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Thread started 06/23/14 12:08pm

EnDoRpHn

Cringe-worthy lyrics

Just been annoyed by the following over the weekend, made me think of other painful lyrics that are either strange, downright annoying, or grammatically beyond correct:

"Come swallow the pride and joy of the ivory tower." A Love Bizarre

(WTH is that even supposed to mean?)

"Before the day I carried u thru the bridal path door..." Call My Name

(Reminds me of Inigo Montoya: "I do not think that word means what you think it means.")

Others:

"When we make love, it's like surgery." I Love U In Me

Thoughts?

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Reply #1 posted 06/23/14 12:16pm

EyeHatechu

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Isnt the Bridle Path a place P and Mani used to live? Maybe thats what he meant when he said Bridle Path door in Call My Name. Correct me if im wrong on this one.
[Edited 6/23/14 12:17pm]
This Could Be Us But U Be Playin...
You Can Call It The Unexpected Or U Can Call It WOW
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Reply #2 posted 06/23/14 12:49pm

Militant

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Bridle Path is an upscale path of Toronto where Prince and Mani lived while there were married.

I actually did some mixing with my band in a studio in Mississauga, not too far from there, called Metalworks, which is where Prince did a lot of the Musicology album.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridle_Path,_Toronto

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Reply #3 posted 06/23/14 1:07pm

dandan

FixUrLifeUp - In London you're sure to be toast (made worse by the gesture he does whilst singing it)

The Breakdown - Reminiscing now I just like a fool (the entire first verse is so contrived it just makes me cringe. The metering of the lyrics plays a big part in this)

When 2 R In Love - Their bodies shiver at the mere contemplation, of penetration. Let alone the actual act



I got two sides... and they're both friends.
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Reply #4 posted 06/23/14 1:33pm

EnDoRpHn

Militant said:

Bridle Path is an upscale path of Toronto where Prince and Mani lived while there were married.

I actually did some mixing with my band in a studio in Mississauga, not too far from there, called Metalworks, which is where Prince did a lot of the Musicology album.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridle_Path,_Toronto

Never knew that, but his music is littered with phrases that lend themselves to double-entendres. In this case, it doesn't work, especially since it seems that only a handful of die-hards (no offense intended) would ever make the connection.

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Reply #5 posted 06/23/14 1:55pm

tab32792

i'm guessin that swallow the pride and joy from the ivory tower would translate into ---> swallowing cum or babies (pride and joy) from a penis lol

just a guess.

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Reply #6 posted 06/23/14 4:41pm

BigChick

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"Looking out the window of a big black limosine. Thinking about your thighs wondering If I can get right in between"-"Underneath the Cream"

The thought of Prince cruising around in a limo thinking of someone's crotch always made me cringe and laugh as well.

Big Chick

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Reply #7 posted 06/23/14 5:47pm

EyeHatechu

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Not really a lyric but in the song Come where he makes those slurrping sounds...makes me cringe and makes my legs tighten up.
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Reply #8 posted 06/23/14 7:01pm

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"Did U get the tape I sent U? I thought it'd be better in a song
Better than the used condom U sent me. Baby, that was wrong"

Such a cool song. but that line kills me lol

Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #9 posted 06/23/14 7:47pm

billymeade

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"Thank God this ain't Monopoly - you'd make us all go back to start."

a.) Monopoly has no "start"

b.) going back to "Go" is actually a good thing

[img:$uid]http://www.memecreator.org/static/images/memes/2791433.jpg[/img:$uid]

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Reply #10 posted 06/23/14 7:50pm

BobGeorge909

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billymeade said:

"Thank God this ain't Monopoly - you'd make us all go back to start."



a.) Monopoly has no "start"


b.) going back to "Go" is actually a good thing




Omg...ur so right! I never noticed. He's speaking of Parcheesi or Sorry!.
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Reply #11 posted 06/24/14 2:14am

novabrkr

FragileUndertow said:

"Did U get the tape I sent U? I thought it'd be better in a song
Better than the used condom U sent me. Baby, that was wrong"

Such a cool song. but that line kills me lol


That's one of his worst, certainly. It's so bad that maybe it's something that's actually happened to him. lol

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Reply #12 posted 06/24/14 3:50am

sfinky1

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The line in Bambi where he says something like: "I know what u need / maybe u need to bleed... YEAH!"
disbelief disbelief
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Reply #13 posted 06/24/14 4:06am

Ppenguin

dandan said:

FixUrLifeUp - In London you're sure to be toast (made worse by the gesture he does whilst singing it)


The Breakdown - Reminiscing now I just like a fool (the entire first verse is so contrived it just makes me cringe. The metering of the lyrics plays a big part in this)


When 2 R In Love - Their bodies shiver at the mere contemplation, of penetration. Let alone the actual act









FIXURLIFEUP is nonsense made to fit the rhyme...like guns are more out of control in the UK???

Breakdown - the whole song makes no sense and contradicts itself ...made worse the fact it's self-touted like this massive emotional master piece

Animal Kingdom...ridiculous lyrics and you can't have it both ways - either you believe in Evolution or they sbiut your brothers and sisters.

Colonized mind - "Upload: the evolution principal, U c a rock on the shore and say
"it's always been there - Download: no responsibility". Where to start 1) Evolution has nothing to go with rocks and geology...a stone is a stone, it has now genetic information. 2) Even if a rock was living the whole point of Evolution is that it HASNT always been there/the same. 3) No responsibility is surely shrugging your shoulders and passing off everything you can't explain or don't want to acknowledge as " God did it" doh!

Valentina...nothing at all creepy about writing a song about trying to persuade a married woman's child to hook him up with her mother

RIPOPGODAZIPPA - taking it all in down to the hair ill
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P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent
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Reply #14 posted 06/24/14 4:25am

Angelsoncrack

The one that springs to mind with me is in 'I wanna melt with u'.

'Yeah, do that baby, do that baby, just like a dog".

I cringe every fucking time barf

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Reply #15 posted 06/24/14 5:03am

Ppenguin

Angelsoncrack said:

The one that springs to mind with me is in 'I wanna melt with u'.


'Yeah, do that baby, do that baby, just like a dog".


I cringe every fucking time barf




...or "don't look now there's a river of blood, you must have been a Virgin, what am I guilty of?"

We'll Prince....
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P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent
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Reply #16 posted 06/24/14 5:08am

Adorecream

"I'm a workin at my jobba, I'm the victim ure the robba"

Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name
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Reply #17 posted 06/24/14 5:09am

Adorecream

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"I'm a workin at my jobba, I'm the victim ure the robba"

I'd rather do u after school like some home work, Shh!!

Can I suck you baby, Can I fuck u baby .. I know there's a puddle, been holding it in so long, now and 4ever more, you should get that shit started, FUCK! there on the floor, or better yet, in the chair, - Come

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Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name
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Reply #18 posted 06/24/14 5:11am

Ppenguin

The whole 'school yard' rubber glove comparison is pretty nasty too
P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent
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Reply #19 posted 06/24/14 6:45am

dandan

Dead On It, the verse where he talks about licking knees lol I don't know if I aboslutely love it or hate it.

I got two sides... and they're both friends.
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Reply #20 posted 06/24/14 7:54am

Angelsoncrack

dandan said:

Dead On It, the verse where he talks about licking knees lol I don't know if I aboslutely love it or hate it.

I swear to God, Prince has written songs over the years about every possible sexual situation ever.

His back catalouge is like a musical version of the kamasutra.

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Reply #21 posted 06/24/14 8:03am

RodeoSchro

Angelsoncrack said:

dandan said:

Dead On It, the verse where he talks about licking knees lol I don't know if I aboslutely love it or hate it.

I swear to God, Prince has written songs over the years about every possible sexual situation ever.

His back catalouge is like a musical version of the kamasutra.



I heard that Prince can rewrite the Kama Sutra in half as many words.

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Reply #22 posted 06/24/14 8:29am

Angelsoncrack

RodeoSchro said:

Angelsoncrack said:

I swear to God, Prince has written songs over the years about every possible sexual situation ever.

His back catalouge is like a musical version of the kamasutra.



I heard that Prince can rewrite the Kama Sutra in half as many words.

haha! tbh I don't really doubt that he could re-write it in half as many words. He was probably right when he wrote that lyric.

Although, the letter count would probably be significantly low too. eye no that 4 sure.

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Reply #23 posted 06/24/14 8:55am

Mintchip

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I think my all time least favorite goes something like...

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"If I were a dolphin would you listen to me then? Would you let me be your friend? Would you let me in?

.

You can cut off all my fins, but to your ways I will not bend. I'd die before I let you tell me how to swim."

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eek

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deep thoughts.

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Reply #24 posted 06/24/14 10:34am

strawberrybubb
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Ther's a mountain and it's mighty high, you cannot see the top unless you fly - GOLD
There are some corkers mentioned above though...
Whatever you heard about me is true
I change the rules and do what I wanna do
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Reply #25 posted 06/24/14 11:27am

Ppenguin

Mintchip said:

I think my all time least favorite goes something like...


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"If I were a dolphin would you listen to me then? Would you let me be your friend? Would you let me in?


.


You can cut off all my fins, but to your ways I will not bend. I'd die before I let you tell me how to swim."


.


eek


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deep thoughts.








Works better with "mackerel"
P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent
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Reply #26 posted 06/24/14 1:00pm

Angelsoncrack

Ppenguin said:

Mintchip said:

I think my all time least favorite goes something like...

.

"If I were a dolphin would you listen to me then? Would you let me be your friend? Would you let me in?

.

You can cut off all my fins, but to your ways I will not bend. I'd die before I let you tell me how to swim."

.

eek

.

deep thoughts.

Works better with "mackerel"

http://aqualastrange.deviantart.com/art/Dolphin-445067875

kill me

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Reply #27 posted 06/25/14 12:21am

Ppenguin

Anything that refers to "the wall of Berlin"....it's like
Saying the Liberty Statue, the Tower of Eiffel, Falls of Niagra
P-p-e-n-g-u-i-n......the P is silent
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Reply #28 posted 06/25/14 6:04am

dandan

strawberrybubblegum said:

Ther's a mountain and it's mighty high, you cannot see the top unless you fly - GOLD There are some corkers mentioned above though...

Yeah, that's awful. It's so child like and just, ugh lol

I got two sides... and they're both friends.
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Reply #29 posted 06/25/14 9:22am

ThomasBjj

I actually don't mind the mighty high mountain reference from Gold.

As far as cringers... Too many to choose from. Way too many. WAAAAYYY too too many!
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