The most disliked Prince tracks : results!

Reply #31 posted 09/11/23 2:20pm

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SoulAlive said:
“Take Me With U” is a good song.I think fans criticize it only because of Apollonia’s weak vocals

yeeep.

Her off-key out-of-tune wailing makes it more "real" to me. Like a real impromtu spring romance, like Prince hooked up and they broke into song right then and there. Like word painting. Random people falling in love ain't gonna sing like prime Gladys Knight. It works for the track--which is one of his best pure pop compositions.

Landonfunkmonkey said:
Am I alone in really liking Graffiti Bridge? I can hear why it's not liked but I always really enjoy it.

I don't really stan it but I don't dislike it by any means either. It's good enough for what it is.

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Reply #32 posted 09/13/23 4:07am

thisisreece

WhisperingDandelions said:

Whoah whoah, it was a poll? And the polling is closed?!
Florida Evans GIFs | Tenor

I demand my absentee ballot be counted as soon as I bump the thread so "Free" can take its assertive place as definitive #3 (pretty pretty plz).

thisisreece said:

When there are songs as insipid as Million $ Show in his catalogue, how can any of these songs (spare maybe Jughead) be eligible for this dishonor? For all of its crimes, Purple & Gold is at least somewhat interesting.

"Purple & Gold" is so not interesting. That's what makes it so lame. It's as generic a "fight song" as possible. Like a throwback to "fight songs" when they were first created. If it had a modicum of "interesting" it would be semi-decent.

By the same token it's not really that egregiously bad of a Prince song, it's just generic and uninteresting. It's not like an "oh this is terrible I must hit the track skip" sensation, more of an "...is this it?"

The ones I'm outraged about are "Temptation" (even though fan h8 is old hat on this one), "Take Me with U" (wahhhh Apollonia) and especially "Rainbow Children".

Don’t get me wrong, I am no fan of Purple & Gold.

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Reply #33 posted 09/13/23 5:07am

Vannormal

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Temptation is one of the best! I guess it's too artistic and experimental for some. [Edited 9/10/23 5:19am]

I fully agree.

Fan-tas-tic song!!!

Same for 'Take Me With U' & 'Hot thing'... i mean, really ????

I also like 'Arms Of Orion' which is not on this list

but use to be hated by all before 'Purple & Gold' was out.

"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 #34 posted 09/13/23 6:21am

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"Temptation" might be "definitive Prince song" territory like Lovesexy is his definitive cover art.

You may or may not like them, but these things really capture the true essence of Prince on full display.

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Reply #35 posted 09/15/23 1:44am

SquirrelMeat76

Landonfunkmonkey said:
Am I alone in really liking Graffiti Bridge? I can hear why it's not liked but I always really enjoy it.

Sounds like a song that would end an episode of Sesame Street. Absolutely awful.

Hard to believe this was from a man who wrote The Beautiful Ones, Adore & How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore a few years earlier.

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Reply #36 posted 09/15/23 2:48am

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SquirrelMeat76 said:

Landonfunkmonkey said:
Am I alone in really liking Graffiti Bridge? I can hear why it's not liked but I always really enjoy it.

Sounds like a song that would end an episode of Sesame Street. Absolutely awful.

Hard to believe this was from a man who wrote The Beautiful Ones, Adore & How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore a few years earlier.

Well, from the guy who also wrote "Free", and from that perspective "Graffiti Bridge" wasn't all that much of a stretch.

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Reply #37 posted 09/15/23 7:06am

SquirrelMeat76

WhisperingDandelions said:

SquirrelMeat76 said:

Sounds like a song that would end an episode of Sesame Street. Absolutely awful.

Hard to believe this was from a man who wrote The Beautiful Ones, Adore & How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore a few years earlier.

Well, from the guy who also wrote "Free", and from that perspective "Graffiti Bridge" wasn't all that much of a stretch.

Good point. Free did stand out before 1989 as being too schmaltzy for a Prince song. Then came Arms of Orion which was even worse! Graffitti Bridge is on another level though. I was 13 when I heard it for the first time and even then I thought WTF!!!

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Reply #38 posted 09/15/23 7:40am

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Vannormal said:

FunkJam said:
Temptation is one of the best! I guess it's too artistic and experimental for some. [Edited 9/10/23 5:19am]

I fully agree.

Fan-tas-tic song!!!

Same for 'Take Me With U' & 'Hot thing'... i mean, really ????

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I also like 'Arms Of Orion' which is not on this list

but use to be hated by all before 'Purple & Gold' was out.

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Reply #39 posted 09/15/23 2:54pm

Steelclawz	im sorry but Prince's worst song is Guitar ... boringest song ever took him a whole 2 seconds to write it
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Reply #40 posted 09/15/23 3:46pm

AllSe7en	Wedding Feast didn't make number one??
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Reply #41 posted 09/15/23 9:28pm

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Steelclawz said:

im sorry but Prince's worst song is Guitar ... boringest song ever

took him a whole 2 seconds to write it

Good nomination.

Notice his phoned-in guitar-emphased material is always given a pass by his rock-leaning fanbase. Put out an R&B or rap record and it's "blahblahblah following trends blahblahblah". But he busts out some riffs straight jacked from the 70s like "Guitar" or "Cream" and it's pure idolatry.

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Reply #42 posted 09/16/23 3:51am

Steelclawz said:

im sorry but Prince's worst song is Guitar ... boringest song ever

took him a whole 2 seconds to write it

It was great fun live.

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Reply #43 posted 09/16/23 3:52am

SquirrelMeat76 said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

Well, from the guy who also wrote "Free", and from that perspective "Graffiti Bridge" wasn't all that much of a stretch.

Good point. Free did stand out before 1989 as being too schmaltzy for a Prince song. Then came Arms of Orion which was even worse! Graffitti Bridge is on another level though. I was 13 when I heard it for the first time and even then I thought WTF!!!

I really don't like Free, but I've always had a soft spot of The Arms of Orion. I'm not sure what that says about me!

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Reply #44 posted 09/16/23 8:32am

Vannormal

WhisperingDandelions said:

"Temptation" might be "definitive Prince song" territory like Lovesexy is his definitive cover art.

You may or may not like them, but these things really capture the true essence of Prince on full display.

[Edited 9/13/23 6:22am]

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 #45 posted 09/16/23 8:35am

Vannormal

Steelclawz said:

im sorry but Prince's worst song is Guitar ... boringest song ever

took him a whole 2 seconds to write it

Have to agree.

I never liked the song.

That riff is so annoying.

A Prince song with that kind of clear ans simple title should've been some epic 15 minute all guitar skills thing, more in the style of Crystal Ball.

I can nearly imagine it. wink

I never liked the song.

"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 #46 posted 09/17/23 7:31am

OnlyNDaUsa

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Shows how divers his music is.. I love "Free"

But "Temptation" is rhe song that took me from casual to hardcore.

I knew of him since 1980 (the only music we were allowed was "American Bandstand" and my brother watched "Midnight Espress." I do not remember seen ME but my brother said he saw it and as we shared a room, I did too. But I saw Bandstand and thought that he would make my parents mad!

So I was aware... then 1999 came out and I saw kids with the tour shirts and I was kind of jelous. the Purple Rain... it was too much! I was in a "Prince sucks" phase.. I just could not get it... I was never one for following trends.

I had a copy of prurple rain and I was more into the backwords stuff... it was a novalty.

Then during my brother's graduation stuff on of his friends left a copy of ATWIAD in my car... and as I was about to drive back home I played it... (the drive home was about 12 hours) and it was TEMPTATION that captivated me... that was it... (I think that tape had PR on one side and ATWIAD on the other or it was on both sides...) But that was it.. over the next few weeks I got the other albums and then when B-side hunting....

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Reply #47 posted 09/17/23 8:28am

Steelclawz	yes and free and temptation are amazing songs his falsetto live on free takes you to another deminsion ... and temptation the acrobatic singing is from another galaxy ... "purple electricity whenever r bodies touch, ooh ohh baby i love it when oiur bodies touch" cmon , who hasnt tried to sing that part, and the eleectric guitar is insane on that track always been a favorite song of mine
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Reply #48 posted 09/20/23 3:35pm

GustavoRibas

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Rainbow Children shouldnt be in any ´worse´ list. It may not be a masterpiece, but very good to listen to. I used to dislike Hot Thing in the past, but it has a killer groove

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Reply #49 posted 09/20/23 4:01pm

FrankieCoco1

I listened to Purple & Gold today for the first time in a long while and quite enjoyed it. I could see where he was coming from, in trying to write some inspirational lyrics for a sports anthem. Here they are (https://moonbeamlevels4u.info/purple_and_gold.htm ):

The veil of the sky draws open
The roar of the chariots touch down
We R the ones who have now come again
2 walk upon water like solid ground
As we approach the throne
We won't bow down
This time we won't B denied
Raise every voice & let it B known
N the name of the purple & gold

We come N the name of the purple & gold
All of the odds R N our favor
No prediction 2 bold
We R the truth
If the truth can B told
Long reign...
The purple & gold

The eyes say ready 4 battle
No need 4 sword N hand
We R all amped up
Like a rock 'n' roll band
Ready 2 celebrate every score
Ready 2 fight the elegant war
Ready 2 hear the crowd roar
That is what we came 4
& so much more
N the name of the purple & gold

Our spirits may B tired
Our bodies may B worn
But since this day is our destiny
Our history
That's Y we must B
4ever strong
As the wind that blows the Vikings' horn
N the name of the purple & gold

We come N the name of the purple & gold
All of the odds R N our favor
No prediction 2 bold
We R the truth
If the truth can B told
Long reign... (It's a purple reign)
The purple & gold
Long reign the purple & gold

Here’s the Prince Vault page too:

https://princevault.com/i...e_And_Gold

Edit: And a 2020, 10 year anniversary article from The Current, including Sheila E’s trolling video reply:

https://www.thecurrent.or...e-and-gold
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[Edited 9/20/23 16:43pm]

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Reply #50 posted 09/20/23 8:21pm

thenewposition	Took me a while to recover from the shock of seeing Hot Thing on the list to write this comment... How is Tempation on this list when Tambourine is 20x worse and on the same album?
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Reply #51 posted 09/21/23 1:12am

Ramzoo

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bozojones said:

Ugh, insane to see "Free" on that list...

it should have been in 1st place instead of tied at 3rd

Fully agree as it is one of my top 3 songs ("17 Days" & "Sometimes It Snows In April")!

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Reply #52 posted 09/21/23 10:18am

Astasheiks

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bozojones said:

Ugh, insane to see "Free" on that list...

it should have been in 1st place instead of tied at 3rd

Why you don't like it? confused smile

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Reply #53 posted 09/21/23 1:43pm

Astasheiks

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Landonfunkmonkey said:
Am I alone in really liking Graffiti Bridge? I can hear why it's not liked but I always really enjoy it.

I like it also! cool smile

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Reply #54 posted 09/28/23 3:38am

onlyforaminute said:
I think the vast majority would agree Purple and gold. Which is sad, given its intentions. Prince wasn't great at commissioned songs? Everything else on that list is arguably fans personal favorites. I love Free and RC. I've never liked Take Me With U but obviously many love it.

I often thought Prince produced top work when given creative focus. Like Breakdown for The Great Gatsby, Song of the Heart for Happy Feet, SST, PFunk, Sometimes It Snows in April...

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Reply #55 posted 09/28/23 5:25am

FrankieCoco1

leecaldon said:

onlyforaminute said:

I think the vast majority would agree Purple and gold. Which is sad, given its intentions. Prince wasn't great at commissioned songs? Everything else on that list is arguably fans personal favorites. I love Free and RC. I've never liked Take Me With U but obviously many love it.

I often thought Prince produced top work when given creative focus. Like Breakdown for The Great Gatsby, Song of the Heart for Happy Feet, SST, PFunk, Sometimes It Snows in April...

Can’t get much better than When Doves Cry and the wikipaedia page has this about it:
“According to the DVD commentary of the film Purple Rain (1984), Prince was asked by director Albert Magnoli to write a song to match the theme of a particular segment of the film that involved intermingled parental difficulties and a love affair. The next morning, Prince had composed two songs, one of which was "When Doves Cry".”

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Reply #56 posted 10/02/23 11:42am

CAL3	Kind of a small sample size, is it not? . There are so many worse songs, just starting with the Musicology album alone... I’ve been informed that my opinion is worth less than those expressed by others here.
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Reply #57 posted 10/03/23 3:14am

hkn

A rather entertaining thread, this...

I know I'm going to take a heaps of flak for this, but in my opinion both

Sexy M.F.

and

My Name Is Prince

are both solid stinkers, opening the floodgate to an era where Prince tried to incorporate too many ideas and lost focus.

Add to the uncool list, most songs where he tries to incorporate 'rap' (or how to define it), both for himself, like Dead On It, and other artists. Handing Sheila E the song Holly Rock wasn't exactly the formula for her proudest moment.

It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night is a monster of a song until verse 4 (yeah... then one of my favorite
drummers tries to 'rap').

In my book, there's a shining exception of the above; namely Housequake, although it's more a chant than a rap.

And while the Graffiti Bridge adventure ended up in a sad excuse of a movie and an album trying to go in various directions, songs like Thieves In The Temple, Joy In Repetition and We Can Funk all deserve their place in my ears. But, sweet tap-dancing Jesus... that movie... yuk.

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Reply #58 posted 10/04/23 5:58am

CAL3 said:

Kind of a small sample size, is it not?

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There are so many worse songs, just starting with the Musicology album alone...

Musicology always struck me as a pretty solid piece of work. Life O' the Party is the obvious one that splits opinion. I can't think what else on there might offend.

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Reply #59 posted 10/13/23 4:16pm

MendesCity

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You're all fired biggrin

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