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Thread started 05/14/04 4:31am

jaypotton

RAINBOW CHILDREN IS ABOUT MAYTE AND MANI

For a while now I have been certain that the lyrics for most of the tracks on The Rainbow Children refer to the negative relationship Prince ended up in with Mayte followed by the positive relationship Prince found himself with Mani...

ie She Loves Me 4 Me is definitely about Mani and that kind of marks a turning point on the album (which is a concept album anyway). All the songs prior to that are talking about banished ones and being the Muse to The Pharoah (having his offspring etc) and then the album lightens up a bit and goes off at a tangent talking about other subjects that are unrelated to the religious stuff like Family Name.

What do ya'll think?
'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything.
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Reply #1 posted 05/14/04 4:39am

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Yep. the part where it goes that the wise one hoped that the Lord would 1 day send him another who loved him so, is probs about losing Mayte's love & looking out 4 Mani's

unrelated-any of y'all think wedding feast sounds like ding dong the wicked witch is dead hmm
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Reply #2 posted 05/14/04 4:39am

MightBQueen

i think this has all been said before... could be partially true.

i was just thinking the same thing this morning, but about musicology. i'm beginning to hear it as a coherent playing-out of this entire drama...
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Reply #3 posted 05/14/04 6:08am

jaypotton

MightBQueen that's interesting, hadn't thought of that. Will have to listen to the lyrics more carefully. Anything in particular crossing your mind?
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Reply #4 posted 05/14/04 6:35am

okaypimpn

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I was and still and completely confused by that album. confused
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Reply #5 posted 05/14/04 6:45am

MightBQueen

jaypotton said:

MightBQueen that's interesting, hadn't thought of that. Will have to listen to the lyrics more carefully. Anything in particular crossing your mind?


here's the sequence (i can't help but see a movie playing out in my head):

what do you want me to do - prince meets mani at concert, where she is checking him out

the marrying kind - mayte out of the picture, he is ready to steal mani from another guy

if eye was the man in your life - he finally steals her (after the song, i guess)

on the couch - they are a couple now

reflection - kicking back in settled, peaceful life, just thinking about a lot of things (the past, topics contained in the other songs)

suffice to say, i see some continuity.

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Reply #6 posted 05/14/04 6:51am

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The album is about Mayte and Mani, it's about Prince's relation with WB and it's about the JW beliefs in my opinion.
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Reply #7 posted 05/14/04 7:34am

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funkaholic1972 said:

The album is about Mayte and Mani, it's about Prince's relation with WB and it's about the JW beliefs in my opinion.


Yes I'd say that is ALSO the case. Prince often confuses issues by talking about several issues in the same song. However, I believe the "main thrust" of the project is Mayte and Mani
'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything.
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Reply #8 posted 05/14/04 7:59am

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FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice said:



unrelated-any of y'all think wedding feast sounds like ding dong the wicked witch is dead hmm


it's always reminded me of a song from the end of "waiting for guffman".
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Reply #9 posted 05/14/04 9:45am

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MightBQueen said:

if eye was the man in your life - he finally steals her (after the song, i guess)


If there's any song about Mayte on this new album, I can't help but think it's this one... If you actually read the lyrics it seems to fit incredibly well... I almost think it's talking about Mayte and her relationship with Tommy Lee.

I also think A Million Days is about Mayte.

So, I agree that Musicology is about both of them but I don't think it's chronological order... Surely, Call My Name is about Mani.
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Reply #10 posted 05/14/04 12:43pm

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FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice said:

Yep. the part where it goes that the wise one hoped that the Lord would 1 day send him another who loved him so, is probs about losing Mayte's love & looking out 4 Mani's

unrelated-any of y'all think wedding feast sounds like ding dong the wicked witch is dead hmm



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Reply #11 posted 05/15/04 7:14am

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I've always compared the characters of the Rainbow Children to Prince, Mayte, and Mani...it also sounds a lot like Adam, Lillith, and Eve.
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