This song, Big Time Operators, dates from the 90s and it’s from the album Too Long In Exile.
Artists shouldn’t have to deal with organized crime in order to express themselves publicly!!! I hope all the musicians who are sick of being intimidated and RIPPED OFF will consider getting strong about what they’ve been through.
The black limos (Lincoln Town cars) came to my house the weekend of that Trump fundraiser (August, 2019) in my town. The “black limos” have always been trying to blend me with Trump in order to black PR me. That Trump Show tells us everything - everything. What if we all just turned that show off and didn’t even watch it anymore? I can’t stand the sight of it and I enjoy completely avoiding it.
"Bigtime Operators"
Well, they told me to come on over
I made my way to New York
And they tried to have me deported
Stop me from getting work
Blacklisted me all over
They were vicious and they were mean
They were bigtime operators
Baby, on the music business scene
Oh, they looked like politicians
But underneath they were thugs
And they spread malicious rumours
Threatened to have me busted for drugs
They had nothing on me
Oh man, I was really clean
But they were bigtime operators
On the music business scene
They put a bug in my apartment
To listen in on my calls
I was looking for some motivation
I couldn't find any, any motivation at all
They were very desperate people
Riding in long black limousines
But they were bigtime operators
On the music business scene
They were glorified by the media
They were heroes who had names
They said that they would bury me
If I didn't play their game
They said I didn't know the score
And that I was young and green
They were bigtime operators
On the music business scene
Tried to hold me to a phoney contract
I said I didn't agree
Had to get out of the clutches
Had to go underground you see
Now I'm living in another country
But I know exactly just where I've been
Stay away from bigtime operators
Baby, on the music business scene
Well, baby bigtime operators
On the music business scene
Oh baby, bigtime operators
On the music business scene
Well, full of names and places
Baby, you know who I mean
I’m so sorry we can’t hear more music from Prince for now but I feel he is still with us. Please protect heroes. Have you figured out why they killed Prince? Have you figured out who did it? What did Prince do while he was still incarnate? Do you think Prince’s killers should finally get caught? Do you want musicians and artists to feel like they can tell the truth without being intimidated or even murdered? I DO.