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Thread started 05/12/04 8:38am

DakutiusMaximu
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Lame lyric explained

On The Rainbow Children album there is that line about the opposite of NATO being OTAN. It never made any kind of sense to me.

I still don't know what that's supposed to mean in the context of the song but since I found this picture on the internet this morning it is just a little bit clearer.

http://story.news.yahoo.c...mpl=sl&e=1
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Reply #1 posted 05/12/04 2:41pm

diamond99

DakutiusMaximus said:

On The Rainbow Children album there is that line about the opposite of NATO being OTAN. It never made any kind of sense to me.

I still don't know what that's supposed to mean in the context of the song but since I found this picture on the internet this morning it is just a little bit clearer.

http://story.news.yahoo.c...mpl=sl&e=1



What does that photo have to do with the song? I see no relation.
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Reply #2 posted 05/12/04 3:10pm

missfee

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me neither
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Reply #3 posted 05/12/04 7:08pm

IADOREHIM

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I'm glad I'm not the only one.....
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Reply #4 posted 05/12/04 7:20pm

Milty

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boff
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Reply #5 posted 05/12/04 7:36pm

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Milty said:

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Reply #6 posted 05/12/04 7:47pm

Starmist7

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Reply #7 posted 05/12/04 7:50pm

Jasziah

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Check this out...

http://www.nato.int/
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Reply #8 posted 05/12/04 7:52pm

PurpleCharm

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Reply #9 posted 05/13/04 4:51am

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"the opposite of NATO is OTAN" is a reference to Ahkenaten, an Epyptian pharoah who is generally regarded as the father of modern monotheism (the worship of one god, as opposed to the old ways of worshiping many gods). In many of the concerts of the ONA tour, Prince actually sings "the opposite of NATO is monotheism".
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Reply #10 posted 05/13/04 7:11am

xt1000

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Oh, cheers 4 that.....




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Reply #11 posted 05/13/04 10:19am

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Thanks for the enlightenment Toe Jam.
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