Prithee the addressee, as in "if it please you," "prithee" accompanies a request which addresses itself to the threat of being answered in the negative, as though the request were against the addressee's wishes. Stated otherwise, the word "please" suggests that the person being addressed is willing to comply with the request, whereas the word "prithee" suggests that he or she is not willing. This switch from stating the speaker's contrary desire to stating the speaker's wish not to impose signaled a cultural shift in the English-speaking world in which politeness became stated negatively rather than positively. Wider repercussions are observable
Willpower (Today Is the Day album) recorded during the tour to promote "Willpower" was released as a DVD via SuperNova, under the title of "Willpower Live" in 2007. Patrick Kennedy of AllMusic awarded the album 4 and a half out of 5 stars, saying, "Though its time signatures are still tricky in a mathematical way, Willpower's greatest strength is its appeal to the human heart through whatever means necessary." Adapted from the "Willpower" liner notes. Today Is the Day Production Willpower (Today Is the Day album) Willpower is the second studio album by the American band Today Is the Day, released on September 1994 by Amphetamine