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Thread started 08/28/19 7:43am

Miitch

Explain this line in a verse of Violet the Organ Grinder

One of my favorite songs is Violet the Organ Grinder. But there's a line in verse 2 where he says "I can deal with a sucker if he's in your mouth, but I can't deal with insincere." I know that he's saying something nasty, but i don't get what he's implying.

Also in the second verse of Gett Off, what is the "Little box" that he mentions?

These are probably really obvious, but if someone could explain, that'd be great. smile

[Edited 8/28/19 7:48am]

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Reply #1 posted 08/28/19 7:55am

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Prince is saying that he's not a "sucker" so don't treat him like shit and the "little box" is a way of saying vagina.
[Edited 8/28/19 7:55am]
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Reply #2 posted 08/28/19 7:58am

Miitch

joyinrepetition said:

Prince is saying that he's not a "sucker" so don't treat him like shit and the "little box" is a way of saying vagina. [Edited 8/28/19 7:55am]

Ohh. Lol okay.

Thanks. lol

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Reply #3 posted 08/28/19 9:08am

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He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it
"Climb in my fur."
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Reply #4 posted 08/28/19 10:00am

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rdhull said:

He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it


This.

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Reply #5 posted 08/28/19 11:50am

TrivialPursuit

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rdhull said:

He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it


Exactly. That line is one of my favorite Prince lyrics ever. It's a classic "just own your shit" moment.

"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 #6 posted 08/28/19 12:33pm

Wolfie87

rdhull said:

He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it


This is the first time I've heard someone being OK with that. Isn't his manlyhood being tested?
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Reply #7 posted 08/28/19 1:35pm

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Wolfie87 said:

rdhull said:

He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it


This is the first time I've heard someone being OK with that. Isn't his manlyhood being tested?

He wasn’t exactly speaking to someone he was engaged to. And deep down it’s actually a show of maturity. He understands that he and his partner aren’t exactly exclusive.

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Reply #8 posted 08/28/19 2:09pm

dodger

Wolfie87 said:

rdhull said:

He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it


This is the first time I've heard someone being OK with that. Isn't his manlyhood being tested?


Yes by all accounts he definetly would not have been OK with it. If he was talking about himself.
He flew Carmen Electra out to hear I Hate U after he heard she went on a date with someone else. Even though at the time he was seemingly juggling her, Mayte, Nona and probably others. How did he find the time. The dirty lucky bastard
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Reply #9 posted 08/28/19 2:43pm

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The music is Slamming, I could just listen to the instrumental version! biggrin razz cool

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Reply #10 posted 08/28/19 2:47pm

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dodger said:

Wolfie87 said:
This is the first time I've heard someone being OK with that. Isn't his manlyhood being tested?
Yes by all accounts he definetly would not have been OK with it. If he was talking about himself. He flew Carmen Electra out to hear I Hate U after he heard she went on a date with someone else. Even though at the time he was seemingly juggling her, Mayte, Nona and probably others. How did he find the time. The dirty lucky bastard

LOL, yes it was all of them and a few others. Appears he was quite the multi-tasker!! lol

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Reply #11 posted 08/29/19 8:49am

Miitch

Wolfie87 said:

rdhull said:
He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it
This is the first time I've heard someone being OK with that. Isn't his manlyhood being tested?

He was a real man. wink

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Reply #12 posted 08/29/19 11:02am

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Wolfie87 said:

rdhull said:
He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it
This is the first time I've heard someone being OK with that. Isn't his manlyhood being tested?

He actually didn't say he was ok with it. He said he could "deal with it." Maybe his way of dealing with it would be to dump her ass.

Of course, this is not the first time he expressed such a sentiment. See also: When You Were Mine

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Reply #13 posted 08/29/19 11:40am

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Hey Miitch- give a listen to "Eye Love U, But Eye Don't Trust U" as well. Great lyrics there as well.

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Reply #14 posted 08/30/19 6:34am

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rdhull said:

He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it

yeahthat

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #15 posted 08/30/19 6:37am

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TrivialPursuit said:

rdhull said:

He’s ok she’s fucking someone else but don’t lie about it


Exactly. That line is one of my favorite Prince lyrics ever. It's a classic "just own your shit" moment.

nod Mine too! nod

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #16 posted 08/30/19 6:50am

benni

Genesia said:

Wolfie87 said:

rdhull said: This is the first time I've heard someone being OK with that. Isn't his manlyhood being tested?

He actually didn't say he was ok with it. He said he could "deal with it." Maybe his way of dealing with it would be to dump her ass.

Of course, this is not the first time he expressed such a sentiment. See also: When You Were Mine


It could even be that it's not someone he is involved with, but a friend lying about having sex with someone that Prince doesn't like. Maybe?

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Reply #17 posted 08/30/19 7:14am

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Violet The Organ Grinder:

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"I can deal with another "sucker" if he's in your mouth, but I can't deal with insincere"...

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He's saying he doesn't care if she's screwing around with another guy (or more specifically, giving him a blow job, based on the lyric), but then she shouldn't have told him he was the one she loved. He's saying he was a "sucker" for believing she loved him.

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If you listen to the full song, he is saying she shouldn't have left him, because he knows she still loves him ("I am the one that lives in your heart, you love me no matter what you say...") and he is the best for her sexually ("swear you don't miss the "organ grinder" grinding on you everyday..")

*

He's also saying that he still thinks about her and masturbates to her pictures ("I took all the pictures you gave me and I placed them right under my bed. And I pumped and I pumped 'til the 'gasm jumped from my feet to the top of my head, oh boy!")

*

Gotta love Prince! Smut, anger, sex, love and sorrow all rolled into one intense song, and an even more intense video!!! love

*

Gett Off - "little box" = Vagina

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Reply #18 posted 08/30/19 7:50am

violetcrush

benni said:

Genesia said:

He actually didn't say he was ok with it. He said he could "deal with it." Maybe his way of dealing with it would be to dump her ass.

Of course, this is not the first time he expressed such a sentiment. See also: When You Were Mine


It could even be that it's not someone he is involved with, but a friend lying about having sex with someone that Prince doesn't like. Maybe?

It's definitely a message to a former love, as he says, "I was on my way to another room when an image of you sweetly appeared in the mirror. Perhaps you recall? You and I were neatly in the middle of a "crystal ball", that now serves as a reminder of you and I the organ grinder in the greatest "concert" of them all..."

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He's saying he misses this woman and he's pissed off that she is now with another man "I do believe my "piano" was stolen, I do believe you want me near..", and he thinks about her and masturbates to her pictures "I took all the pictures you gave me..."

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This is s a direct message to a former lover.

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Reply #19 posted 08/30/19 3:52pm

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violetcrush said:

Violet The Organ Grinder:

*

"I can deal with another "sucker" if he's in your mouth, but I can't deal with insincere"...

*
He's saying he doesn't care if she's screwing around with another guy (or more specifically, giving him a blow job, based on the lyric), but then she shouldn't have told him he was the one she loved. He's saying he was a "sucker" for believing she loved him.

*

If you listen to the full song, he is saying she shouldn't have left him, because he knows she still loves him ("I am the one that lives in your heart, you love me no matter what you say...") and he is the best for her sexually ("swear you don't miss the "organ grinder" grinding on you everyday..")

*

He's also saying that he still thinks about her and masturbates to her pictures ("I took all the pictures you gave me and I placed them right under my bed. And I pumped and I pumped 'til the 'gasm jumped from my feet to the top of my head, oh boy!")

*

Gotta love Prince! Smut, anger, sex, love and sorrow all rolled into one intense song, and an even more intense video!!! love

*

Gett Off - "little box" = Vagina


And then there's his most truthful lyric OF THEM ALL...

"I'll die but I will not go away."

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #20 posted 08/31/19 2:40am

violetcrush

HatrinaHaterwitz said:



violetcrush said:


Violet The Organ Grinder:


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"I can deal with another "sucker" if he's in your mouth, but I can't deal with insincere"...


*
He's saying he doesn't care if she's screwing around with another guy (or more specifically, giving him a blow job, based on the lyric), but then she shouldn't have told him he was the one she loved. He's saying he was a "sucker" for believing she loved him.


*


If you listen to the full song, he is saying she shouldn't have left him, because he knows she still loves him ("I am the one that lives in your heart, you love me no matter what you say...") and he is the best for her sexually ("swear you don't miss the "organ grinder" grinding on you everyday..")


*


He's also saying that he still thinks about her and masturbates to her pictures ("I took all the pictures you gave me and I placed them right under my bed. And I pumped and I pumped 'til the 'gasm jumped from my feet to the top of my head, oh boy!")


*


Gotta love Prince! Smut, anger, sex, love and sorrow all rolled into one intense song, and an even more intense video!!! love



*



Gett Off - "little box" = Vagina




And then there's his most truthful lyric OF THEM ALL...

"I'll die but I will not go away."


Yes, he knew he’s always be here - one way or another.
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Reply #21 posted 08/31/19 5:40am

Miitch

violetcrush said:

Violet The Organ Grinder:


*


"I can deal with another "sucker" if he's in your mouth, but I can't deal with insincere"...


*
He's saying he doesn't care if she's screwing around with another guy (or more specifically, giving him a blow job, based on the lyric), but then she shouldn't have told him he was the one she loved. He's saying he was a "sucker" for believing she loved him.


*


If you listen to the full song, he is saying she shouldn't have left him, because he knows she still loves him ("I am the one that lives in your heart, you love me no matter what you say...") and he is the best for her sexually ("swear you don't miss the "organ grinder" grinding on you everyday..")


*


He's also saying that he still thinks about her and masturbates to her pictures ("I took all the pictures you gave me and I placed them right under my bed. And I pumped and I pumped 'til the 'gasm jumped from my feet to the top of my head, oh boy!")


*


Gotta love Prince! Smut, anger, sex, love and sorrow all rolled into one intense song, and an even more intense video!!! love



*



Gett Off - "little box" = Vagina




Absolutely. The song is amazing and i love the video.
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Reply #22 posted 08/31/19 5:41am

Miitch

violetcrush said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:



violetcrush said:


Violet The Organ Grinder:


*


"I can deal with another "sucker" if he's in your mouth, but I can't deal with insincere"...


*
He's saying he doesn't care if she's screwing around with another guy (or more specifically, giving him a blow job, based on the lyric), but then she shouldn't have told him he was the one she loved. He's saying he was a "sucker" for believing she loved him.


*


If you listen to the full song, he is saying she shouldn't have left him, because he knows she still loves him ("I am the one that lives in your heart, you love me no matter what you say...") and he is the best for her sexually ("swear you don't miss the "organ grinder" grinding on you everyday..")


*


He's also saying that he still thinks about her and masturbates to her pictures ("I took all the pictures you gave me and I placed them right under my bed. And I pumped and I pumped 'til the 'gasm jumped from my feet to the top of my head, oh boy!")


*


Gotta love Prince! Smut, anger, sex, love and sorrow all rolled into one intense song, and an even more intense video!!! love



*



Gett Off - "little box" = Vagina




And then there's his most truthful lyric OF THEM ALL...

"I'll die but I will not go away."


Yes, he knew he’s always be here - one way or another.



Lol yes, amen!
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