>>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"...


I don't buy it though...Prince at times has been a serious minded writer and a silly, whimsical writer....

He's sang about parties in a conceptual manner ("1999") and a shake yo ass way ("Housequake")....

At this point all I care about with Prince is: is the song good or not? Is he trying to do some contrived bullshit?