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Thread started 08/02/14 4:00pm

EddieC

So everyone in the real world doesn't love Computer Blue?

So there's a Vulture article looking at the 38 No. 1 Soundtracks since Purple Rain--if you want to look at it, go ahead (http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/number-one-soundtracks-since-purple-rain.html).

Here's the kicker, though--and the reason for my mentioning this thing at all. Their plan for the article is the following: "For each of the 38 albums we’re looking at, we’ll try to pick the biggest, weirdest, and on-the-nosest tracks, and tell you whether this was the kind of soundtrack you could listen to straight through, or whether there was a “Computer Blue” to skip past. "

Okay, maybe people "out there" don't love the song, but is it the one anyone "in here" skipped? I was mainly listening on vinyl back in the day (now I generally hear Purple Rain tracks when they pop up in a shuffle--I can't remember the last time I listened to the album), so I wasn't skipping anything, but I generally arrange errands out of the room during "Take Me With U"--certainly not during "Computer Blue."

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Reply #1 posted 08/02/14 4:08pm

EyeHatechu

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I dont know about everybody else but I WAIT for Computer Blue to come on. If I skip anything on PR, which is rare, I skip Darling Nikki.
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Reply #2 posted 08/02/14 4:14pm

Revolution

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Computer Blue is sheer brilliance! Seriously.

Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #3 posted 08/02/14 10:03pm

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If you dont like Computer Blue, then you shouldnt bother listening to Prince.

confused

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Reply #4 posted 08/02/14 10:07pm

givegoodlove

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callimnate said:

If you dont like Computer Blue, then you shouldnt bother listening to Prince.



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Perfect! Computer blue was one of the best prince tracks ever, people just love watered down garbage lyrics that are catchy so they can add their own stupid words in it and sing it off pitch

Somebody please, please tell me what the hell is wrong?!
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Reply #5 posted 08/02/14 10:40pm

ufoclub

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I never liked it! smile

I can report that many casual Prince listeners (but music lovers and creative artists) think it's lame.

But I do like the long version. It's a complete transformation for me by adding those other parts.

"Purple Rain" and "Darling Nikki" are GREAT. Solid gems in my opinion. Prince fans are just too overexposed to "Purple Rain" because he keeps doing it live. Imagine if he almost never did it live.

Don't think much of "Take Me With U" either.

Don't think much of the album version of "Baby I'm a Star". That one too becomes something quite different and more interesting in the live extended versions with their "suites" changes.

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Reply #6 posted 08/02/14 10:49pm

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Love it! He should put it in rotation in his live set, the long version.
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Reply #7 posted 08/02/14 11:07pm

BobGeorge909

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I consistently skip computer blue. I would die for u even more.
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Reply #8 posted 08/03/14 12:35am

Pentacle

BobGeorge909 said:

I consistently skip computer blue. I would die for u even more.



People are strange.

Stop the Prince Apologists ™
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Reply #9 posted 08/03/14 12:40am

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Pentacle said:



BobGeorge909 said:


I consistently skip computer blue. I would die for u even more.



People are strange.



Computer blue is a good song if u ask me. Performed and recorded well...good production nice music and lyrics...just not my kinda gig. I don't loathe it. But I sure as hell don't dig it.

I would die for u however...I hate the lyrics and the music and don't see why any one does. I am clueless as to why its popular and crjng in public when I hear it.


And yes....I know I'm strange. smile I like to see it as an asset. There's so many normal people...strange can be refreshing sometimes... lol
[Edited 8/3/14 0:43am]
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Reply #10 posted 08/03/14 12:41am

Scarfo

Now way I'll skip Computer Blue! That is MY favorite track on the whole Purple Rain album! If I skip one song, it's Take Me With U.

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Reply #11 posted 08/03/14 12:47am

BobGeorge909

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Scarfo said:

Now way I'll skip Computer Blue! That is MY favorite track on the whole Purple Rain album! If I skip one song, it's Take Me With U.


That's so funny....that's the one I'll never skip. Take me with you. Love the campy apples delivery...love it. Shhh....don't tell no one..but sometimes I skip purple rain. Sometimes its just too involved... Too much of a commitment for the mood I'm in...does that make sense. It sadly almost made me cry then other day. I ain't always got time for that section of my emotional spectrum. Ya feel me?



Her...that's another good song title...section of my emotional spectrum.
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Reply #12 posted 08/03/14 12:52am

Pentacle

BobGeorge909 said:

Pentacle said:



People are strange.

Computer blue is a good song if u ask me. Performed and recorded well...good production nice music and lyrics...just not my kinda gig. I don't loathe it. But I sure as hell don't dig it. I would die for u however...I hate the lyrics and the music and don't see why any one does. I am clueless as to why its popular and crjng in public when I hear it. And yes....I know I'm strange. smile I like to see it as an asset. There's so many normal people...strange can be refreshing sometimes... lol [Edited 8/3/14 0:43am]

Welll... I love Jughead... So there's that.

Used to deliver papers listening to a tape that had Jughead 9 times on one side and Push 8 times on the other...

Stop the Prince Apologists ™
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Reply #13 posted 08/03/14 1:46am

morningsong

EddieC said:

So there's a Vulture article looking at the 38 No. 1 Soundtracks since Purple Rain--if you want to look at it, go ahead (http://www.vulture.com/2014/08/number-one-soundtracks-since-purple-rain.html).



Here's the kicker, though--and the reason for my mentioning this thing at all. Their plan for the article is the following: "For each of the 38 albums we’re looking at, we’ll try to pick the biggest, weirdest, and on-the-nosest tracks, and tell you whether this was the kind of soundtrack you could listen to straight through, or whether there was a “Computer Blue” to skip past. "



Okay, maybe people "out there" don't love the song, but is it the one anyone "in here" skipped? I was mainly listening on vinyl back in the day (now I generally hear Purple Rain tracks when they pop up in a shuffle--I can't remember the last time I listened to the album), so I wasn't skipping anything, but I generally arrange errands out of the room during "Take Me With U"--certainly not during "Computer Blue."




falloff I understand the feeling.


I like Computer Blue, though.
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Reply #14 posted 08/03/14 2:22am

thedance

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Prince is colour blind!!


Computer Blue is the perfect mix of white and black, rock and funk. woot!

I have always loved this track deeply, damn the whole album is brilliant,

Not a single bad note on it, Purple Rain is a true masterpiece. music

Prince 4Ever. heart
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Reply #15 posted 08/03/14 4:58am

callimnate

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People like Emancipation and his recent stuff as well, so I can understand the dislike for P's greatest ever song.
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Reply #16 posted 08/03/14 5:11am

Scarfo

BobGeorge909 said:

Scarfo said:

Now way I'll skip Computer Blue! That is MY favorite track on the whole Purple Rain album! If I skip one song, it's Take Me With U.

That's so funny....that's the one I'll never skip. Take me with you. Love the campy apples delivery...love it. Shhh....don't tell no one..but sometimes I skip purple rain. Sometimes its just too involved... Too much of a commitment for the mood I'm in...does that make sense. It sadly almost made me cry then other day. I ain't always got time for that section of my emotional spectrum. Ya feel me? Her...that's another good song title...section of my emotional spectrum. [Edited 8/3/14 0:48am]

lol, I feel ya.

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Reply #17 posted 08/03/14 1:30pm

chriss

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"Computer Blue"

one of my ALLTIME FAVS

love the change ups, love to dance to it

love to watch Prince perform it in Purple Rain

I would never skip over this song; it is absolutely

essential to the overall effect of completeness to this masterpeice

called "Purple Rain"

what's not to love? jeez

excited

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Reply #18 posted 08/03/14 1:47pm

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Darling Nikki is the shit as well. Baby I'm A Star is now boring.

Computer Blue is sheer brilliance. Bitches need to learn. Drink the purple kool aid suckas.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #19 posted 08/03/14 3:38pm

Shawy89

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'Computer Blue' is the best song Prince ever recorded in my opinion, it has everything I like about a song, a groovy vibe, an atmosphere and a kick ass guitar solo.

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Reply #20 posted 08/03/14 3:55pm

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Love it; don't have one bad word to say about it.

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #21 posted 08/03/14 4:24pm

CharismaDove

I love this song a lot, one of my all-time favorites. The anguished lyrics, guitar solos, Wendy and Lisa's introduction, hallway speech, everything is perfection.

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It is a hard track to get into though. It's unusual and different than what you usually hear, I remember it took a while for it to grow on me. The only song on Purple Rain that's a notch below perfection, imo, is Baby I'm a Star. Fun, funky, etc... but not like the rest.

Maybe eye do, just not like eye did before pimp2
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Reply #22 posted 08/03/14 4:42pm

Aerogram

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Don't take it so seriously, the world of music websites and journalism in general is littered with pretentious wordsmiths with minimal knowledge, a few predictable things they admire and tue ability to type what they consider interesting prose.

Seriously, I could write about ballet or opera, even though I only know a tiny bit of what a real pro knows. These jobs don't pay that well, so you get a whole lot of amateurs that know little but write readable prose.

Someone should send this idiot the full version -- educate a fake critic here and there, it might help.

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Reply #23 posted 08/03/14 4:46pm

Aerogram

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BobGeorge909 said:

Pentacle said:



People are strange.

Computer blue is a good song if u ask me. Performed and recorded well...good production nice music and lyrics...just not my kinda gig. I don't loathe it. But I sure as hell don't dig it. I would die for u however...I hate the lyrics and the music and don't see why any one does. I am clueless as to why its popular and crjng in public when I hear it. And yes....I know I'm strange. smile I like to see it as an asset. There's so many normal people...strange can be refreshing sometimes... lol [Edited 8/3/14 0:43am]

You're one of a kind.

[Edited 8/3/14 16:47pm]

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Reply #24 posted 08/03/14 5:01pm

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Scarfo said:

Now way I'll skip Computer Blue! That is MY favorite track on the whole Purple Rain album! If I skip one song, it's Take Me With U.


Yes its one of the best songs on Purple Rain. I also use to skip Take me with u but I enjoy it more live. The other song I use to skip is Lets go crazy, that song should have been a b-side and not on the album imo
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Reply #25 posted 08/04/14 1:49pm

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love that song, also was a great performance in the purple rain movie.

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Reply #26 posted 08/05/14 1:22am

SoulAlive

"Computer Blue" kicks ass! headbang it's a very energetic,relentless rocker.This song and "When Doves Cry" are the best songs on the album,imo.

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Reply #27 posted 08/05/14 1:47am

Rebeljuice

Fantastic song. But what is it really about? Pre-internet, pre-computer porn, pre-computer dating... Could he be singing about jacking off to a nude bitmap image on his ZX Spectrum (insert cassette, make sure volume is at the right level, play the tape, wait 2 minutes, bitmap image loaded)?

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Reply #28 posted 08/05/14 6:23am

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I think the extended version of Computer Blue makes the song a tad easier to understand because of the lyrics in the extra verses. But I dont know the full point and meaning of the song.
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Reply #29 posted 08/05/14 8:19am

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How can you listen to Darling Nikki if you don't hear Computer Blue first? Those two songs are a mini suite within Purple Rain.

Plus, it evokes the image of Prince greased up like a pig at a county fair. What's not to love about that?

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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