3121
Dial up internet is soooooo sloooooow…
It drives me crazy sometimes. You would think they would have come up with something affordable for the boney dwellers. Last I checked, the only broadband available to us is a couple of hundred dollars. Not even including astronomical monthly charges.
I’m desperate, but I’m not THAT desperate…
In other news.
With the addition of The Artist to my Lifetime’s Hall of Fame, I found it only appropriate to contribute to his income by actually buying his cd’s regularly. Oh yeah! I haven’t bought a CD in years! And not only did I BUY the cd’s, I bought them from FYE, the most expensive stores out there (with their 25 dollar discount card that only saves 10%…what the frick is that?)
Anyway…
I started out with his latest 3121.
It’s certainly different, but not without merit. You have to appreciate the fact that he hasn’t sold out to “whitey” (whitey this time meaning the mainstream). Some of these songs will have to grow on me though. Let’s peruse…
3121 – It’s an appropriate title song. It definitely has the vibe of opening set of Prince concert tour that he should have and with me in the front row doing the running man…
Lolita – Only a little disturbing, this song is about a Lolita chick (which I guess I could say is me since I look like I’m 12 anyway.) He says she looks good and that he’d hit that, but she’s to young and couldn’t handle it. “You can’t hang with this girl,” he says. Whateva’ yo, I’d sure like to try…
Te Amo Corazon – A Latin beat this has. It’s about when he meets a special woman and how he feels toward her.
Black Sweat – I really enjoy this song. It’s funky, it’s different, it makes you want to gyrate like the energetic female in the video (even if you’re a dude I hear).
Incense and Candles – Wheew this song. This is the first song on the album that makes me sure Prince could have his way with me if he wanted. This song is super sexy. If I were a stripper, my routine would be to this. *Body roll, body roll, pump pump…yeeeaahh…
Love – This one has a psychedelic beat. It’s about how you can’t manipulate someone into someone you can love. It should just happen on its own.
Satisfied – Song number two showing Prince do-ability. It has high replay levels for when I’m lonely and needing male attention. The song itself is The Artist promising a night and into late afternoon of satisfaction. “I just want to get you satisfied,” he says…”I can get you out your body” he says…”I’m just trying to get you to think about doing things that you’ve always wanted but could never find…” he says
Wooo! Sheee-ed! You can satisfy me any time!
Fury – “There ain’t no fury like a woman scorned.” This is a rock anthem to the subject. Touché sir, touché.
The Word – Now the thing I REALLY love about The Artist is the fact that he’s so versatile. Just about every genre of music is on this CD unlike Musicology which was mostly R&B. This song though, is a spiritual. It talks about how there’s so much chaos in the world and how we should all walk with Jesus.
You might be thinking, now how can he talk about getting people Satisfied and then talking about Jesus two tracks later? Let me tell you.
Sex for pleasure isn’t illegal, in fact it’s encouraged as long as you’re married. His sexy songs weren’t even explicit. In Incense in Candles he even says, “U scream my name as if it was divine but we both know that we gotta praise the One who made ya” It kind of says that, it’s okay to follow your urges because in essence, it was God who put them there in the first place for you to enjoy.
Beautiful, Loved and Blessed – Is it talking about two people coming together in love or is it two people singing thanks to the Lord? It’s gets more obvious toward then end with lyrics like, “Everything You made You said, ‘That’s good’ before that fall of man You said, ‘That’s good’ Every time I walk in faith ‘That’s good’ You let me see another day, ‘That’s good…’”
The Dance – A very eclectic song, it has a Mediterranean/Spanish sound I think, but I’m not exactly sure. The song is about resisting falling in love with someone even though you really want to.
Get on the Boat – What would a Prince album be without a new anthem to lead the world into peace and equality. This is just that. A new version of “We are the world” and “What’s Going On.”
So that’s 3121. So many genres of music, but all undeniably my man Prince.
