fabriziovenerandi said:

r'n'r love affair meets revelation. and it isn't not a compliment

yeah with a bit of cinnamon girl in the riff :/

bonatoc said:

nosajd said:

I'm on the edge of being disgusted by the man.
Does dignity ring a bell? I'm okay with being a little disconnected form reality, but that does it.
This attitude, and the ones supporting it, damn right it drives me mad.

Hear, hear!

ludwig said:

fusk said:

I interpret "let's take all the guns away" to mean take literally ALL guns from everyone, law enforcement included. But I have no idea if Prince meant that or not.

"policemen got no gun, y'all don't have to run"

"Annie Christian was a whore always looking for some fun
Being good was such a bore, so she bought a gun
She killed John Lennon, shot him down cold
She tried to kill Reagan, everybody say gun control
Gun control"

to me that is anti-gun control... that it was just a reaction to a bad event.

Pentacle said:

Rich said:

fabriziovenerandi said:

r'n'r love affair meets revelation. and it isn't not a compliment

yeah with a bit of cinnamon girl in the riff :/

oh and I love Cinnamon Girl ( a little too close to blaming the US for 9/11 but that is fine) now in the so called B-side that was another case of prince not paying attention to the world.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

ludwig said:

"policemen got no gun, y'all don't have to run"

"Annie Christian was a whore always looking for some fun
Being good was such a bore, so she bought a gun
She killed John Lennon, shot him down cold
She tried to kill Reagan, everybody say gun control
Gun control"

to me that is anti-gun control... that it was just a reaction to a bad event.

He sings 'gun control!' yet you think he means 'no gun control!' Hm...

The DSMR line is just some throwaway line in a party song

The one song I always misinterpreted was 'America', I thought he was being ironic.
That was probably the first argument against Prince writing 'political' songs, no matter how funky that one is. Or maybe it was Free.

nosajd said:

Pentacle said:

Hear, hear!

Yet here you both are gleefully synical as usual

Yep, I love a good laugh.

But I don't think Bonatoc is being gleeful.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Far better, thought provoking lyrics:

If you're sick of evil knocking on your door
Throw up the love sign once and forevermore
If you'd rather make love and have a little fun
Throw up the love sign, everybody and not the gun

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https://twitter.com/ErynA...9235448832

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Makes me wonder if Eryn will show up in Baltimore to sing "Baltimore" with Prince...would be cool if she gets that chance too!

bonatoc said:

nosajd said:

bonatoc said: Get over yourself, surprisingly there are people out there with tastes different than your own.

You mean people with poor taste? Comes as no surprise.
The streets are full of'em. Must be why I don't go out as much as you do.
Your little sermon on "different strokes" does not move me.

Feel free to listen what you want, I don't care. I was simply referring to your "strong work" statement.
Sorry pal if I feel entitled to mock you about it.

Am I supposed to be tolerant? This song is so bad I feel ashamed for the families.
We're talking about serious issues here, people losing their life in the most miserable way.

And here comes Prince, in the ol' american fashion (everything is subject to be entertainment),
thinking that he can turn murders into a poppy refrain?
As if his latest vynil comparison at the grammies wasn't pathetic enough.

Going as far as quoting their names... and then playing a little inept solo for 2 minutes?
Was he running out of things to say?
While being damn quick on alerting all medias that he, the Big Artist, was going to put out a major statement about it.

Well, Prince, Bob Dylan you ain't.

I'm on the edge of being disgusted by the man.
Does dignity ring a bell? I'm okay with being a little disconnected form reality, but that does it.
This attitude, and the ones supporting it, damn right it drives me mad.

You win the award for the most over-the-top response, to anything, today. The internet has been a great boon to mankind, except for the fact that it gives a forum to people that incessantly complain in a way they think is witty and profound.

PurpleSkipper58 said:

It's ridiculous and sad how some people are saying "this song is crap". Are some of y'all trained to automatically hate any new song that's put out by Prince?

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you should trust people to form honest and genuine opinions. Nobody 'automatically hates' whatever they hear from Prince, some people just decide they don't like it.

Pentacle said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

"Annie Christian was a whore always looking for some fun
Being good was such a bore, so she bought a gun
She killed John Lennon, shot him down cold
She tried to kill Reagan, everybody say gun control
Gun control"

to me that is anti-gun control... that it was just a reaction to a bad event.

He sings 'gun control!' yet you think he means 'no gun control!' Hm...

Yes... no one cared about Lennon but when it was Reagan oh then it is a big deal...later he sings "eclectic chair" so you think he is FOR gun control but for putting crazy people in the electric chair? During this time he used a gun on stage and was photographed holding a gun (but i think it was a starters pistol) He also liked Reagan more than Carter....

The DSMR line is just some throwaway line in a party song

Seems to be

The one song I always misinterpreted was 'America', I thought he was being ironic.
That was probably the first argument against Prince writing 'political' songs, no matter how funky that one is. Or maybe it was Free.

I think it was meant to be patriotic but at the same time pointing out some problems but the warning of not being true has bad consequence. (now if a mushroom could was about being on drugs or a nuclear bomb i am not sure but I lean towards drugs) AND the line "she may not be in the black but she's happy she anti in the RED" has a double meaning...one is she may be broke but she is free... i think it is as he said "straightforwardly patriotic"

The response to this song is really sad. Every Prince song doesn't need to be some earth shattering piece of art or something. This is a simple song that is just a means to an end not an effort to shine a light on Prince. The song and concert is an avenue to show support for the Baltimore community. This isn't supposed to be a revival of Prince's career.

BlackandRising said:

bonatoc said:

You mean people with poor taste? Comes as no surprise.
The streets are full of'em. Must be why I don't go out as much as you do.
Your little sermon on "different strokes" does not move me.

Feel free to listen what you want, I don't care. I was simply referring to your "strong work" statement.
Sorry pal if I feel entitled to mock you about it.

Am I supposed to be tolerant? This song is so bad I feel ashamed for the families.
We're talking about serious issues here, people losing their life in the most miserable way.

And here comes Prince, in the ol' american fashion (everything is subject to be entertainment),
thinking that he can turn murders into a poppy refrain?
As if his latest vynil comparison at the grammies wasn't pathetic enough.

Going as far as quoting their names... and then playing a little inept solo for 2 minutes?
Was he running out of things to say?
While being damn quick on alerting all medias that he, the Big Artist, was going to put out a major statement about it.

Well, Prince, Bob Dylan you ain't.

I'm on the edge of being disgusted by the man.
Does dignity ring a bell? I'm okay with being a little disconnected form reality, but that does it.
This attitude, and the ones supporting it, damn right it drives me mad.

You win the award for the most over-the-top response, to anything, today. The internet has been a great boon to mankind, except for the fact that it gives a forum to people that incessantly complain in a way they think is witty and profound.

"I don't care 2 win awards", in the words of a late artist.

Tell me, you petronizer, is this song really "witty and profound" to you?
Now watch me go over "over-the-top".

If everyone except Pentacle and me thinks it's fine
to make entertainment out of people's disgraces, suit yourself.
To me, it only shows how low the western world is.
There's no reaction whatsoever. Oh sure, a little riot here and there.

But Rodney King set all of L.A. on fire. Is it what I wish?
Hell yeah ! It's about time for America to wake up. But it ain't gonna happen.
Must be the "great boon to mankind" that the internet is.
We're all fucking zuckerbergerized, there's no common goal or aspiration
outside of our own little tribes.
America just sat and watched Ferguson like some TV series, then got bored.

This has nothing to do with Prince or his mediocre tune.

It's about how artists with heads "big as a balloon",
feel entitled to turn the people's already too short attention span to their navel.

I don't see what a serious issue like this one has to do with pop music or show-business.
It's always been like this in America. Everything has to be a fucking show,
there's got to be a fucking homage, a tribute of some kind whenever shit happens.

But this has been a pretty much publicized release, and I was already pissed off at the idea.
The song has nothing to do with it. Maybe if it had been the subject of an entire album, something matured and with a purpose...
But it would have to be pretty damn moving and profound, and even so, it's still publicity over murdered people.
The world, the "real world", as some say, doesn't give a fuck about P's opinion on the matter.
Is this song supposed to heal the pain of the families? Really?

Where was Prince when 12 year old Tamir Rice was shot in the torso, 6 months ago?
Where's the song "Cleveland"?

What strikes me is that no one here seems to think that this is not decent.
We're here discussing about the musical qualities of it, and no one except ol'ranting myself expresses a disbelief of some kind.

[Edited 5/9/15 12:23pm]

Prince has caved.

After all these years of no longer being able to reach the masses with his wit he sinks to his lowest and offers this piffle... for their temporary adornment. The Walter Scott shooting in South Carolina is so much more deserving of national attention regarding police brutality and misconduct but Prince obviously saw a larger rally point in Baltimore. Ferguson must not have anything better than a Holiday Inn...

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Like Purple & Gold, he's just too far self-removed from the real world to offer more than this. Baltimore is amatuer night for Prince and I agree that he's forgotten the meaning of dignity. No one will be chanting this song the next day but it gives Prince the pathetic opportunity to do a few interviews. Pathetic in the sense that he needs the attention. Really, Prince? After all these years and every opportunity you've been blessed with and you still haven't outgrown that itch?

Punk....

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I'm biased and disgusted that he makes reference to michael brown in the song because he's joined the bandwagon that knows it's political suicide to say anything anti-Ferguson.

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I respect his sentiment and understand that there are real issues that need more attention and fixes but his music is no longer the bridge to get me there.

Such a sad day.

BlackandRising said:

bonatoc said:

leecaldon said:

Which Prince song is the guitar riff reminiscent of? It's really bugging that I can't remember.

Alexa de Paris

What if all the major critics like it?

2freaky4church1 said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

bonatoc said:

PurpleSkipper58 said:

It's not going to go down as a classic, but it's a nice little song. I don't see why some people are having such an adverse reaction to it.... Chill people. Sign of The Times part 2 is not happening, and no one is going to start a riot in LA solely because of a Prince song (except maybe Zelaria).

I'm looking forward to hearing him perform it tomorrow!