CAn someone please explain who or what this song is abut -- besides a tambourine...is it stevie inspired???

It's about Wanking, nothing more, nothing less

What's it like inside youe tambourine? u figure it out

U know what 2 do with a Tambourine!

U pick it up, put it in your hands, and BEAT IT!

'me & i play my tamborine"
'whats it like inside your tamborine"

its about a guy's/girl's southern comforts.

Dick and pussy, pussy and dick. Stop being so goddamn clever.

it's about the coolest bad-ass funkiest shit ever created...
that's what it's about.

my favorite of that album... I like the hard crazy funk.

Joshy84au said
its about a guy's/girl's southern comforts.[/quote]

put that bottle down boy!!!

Masterbation

...all alone by my self me and I play my tamborine...Troubling!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Is that what he says? Sounds like "Trampoline" to me.

FunkMistress said:

Nope, it's "troubling". Listen carefully and you will hear it.

Troubling as in being troubled at having to play by himself and not with someone else.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Oh my God. Talk about reading too much into it. Someone has guilt issues.

Jestyr said:

so which do you prefer? Play alone or with someone else?

I have only read into it what's there And as far as guilt, I have none whether I'm alone or with someone else. I love shaking the Tamborine

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

He does not sing '...troubling', but I suggest you may be hearing that because you prefer it with someone else

Jestyr said:

He does sing "Troubling". I can hear it and if you listen carefully you will too. It totally makes sense in context to the song.

oh my god here you are prettiest thing in life I've ever seen
close my eyes what's it like what's it like inside your tamborine
oh my god there I go, falling in love with a face in magazine (uh-oh not again)
all alone by myself me and I play my tamborine

Troubling!

Trampoline makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, however Troubling does.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

No 'grinder, he doesn't sing 'troubling' or 'trampoline', either. A line like that would be included in the lyrics which are listed in the CD booklet and on the album sleeve. However, a background vocal repeating the title phrase does not need to be printed. I know it might sound like he's saying something else, but he is singing 'tamborine' with a higher and faster counterpoint vocal also singing 'tamborine' and those overlaps and the goofy phrasing he uses, cause it to sound like it's another word.

So I guess in Temptation, he got his Tamborine playes huh??

Jestyr said:

You are waaay off on this one. There are a million examples where the lyrics to a Prince song does not match those in the booklet.

You need to go back and listen because there is clearly a TR sounding word. And "Troubling" makes even more sense in context to this:

Lonely lonely nights...Troubling
Lonely lonely nights...Troubling

Troubling as in being lonely and having noone to play with but yourself. I have this pegged so hard. You need to open up your mind and let the truth flow. I'm telling you I'm on the mark with this one

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Yes, this track is definitely about masturbating if you read the lyrics to this song,

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

It sounds like a "tr.." sound because he is slurring his vocals to exemplify his aggravation. The background vocals repeat the title phrase throughout the entire song. You're gonna believe what you want anyway, but this is one case where you couldn't be more off the mark.

We should be sure to remember to ask him next time we get a chance.

Jestyr said:

I agree that he is singing tamboring in the background throughout the song but that TR sound is no slur. And why would he have to slur to exemplify his aggravation when he's already exemplifying his exageration by telling you he's troubled at having to be alone.

Lonely lonely nights...Troubling

You are stuck hearing what you have heard the whole time. Free your mind and perhaps your ass will follow
[This message was edited Fri May 9 12:28:24 PDT 2003 by SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy]

It's actually "LONG DAYS, lonely nights... Tamborine"

Since you are confused about this one, perhaps you are also confused when you say he's singing "trampoline" or "troubling".

Everybody together: TAMBORINE!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Who's stuck? You are, brother. You made this little thing up in your own mind and are now completely intransigent about it. Your argument above is totally cyclical and carries no logic whatsoever. If he is attempting to exemplify his aggrevation (not exagerration), why would he have to limit it to one way? Couldn't he slur his vocal AND talk about being lonely? My point is he is NOT using the word 'troubling' - not that he ISN'T troubled by being alone and having to play his tamborine. (which is what he is singing in the background)

I've seen examples of official lyrics being misprinted, but generally they are entire lines or portions of lines changed (chaos and disorder comes to mind because the original lyric printed in NPG magazine said something about downing a 40 and he sings something about 40 days of being played ain't proud). But really - logically - why would the printer leave out one word in that song when the rest of the lyrics for the entire record are all perfectly correct?

lilredescort said:

Not to get into an Organgrinder/Jestyr debate , but I always thought this line said 'Now if you think that I'm a fool to fall for any line, Honey put down all your money cuz you'll win everytime... ow!! Irrestible Bitch
[This message was edited Fri May 9 12:19:59 PDT 2003 by PsychedelicMama]

PsychedelicMama said:

Uh oh. Now you've done it.

It's "Now if U think that I'm a fool who'll fall 4 any line, honey put down all your money cause you'd win everytime - Ooh."

Jestyr said:

Man...

I corrected the word exageration to aggravation. I typed it up so fast that I typed the wrong word... Still does not negate my point.

My argument is completely and totally logical. What is more logical that he's singing Trampoline (doesn't make any sense whatsoever) or Tamborine (which I would give you if not for the clear sound of TR) or Troubling (especially since you can hear this is what he sings when he breaks down the word Tra-bo-ling)

When I first heard this line correctly I was listening to the album with a friend of mine and it was exactly like an epiphany because we both heard it correctly at the same time and both turned to each other and said "Troubling!" I suppose my friend is delusional too...

You concede that he could be troubled at spending lonely nights by himself...Why is it so hard to believe that he is saying Troubling? I can't believe people are being so hard headed on this.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I'm willing to bet there are more people who hear it correctly than don't.

Thinking something is true doesn't make it so. Just as printing "my argument is completely and totally logical" in bold doesn't make it so. You have to use your powers of reasoning before you decide whether something is true or not. It's not logical for the line to be sung and then left off the lyrics. I think we're getting to the point where we need to agree to disagree. The only reason I responded in the first place is that misinterpreted lyrics is one of my pet peeves.

Jestyr said:

True, it's not logical for the lyric to be left out but stranger things have happened...

Anyway, be happy singing it the way you want cuz I'm happy singing it the right way

Dear Lord. tha song is about a guy flogging his fucking bishop, there's no philosophical debate on what it means LOL... he was beatin his shit!!