Spooky Electric in purple music

Spooky Electric in purple music

Who/what/why is Spooky Electic, did Spooky disappear after 1989?
Was Spooky in Graffiti Bridge?

Just 'fleshing' the concept out in Prince music

discussing Camille here
“There was a boy named Camille” — Exploring Prince’s Elusive Alter-Ego

Camille mustered
all the hate that he was able.

Hate 4 the ones who ever doubted his game.

Hate 4 the ones who ever doubted his name.

"Tis nobody funkier -- let the Black Album fly."

Spooky Electric was talking, Camille started 2 cry.

Tricked.
A fool he had been.

In the lowest utmostest.

He had allowed
the dark side of him 2 create something evil.

2 Nigs United
4 West Compton.

Camille and his ego.

Bob George.

Why?

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Reply #1 posted 03/16/21 7:54am

billymeade

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He narrated The Rainbow Children

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Reply #2 posted 03/16/21 8:15am

OldFriends4Sal e	billymeade said: He narrated The Rainbow Children You think Spooky did that?
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Reply #3 posted 03/16/21 8:19am

RJOrion	Spooky Electric is Susan Rogers
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Reply #4 posted 03/16/21 8:39am

udo

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RJOrion said:
Spooky Electric is Susan Rogers

Source?

Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.

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Reply #5 posted 03/16/21 8:58am

RJOrion	udo said: RJOrion said: Spooky Electric is Susan Rogers . Source? LOL
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Reply #6 posted 03/16/21 9:14am

OldFriends4Sal e	Tis nobody funkier...let the Black Album fly! - Spooky Electric
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Reply #7 posted 03/16/21 10:24am

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Seriously? Spooky Electric is the devil.

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.

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Reply #8 posted 03/16/21 10:53am

Margot	Did Prince really believe in the Devil? [Edited 3/16/21 10:54am]
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Reply #9 posted 03/16/21 11:06am

RJOrion	Genesia said: Seriously? Spooky Electric is the devil. for real..i dont understand how this is not clear to everyone who listens to the music and follows along with the lyrics
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Reply #10 posted 03/16/21 12:42pm

RJOrion said:
Genesia said:

Seriously? Spooky Electric is the devil.

for real..i dont understand how this is not clear to everyone who listens to the music and follows along with the lyrics

I know who Spooky is, I'm just pulling the discussion from the Camille thread so not to derail it, and just fleshing out how Prince put it in the lyrics. It is never as simple as SE is the devil in Purple Music, or we can just read bible text...

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Reply #11 posted 03/16/21 12:42pm

In every man's life there will be a hang-up
A whirlwind designed to slow you down
It cuts like a knife and tries to get in you
This Spooky Electric sound
Give up if you want to and all is lost
Spooky Electric will be your boss"

Call People magazine, Rolling Stone
Call your next of kin, 'cause your ass is gone
He's got a 57 mag with the price tag still on the side
Cuzzin' when Spooky say dead, you better say died
Or you can fly high right by Spooky and all that he crawls for
Spooky and all that he crawls for

Don't kiss the beast

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Reply #12 posted 03/16/21 12:54pm

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Yeah. Like I said. Spooky Electric is the devil. Full stop.

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.

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Reply #13 posted 03/16/21 12:56pm

RJOrion	Margot said: Did Prince really believe in the Devil? [Edited 3/16/21 10:54am] to believe in God, is to believe in the Devil...the concept if duality appears over and over throughout Prince's career and life
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Reply #14 posted 03/16/21 1:00pm

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RJOrion said:
Margot said:

Did Prince really believe in the Devil?

[Edited 3/16/21 10:54am]

to believe in God, is to believe in the Devil...the concept if duality appears over and over throughout Prince's career and life

the devil is the embodiment of evil and Prince definitely believed in evil, so …

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.

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Reply #15 posted 03/16/21 1:04pm

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Spooky Electric tells me to steal spring onions when I go shopping & I always add a few extras from another bunch to mine.

I know it's stealing & wrong but it's Spooky's fault, he's my naughty/bad side within & quite persuasive.

I reckon we've all got a little Spooky Electric sitting on our shoulder, whispering in our ear from time to time, it just depends on what he's saying & how much you choose to listen to him.

In my case it's thieving salad from the local supermarket, that's as far as I'd go & I do enjoy a nice salad.

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Reply #16 posted 03/16/21 1:06pm

ludwig

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He narrated The Rainbow Children

No, that was an Apple Mac laptop:

https://youtu.be/UChKXJc0O5E

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Reply #17 posted 03/16/21 1:27pm

RODSERLING

Spooky Electric is just another avatar of Bob in Twinpeaks.

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Reply #18 posted 03/16/21 1:59pm

joyinrepetitio
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Spooky Electric Dances With The Devil By The Pale Moonlight!

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2 words falling between the drops and the moans of his condition

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Reply #19 posted 03/16/21 2:59pm

TrivialPursuit

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Spooky Electric is obviously the devil, but he's been checked by the end of "Positivity." The character is mentioned in the song, and Prince is pleading, "Hold on to your soul, ya gotta long way to go."

Prince leaves you on a positive note, but the warning that the devil is always trying to bring someone down is just as important. Prince really took that Gemini good vs. evil right through Batman and it's an interesting story he's tried to tell. I think it sorta bled into Graffiti Bridge's story a bit, but it was gone by the time Diamonds and Pearls rolled out.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.

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Reply #20 posted 03/16/21 3:08pm

OldFriends4Sal e	Genesia said: Yeah. Like I said. Spooky Electric is the devil. Full stop. move along. u really don't need to tell people what not to discuss...
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Reply #21 posted 03/16/21 3:10pm

TrivialPursuit said:

Spooky Electric is obviously the devil, but he's been checked by the end of "Positivity." The character is mentioned in the song, and Prince is pleading, "Hold on to your soul, ya gotta long way to go."

Prince leaves you on a positive note, but the warning that the devil is always trying to bring someone down is just as important. Prince really took that Gemini good vs. evil right through Batman and it's an interesting story he's tried to tell. I think it sorta bled into Graffiti Bridge's story a bit, but it was gone by the time Diamonds and Pearls rolled out.

it definately is an interesting arch

Spooky Electric must die. Die in the hearts of all who
want love. Die in the hearts of men who want change.
Die in the bodies of women who want babies that will grow up
with a New Power Soul.

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Reply #22 posted 03/16/21 3:27pm

Margot said:

Did Prince really believe in the Devil?

[Edited 3/16/21 10:54am]

Yeah he actually did

He's talk about the devil and evil prior to Spooky Electric of course

But it was around the PR period into ATWIAD that he characterized the Devil.

Then by the Parade era the Devil expression seemed much like Spooky Electric.

I always had images of Lucifer / the Devil from 1940 50s art nouveau paintings

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Reply #23 posted 03/16/21 3:30pm

OldFriends4Sal e	joyinrepetition said: Spooky Electric Dances With The Devil By The Pale Moonlight! Yellow Smiley offers me X Like he's drinking seven up I would rather drink 6 razor blades Razor blades from a paper cup He can't understand, I say 2 tough It's just that I've seen the future And boy it's rough
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Reply #24 posted 03/16/21 3:51pm

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Genesia said:

Yeah. Like I said. Spooky Electric is the devil. Full stop.

move along.
u really don't need to tell people what not to discuss...

Isn’t that what you did in the thread you pulled this from?

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.

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Reply #25 posted 03/16/21 5:08pm

TrivialPursuit

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Margot said:

Did Prince really believe in the Devil?

Yeah he actually did

The truth of The Black Album folklore isn't that Prince saw God. He was on X (which we knew) and thought he saw the devil.

And I know that because someone extremely close to him at the time told me that. So did he believe in the devil? Yeah, I believed he believed in some sort of manifestation of evil.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.

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Reply #26 posted 03/16/21 5:50pm

billymeade

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OldFriends4Sale said:

billymeade said:

He narrated The Rainbow Children

You think Spooky did that?

Lol, no.

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Reply #27 posted 03/16/21 8:07pm

Genesia said:
OldFriends4Sale said:

move along.
u really don't need to tell people what not to discuss...

Isn’t that what you did in the thread you pulled this from?

No, I enjoy, encourage and participate in the thread to help the thread along

I didn't go in there telling people "we've already discussed this before" posting a bunch of past links
There is more information about Camille now. There is more about Spooky Electric

Have U had your + sign today?

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Reply #28 posted 03/16/21 8:12pm

TrivialPursuit said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Yeah he actually did

The truth of The Black Album folklore isn't that Prince saw God. He was on X (which we knew) and thought he saw the devil.

And I know that because someone extremely close to him at the time told me that. So did he believe in the devil? Yeah, I believed he believed in some sort of manifestation of evil.

I agree.

That scene that Susan Rogers walked into at Paisley Park that night seemed a bit scary lol

Really? Can you elaborate on what they said? I can respect it if the answer is no.

Some people say, when hi on certain things, the veil between the natural and spiritual world is 'not as thick'

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Reply #29 posted 03/16/21 8:17pm

TrivialPursuit

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OldFriends4Sale said:

TrivialPursuit said:

The truth of The Black Album folklore isn't that Prince saw God. He was on X (which we knew) and thought he saw the devil.

And I know that because someone extremely close to him at the time told me that. So did he believe in the devil? Yeah, I believed he believed in some sort of manifestation of evil.

I agree.

That scene that Susan Rogers walked into at Paisley Park that night seemed a bit scary lol

Really? Can you elaborate on what they said? I can respect it if the answer is no.

Some people say, when hi on certain things, the veil between the natural and spiritual world is 'not as thick'

I mean, I sorta said it. He was high on X (apparently Yellow Smiley was there, too), and he thought he saw the devil. He took it as an omen about The Black Album. That's why he always thought it was born in evil.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.

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