leecaldon said:

jillybean said:

funkman88 said:

mbdtyler said:

lovitzj said:

leecaldon said:

The lines in Extralovable and Lust U Always that meant they didn't get included on the 1999 boxset.

They should have edited them oit

It was a no-brainer.

BlueShakooo said:

"W-w-w-dot-emale-dot-com"

I would be humiliated if any of my non-Prince fan friends heard this song.

What makes this line particularly bad is that it's repeated in chorus. Some of other cheesy lyrics people are mentioning are single lines buried in a the middle of a verse, which you easily miss if you're not paying attention. But this song beats you over the head with "w, w, w, dot emale, dot com." There's no way it's slipping past anyone.

Nonamesfan said:

I promised myself not to come until she does

And she took both hands and a liar I was

No man in this world could ever hope to last

When my baby downshifts

And Starts pumpin' fast

I actually really like this song espcially playing hide and seek in the thunderstorm,

but verse 2 is just too much for me. I always skip to the next song at this point.

These are sexy lyrics. Nothing to skip over.

PJMcGee said:

I love that he rhymed Delores and brontosaurus.

I do too! Its ridiculous but makes me smile every time.

I never liked 'act your age not your shoe size' from Kiss...

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

i loved the W2A version of when she comes until i heard the line 'dont act like yo ish dont stink'

this is a seduction song?! lol

How is that a seduction song? Is talking about her not to her, and she's obviously already seduced.

It's more the kind of conversation you have with a friend about your girl, and despite that line's lack of subtelty, which surprised me too at first, I find this whole verse the most interesting (cos the most daring) of the whole song (both versions included)

ForbiddenFruit said:

Spirits come and spirits go
Some stick around for the after show

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This is one of my favorite couplets in a Prince song.

"Turn a gay preacher to a sinner"

SoulAlive said:

well,he needed a word that rhymes with "Delores" "Brontosaurus" is probably the only one he could find,lol

Clitorus would have been on brand.

(It rhymes per Seinfeld!)

Blondies1973 said:

Compassion. Just that word in the song, as a chorus. Don’t know why, I just find it silly. Champagne from a glass with chocolate handles. Why on earth? P didn’t drink, obviously.

I'm pretty sure champagne is not champagne and chocolate handles are referring to a body part.

Se7en said:

lovitzj said:

leecaldon said:

The lines in Extralovable and Lust U Always that meant they didn't get included on the 1999 boxset.

They should have edited them oit

I can't comment on Lust U Always but I'm ok with the rape lines in Extraloveable (hear me out s'il vous plait). In short, Extraloveable is a song that sounds manic, desperate and claustrophobic, both in its breathless vocals, those jarring synth arrangements and the ragged guitar backing. It doesn't sound like Prince meant it to be sexy so much as unnerving, and it that sense the allusions to rape are the logical culmination of the song's atmosphere.

SanMartin said:

lovitzj said:

leecaldon said: They should have edited them oit

I can't comment on Lust U Always but I'm ok with the rape lines in Extraloveable (hear me out s'il vous plait). In short, Extraloveable is a song that sounds manic, desperate and claustrophobic, both in its breathless vocals, those jarring synth arrangements and the ragged guitar backing. It doesn't sound like Prince meant it to be sexy so much as unnerving, and it that sense the allusions to rape are the logical culmination of the song's atmosphere.

Release It!!

Seriously one of his best outtakes. I know they could have at least edited or left that vocal part out. until he starts screaming at least. Its literally 15 seconds long. No one will miss it.

paisleypark4 said:

SanMartin said:

I can't comment on Lust U Always but I'm ok with the rape lines in Extraloveable (hear me out s'il vous plait). In short, Extraloveable is a song that sounds manic, desperate and claustrophobic, both in its breathless vocals, those jarring synth arrangements and the ragged guitar backing. It doesn't sound like Prince meant it to be sexy so much as unnerving, and it that sense the allusions to rape are the logical culmination of the song's atmosphere.

Release It!!

Seriously one of his best outtakes. I know they could have at least edited or left that vocal part out. until he starts screaming at least. Its literally 15 seconds long. No one will miss it.

Why would you encourage the Estate to butcher Prince's material for the sake of commercialism even more than they already do? This really isn't necessary.

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Not releasing anything instead of doing what you suggest is one of the few good decision they made. It'll probably come out in a decade or so, whenever the political context gets less hysterical (and it will).

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[Edited 9/25/21 19:43pm]

SanMartin said:

I can't comment on Lust U Always but I'm ok with the rape lines in Extraloveable (hear me out s'il vous plait). In short, Extraloveable is a song that sounds manic, desperate and claustrophobic, both in its breathless vocals, those jarring synth arrangements and the ragged guitar backing. It doesn't sound like Prince meant it to be sexy so much as unnerving, and it that sense the allusions to rape are the logical culmination of the song's atmosphere.

interesting perspective

SoulAlive said:

SanMartin said:

I can't comment on Lust U Always but I'm ok with the rape lines in Extraloveable (hear me out s'il vous plait). In short, Extraloveable is a song that sounds manic, desperate and claustrophobic, both in its breathless vocals, those jarring synth arrangements and the ragged guitar backing. It doesn't sound like Prince meant it to be sexy so much as unnerving, and it that sense the allusions to rape are the logical culmination of the song's atmosphere.

interesting perspective

Anyway, songs are works of fiction unless stated otherwise, and since when can't rapists, murderers and other monsters be featured in works of fiction? Next thing I know, people will ask for Bob George to never be rereleased because they'll say it shamelessly encourages feminicide and mass shootings (sigh). Shall we also ban every movie or novel depicting rape?