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My Name is Prince video Spoof or serious? What's the opinion here? | |
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Ask Vanessa Bartholomew... [Edited 9/30/17 12:36pm] Prince 4Ever.  | |
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Symbol album came out, I bought the Cd and Cassette tape there (the tape was to play on my WalkMan* during my trip there).. (*Corrected)
Revisiting the video - it is hilarious (and I don't mean the torturous "link" with Kirstie Alley) - the posturing, the small crowd, the barrel fires, the trainers'n'hoods, the all holding instruments and walking whilst holding them, the repeat of the shot from Gett Off with Tommy Barbarella cradling a keyboard flanked by scantily clad women, the gym-workout nature of the dance moves and then the appearance of Mayte and her security guards.
It is a very funny video - I can't quite work out how much is intentional or not?
Looking at the three videos from this album, so far, I'm amazed at how cheap they look and how hurried it all appears. The set for Damn U and The Morning Papers is pretty much as is...the bongos in the background haven't been touched between shoots. The poor lip-synching match in the edit is, well, poor. The numbers of extras for him to "stage dive(?)" into is so small!
It is all weird, given the nature of the deal he'd signed (as recently discussed elsewhere) and the need for sales to be so high...
Anyway, My Name is Prince - parody or not? | |
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Don't misunderstand me, I think this is a stonking tune - clunky rap but a stonking tune - and comes from a genius album. This is all about just how far Prince's tongue was in his cheek when he made the video. | |
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^ well the video is fantastic, I love it... Prince 4Ever. | |
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Personally, I think Prince was being a smart *ss and playing his joke on all of us because the year after this album was released is when he changed his name to the symbol. This album is underrated, too. | |
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I think you're on to something with that - the whole masking of the face with the chains etc hints at things to come... | |
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Absolutely true.
It is a great song and a briliiant album but the video is funny...both peculiar and ha ha. | |
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SimonCharles said:
I think you're on to something with that - the whole masking of the face with the chains etc hints at things to come... Absolutely. |
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Great Song, Great Video! My Favorite Verse from the song: "When You Hear My Music...U B Havin' Fun... That's When I Got U....That's When U Mine"... | |
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And I Also Like The Following Verses: "I Know From Righteous I Know From Sin...I Got Two Sides And They Both Friends"... " In The Beginning God Made The Sea, But On The 7th Day He Made Me".... "I Ain't Saying I'm Better, No Better Than You U, But If You Want To Play With Me, You Better Learn The Rules"... Side Bar: Geminis Are Very Strict About People Following Their Rules! And Capricorns Too! | |
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SimonCharles said: Spoof or serious? What's the opinion here? Personally I love everything about the Symbol album. It's what made me fan after D&P peaked my interest but I see your point about being unsure if he's taking the piss. . Of course he could be quite tongue in cheek at times but I'd sway towards him being serious. This was his gangster glam phase with the gun mic after all. Funky fresh for the 90's. [Edited 9/30/17 15:39pm] | |
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The irony being there was nothing "fresh" about this sound at all...
It is still such a champion album, that's for sure...it stands at such a curious point in his career, too: the second album of the monstrous deal he'd signed and then the name change and the dispute, etc...such a curious moment in Prince's life. Brilliant album. | |
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Serious! He Was A Gemini, With Scorpio Rising! | |
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Sure nough! Totally agree! |
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LMAO! He was just being silly with the video but the song itself, oh he meant it and I loved him even more for it. I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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I remember reading that P had originally intended the song to be funny but got carried away with making it serious later on. I can't help but think that he is at least being sarcastic. Think about it--he covers his face throughout the video and the album has a love symbol on its cover instead of his name. Maybe this was Prince's last hurrah as Prince. Maybe he was satirizing himself to some degree while simultaneously reminding people that he was a musical badass before putting this "Prince" to rest? the ambivalent feelings one has about oneself..
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At the time, I didn't think much of it. It sounded alot like the music of its time, it was uptempo, so it was alright with me. The much discussed "MJ Diss" slid right by my ears, mainly because a lot of major stars were calling out to MJ during that time, subliminally and in the media, but MJ never answered back, effectively taking the air out of it all lol. The visuals, as far as his appearance, of course was unique. But, everything else surrounding him was pretty much on par with the other videos I saw on BET. Years later, i'm thinking the man was going through a bit of an "identity crisis" lol. It's not the video/track I seek out as much as the others, but if it's on, i'll listen or watch. | |
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Astasheiks said:
Sure nough! Totally agree! +1 A classic imo 💜 In fact im going to go and listen to it right now cuz it's a song (and album) that never fails to lift my mood  It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN | |
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SimonCharles said: Revisiting the video - it is hilarious (and I don't mean the torturous "link" with Kirstie Alley) - the posturing, the small crowd, the barrel fires, the trainers'n'hoods, the all holding instruments and walking whilst holding them, the repeat of the shot from Gett Off with Tommy Barbarella cradling a keyboard flanked by scantily clad women, the gym-workout nature of the dance moves and then the appearance of Mayte and her security guards.
It is a very funny video - I can't quite work out how much is intentional or not?
Looking at the three videos from this album, so far, I'm amazed at how cheap they look and how hurried it all appears. The set for Damn U and The Morning Papers is pretty much as is...the bongos in the background haven't been touched between shoots. The poor lip-synching match in the edit is, well, poor. The numbers of extras for him to "stage dive(?)" into is so small!
It is all weird, given the nature of the deal he'd signed (as recently discussed elsewhere) and the need for sales to be so high...
Anyway, My Name is Prince - parody or not? He had been using the same sets since Dirty Mind. The lable makes the artist pay for the videos so Prince made cheap videos although the for him these are actually big budget and those dance moves were typical for the nineties if anything people who go to gyms stole those moves from the 90s. | |
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Funny to see that Sonny T is holding the Cloud Bass that Andre Cymone held in the I wanna Be Your Lover video (the band version). Doing new stuff with old stuff like sampling the same song in the intro along with controversy and partyup.. | |
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