It's just so sad.

Y'all?

I couldn't even listen to it the first time I put on that cd without bursting into tears. It is a very sad song.

sro100 said:

I couldn't two years ago. I can now.

Genesia said:

I couldn't two years ago. I can now.

Me too

Yes. Fine song, but not 1 of my favorites, not even from that album .

Yes. Easily.

I dunno about that song. When I hear it, I always go, like, . Can't even describe it. That is one song of his that I'll have to examine and reflect on for a while longer to "get," especially since his death came ot of nowhere for me.

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NorthC said:

sro100 said:

It's just so sad.

Y'all?

Oh yes. However,listening to Breakcast Can Wait... That makes me go

You don't wanna hear about a brotha' getting left in a certain way?

I digress

You know, to be honest, I always had a problem with the lyric: "All I ever wanted was... to be left alone!"

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It's like, so you decided to become a world-famous rock star, then?

disch said:

You know, to be honest, I always had a problem with the lyric: "All I ever wanted was... to be left alone!"

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It's like, so you decided to become a world-famous rock star, then?

It's not literal. Many artists feel this way even though they want to make a living, see Greta Garbo, the most famous actress of her time.




He decided to pursue his art and gave it everything, fame happened, not saying he didn't like a lot of it. Many people want to be famous, but they're not. He didn't want people crawling up his butt. Now that he's dead, they literally are doing exactly that (for the sake of investigation).

I'm good with every song apart from that one

I dunno; I havent listened to it in quite a while... I tend to listen to the 80s and early 90s music these days since there are no sad connections to that, only good feelings from the past.

Genesia said:

I couldn't two years ago. I can now.

from the first time i heard the song, i could relate, most of the songs I cover of Prince's as a musician, i can't relate but so much, this one was totally me, i'm ready to "go back home" anytime so, it'll probably be the next Prince song I take on. Also, in my opinion it's about as great as anything he ever did.

I still haven't been able to play it since he passed.

The best thing he did in over 20 years and it always felt like, for once, Prince was opening up his heart and being honest and confessional lyrically.

Wish there was a version of it without the voiceover part in the intro.

jjam said:

The best thing he did in over 20 years and it always felt like, for once, Prince was opening up his heart and being honest and confessional lyrically.

Wish there was a version of it without the voiceover part in the intro.

susan rogers suspected that he wanted to erase the song wally simply because he was emotionally naked, i think it's true but.., i think there are a handful of his songs that are amongst my personal faves where he is emotionally naked, no pretense, no cares about how people are gonna take things. One is old friends for sale (again, unreleased for about ten years) avalanche (obscurely released) and Way Back Home.

gold31 said:

I still haven't been able to play it since he passed.

I feel ya. If this or SISIA comes on random,
I skip to the next.

poppys said:

no, i interpreted it as pretty literal, I mean, you can't be left alone in this world, none of us can. Too many people, too many agendas, too many responsibilities that we're brainwashed to live up to. I really do think he meant those words and he did his best to do that with his life, he had more freedom to be left alone than most of us do, most of us have to go out in public, deal with hostile, angry, disgruntled, plain fucked up peoples, he could avoid a lot (of course not all, but a lot) of that. How many people have to spend most of their lives working with strangers, many of whom they hate and feel they have no choice? Prince meant what he said, I believe. Also, I do believe that any artist of his importance, whether it's elvis, or springsteen, they always felt different, even like a freak, it's just part of the psychological profile of being a rock star. they ain't like the rest of us, let's face it.

disch said:

No I think he really did want fame — he wanted big record sales, big crowds, to be be known and renowned, all of that. He was driven to that from a pretty young age. - It was just a silly song lyric that may have reflected how he was feeling in his mid-50s about being “left alone,” but I doubt that’s what he “always wanted.” - The closest meaning was that he always wanted to be “left alone” by record companies to produce and release the music exactly as he wanted. That I could understand. - Anyway, this is sort of a pleasant tune but not one of his greatest, I think. poppys said:

It's not literal. Many artists feel this way even though they want to make a living, see Greta Garbo, the most famous actress of her time.




He decided to pursue his art and gave it everything, fame happened, not saying he didn't like a lot of it. Many people want to be famous, but they're not. He didn't want people crawling up his butt. Now that he's dead, they literally are doing exactly that (for the sake of investigation).

PeteSilas said:

no, i interpreted it as pretty literal, I mean, you can't be left alone in this world, none of us can. Too many people, too many agendas, too many responsibilities that we're brainwashed to live up to. I really do think he meant those words and he did his best to do that with his life, he had more freedom to be left alone than most of us do, most of us have to go out in public, deal with hostile, angry, disgruntled, plain fucked up peoples, he could avoid a lot (of course not all, but a lot) of that. How many people have to spend most of their lives working with strangers, many of whom they hate and feel they have no choice? Prince meant what he said, I believe. Also, I do believe that any artist of his importance, whether it's elvis, or springsteen, they always felt different, even like a freak, it's just part of the psychological profile of being a rock star. they ain't like the rest of us, let's face it.

True true. And the more they give the more people want. It is a dilemma. People want them to be the same as a "regular person" for the fantasy of being them. I think Prince gave more than most, even with all his eccentricities. A lot of performers just leave it on the stage and let underlings handle all the rest. You don't see Dylan inviting fans to his house for a concert.

poppys said:

PeteSilas said:

no, i interpreted it as pretty literal, I mean, you can't be left alone in this world, none of us can. Too many people, too many agendas, too many responsibilities that we're brainwashed to live up to. I really do think he meant those words and he did his best to do that with his life, he had more freedom to be left alone than most of us do, most of us have to go out in public, deal with hostile, angry, disgruntled, plain fucked up peoples, he could avoid a lot (of course not all, but a lot) of that. How many people have to spend most of their lives working with strangers, many of whom they hate and feel they have no choice? Prince meant what he said, I believe. Also, I do believe that any artist of his importance, whether it's elvis, or springsteen, they always felt different, even like a freak, it's just part of the psychological profile of being a rock star. they ain't like the rest of us, let's face it.

True true. And the more they give the more people want. It is a dilemma. People want them to be the same as a "regular person" for the fantasy of being them. I think Prince gave more than most, even with all his eccentricities. A lot of performers just leave it on the stage and let underlings handle all the rest. You don't see Dylan inviting fans to his house for a concert.

he did, he let the fans rip his shit up from what I hear, just one of the mass of contradictions that was Prince.

I don't cry when I hear it but it is sad. i have dreams all the time when I'm lost and can't find my way back home. Doesn't everyone?

Wlcm2thdwn3 said:

I don't cry when I hear it but it is sad. i have dreams all the time when I'm lost and can't find my way back home. Doesn't everyone?

i don't have that dream but the them of home is universal, I think it's accurate though to describe death as getting home.

PeteSilas said:

Wlcm2thdwn3 said:

I don't cry when I hear it but it is sad. i have dreams all the time when I'm lost and can't find my way back home. Doesn't everyone?

i don't have that dream but the them of home is universal, I think it's accurate though to describe death as getting home.

I think so - to both.