>Was he saying anything important with "Do It All Night," "Jack
>U Off," "Darling Niki" or "Housequake"?
>
>I judge Prince's lyricism in terms of good vs. bad, not
>whether or not he's saying something important...This dude has
>always played both sides of the fence...

"Housequake"

but the intent of the other songs, particularly "Jack U Off" (the funniest song in his catalog IMO, including the actual music) is to shock... and in the early '80s, his method of shocking (esp. coming from a Black artist in that era) is "important"...