Each week after dance, I take the wave (music playlist) we danced to home and I immerse myself in it. The following week I review my experience of dancing to that wave to help community members decide if they want to buy a copy. It’s a fund-raiser. It helps to pay the rent – plus doing it expands my musical horizons.
Sometimes there are songs on the playlists that don’t hit home with me at all. This week, the wave I internalized includes the song “Kiss” by Prince. It took me a while to warm up to it. After skipping it the first time through the wave, I danced to it, hiked to it and washed dishes to it. I even watched the video. It is unlikely to ever be my favorite, but I am liking it a little.
Plus I’m liking Prince himself a whole lot more since he made the news yesterday.
Prince hit the news last night because he pledged to quit cursing and start showing more respect.
In a cover story for the latest issue of Essence magazine, Prince explains that he quit cursing as a show of respect to others by saying:
“Did you ever hear Muhammad Ali curse? Would you curse in front of your kids? To your mother?” He cites several current female musical artists, then continues, “They’re all my sisters. We shouldn’t curse at them. We need to treat all of them, and all people, like royalty.”
Now, THAT’S Speaking Strong.
