as always with prince's brilliant songs, there's something that jumps out at you
and smacks you in the face, even after 30 odd years, that you'd never noticed
before.

stuff like this amazes me. i've listened to this song, perhaps 1000 times and yet
this mumble at 3:43/3:44 is completely new to me today.

perhaps because i've made a better rip of the album and have new headphones
but i don't think that's it. there's always stuff like this in prince's music, where
i scratch my head and go 'did i just not hear that the first 200 times?'



anywho. does anyone know what he's saying here? it sounds like several things
to me:

"f*ck my woman" or "f*ck my water" or even "f*ck my wallet" but i'm quite
sure that's not it

anyone else know or able to make it out?

I don't hear "fuck", but I also have no idea. The guitar really drowns it out.

I do have a way to possibly find out...stand by.

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[Edited 7/24/16 7:33am]

nothing yet? i've listened again but i've tainted my listening now
and can only hear 'fuck ur wallet'

IstenSzek said:

nothing yet? i've listened again but i've tainted my listening now
and can only hear 'fuck ur wallet'

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Here's the lyrics on Google Play, which interprets it as "Fuck me over".

Body don't want to quit, gotta get another hit
Uh-uh, yeah, yeah
(Fuck me over)

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Ttoc5zfewls4lpgpiguwzvcuxiq?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics

laytonian said:

IstenSzek said:

nothing yet? i've listened again but i've tainted my listening now
and can only hear 'fuck ur wallet'

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Here's the lyrics on Google Play, which interprets it as "Fuck me over".

Body don't want to quit, gotta get another hit
Uh-uh, yeah, yeah
(Fuck me over)

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Ttoc5zfewls4lpgpiguwzvcuxiq?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics

cool! thanks

Am I correct in inferring that the OP started this thread because "All the Critics Love U in New York" is the only song on 1999 for which there are no lyrics in the album booklet? Forgive me if it seems like a "dumb" question; I am a younger fan, born in 1986.

206Michelle said:

Am I correct in inferring that the OP started this thread because "All the Critics Love U in New York" is the only song on 1999 for which there are no lyrics in the album booklet? Forgive me if it seems like a "dumb" question; I am a younger fan, born in 1986.

that's not a dumb question at all but it's not because the lyrics aren't in the booklet though.
i think that if they were, that mumble at 3:43 would still not be printed in it.

IstenSzek said:

206Michelle said:

Am I correct in inferring that the OP started this thread because "All the Critics Love U in New York" is the only song on 1999 for which there are no lyrics in the album booklet? Forgive me if it seems like a "dumb" question; I am a younger fan, born in 1986.

that's not a dumb question at all but it's not because the lyrics aren't in the booklet though.
i think that if they were, that mumble at 3:43 would still not be printed in it.

IstenSzek, Thanks for the response.

I checked w/ the owner of DTT Lyrics, and found the site on Archive.org.

The lyric was noted as being "on the one".

Body don't wanna quit, gotta get another hit {x4}

[(On the 1)]
All the critics love U, all the critics love U
All the critics love U in New York

What're U lookin' at, punk?

And that's what makes the most sense, and is probably right.

TrivialPursuit said:

I checked w/ the owner of DTT Lyrics, and found the site on Archive.org.

The lyric was noted as being "on the one".

Body don't wanna quit, gotta get another hit {x4}

[(On the 1)]
All the critics love U, all the critics love U
All the critics love U in New York

What're U lookin' at, punk?

And that's what makes the most sense, and is probably right.

it does make the most sense. it just doesn't sound like he's actually saying that

but DTT were always very much on point with these things so let's go with it

I THINK he played this during the seond 2009 Montreux gig - and he definitely says, 'On the One' in that performance!

Just gave it a listen and I hear "on the 1."

Purpleone4Eva said:

Just gave it a listen and I hear "on the 1."

i guess i just have a sordid, dirty mind for thinking what i thought it was

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