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Reply #180 posted 03/12/15 4:18pm

nosajd

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I'd prefer an instrumental version
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Reply #181 posted 03/12/15 4:20pm

antonb

Well yes, , we have had the 3rdeyegirl song, next The Exs Face by prince

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Reply #182 posted 03/12/15 4:25pm

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luvsexy4all said:

has it surfaced yet?



Yeah
What are you outraged about today? CNN has not told you yet?
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Reply #183 posted 03/12/15 4:37pm

luvsexy4all

SuperFurryAnimal said:

luvsexy4all said:

has it surfaced yet?

Yeah

heard it...too poppy

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Reply #184 posted 03/12/15 4:39pm

funksterr

luvsexy4all said:

SuperFurryAnimal said:

luvsexy4all said: Yeah

heard it...too poopy

Fixed that for you. biggrin

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Reply #185 posted 03/12/15 4:43pm

luvsexy4all

funksterr said:

luvsexy4all said:

heard it...too poopy

Fixed that for you. biggrin

not what i said....

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Reply #186 posted 03/12/15 4:46pm

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At least Hannah is autotuned so her flat vocals don't make my teeth hurt, like every time she sings on Plectrum. But then, Prince is autotuned too, which is just silly.
No confusion, no tears. No enemies, no fear. No sorrow, no pain. No ball, no chain.

Sex is not love. Love is not sex. Putting words in other people's mouths will only get you elected.

Need more sleep than coke or methamphetamine.
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Reply #187 posted 03/12/15 5:39pm

thisisreece

Having listened to it a few times: Music is strong. First minute or so is strongest. Prince sounds great. Hannah & Prince sound good on chorus, but when Hannah takes lead verse duty the song sort of falls a part. Though it picks up again from the 3:30 mark and I like the vocal harmony.

It's not a bad song. I was sort of hoping it would go apeshit after Prince's verse, but it's a nice pop-rock track. One of 3rdeyegirl's best.

[Edited 3/12/15 20:33pm]

Hundalasiliah!
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Reply #188 posted 03/12/15 5:53pm

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It sucks.


There's NOTHING good about it.

It really sucks.

มีเพียงความว่างเปล่า rose 只有空虚 rose Dim ond gwacter rose 만 공허함이있다 rose 唯一の虚しさがあります wilted There is only the void.
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Reply #189 posted 03/12/15 5:54pm

Blixical

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BartVanHemelen said:

deepabove said:

"What If" -- if it is the Nordeman song -- is a great jam with deep lyrics

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No on both counts.

lol

Prince really just has absolutely no taste anymore.

มีเพียงความว่างเปล่า rose 只有空虚 rose Dim ond gwacter rose 만 공허함이있다 rose 唯一の虚しさがあります wilted There is only the void.
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Reply #190 posted 03/12/15 6:12pm

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Really enjoying it. Excellent guitar work and I like them dueting. This is going to get major spins in the car tomorrow.

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Reply #191 posted 03/12/15 6:17pm

crpaisleyfan

More drivel.

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Reply #192 posted 03/12/15 6:18pm

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Good music. Good production. Good performance. 3rdEyeGirl do have a definite 'sound'. Shit lyrics. I remain a proud simple-minded banished one.

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Reply #193 posted 03/12/15 6:30pm

babynoz

Nice song, cool

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #194 posted 03/12/15 6:38pm

EddieC

SchlomoThaHomo said:

"What if you're wrong?" Promoting Christianity by use of fear is the oldest trick in the book. Also, this song is corny as fuck, trying to be deep. Thumbs down.

It's also an endless circle--you can say it to someone of any faith (or none) about any faith (or none). Religious proposition A might be right... but I believe B, and it might be the right one, and then what about poor you who believe in A. Boom! I DON"T win, no matter how clever I think I'm being. It's a dumb form of argument, but I can't believe how many times I've heard people spout it as if they've just said the most brilliant thing ever.

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So you're making a bet on a horse--and if it comes in, you win. But what if the other horse comes in? (and what if there's no actual race anyway?)

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Personally, I've got to say I think "One of Us" is tons better--at least in part because the speaker there doesn't come from a position of KNOWING--and the speaker in this song is sure they're right, and is only playing at the What If. You're damned if you don't agree, and there isn't the slightest possibility that they've chosen the wrong set of things to believe.

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I'd actually imagined it would sound heavier than it did. I thought I knew where a 3rdEyeGirl version would go, and it didn't, quite. It was okay--as I've said elsewhere, I miss the searching aspect in Prince's religious songs for the last couple of decades, so I've gotten used to the aesthetically-boring (and personally nonresonant) quality of the lyrics. But this fits in with what he does with a religious song now, and it sounded decent. I like Hannah better as a supporting voice (much as I did Lisa and Wendy, honestly), so I probably would have preferred Prince lead throughout, but ... it was okay.

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Reply #195 posted 03/12/15 6:59pm

Graycap23

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I dig the new joint.

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Reply #196 posted 03/12/15 7:03pm

Superconductor

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It's a cover, it's a Christian Rock song, and Hannah Ford singing. 3x thumbs down from me. Oh and it's really not that interesting musically.

[Edited 3/12/15 19:07pm]

...every night another symphony...
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Reply #197 posted 03/12/15 7:04pm

williamb610

Pretty good at the beginning to the middle of the song...Hannah is the weakest link on this one. Prince starts to break out a little of the falsetto. Then, rethinks it, using the lower registers of his voice for the most part. Guitar also is good to the middle of the song and then falls off in terms of interesting licks. Prince always does find a way to make the guitar sound different on his songs.

Pretty intense, how the song starts, though.

P does make it interesting...

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Reply #198 posted 03/12/15 7:10pm

TrueFunkSoldie
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nice track!!

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Reply #199 posted 03/12/15 7:12pm

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Superconductor said:

It's a cover, it's a Christian Rock song, and Hannah Ford singing. 3x thumbs down from me. Oh and it's really not that interesting musically.

[Edited 3/12/15 19:07pm]

Yep! Funny that the station has not played a single Prince song since. It's like they were forced to do it or something. And they probably never played him before today. I wanted to like it though. There is always hope for Prince.

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Reply #200 posted 03/12/15 7:24pm

thedance

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Brilliant,

what an amazing cover song by Prince..!!
love



What If. (by: Nichole Nordeman)

What if you're right?
He was just another nice guy.
What if you're right?

What if it's true?
They say the truth will only make a fool of you.
What if that's true?

What if He takes His place in history with all the prophets and the kings
who taught us love and came in peace, but then the story ends?

What then?

But what if you're wrong?
What if there's more?
What if there's hope you've never dreamed of hoping for?

What if you jump?
Just close your eyes.
What if the arms that catch you, catch you by surprise?
What if He's more than enough?
What if it's love?

What if you dig way down deeper
than your simple-minded friends?
What if you dig?

What if you find a hundred thousand more unanswered questions down inside?

That's all you find?

What if you pick apart the logic and begin to poke the holes?
What if the crown of thorns is no more than folklore that must be told
and re-told, and re-told?

But what if you're wrong?
What if there's more?
What if there's hope you've never dreamed of hoping for?

What if you jump?
Just close your eyes.
What if the arms that catch you, catch you by suprise?
What if He's more than enough?
What if it's love?

'Cuz you've been running as fast as you can.
You've been looking for a place you land for so long.

But what if you're wrong?

What if you jump?
Just close your eyes.
What if the arms that catch you, catch you by suprise?
What if He's more than enough?
What if it's love?

Credits: lyrics from the original song by Nichole Nordeman - posted on YouTube...

https://www.youtube.com/w...M-rPbjmTCI

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Reply #201 posted 03/12/15 7:28pm

thedance

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I will have to check out Nichole Nordeman after this...

what a beautiful song.......

Yeah I really love it...... no kidding.. music

Prince 4Ever. heart
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Reply #202 posted 03/12/15 7:56pm

Azz

The riffs at 1:43 (and again 3:09) remind me of another song, possibly from a rock/metal group but I can't put my finger on it. Any ideas???
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Reply #203 posted 03/12/15 8:00pm

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3rdeyedude said:

Superconductor said:

It's a cover, it's a Christian Rock song, and Hannah Ford singing. 3x thumbs down from me. Oh and it's really not that interesting musically.

[Edited 3/12/15 19:07pm]

Yep! Funny that the station has not played a single Prince song since. It's like they were forced to do it or something. And they probably never played him before today. I wanted to like it though. There is always hope for Prince.

Well shit, they played like 30 tracks by one man in one day, I think their audience might need a bit of a break.

Change it one more time..
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Reply #204 posted 03/12/15 8:01pm

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There's one tiny thing about it that gets on my nerves, but I love the rest. biggrin
What?
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Reply #205 posted 03/12/15 8:18pm

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Nice instrumental. The lyrics are like watching an interview with Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens on Fox News...

Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain.
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Reply #206 posted 03/12/15 8:43pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

prince 's vocals is OUTSTANDING as usual. It amazes me, how he could listen to it,on the radio, & recreate this "MasterPiece" on a whim with 3RDEYEGIRL. They've created their own unique sound now. They've become the hottest band on tour....All because prince plucked them from U-tube..

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eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #207 posted 03/12/15 8:57pm

terrig

okay prince is boning hannah. this proves it lololol.

eek

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Reply #208 posted 03/12/15 9:14pm

lust

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Wow. A song promoting Pascal's wager. What next? "It's just a theory" or "if we came from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys"?

lol
If the milk turns out to be sour, I aint the kinda pussy to drink it!
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Reply #209 posted 03/12/15 9:17pm

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EddieC said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

"What if you're wrong?" Promoting Christianity by use of fear is the oldest trick in the book. Also, this song is corny as fuck, trying to be deep. Thumbs down.

It's also an endless circle--you can say it to someone of any faith (or none) about any faith (or none). Religious proposition A might be right... but I believe B, and it might be the right one, and then what about poor you who believe in A. Boom! I DON"T win, no matter how clever I think I'm being. It's a dumb form of argument, but I can't believe how many times I've heard people spout it as if they've just said the most brilliant thing ever.

.

So you're making a bet on a horse--and if it comes in, you win. But what if the other horse comes in? (and what if there's no actual race anyway?)

.

Personally, I've got to say I think "One of Us" is tons better--at least in part because the speaker there doesn't come from a position of KNOWING--and the speaker in this song is sure they're right, and is only playing at the What If. You're damned if you don't agree, and there isn't the slightest possibility that they've chosen the wrong set of things to believe.

.

I'd actually imagined it would sound heavier than it did. I thought I knew where a 3rdEyeGirl version would go, and it didn't, quite. It was okay--as I've said elsewhere, I miss the searching aspect in Prince's religious songs for the last couple of decades, so I've gotten used to the aesthetically-boring (and personally nonresonant) quality of the lyrics. But this fits in with what he does with a religious song now, and it sounded decent. I like Hannah better as a supporting voice (much as I did Lisa and Wendy, honestly), so I probably would have preferred Prince lead throughout, but ... it was okay.

Excellent post, and I agree with all of it. The idea that a person would present their faith as the only correct, logical choice, when "faith," by definition, requires the absence of logic, is just absolutely ludicrous to me.

"That's when stars collide. When there's space for what u want, and ur heart is open wide."
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