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Reply #30 posted 11/01/11 2:55am

Tremolina

^ for me it was exactly the other way around.

I HATED, LOATHED and DESPISED "Lemon Crush", could not even tolerate listening to it.

Now it's pretty much my favourite. hahaha

crush

(krsh)

v. crushed, crush·ing, crush·es
v.tr.
1. To press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure.
2. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
3. To put down; subdue: crushed the rebellion.
4. To overwhelm or oppress severely: spirits that had been crushed by rejection and failure.
5. To crumple or rumple: crushed the freshly ironed shirt.
6. To hug, especially with great force.
7. To press upon, shove, or crowd.
8. To extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing: crush juice from a grape.
9. Archaic To drink; quaff.
v.intr.
1. To be or become crushed.
2. To proceed or move by crowding or pressing.
n.
1. The act of crushing; extreme pressure.
2. The state of being crushed.
3. A great crowd: a crush of spectators.
4. A substance prepared by or as if by crushing, especially a fruit drink: orange crush.
5. Informal
a. A usually temporary infatuation.
b. One who is the object of such an infatuation.
6. A decisive or critical moment or situation.
7. The process of stamping or crushing grapes for wine.

[Edited 11/1/11 2:56am]

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Reply #31 posted 11/01/11 6:17am

SoulAlive

NouveauDance said:

SoulAlive said:

I always assumed that this song means "orgasm" lol

a lemon being crushed= juice exploding everywhere

It stings when you get either in your eye. omfg

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Reply #32 posted 11/02/11 7:13pm

SeventeenDayze

Hold up, wasn't that a flavor of Shasta back in the day? biggrin

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Reply #33 posted 11/03/11 2:12pm

nayroo2002

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There is a sample of "When Doves Cry" in the song.

I'm such a geek.

Prost!

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #34 posted 11/03/11 2:26pm

Genesia

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johnart said:

Oh, I just thought it was about crushin' on a blond. shrug

Yeah, I always heard that it was about Kim Basinger and her blonde hair. shrug

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Reply #35 posted 11/03/11 2:46pm

rdhull

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nayroo2002 said:

There is a sample of "When Doves Cry" in the song.

I'm such a geek.

Prost!

do tell..it's not that 2 second keyboard breakdown is it?

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[Edited 11/3/11 14:47pm]

"Climb in my fur."
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Reply #36 posted 11/03/11 3:33pm

nayroo2002

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rdhull said:

nayroo2002 said:

There is a sample of "When Doves Cry" in the song.

I'm such a geek.

Prost!

do tell..it's not that 2 second keyboard breakdown is it?

.

[Edited 11/3/11 14:47pm]

Yeah.

And the bassline is a close relative to the one in "Cool".

Tell me I ain't a geek!

Prost!

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #37 posted 11/03/11 3:37pm

rdhull

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nayroo2002 said:

rdhull said:

do tell..it's not that 2 second keyboard breakdown is it?

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[Edited 11/3/11 14:47pm]

Yeah.

And the bassline is a close relative to the one in "Cool".

Tell me I ain't a geek!

Prost!

If you're a geek then Im a geek, because I got it lol. However...is that breakdown actually from WDC? Is it spead up or something? Taken ot of order? Because it just sounds like a few notes on the keys.

"Climb in my fur."
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Reply #38 posted 11/03/11 3:51pm

nayroo2002

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@rdhull:

It seems to me that Prince plays a new harmonizing part over the sampled WDC keyboard run (which is actually sped up in the original song)

I haven't heard "Lemon Crush" in a long time, so maybe my own thoughts about it are distorted?!

Prost!

"Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends"
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Reply #39 posted 11/04/11 7:29am

rdhull

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nayroo2002 said:

@rdhull:

It seems to me that Prince plays a new harmonizing part over the sampled WDC keyboard run (which is actually sped up in the original song)

I haven't heard "Lemon Crush" in a long time, so maybe my own thoughts about it are distorted?!

Prost!

hmmm

"Climb in my fur."
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Reply #40 posted 11/04/11 5:58pm

fantasticjoy

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I don't know, don't care, I just like the damn song!

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