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Dance On i have been listening 2 Lovesexy more & more lately...
once one of my least favourite prince albums...it has grown like TRC & has become a favourite! Dance On just blows my mind! the lil breaks with burts of percussion... the bass... its all just 2 funky 4 my ass! praise thy happy track 
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Joshy www.riotcitywrestling.com
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One of your least favorites ???
That, with 1999 is my all time favorite Prince album. Glam Slam and Anna Stesia are two of his absolute greatest, and all the others (except maybe When 2 R In Love) are up there as well. Toejam @ Peach & Black Podcast: http://peachandblack.podbean.com
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Dance on is a great heavy-fonk songs! | |
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Pick it up! | |
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dance on is a great song.
"there's a bass guitar on the loose." this is a lose-your-mind-on-the-dance-floor track. the break for the heavy breathing is my favorite. lots of depressing imagery in the song, too ("...gang nailed his feet to a wooden floor"). come to think of it, gang references appear in a few prince songs: sign o' the times and shy come to mind. | |
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"Former rules don't apply" 
"We could be heroes, just for one day"
"Ahab says I don't care who you are, here's to your dreams" (Pure Genius=Guinness=The Harp=A Sign of David=WOW=Kate Bushesque) --------
"Someone who makes you laugh when you wanna cry" | |
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glazegirl said: "there's a bass guitar on the loose." Funny, I always thought they said "there's a bass guitar, Louis" thinking Louis was a nickname or something for Levi! Toejam @ Peach & Black Podcast: http://peachandblack.podbean.com
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i thought it was:
"there's a bass guitar in this" ...then the bass comes. www.riotcitywrestling.com
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I thought it was, "There's NO bass guitar in this."
I believe this is correct considering I don't hear any bass guitar in the song and there's another line that says something like, "Bass guitar caught in a spider web." | |
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I just remembered the line: "Bass guitar in spider web, longing for the funk. Oozie gun takes its place in a wagon trunk. Get off me punk...
So, there ya go, there may be bass in the song but it's not a bass guitar. | |
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JASONP32 said: I thought it was, "There's NO bass guitar in this."
I believe this is correct considering I don't hear any bass guitar in the song and there's another line that says something like, "Bass guitar caught in a spider web." No bass guitar in the song??? It sure has fooled me for 15 years then... |
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alformbyj said: Pick it up!
Who was it that dropped something? I always wondered this.  | |
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"Pick It Up", to my knowledge was a shout for the Bassguitar
to be picked up and rubbed down. Cuz right after the chant, [what I have always percieved to be] the bassguitar gets picked up and is treated to a serious spanking. Now, people claim there is no bassguitar in that song? Than what, may I ask, is that machinegunfire impressionation of a bassguitar?? and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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ALSO one other thing i have noticed about the song:
" getcho money strait... getcho money strait...getcho money strait! " that chant is very MJesque... just the arrangement & how it is sung. i can just hear that coming from a MJ BAD era song. has that vibe. another reason 2 love it! www.riotcitywrestling.com
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Joshy said: ALSO one other thing i have noticed about the song:
" getcho money strait... getcho money strait...getcho money strait! " that chant is very MJesque... just the arrangement & how it is sung. i can just hear that coming from a MJ BAD era song. has that vibe. another reason 2 love it! Are you thinking of BAD album track 'Speed Demon', i.e. the line: "get your ticket right"? . "You don't frighten us, English pig dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person." | |
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Dance On has always been one of my ALL-TIME faves! Well done, Joshy!
The bass, the gyuiitar, the drums and THE LYRICS "M&M killers playin' Mickey Mouse games! Lord have mercy!" hard-hittin', clever! "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
"That's becuase we're soulless auttomatons" | |
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Joshy said: ALSO one other thing i have noticed about the song:
" getcho money strait... getcho money strait...getcho money strait! " that chant is very MJesque... just the arrangement & how it is sung. i can just hear that coming from a MJ BAD era song. has that vibe. another reason 2 love it! Uhm, isn't this the line that comes right after the Detroit, what's happenin'? comment and goes: What color is your money 2day? [everybody dance on] ?? and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: "Pick It Up", to my knowledge was a shout for the Bassguitar
to be picked up and rubbed down. Cuz right after the chant, [what I have always percieved to be] the bassguitar gets picked up and is treated to a serious spanking. Now, people claim there is no bassguitar in that song? Than what, may I ask, is that machinegunfire impressionation of a bassguitar?? "Get off me punk, you ain't sexy!" Where the fuck does Prince come up with this shit?!!! ROFLMAO!!! | |
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alformbyj said: Pick it up!
that line is almost as great as "These are the days of wild, hell yeah!!" | |
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Dance On
Oh, pick it up! There's a bass guitar in this Grenade Launcher roars in a television sky Tell me how many young brothers must die Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on Little Talk Johnny blew the big score The gang nailed his feet 2 a wooden floor Nuclear Ban never stays in tune They all know the words but the music is doomed Everybody Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on Pick it up Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on A bass guitar in spider webs, longing 4 the funk Uzi gun takes his place in a wagon trunk (get off me, punk, U ain't sexy) Stealin' ladies purses then settin' them a'flame M&M killers playin' Mickey Mouse games Lord have mercy Dance on, dance on (Dance on) Dance on, dance on (Dance on) It's time 4 new education The former rules don't apply We need a power structure that breeds production Instead of jacks who vandalize Detroit - what's happenin'? What color is your money today? Get your money straight Everybody dance on Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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Revolution said: Dance On
Oh, pick it up! There's a bass guitar in this Grenade Launcher roars in a television sky Tell me how many young brothers must die Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on Little Talk Johnny blew the big score The gang nailed his feet 2 a wooden floor Nuclear Ban never stays in tune They all know the words but the music is doomed Everybody Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on Pick it up Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on A bass guitar in spider webs, longing 4 the funk Uzi gun takes his place in a wagon trunk (get off me, punk, U ain't sexy) Stealin' ladies purses then settin' them a'flame M&M killers playin' Mickey Mouse games Lord have mercy Dance on, dance on (Dance on) Dance on, dance on (Dance on) It's time 4 new education The former rules don't apply We need a power structure that breeds production Instead of jacks who vandalize Detroit - what's happenin'? What color is your money today? Get your money straight Everybody dance on I got these lyrics from a Prince site...not sure about the "Nuclear Ban" part tho, I always heard "NuuuUUUClear Band never stays in tune...". Do you think that's the lyric?? Or is this another Prince word-play lyric??? 
As in, not getting countries to fully realize a nuclear ban. They all "know the words", but the "music is doomed", meaning they all know what's best(nuclear ban) but the lack of cooperation dooms it for all.
It's hard playing along...why can't he just tell us what's on his mind??? Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind. | |
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Revolution said: Revolution said: Dance On
Oh, pick it up! There's a bass guitar in this Grenade Launcher roars in a television sky Tell me how many young brothers must die Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on Little Talk Johnny blew the big score The gang nailed his feet 2 a wooden floor Nuclear Ban never stays in tune They all know the words but the music is doomed Everybody Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on Pick it up Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on Dance on, dance on A bass guitar in spider webs, longing 4 the funk Uzi gun takes his place in a wagon trunk (get off me, punk, U ain't sexy) Stealin' ladies purses then settin' them a'flame M&M killers playin' Mickey Mouse games Lord have mercy Dance on, dance on (Dance on) Dance on, dance on (Dance on) It's time 4 new education The former rules don't apply We need a power structure that breeds production Instead of jacks who vandalize Detroit - what's happenin'? What color is your money today? Get your money straight Everybody dance on I got these lyrics from a Prince site...not sure about the "Nuclear Ban" part tho, I always heard "NuuuUUUClear Band never stays in tune...". Do you think that's the lyric?? Or is this another Prince word-play lyric???
As in, not getting countries to fully realize a nuclear ban. They all "know the words", but the "music is doomed", meaning they all know what's best(nuclear ban) but the lack of cooperation dooms it for all.
It's hard playing along...why can't he just tell us what's on his mind??? "Nuclear ban" part is right.I had to check the lyric sheet though.I kind of see this as a SOTT part2 lyrically. . [This message was edited Mon Jun 9 15:31:21 PDT 2003 by Marrk] |
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i refuse to accept that it's "there's a bass guitar in this." and not "there's a bass guitar loose." the first phrase just doesn't jell with the tone of the song. | |
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glazegirl said: i refuse to accept that it's "there's a bass guitar in this." and not "there's a bass guitar loose." the first phrase just doesn't jell with the tone of the song.
How's this possibility? "There's a bass guitar in this" could be a bit of a teaser. The bass guitar doesn't show up (about a measure of some slapping) until the "bass guitar in spider webs" lyric. All up until then, the bass is provided by a keyboard bass. Maybe it was a way of getting the listeners to go, "Wait. Where's that bass guitar? This is a keyboard..." and then the payoff when that lyric & bass show up. Just a thought. But, I hear "There's a bass guitar in this," too, for the record. | |
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The CORRECT lyrics are: "there's a bass guitar LOOSE"!!! I DON'T WANT TO BE NORMAL,because normal is part of the status quo,which I don't want to be a part of- Tori Amos | |
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gypsyfire said: The CORRECT lyrics are: "there's a bass guitar LOOSE"!!!
there's a bit of a contradiction between that suggested lyric and that about a bass guitar in spider webs, isn't there? | |
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ThreadBare said: gypsyfire said: The CORRECT lyrics are: "there's a bass guitar LOOSE"!!!
there's a bit of a contradiction between that suggested lyric and that about a bass guitar in spider webs, isn't there? Yeah..but according to my copy of Lovesexy,those are the lyrics. I DON'T WANT TO BE NORMAL,because normal is part of the status quo,which I don't want to be a part of- Tori Amos | |
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gypsyfire said: ThreadBare said: gypsyfire said: The CORRECT lyrics are: "there's a bass guitar LOOSE"!!!
there's a bit of a contradiction between that suggested lyric and that about a bass guitar in spider webs, isn't there? Yeah..but according to my copy of Lovesexy,those are the lyrics. even lyric books with albums have been wrong. www.riotcitywrestling.com
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thanks gypsyfire! | |
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A work of art,definitly one of the greatest songs he's ever written. "a man without enemies is a man without movement." | |
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