nyse said:

7. Pearls before the swine- the random lyric about a begal with creme cheese. Come to think about it. P has alot of lyrics about food. Weird for someone so skinny

I don´t think that the bagel with cream cheese lyric is random at all.

The song can be interpreted in many ways but keep in mind that this song is also about peace, about spirituality and before he mentions the bagel he sings "Can I offer you baklava? Or a bagel with cream cheese? "

While baklava is traditionally a Muslim dessert, a bagel with cream cheese is, at least in America, considered a typical Jewish breakfast item. Part of that song is about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis and how senseless it all is when you think of the bigger picture.

Mentioning computers and robots was a big thing in the early 80s, especially in Funk and Electro songs.

Think of Computer Love by Zapp or some of the songs on Midnight Star´s Planetary Invasion album.

Kind of a futuristic gimmick.

I take the computer in Computer Blue as a metaphor for the cold, robotic, analytical way a computer processes info, in this case the attitude of women and how they treat him and why they treat him the way they do. Women are considered butterflies.....but then the girls remind him that women are not butterflies, they are computers, too. Just like you, Computer Blue.

the weirder the betta

the beat of Wonderful Day is out of this world complicated and weird. So is 777-9311

Most of his songs are weird, weird lyrics "Others Here wit Us" good example but there are weirdest tnat that "In a Large Room with No Lights" is very weird

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paisleypark4 said:

the beat of Wonderful Day is out of this world complicated and weird. So is 777-9311

These are two great Prince beats indeed!

The beat on "777-9311" apparently isn't programmed by Prince. It was a demo beat programmed into the Linn unit Prince owned.

I know. It's disappointing, right? Maybe he modified it a bit.

I claim that the weirdness is what set Prince apart from his contemporary pop artists. It is what made it last. And the genious of the 80s was his ability to combine catchy with weird. Who else would do concerts in his underwear, create a Camille and BobGeorge voice

I will go out on a limb and say that losing the weird was what made Prince disappear from the public in the 90s. Even if Emancipation was to be his greatest album, it lacked weirdness.

In my view: Diamonds and Pearls was, because of its commercial success, his "deathblow" - its success because of the lack of weird, but the same lack making people not crave to visit his music again.

irreverence said:

I claim that the weirdness is what set Prince apart from his contemporary pop artists. It is what made it last. And the genious of the 80s was his ability to combine catchy with weird. Who else would do concerts in his underwear, create a Camille and BobGeorge voice

I will go out on a limb and say that losing the weird was what made Prince disappear from the public in the 90s. Even if Emancipation was to be his greatest album, it lacked weirdness.

In my view: Diamonds and Pearls was, because of its commercial success, his "deathblow" - its success because of the lack of weird, but the same lack making people not crave to visit his music again.

Oh, there's plenty of weirdness on Emancipation! The "club scene" on "Get Yo Groove On", Azifwekare's rap on "Style", the Cap'n Crunch bit in "Joint 2 Joint", the entirety of "Courtin Time", the AOL voice on "Emale"... good times

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D&P had "Strollin'", which was enough weird to get us through the year... and the phony phone calls on the Cream Maxi!

Also - we can't forget "Animal Kingdom!"

billymeade said:

The "Crystal Ball" song. It's like a mini, "Wizard Of Oz" funk opera. So many twists and turns. One of my faves. The "S.O.T.T" record has those weird, "ugly-beauty" moments too.

novabrkr said:

The beat on "777-9311" apparently isn't programmed by Prince. It was a demo beat programmed into the Linn unit Prince owned.

I know. It's disappointing, right? Maybe he modified it a bit.

That would be extremely disappointig if that was really true. Where did you get this piece of information?

funkaholic1972 said:

novabrkr said:

The beat on "777-9311" apparently isn't programmed by Prince. It was a demo beat programmed into the Linn unit Prince owned.

I know. It's disappointing, right? Maybe he modified it a bit.

That would be extremely disappointig if that was really true. Where did you get this piece of information?

Just Princevault. The info came from Jesse Johnson, so it's not just someone that doesn't know what he's talking about either.

nyse said:

One of the things that make me really loves prince's music, is that it can be really weird at times. He keeps me expecting the unexpected. Here is a list of some of my favorite weird moments in purple music. I would love for everyone to add to this list because I know you probably caught somethimg that I didn't. Or even chime in with your own opinions about these moments. This is only for moments on track. Which includes lyrics and music. Not live performances or interviews. 1. Computer blue (EXTD VERSION) - What is up with the hallway speech. Something along the lines of "stupid chauvinistic computer. About time someone programs you. Girls are computers to computer blue". I have no clue how thiscame all about. Very interesting. 2. Annie Christian - this is a weird song in itself but at the end where it fades out for the last couple of moments it sounds like a computer going haywire uncontrollably. What made prince say "hey let me throw a robot on malfunction at the end of the mix...yeah that sounds good" 3. Lust u always. - he raps " my body wreaks with lust/ I will RAPE you if I must/" . WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ABOUT! how he says it sounds super violent as well. I can see how a passion for someone can get heavy, but rape? Wow prince lol 4. Resolution- off the planet earth album. At the end of the song a synth note rings in and out for sometime. I mean the song could have ended 30sec ago. 5. Sister - we all know this is his weirdest song. 6. Extra loveable - prince again with his rape fantasy lol. "Dont make me rape you.... or do I have to drag you." Enough said. 7. Pearls before the swine- the random lyric about a begal with creme cheese. Come to think about it. P has alot of lyrics about food. Weird for someone so skinny lol. 8. Lady cab driver - isn't that a toilet flushing. Yea I think it is. Strange.

I think the lyric in computer blue refers to his frustration that girls don't/won't do what he expects them too (be programmed)

'stupid chauvenistic computer' = prince

'about time someone programs you' == girls be like i'm not your robot

'girls are computers to computer blue' = prince will program you and you will obey


much of princes music is about his desire to find the mirror of himself in a female partner who by some miracle will put up with his shit and not say much lololol

novabrkr said:

funkaholic1972 said:

That would be extremely disappointig if that was really true. Where did you get this piece of information?

Just Princevault. The info came from Jesse Johnson, so it's not just someone that doesn't know what he's talking about either.

Damn, I always considered the beat of 777-9311 as one of Prince's best beats.

novabrkr said:

The beat on "777-9311" apparently isn't programmed by Prince. It was a demo beat programmed into the Linn unit Prince owned.

I know. It's disappointing, right? Maybe he modified it a bit.

dammit!!!!

billymeade said:

irreverence said:

I claim that the weirdness is what set Prince apart from his contemporary pop artists. It is what made it last. And the genious of the 80s was his ability to combine catchy with weird. Who else would do concerts in his underwear, create a Camille and BobGeorge voice

I will go out on a limb and say that losing the weird was what made Prince disappear from the public in the 90s. Even if Emancipation was to be his greatest album, it lacked weirdness.

In my view: Diamonds and Pearls was, because of its commercial success, his "deathblow" - its success because of the lack of weird, but the same lack making people not crave to visit his music again.

Oh, there's plenty of weirdness on Emancipation! The "club scene" on "Get Yo Groove On", Azifwekare's rap on "Style", the Cap'n Crunch bit in "Joint 2 Joint", the entirety of "Courtin Time", the AOL voice on "Emale"... good times

|

D&P had "Strollin'", which was enough weird to get us through the year... and the phony phone calls on the Cream Maxi!

I was always shocked by the phone call to his father, couldnt be real lol. I used to play that part over and over as a kid

KoolEaze said:

nyse said:

7. Pearls before the swine- the random lyric about a begal with creme cheese. Come to think about it. P has alot of lyrics about food. Weird for someone so skinny

I don´t think that the bagel with cream cheese lyric is random at all.

The song can be interpreted in many ways but keep in mind that this song is also about peace, about spirituality and before he mentions the bagel he sings "Can I offer you baklava? Or a bagel with cream cheese? "

While baklava is traditionally a Muslim dessert, a bagel with cream cheese is, at least in America, considered a typical Jewish breakfast item. Part of that song is about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis and how senseless it all is when you think of the bigger picture.

i love this song, but i never made that connection. now that you point it out,

i'm thinking 'how did i not see this?'. thanks for a cool new dimension to an

already great song!

KingSausage said:

awesomeav said: