every song he did was not about gender. it was about a feeling. he or u didn't need to understand. feelings r abt ppl. be a person and be proud of who u r!!!! but....be good to others...even if they r not like u!!!! respect!!!!

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I've never even thought about it before. I'm a man who's always enjoyed his love songs. A song like Adore is beyond sublime.

It sounds like you think you can only get into these songs if you believe Prince is singing directly at you, i.e. you need to be the object of his sexual desire. I've never listened to his songs like that. It's more like he's singing on my behalf at the object of my sexual desire. Otherwise, I simply enjoy them for their musical, vocal and lyrical brilliance.

airth said:

airth said:

I've never even thought about it before. I'm a man who's always enjoyed his love songs. A song like Adore is beyond sublime.

It sounds like you think you can only get into these songs if you believe Prince is singing directly at you, i.e. you need to be the object of his sexual desire. I've never listened to his songs like that. It's more like he's singing on my behalf at the object of my sexual desire. Otherwise, I simply enjoy them for their musical, vocal and lyrical brilliance.

That's crazy -- some men just don't like romantic songs. I personally love many of his ballads, he wrote some of the best ever but don't ask me to sit through a romantic movie, it's an eye-roll festival for me.

That said the OP is hilarious for asking if "all the men out there" share his feelings, very butch question sir!

Great thread - as a woman I have often wondered how men feel about them too.

NorthC said:

RJOrion said:

"do anything for me", like what? do i get a boner?...no do i respect the artistry and musicianship?...yes ??? [Edited 6/25/16 4:42am]

Of course they do. I don't need to think of them as "him singing them to me", as obviously I can just think of being the guy that sings them to the woman. It's not more complicated than that.

"Sometimes It Snows In April" isn't a love song, btw. It's a song about the death of the character he portrayed in the UTCM movie.

novabrkr said:

2olskool4u said:

As original post, i'm straight/married. I just love the music, what more can you say? They don't get me horny or anything! His music is beautiful though, don't mattee what sex you are.

Another great comment said better than i could. Why can't a straight man like love songs by Prince.

OK, so it's not about being male, straight and married, it's just that you don't like "slow plodders". For me, these kinds of songs are usually all about his delivery and the interplay of the layered vocals, perhaps that's not something that floats your boat. I even like the two tracks you listed that tend to be more divisive: Slow Love and When 2 R In Love.

In the case of Sometimes It Snows In April, it's less about his voice and more about the space, the creak of Wendy's guitar strings, the delicate touch of Lisa's piano and the overall sentiment. I have to say that I never truly got it until I experienced death first-hand, though.

Many of my male friends who are Prince fans seemed to view his slow songs as "set the mood" songs. The women dug it, so the men played into Prince's romantic delivery. Plus, Prince had a unique way of conveying sensual, romantic, freaky, nasty stuff in a way that wasn't vulgar.

As a man The Beautiful Ones always gets me , it means so much to me a lot of happy memories attached to that song. Shivers down the spine the odd tear everytime i play it. Not many songs get me like that.

I throw my boxers at the speaker during some of them.

Iamtheorg said:

airth said:

I've never even thought about it before. I'm a man who's always enjoyed his love songs. A song like Adore is beyond sublime.

It sounds like you think you can only get into these songs if you believe Prince is singing directly at you, i.e. you need to be the object of his sexual desire. I've never listened to his songs like that. It's more like he's singing on my behalf at the object of my sexual desire. Otherwise, I simply enjoy them for their musical, vocal and lyrical brilliance.

This x1000. Adore is a masterpiece. When I close my eyes and listen to the various layers and each unique transition in the song, I am mesmerized by the music and I think of the people I have loved with that intensity: wife, children, girlfriends, etc. I never think Prince is singing to me - he is using his master voice and talents to sing and unlock emotions within me for me. Big, big difference.

Yes - the vocal delivery on Do Me, Baby is perfect. And International Lover is so cheeky I can't help but smile every time I hear it. Besides, I always told myself if I ever met a woman who could make me scream the way Prince screams at the end of International Lover, I'd mary her in a second!

Mentioned this in the What Year thread, but Do Me, Baby was thee song that Prince first emotionally crippled me with . My affinity for his slow jams knows no bounds, really, but to this day I've never heard another song (from any musician) that captures the feeling of longing and desire with as much power as Do Me, Baby.