This song never gets a mention...

Its the best linn in 15 years. It proves the linn is not dead.

I dare you to get a kick ass stereo and turn this up big. Its sounds amazing.

Some people may say Rave sucks, but this is one of THE best songs between 95 and 03!

If P does end up re-visiting the back catalogue, lets hope Forever in my life gets this treatment!

Amen!

one of the few keepers on that album, even if it is a conglomeration of several better songs

(forever in my life, love thy will be done, don't talk 2 strangers (lyrically))

s-u-x.

SquirrelMeat said:

i agree with the stereo part! i've always loved that song though.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Ditto...

I liked the old school linn sound and vibe of the track.
But it veers dangerously too close to Richard Marx
for me to really love it totally.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

double ditto

It's far from being the worst on the Rave album, but coupled with a sub-"Right Here Waiting" chorus and cheesy lyrics ("remember when you were a kid you had toys") I think it's far from a Prince classic.

I'll agree with you on the linn -- it does sound cool. I had high hopes when I heard the first few seconds of this song. But Prince lives close enough to Wisconsin to drive over there for his cheese without putting it on record like this song.

i like it - it should have been a single. a bit of an I Wish U Heaven vibe, musically. not his most classic lyric, but still - good track. One of many good tracks from RAVE.

This is probabbly one of my favorite tracks on Rave. As a whole I'm not crazy about the album, but this track felt like a throwback to better times.

Axchi696 said:

Not to mention the modulation up a whole tone towards the end...

It almost always means the writer didn't know what to do next with the song...it's a cop-out technique employed in almost every successful syrupy ballad from "Heal the World" to any almost any Celine Dion hit you care to mention.

I like it...it's sweet.
[This message was edited Wed Apr 2 20:35:51 PST 2003 by Starmist7]

mrdespues said:[quote]

Axchi696 said:

Not to mention the modulation up a whole tone towards the end...

It almost always means the writer didn't know what to do next with the song...it's a cop-out technique employed in almost every successful syrupy ballad from "Heal the World" to any almost any Celine Dion hit you care to mention.



However, it's not all that bad, I like it somewhat and the guitar tone is a redeeming feature...but I wouldn't play it at a party or anything, put it that way.

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GREAT song! One of the few highlights from the 'Rave' album.

It sounds like "Every Breath You Take", I can't get past
that. Seems like a cheesy knock-off from the Police tune
and it's PDiddy remake. Like "Here I can do this in my
sleep guys". And that's what it sounds like too. It might
have been nice if it didn't end as abruptly as it does.

One of the Best track on Rave,i ALWAYS love the LINN DRUM>>BUT THIS SONG IS NOT MORE THAN "FOREVER IN MY LIFE"BIS

Its good, yes

Great?

Masterpiece?

Its a very good but very simple song
two thumbs up over here

Its one of the better ones on rave but it is lightweight and the lyrics definitely need a re-write. I like the vibe of the song, but its definitely lacking.

When i first heard it i also thought of every breath you take, but its not even in the same league as that.

it sonds so much like the Sting song "i'll be watching you"
or whatever it is.
the same vibe.
cliche/simplelyrics.
its prince wanting 2 get on commercial radio.
& it sucks.

IstenSzek said:

YES!
THATS IT!
haha pity i saw ur post 2 late.
ur the only post i have ever seen that agrees withmy view on the song.

The beat and guitar are fantastic. Should have used the deep voice on it though.

I love this song.. I like RAVE a lot.. I know a lot of people dislike it, but I think its cool.. oberviously not Prince's best work but this song's cool!

I don't know about masterpiece, but its a good song. Definitely a highlight of Rave...which didn't have many.

Masterpiece is a little strong, but the song is pretty cool. Suffers from the feeling that the Backstreet Boys could have easily recorded this song, but it's still good stuff.

I don't know about some of the slow jams on the Rave album...Too many for P or Clive to make it a commercial success...Too many towards the end to satisfy me...

Masterpiece? It's a really bad hallmark card.

SquirrelMeat said:

Its a beautiful melancholy-like song. I agree with some who posted its derivative of Every Breath You Take but he did good at being derivative on this one imo.

IstenSzek said:

I Agree.with a Pinch of the Cats Behind the BackStreet Boys Sound as well in there.