Abysmal. I could almost be embarrassed for Prince.

I rock, I cuss, I conive, I threaten, I suppress, I oppress, I've had people do what evil I wouldnt for myself (whatever that amounts to), I've even killed!

I need help!

myfavorite said:

I rock, I cuss, I conive, I threaten, I suppress, I oppress, I've had people do what evil I wouldnt for myself (whatever that amounts to), I've even killed!

I need help!

it ain't me babe

I was talking about some else i knew...actually. .. ...wannadate???

Where's the next toilet?

I like it, some of the lyrics are a bit off but there's a powerful positive message behind it imo.

Prince is saying he doesn't care what others think, he believes in his beliefs. And mos def, Prince by himself is a "Band" - he don't need you to tell him that he's in the band!

Like someone who can't sing or play an instrument, they might know that they 'rock' and therefore they are

myfavorite said:

I was talking about some else i knew...actually. .. ...wannadate???

it'd be an xperience eye dont mind bleeding while U know?

if you want me to pass on it, you are gonna have to stop reaching out to me with your tongue.....looks defensive...

myfavorite said:

if you want me to pass on it, you are gonna have to stop reaching out to me with your tongue.....looks defensive...

after you tried to kill me with your nails?

LOL to read those remarks about the lyrics of this song.

Sometimes i think its an advantage that English isn't my first language, when it comes to appreciating certain Prince songs. Its easier to look beyond silly lyrics because of that. I mean: i didnt notice the 'lift your bra' lyric before.

Maybe thats the same reason why i ain't reacting so negative as others here on a song like Animal Kingdom for example.

Riverman37 said:

LOL to read those remarks about the lyrics of this song.

Sometimes i think its an advantage that English isn't my first language, when it comes to appreciating certain Prince songs. Its easier to look beyond silly lyrics because of that. I mean: i didnt notice the 'lift your bra' lyric before.

Maybe thats the same reason why i ain't reacting so negative as others here on a song like Animal Kingdom for example.

It's harder for me to ignore the lyrics in a rap.The words are just too central to ignore.

But on The Rainbow Children, for example, I know all the lyrics and can even sing along, and not really give a shit what they mean because I like the music.

Same with most Prince music. I was just thinking of 1999 recently. "two thousand zero zero" doesn't even make sense! It should be "two zero zero zero" but that does not sound as good. For me it's about the sound much more than the meaning.

NDRU said:

Riverman37 said:

LOL to read those remarks about the lyrics of this song.

Sometimes i think its an advantage that English isn't my first language, when it comes to appreciating certain Prince songs. Its easier to look beyond silly lyrics because of that. I mean: i didnt notice the 'lift your bra' lyric before.

Maybe thats the same reason why i ain't reacting so negative as others here on a song like Animal Kingdom for example.

It's harder for me to ignore the lyrics in a rap.The words are just too central to ignore.

But on The Rainbow Children, for example, I know all the lyrics and can even sing along, and not really give a shit what they mean because I like the music.

Same with most Prince music. I was just thinking of 1999 recently. "two thousand zero zero" doesn't even make sense! It should be "two zero zero zero" but that does not sound as good.

Stop attemtping to ruin my childhood.

I love how un-consensus like Princes music is. You could meet someone and say "I'm a Prince fan" and they go "OMG Eye'm a Prince fam 2!!" and you could still absolutely hate each others taste in music

rdhull said:

NDRU said:

It's harder for me to ignore the lyrics in a rap.The words are just too central to ignore.

But on The Rainbow Children, for example, I know all the lyrics and can even sing along, and not really give a shit what they mean because I like the music.

Same with most Prince music. I was just thinking of 1999 recently. "two thousand zero zero" doesn't even make sense! It should be "two zero zero zero" but that does not sound as good.

Stop attemtping to ruin my childhood.

it actually just shows his instincts for pop hooks. If he had thought about it too much he would have said "two zero zero zero" and that would not have been nearly as catchy

Nice pop song, catchy with a positive energy. I was actually enjoying this song the other day and thinking, this is quite entertaining!

NDRU said:

rdhull said:

Stop attemtping to ruin my childhood.

it actually just shows his instincts for pop hooks. If he had thought about it too much he would have said "two zero zero zero" and that would not have been nearly as catchy

I know and a few times I thought the same thing..and just wiped it away and continued the finger zero signs and kept sangin' in the nonsense matrix

NDRU said:

Same with most Prince music. I was just thinking of 1999 recently. "two thousand zero zero" doesn't even make sense! It should be "two zero zero zero" but that does not sound as good. For me it's about the sound much more than the meaning.

that's because the "zero zero" isn't part of the "2000" he's singing about. it's the read-out on the countdown clock.

[Edited 9/9/11 18:34pm]

errant said:

NDRU said:

Same with most Prince music. I was just thinking of 1999 recently. "two thousand zero zero" doesn't even make sense! It should be "two zero zero zero" but that does not sound as good. For me it's about the sound much more than the meaning.

that's because the "zero zero" isn't part of the "2000" he's singing about. it's the read-out on the countdown clock.

[Edited 9/9/11 18:34pm]

whatever gets you through the night!