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The imixwhatilike! crew (Drs. Ball, Burroughs and Hate) was back in effect for this special two hour tribute to the baddest man (no longer) on the planet, his Purple Badness, Prince. In this MusiColony tribute we brought with us DC’s own and legendary DJRBI who dug in his crates and rocked the 1s and 2s for us bringing out some gems, rare classics, jokes and more!
Dr. Burroughs’ piece on Prince
The Lyrics to Prince’s ‘Colonized Mind’:
Wanna talk about it, colonized mind
Upload: the evolution principle
You see a rock on the shore and say
It’s always been there
Download: no responsibility
Do what you want, nobody cares
Upload: the master race idea
Genetically disposed to rule the world
Download: a future full of isolated
Full of isolated, boys and girls
Upload: the 2 party system
The lesser of 2 dangers, illusion of choice
Download: their form of fascism
Nothing really ever changes
You never had a voice
Listen to me one time:
– If you look, you’re sure gonna find
Throughout mankind’s history
A colonized mind
The ones in power makes law
Under which the colonized fall
Without God, it’s just the blind leading the blind
Upload: a joint venture record deal
It’s just another way another man can still sleep
While he’s sticking you with the bill
Download: a temporary acquisition
Of fleeting fame and fortune
Nothing to leave in your will, hey, hey, hey, hey
[IMO a bit of an ironically sad ‘prophetic’ statement by Prince re himself]
Upload: a child with no father
Download no respect for authority
Upload: a child with no mother
Download a hard time showing love
If you look, you’re sure gonna find
Throughout mankind’s history
A colonized mind
The ones in power makes law
Under which the colonized fall
Without God it’s just the blind leading the blind
I confess I’ve never heard Prince’s ‘Colonized Mind’ before. Of course the Hendrix [& IMO Ernie Isley] influence is IMO obvious. But I had to look-up what the lyrics are to ‘Colonized Mind’, & man they’re ‘deep & heavy’. My verdict: ‘Colonized Mind’ is the best, deepest & heaviest Prince Peace I’ve heard thus far- Even surpassing his likely most popular classic [& also heavily Hendrix influenced] ‘Purple Rain’.
I’ve had certain ‘issues’ w Prince & I’m not so hot on everything I’ve heard from him, but when it comes to ‘Colonized Mind’ [& ‘Purple Rain’ too] I got to give ‘His Purple Badness’ his due props.
Life is just a party and parties weren’t meant to last. RIP