what would be your picks for p's 10 best songs. mine are:
The beautiful ones
little red corvette
i wanna be your lover
i would die 4 you
let's go crazy
darling nikki
uptown
diamonds & pearls
1999
adore

10. The Question Of U
9. Somebody's Somebody
8. The One
7. Style
6. Adore
5. Mountains
4. The Cross
3. The Beautiful Ones
2. Joy In Repetition
1. Little Red Corvette

1. Everyone
2. Has
3. A
4. Different
5. Idea
6. I
7. Bet
8. Every damn Prince song
9. Will get listed if this thing hits 100 posts.
10.Even Jughead

This is sooooo tough, not because I think all his material is great, but because I'd have to concentrate in the aspect the song is the best... Musically?, Lyrically?, Inspiration?, Groovy?

I hate this, but if I had to leave only 10 songs to listen and detroy the rest, I'd leave:

Dreamin' bout u
When doves cry
Solo
If I was your girlfriend
Strange Relationship
And God Created Woman
The Sacrifice of Victor
Anna Stesia
Get Off
Eye Hate you

You cant be serious 10 songs...maybe if I could pick 100 songs I could give you a decent list. But since I'm here...

Crazy You
Starfish and Coffee
We Can Funk
Love 2 the 9's
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Adore
Soft and Wet
The Sun the Moon and Stars
Madhouse
no...and many more

Here's mine

Anna Stesia
The Cross
She's Always In My Hair
If I was Your Girlfriend
Sign O' the Times
The Beautiful Ones
Computer Blue
Lady Cab Driver
When Doves Cry
Purple Rain

She's Always in My Hair
1999
When Doves Cry
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Little Red Corvette
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
Kiss
Let's Go Crazy
When You Were Mine
Adore

Oh this is so difficult. My favoirte Prince songs change all the time. I seriously find something great in almost all of them! but ones I have always had a soft spot for are in no particular order:

Computer Blue
Beautiful Ones
18 & Over
Glam Slam
Theives in the Temple
I wanna be your lover
319
Electric Chair
Lemon Crush
It

When Doves Cry
Paisley Park
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Adore
Mountains
Do Me, Baby
Uptown
Good Love
When 2 R In Love
Girl

When Doves Cry
Insatiable
Emale
The Truth
Anna Stesia
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
Purple Rain
Adore
Soul Sanctuary
Shes Always In My Hair

POWER FANTASTIC

ANOTHERLOVER

MOUNTAINS

IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND

THE RAINBOW CHILDREN

EAST

THE BALLAD OF DOROTHY PARKER

SOMETHING IN THE WATER (DOES NOT COMPUTE)

COMPUTER BLUE

HOUSEQUAKE

I WISH U HEAVEN ...honorable mention

The Beautiful Ones
Lady Cab Driver
Scandalous
Alphabet St
Baby I'm A Star
Reflection
Dreamin' About U
Come
Starfish And Coffee
I Hate U

damn this is hard...ill have 2 think about it and eliminate some cuz im @ 135 right now LOL but my options might reflect previous posts as well

Today

Adore
Good Love
Still Would Stand All Time (Paard Van Troje/Den Haag/Holland)
U're Gonna C Me
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Automatic
Rockhard In A Funky Place
When 2 R In Love
Witness (For The Prosecution , Guitar Version)
The Beautiful Ones
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COMPUTER BLUE

THE BEAUTIFUL ONES

THE HOLY RIVER

DMSR

ADORE

JOINT 2 JOINT

LADY CAB DRIVER

IF I WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND

ANNA STESIA

THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE

Ask me again tomorrow...

In no particular order, except the first, which I think is my favorite, and a brief explanation as to why:

Dance On - the crazy syncopated drums and lyrical significance

She's Always In My Hair - I musta listened to this ten times before I knew it was Prince, and then when they announced his name, I was like, "Ohhhh! That's him....cool!"

Computer Blue (even better in extended version) - the craziest song he's ever written, and it really would be a treat if he re-released it in a vault collection, and included the extended part along with the omitted second verse (!)

All the Critics Love U In New York - great rock/jazz experimentation

Rebirth Of the Flesh - any song recorded under the Camille pseudynom is funky, but this one especially.

Silicon - if anyone ever needed evidence that Prince was still on top of his game, as far as creating new sound, this would be a prime reference.

Power Fantastic - the best one-take song of the bunch.

1+1+1=3 - it's the funkiest song on TRC, and I've actually done a lip-sync performance of it twice.

Sometimes It Snows In April - the first song that ever made me cry.

East - a no-sound sparred audial banquet.

Crystal Ball: very experimental, cool lyrics, great orchestration
If I Was Your Girlfriend: weird beat, weird vocals, ultracool track
North: just so beautiful!
The Rainbow Children: finally a daring Prince track again, I love the way this one builds up. And the segue at the end is gorgeous.
Controversy: mean synthfunk with cool lyrics
The Beautiful Ones: this one speaks for itself
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker: clever beat, clever lyrics, cool song
Sometimes It Snows In April: the only song that made me cry from Prince
Paisley Park: dreamy, cool beat, great guitar, lovely chorus
Adore: the most beautiful ode to love ever IMHO

These are my ten faves in order from absolute favourite to least favourite of the ten.

1.) Purple Rain (my fav song of all time by ANYONE)

2.) The Beautiful Ones

3.) Gold

4.) The Love We Make

5.) Kiss

6.) When Doves Cry

7.) Sometimes It Snows In April

8.) I Love U But I Don't Trust U Anymore

9.) Adore

10.) The Question of U

Such wonderful, wonderful songs there. God I love Prince.
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funkaholic1972 said:

excellent choices,love your explanation for The Rainbow Children and Paisley Park

In no particular order...

Purple Rain: Classic in every respect

U Make My Sun Shine: Pure gold, lush arrangement, great use of gospel conventions, though most people haven't heard it

Kiss: Very spare, but infectious, great vocal work

If I Was Your Girlfriend: So different, I love the lyrics, he's so insightful about women

7: Great rhythm that carries the song, I have to sing to it whenever it's on

Baby Knows: This is a great rock-out song. He always looks like he's having a great time when he performs it. Very sexy.

All Day, All Night: Great club anthem, great cover of it by Jill Jones

Forever In My Life: It made me want to marry him, as well as get titilated that he might finally be settling down, what a ha-ha that turned out to be, he's such a tease

Head: Whenever he performs this, he knocks it out of the ballpark, simple song but shows that sometimes less is a lot more

The Greatest Romance That's Ever Been Sold: I've been in love with this song from the moment I heard it, I know most people are ambivalent about it

Adore
Pink Cashmere
Little Red Corvette
The Question of U
Joy In Repetition
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
When Doves Cry
Automatic
SOTT
Housequake

Shhh
I Hate U
Call My Name
Adore
the Beautiful Ones
Anna Stesia
Sexuality
Temptation
DMSR
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)

Computer Blue
Lets Go Crazy
Delirous
Lets Pretend Were Married
D.M.S.R.
Automatic
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
Lady Cab Driver
Sexuality
Annie Christian

Wedding Feast
Every Day Is A Winding Road
Animal Kingdom
Commercial Break
The Sacrifice of Victor
Papa
West
Man In A Uniform
NPG Operator
Oh, and Adore.

MrGeorge said:

Beautiful man

MrGeorge said:

You forgot "Jughead"!

Everywhere, The Grand Progression, In A Large Room With No Light, Still Would Stand All Time, Comeback, Space, There's Others Here With Us, All My Dreams, Power Fantastic, When U Were Mine, Had U, The Beautiful Ones, Life Could Be So Nice, Condition Of The Heart, Adore, Solo, The Love We Make, Last December, In This Bed Eye Scream, Girl, Alphabet Street, Be My Mirror, God, Mountains.

This may be more than ten. I don't believe in counting, numbers, facts or terminology. Thanks for reading. Both the song list and this additional paragraph.

1 Purple rain
2 Lets go Crazy
3 Sign O times
4 I wanna be your lover
5 Soft and Wet
6 Kiss
7 When doves cry
8 1999
9 U got the look
10 Alphabet St

my list right now:



when doves cry.

anna stesia.

moonbeam levels.

if i was your girlfriend.

pheromone.

same december.

the beautiful ones.

little red corvette.

manOwar.

she loves me 4 me.

If i was being sent to a desert island with only 10 songs for company, tonight they would be-

Joy In Repetition (the full length version with drum machine intro)
Sometimes It Snows In April
17 Days 12"
Computer Blue Hallway
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
Rockhard In A Funky Place
God
Automatic
Something It The Water
Grand Progression

I hate lists. There's a trend on UK TV at the moment-'Top 100 whatever Of All Time' and i actually puke blood if i stumble accross them.
I can't pick 10 favourite Prince songs. I love the 12" Gett Off Urge Mix 'cause i used to get drunk and dance around to it in a club. I love Still Would Stand All Time 'cause it used to come on at sunset on my walkman on my way home from Uni over the Forth Road Bridge. I love Tony M's crap raps 'cause my mate does some great impressions of them. I love the entire Lovesexy concert 'cause it taught me how to play guitar (amongst other things). I lost my virginity to the Batman album (not literally).
In short, Prince has soundtracked my life for the last 20 years so i can't choose 10 favourites.

soon the boat will come and sail us all away