Prince, Muppets and Coffee
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June 29, 2006 at 10:07 am
There is no way Network TV would allow Prince to sing a song with such drug connotations to kids today.
Great song, though. What album is that from? And was that a muppet of Prince?
June 29, 2006 at 10:14 am
Now why in the world would a good boy like Prince go on a family show and sing about the joy of drugs? Next you’ll be telling me ‘Little Red Corvette’ wasn’t about a car…
June 29, 2006 at 10:18 am
That was from the Signs of the Times double album. The song was never released as a single which makes the idea of singing it on TV kinda strange. But since it was Prince not too many eyebrows were raised.
And yeah, tht was a Prince muppet.
June 29, 2006 at 11:57 am
Prince rocks – even as a muppet!
June 29, 2006 at 12:31 pm
I never got any drug connotations in Starfich and Coffee, especially since Prince is famous for NOT doing drugs, or even drinking.
Maybe someone needs to clue me in…
June 29, 2006 at 1:20 pm
jeez…and you call yourself a lawyer!
just kidding.
Here’s a clue:
What happened when they opened the lunchbox?
June 29, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Lucy cried, I almost died, u know what we found?
Starfish and coffee
Maple syrup and jam
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine
And a side order of ham
If u set your mind free, honey
Maybe youd understand
Starfish and coffee
Maple syrup and jam
June 29, 2006 at 2:14 pm
I hope you’re going to enlighten us Char, because I’m not seeing it either, I mean I could how it might be construed by some — but I dont see how it is, like I do with Puff the Magic Dragon or Lucy in the sky with Diamonds or Hey Jude or Whiter Shade of Pale.
June 29, 2006 at 2:46 pm
Prince kicks ass.
June 29, 2006 at 2:48 pm
Here’s what was told to me.
The song StarFish and Coffee is about a girl on heroin. In her lunchbox is her kit. Prince and Lucy tried it.
“Lucy cried, I almost died.”
Cynthia acted and dressed like a junky.
Set your mind free.
Ofcourse this was told to me by some Prince fanatics a few years ago when I was part of NPG club.
Prince (to my knowledge) has never verified this information.
June 29, 2006 at 2:55 pm
Here’s what I found
Cynthia Rose is actually based off someone Susannah Melvoin (sister of Wendy) knew in school who was autistic and was teased because she was “different.”
The song is celebrating those differences and apparently Prince was planning on releasing this on a childrens’ album that never came to be.
Sources:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060610173018AAvNyHD
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/173876
June 29, 2006 at 3:11 pm
For the record.
The smartest people read this blog!
June 29, 2006 at 3:18 pm
Yeah, man… I’m surprised at you. Prince would never advocate “setting your mind free” with heroin. That’s not his thing.
I had heard the autism angle before, so this drug thing really confused me.
June 29, 2006 at 3:29 pm
i just repeat the stories. music can be interpreted many ways. and i think the npgclub is a valid source…
June 29, 2006 at 3:49 pm
Are you saying Prince does drugs, or advocates the use of drugs? Because for the opinion of those esteemed NPG members to make sense, you’d have to believe that.
It’s true that music can be intepreted many ways, but fans are usually able to interpret a bit better based on what they know about the artist.
OK, enough ranting.
June 29, 2006 at 4:08 pm
It’s just a video done with muppets.
Really.
July 12, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Enigmatic? Nah. Don’t you remember the odd kid in the class? Or didn’t you ever grab the wrong lunch box? Better yet…couldn’t he just be having some fun and pointing out what joys there are in little things…like starfish.
June 21, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Prince sings alot about setting your mind free in many songs it about getting high on life not on drugs.
August 18, 2008 at 2:59 pm
I agree with you totally thunderpeel