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Reply #60 posted 05/02/15 3:24pm

bonatoc

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purplepolitician said:

Romeoblu said:
I always felt 4 the tears in your eyes never really worked. Other than that nothing springs to mind. [Edited 4/24/15 23:50pm]
I'm not crazy for the studio version, but The B-sides version and those melodies = touched.


4 The Tears In Your Eyes is a mini-masterpiece.
Untouchable.

To me it's the other way around. The Live Aid version does not honor the studio version.

"Dance On" is a bad track. It's just sound effects all over and machine-gunned quarter notes. Meh.

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Reply #61 posted 05/02/15 4:07pm

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bonatoc said:

purplepolitician said:

Romeoblu said: I'm not crazy for the studio version, but The B-sides version and those melodies = touched.


4 The Tears In Your Eyes is a mini-masterpiece.
Untouchable.

To me it's the other way around. The Live Aid version does not honor the studio version.

yeahthat

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Reply #62 posted 05/02/15 7:32pm

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bonatoc said:

"Dance On" is a bad track. It's just sound effects all over and machine-gunned quarter notes. Meh.

I agree.I like the message,but the song itself just doesn't go anywhere.

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Reply #63 posted 05/03/15 1:48am

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RJOrion said:

KingSausage said:

Arms of Orion. That song is ASS.

LMAO...hell yeah...maybe the worst Prince song ever....

Why does Arms of orion always get so much hate?

Beautiful vocals, beautiful ending, melody is almost classical...i don't get it.

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Reply #64 posted 05/03/15 7:41am

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nextedition said:

RJOrion said:

LMAO...hell yeah...maybe the worst Prince song ever....

Why does Arms of orion always get so much hate?

Beautiful vocals, beautiful ending, melody is almost classical...i don't get it.

I don't get it either. It's just a nice little piece. Nothing earth-shattering, I mean it ain't the next Beautiful Ones or anything, but it's not trying to be. Possibly it gets snubbed because it's so... 'chaste'.

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Reply #65 posted 05/03/15 9:12am

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eyewishuheaven said:



nextedition said:




RJOrion said:





LMAO...hell yeah...maybe the worst Prince song ever....



Why does Arms of orion always get so much hate?



Beautiful vocals, beautiful ending, melody is almost classical...i don't get it.






I don't get it either. It's just a nice little piece. Nothing earth-shattering, I mean it ain't the next Beautiful Ones or anything, but it's not trying to be. Possibly it gets snubbed because it's so... 'chaste'.



it sounds like theme music for a Disney Pixar childrens movie...like it could be on the Pochohantas or Lion King Soundtrack...very un Prince like...and Sheena Easton sounds almost as bad as Appollonia on Take Me With You
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Reply #66 posted 05/03/15 12:19pm

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RJOrion said:

eyewishuheaven said:

I don't get it either. It's just a nice little piece. Nothing earth-shattering, I mean it ain't the next Beautiful Ones or anything, but it's not trying to be. Possibly it gets snubbed because it's so... 'chaste'.

But that's the beauty of it. It's Prince doin' his Elton John.
It's charmingly sappy.
Remember, "Batman" was the soundtrack to a programmed blockbuster.
In that aspect it's fitting the album perfectly.

it sounds like theme music for a Disney Pixar childrens movie...like it could be on the Pochohantas or Lion King Soundtrack...very un Prince like...

Yeah, I can definitely see Mufasa banging Nala while "The Arms" is playing in the background.



and Sheena Easton sounds almost as bad as Appollonia on Take Me With You


Maybe, but at least she's no worse than Mayte on "If I Love U 2night".

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No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
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Reply #67 posted 05/03/15 12:27pm

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Adorecream said:

GOD = Self indulgent squealing and crap


The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
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Reply #68 posted 05/06/15 5:51pm

JoeTyler

including 200 Ballons and Escape is not fair, it's hitting below the belt; those were b-sides for a reason

Ii'll stick to my guns: NO BAD ALBUM TRACKS IN DA '80s

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Reply #69 posted 05/06/15 7:43pm

SoulAlive

I like "The Arms Of Orion" lol it's a big,schmaltzy ballad but that's OK.There were alot of songs like that in the late 70s and I like those songs,too.It's interesting to note that Sheena Easton actually wrote the lyrics and brought the song to Prince.That rarely happens.

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