I was walking this afternoon and singing in my head. I was suddenly aware Purple Music and I would die 4 U have the same rhythm in the first lyrics

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I'm not a woman, I'm not a man
I am something that you'll never understand

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Don't need no reefer, don't need cocaine
Purple music does the same to my brain

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He probably did this before, but I smiled when I recognized it.

Love the comparion, also lyric wise, 'I don't need / I am not' in the first sentence and then in the second sentence the ' why'

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Manic Monday and 1999 are related rhythm wise

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I was dreamin' when I wrote this
Forgive me if it goes astray

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Six o'clock already
I was just in the middle of a dream

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do you have other examples?

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That's really cool thanks for the eye opener. Someone once said, I can't remember who, that he sang like he played guitar. His vocal lines were like rhythm or lead guitar lines.

lion88 said:

I was walking this afternoon and singing in my head. I was suddenly aware Purple Music and I would die 4 U have the same rhythm in the first lyrics

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do you have other examples?

Yeah, not new news. Definitely the same melody with "1999" and "Manic Monday." Not really examined "Purple Music" and "I Would Die 4 U." That's one to look at.

In another example:

The same basic hook is shared between "Toy Box," "17 Days," and "Blue Limousine."

Not exactly the same thing, but I’ve always thought that Paisley Park is like an evolution of Roadhouse Garden. Same theme but made more trippy.

“This is the garden where emotions grow
Twenty-four feelings all in a row”

“There is a park that is known for the face it attracts
Colorful people whose hair on one side is swept back”