LoveGalore said:

Vannormal said:

Exactly.
I think all these themes that Prince sings about on that album, are probably not going to get proper treatment these days.

I feel like we're going backwards again in terms of freedom of expression through music, or at least the interpretation of it.. 

Everything seems to be so clean and perfect, and stripped of anything questionable or ambiguous.

Yeah, Dirty Mind... I wish they did a Super package soon, just not sure if they will feel it... 

The Estate now seems in charge of 'older' decisions, or no decision at all. Let's hope i'm wrong. 

Yeah the oh so misunderstood plight of incestuous families. What else on this record makes you so nervous about freedom of speech?

There is nothing on this record that makes me nervous, but there's enough freedom of speech on that album as well;

''Now where I come from, We don't give a damn
We do whatever we please, It ain't about no downtown 

Nowhere bound, Narrow-minded drag, It's all about being free"

About freedom of speech or interpretation:

This is probably going to be completely misunderstood, but here i go again: 

Here incest is not the subject like in 'sexual abuse' or the literal meaning of it. 

It rather refers to a form of supreme horniness and it doesn't matter who or what (within this context). 

It is also a momentary fantasy, rather even fun for both parties, and therefor is nothing wrong going on imho, 

cause it is a fantasy poored in a song lyric.

Again, I am very clearly not talking about unwanted incest as such. 

It is about the budding sexuality of a boy who fantasizes about his sister.

The lyric can be read/interpretated more as a metaphor than as an actual sexual act (i think). 

Of course Prince was more about the shock element than anything else, keep that in mind too.

imo,"When You Were Mine" is Prince's first classic track.Such an outstanding song I went crazy when he performed it on the Lovesexy tour.

SoulAlive said:

imo,"When You Were Mine" is Prince's first classic track.Such an outstanding song I went crazy when he performed it on the Lovesexy tour.

Yeah this might be the first Prince track I truly spammed the repeat button mash on.

Maybe not a top 10 hit in the US or UK but in my high school discman it was bigger than "Purple Rain".

SoulAlive said:

RJOrion said:

SoulAlive said:

imo,"When You Were Mine" is Prince's first classic track.Such an outstanding song I went crazy when he performed it on the Lovesexy tour.

No love for "I Wanna Be Your Lover" or "Sexy Dancer" as his first classic track?

those are good songs too,but I think "When You Were Mine" took things to a whole new level.I feel that way about the entire 'Dirty Mind' album.I consider "Head" to be his first funk masterpice.