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Reply #90 posted 07/21/17 7:28pm

kingricefan

As a 'youngin', you need to spread the word about the wealth of Prince material/songs/videos to all the other youngins out there!!! biggrin

HypnoBlue said:

Lol didn't clarify, my mistake lol lol I meant I've been a fan ever since I first heard that song at the age of 7, circa 2000 I guess, off of the Hits 1 cassette. But I've only been an "obssessed superfan" following every piece of his catalog, official and unreleased, ever since like 2010. Yep I'm a youngin here razz

206Michelle said:

I don't want to speak for HypnoBlue, but I interpreted his comment to mean that he first heard WDC when he was 7 years old, but obviously, he wasn't 7 years old in 1984.

[Edited 7/21/17 18:57pm]

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Reply #91 posted 07/22/17 7:40am

HypnoBlue

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kingricefan said:

As a 'youngin', you need to spread the word about the wealth of Prince material/songs/videos to all the other youngins out there!!! biggrin

HypnoBlue said:

Lol didn't clarify, my mistake lol lol I meant I've been a fan ever since I first heard that song at the age of 7, circa 2000 I guess, off of the Hits 1 cassette. But I've only been an "obssessed superfan" following every piece of his catalog, official and unreleased, ever since like 2010. Yep I'm a youngin here razz

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Trust me I've been trying wink at the time of his death most of my friends and girlfriend only knew him as that 80's singer, the Purple Rain guy, or the "girly guy with the high pitched voice". Which is a damn shame but also in a way P's fault for restricting YouTube/Spotify access to his music and videos.
But now we have interviews, videos, songs, and live shows leaking through. I've been able to convert my one friend for a while now and it blows his mind how much this guy recorded and how diverse, eclectic, and multitalented he was.
Prior to his death, the only song getting consistent airplay where I'm from was Kiss. So to my friends, he really was just that "skinny motherfucker with the high voice" biggrin sad

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people - prince 1958-2016 storm
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Reply #92 posted 07/22/17 8:22am

rob1965

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Controversy.
'Liberate My Mind'
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Reply #93 posted 07/22/17 8:50am

TheGloved1

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Very hard to answer that question. I had heard and liked Prince radio hits like 1999, Little Red Corvette, Raspberry Beret, Kiss and what not.

But I didn't really listen to Prince until 2007 at 13. The Superbowl was the big bang, then I secretly DVR'd Purple Rain and watched it when my Parents were off at work.

My older brother had recently won a 32gb iPod Photo (Remember those?) and let me listen to the full album while we raked leaves in the backyard. Spellbound is the best word to descibe the experience.

So, while Let's Go Crazy would be a good answer, Mountains would be just as fitting.

I had a shift in consciousness/expansion of the emotional spectrum listening to Parade about a year later in 2008. I fell hard for the music, and spectating about on this site.

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Reply #94 posted 07/22/17 9:17am

Dini

Controversy. Saw him on some music show, I cannot recall the one. The trench coat, those underwear, that gorgeous face, that great song. Kind of formed my opinion of sexiness too. Damn that was a lot of years ago, and I was so young.

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Reply #95 posted 07/22/17 10:01am

Purplemoon6

I got into his music because of Kiss: his voice and the video were awesome and I was just a kid back then, but Controversy made me fall in love.

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Reply #96 posted 07/23/17 6:06pm

foreverfan1984

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When Doves Cry. I was a Senior in High School. My older sister had 1999 and I listened to it AFTER I fell in love with this song and then with Prince. I bought the single first, then Purple Rain, Around the World in A Day, Dirty Mind (on cassette) and Controversy. And on and on.....

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Reply #97 posted 07/23/17 6:16pm

LovePaisley

Condition of the Heart.

I listened over and over again, intrigued, but not quite putting my finger on why, and then I thought, "Oh my god, it's a choir of Princes." And that was it, I fell in.
And the MUSIC continues...forever...
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Reply #98 posted 07/24/17 5:51am

Superconductor

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Was so long ago. I think it was Pop Life.

Tell me what's underneath your hair?
Is there anybody living there?
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Pop life
Everybody needs a thrill
Pop life
We all got a space 2 fill
Pop life
Everybody can't be on top
But life it ain't real funky
Unless it's got that pop
dig it
...every night another symphony...
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Reply #99 posted 07/24/17 7:02am

1725topp

While I enjoyed the first two albums, "Party Up" made me a life-long fan!

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Reply #100 posted 07/24/17 10:59am

Apollo85

D.M.S.R. ... the first time I heard that opening 10 seconds shoot through my headphones, I was hooked. I remember that "holy shit" moment in my mind and I've been hooked to his work ever since.

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Reply #101 posted 07/24/17 12:15pm

PurpleSullivan

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Darling Nikki. Mostly because I was a newly 13 y/o boy and Purple Rain was my very first Prince record.
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Reply #102 posted 07/24/17 2:01pm

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Superconductor said:

Was so long ago. I think it was Pop Life. Tell me what's underneath your hair? Is there anybody living there? .... Pop life Everybody needs a thrill Pop life We all got a space 2 fill Pop life Everybody can't be on top But life it ain't real funky Unless it's got that pop dig it

Great lyrics, and ohh so very true.

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Reply #103 posted 07/24/17 7:43pm

awake4now

One? not possible ....

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1999. The song was beyond cool to my pre teen ears. And I wanted that coat.

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When Doves Cry. Unique, somehow sparse but so provocative.

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Computer Blue. Mysterious and beautiful.

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Mountains. So uplifting, never tired of it.

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Sign of the Times. It was the the truth, delivered with chilling, insightful simplicity.

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Diamonds and Pearls. Still one of the most comforting songs I've ever heard.

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Reply #104 posted 07/24/17 11:33pm

purplerabbitho
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When I was a kid my favorite Prince song was When Doves Cry(especially its lyrics and emotional content) , followed by 1999 *especially when I figured out what the chorus was implying. I remember thinking it was surprisingly deep for a dance song..LOL.

As an adult, when I really become obsessed, I guess it would be Darling Nikki followed by Question of U.

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Reply #105 posted 08/04/17 3:48am

CatB


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"Time is space spent with U"
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Reply #106 posted 08/04/17 2:05pm

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Cool

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Reply #107 posted 08/04/17 3:30pm

67Cadillac

"Little Red Corvette." I heard it and thought it was the most fun, exciting and unique song I had ever heard. No song has blown my mind as much since.

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Reply #108 posted 08/04/17 4:38pm

RJOrion

it wasnt just one song...it was a steady progression that built over the first few years of his career....when i first heard "Soft & Wet", i thought it was corny and juvenile and unimpressive musically...then a year later, "I Wanna Be Your Lover" is my high school girlfriend's favorite song...im starting to see Prince on TV and magazines and immediately im thinking that dude is too weirdly effeminate for me to listen any further...but at the same time, i secretly thought "Sexy Dancer" and "Its Gonna Be Lonely" was some hot shit...other than "Party Up" and "Private Joy" and "Annie Christian", i didnt get Dirty Mind or Controversy (at FIRST)...i was a full fledged hiphop head by then, and had no time for Prince's sexually ambiguous lyrics and antics...but THEN, "1999" came out, and i couldnt fight it no more...to this day, the drum programming, synth lines, and the pictures he painted on that song, put me in a trancelike state...i bought my first Prince lp..."Something In The Water" was my personal anthem and theme music...not just the amazing rhythm arrangement, but almost word for word, the song described a relationship i was in at the time...that was the year Prince joined Earth Wind & Fire, as my favorite
musical act of all time...so maybe answer is "1999"/"Something In The Water"...after that, i went back and bought all his lps i didnt have, and continued to enjoy and study his entire catalog to this day
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Reply #109 posted 08/04/17 6:00pm

twinnies

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"Purple Rain" for me!!!!!

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Reply #110 posted 08/04/17 6:04pm

MoBettaBliss

controversy was the first

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Reply #111 posted 08/05/17 8:20am

laytonian

LITTLE RED CORVETTE was his first song that got any serious airplay on the Salt Lake City stations.
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That's all it took.
that first line about parking your car sideways.
After that, we started hearing bits from his back catalog.
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I'd heard CONTROVERSY prior but without context, it didn't settle in immediately.
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Reply #112 posted 08/05/17 9:21am

Bluu

1999

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Reply #113 posted 08/05/17 6:20pm

dance4me3121

"Partyman"
Batman was the first Prince album I ever had.i was already obsessed with Batman and the 1989 Batman movie.So hearing this song sealed the deal for me.its just too funky.the vocals and lyrics are really good to my ears.
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Reply #114 posted 08/15/17 2:07pm

lrcrouse

delirious got me start then i saw the beautiful ones iwas done!

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Reply #115 posted 08/15/17 2:14pm

Genesia

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Little Red Corvette. But as great as the song is, it was really the video that did it. drool

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Reply #116 posted 08/15/17 2:27pm

funkaholic1972

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I already really liked 1999 back in 1982 when I was 10 and heard it on the radio, but I didn't know who Prince was or what he looked like. But when I heard WDC for the first time in 1984 I immediately was very excited about this brand new record and went on to buy the single. A lifelong Prince fan was born! lol

RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #117 posted 08/15/17 8:35pm

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Lady Cab Driver

When I was 16, I bought "1999" on CD without knowing anything about Prince's music. I was hooked from the beginning of the album, but "Lady Cab Driver" was the track that really drove it home for me (yes, pun intended). I blushed about 16 times listening to it on my CD Walkman on my way home from the wrecka stow, but didn't want the music to end.

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Reply #118 posted 08/17/17 5:05am

CAL3

LET'S GO CRAZY... First one I was even aware of, sparked the lifelong fire...

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Misspoken by Mallory on 'Family Ties' as 'Let's Get Crazy' - I remember thinking even at 10 years old, 'Who wrote this episode that they couldn't get that right??'

I’ve been informed that my opinion is worth less than those expressed by others here.
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Reply #119 posted 08/17/17 8:56pm

1725topp

While I enjoyed the first two albums, it was "Party Up" that made me a life-long fan.

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