Prince was very safe in his political commentary. I wouldnt call him revolutionary, but he wasnt completely silent either. He was more like a businessman safely discussing politics with customers.

DarkKnight1 said:

Prince was very safe in his political commentary. I wouldnt call him revolutionary, but he wasnt completely silent either. He was more like a businessman safely discussing politics with customers.

I agree, somewhat. He was, however, a revolutionary in the music industry.

"Prince called out President Ronald Reagan’s foreign policies..."

shows poor knowledge of Prince or what was going on Spring 1981.

For one Prince liked Reagen and thought he was better than Carter. Given that Reagan did help bring about the end of the cold war Gorbachev did in fact tear (well he allowed) I think Prince would agree Ronnie did well.

Further, given that by the time the song was recorded Reagan had been in office just a few months and had hardly had time to implement much in the way of new policy: if he was calling out ANYONE's foreign policy it was Carter's.

purplepoppy said:

anangellooksdown said:

purplepoppy said:

We know Prince was a JW later in life. How can we not? However this is STILL NOT a thread about RELIGION. It's about an article discussing his POLITCAL works. You are welcome to start a religion thread.

Well, the article was about Prince potentially being considered an "enduring political symbol". As in any other thread, if there are folks who see the article as being inaccurate in some way, they will probably express that. It happens all the time on the Org! 🙂🙂

Fine. We KNOW you do not believe Political and Religious can live within the same person. Is there another point? We got this one. Maybe some us want to actually talk about the article.

OldFriends4Sale said:

purplepoppy said:

Yaas, all we purple's look alike.

you need to let go of the assumptions. Not a good look.

Yes, it is about time, you are agreeing to take the seat and learn.
Purple 101 baby!!

School is in session

Lame. Are you calling me a dunce now?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

"Prince called out President Ronald Reagan’s foreign policies..."

shows poor knowledge of Prince or what was going on Spring 1981.

For one Prince liked Reagen and thought he was better than Carter. Given that Reagan did help bring about the end of the cold war Gorbachev did in fact tear (well he allowed) I think Prince would agree Ronnie did well.

Further, given that by the time the song was recorded Reagan had been in office just a few months and had hardly had time to implement much in the way of new policy: if he was calling out ANYONE's foreign policy it was Carter's.

that is what we were trying to point out. like the author was just grabbing at what she could to prover her point.

If I'm not mistaken I remember a discussion on Prince & Reagan a few years back, that your post brought up.

1725topp said:

Latin said:

1725topp said:

It's a nice read and definitely needed to show Prince's wide-ranging impact.

To the Naysayer...told ya so.

PURPLE POLITICS

Though the high-heeled-stage-stomper was best known for his prolific songwriting and death-defying-showmanship, our reverence for him, more often than not, fails to consider a razor-sharp political edge. Sure the raunch was in full-effect and it may have been hard to hear him rail against Reagan through thigh-highs and a scant bikini bottom, but pay close attention to “Partyup” and you’ll hear a twenty-something raging against the military with defiant funk. He names names in “Ronnie Talk To Russia,” crosshairs religion in “Annie Christian,” dices gender politics in “Controversy” and delivers one of the most empowering ballads of a generation in “Free.”

That’s just pre-Purple Rain, Prince for ya. Down the line he’d offer a bleak diagnosis in “Sign O’ The Times” and transform an ode to The American Promise into an electrifying indictment (“America.”) And so, on this particular President’s Day, we hope you look to His Royal Badassness for the needed spark and perspective.

http://www.okayplayer.com...ylist.html

Go back and really study his career.
Patriotic, not political

PennyPurple said:

To the Naysayer...told ya so.

PURPLE POLITICS

Though the high-heeled-stage-stomper was best known for his prolific songwriting and death-defying-showmanship, our reverence for him, more often than not, fails to consider a razor-sharp political edge. Sure the raunch was in full-effect and it may have been hard to hear him rail against Reagan through thigh-highs and a scant bikini bottom, but pay close attention to “Partyup” and you’ll hear a twenty-something raging against the military with defiant funk. He names names in “Ronnie Talk To Russia,” crosshairs religion in “Annie Christian,” dices gender politics in “Controversy” and delivers one of the most empowering ballads of a generation in “Free.”

That’s just pre-Purple Rain, Prince for ya. Down the line he’d offer a bleak diagnosis in “Sign O’ The Times” and transform an ode to The American Promise into an electrifying indictment (“America.”) And so, on this particular President’s Day, we hope you look to His Royal Badassness for the needed spark and perspective.

http://www.okayplayer.com...ylist.html

PennyPurple said:

Latin said:

PennyPurple said:

To the Naysayer...told ya so.

PURPLE POLITICS

http://www.okayplayer.com...ylist.html

Thanks for sharing. Dr. Funkenberry just posted it on Twitter too.

Right Absolutely On. Prince is a guide to all of the necessary knowledge.

Latin said:

On Monday (President's Day), prince.org retweeted someone's fantastic list of "#politicalprince" songs. The list includes "America", "Money Don't Matter Tonight ", "Dreamer", "Baltimore", "We March", "Dear Mr. Man", etc. It's very cool that prince.org did that. Check out the list of political Prince songs they retweeted via Twitter at: @princeorg

Cool. Thanks for sharing Latin. Even they know he was political.

social commentary

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not a political symbol

PennyPurple said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

social commentary

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not a political symbol

See, even Prince thinks you're wrong.

PennyPurple said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

social commentary

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not a political symbol

See, even Prince thinks you're wrong.

cute

i knew you had a sense of humor

U wanna do a 1 on 1 academic debate on purple music and if it was as you think?

definately not a enduring political symbol

...WEB Dubois? yes Susan B Anthony? yes

OldFriends4Sale said:

PennyPurple said:

See, even Prince thinks you're wrong.

cute

i knew you had a sense of humor

U wanna do a 1 on 1 academic debate on purple music and if it was as you think?

definately not a enduring political symbol

...WEB Dubois? yes Susan B Anthony? yes

I'm sure you are the expert seeing as you've been on the forum for at least 10 years and are a mod. so we'll just put a big L on my forehead and call it a day.

Latin said:

On Monday (President's Day), prince.org retweeted someone's fantastic list of "#politicalprince" songs. The list includes "America", "Money Don't Matter Tonight ", "Dreamer", "Baltimore", "We March", "Dear Mr. Man", etc. It's very cool that prince.org did that. Check out the list of political Prince songs they retweeted via Twitter at: @princeorg

Here is the tweet with the complete list of Prince's political songs. Thanks for putting me on this trail, Latin.

FlyOnTheWall said:

Prince was a black man artist. Prince was social commentary political. Get a grip.

word

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purplepoppy said:

Prince was a black man artist. Prince was social commentary political. Get a grip. :chair2:

I'll take you to school too lol

OldFriends4Sale said:

purplepoppy said:

Prince was a black man artist. Prince was social commentary political. Get a grip.

I'll take you to school too lol

I know your school and I told you I ain't interested. Let it go with the school, man.

Did you get me and Penny mixed up again? We are 2 people.

[Edited 2/23/17 14:57pm]

purplepoppy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I'll take you to school too lol

I know your school and I ain't interested. Let it go with the school, man.

this is Purple Music world, we all must go to school Uptown

because "politics doesn't divide people" ~purplepoppy

I'm not the only who said the article/title is forced

You are not my teacher, get over it. We are allowed to be different. You appear to have have nothing better to do as a mod besides dog my posts. Sad

purplepoppy said:

You are not my teacher, get over it. We are allowed to be different. You appear to have have nothing better to do as a mod besides dog my posts. Sad

Teacher, teacher
I may not love you
But you're the teacher
I try to do what you want me to

I know you get lonely
But you gotta know
It wasn't love

Let me tell you honey
I'm just a young girl
Don't think I know it enough

Teacher, teacher
I don't wanna get an A
Teacher, teacher
There's gotta be a better way

purplepoppy said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I'll take you to school too lol

I know your school and I told you I ain't interested. Let it go with the school, man.

Did you get me and Penny mixed up again? We are 2 people.

[Edited 2/23/17 14:57pm]

We are 2 purple people.

PennyPurple said:

purplepoppy said:

I know your school and I told you I ain't interested. Let it go with the school, man.

Did you get me and Penny mixed up again? We are 2 people.

[Edited 2/23/17 14:57pm]

We are 2 purple people.

why can't we just dance why can't we just dance!!