that lonely monster take control of U Shhh: I'd rather do u after school like some homeworks (...) I'd rather wait til everyone's fast asleep and do it in the kitchen on the table top... TMBGITW: How can I get through days when I can't get through hours I Can't Make You Love Me: I don't wanna be the first, I wanna be the last The Holy River: People say they love you when they wanna help, but how can they when you can't help yourself, the more they say they love you, the more you just want to die Saviour: I can see we're like 2 petals from the same flower baby, 2 branches from the same tree, when I look in your eyes, I can see a paradise, you're my saviour, you'r all I ever need... Come on: I'm better off sleepin' with my guitar, if U ain't gonna sing, strapped to the body, makin' love 2 the strings... The One: If U're looking 4 a man who will make you fell like time has just begun, a man that'll make you feel like u're the only thing that ever mattered Don't Play Me: Don't play me I already do in my car Gett Off: But there's a rumor going all aroung that you ain't been getting served... Call My Name: I just can't stop writting songs about U, I love U so much (...) If I don't see you real soon babygirl I might go insane, I know it's only been 3 hours but I love it when you call my name. Black Sweat: I don't want 2 take my clothes off, but I do Take Me With U: It's in your eyes, what can I say, they turn me on The Beautiful Ones: Do you want him, or do you want me, cause I want U! I Love You But I Don't Trust You Anymore: The whole song is a masterpiece
Yeah, I love Graffiti Bridge movie, so what? ''Oooooooooooh Montreal, say it!''
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okay barn roof:)
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There's not too many of those
Anyway, Most of my favorites have already been said:
Also, all the lyrics to the songs:
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I actually hate this lyric. It was cute when Tevin Campbell sung it 'cause he was a teenager, but for a grown man to sing "I'd rather do you after school like some homework; am I getting you hot?" is and . | |
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Sign o the times When Doves Cry Uptown Money dont matter 2night Adore Dreamin About U Love thy will be done And God created woman Forever in my life Pop Life | |
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True lol | |
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Possibly my favorite opening line of a song ever. | |
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Well, I was a high school student when I bought this album and listened to that song.. so for me it was hot! LOL Yeah, I love Graffiti Bridge movie, so what? ''Oooooooooooh Montreal, say it!''
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These make me teary-eyed: Sometimes It Snows In April "Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain... / He used 2 say so strong unafraid 2 die / Unafraid of the death that left me hypnotized"
The Grand Progression "Darling it seems I have found the grand progression / Whenever I'm in your arms / From July until June, every sun and every moon / Melting inside of your charms"
These lyrics always stand out to me:
I Wish U Heaven "Doubts of our conviction / Follow where we go / And when the world's compassion / Ceases, still I know..."
Don't Play Me "I'm not the ganda U prop in my way / Don't play me / Cuz I've been 2 the mountain top and it ain't what U say..."
I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore "I've always given U the best in life / Even in the wrong, it was right..."
Space "I painted your face upon my ceiling / I stare at it all the time..."
And God Created Woman This entire song is gorgeous.
Letitgo "All my life I've kept my feelings deep inside / Never was a reason 2 let somebody know..." I definitely relate to some of those lyrics.
Uptown "Now where I come from / We don't let society tell us how it's supposed 2 be / Our clothes, our hair, we don't care / It's all about being there..." --- This is a mantra.
The Beautiful Ones "Paint a perfect picture / Bring 2 life a vision in one's mind / The beautiful ones always smash the picture / Always, every time" ---this song gives me chills.
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I rarely listen to "Free" but that first verse is awesome.
"Come On" has such playful lyrics. "I got the butter 4 ya muffin, just need the keys 2 the room." love it. How can I stand 2 stay where I am? / Poor butterfly who don't understand. | |
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Lots of good lyrics to choose from! What are yours??
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I've put them in chronological order and selected some sentences I particularly like, though I'm fond of the whole lyrics of these tunes. 1. Raspberry Beret. "She wore a raspberry beret (...) and if it was worm she wouldn't wear much more" 2. Paisley Park. "Paisley Park is in your heart..." 3. Sometimes It Snows In April. "I often dream of heaven and I know that Tracy's there..." 4. All My Dreams. "Don't ever lose your dreams!" 5. Sign O' The Times. "Sign o' the times mess with your mind, hurry before it's too late" 6. The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker. "I needed someone with a quicker wit than mine. Dorothy was fast" 7. Bob George. "This is your conscience, motherfucker" 8. Don't Talk 2 Strangers. "Things don't always turn out right, that's just the way it goes. Before I leave you there's just a few things you should know..." 9. The Holy River. "So here we go again, the self analysis. Have another glass of Port and uh... forget this. The band's playn' at the club 2night and they're bound 2 groove" 10. Lion Of Judah. "Like the lion of Judah, I'll strike my enemies down. As my God is living, surely no trumpet will sound" [Edited 7/22/11 10:12am] | |
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Musically molested by a purple yoda. J/K. | |
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Yep, and I have no regrets! Yeah, I love Graffiti Bridge movie, so what? ''Oooooooooooh Montreal, say it!''
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The Holy River - my all time favorite prince track. When his voice cracks at "asked her to marry me and she said yes and we cried" I break down. lol Wasted Kisses - "overdue, thats how i describe the hour, the minute the moment that i first laid eyes on you" The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker - "she didnt see the movie cuz she hadn't read the book first" GENIUS! When You Were Mine - " i never cared, I was never the kind to make a fuss, when he was there sleepin in between the two of us" Love Like Jazz - "The notes you play should b a Reaction 2 mine Nothing planned or contrived Then both of us will arrive" Dont Play Me - The whole song TMGITW - "cuz after you all one can do is die"
[Edited 7/22/11 13:07pm] April usually brings showers
This time it was a hurtin' kind This woman said she wanted my baby I told her I'd have 2 be deaf, dumb, and blind | |
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Condition of The Heart - How was I to know, that she would wear the same cologne as you, and giggle the same giggle that you do
Sometimes it snows in april - I know he has found another friend
If i was your girlfriend - the whole song, especially How can I make you see that it's cool? and Can't we just hang out?
Girl - U like the dreamy ice cream
The Sex of it - I couldn't love you anymore I guess I hate U next
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(In NO particular order) 1) Love 2 The 9's - "Baby, take a real good look at my face; cause honey; tonight just might be the last time..MAYBE you should have played an ace; instead you played a queen, you be better off cheating than trying to read my mind...(NOW CAN YOU SAY GENIUS? LoL..I just love how he cleverly puts that together..Makes so much sense..You got to know about playing cards to understand this one OR NOT...lol)
2) I Wish U Heaven - If I see 11, U can say it's 7, still I wish u Heaven..I wish U love, I wish U heaven, I wish U Heaven..( Just my theory on things in general, it's as respectful as love can get..
3) Pop Life - "What's the matter with your life, is the poverty bringing you down? Is the mailman jerking you around? Did he put your million dollar check in somebody Else's box, tell me? What's the matter with your world? Was it a boy when you wanted a girl?" (When I first heard this; [Which ironically is the first FULL song I heard from Prince] it's like he wrote it to me..I felt like; the mail man was putting my check in the wrong box..but as the lyrics fell into "But life it ain't real funky, unless its got that pop..dig it" I was like yeahhh! I dig it..your right Prince..haha)
4) The Beautiful Ones- "You paint a perfect picture...bring to life a vision in one's mind. The beautiful ones, Always smashes the picture, always every time.." (So true for me, the beautiful ones to always seem to go to "Him" and not ME, It's just one of those lyrics that spoke to me when I was after the wrong "one" Now..I have the beautiful one!
5) Graffiti Bridge - "Every body's looking for graffiti bridge, something to believe in, a reason to believe that there is a heaven above, everybody's looking for graffiti bridge...everybody's looking for LOVE." (I feel this true, regardless of what you believe, you are looking for something to trust in..something to love..I love the connection to graffiti and bridges; it's unusually artistic.
6) Good Love - "4th Of July, In every stroke, a symphony of light and sound, I want to die, from the smoke, fire burns out; when you're around." (I take this a clever sexual metaphor, and whether I have a dirty mind or not...when the stroke brings the fireworks that is some good love! And actually doing it right, makes it burn out, when she is around..I don't know it's hard to explain this one, but I think it's just cleaver to say...lol)
7) Power Fantastic - One of my ultimate favorite songs...Every line of this song is genius! Especially the beginning; "Late at night when the world is sleeping; u are frightened cause the power's creeping; In Your Room, there is something you're afraid of; Life & doom is what this feeling is made of...Power Fantastic- Is in your life at last
8) Glam Slam - "This thing we got is alive, it seems to transcend the physical, 1 touch & I'm satisfied, must be a dream it's so magical" (Just perfect lyrics, the love I have transcends the physical emotions..it's just GLAM SLAM!)
9) Strange Relationship - Every line of this song is perfectly placed. "I guess you knew me well, I don't like winter, but you seem 2 get a kick out of me doing me cold..Baby I just can't stand 2 see u happy more then happy I hate 2 see u sad" (Sometimes I find myself within this strange relationship..I use to hate to see her sad and happy..it was weird..But just perfectly placed at the time..lol)
10) The Ballad Of Dorthy Parker - "My pants were wet, they came off; But she didn't see the movie cause she hadn't read the book first...Instead she pretended she was blind 11) 3rd Eye - "Using a special code, he accessed his mind, in search of the reason why, in passion and fashion he began traveling time, 3rd Eye...3rd eye, 3rd eye.." ( I just love that..the 3rd eye can be so many things, I love the code and mind play..) 12) And God Created Woman - EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SONG..IS PERFECT. The lyrics are unique and I love how he used the creation of man and woman in a love story. "In my darkest hour I find..Many serpents who have lied (lied)...Given half the chance still I'd run 2 your side..(run 2 your side)..Love of my love (love of my love)..And God created woman (woman)...And if I never see u again...It's alright 4 I am guilty of no sin..They can have u, I'll have your love in the end...Soul of my soul (soul of my soul)
13) Silicon - This isn't one of his most known songs (From the Slaughter House Album) , but if you get a chance to listen to it; do so..Prince's rap or whatever you want to call is dope..lol.."One day U'll get outside the doo-rag
14) Mellow - "Learn the rhythm and play, the only note u want me 2, I am good learner, and once eye understand, I'll stand under u, and let u show u, how u want your man to be..If u desire I'll shed my attire, anything 2 get u wet...Shower my flower... So much to do, so little time..So choose wisely and you can find thee
15) Wonderfull Ass - " U do not understand my quirky ways
I only gave 15, because that is the ones in my mind..I can go on and on..Prince is PRINCE! Haha..SO many songs he has created in perfected lyrical quality for me!
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My list is longer than this, but here's the abbreviated version:
There is Lonely- and there is lonely, and then there's how I feel right now Comeback- spirits come and spirits go, some stick around for the aftershow/ don't have to say I miss you cuz I think you already know I Love U, But I Don't Trust You Anymore- the whole song When Doves Cry- how can you just leave me standing alone in a world so cold? maybe i'm just too demanding Sometimes It Snows In April- He used to stay so strong, so unafraid to die. Unafraid of the death that left me hypnotized Wasted Kisses- why'd I waste my kisses on you? Anne Stesia- have you ever been so lonely that you felt you were the only one in this world? Love 2 the 9's- this is the only kind of love that I've been dreaming of How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore- the whole song 2Gether- you look up in the sky for an answer and it starts to pour. what are we if we're not together? Gold- everybody wants to sell what's already been sold. everybody wants to tell what's already been told. The Love We Make- desperate is the day that is tomorrow America- I can't explain this one at all. I just love this song. time flies. | |
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Lyrics from 1999 and Controversy maybe haven't got too much sense, but I just like them. Rest of them are very deep for me.
(not in order) 1999 - If U didn't come 2 party/Don't bother knockin' on my door/I got a lion in my pocket/And baby he's ready 2 roar Controversy - People call me rude/I wish we all were nude/I wish there was no black and white/ I wish there were no rules Uptown - She's just a victim of society and all its games Resolution - The main problem with people/Is they never do what they say/1 minute they want peace/Then do everything 2 make it go away Sign'O'The Times - Its silly, no?/When a rocket ship explodes/And everybody still wants 2 fly If I Was Your Girlfriend - If I was your one and only friend/Would u run 2 me if somebody hurt u/Even if that somebody was me? I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - It hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes/He was all she ever had and now she wanted 2 die The Cross - We all have our problems/Some BIG, some are small/Soon all of our problems/Will be taken by the cross Diamonds And Pearls - Am I the weaker man/Because I understand/That love must be the master plan Money Don't Matter 2 Night - Anything is better than the picture of the child/In a cloud of gas/And u think u got it bad America - Communism is just a word/But if the government turn over/It'll be the only word that's heard Purple Rain - I never wanted 2 be your weekend lover/I only wanted 2 be some kind of friend/Baby, I could never steal u from another/It's such a shame our friendship had 2 end 4 The Tears In Your Eyes - The meek shall inherit the earth Gold - Everybody wants 2 tell what's already been told Sometimes It Snows In April - I often dream of heaven and I know that Tracy's there/I know that he has found another friend/(...)Maybe one day I'll see my Tracy again [Edited 7/27/11 1:24am] | |
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