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Thread started 02/15/17 6:40am

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Since You've Been Gone, Babe: Arms of Orion appreciation thread

Prince does Burt Bacharach. Beautiful vocals and piano. Yeah its schmatlzy but still has alot of Princisms.

Bring on the hate!

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Reply #1 posted 02/15/17 7:21am

paulludvig

It's a novelty song.
The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #2 posted 02/15/17 7:24am

Iamtheorg

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good luck

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Reply #3 posted 02/15/17 9:34am

TrivialPursuit

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I never understood why "The Arms of Orion" got such hate, yet other lesser songs get a pass.

I love TAOO. I play it on the piano, and it's actually my warm-up song a lot of times. It's got a couple of sharps in it, it has a great run of chords in certain parts.

"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 #4 posted 02/15/17 9:40am

DarkKnight1

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Nice track.

Its just cool to trash it on here for some dumb reason.

(Insert something clever here)
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Reply #5 posted 02/15/17 9:46am

TwiliteKid

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I've also loved this song too. I don't think Prince's voice sounds quite the same on other track.

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Reply #6 posted 02/15/17 10:18am

dmcl1971

Great song. I never understood all the hate for it. The vocals are great and Sheen Easton sounds wonderul. I'm a biig fan of this song and not ashamed to admit it.

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Reply #7 posted 02/15/17 10:56am

iZsaZsa

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fallinluv
What?
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Reply #8 posted 02/15/17 11:25am

starkitty

i hate this fucking song. the b-side is far superior and deserves a standalone rather than backing this crappy pap.

i'll see myself out.

brick

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Reply #9 posted 02/15/17 11:43am

SchlomoThaHomo

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Another "bad" Prince song I'm supposed to hate, that I love. Great melody, great vocals, and symphony outro is one of the best classical moments of his career.
"That's when stars collide. When there's space for what u want, and ur heart is open wide."
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Reply #10 posted 02/15/17 12:35pm

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Always loved it, and the b-side.

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Reply #11 posted 02/15/17 12:57pm

TrivialPursuit

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TheDigitalGardener said:

Always loved it, and the b-side.


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I wrote a song years ago, that I think I still have a horrible demo of somewhere (this dates to like 1994). I used the opening 4 chords and hook of "I Love U In Me" as the bridge to my song. It was uptempto, so not immediately noticeable. But when I was writing it, it just seemed like a natural progression, so I went with it.

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"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 #12 posted 02/15/17 1:25pm

Shockedelicus

I've always found the inclusion of "Arms of Orion" on Batman strange. Why wasn't "I Love U In Me" the track 3 ballad? It's lower, funkier and more immediate, just like the rest of the album. I don't dislike Arms of Orion. I can't blame a track for being cheesy when it shares an LP with "Batdance," but it does sort of bring the album to a halt after two moody, slammin' openers.

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Reply #13 posted 02/15/17 2:01pm

dodger

Listened to it yesterday for the first time in years and surprised how much I enjoyed it. Would fit perfectly into a Disney film like Beauty and the Beast
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Reply #14 posted 02/15/17 5:38pm

Maia7

heart star
dove dove dove dove dove dove dove
sun
butterfly heart angel
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Reply #15 posted 02/15/17 5:51pm

gandorb

Arms of Orion works because it shows Prince could even do the treacly movie love ballad genre well. His being so conventional on this song was actually unconventional for him, and I always loved it when he surprised me.,

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Reply #16 posted 02/15/17 7:35pm

eightiesbrat

I love this song, especially the vocals. Plus, I have especially fond memories of that time, the very late 80's, so that probably plays into my love for this song.

We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest dreams. . .
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Reply #17 posted 02/18/17 10:13am

McD

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It's a masterpiece. Like a few others, I'm mystified at the hate it gets. Sure, the song is 'simple', but many great songs are (Alphabet St?), and the vocal performance is anything but. It has that supercool sound Prince used on ballads during that era - quite the trio with Scandalous and I Love U In Me. I can only assume the hate is due to the lyrics and Easton.

Prince's own vocal contribution is beautiful, overlooked, and as complex as the song is simple. Just listen to the crazy choices he makes whilst hiding behind Easton's plain delivery. If you can, tune out the music and Sheena, and just listen to what Prince is doing on those first two choruses. Nuts! He's all over the show. It would be quite something to hear it on its own. And it works!
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Reply #18 posted 02/27/17 6:29am

CAL3

SchlomoThaHomo said:

symphony outro is one of the best classical moments of his career.

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I love the whole song, but especially that instrumental section at the end.

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I always felt that IF there had been a VIDEO for this song, it would've boosted it far beyond the minor Top 40 hit that it was. And also if it had been used in the 'Batman' movie.

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I've spent too much time over the years trying to comprehend the hate for this song. I seems so vehement. For whatever reason, THIS song was deemed "universally acceptable" to absolutely despise, no matter how die-hard a Prince fan you are.

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It's gorgeous!

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I think a lot of people are turned off by the tone/style of Easton's vocal and that clouds the overall opinion of the song itself??? I think she IS putting emotion into it, but perhaps a less "square" delivery might've been better received...

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Reply #19 posted 02/27/17 7:47am

paulludvig

Sounds like a Disney song.
The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #20 posted 02/27/17 7:49am

CAL3

paulludvig said:

Sounds like a Disney song.

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By no means an inherently negative thing... Look at how many Disney songs have become standards.

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