It seems Prince is the master of shock lyrics (At least he was before the JW cloud descended upon us). Songs like Sister and Lets Pretend we're married and sexy Mf, were the cutting edge of shock and sexual fulfilment, but very now and then he landed a song so cutesy pie and sugary it could have been written by the wombles or for Justin Bieber. You know songs that re just full of cute, almost childish sing song lyrics.

We have had dozens of threads on best and worst songs, ranking them and of course his dirtiest or sexiest songs, but never his most cute and inoffensive ones.

Mostly they are below average, but they don't all have to be bad, so what are in your opinion Prince's most saccharine songs. List as many as you like.

Bad Saccharine

All of the midnights in the world (Brightly coloured scallywags that masquerade as men???)

Graffiti Bridge (Too cute and too terrible)

Walk don't walk

When you love somebody

Resolution (ugghhh!!!!)

Good saccharine

Soul Sancutary

Glam Slam

Still would stand all time

I really want input from you

Bad: 'The Arms of Orion' - enough to induce a diabetic coma!

Good: 'Free' - great melody and 'When 2 r in Love'

BAD - Jevetta Steele singing 'Hold Me' - I cringe all over when that pops up

GOOD - Used to feel the same way about Arms Of Orion but now I like it !

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[Edited 6/19/12 4:45am]

Adorecream said:

It seems Prince is the master of shock lyrics (At least he was before the JW cloud descended upon us). Songs like Sister and Lets Pretend we're married and sexy Mf, were the cutting edge of shock and sexual fulfilment, but very now and then he landed a song so cutesy pie and sugary it could have been written by the wombles or for Justin Bieber. You know songs that re just full of cute, almost childish sing song lyrics.

We have had dozens of threads on best and worst songs, ranking them and of course his dirtiest or sexiest songs, but never his most cute and inoffensive ones.

Mostly they are below average, but they don't all have to be bad, so what are in your opinion Prince's most saccharine songs. List as many as you like.

Bad Saccharine

All of the midnights in the world (Brightly coloured scallywags that masquerade as men???)

Graffiti Bridge (Too cute and too terrible)

Walk don't walk

When you love somebody

Resolution (ugghhh!!!!)

Good saccharine

Soul Sancutary

Glam Slam

Still would stand all time

I really want input from you

I love that song. That and "Daddy Pop" are obvious odes to Sly Stone.

The B track 'God'.

WOEFUL!

I cringe at the self indulgence.

insatiablecamille said:

The B track 'God'.

WOEFUL!

I cringe at the self indulgence.

I like the instrumental version, but the vocal one is one of my least favourite 80's Prince songs.

WHY YOU WANT TO TREAT ME SO BAD.

so whiney. makes me want to punch him in the face

insatiablecamille said:

The B track 'God'.

WOEFUL!

I cringe at the self indulgence.

Agree its absolutely shite

Resolution. Can't believe Mentos rejected this as a jingle and we had to suffer through it as an album closer.

errant said:

Resolution. Can't believe Mentos rejected this as a jingle and we had to suffer through it as an album closer.

on the other hand, I think "All The Midnights In The World," from the same album, is the good saccharine. it's just rough enough around the edges to not come off as TOO cloying. don't get me wrong, it's just cloying enough, but he didn't overdo it with the production.

and it's a rare moment of when Prince sounds like he's expressing an actual emotion, instead of posing at expressing an emotion. it's simple and delicate and a little-to-cute for its own good, but it he sounds vulnerable on it. and that's a nice trade-off.

Good: I Wish U Heaven, Starfish and Coffee (more childish-sweet than sentimental-sweet)

Bad(?): The 2nd CD of Emancipation makes me uncomfortable, maybe because it sounds too personal (or a bit disingenuous/forced?). With the exception of "The Holy River"--and it has its moments too--I have only been able to listen to these songs once, twice at most. I feel kind of mean for saying this.

Bad Saccharine

When U Love Somebody (But The Guitar SAVES IT!!! lol..The lyrics are lackluster)

Silly Game (..The more I listen to it..I just wonder what was he doing...? It just suffers..Sometimes...lol)

Young And Beautiful (THE MUSIC SAVES THIS..But the lyrics use to make me feel so odd, but now listening to it..it's not bad at all)

Good Saccharine

Sweet Baby ( One of my favorites recently..I love it)

Good Love (One of the trippest things he's EVER DONE! "Technicolor children in Picadilly Square
Whisper words, erotica, when U kiss me there
Gustav Mahler #3 is jamming on the box
I'll have another glass of U, this time on the rocks"...I MEAN COME ON...LOL)

Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do..(For Some reason, I love it..The linn drum and guitar are perfect together)

I have to come back with some others..lol

Adorecream said:

It seems Prince is the master of shock lyrics (At least he was before the JW cloud descended upon us). Songs like Sister and Lets Pretend we're married and sexy Mf, were the cutting edge of shock and sexual fulfilment, but very now and then he landed a song so cutesy pie and sugary it could have been written by the wombles or for Justin Bieber. You know songs that re just full of cute, almost childish sing song lyrics.

We have had dozens of threads on best and worst songs, ranking them and of course his dirtiest or sexiest songs, but never his most cute and inoffensive ones.

Mostly they are below average, but they don't all have to be bad, so what are in your opinion Prince's most saccharine songs. List as many as you like.

Bad Saccharine

All of the midnights in the world (Brightly coloured scallywags that masquerade as men???)

Graffiti Bridge (Too cute and too terrible)

Walk don't walk

When you love somebody

Resolution (ugghhh!!!!)

Good saccharine

Soul Sancutary

Glam Slam

Still would stand all time

I really want input from you

Do you ever get the lyrics right? It's "prickly-fingered scallywags that masquerade as friends."

Genesia said:

Adorecream said:

It seems Prince is the master of shock lyrics (At least he was before the JW cloud descended upon us). Songs like Sister and Lets Pretend we're married and sexy Mf, were the cutting edge of shock and sexual fulfilment, but very now and then he landed a song so cutesy pie and sugary it could have been written by the wombles or for Justin Bieber. You know songs that re just full of cute, almost childish sing song lyrics.

We have had dozens of threads on best and worst songs, ranking them and of course his dirtiest or sexiest songs, but never his most cute and inoffensive ones.

Mostly they are below average, but they don't all have to be bad, so what are in your opinion Prince's most saccharine songs. List as many as you like.

Bad Saccharine

All of the midnights in the world (Brightly coloured scallywags that masquerade as men???)

Graffiti Bridge (Too cute and too terrible)

Walk don't walk

When you love somebody

Resolution (ugghhh!!!!)

Good saccharine

Soul Sancutary

Glam Slam

Still would stand all time

I really want input from you

Do you ever get the lyrics right? It's "prickly-fingered scallywags that masquerade as friends."

No not usually, but you know what I don't lose sleep over it at night. I have dyslexia, warm to it.