To set the mood for our journey, I'm posting the lyrics for Scandalous by Prince. He was a trendsetter for replacing full words with abbreviated symbols, now common in the text message world.
Scandalous
Come closer
Feel what U been dyin' 4
Don't be afraid, baby
Touch it and explode
Understand, understand that I love U
Ah, but more than that - I want U
Everybody always told me good things come 2 those who wait
But I've got so much on the menu
I just can't, I just can't, I can't wait, baby
I can't wait, baby
Till I can wrap my legs all around U girl
Cuz sugar, U know U're just the kind of lover
That I've been lookin' 4
2night why don't we skip all the foreplay, mama
And just get down here on the floor
Scandalous - I'm talkin' 'bout U and me
Marvelous - baby, baby, can't U see?
Anything U ever dreamed of, I'm willing 2 be
2night is gonna be scandalous
Cuz 2night I'm gonna be your fantasy
My dearest, my dearest
Whisper a question
With my body, I'll scream a reply
Anything's acceptable
Just ask me and I'll try it
2 hell with hesitations
2 hell with the reasons why
Baby, baby, baby
Oh girl, the things U make me do
Genius is the only way 2 describe U
Anything U ever dreamed of, baby
Just ask me - I'll do, I'll do, I'll do it 4 U, baby
Anything at all
Spirits rise and spirits fall
Anything U ever dreamed of, I'm willing 2 be
2night is gonna be scandalous
Cuz 2night I'm, 2night I'm gonna be your fantasy!
Scandalous
Marvelous
- Prince, 1989
Illustration by Boris Vallejo
for the cover of Barba the Slaver by Dael Forest
Here's an edited version of the song.
I've always liked Prince.
ReplyDeletePrince was a trend setter. I even liked his name as symbols!
ReplyDeleteGreat that you brought it all up again for us!
rot, that it you
PS: This time I beat you it by commenting here first. Otherwise you win! And I love it! Hugs!
i somehow missed out on the Prince phenom so thanx for giving me a peek in.
ReplyDeletemy poetry train this week is an attempt to make up fo missing the blog blast for peace last week
Okay, now that you've set the mood, what next?
ReplyDeleteYou like Prince too!!
ReplyDeleteWe're twins we have to be. I love Prince, he's brilliant!
you're making me curious!
ReplyDeleteDark? I wouldn't say dark... unless you meant deliciously dark, as in a little nasty... woo-hoo!
ReplyDeleteI grew up on Prince... I never thought he himself was sexy... but his music certainly os.
Wasn't it his 50th birthday today? Or was that yesterday??
ReplyDeleteI used to LOVE Prince - back in the day, but somehow I left him in the 90's. Too bad, really. He wrote/writes amazing stuff.
I think songwriters are so talented. Songs are such great inspiration for story ideas too.
ReplyDeleteI've never really like Prince! Too much velvet for me and I like singer that have deeper voice!
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