Does prince have thing with the wizard of OZ

OMG i thought i knew everything about him.

Also someone toln me he is a JW. Is that true?

yes he is into the Wizard of Oz (there's lots of evidence)... but is he into the Wiz?

Tindera said:

wha?


yes.

ufoclub said:

ease on down, ease on down the road...

whats the evidence

Tindera said:

he has a picture of toto tattoed on his bum

Considering his taste in shoes...I bet he has a pair of ruby slippers somewhere.

There's no place like home...there's no place like home...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Ugh - possibly worst movie ever made.

Ive always felt that SOTT should have been titled(or at least was a homage to)
OZ.The reason is because theres so many wizard of oz references.Dorothy
Parker(Dorothy), the affliction brought on by a withes curse(wicked witch of
the west), Princes hi Camille MUNCHKIN voice on songs like IF I WAS YOUR
GIRLFRIEND, YOU GOT THE LOOK ETC.And of course the obvious oh we oh, oh oh's
from ITS GONNA B A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT wich r what thw wicked witches evil
henchmen sang in WIZARD OF OZ.Not to mention the cover art wich had a crystal
ball as a centerpiece(like the crystal ball the wicked witch used in oz).Play
in the sunshine also talks bout a big white rabbitt so i guess he added a
little alice in wonderland to the mix too.Maybe he wrote it as a soundtrack to
be played along with WIZARD OF OZ just like pink floyd allegedly did with their
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON album back in the day?After all Prince did like to make
"answer" albums of previous rock gods(pr=hendrix, atwiad=the beatles, sott=pink
floyd, etc) not to mention the pink floyd like sounds in the song IT.Ive always
wanted to express this wizard of oz connection and wondered if anyone else has
thought the same thing.Also the line in STRANGE RELATIONSHIP, where he says
"isnt it a shame this aint a movie...".All in all the cd, album SIGN OF THE
TIMES is a sexy, adult version of WIZARD OF OZ, or so it seems.And your little
dog toto too.

DarlingCaroline said:

obviously you've never seen Howard the Duck or Prince's sequel to Purple Rain

at the last celebration, he said.somthing like... "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain?...you are the man behind the curtain"

ufoclub said:

Sort of odd.

I've often referred to Prince as the man behind the curtain,
but didn't know he ever used the phrase.

lovebizzare said:

Howard the Duck? lol. Can't say I have. But at least the music in GB is a saving grace. Ease on Down the Road was not enough to redeem The Wiz.

rdhull said:

i agree he is without a doubt a wizard of oz fan !

my cuzzin and i noticed this specially on sott, i was gonna start a thread on this subject "ive been beaten 2 it "

if anyone's heard the lovesexy tour rehearsal cd boot paisley park april 88

the whole rehearsal is p and the band giving shout outs 2 the imaginary audience in KANSAS CITY !!!

Tindera said:

He once compared Grafitti Bridge to The Wizard of Oz when he said that the Wizard of Oz was pounded by the critics on first release and was never an initial success. However years later Oz became recognised and he felt that one day people would look at GB in the same light.

Yeah I know, it's f***g hillarious as well but he did say it unfortunately


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rdhull said:

white rabbit is a similar reference as in the Jefferson Airplane tune

origmnd said:

at the first Melbourne concert (21 oct) he had us singing
oh-wee-oh, ohhh..oh
as I was singing this, I thought: this is the same
as the wizard of oz -- but thought nothing of it;
that is, I didn't really make the connection

now, though...

Maybe he identifies with the vertically-challenged munchkins? Just kidding, but he has alluded to the movie a few times. I sent him a Wizard of Oz pop-up birthday card and I bet he cracked a smile when he saw it.

Tindera said:

Hi Tindera. It does not matter what you hear about Prince. It is what he is that matters. It does not matter what you hear about him. Bear what you have heard in mind, but use your own eyes and ears--much of who prince is is in his music and lyrics.

I reckon he does like the Wizard of Oz. That film was similar to The Usual Suspects in that the Wizard, when he was finally found, turned out to be a harmless old man, who informed the searchers that they already had what they were looking for.

The Father (The Wizard) in other words, may be scary, but he is one with the son (the old man in reality). Keyser Soze was both at the top and the bottom, they were the same person. Soze at the top had a scary reputation, Soze at the bottom was harmless.

andy

TonyC said:

His height is comparable to that of the Munchkins.

thedoorkeeper said:

great point !

"wicked is the witch that stands 4 nothing"

another lyric this time from the love we make !

wicked witch / wizard of oz ???

vladimir said:

Yeah he did it at the Brisbane show too

I think during the 1999 tour rehearsal he says "Auntie Em, Auntie Em"!

Didn't he thank the Wizard of Oz in the Diamonds + Pearls liner notes?

meow85 said:

yes he does !