SBartist said:

I like the song so much, I had to do a tribute page:

Really nice SBartist! Thanks for sharing with us!

CalhounSq said:

SBartist said:

Wall, floor, bed, piano, guitar - it's Prince after all!

[Edited 12/30/16 7:57am]

You forgot the air... & the mic stand... & a few more things we're not thinking of at the moment I bow to all the glorious humping

Been a while since I've seen this, but hindsight being 20/20, I can't help but wonder who TITT was written about.

Lots of stuff in the second half like the two dancers (I'm presuming Robin Power is one, don't know who's rocking the motorcyle helmet ) stealing Lovesexy outfits and modeling them for an unimpressed Prince, to him tagging 'Aura' (a character in Graffiti Bridge played by Ingrid Chavez) on the wall, then humping said wall, and lastly the superfast scroll at the end which reads:

LOVE

(a thief’s definition)

A. 2 swear allegiance then back out like a punk when another offer comes along

B. 2 speak of loyalty only until some bucks are placed on the table then sucking up to the highest bidder

C. 2 criticize 4the sake of personal gain or 4 the actual enjoyment of it

D. 2 make love like an animal while swearing up & down your partner is the best all the while thinking of your next conquest

E. 2 speak of a new world without first knowing how 2 fix your own

Wasn't this about the time of Prince and Sheila's first falling out?

Anyway, thanks for posting!

CocoRock said:

CalhounSq said:

CocoRock said:

Been a while since I've seen this, but hindsight being 20/20, I can't help but wonder who TITT was written about.

Lots of stuff in the second half like the two dancers (I'm presuming Robin Power is one, don't know who's rocking the motorcyle helmet ) stealing Lovesexy outfits and modeling them for an unimpressed Prince, to him tagging 'Aura' (a character in Graffiti Bridge played by Ingrid Chavez) on the wall, then humping said wall, and lastly the superfast scroll at the end which reads:

LOVE

(a thief’s definition)

A. 2 swear allegiance then back out like a punk when another offer comes along

B. 2 speak of loyalty only until some bucks are placed on the table then sucking up to the highest bidder

C. 2 criticize 4the sake of personal gain or 4 the actual enjoyment of it

D. 2 make love like an animal while swearing up & down your partner is the best all the while thinking of your next conquest

E. 2 speak of a new world without first knowing how 2 fix your own

Wasn't this about the time of Prince and Sheila's first falling out?

Anyway, thanks for posting!

Thanks for the transcription!! I've never had the patience to pause/slow & try to read all that. Interesting!!

Latin said:

CalhounSq said:

Thanks for the transcription!! I've never had the patience to pause/slow & try to read all that. Interesting!!

Thanks very much for the transcription! A few people had asked about that.

Winter break got me bored AF! Nonetheless, you're both welcome! Any ideas?

CocoRock said:

klick2me said:

Cool! Is this audio version available? Not sure if I've heard it before?

You are joking...

Of course you own the "Ultimate" compilation by Prince already.....

I have always LOVED this video - Prince at his superlative best in terms of moves and look...

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But yes - intriguing messages at the end. Anyone who says Prince was 'secretive' really needed to take him seriously when he said his lyrics / videos made him an 'open book'.

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Maybe Robyn Power could tell us who these words were implicating? At first I was wondering if it mght be Carmen Electra, given that she is the one who was said to have had it away with one of P's dancers (Tony M, I think)? However, I now think TITT might be too early for it to be Carmen...Anyhooo - Robyn does post on here from time to time so it could be something to ask her?

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Latin said:

CocoRock said:

Winter break got me bored AF! Nonetheless, you're both welcome! Any ideas?

Thanks again CocoRock.

Dibblekins said:

I have always LOVED this video - Prince at his superlative best in terms of moves and look...

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But yes - intriguing messages at the end. Anyone who says Prince was 'secretive' really needed to take him seriously when he said his lyrics / videos made him an 'open book'.

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Maybe Robyn Power could tell us who these words were implicating? At first I was wondering if it mght be Carmen Electra, given that she is the one who was said to have had it away with one of P's dancers (Tony M, I think)? However, I now think TITT might be too early for it to be Carmen...Anyhooo - Robyn does post on here from time to time so it could be something to ask her?

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Oh yeah! I forgot she's on here now.

BartVanHemelen said:

Latin said:

There is also a very different remixed version done by Junior Vasquez entitled, "Thieves in the House".

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Which ripped off another track.

All JV's remixes sounded the same anyway. Crap!

Dibblekins said:

donnyenglish said:

Probably directed at Kim Bassinger who was supposed to be in Grafiti Bridge.

I wondered if it might be her too - but, by all accounts, she didn't do the dirty on P but rather the other way round...

Dibblekins said:

donnyenglish said:

Probably directed at Kim Bassinger who was supposed to be in Grafiti Bridge.

I wondered if it might be her too - but, by all accounts, she didn't do the dirty on P but rather the other way round...

I sent Robin an orgnote... We shall see if she spills the tea!

dodger said:

Pgeishirt said:

Does anyone know who are the 3 male dancers? Is KirkJ one of them? Which one?

Yes Kirk J was in the middle. The other 2 are Tony M and Damon D

Game Boyz!!!!

CalhounSq said:

I always forget how good his dancing is here... & the thighs, LORD... I remember this extended version, NICE

Right? Holy shitballs, could he dance. I have no idea why anyone ever thought Michael Jackson was the better dancer. No way could MJ have come close to these moves and from the carnal place P brought them. Lord.

Also too: yes, those thighs.

I'm glad we have these to watch. I'll be 80, watching them and thinking "who is that lovely young man? He seems nice." LOL

MysticalChick said:

MysticalChick said:

CalhounSq said:

I always forget how good his dancing is here... & the thighs, LORD... I remember this extended version, NICE

Right? Holy shitballs, could he dance. I have no idea why anyone ever thought Michael Jackson was the better dancer. No way could MJ have come close to these moves and from the carnal place P brought them. Lord.

Also too: yes, those thighs.

I'm glad we have these to watch. I'll be 80, watching them and thinking "who is that lovely young man? He seems nice." LOL

the director of the vid said that the whole spotlight dance scene was done in one take, too

anyway, i've always wondered, would you define what he's wearing
as pants or stockings? i mean, wtf. only prince man, only prince

IstenSzek said:

He clearly had some chemistry with Robin Power. His face seems to light up when they're dancing together in that "foot on the rock bit." It's cute.

This video actually has some cuts that are not in the long version that was out in 1990. I compared them side by side. Definately an alternate version. The girl with the motorcycle helmet is Jill Jones.

The garment (for want of a better word, lol) worn on P's lower half seems to be a trouser / pant, with very deep 'windows' cut into the hip / buttock region. I say this because, if you look closely (as I have ) there is a waistband and portion of fabric covering at least part of his bottom, all made of the same continuous piece of material as the trouser legs; further, all edges going up the crotch to the waistband, and around the 'windows', are finished with sequin-encrusted bias binding. Very tasty!

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All of this goes to prove one thing, of course - there is a REAL need for a travelling exhibition of ALL of P's clothes and accessories. Then we could examine his accoutrements in the detail they deserve!

Dibblekins said:

The garment (for want of a better word, lol) worn on P's lower half seems to be a trouser / pant, with very deep 'windows' cut into the hip / buttock region. I say this because, if you look closely (as I have ) there is a waistband and portion of fabric covering at least part of his bottom, all made of the same continuous piece of material as the trouser legs; further, all edges going up the crotch to the waistband, and around the 'windows', are finished with sequin-encrusted bias binding. Very tasty!

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All of this goes to prove one thing, of course - there is a REAL need for a travelling exhibition of ALL of P's clothes and accessories. Then we could examine his accoutrements in the detail they deserve!

Not sure I need any more details of his garments

3rdeyedude said:

Not sure I need any more details of his garments

Not even his teeny-tiny...Shoes???

joyinrepetition said:

This video actually has some cuts that are not in the long version that was out in 1990. I compared them side by side. Definately an alternate version. The girl with the motorcycle helmet is Jill Jones.

Seems legit.