What song are you currently listening to?
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"Around the Way Girl" (1990) L.L. Cool J
A hit single by from his album Mama Said Knock You Out–my favorite of his songs--of those I’ve heard, it’s actually the only one I like.
Referring to a particular type--calling out description and features in a rap about that type of girl–an "around the way girl."
Peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100–#5 and #7 on the R&B and dance music charts--it’s his first top 10 single.
"Around the Way Girl" was certified Gold on January 15, 1991 for sales of over 500,000 copies.
Original video (incl. intro.) - http://dai.ly/x220a2
Edited video (w/o intro.) - https://youtu.be/vbegAGlaBaw
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kranium - can't believe :blind:
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Prince
Darling NikkiThe Legendary Broadcasts - Prince: The Artist (Greatest Hits In Concert 1982-1991)
Now that’s one I do know!
…and in spite of the reaction of the folks in the movie Purple Rain from 1984–(Has it really been over 30 years? Geez!)–“Darling Nikki” is one of my Prince favorites!
“Darling Nikki” from Purple Rain - http://dai.ly/x46kexe
Ah ah!
Did you know it's because of this song that the "explicit lyrics" stickers appeared a few times after on the records?John Davis & The Monster Orchestra
Love Magic
12" VersionTwelve Inch - Seventies: Boogie Wonderland
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Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life (feat. The Weeknd)
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Prince
Under The Cherry MoonThe Legendary Broadcasts - Prince: The Artist (Greatest Hits In Concert 1982-1991)
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Prince
Darling NikkiThe Legendary Broadcasts - Prince: The Artist (Greatest Hits In Concert 1982-1991)
Now that’s one I do know!
…and in spite of the reaction of the folks in the movie Purple Rain from 1984–(Has it really been over 30 years? Geez!)–“Darling Nikki” is one of my Prince favorites!
“Darling Nikki” from Purple Rain - http://dai.ly/x46kexe
Ah ah!
Did you know it's because of this song that the "explicit lyrics" stickers appeared a few times after on the records?That I did not know.
Coincidentally–in putting together reply #1980 to this topic--reminded that it all started with the 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be from 2 Live Crew.
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Prince
Darling NikkiThe Legendary Broadcasts - Prince: The Artist (Greatest Hits In Concert 1982-1991)
Now that’s one I do know!
…and in spite of the reaction of the folks in the movie Purple Rain from 1984–(Has it really been over 30 years? Geez!)–“Darling Nikki” is one of my Prince favorites!
“Darling Nikki” from Purple Rain - http://dai.ly/x46kexe
Ah ah!
Did you know it's because of this song that the "explicit lyrics" stickers appeared a few times after on the records?That I did not know.
Coincidentally–in putting together reply #1980 to this topic--reminded that it all started with the 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be from 2 Live Crew.
No no no! ;D
Let's have a step back in time to 1984 when Mary Elizabeth Gore, Al Gore's wife, decided to please her 11-year-old daughter by offering her the record of the new singer "à la mode" Prince who have a major hit with Purple Rain. And what is her surprise when she heard that, in "Darling Nikki", Prince sung about feminine masturbation! Then, she discovered that 80's artists like Van Halen and Mötley Crüe also sang about sex and luxury.
As senator wife, she formed Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) and wrote to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to ask to stop commercialisation of such songs, which resulted in a big laugh. But she used her husband reputation, and finally succeeded with the apparition of the parental advisory sticker. But this sticker, far from stopping sales, meant that the albums with this sticker on them were "so cool". Since then, labels don't hesitate to put this sticker, because this boosts sales!
Sorry for my English if syntax mistakes!
Jimmy Bo Horne
Dance Across The FloorFabriclive - 04: Deadly Avenger
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No no no! ;D
Let's have a step back in time to 1984 when Mary Elizabeth Gore, Al Gore's wife, decided to please her 11-year-old daughter by offering her the record of the new singer "à la mode" Prince who have a major hit with Purple Rain. And what is her surprise when she heard that, in "Darling Nikki", Prince sung about feminine masturbation! Then, she discovered that 80's artists like Van Halen and Mötley Crüe also sang about sex and luxury.
As senator wife, she formed Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) and wrote to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to ask to stop commercialisation of such songs, which resulted in a big laugh. But she used her husband reputation, and finally succeeded with the apparition of the parental advisory sticker. But this sticker, far from stopping sales, meant that the albums with this sticker on them were "so cool". Since then, labels don't hesitate to put this sticker, because this boosts sales!
Well that’s definitely a whole lot more than I know about that label, seeing that all the knowledge I’ve got about it–pretty much--is what I picked up in putting that post together.
Anyway, not meaning to imply As Nasty As They Wanna Be was the first to have the advisory label, but that it was the album that started the controversy, which led to the introduction of the label–according to Rolling Stone…
“2 Live Crew Co-Founder Fresh Kid Ice Dead at 53” - http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/2-live-crew-co-founder-fresh-kid-ice-dead-at-53-w492045
Banned in the U.S.A. (1990) was the first album to sport the advisory label.
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