McD said:

9 replies and no one gets the joke? (I hope it was intentional) It reminds me of the Paul McCartney quote: 'Frank Sinatra once said 'Something' was the best song Lennon and McCartney ever wrote. Thanks Frank!'

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I know what you are getting at (others here seem not to), but I assure you that my original post is not a joke. Read my second post on this thread and you will see I wrote:

"Everything was in sync -- his talents, his contributions from band members, his passion, his ambition..."

Note the italics.

controversy99 said:

That's crazy talk but I love the gif's in response to it, so funny! haha

Cloreen said:

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I don't want to bring anyone's head down, I don't want to spoil the party here, but Prince has not written a great song since "Mountains" -- that's thirty years ago!
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I just listened to "Mountains" today and it is monumental. It is mighty. Majestic. MAGNIFICENT! What song since "Mountains" can you say that about? Sure Prince has written many, many fine songs over the past thirty years, but nothing has come close to the masterpiece that is "Mountains."
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"Mountains" - Prince's last masterwork.
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Yeah, "1+1+1=3" is great, "Face Down" is fantastic, "Sign O The Times" is out of this world, "Space" is superb, and "I Wish U Heaven" is wonderful, but Prince was never able to come close to "Mountains" in thirty years. (In all honesty, no musical artist has been able to come close to "Mountains".) It's time to finally admit that from 1986 onwards, Prince never wrote a song better than "Mountains."
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It's only mountains and the sea....
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Come on, sing along to Prince's best.

"There's nothing greater...."

you're not a true fan

controversy99 said:

Please, please, please can somebody explain to me what you like so much about this song? Lyrics, beat, guitars, vocals, arrangement, what is it?

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It shows a performer at his most confident. Prince knew he was it at that point and he unleashes a perfect hard driving song to confirm that. At the peak of his powers, and he knew it. That comes through loud and clear on the recording. Listen to how Prince leads his band - "Guitars and drums on the one." It was a whole vibe of complete control. Beatles had that in '66 and '67. Prince had it on "Mountains."

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Look, you here may not dig the song, but I am not talking about the musicality of the song itself. I am talking about the vibe. The power of supreme confidence of that song. It was his peak. After that there were numerous unsure steps. But with "Mountains," Prince nailed everything. Here it is. Killer groove, masterful vocals,...the whole song is just one great command performance.

MoBettaBliss said:

you're not a true fan

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Alert Alert: Anyone who loves "Mountains" is not a true fan. One must love "If I Was Your Girlfriend" to be a true fan. All true Prince fans rate that song as his best. If you don't...you are not a true fan.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely "Mountains" but...



Come on now, you're exaggerating just a bit, don't you think?

It's a flame-y post to begin with. I can name of 30 songs right now that are better than "Mountains", and it's probably one of my two favorite songs on Parade (the other being "Anotherloverholenyohead"). Last great moment was 1986? GTFO.

Pretty decent song off a superior Prince record, but Under the Cherry Moon, Do U Lie, New Position, Kiss , Another Lover, Sometimes it Snows, and Venus De Milo are easily better for my money. Seems Mountains and Girls and Boys get overloved, tho both were singles and videos. Really do enjoy the Mountains vid, esp Lisa

Cloreen said:

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I don't want to bring anyone's head down, I don't want to spoil the party here, but Prince has not written a great song since "Mountains" -- that's thirty years ago!
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I just listened to "Mountains" today and it is monumental. It is mighty. Majestic. MAGNIFICENT! What song since "Mountains" can you say that about? Sure Prince has written many, many fine songs over the past thirty years, but nothing has come close to the masterpiece that is "Mountains."
.
"Mountains" - Prince's last masterwork.
.
Yeah, "1+1+1=3" is great, "Face Down" is fantastic, "Sign O The Times" is out of this world, "Space" is superb, and "I Wish U Heaven" is wonderful, but Prince was never able to come close to "Mountains" in thirty years. (In all honesty, no musical artist has been able to come close to "Mountains".) It's time to finally admit that from 1986 onwards, Prince never wrote a song better than "Mountains."
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It's only mountains and the sea....
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Come on, sing along to Prince's best.

"There's nothing greater...."

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Not sure if troll?

I LOVE Mountains but you sound a bit delusional

Cloreen..

I love Mountains.... so many great songs on Art Official Age, (just to name 1 album).

Do your homework boy...

I was just listening to "Return of the Bumpsquad" and I like it as much as "Mountains"... maybe more? Different vibes.

to me, way back home was his last great moment but you're free to have your opinion.

MoBettaBliss said:

you're not a true fan

Oh, god... I knew when Prince died this place would adopt the mentality of a Michael Jackson forum...

[Edited 5/16/16 22:41pm]

also, dude was so prolific, i'm always on the lookout for songs I missed that I end up loving. after he died, santana did a tribute, last christmas, I didn't know it was a prince song but assumed it could be because of the falsetto delivery and the style, the result is, another new song that I love. i'd heard the rainbbow children before but not really closely, i still don't know how i missed it.

Mountains is one of many great Prince moments

Goddess4Real said:

Mountains is one of many great Prince moments

ya, for me too, and I still love his newest stuff, not every song but hell, I never liked every song on anyone's albums, not just Prince's.

one interesting thing about mountains though, I thought he was saying some deep stuff that I never looked real deep into. The africa divided line was some kind of reference to the slave trade. Those were the days when P still showed a lot of racial ambivalence, the scene where he expresses horror when an older black lady asks to see him in UTCM is telling. It's so good to see how he came home in the end.

PeteSilas said:

The africa divided line was some kind of reference to the slave trade.

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That true? I always thought it was about apartheid.

Cloreen said:

PeteSilas said:

The africa divided line was some kind of reference to the slave trade.

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That true? I always thought it was about apartheid.

well, that's the way i read it, wasn't the word "hijack" somewhere in there? that would seem to insinuate the slave trade.

Cloreen said:

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I don't want to bring anyone's head down, I don't want to spoil the party here, but Prince has not written a great song since "Mountains" -- that's thirty years ago!

violectrica said:

Look, we all loooove "mountains." but that wasn't even the best thing he did in 1986.

my top ten of prince would feature songs going all the way up to the last year and in fact, probably most of them would be from 90 onwards, he seemed to be more willing to be more open than he was in the eighties.

i agree that Mountains is Prince's best song! but i feel he had some better songs after that

Why do they always leave Mountains and Take Me With U off compilations?

Mountains is one of my favorites. And don't forget the beautiful B-side:

Aerogram said: