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Thread started 12/09/03 9:01pm

soladeo1

Could "Pope" be the GREATEST Prince song ever???!!!!!

It is unbelievably inventive and yea, even urgent in it's profound message!!!

It's overlooked and I feel that it is the strongest tune he has ever written...

Can't believe that it was never released as a single!!!

Soladeo
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Reply #1 posted 12/09/03 9:03pm

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oh dear lord, no.

good, but not even close to the greatest
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Reply #2 posted 12/09/03 9:03pm

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disbelief
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Reply #3 posted 12/09/03 9:05pm

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Could "Pope" be the GREATEST Prince song ever???!!!

Err, no, it's a total bag of shit.
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Reply #4 posted 12/09/03 9:07pm

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This is a joke, right?
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Reply #5 posted 12/09/03 9:10pm

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madartista said:

This is a joke, right?


no, a joke would be:

why did "pope" cross the road?
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Reply #6 posted 12/09/03 9:11pm

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With Mayte's rich, effortless backing vocals... I'd have to say YES!
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Reply #7 posted 12/09/03 9:15pm

soladeo1

If Prince would have released "Pope" as a killer "street" single back in 1993 in conjunction with his "The Hits" CDs IT WOULD HAVE SEVERELY knocked Color Me Badd our of the freakin' water!!!

He could have had promotional product tie-in's with the Catholic church to get the hard to reach "pontiff" market segment. A video where Prince would wear a priestly white colar where he would be "tempted" by stocking-clad hotties dressed as saintly altar-girls. THINK OF IT!!!

The clubs would have been THUMPIN' to this increbible track!!!

He could even release it now and I do believe that Pharrell and OutKast would be hard pressed to come up with something as funky.

Overlooked...BIG TIME!

Soladeo
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Reply #8 posted 12/09/03 9:16pm

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Nearly everyone I know goes absolutely nuts over this song and I just hate it. Always have and I think I always will.
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Reply #9 posted 12/09/03 9:22pm

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soladeo1 said:

If Prince would have released "Pope" as a killer "street" single back in 1993 in conjunction with his "The Hits" CDs IT WOULD HAVE SEVERELY knocked Color Me Badd our of the freakin' water!!!

He could have had promotional product tie-in's with the Catholic church to get the hard to reach "pontiff" market segment. A video where Prince would wear a priestly white colar where he would be "tempted" by stocking-clad hotties dressed as saintly altar-girls. THINK OF IT!!!

The clubs would have been THUMPIN' to this increbible track!!!

He could even release it now and I do believe that Pharrell and OutKast would be hard pressed to come up with something as funky.

Overlooked...BIG TIME!

Soladeo


Ya know... I'm starting to agree with u!!! Prince missed the boat on this gem. nod
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Reply #10 posted 12/09/03 9:22pm

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Romance1600 said:

Could "Pope" be the GREATEST Prince song ever???!!!

Err, no, it's a total bag of shit.


lol I love your way with words, Romance1600 lol
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Reply #11 posted 12/09/03 9:55pm

Number23

soladeo1 said:

If Prince would have released "Pope" as a killer "street" single...blah...



Sol, I love you, but Prince is about as 'street' as a forest.
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Reply #12 posted 12/09/03 10:07pm

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Pope is a very catchy track, it's perfectly written arranged, produced and performed, but i wouldn't say it is one of his best... there isn't enough emotion in it.
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Reply #13 posted 12/09/03 10:14pm

CHAOSMAN87

its not bad. But his greatest song ever. I hope you are kidding
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Reply #14 posted 12/09/03 10:19pm

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CHAOSMAN87 said:

its not bad. But his greatest song ever. I hope you are kidding

ditto
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Reply #15 posted 12/09/03 10:26pm

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omfg One of his weakest songs ever, you must be kidding
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