This is a safe space, what are your favorite "cringe" Prince songs ?

Reply #61 posted 12/18/22 10:21am

iveivan

I like Hot Summer. Most people think it's a hot mess.

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Reply #62 posted 12/18/22 2:37pm

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iveivan said:

I like Hot Summer. Most people think it's a hot mess.

I like that song, but it sounds just like, and dare I say better than, "Shake." It also has remnants of "Cream" in it.

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 #63 posted 12/18/22 2:37pm

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dodger07 said:
paisleyparkgirl said:

He said that ??? which interview ?

On the Indigo Nights CD, during Delirious

Heard it, nice to see he still had his sense of humor in 2007.

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Reply #64 posted 12/18/22 3:55pm

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paisleyparkgirl said:

dodger07 said:
paisleyparkgirl said: On the Indigo Nights CD, during Delirious

Heard it, nice to see he still had his sense of humor in 2007.

Because it expired at some point? Or is it that 49 year olds typically just don't have a sense of humor in general?

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Reply #65 posted 12/18/22 6:12pm

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TrivialPursuit said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

Heard it, nice to see he still had his sense of humor in 2007.

Because it expired at some point? Or is it that 49 year olds typically just don't have a sense of humor in general?

What I meant is that he went through a little uptight phase when he was deep into the JW's.

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Reply #66 posted 12/18/22 9:26pm

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paisleyparkgirl said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Because it expired at some point? Or is it that 49 year olds typically just don't have a sense of humor in general?

What I meant is that he went through a little uptight phase when he was deep into the JW's.

Well yeah, and before that he was uptight during the prince years. The problem in the hardcore JW years was he still thought he was funny, or was in on some inside joke or piece of truth that no one else knew. lol

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Reply #67 posted 12/19/22 7:27am

Vannormal

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In what world is life can be so nice cringe?!

exactly

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)

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Reply #68 posted 12/19/22 7:28am

Vannormal

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giorgio said:
No more Candy 4 U is a cringy silly guilty pleasure

i love that one, too

...and "Everybody Loves Me"

Yep ! wink

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)

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Reply #69 posted 12/19/22 7:33am

Vannormal

LoveGalore said:
Strollin is pretty gay. Props N Pounds Mr Nelson Back in Time (JHill) Sunday in the Park (Tamar)

How the fuck on earth can a song be gay? lesbian? trans? bi? asexual? queer?

camp yes, but gay?

you know what, come over to my place

I'll show ya how fantastic pretty gay is

wink

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972)

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Reply #70 posted 12/19/22 8:33am

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nayroo2002 said:

giorgio said:
No more Candy 4 U is a cringy silly guilty pleasure

i love that one, too

...and "Everybody Loves Me"

I agree they're both cringe, but I enjoy No More Candy. I can't listen to Everybody Loves Me.

Speaking of 20Ten, I think Compassion is also cringe. It sounds like the theme to a 1980s game show. I can picture the audience's fake enthusiam and the cheesy host while terrible graphics overly the screen and you hear: "Compassion! Bump buh-duh-dum! Comassion!"

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Reply #71 posted 12/19/22 11:09am

lurker316 said:

nayroo2002 said:

giorgio said:

No more Candy 4 U is a cringy silly guilty pleasure

i love that one, too

...and "Everybody Loves Me"

Compassion definitely has a place in this thread, as most of the 20Ten album imho

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Reply #72 posted 12/19/22 3:11pm

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Vannormal said:

LoveGalore said:
Strollin is pretty gay. Props N Pounds Mr Nelson Back in Time (JHill) Sunday in the Park (Tamar)

How the fuck on earth can a song be gay? lesbian? trans? bi? asexual? queer?

camp yes, but gay?

you know what, come over to my place

I'll show ya how fantastic pretty gay is

lol

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0

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Reply #73 posted 12/19/22 4:51pm

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lurker316 said:

I agree they're both cringe, but I enjoy No More Candy. I can't listen to Everybody Loves Me.

Speaking of 20Ten, I think "Compassion" is also cringe. It sounds like the theme to a 1980s game show. I can picture the audience's fake enthusiam and the cheesy host while terrible graphics overly the screen and you hear: "Compassion! Bump buh-duh-dum! Comassion!"

I can't figure out if I like 20Ten or not. Some of the weird synths throw me off, yet other songs are catchy. I initially hated "Laydown," but like it now. At the time, I actually put "Cause and Effect" before "Compassion" and inserted "Hot Summer" somewhere near the end.

Felt more rounded that way.

Listening to Welcome 2 America, some of those tracks really sound like 20Ten outtakes since they were recorded at the same time for the most part. So, I guess now it sounds like Welcome 2 America is a little disjointed or something. Perspective.

But yeah, chanting "Compassion" or whatever is as stupid as chanting "theocratic order!"

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Reply #74 posted 12/20/22 2:43pm

Tora

“Temptation”
“The Arms of Orion”
“Now”

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Reply #75 posted 12/20/22 6:12pm

gandorb

I thing Cause and Effect is as fun as anything, and similarly I really like Compassion.

This is on my mind because i have played the wonderful mashup of those two songs 3 times in the last 24 hours. It is seared in my brain!

The tempo, music, and chants in Cause and Effect is what he had hoped for in Purple and Gold and fell flat. I could see a football really getting into Cause and Effect with appropiate lyrics.

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Reply #76 posted 12/21/22 5:59am

TraSoul82

paisleyparkgirl said:

"18 and ova i wants to bone ya" cringy song but I find it catchy.

This would be my choice. The hook is cringe but Prince captured that west coast bounce and rode the beat like a boss. Easily one one his better rap performances.

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Reply #77 posted 12/23/22 12:37pm

Here’s 2 more, Black Album.

Cindy C: calling a person out like that, supermodel then or not, and effectively calling her a hooker (“I’ll pay the usual fee”) or at least suggesting that, even though he talks about taking fotos with a camera in verse 1, but then it’s so much fun(nk) and delivered with that hilarious over the top-desperation at the end, proudly cringe deluxe if you will but always gets me.

Dead on it: I always found that rap diss quite lame, tired and cringe, but what a funky track this is!
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Reply #78 posted 12/23/22 2:40pm

liverpool86

No one mentioned Horny Pony 😜
Only me then.

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Reply #79 posted 12/23/22 4:00pm

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giorgio said:
Here’s 2 more, Black Album. Cindy C: calling a person out like that, supermodel then or not, and effectively calling her a hooker (“I’ll pay the usual fee”) or at least suggesting that...

LOL or not? Cindy Crawford is a model, and she ain't even gettin' out of bed for less than $10,000 for a walk. Who's to say Prince is treating her like a prostitute?

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Reply #80 posted 12/23/22 4:21pm

TrivialPursuit said:

giorgio said:

Here’s 2 more, Black Album. Cindy C: calling a person out like that, supermodel then or not, and effectively calling her a hooker (“I’ll pay the usual fee”) or at least suggesting that...

LOL or not? Cindy Crawford is a model, and she ain't even gettin' out of bed for less than $10,000 for a walk. Who's to say Prince is treating her like a prostitute?

Nah, not treating her like a prostitute, but it ultimately depends on what “play with me” might imply in conjunction with “the usual fee”, I think it was left open very deliberately

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Reply #81 posted 12/23/22 4:26pm

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giorgio said:
TrivialPursuit said:

LOL or not? Cindy Crawford is a model, and she ain't even gettin' out of bed for less than $10,000 for a walk. Who's to say Prince is treating her like a prostitute?

Nah, not treating her like a prostitute, but it ultimately depends on what “play with me” might imply in conjunction with “the usual fee”, I think it was left open very deliberately

I would agree it's actually a big ambiguous.

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Reply #82 posted 12/23/22 4:32pm

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liverpool86 said:
No one mentioned Horny Pony 😜 Only me then.

It's sooooooooo cringe I can't get myself to listen to it even though it's catchy.

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Reply #83 posted 12/23/22 4:38pm

TrivialPursuit said:

giorgio said:

TrivialPursuit said:

LOL or not? Cindy Crawford is a model, and she ain't even gettin' out of bed for less than $10,000 for a walk. Who's to say Prince is treating her like a prostitute?

Nah, not treating her like a prostitute, but it ultimately depends on what “play with me” might imply in conjunction with “the usual fee”, I think it was left open very deliberately

I would agree it's actually a big ambiguous.

The entire song is ambiguous and hilarious, more so he would even pay the fee and serving her wine, and gives his everything but … seems to fail at the end. Seduction song gone wrong in a funny way

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Reply #84 posted 12/24/22 1:18am

dodger07

paisleyparkgirl said:

liverpool86 said:

No one mentioned Horny Pony 😜 Only me then.

It's sooooo cringe I can't get myself to listen to it even though it's catchy.

Yes, the music is ok but lyrics totally embarrassing.
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Taking it off D&P for Gett Off was one of his better decisions

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Reply #85 posted 12/28/22 5:55am

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The whole Rainbow Children album. I LOVE that album, but that's probably largely helped by the fact that I pay zero attention to the lyrics.

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PRINCE: the only man who could wear high heels and makeup and STILL steal your woman!

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Reply #86 posted 12/28/22 6:49am

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Life Can Be So Nice is one of my favorite songs from Parade. I usually crank it when it comes on. Never would think of that song as cringy.

I think cringy I think of Graffiti Bridge the song, a lot of songs from Rainbow Children (the JW lyrics), Everyday is a Winding Road, and the end of Do Me Baby.

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Reply #87 posted 12/28/22 1:25pm

laytonian

"Animal Planet"

That voice, the pro-PETA lyrics about a diet he didn't stick with for very long.
He downed milkshakes, had a freezer full of ice cream, caramel candy, cheese, ate eggs every morning and also fish fish fish fish.

Burn it.

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Reply #88 posted 12/28/22 5:05pm

lurker316

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TrivialPursuit said:

getwild180 said:
I cringe when I hear Prince licking and sucking his girl off on Come. He could have left that part out.

What about Cat moaning while she's gettin' eaten out, in "Alphabet St?"

I think it's romantic.

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Reply #89 posted 12/28/22 5:08pm

lurker316

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laytonian said:

"Animal Planet"

That voice, the pro-PETA lyrics about a diet he didn't stick with for very long.
He downed milkshakes, had a freezer full of ice cream, caramel candy, cheese, ate eggs every morning and also fish fish fish fish.

Burn it.

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The question for this thread is songs that are cringe, but you like them anyway. In other words, song you enjoy in private but would never listen to when friends are around. Based on what you wrote, I take it you don't like Animal Kingdom... so it doesn't really fit.

I think Animal Kingdom is super cringy and have never listened to it after my first time hearing it.

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