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Thread started 11/09/16 6:21pm

luvsexy4all

Im going there..since no one else will--SONGS w/drug references

automatic

play in the sunshine

the future

now

cold coffee and cocaine

old frineds 4 sale

insatiable

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Reply #1 posted 11/09/16 6:45pm

klick2me

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Eye Know
Sex me, sex me not
klick
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Reply #2 posted 11/09/16 6:48pm

LBrent

Actually, luvsexy4all, you started a thread on this topic April 28, 2016.

http://prince.org/msg/7/424283?pr

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Reply #3 posted 11/09/16 6:53pm

luvsexy4all

LBrent said:

Actually, luvsexy4all, you started a thread on this topic April 28, 2016.

http://prince.org/msg/7/424283?pr

one song..there's many obviously

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Reply #4 posted 11/09/16 6:58pm

donnyenglish

Breakdown
June
Clouds
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Reply #5 posted 11/09/16 7:03pm

bobgeorge77

how about "My Little Pill" !!

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Reply #6 posted 11/09/16 7:03pm

oliviacamron

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My Little Pill
I asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R.
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Reply #7 posted 11/09/16 7:09pm

luvsexy4all

junkie references

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Reply #8 posted 11/09/16 7:12pm

Mintchip

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purple music, sign o the times, eye no, and new power generation.

[Edited 11/9/16 19:13pm]

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Reply #9 posted 11/09/16 7:31pm

TwiliteKid

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donnyenglish said:

Breakdown
June
Clouds


"Intoxicated" in Breakdown refers to alcohol, not drugs.

There are no drug references in June - only some crackpot theory that it's a reference to the horse line in SOTT.

I think the "high" referred to in clouds is intended as something other than drugs.
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Reply #10 posted 11/09/16 7:45pm

imprimis

How can 'Pop Life' not be at the top of such a list? The theme of drug addiction is its primary vehicle for other metaphors.

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'Allegiance' ("I'm addicted to your junk, and I'm dying. . .")

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[Edited 11/9/16 19:46pm]

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Reply #11 posted 11/09/16 8:38pm

ludwig

No one has mentioned "Schoolyard" yet?

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Reply #12 posted 11/09/16 8:41pm

tollyc

ludwig said:

No one has mentioned "Schoolyard" yet?




"Put down the needle, put down the spoon"
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Reply #13 posted 11/09/16 10:29pm

68686

This is not music, this is a trip.
No it's not a drug, it's something more than that.
Alphabet St.

Light up another one dude.
Now
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Reply #14 posted 11/09/16 10:31pm

TrivialPursuit

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"Lady Cab Driver" you can hear him with a bong.


"Now" - suck us 'til we're dry
And when we're lookin' like a roach, hit the lights
Before U say goodnight though
Let's make a toast yo

"All The Critics..."

Body don't wanna quit, gotta get another hit

"The Holy River" - drinking reference

Have another glass of Port and uh.. forget this

"New World"

Did U hear about the new pill? It feels like sex!
Guaranteed 2 thrill with no ill side-effects
A pill that will stop the wrinkles, a pill that will stop the pain
A pill that will make a baby never seek political gain
What's it all 4 when U can alter biology?

"Da Da Da"

Smokin' on the herbs help me see a little better
Lookin' 4 a job in this cold ass weather

"Letitgo"

Trigger here, trigger there - everybody's high except 4 me

to name a few.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #15 posted 11/09/16 10:36pm

oliviacamron

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TrivialPursuit said:

"Lady Cab Driver" you can hear him with a bong.



"Now" - suck us 'til we're dry
And when we're lookin' like a roach, hit the lights
Before U say goodnight though
Let's make a toast yo

"All The Critics..."


Body don't wanna quit, gotta get another hit

"The Holy River" - drinking reference


Have another glass of Port and uh.. forget this

"New World"


Did U hear about the new pill? It feels like sex!
Guaranteed 2 thrill with no ill side-effects
A pill that will stop the wrinkles, a pill that will stop the pain
A pill that will make a baby never seek political gain
What's it all 4 when U can alter biology?

"Da Da Da"


Smokin' on the herbs help me see a little better
Lookin' 4 a job in this cold ass weather

"Letitgo"


Trigger here, trigger there - everybody's high except 4 me

to name a few.


New World was about a government control pill
I asked Prince what he was planning to do. He told me , I'm going to look for the ladder. I asked him what that meant. All he said was, sometimes it snows in April. - book D.M.S.R.
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Reply #16 posted 11/09/16 10:40pm

GoldStandard

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Some of these songs have multiple meanings and any drug references probably weren't the main idea he had in mind. But if it evokes those ideas in the listener, Prince always left it up to you to feel it your own way. I don't think all of these songs were actually referencing drugs, some will always remain ambiguous.

Nobody I know gun' bite
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Reply #17 posted 11/10/16 12:01am

AzifWeKare

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Purple Music

The Love We Make

Sign ´O´ The Times

- Azif WeKare -

"Is it really necessary 4 me 2 go out of the room just because U wanna undress?"
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Reply #18 posted 11/10/16 12:49am

FragileUnderto
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Escape : All the crack in Compton wont set you free
Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #19 posted 11/10/16 1:13am

FragileUnderto
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Dig U Better Dead : A toke or 2, what the fuck'
Day of Wild : Pop guns and weed' Brother please
Now : lick us, twist us, roll us in your mouth, light us up and take a hit,
Pop Life : What U putting in your nose', Is that where all your money goes

High : Prince gona get u high lol ?
Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #20 posted 11/10/16 1:21am

LoriJ

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imprimis said:

How can 'Pop Life' not be at the top of such a list? The theme of drug addiction is its primary vehicle for other metaphors.

.

'Allegiance' ("I'm addicted to your junk, and I'm dying. . .")

.

[Edited 11/9/16 19:46pm]

or Sign of The Times

I love you baby, just not like I love this guitar.~Prince~
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Reply #21 posted 11/10/16 1:32am

laurarichardso
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TrivialPursuit said:

"Lady Cab Driver" you can hear him with a bong.



"Now" - suck us 'til we're dry
And when we're lookin' like a roach, hit the lights
Before U say goodnight though
Let's make a toast yo

"All The Critics..."


Body don't wanna quit, gotta get another hit

"The Holy River" - drinking reference


Have another glass of Port and uh.. forget this

"New World"


Did U hear about the new pill? It feels like sex!
Guaranteed 2 thrill with no ill side-effects
A pill that will stop the wrinkles, a pill that will stop the pain
A pill that will make a baby never seek political gain
What's it all 4 when U can alter biology?

"Da Da Da"


Smokin' on the herbs help me see a little better
Lookin' 4 a job in this cold ass weather

"Letitgo"


Trigger here, trigger there - everybody's high except 4 me

to name a few.


I hope you are joking about Lady Cab Driver.
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Reply #22 posted 11/10/16 1:33am

OperatingTheta
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klick2me said:[quote]Eye Know
Sex me, sex me not[/quote

The reference in Sex Me, Sex Me Not, is to the morning-after pill.
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Reply #23 posted 11/10/16 1:35am

laurarichardso
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GoldStandard said:

Some of these songs have multiple meanings and any drug references probably weren't the main idea he had in mind. But if it evokes those ideas in the listener, Prince always left it up to you to feel it your own way. I don't think all of these songs were actually referencing drugs, some will always remain ambiguous.


-// Co-sign. A lot are snti-drug messages or music is liken to drugs.
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Reply #24 posted 11/10/16 2:07am

SanMartin

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TwiliteKid said:

donnyenglish said:
Breakdown June Clouds
There are no drug references in June - only some crackpot theory that it's a reference to the horse line in SOTT.

It doesn't seem too crackpot to me. It was never unusual for Prince to make direct or indirect allusions to previous songs, and it seems fairly obvious that the burning pasta in June has a deeper meaning (though I have yet to figure out what). Just to clarify, I'm not by any means saying the song is actually about horse, but a Sign o' the Times reference -which isn't exactly an obscure reference to make- wouldn't have to be taken literally.

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Reply #25 posted 11/10/16 4:25am

Poorlovelycomp
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He never mentions his ecstasy experience in a song that cause him to shelve the black album.
"love's the only drug we do in here"-Prince
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Reply #26 posted 11/10/16 4:45am

klick2me

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OperatingThetan said:[quote]

klick2me said:

Eye Know
Sex me, sex me not[/quote

The reference in Sex Me, Sex Me Not, is to the morning-after pill.

"Like smokin' pot, I think not! Roll up and drag...."

Dude is singing about weed, my friend.
klick
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Reply #27 posted 11/10/16 4:53am

OperatingTheta
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klick2me said:[quote]

OperatingThetan said:

klick2me said:

Eye Know
Sex me, sex me not[/quote

The reference in Sex Me, Sex Me Not, is to the morning-after pill.

"Like smokin' pot, I think not! Roll up and drag...."

Dude is singing about weed, my friend.


I was thinking about the line where he asks 'Will you take another pill after morning or play the fool?', but you are right about the old ganja wink
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Reply #28 posted 11/10/16 5:08am

Poorlovelycomp
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Ironic how his life ended
"love's the only drug we do in here"-Prince
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Reply #29 posted 11/10/16 5:17am

Angelsoncrack

I'd say most songs that directly reference drugs have been brought up here by now, but you could argue that although not directly referencing drugs- Anna Stesia is about MDMA. Seen as it's pretty much accepted round here that that song is about the night he took the drug and had his religious rebirth that resulted in Lovesexy.

He is also using double entendre with the name 'Anna Stesia' as it could be seen as 'anasthesia'.

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