ok, i want to onvert my friend into a Prince fan...

he is 15 years old and is into...

-Greenday
-Coldplay
-Usher
-Feeder
-Oasis

What Prince songs should i put on a CD 4 him??

GoldenGlove said:

I would try the Chaos and Disorder album. At least the 1st 3 track on the album.
Sign of the times may also work.I got brother hooked with that album.

How about Endorphine Machine?

GoldenGlove said:

All of these songs come out to about 79 minutes, so I hope you have an 80 minute blank disc.

7
1999
Controversy
Cinnamon Girl
Cream
Dirty Mind
Don't Play Me
Erotic City
I Hate You
I Would Die 4 U
It
Kiss
My Name Is Prince
Partyman
Sign O The Times
Starfish and Coffee
The Marrying Kind
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
When Doves Cry
Chaos and Disorder

At 15 however, your friend may not be ready for Prince's music.

why would you want to convert him? .

GoldenGlove said:

I'm not trying to be funny but, alot of the younger crowd haven't experienced what real music is. So it would be nice if you could help him understand what real musicians consists of. Most of the artists today are performers not musicians. Good Luck!!!!!

my name is prince
love sign
mountains
sign o the times
solo
7
paisley park
dear mr.man
good love
IT
sexy MF
just my imagination
anotherloverholenyohead
space
i wanna be your lover
when doves cry

I hope your plan works whatever you decide to do but don't get mad if he doesn't "get it". Keep on jammin anyway!

TGE, Come

Get that boy to a Prince concert! Once he sees him live he'll understand!

here's the mix cd i usually give people who are curious about Prince.. works everytime.. almost, anyway..

1. 17 Days (3:54)
2. She's Always in My Hair (3:27)
3. Take Me With U (3:54)
4. Controversy (3:35)
5. Lady Cab Driver (8:19)
6. Erotic City (7:24)
7. Irresistible Bitch (4:11)
8. The Question Of U (3:59)
9. Peach (3:48)
10. Feel U Up (3:44)
11. I Would Die 4 U (2:57)
12. Shockadelica (3:31)
13. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man (3:40)
14. When You Were Mine (3:47)
15. If I Was Your Girlfriend (3:46)
16. Thunder (5:45)
17. Starfish And Coffee (2:50)
18. Forever In My Life (3:30)

Hmmm. Inspired by what I know about each act...

Interactive
Endorhinmachine
Shhh
Why U Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
Eye Like It There
When You Were Mine
Electric Chair
The Question of U
TMGBITW(Mustang Mix)
Shy
Eye Hate U
Gold

brneyes007 said:

I have a 17 year old friend and a 14 year old friend and they to this day try to tell me what real music is

They criticize me for having records from the 80's!!!

Grasshopper - if you love someone set them free... i.e. you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot force it to like Prince's music

Yeah, i get annoyed. He keeps saying... "Why don't you listen to some real/decent music such as Usher, Eminem and Feeder"

And i'm like... WTF!?

Thanks for your suggestions though guys.

GoldenGlove said:

Yeah, I'd just have him check out 1999, Purple Rain, or Sign 'o' the Times... Those are the albums that got almost all Prince fans hooked in the first place.

Play him Come
That will get any 15-year old's juices flowing

Mid-90s stuff is the only stuff all my prince-hating friends like. And they actually despise Prince.

I'm 16. I know what they love. They love the electronic 90s funk. And so do I. It's the best stuff for a teenager

I can't believe people are recommending the 80s stuff - get back in ya' zimmerframes - no self-respecting teenager will listen to, yet alone touch that! they just pass it off as soon as they hear the drums.