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Conspiracy theory this thread straight into the bowels of Politics & Religion... "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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If you are not insulted by the lyrics or honestly impressed by the deep emotions here on show, then you and all the others need to check yourselves into a sanatorium. Stop the Prince Apologists ™ | |
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Seriously. What the fuck is wrong with you, Pentacle? How did Prince make a mockery out of this? OK, so it's not "What's Going On?", "Blowin in the Wind", "Sunday Bloody Sunday or "There's a Riot Goin On" but it's not "Do They Know It's Christmas" or "We Are the World" either. Or even "Sign O the Times".
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What did YOU do to help the situation, assuming you agree there is one? You seem like a fun guy. I bet you're a blast to hang out with at parties.
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The real proof about whether this is or is not a mockery or blatant exploitationdepends on where the all money winds up, not the song. Also, "PC" is another way of saying "be polite". Nothing wrong with that.
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edit: meant to wrtite "PC" not "PR" [Edited 5/10/15 11:26am] | |
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I wasn't trying to read too much into it. Just going by your post. If u think the song is shit, it's all good. | |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_accomplishment Stop the Prince Apologists ™ | |
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THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS DATED AND CONSERVATIVE THINKING IS TOTALLY FLAWED, AS MUCH LOWER CRIME RATES ACROSS WESTERN EUROPE (NORTHERN EUROPE), WHERE GUNS ARE VERY HEAVILY CONTROLLED AND IN A NUMBER OF CASES PROHIBITED ALTOGETHER, SHOW. THE U.S. IS SUCH A FANTASTIC COUNTRY, BUT IT IS HAS YET TO BECOME FULLY CIVILIZED :-) AS FOR THE LINE ABOUT MICHAEL BROWN AND FREEDY GRAY, HERE AGAIN THE ISSUE IS NOT WHETHER THESE GUYS WERE ANGELS, IT IS ABOUT WHETHER THE RULE OF LAW APPLIES TO EVERYONE EQUALLY AND THE POLICY CAN BE TRUSTED TO ENFORCE IT IN A SUPPOSEDLY CIVILIZED COUNTRY. BUT THAT AGAIN DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WELL UNDERSTOOD BY A NUMBER OF MY FELLOW AMERICANS... SO THANK YOU SO MUCH PRINCE! PLUS: this is actually a good song, nothing memorable and groundbreaking to be sure, but it is moving and features beautiful, very melodic guitar work | |
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purplethunder3121 said: Conspiracy theory this thread straight into the bowels of Politics & Religion... True-dat! ”The people that will end up defining ‘Hate Speech Laws’ are the very people you don’t want to define the Hate Speech Laws” — Jordan B Peterson | |
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He's forgotten how to write a melody. The first verse sounds so childlike in its phrasing and lyrics. I got two sides... and they're both friends. | |
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My explanation of this song brings a comparison to Prince's episode of The New Girl. On that show, he was the feminine/romantic/soft/I. butterfly/perfume & poetry version of Prince. That's what the Baltimore song is. What was called for in this case was probably more of the F-U/this is BS/I'm pissed/hard rock version of Prince. |
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Pentacle said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_accomplishment Stop trying to be "like Prince" is what I said. What? | |
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Damn that article is soo hateful in so many ways | |
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I think he meant "what did you mean by that?" I didn't understanded it either. He doesn't seem like Prince at all. More like Sean Hannity, Gene Simmons or Ted Nugent. | |
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herb4 said:
I think he meant "what did you mean by that?" I didn't understanded it either. He doesn't seem like Prince at all. More like Sean Hannity, Gene Simmons or Ted Nugent. I said it in response to Pentacle's excuse for what wrote, and he knows it. What? | |
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SuperFurryAnimal said: coolice227 said: I really don't understand why prince is saying take away guns in his Baltimore song! Guns didn't kill Freddie Gray! If guns should be taken away then so should everything killing people should be taken away like the " the police, knifes, cars, drugs, bad foods, sugar, liquor, wars, greed, and so on!" There are numerous things people are using to kill people! Guns is just one of them! It's not the material objects it's people killing people with their weapon of choice and guns is not always the weapon of choice but these other weapons are rarely promoted in the media like guns are! So what needs to be taken away is people that will take the life of another person without a second thought! They know who they are!!!!! SuperFurryAnimail the quote you made about the government is now being said that I said it by FurryFine! I don't know if that orger can read but your statment is not my statement!The government places poison (hydrofluoric acid) in the water, food and drinks have plenty of grade A carcinogens in them, vaccination is another subject that is debatable and the government is pushing to force everyone to have them. We buy Hydrofluoric Acid from China and place it in the water. Because drinking it is good for teeth. That is like drinking a bottle of sun block to protect your skin. I do topical treatment on teeth with fluoride but I would never drink it daily! Another good example of a government doing stupid things because they are bought off by corporations and off shore bankers. | |
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When one is sick, they're tired and worn out. Their performance isn't guaranteed to be like usual. They may have to take leave from work. One's music comes from one's mind. A majority of fans are complaining about the song. Some could say it's not as his usual... So, what do you think is wrong with Prince? He's obviously fed up of all the police brutality but if he's feeling something like that, he's capable of creating a greater song... I don't think that's the reason why the music isn't "as good" as usual. Maybe it's because he's worried about Joni Mitchell? Maybe it's a personal issue. In March, it was announced that Prince and 3EG would go on a Hit & Run tour. But, it was 4 shows in Louisville, and I think a couple weeks later something else happened. What if it's his health? Maybe there's something that's on and off. Possibilities are endless since a majority of us are not close to him. Whatever it is, and if something is bugging him, I think I speak for everyone when I say I hope he gets better. ...Or maybe nothing is wrong with him and it's just not his best work... ”The people that will end up defining ‘Hate Speech Laws’ are the very people you don’t want to define the Hate Speech Laws” — Jordan B Peterson | |
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Writing lyrics equally as offensive as Prince's (andwith a deeply Republican slant, according to Herb) make me like Prince? Stop the Prince Apologists ™ | |
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To FurryFine if you're going to say that I made a statement make sure that it is my statement and not someone else statement! The statement you accused me of saying regarding the government belongs to SuperFurryAnimal not Coolice22! I don't mind if you say I said something but make sure it's my statement and not someone else making that statement! I don't like being miss quoted! Thanks! | |
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To me here's the thing, beyond all the pettiness, Prince has put a lot of his time and effort on this. I've never put on a concert much less perform, but it sounds like a shit load of work.
To do all this at a moments notice for the benefit of the people of Baltimore and a show of support to try and change all wrongs of police brutality is a big FN deal. What have you whiners done? ...I mean besides sitting on your ass whining? [Edited 5/10/15 12:48pm] | |
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Pentacle said:
Writing lyrics equally as offensive as Prince's (andwith a deeply Republican slant, according to Herb) make me like Prince? Why are you asking me? You said you are "like Prince" and I said "No" already. What? | |
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HatrinaHaterwitz said:
As you should understand by now that not everyone shares your perspective. Theres nothing wrong with people not liking different things. Respect others opinions. I wasnt commenting on your opinion, but on the desire to ridicule that of others. Change it one more time.. | |
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I just cannot take these "reviews" seriously at all. 
SNIP -OF4S What are you outraged about today? CNN has not told you yet? | |
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I like the Baltimore song but I don't like the part about the guns being taken away for this reason Freddie Gray didn't have a gun something black people are always accused of when they are being arrested and he wasn't killed with a gun so why is that even in the song? I think Prince did a good job on the song but that part of it should have been left out and the real facts of his killing should have been mentioned! Oh and Prince didn't say he had a gun just for the record and I'm not accusing Prince of saying that either so I'm not miss quoted! | |
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Yes, it sounds like a shitload of work. For the crew setting up the stage and the ligths, for the people in the venue, for the people of the town guiding the concertgoers to and from the venue etc. Stop the Prince Apologists ™ | |
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SNIP -OF4S What are you outraged about today? CNN has not told you yet? | |
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Pentacle said:
Yes, it sounds like a shitload of work. For the crew setting up the stage and the ligths, for the people in the venue, for the people of the town guiding the concertgoers to and from the venue etc. Pentacle, your profile shows that you have written at least 25 messages on this thread. What the f is the point in that? If you hate the song move on. If you hate everything Prince does, move on. Much healthier than obsessing on something that doesn't make you happy. And by the way, your Joni Mitchell message was as funny as it was clever... | |
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Who cares what those conservative sites think? | |
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Conservatives are irrational people,anyway.All they do is bitch and complain.
In many countries, basically only the police and the military have guns except for hunters (rifles). Not incidentally, they don't have the US's murder and suicide rates.
The line could be interpreted as "let's not have guns in Baltimore right now, we need peace."
The line about justice and peace, could be more than rioting. Peace is more than the absence of war, injustice means that true peace (in one self) is not happening, it's upsetting and unsettling, riots or not.
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Am I the only one who agrees with the lyric, "let's take all the guns away" ? I know guns weren't involved in Freddie Gray's death and all but it IS a major issue! ”The people that will end up defining ‘Hate Speech Laws’ are the very people you don’t want to define the Hate Speech Laws” — Jordan B Peterson | |
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herb4 said:
This is coolice22 the government statement I'm being accused of writing was written by SuperFurryAnimal and Furryfine made a mistake saying it was my statement! | |
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