Tempest said:

It's not the music that's boring. It's all the stuff going on that doesn't jive with the song like hot girls, hot outfits (& bondage?) & hot dance moves. I find it distracting and not in sync with the meaning and flow of the song. The song isn't boring. It's the distractions that don't jive with the mood & the music that are boring. Like I said previously, the girls, outfits, dance moves have been done, redone & overdone.

this right here. I found myself asking myself how cool it would have been had the video mirrored the tenor of the song. Song is def babymaking material, but the vid isn't.

this is fresh

Honestly, is the song about someone's ass in leather pants? Or a bunch of dancers shaking their stuff with mohawks and clothed in bondage gear? How is that relevant or how does it fit the mood of the song?

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I suppose if the song was about group sex or shaking your thang at a club, it would have been appropriate. But, I wasn't under the impression that's where the song was at.

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Not every song in the universe is about someone's ass but if you turn on the TV or go to YouTube and watch, you'd think that tits & ass was all there is in the world. Heck, nowadays you can hand off the song Amazing Grace to someone to make a video and they'd find a way to get T & A into it. Sad but true.

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I agree. Had the song and the video been in sync (and Prince would've made an appearance), it would have been fabulous.

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I am one of the few to enjoy all of the output in the last 10 years, but I have to say, this is the poorest song and video for many years. Its about as contemporary Kenny Rogers.

TrueFunkSoldier2 said:

this is fresh

In the 90's.

BlackandRising said:

meh. Watched once, moving on. Gurl is fine, but an ass like that will only get you so far. Maybe I'm just getting older. Is it me or does it seem like a vehicle for her more than anything else?

no...its not just you. I agree.

Tempest said:

Honestly, is the song about someone's ass in leather pants? Or a bunch of dancers shaking their stuff with mohawks and clothed in bondage gear? How is that relevant or how does it fit the mood of the song?

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I suppose if the song was about group sex or shaking your thang at a club, it would have been appropriate. But, I wasn't under the impression that's where the song was at.

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Not every song in the universe is about someone's ass but if you turn on the TV or go to YouTube and watch, you'd think that tits & ass was all there is in the world. Heck, nowadays you can hand off the song Amazing Grace to someone to make a video and they'd find a way to get T & A into it. Sad but true.

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I agree. Had the song and the video been in sync (and Prince would've made an appearance), it would have been fabulous.

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[Edited 10/11/13 13:26pm]

well said!

MIRvmn said:

This is actually one of the better videos I've seen by Prince lately, its fresh as someone pointed out earlier in this thread and the girl who is dancing is hot. Its miles better than the boring RnR, screwdriver and Fixurlifeup videos in my opinion. Of course it would've been great if Prince was in this video (instead of that Prince imitator) but I'm pleased anyway

Nice song.

Terrible terrible video,



I detest "MTV videos" like that.

So the verdict is pretty unanimous; More pretty girl, less new Prince music.

The way his new music sounds, I still say Prince is suffering from low T.

This video was cool the first time I saw it when Janet Jackson did it in thats the way love go

Video looked like a scene from Fame !!

SquirrelMeat said:

This song could never be a hit, even if justin timberlake sang it, it wouldnt be a hit. It is a really really poor song with no redeeming features. The fact that P went to the half arsed effort of making a video for it makes me think that they actually rate that song. The video itself is a nothing video for me, but then again, Im old and dont watch music videos much these days anyway, so what do I know about that?

I decided not to read anyone's comments before writing this.

This is Prince's best joke ever -- you just need to decide if it is musically rewarding.

Self-deprecation is often phony, but when it is honest, it can be liberating. I am glad to see that Prince is able to laugh at himself even thought the whole thing is as corny as can be.

It's meta Prince folks.

BartVanHemelen said:

Tempest said:

It's not the music that's boring. It's all the stuff going on that doesn't jive with the song like hot girls, hot outfits (& bondage?) & hot dance moves. I find it distracting and not in sync with the meaning and flow of the song. The song isn't boring. It's the distractions that don't jive with the mood & the music that are boring. Like I said previously, the girls, outfits, dance moves have been done, redone & overdone.

The song is boring as hell. It is Prince doing yet another "this will do" track. I wouldn't be surprised if it is a "bland funky popsong" preset on some keyboard. (Yes people, he has done that before. He has also sampled other people's music and he has appropriated other people's songs without their consent.)

If anyone thinks this is going to be big: good luck with that, and see your doctor for those ongoing delusions. The video starts off awfully: oh look, a girl cooking breakfast -- they could not even be arsed to reverse the archetypical roles. And then it turns into some lame-ass mix between an ancient Janet Jackson video with some untalented Pussycat Dolls-rejects.

And there are the references to a ten year old Dave Chappelle sketch. A real hip & fly guy, that Princey dude.

And after three minutes that stupid high-pitched voice comes in. No doubt regarded as "edgy" by plenty of famz. It isn't.

The video also looks awfully cheap. The location, the dancers, the editing, the colors... All of it is just so tacky and pedestrian. That it has a title sequence and a credit sequence is just baffling.

Oh, and let's not forget this is a song about a 50+ year old man macking on young girls. Not creepy at all. No sir.

Hey Bart, I don't mind saying you could use a certain dose of healthy self-deprecation. I don't think Prince is sitting there thinking this will be is biggest song ever -- he's having a little fun at his own expense -- you're missing the point.

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murph said:

vinx98 said:

This is actually very good. It's nothing but pop music. Prince is 55, and yet he is still able to produce throwaway pop music. The video is brilliant in many ways. There are two angles from which one would view a Prince video in 2013; firstly the fans will watch it anyway, secondly the general public will be intrigued to see what he looks like now. To be so enigmatic as to hide from the video entirely keeps both sides intrigued.

Don't feed the trolls.

Alexandernvrmind said:

vinx98 said:

This song could never be a hit, even if justin timberlake sang it, it wouldnt be a hit. It is a really really poor song with no redeeming features. The fact that P went to the half arsed effort of making a video for it makes me think that they actually rate that song. The video itself is a nothing video for me, but then again, Im old and dont watch music videos much these days anyway, so what do I know about that?

Just understand if Timberlake did this song it wouldn't sound like this. It would have swing, bounce, and far better lyrical flow and delivery I honestly think P should hire a producer. He'll if he's only comfortable with women (insert eye roll) the let Jannell Monae do a whole album [Edited 10/11/13 17:43pm]

What do you think a producer does?

To be clear this song is actually very good

The video however completey sucks

veronikka said:

7roses said:

REALLY!!!!

what was the point of making this person look like Prince?

i think prince tried to told us there will be a person playing as prince instead of real one, by posting charlie murphie's foto in the single; genius

Pretty girl, great dance moves BUT this does not capture the true essence of the song IMO. He should have just been in the video, he could have played with some shadows etc or worn sunglasses and had a girl in the vid with him. I agree that this was more to showcase Danielle than anything else. I'm sure she'll be his new dancer (hell she's better then Damaris) but hopefully he won't try to make her the next protegee. Overall, I expected more from the video, still LOVE the song though.

paulludvig said: