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7. X's Face HITnRUN phase one What is the slowed down voice saying?
Can't work it out. My bass at the start? No idea apart from that and that's probably wrong.
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I can't tell what it is either. The last part sounds like he a saying something '& flavor' ? I don't know. There's also a voice in the background I can't understand around 2:26 that repeats itself for the last 10 seconds. | |
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I always thought it said 'bleach blonde is the place. the x's face' | |
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Something something something American Player? Thats what I hear in my head. | |
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"Freeze. My. Airplane....Airplaine..Myyy...Freeze. My. Airplane." Chili Sauce. | |
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I loaded it up in some editing software the other day and sped it up a bit to see if that made things any clearer and it definitely did.
I still can't fully make out the first bit but I think it's:
My bass wired Edit and play RIP ![]() | |
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Nothing interesting is it! I was sure I could hear 'aeroplane' in there | |
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Not a bad jam, love the beat and his sarcastic way of singing. But the monkey/banana references need to go, whether its racist or not I don't care, its just daft. Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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One of the few times when the voice & production work together on the album.
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. Agreed (with the bolded line). This is my fav track on the album. I'm thinking the whole banana/oo-oo-oo-ah-ah-ah thang is a diss toward Morris Day, but I'm not sure why. "He's a musician's musician..." | |
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probably the best song on the album...too bad i had already added it to my extended version of AOA...therefore, the joint is already played out for me...not cool when the album's best song is towards the end of the LP, and old | |
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. Background: "wipe...wipe out...wipe...wipe out...." At least that's what it sounds like to me. . I am SO hooked on this track. Though I was hoping for a longer version, but sometimes less is more. And it is so awesome hearing it in good sound quality. . The first few seconds of "X's Face" always make me think of The Orb version of NIN's "The Perfect Drug." | |
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. kind of blips the song eh | |
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"My Bass Fly American Plane" (i can't hear it any other way, no matter what you guys 'n' gals try to tell me I really like this one, too. Prost! "Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends" | |
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- Hi-yo Silver, it's The Bone Ranger! | |
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I'm convinced that is what he is saying too, however the lyrics printed in the CD booklet shows "bass don't age". Odd. TRUE BLUE | |
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I first heard this song at Prince's Hit n Run show in Louisville, KY. It's just okay to me. The lyrics are cool though. It's growing on me. POSITIVITY!!!
The words U speak have power. Use them wisely. {1 God, 1 race, 1 love} | |
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I'm still not hearing 'play' as many times as I've listened to it. It sounds to me like it might be 'player', but that still doesn't sound right either. | |
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does anybody have an idea what the 'X's face' is supposed to be? | |
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1. I dig that he works "t'was" into this song.
2. "a few months ago, or maybe it was years..." "long time ago, or maybe yesterday..."
Since he released AOA/PE with WB, I thought this jam was referring back to his old feud with ("X" WB darling") Madge (whose face looks like it's clearly been through the wringer and to whom years have not been kind) who has fallen the f off, with songs that make the worst of Prince's recent releases look like solid gold or at least thoughtful.
"banana" just seems like a sexual phallic diss.
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Load it up in some sample editing software and change the speed, it's much clearer. I'd upload the speeded up sample and link to it if it wouldn't cause a purple hissy fit. RIP ![]() | |
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To me it sounds like, "Are you proud" RIP ![]() | |
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I love this song, the lyrics are a bit perplexing though. Not sure what he means about the the jugular and how it tastes, unless he is implying that his x was a vampire, sucking on his blood?
My take on the "Black don't crack - beige don't age, go on take that bannana and get back in the cage" section is that that he is both making a nod at his own appearance and also highlighting the racism in the sentiment.
Not sure why he would choose to go there in a song about an X, unless he is implying that she was casually racist, or mocking the kind of things she used to say, but I can't think of a recent rumoured partner that would be likely to say that kind of thing.
Anyway, it is sonically great and would have liked more songs in this vein on the album. It does kind of end on a bit of a limp note, like Josh doesn't know how to wrap up the groove or knock it up a notch for the ending, but that's the only disappointment.
I heard the masked lyrics as "we fly American Plane, American plane" which doesn't make any sense.
Also, I think this is the track that Josh did everything on and Prince only sang, there is no bass, guitar parts that I can hear Prince doing on this, very little multitracking of vocal, so I tihnk Prince rocked up and did a bit of stream-of-conscious lyrics, which may be why the subject leaps around a bit. [Edited 9/22/15 6:07am] | |
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Prince is really cold to write a song about someone's (me) destruction of life by a demented (zeliara) ex's face..... | |
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Decent melody. Dope beat n effects n the monkey deal is the bizness ![]() ![]() For all time I am with you, you are with me. | |
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Nothing wrong with Madge's face ![]() ![]() appleseed said:
1. I dig that he works "t'was" into this song.
2. "a few months ago, or maybe it was years..." "long time ago, or maybe yesterday..."
Since he released AOA/PE with WB, I thought this jam was referring back to his old feud with ("X" WB darling") Madge (whose face looks like it's clearly been through the wringer and to whom years have not been kind) who has fallen the f off, with songs that make the worst of Prince's recent releases look like solid gold or at least thoughtful.
"banana" just seems like a sexual phallic diss.
[Edited 9/22/15 20:01pm] For all time I am with you, you are with me. | |
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quite clear to me it says:
We Are American Play (or Players)
and the song is pure power to me | |
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Need to speed it up! RIP ![]() | |
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Yeah that 1st bit has got me too. . Bass fully wired...edit and play Edit and play My bass fully wired...edit and play Edit and play . Or maybe? Bass f-ing wired...edit and play Edit and play My bass f-ing wired...edit and play Edit and play . The F-ing part could be the typical way he uses a curse word and censors it. "Wired" could also be "wild". . "Edit and play" sounds the clearest to me too. However I also hear "Never complain" "Hey, I got the butta 4 ya muffin, honey.. I'm just 2 old 2 hold the knife!" | |
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I posted this on the general HnR review thread. Maybe I'm not the only one who thinks this. "The password is what." | |
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