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The Love We Make The Love We Make is an underappreciated masterpiece. It's one of the highlights on Emancipation, a gem on any and all live recordings on which it appears, and hands-down one of Prince's best songs from the post-WB era. Moreover, the lyrics are compelling and powerful. I've heard the song hundreds of times and I still get the chills when he sings about the needle and spoon. It's Prince at his absolute best. What are your thoughts on this song? Do you have a particular favorite live performance? "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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I agree - it's one of the songs that survives the plastic production of Emancipation without feeling super-over-produced. One of the great instances where Prince can preach and call for change or sing a "kum-bah-yah" message and pull it off brilliantly. . The Detroit soundboard from April of this year is pretty impeccable. Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ | |
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One of the very best from his post-Warners era, definitely. "Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin | |
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Hell, it's just a great song, period - and a reminder that he can still pull it out of the bag as a songwriter when he puts his mind to it. I always liked the idea of a live version more than any of the actual live versions I've heard. The way he changes the melody doesn't sit well with me, for some reason. Always sounds like he's started on the wrong note and can't correct himself.Great one! If you've got funk, you've got style. | |
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Lyricaly, I think it's the best he's done since Adore. - The Bergan performance has amazing guitar work! I listen to that version, rather than the album version. Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain. |
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It's one of those rare songs that's so good that I need to finish the whole thing whenever it comes on. I can be like three steps from my office and running late, but fuck it, I have to finish the song. "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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Yeah, great song, for me, off a great 3rd disc.
I heard it live at the Camden Roundhouse last year..it really was something else.
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Great vocal performance. It would have been greater appreciated on a 10- track album or something. Listening to it singularly and not anything else on "Emancipation"--it's beauty comes alive | |
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Love, love, love this song...probably should have been the last song on Emancipation, though. | |
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He played this song in its entirety at the Toronto show last month - awesome! | |
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I like that new live version. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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Really good song. 99% of my posts are ironic. Maybe this post sides with the other 1%. | |
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I've always liked it and this new live version has made it go up even further in my estimation. Great lyrics. | |
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This was the final song of the Detroit Hit N' Run tour. After a few encores (and a bit more very short sampler set clips), he finished the concert with a fully-live version of The Love We Make. . It was surreal to hear a deep album cut, for the first time live, as the closer. And it was beautiful. | |
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It's probably my favorite track from Emancipation. I've only saw him do it once on the LOL tour in 2013. The Detroit version is great. TRUE BLUE |
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Still haven't heard the live version but I love the album version | |
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Seriously, the version from the recent Detroit show is amazing. "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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awesome track!
haven't heard a better live version than 10-jul-2011 North Sea Jazz. It's on a different level because of the way he tells the story, his wonderful guitar playing and because I witnessed it close-by...
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Amazing song with some of his very best lyrics. I haven't heard the recent live renditions but my favorite of what I have heard is probably from the Monaco 2009 shows. If a man is considered guilty
For what goes on in his mind Then give me the electric chair For all my future crimes" | |
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Absolutely love this song! One of my favourite Prince ballads. | |
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wouldntulove2loveme said: Amazing song with some of his very best lyrics. I haven't heard the recent live renditions but my favorite of what I have heard is probably from the Monaco 2009 shows. That is a fantastic version. "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
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"All who belieeeeeeeve...will cleanse and purify themselves..." Keyboard...
Damn good song!
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Most of Emancipation is overlooked and, apart from My Computer, The Love We Make is the best song on it. http://www.goldiesparade.co.uk/ - Prince discography, tour history, news and more. | |
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KingSausage said: The Love We Make is an underappreciated masterpiece. It's one of the highlights on Emancipation, a gem on any and all live recordings on which it appears, and hands-down one of Prince's best songs from the post-WB era. Moreover, the lyrics are compelling and powerful. I've heard the song hundreds of times and I still get the chills when he sings about the needle and spoon. It's Prince at his absolute best. What are your thoughts on this song? Do you have a particular favorite live performance? What are you talking about? Who are you talking to? Can you name names? I don't understand talk like that, KS, because I'm not included. What? | |
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GoldiesParade said: Most of Emancipation is overlooked and, apart from My Computer, The Love We Make is the best song on it. *sigh*  What? | |
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"The Love we Make" is a great ballad. | |
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