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1BillyJackBitch said:

My heart is forever broken...

For me every song is hard because I miss him

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer or bonding agents. It's meant to better the repair and make the damage or wreckage part of the object's history, rather than to camouflage it as "new" again.

I say all that to say this: instead of forever being forlorn about Prince being gone, which happened one day, repair yourself by celebrating his music. Music is a medicinal agent that is universal, and it extends past race, gender, sexuality, language, religion, politics, and economic standing. No one has to be sad forever that Prince is dead.

John Lennon's death had a similar and visceral reaction among fans. His death was brutal, and unnecessary. It has reverberations through society for a long time after. But people used The Beatles and his solo music to unite and heal themselves. Every song isn't hard. We all miss him. But I can pull up Amazon Music on my iPad, turn on Batman or Lovesexy and sing my fat ass off in the shower, while drying off, coiffing my beard, moisturizing my skin, and plucking my fucking eyebrows - all while not feeling sadness or bawling a river of tears. Sure I have those times; it still bothers me greatly that he's gone. But his music is the arm-around-the-shoulder that I need sometimes. It's also the kick in the ass to remind me - life goes on. His life goes on here through his music and legacy, and it goes on wherever he's at right now with whoever's presence he's in. He's just not here, but he's somewhere.

If you think about it, and start listening to his catalog in 2018, one album a year - just focus on that record. Let the year correlate to date 40 years prior that it came out and the promotion began (For You 1978 for 2018, Prince 1979 for 2019) - you would literally have another lifetime to have his music to be your soundtrack through life all over again. That doesn't even address the oceans of material left behind.

So, what exactly are we missing? We're missing the chance to fill in the cracks with the golden treasure he left all of us - the music.

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1BillyJackBitch said:

It's so hard for me to even say the words "passed away" or "died" when I refer to Prince no longer being here. My heart is forever broken...

Anyways, I was wondering what song/songs you find are the hardest to listen to now? For me every song is hard because I miss him but today when I heard "Holy River" I cried a river! The words tore me apart. Another one was "Somebody's Somebody." (Purple Rain I'm not ready to listen to yet).

Here's a poem I wrote about Prince not too long ago its called.....

"If Only"

If Only U knew, the hundreds of purple tears I have shed since U left and went away,

If Only U knew, How heartbroken I am, that I never got to thank you in some small way,

If Only U Knew, How much your lyric's and music could forever change my heart and soul...

If Only U knew, how many times ive danced madly to your legendary funk and roll,

If Only U knew, that they lit legendary monuments Purple around the globe in your honour,

If Only U knew, all the love and tributes that's been made by everyone even Maddona!!

If Only U Knew, how empty and less magic the world feel's without your guitar lick's and smile

If Only U knew, how guilty we all feel if we were ever mean, and what we'd give to have you back....

IF Only for a while......

Purple Rain - Atlanta 4-14-16.... so raw and so much pain in that performance...truly hurts my heart

Purple Rain(maybe one day I'll listen to it again but for now..)
Sometimes It Snows In April
Adore

I don't know...some days I can listen to songs and then on other days I can listen to the same songs--say "Somebody's Somebody" and the loss hits me hard again. It's very strange... I've never had this reaction to a musician before... It's the same reaction I have about a close friend of mine who passed on a year and a half ago... I'm still trying to sort it out.

purplethunder3121 said:

purpleprime said:

Purple & Gold.

purpleprime said:

Here's a poem I wrote about Prince not too long ago its called.....

"If Only"

If Only U knew, the hundreds of purple tears I have shed since U left and went away,

If Only U knew, How heartbroken I am, that I never got to thank you in some small way,

If Only U Knew, How much your lyric's and music could forever change my heart and soul...

If Only U knew, how many times ive danced madly to your legendary funk and roll,

If Only U knew, that they lit legendary monuments Purple around the globe in your honour,

If Only U knew, all the love and tributes that's been made by everyone even Maddona!!

If Only U Knew, how empty and less magic the world feel's without your guitar lick's and smile

If Only U knew, how guilty we all feel if we were ever mean, and what we'd give to have you back....

IF Only for a while......

"how empty and less magical the world feels..."..that is exactly how I feel .Thanks for sharing .I can listen to all the songs and since I missed most of the 90's alot of it is new...April will be diffcult though

TheEnglishGent said:

Purple & Gold.

TheEnglishGent said:

Purple & Gold.

The winner - always and forever.

At this point, I find it most difficult to listen to the Piano & A Microphone shows. I will check in and listen to some of it now and then but I don't stay with it too long. It's just very depressing going back to that particular time.

Genesia said:

TheEnglishGent said:

Purple & Gold.

The winner - always and forever.

True, but the close second is "Wedding Feast".

It will always be "Be My Mirror" because that's the song I'm going to play at the wedding whenever my daughter gets married. Complete with my daughter singing the last few lines.

Way Back Home mos def. The entire AOA album is hard for me, period.

This past weekend I was completely alone and without any interuptions.

"My way back home" came on Spodify. I was an emotional wreck. I shut off Spodify and tried

to get past the feeling of loss, his peace and the thought of him being with his son.

I had to talk to a friend and fellow Prince fan, just to make sure I wasn't off my rocker.

I'm still having a hard time letting that song play still.

purplethunder3121 said:

1BillyJackBitch said:

1BillyJackBitch said:

Way back home on YT ( the boat video)

Empty room on YT Montreal 2009

Sometimes it snow

There is lonely

Way Back Home

wherever you go whatever you do

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Wherever U go, whatever U do
Oh please, remember that I'll always be there 4 U
U don't have 2 call, U don't have 2 say
Just think about me and I'll be on my way
I don't have 2 worry, I'm sure U'll be fine
Cuz if U stay happy, then what's your's is mine
Wherever U go, whatever U do
Remember that I'll always be there 4 U

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don't talk to strangers

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Little darling, gotta go now
Don't know when I'll be coming back
Got my future all planned out
Got my bags packed

Things don't always turn out right
That's just the way it goes
Before I leave you there's just
A few things you should know

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[Edited 3/4/17 8:07am]

Purple Rain is hard to listen to because it is the last song he sang in the 4/14 Atlanta Piano & Microphone tour.

When I hear Purple Rain, it immediately makes me remember it is the last song he sang in concert and I feel sad.

Sex in the Summer...I can't listen to it because Ahmir's heartbeat is on it.

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Sometimes it Snows in April...I can listen to maybe the first minute, then I have to move on to something else. I don't know if it's because of the association with his death or if I have a hard time listening to the whole thing because it's long. I think that it's a pretty song, it's just long.

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I also have a difficult time with "Let's Have a Baby" and "Friend Lover Sister Mother/Wife," because they make me sad, but I love both songs. I have listened to them both several times in the past week.