Love this. Prince was the one celebrity death that hit me hard because he figured so heavily into my musical development. Starfish is such a great song and there are layers to it I think. On the surface it's simple, almost like a nursery rhyme that could be nonsense, but the idea that unusual people are going to be the ones that tell us what's on the other side of the coin we don't always see is a really great message. Reading into it (probably too much lol,)I always thought the Cynthia character was a stand in for Prince himself.
THIS >>> "On the surface it's simple, almost like a nursery rhyme that could be nonsense, but the idea that unusual people are going to be the ones that tell us what's on the other side of the coin we don't always see is a really great message."
Great stuff. I loved this record when it first came out — although my signature track was “U Got the Look” (and the video cemented my teenage crush on Sheena Easton).
I worked for Rebecca Ross, the editor who cut the movies Under The Cherry Moon and Graffiti Bridge. She had a lot of Prince stories that would ***BLOW***YOUR***EFFIN'***MINDS*** if only I could remember them.
Love it! And not only this song, but I agree wholeheartedly with your other highlights from SO’TT
Writing this made me go back to listen and it's still a fantastic album. The ambition and execution are astonishing.
Love this. Prince was the one celebrity death that hit me hard because he figured so heavily into my musical development. Starfish is such a great song and there are layers to it I think. On the surface it's simple, almost like a nursery rhyme that could be nonsense, but the idea that unusual people are going to be the ones that tell us what's on the other side of the coin we don't always see is a really great message. Reading into it (probably too much lol,)I always thought the Cynthia character was a stand in for Prince himself.
THIS >>> "On the surface it's simple, almost like a nursery rhyme that could be nonsense, but the idea that unusual people are going to be the ones that tell us what's on the other side of the coin we don't always see is a really great message."
That’s my fave Prince album Steve! So happy to hear the next gen’s perspective.
Great stuff. I loved this record when it first came out — although my signature track was “U Got the Look” (and the video cemented my teenage crush on Sheena Easton).
You and a whole lot more of us.
I worked for Rebecca Ross, the editor who cut the movies Under The Cherry Moon and Graffiti Bridge. She had a lot of Prince stories that would ***BLOW***YOUR***EFFIN'***MINDS*** if only I could remember them.
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Great album. great track. Love seeing this series back.
Thanks! Getting harder to make our calendars sync up.