Song: Shhh
Album: The Gold Experience
Year: 1995
Originally written for Tevin Campbell and included on his 1993 album "I'm Ready" Shhh begins with bombastic drums and orchestral hits and then mellows into a sexy slow jam. I say sexy, but somehow this one hits me Flight of the Conchords sexy as opposed to Marvin Gaye sexy.
It's far too serious of a sexy. This seduction sounds like a lot of work. I really don't think Prince would have to work that hard. Tevin Campbell maybe . . .
Verdict: 3.5/5 stars
Would I sing it at karaoke? Oh hell yeah!!!
Song: Segue - Ramona A. Stone / I Am with Name
Album: 1. Outside
Year: 1995
Oh jeez . . . what I thought was a disposable segue track turned out to be a bit of a rabbit hole. Evidently this album was originally titled (or possibly subtitled) the Nathan Adler Diaries. These are quite gruesome and not for the faint of heart. They do, however, put some structure around the tracks on this album. Or at least they seem to when comparing the story to the track names; I actually haven't listened to this album in it's entirety.
According to a comment on songmeanings.com this is sung by a character in the diaries who sells art made from pieces of the human body. At least one other commenter believes this song is an admission that she is the killer.
Ramona A. Stone also happens to be the name on a lovely Instagram account highlighting art, nature, architecture; embedded in the photo stream is this picture:
Coincidence? Probably not. I like to believe that Ramona the Instagrammer became aware of the use of her name (or perhaps appropriated all or part of it).
Verdict: 2/5 for the track alone, 3/5 with context added
Would I sing it at karaoke? Oh hell no!
Winner: Shhh
Running Score: Bowie 17, Prince 9
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