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Thread started 08/06/21 6:17pm

AllSe7en

Like Her Ish Don't Stank

That one line almost ruins it for me,.. lol what the hell biggrin
Which WHEN SHE COMES do you prefer?
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Reply #1 posted 08/06/21 6:32pm

funkbabyandthe
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Yup.
This line is why I wrote that post about lines that ruin a song
Song was so great until that.
Idk why he has to throw in a 'joke' like that one!
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Reply #2 posted 08/06/21 6:51pm

kevinpnb

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That's a sibling to the line, "She knows how to make you feel like your stuff ain't brown tonight." Bless. Eye roll. Only Prince.

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Reply #3 posted 08/06/21 9:21pm

anc282

This is what it sounds like...

"When the potty mouth don't work 4 u no mo',"

Yet, you're still feeling the urge to use profanity, so you imply it instead.


Yep. nod He was the same old Prince, all right. lol

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Reply #4 posted 08/06/21 10:28pm

BartVanHemelen

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Sweet jebus, the "only Prince" crowd is yet again claiming Prince did something unique when what he did is very common.

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This "using another word instead of a naughty one" is typical of religious hypocrites. Example: saying fudge instead of fuck. But it is hypocrisy because you're pretending not to say the word, but your intention is the same.

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Reply #5 posted 08/06/21 10:40pm

funkbabyandthe
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This is basically him repeating a device from adore btw
'Well maybe not the ride' ended up becoming stupid lines like this instead
His lyric writing really did get worse as the years went on, dumber, blunter, and often just tonally messy
[Edited 8/6/21 22:41pm]
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Reply #6 posted 08/07/21 12:12am

xpertluva

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I actually don't really mind that line, but I prefer the fuller sound (accordian and all) on the Hit N Run version.

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Reply #7 posted 08/07/21 1:26am

andykeen

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I found that whole song a bit meh with silly lyrics… but listening to the HR2, this version has to be a demo right?

Keenmeister
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Reply #8 posted 08/07/21 4:13am

NouveauDance

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kevinpnb said:

That's a sibling to the line, "She knows how to make you feel like your stuff ain't brown tonight." Bless. Eye roll. Only Prince.

Very that! It almost ruins an otherwise fine song.

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Reply #9 posted 08/07/21 6:30am

funkbabyandthe
babysitters

Only OLDER prince.
He previously had more sense about what worked and what didn't.

stupidity in modern pop culture got to him.
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Reply #10 posted 08/07/21 6:57am

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I think it works musically and lyrically though. Onomatopoeia and all that jazz.

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Reply #11 posted 08/07/21 9:27am

dodger

That line took me by complete surprise on first listen.
It doesn’t bother me but it does seem a bit out of place
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Reply #12 posted 08/07/21 11:48am

OperatingTheta
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It's a surprisingly raw, stripped-down song, so I didn't actually find the line too incongruous.
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Reply #13 posted 08/07/21 4:05pm

Germanegro

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LOL--like a more technical language would fit the lyrical tone: "seeeexuallllllah inrercourse wirh yoooou!"

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GAL, Bert.


BartVanHemelen said:

Sweet jebus, the "only Prince" crowd is yet again claiming Prince did something unique when what he did is very common.

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This "using another word instead of a naughty one" is typical of religious hypocrites. Example: saying fudge instead of fuck. But it is hypocrisy because you're pretending not to say the word, but your intention is the same.

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Reply #14 posted 08/10/21 8:15am

sulls

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LOVE this version but the ish line is a bit cringeworthy.
"I like to watch."
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Reply #15 posted 08/10/21 8:34am

Genesia

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is from the same man who gave you

We don't give a duck what you got on.

Consider the source.

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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Reply #16 posted 08/10/21 8:58am

Rimshottbob

You guys are weird.

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Reply #17 posted 08/11/21 1:15pm

Marrk

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Suddenly I've gotta go listen to 'Roses' by Andre 3000.

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Reply #18 posted 08/16/21 6:28am

Genesia

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Marrk said:

Suddenly I've gotta go listen to 'Roses' by Andre 3000.


exclaim lol

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