Have you gave me a spin lately, lately, lately, lately...
"...In response, Prince registered the Web domain name "Princefamsunited.com" and posted a seven-minute funk jam called "PFUnk," alerting fans to its presence on fan site message boards. The song makes no secret of its target: "The only reason you say may name is to get your fifteen seconds of fame, nobody's even sure what you do," Prince sings. "I don't care what people may say, I ain't gonna let it ruin my day." Toward the end Prince tells his fans, in his famed helium-like "Camille" voice, "I love y'all, don't you ever mess with me no more," before taking out all his anger on his guitar. Prince goes as far as calling one person, likely a member of the PFU, "a big fat punk", and threatens someone called "Weemolicious" by singing "Look here Weemolicious, you and your boyfriend, lemme tell you somethin' right now, you run up on me again with words or otherwise, I'mma knock both you punks out." He also sings that he wants digital music to dissapear..."
Prince, Prince, Prince, Prince, Prince. What's going on brotha? Why all the hate and animosity towards your fans man? The same fans who supported that Emancipation thang, the Crystal Ball montrosity, the SLAVE on your face thang, that Black album, or anything else that was put on wax, just to be put on wax because your name is Prince and you stay funky. It's an undying love man. One that manifests itself through these fansites, web communities, and webpages. I understand the whole "I don't want my shit getting out there for free" part, but seriously Prince, what the hell? Yes, rest on your laurels: Purple Rain, Sign O' the Times, 1999, etc., but don't alienate the people within that fan base that take their love and adoration for you beyond those albums. Those people who were excited as hell when you came back with Musicology, kept the party rolling with 3121, and even purchased the mediocre, seldom played [by me] Planet Earth. And let's not forget the many of us who found some diamonds in the rough with many of those post Sign O'the Times, 90's albums. We love you Prince. You of all people should know that. We don't need a Super Bowl performance to remind us of your musical prowess, we already knew, as I stated before that your name is Prince and you are funky. That's why we craft our websites, attend your shows, and defend you in countless conversations. It's what we do cause we WANT to do it.
Act like you know.
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