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DarlingKris

Top 20 Prince Songs

Since some people had a hard time picking their top 10 favorite Prince songs, why not share your favorite top 20 Prince songs? Here's mine:

1.Violet The Organ Grinder

2.Do Me Baby (Long version)

3.Lolita

4.The Dance

5.Let's Work

6.Darling Nikki

7.Billy Jack Bitch

8.Gett Off (Long version)

9.One Kiss At A Time

10.LoveSign

11.1000 Xs & Os

12.Movie Star

13.No More Candy 4 U

14.PRETZELBODYLOGIC

15.FUNKNROLL

16.Raspberry Beret (Long version)

17.Shh

18.Soft and Wet

19.Wouldn't You Love To Love Me

20.Electric Intercourse

Forever In My Life, forever in my heart. I love you Prince Rogers Nelson heart
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Reply #1 posted 11/02/16 11:53am

sonshine

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Haha good idea! I could copy and paste my two top ten lists but they've likely changed already Lol Aaaanyway...
When doves cry
Controversy
Purple Rain
Beautiful ones
Sometimes it snows
Paisley park
Raspberry beret
Money don't matter
Forever in my life
She's always in my hair
Nothing compares 2 u
Little red corvette
Anotherlove
Rock n roll love affair
Pop life
Computer blue
Way back home
Strange relationship
Breakdown
Do it all night
It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN
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Reply #2 posted 11/02/16 12:49pm

BlueLantern

Here is my list of songs with lyrics (not instrumentals) :

Desire

Black Muse

Tangerine (short version)

Electric Intercourse

Last december

Redhead stepchild

Ripopgodazippa

Pink Cashmere

Dark

Come Home

Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Le Grind

Fury

Count the days

his version of Crimson and Clover

Eternity (or 4 the tears in your eyes)

Around the world in a day

Rebirth of the flesh

Christopher Tracy's parade

The Continental/ In a large room with no light (Montreux 2009 version)

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Reply #3 posted 11/02/16 1:01pm

NoOneReally

But... Is 20 really enough?

Let's see:

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Little Red Corvette [From 1999 & "Slow Down" live]
Automactic
DMSR
All the Critics Love You in New York
Pop Life
Paisley Park
America [From Paisley Park and Live]
Diamonds & Pearls
Cream
Soft & Wet
Dirty Mind
Uptown
Still Waiting
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Sexy Dancer
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad
The Beautiful Ones
Computer Blue
Let's Go Crazy
Purple Rain
Alphabet Street
Sign O the Times
7
Youanotherloverlikeyouneedaholeinyourhead
Controversy
Let's Work
Do Me Baby
.......
Cool
777-9311
Screams of Passion
He's So Dull
Nasty Girl
______________________
I broke the rules... Sorry.
People call me rude.
I wish we all were nude...

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Reply #4 posted 11/02/16 1:25pm

Todd968

In no particular order....

  1. I Wanna Be Your Lover
  2. When Doves Cry
  3. She's Always in My Hair
  4. Erotic City
  5. If I Was Your Girlfriend
  6. Way Back Home
  7. Power Fantastic
  8. Nothing Compares to U (Sinead O'Connor sung version)
  9. Come
  10. Joy in Repetition
  11. Dreamin' About U
  12. The Breakdown
  13. When U Were Mine
  14. Irresistible Bitch
  15. Lady Cab Driver
  16. Muse to the Pharoah
  17. Soft and Wet
  18. Shhh!
  19. Take Me with U
  20. Stay Cool (in honor of Prince who said his favorite was the "next song". A handwritten notepad containing working lyrics to Stay Cool was found in Studio A)
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Reply #5 posted 11/02/16 2:22pm

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It's so difficult for me to make a list, i love these tops, though.

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Reply #6 posted 11/02/16 3:04pm

DarlingKris

Great lists guys!

Forever In My Life, forever in my heart. I love you Prince Rogers Nelson heart
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Reply #7 posted 11/03/16 1:01am

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The Cross
Forever In My Life
I Wish U Heaven
Anna Stesia
The Question Of U
Purple Rain
The Beautiful Ones
The Rainbow Children
U're Gonna C Me
Planet Earth
Sometimes It Snows
Mountains
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Money Don't Matter 2night
Paisley Park
The Ladder
Condition Of The Heart
Glam Slam
I Could Never Take The Place
Last December
Computer Blue
Around The World In A Day
Anotherloverholenyohead
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'Liberate My Mind'
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Reply #8 posted 11/03/16 9:48am

namepeace

In chronological order, My 20 favorites for today, with glaring omissions, and ALWAYS subject to change:

When You Were Mine
Private Joy
Lady Cab Driver
The Beautiful Ones
17 Days
Raspberry Beret (12")
Pop Life
Mountains
Crystal Ball
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Adore
Rockhard In A Funky Place
eye No
Joy In Repetition
And God Created Woman
Shy
Come On
Muse 2 The Pharaoh
Time

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #9 posted 11/03/16 1:23pm

RJOrion

1. My Love Is Forever

2. When Doves Cry

3. Party Up

4. Ballad Of Dorothy Parker

5. In A Large Room With No Light

6. Sexy Dancer

7. 1999

8. Sexuality

9. And God Created Woman

10. Love 2 The 9s

11. Clouds

12. Arrogance

13. Sticky Like Glue

14. Uptown

15. When 2 R In Love

16. Im Yours

17. Do Me Baby

18. Condition Of The Heart

19. Something In The Water

20. I Wanna Be Your Lover

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Reply #10 posted 11/03/16 2:12pm

namepeace

RJOrion said:

1. My Love Is Forever

11. Clouds

19. Something In The Water


Liked them all, but especially these choices.

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #11 posted 11/03/16 2:14pm

namepeace

DarlingKris said:

19.Wouldn't You Love To Love Me


This is one of the first songs I was able to listen to after he died.

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #12 posted 11/03/16 2:43pm

DarlingKris

namepeace said:

DarlingKris said:

19.Wouldn't You Love To Love Me


This is one of the first songs I was able to listen to after he died.

hug its such a good song and always puts me in a good mood

Forever In My Life, forever in my heart. I love you Prince Rogers Nelson heart
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Reply #13 posted 11/03/16 3:53pm

CalhounSq

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TOO HARD!!
heart prince I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it prince heart
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Reply #14 posted 11/03/16 4:56pm

DarlingKris

CalhounSq said:

TOO HARD!!

It was hard for me too. I have way too many favorites

Forever In My Life, forever in my heart. I love you Prince Rogers Nelson heart
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Reply #15 posted 11/03/16 4:59pm

jdcxc

Dark
Pink Cashmere
Anotherloverholenyohead
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
Under the Cherry Moon
Dionne
Automatic
Let's Pretend We're Married
Irresistible Bitch
Ballad of Dorothy Parker
Lady Cab Driver
Sexuality
Let's Work
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Housequake
On the Couch
Mad Sex
Vicki Waiting
It's About That Walk
When the Lights Go Down
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Reply #16 posted 11/03/16 5:25pm

gandorb

For today and in no order of preference:

When Doves Cry

Do Me Baby

When U were Mine

Uptown

If I were your Girlfriend

Anna Stesia

Condition of the Heart

Paisley Park

Purple Rain

Little Red Corvette

Joy of Repetition

Dark

Breakdown

Beginning Endlessly

I love U But I Don't Trust U Anymore

Sometimes It Snows in April sad

Revelation

Way Back Home

eye Hate U

I Wanna B Your Lover

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Reply #17 posted 11/03/16 6:32pm

26ten

Oh my god I can't believe how much easier than picking 10 it is - but still so hard. I had to delete so many cause I realized I was way over 20.

Wonderful Ass

Come

Space (all versions - I know I'm cheating cause I can't pick just one)

Let's Work

Private Joy

Temptation

Something in the Water

Lady Cab Driver

Pink Cashmere

Underneath the Cream

Man O War

Silly Game

Friend Lover Sister Mother

Savior

Sticky Like Glue

Future Soul Song

The Future

Dream Factory

She Spoke to Me

One Kiss at a Time

Elephants and Flowers

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Reply #18 posted 11/03/16 7:33pm

CalhounSq

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DarlingKris said:



CalhounSq said:


TOO HARD!!

It was hard for me too. I have way too many favorites


I could barely do the 10 from post 80's eras lol
heart prince I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it prince heart
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Reply #19 posted 11/03/16 7:44pm

gandorb

26ten said:

Oh my god I can't believe how much easier than picking 10 it is - but still so hard. I had to delete so many cause I realized I was way over 20.

Wonderful Ass

Come

Space (all versions - I know I'm cheating cause I can't pick just one)

Let's Work

Private Joy

Temptation

Something in the Water

Lady Cab Driver

Pink Cashmere

underneath the Cream

Man O War

Silly Game

Friend Lover Sister Mother

Savior

Sticky Like Glue

Future Soul Song

The Future

Dream Factory

She Spoke to Me

One Kiss at a Time

Elephants and Flowers

I KEEP ON THINKING OF SONGS THAT I WISH I COULD HAVE INCLUDED BUT DIDN'T, SO HERE IS A THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING 4 OF THESE:

Man O War (underappreciated gem)

Elephants and Flowers (One of 4 GB songs that almost made it)

Temptation

Future Love song

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Reply #20 posted 11/03/16 9:04pm

RJOrion

namepeace said:

RJOrion said:

1. My Love Is Forever

11. Clouds

19. Something In The Water


Liked them all, but especially these choices.

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Reply #21 posted 11/03/16 11:08pm

DarlingKris

CalhounSq said:

DarlingKris said:

It was hard for me too. I have way too many favorites

I could barely do the 10 from post 80's eras lol

lol I couldn't either. Most of my faves were from the 80s

Forever In My Life, forever in my heart. I love you Prince Rogers Nelson heart
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Reply #22 posted 11/03/16 11:36pm

CalhounSq

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DarlingKris said:



CalhounSq said:


DarlingKris said:


It was hard for me too. I have way too many favorites



I could barely do the 10 from post 80's eras lol

lol I couldn't either. Most of my faves were from the 80s


I just like many songs from all eras, so ANY list is hard! But the 80's stuff is especially hard for a narrow list. smile
heart prince I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it prince heart
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Reply #23 posted 11/03/16 11:54pm

LuvuInMe

like the rest, no particular order. I think there are like 50+ songs that are equally favorites of mine. Only a handful of these I can certainly say are better favorites than the rest

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1. If I was your Girlfriend

2. uptown

3. I wanna be your lover

4. do me baby

5. lady cab driver

6. pop life

7. rasberry beret

8. the beautiful ones

9. adore

10. holy river

11. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

12. little red corvette

13. In Love

14. 1999

15. When 2 r in love

16. Nothing compares 2 u

17. Erotic City

18. Sign o the Times

19. international lover

20. I could never take the place of your man

I said no! is your mama?
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Reply #24 posted 11/04/16 12:48am

ForeverPaisley

I love listing my Prince faves! woot! But my brain is sleepy. Commenting now so I remember to do it tomorrow biggrin I'll sleep on it wink

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Reply #25 posted 11/04/16 2:46am

Adorecream

1. Electric Intercourse

2. Adore

3. When 2 R in love

4. Purple Music

5. Do Me Baby

6. A Place in Heaven

7. All of My Dreams

8. Mountains

9. When Doves Cry

10. All day all night

11. Little Red Corvette

12. Around the World in a day

13. 1999

14. Controversy

15. Revelation

16. Endorphinmachine

17. Forever in my life

18. Annastesia

19. Go

20. Empty Room

- All singles are album versions and not edits.

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Top 10 from myTop 10 list, next 10, are amongst the next 10 supreme Prince songs I could think of. At least 50 more songs would make the cut. It is hard to think of any high number of top songs, and everything outside the Top 5 is pretty much not ranked.

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And Damn U (Forgot to add it), Joy in Repetition, Still would stand all time and Cream.

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Reply #26 posted 11/05/16 1:37am

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20. The Exodus Has Begun
19. Still Would Stand All Time
18. Last December
17. Lovesexy
16. Anotherloverholenyohead
15. Elephants & Flowers
14. DMSR
13. I Would Die 4 U
12. Still Waiting
11. International Lover
10. Gold
9. I Can't Make U Love Me
8. Call my Name
7. Crucial
6. Uptown
5. Mountains
4. When U Were Mine
3. Crazy You
2. The Beautiful Ones
1. Adore

Mine are in order, call me weird but I actually keep this in a notepad on my phone lol. There are so many others, but these are the songs that have a special meaning to me or a background story. I have about 20 more in honorable mentions.
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Reply #27 posted 11/05/16 7:08am

luvgirl

(I never get tired of this) Top favorite Songs:

1-When Dove Cry
2-Kiss
3-Boys And Girls
4-Rasperry Beret
5-Alphabet Street
6-Pop Life
7-LoveSexy
8-Anna Stesia
9-Mountains
10-Anotherloverholenyohead
11-Little Red Corvette
12-Take Me With You
13-Wonderful Ass
14-She's Always In My Hair
15-Erotic City
16-Here
17-Space
18-Baltimore
19-Continental
20-Sticky Like Glue

Keep going you say? Okay...(Lol)

21-4Ever In My Life
22-Head
23-Uptown
24-New World
25-Electric Intercourse
26-Private Joy
27-17 Days
28-Elephants And Flowers
29-Lust You Always
30-Le Grind
31-7
32-I wanna Be You Lover
33-Irresistible Bitch ( unreleased )
34-Friend Lover Sister Mother Wife
35-Billy Jack Bitch
36-letitgo
37-Vicky Waiting
38-Purple Music
39-When You Were Mine
40-In Love

Okay last 10, I promise. wink

41-Lady Cab Driver
42-Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
44-Do It All Night
45-Beautiful Ones
46-U Got The Look
47-Black Muse
48-Girl
49-Time
50-1000 Hugs And Kisses
51-Saviour

eek Okay, so this turned into my top 50. Sorry!
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Reply #28 posted 11/05/16 9:54am

gandorb

luvgirl said:

(I never get tired of this) Top favorite Songs: 1-When Dove Cry 2-Kiss 3-Boys And Girls 4-Rasperry Beret 5-Alphabet Street 6-Pop Life 7-LoveSexy 8-Anna Stesia 9-Mountains 10-Anotherloverholenyohead 11-Little Red Corvette 12-Take Me With You 13-Wonderful Ass 14-She's Always In My Hair 15-Erotic City 16-Here 17-Space 18-Baltimore 19-Continental 20-Sticky Like Glue Keep going you say? Okay...(Lol) 21-4Ever In My Life 22-Head 23-Uptown 24-New World 25-Electric Intercourse 26-Private Joy 27-17 Days 28-Elephants And Flowers 29-Lust You Always 30-Le Grind 31-7 32-I wanna Be You Lover 33-Irresistible Bitch ( unreleased ) 34-Friend Lover Sister Mother Wife 35-Billy Jack Bitch 36-letitgo 37-Vicky Waiting 38-Purple Music 39-When You Were Mine 40-In Love Okay last 10, I promise. wink 41-Lady Cab Driver 42-Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 44-Do It All Night 45-Beautiful Ones 46-U Got The Look 47-Black Muse 48-Girl 49-Time 50-1000 Hugs And Kisses 51-Saviour eek Okay, so this turned into my top 50. Sorry! [Edited 11/5/16 8:04am]

Nope, you couldn't even contain yourself to the TOP 50. You had to include #51 lol . I understand completely. I still feel guilty for the scores of songs I didn't include in my top 20. At least you can sleep at night lol .

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Reply #29 posted 11/06/16 8:50am

luvgirl

gandorb said:



luvgirl said:


(I never get tired of this) Top favorite Songs: 1-When Dove Cry 2-Kiss 3-Boys And Girls 4-Rasperry Beret 5-Alphabet Street 6-Pop Life 7-LoveSexy 8-Anna Stesia 9-Mountains 10-Anotherloverholenyohead 11-Little Red Corvette 12-Take Me With You 13-Wonderful Ass 14-She's Always In My Hair 15-Erotic City 16-Here 17-Space 18-Baltimore 19-Continental 20-Sticky Like Glue Keep going you say? Okay...(Lol) 21-4Ever In My Life 22-Head 23-Uptown 24-New World 25-Electric Intercourse 26-Private Joy 27-17 Days 28-Elephants And Flowers 29-Lust You Always 30-Le Grind 31-7 32-I wanna Be You Lover 33-Irresistible Bitch ( unreleased ) 34-Friend Lover Sister Mother Wife 35-Billy Jack Bitch 36-letitgo 37-Vicky Waiting 38-Purple Music 39-When You Were Mine 40-In Love Okay last 10, I promise. wink 41-Lady Cab Driver 42-Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 44-Do It All Night 45-Beautiful Ones 46-U Got The Look 47-Black Muse 48-Girl 49-Time 50-1000 Hugs And Kisses 51-Saviour eek Okay, so this turned into my top 50. Sorry! [Edited 11/5/16 8:04am]


Nope, you couldn't even contain yourself to the TOP 50. You had to include #51 lol . I understand completely. I still feel guilty for the scores of songs I didn't include in my top 20. At least you can sleep at night lol .



lol I actually did contain myself. There is a lot more where that came from that I was kicking myself for not adding, lol.
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