independent and unofficial
Prince fan community
Welcome! Sign up or enter username and password to remember me
Forum jump
Forums > Prince: Music and More > Tic Tac Toe
« Previous topic  Next topic »
  New topic   Printable     (Log in to 'subscribe' to this topic)
Author

Tweet     Share

Message
Thread started 06/23/15 5:04am

S3V3N

Tic Tac Toe

Don't let the Lawrence Welk stylings fool you, this song seems to be talking about suffering fools.

"Y'all are acting like a bunch of blind people playing tic tac toe"

Cracks me up... lol

Anybody else?

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #1 posted 06/23/15 6:29am

lezama

avatar

This is one of my favorite tracks off that album, but I don't quite get the Lawrence Welk reference you're making.. wink

Change it one more time..
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #2 posted 06/23/15 6:33am

Giovanni777

avatar

Love this song.

.

It has such a Hendrix vibe to it... like 'Electric Ladyland' era.

"He's a musician's musician..."
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #3 posted 06/23/15 7:58am

leadline

avatar

Beautiful song. I swear so many fans here quickly discard any new music that hits without really taking the time to get familiar with it. Only to come back a few months later praising those very same songs.

"You always get the dream that you deserve, from what you value the most" -Prince 2013
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #4 posted 06/23/15 8:03am

ufoclub

avatar

My friend heard it playing in my car and made up another verse:

"Like a bunch of deaf people playing Marco Polo, who knows where all in the pool they'll go"

He couldn't stop laughing at the main lyric and how wrong he thought it was, so he added.

[Edited 6/23/15 8:05am]

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #5 posted 06/23/15 8:04am

kenkamken

avatar

This one has found its way into several mixes I've made for friends. Uniquely Prince composition, lovely

"So fierce U look 2night, the brightest star pales 2 Ur sex..."
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #6 posted 06/23/15 8:19am

EyeHatechu

avatar

TicTacToe is such an amazing song. It has that beachy summery vibe to it. It reminds me of what Wendy and Lisa were doing back in the day. Lyrics are good too. Its my favorite on the album. IMO it could be about Mayte. Thoughts?
This Could Be Us But U Be Playin...
You Can Call It The Unexpected Or U Can Call It WOW
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #7 posted 06/23/15 8:19am

thedance

avatar

^^ really? imo the song is awful.

nothing absolutely nothing in this song is appealing to me.. aww... &...

its an awful bad album as well.. confused

hopefully we won't get another 3EG album after this mess..

Prince 4Ever. heart
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #8 posted 06/23/15 9:51am

iZsaZsa

avatar

EyeHatechu said:

TicTacToe is such an amazing song. It has that beachy summery vibe to it. It reminds me of what Wendy and Lisa were doing back in the day. Lyrics are good too. Its my favorite on the album. IMO it could be about Mayte. Thoughts?

"Balletina"? Could be her.
[Edited 6/23/15 9:52am]
What?
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #9 posted 06/23/15 10:59am

EroticDreamer

I would have prefered the lyrics to say blindfolded instead of blind.

If I'm wrong to want that then Prince surely played that song with Stevie Wonder at the White House last week.

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #10 posted 06/23/15 11:05am

purplepolitici
an

avatar

Catchy as shit. Love this one. music

For all time I am with you, you are with me.
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #11 posted 06/23/15 11:05am

MIRvmn

avatar

thedance said:

^^ really? imo the song is awful.

nothing absolutely nothing in this song is appealing to me.. aww... &...

its an awful bad album as well.. confused

hopefully we won't get another 3EG album after this mess..


yes Tic tac toe still makes me cringe, it's a really bad ballad. I'm not even sure if Prince on lead vocals would have made it sound any better smile
Welcome 2 The Dawn
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #12 posted 06/23/15 11:59am

KingSausage

avatar

This song blows.
"Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
-Eugene Tackleberry
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #13 posted 06/23/15 12:16pm

dodger

iZsaZsa said:

EyeHatechu said:

TicTacToe is such an amazing song. It has that beachy summery vibe to it. It reminds me of what Wendy and Lisa were doing back in the day. Lyrics are good too. Its my favorite on the album. IMO it could be about Mayte. Thoughts?

"Balletina"? Could be her.
[Edited 6/23/15 9:52am]


I thought the balletina and ancient dance lyrics might have been a reference to Mayte.
.
The song itself has grown on me a bit, nice laid back vibe once you get past the bizarre thought of those poor blind people trying to play tictactoe
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #14 posted 06/23/15 12:23pm

KingSausage

avatar

And it's like, blind people can still play tic tac toe. Not well or with much planning. But they could draw shit. Or just play Connect Four. If the song was about blind people playing Axis & Allies or some shit, then it would be compelling.
"Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
-Eugene Tackleberry
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #15 posted 06/23/15 12:42pm

dodger

KingSausage said:

And it's like, blind people can still play tic tac toe. Not well or with much planning. But they could draw shit. Or just play Connect Four. If the song was about blind people playing Axis & Allies or some shit, then it would be compelling.


lol if they were playing Connect Four his songwriting would have gone to a whole new level.
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #16 posted 06/23/15 12:43pm

KingSausage

avatar

dodger said:

KingSausage said:

And it's like, blind people can still play tic tac toe. Not well or with much planning. But they could draw shit. Or just play Connect Four. If the song was about blind people playing Axis & Allies or some shit, then it would be compelling.


lol if they were playing Connect Four his songwriting would have gone to a whole new level.



The Z axis?
"Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
-Eugene Tackleberry
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #17 posted 06/23/15 12:52pm

dodger

KingSausage said:

dodger said:



lol if they were playing Connect Four his songwriting would have gone to a whole new level.



The Z axis?


Yes, supppose he is the Purple Yoda
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #18 posted 06/23/15 2:14pm

lezama

avatar

MIRvmn said:

thedance said:

^^ really? imo the song is awful.

nothing absolutely nothing in this song is appealing to me.. aww... &...

its an awful bad album as well.. confused

hopefully we won't get another 3EG album after this mess..

yes Tic tac toe still makes me cringe, it's a really bad ballad. I'm not even sure if Prince on lead vocals would have made it sound any better smile

Its not a ballad. Its shoegaze. Its a cocteau twins inspired track.

Change it one more time..
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #19 posted 06/23/15 3:46pm

bobzilla77

Reminds me of a cross between the Stylistics and late period Roxy Music. I really like it.

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #20 posted 06/23/15 4:35pm

GetOfFunk

avatar

thedance said:

^^ really? imo the song is awful.

nothing absolutely nothing in this song is appealing to me.. aww... &...

its an awful bad album as well.. confused

hopefully we won't get another 3EG album after this mess..



yes yes yeahthat
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #21 posted 06/24/15 5:06am

jdcxc

leadline said:

Beautiful song. I swear so many fans here quickly discard any new music that hits without really taking the time to get familiar with it. Only to come back a few months later praising those very same songs.



Great point! These fans bash ANYTHING new, yet complain when he plays the hits in concert.
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #22 posted 06/25/15 12:44pm

databank

avatar

What struck me with that song is that it has a strong W&L feel to it, it really sounds SO Parade/Dream Factory to me. I know many people hate it but I can't understand why, it's the most neo-Revolution thing Prince has ever done.

A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #23 posted 06/25/15 1:27pm

bigd74

avatar

I love this song, way better than the croc of shit Stopthistrain

She Believed in Fairytales and Princes, He Believed the voices coming from his stereo

If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me?
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #24 posted 06/25/15 1:43pm

KingSausage

avatar

databank said:

What struck me with that song is that it has a strong W&L feel to it, it really sounds SO Parade/Dream Factory to me. I know many people hate it but I can't understand why, it's the most neo-Revolution thing Prince has ever done.




All the Midnites in the World is more Revolutionesque.
"Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
-Eugene Tackleberry
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #25 posted 06/25/15 1:54pm

databank

avatar

KingSausage said:

databank said:

What struck me with that song is that it has a strong W&L feel to it, it really sounds SO Parade/Dream Factory to me. I know many people hate it but I can't understand why, it's the most neo-Revolution thing Prince has ever done.

All the Midnites in the World is more Revolutionesque.

One of the very few prince songs I can't stand lol lol lol

A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/
  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
Reply #26 posted 06/25/15 1:54pm

Aerogram

avatar

People who are blind can play tic tac toe if they want.

But since it's such a stupid game, they don't bother

  - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator
  New topic   Printable     (Log in to 'subscribe' to this topic)
« Previous topic  Next topic »
Forums > Prince: Music and More > Tic Tac Toe