I don't want to say I "hate" it but I just can't really stand to listen to Billy Jack Bitch.

gandorb said:

ludwig said:

My name is Prince. Horrible.

I agree. Most unnecessary song of his career. Like we didn't already know he was Prince and he was funky. Like Shaq doing a rap stating that he is really tall.

Gotta strongly disagree here - after 'D & P' and its uber-mainstream poppiness, "My Name Is Prince" was a declarative statement of purpose that (I believe) was ABSOLUTELY necessary.

Classic album opener. And one of his mos SAVAGE vocals - honestly, my throat is sore just from LISTENING to this jam.

gandorb said:

gandorb said:

NorthC said:

gandorb said:

I agree. Most unnecessary song of his career. Like we didn't already know he was Prince and he was funky. Like Shaq doing a rap stating that he is really tall.

You need to see it within the context of the album: it is a fairy tale about a rock star named Prince who meets an exotic princess who has 3 chains of gold that the 7 bad guys (seven sins?) are after. My Name Is Prince is our hero introducing himself. Looking at it from that perspective, the opening track isn't unnecessary at all. Just like 3 Chains o' Gold (which I just said I don't like), it's part of the storyline.

Betcha By Golly Wow

I don't like it

NorthC said:

gandorb said:

I agree. Most unnecessary song of his career. Like we didn't already know he was Prince and he was funky. Like Shaq doing a rap stating that he is really tall.

You need to see it within the context of the album: it is a fairy tale about a rock star named Prince who meets an exotic princess who has 3 chains of gold that the 7 bad guys (seven sins?) are after. My Name Is Prince is our hero introducing himself. Looking at it from that perspective, the opening track isn't unnecessary at all. Just like 3 Chains o' Gold (which I just said I don't like), it's part of the storyline.

In the context of the very poorly-told story (what with the dropped spoken sections), then I would actually say the song is unnecessary.

I don't hate them but can do without hearing them are Kiss, Raspberry Beret, would die for u, The Most Beauitufl Girl In The World

justAmeda said:

I don't hate them but can do without hearing them are Kiss, Raspberry Beret, would die for u, The Most Beauitufl Girl In The World

Guitarhero said:

justAmeda said:

I don't hate them but can do without hearing them are Kiss, Raspberry Beret, would die for u, The Most Beauitufl Girl In The World

TMBGITW to me sounds like nails on a chalkboard and that is the one video that his outfit and hairstyle creeps me out as well. I can't bear to watch that vid.

NorthC said:

gandorb said:

I agree. Most unnecessary song of his career. Like we didn't already know he was Prince and he was funky. Like Shaq doing a rap stating that he is really tall.

You need to see it within the context of the album: it is a fairy tale about a rock star named Prince who meets an exotic princess who has 3 chains of gold that the 7 bad guys (seven sins?) are after. My Name Is Prince is our hero introducing himself. Looking at it from that perspective, the opening track isn't unnecessary at all. Just like 3 Chains o' Gold (which I just said I don't like), it's part of the storyline.

It's not about the storyline or the context of the album. The music just sucks, the production is bad, and I also don't like his singing. He tries to sound aggressive and rough, be he fails imho. I can't take it serious, it's cringeworthy. And on top of that all, there's Tony M. rapping.

I love most of the album, but this is one of the worst songs of his career. I saw how this song emptied a full dancefloor in a big club here within seconds. And not because the crowd wasn't into prince. They played Kiss and When Doves Cry later that night, and the crowd loved it.

ludwig said:

*

The entire Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic catalog.

The entire Around The World In A Day album, excluding Raspberry Beret.

Lets Pretend We're Married

D.M.S.R

Delirious

When 2 R N Love (I CANNOT STAND THAT SONG.)

Alphabet Street (I like it yet I hate it.)

Money Don't Matter 2 Nite (i like it yet I hate it.)

Sometimes It Snows In April (I hate this one.)

I think the Prince song that I despise & I CANNOT STAND out of all of these is

THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD.

Nanni said:

Betcha By Golly Wow

I don't like it

Aw :/ I like that one. <3

DMarieIsMe said:

DMarieIsMe said:

*

The entire Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic catalog.

The entire Around The World In A Day album, excluding Raspberry Beret.

Lets Pretend We're Married

D.M.S.R

Delirious

When 2 R N Love (I CANNOT STAND THAT SONG.)

Alphabet Street (I like it yet I hate it.)

Money Don't Matter 2 Nite (i like it yet I hate it.)

Sometimes It Snows In April (I hate this one.)

I think the Prince song that I despise & I CANNOT STAND out of all of these is

THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD.

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You just listed six of my favorite Prince songs.

[Edited 7/12/16 13:20pm]

EmmaMcG said:

Only one? I'd have to say "Ain't About 2 Stop". There's a few songs from Phase One that run it close but that's the worst one, not only on that album, but it's the worst Prince song I've ever heard. It doesn't even sound like a Prince song. If I heard it on the radio and didn't know who it was, I'd just assume it was just another throwaway "dance" song by some DJ who's never played a musical instrument in his life. And I use the word "dance" loosely because I don't know how anyone can dance to that EDM crap unless they're off their face on ecstasy. There are a few songs from Phase One in a similar vein but the presence of Rita Ora sets this one apart. It's not just Phase One though, Beginning Endlessly is another song I don't think I'll ever listen to again. That horrible synth sound at the start and the over the top autotune is a world away from the man who gave us 1999, Let's Work and, for a more recent example, Revelation. Arrogance, from Love Symbol, is also really really bad. I know all the above sounds really negative but I happen to love about 95% of his output. Its just times where Prince tried to follow trends that I don't like. He was the best at what he did. But when it came to trying to emulate what "the kids" are listening to, for the most part he failed miserabley. Having said that, I do think his worst songs are better than the majority if whatever is currently in the charts.

I'm just curious, with total respect to your opinion that I've seen from others, just trying to learn more:

Your post conveys that you strongly dislike what "the kids" are listening to, and that you think he "failed miserably" at trying to emulate what the youth like.... but if you dislike what the current trends are already, how can you really assess whether he was successful or not at attempting them?

Like, for instance, I'm pretty sure the majority of that record isn't really "EDM" at all (other than "Fallinlove2nite"), but it always gets called that here.

Not a big fan of peach or pope.

DMarieIsMe said:

*

The entire Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic catalog.

The entire Around The World In A Day album, excluding Raspberry Beret.

Lets Pretend We're Married

D.M.S.R

Delirious

When 2 R N Love (I CANNOT STAND THAT SONG.)

Alphabet Street (I like it yet I hate it.)

Money Don't Matter 2 Nite (i like it yet I hate it.)

Sometimes It Snows In April (I hate this one.)

I think the Prince song that I despise & I CANNOT STAND out of all of these is

THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD.

I love all them.

Miles said:

ludwig said:

It's not about the storyline or the context of the album. The music just sucks, the production is bad, and I also don't like his singing. He tries to sound aggressive and rough, be he fails imho. I can't take it serious, it's cringeworthy. And on top of that all, there's Tony M. rapping.

I love most of the album, but this is one of the worst songs of his career. I saw how this song emptied a full dancefloor in a big club here within seconds. And not because the crowd wasn't into prince. They played Kiss and When Doves Cry later that night, and the crowd loved it.

MNIP is ridiculous and is meant to be, but that jam rules as a highlight of that era. P taking on the Bomb Squad in the dense, superfunky, sample heavy production. Tony M just adds to the overall sense of mad grandiloquence

I didn't originally like My Name Is Prince, but as I re-discovered the 90-99 era - which I had kind of skipped at the time (I had found it a big shock to the system as I was still bathing fully in The Revolution atmosphere), a lot of the stuff I used to dislike have actually grown on me over the past few years, and I must say, I quite like this track now (still not too keen on Tony M rap though ). It is definitely "over the top" powerful but I think that Prince was using this style to reassert himself and mark his territory, a sort of declaration of independence. And in that respect, it feels good to hear it. It doesn't surprise me that it would empty a whole dance floor, its concept being too grand for a night club environment, rather the haunting chants and the heaviness of the music instantly gives me images of a big production Egyptian themed choreography, with hundreds of dancers and lots of spiritual symbolisms. It would make a fantastic flash mob music too. It's angry Prince at its best and it makes me feel like shouting "Go on Prince show them all!" - that is until Tony M turns up of course But that aside I love it!

[Edited 7/12/16 15:36pm]

DMarieIsMe said:

*

The entire Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic catalog.

The entire Around The World In A Day album, excluding Raspberry Beret.

Lets Pretend We're Married

D.M.S.R

Delirious

When 2 R N Love (I CANNOT STAND THAT SONG.)

Alphabet Street (I like it yet I hate it.)

Money Don't Matter 2 Nite (i like it yet I hate it.)

Sometimes It Snows In April (I hate this one.)

I think the Prince song that I despise & I CANNOT STAND out of all of these is

THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD.

Now that is a surprising list. I would be very interested to see what you got in your favourites, I noticed you haven't put anything in your profile.

Hate is such a strong word. I don't have hate...I just don't have much patience for Housequake.

The 90's all of it.

DMarieIsMe said:

Lets Pretend We're Married

D.M.S.R

Delirious

You're about to lose your Prince card up in here.