What do you think Prince's best ; most famous ; most popular ( graetest hit ) is ?

According to the charts, it'd be "When Doves Cry"
but I sure seem to have heard "Little Red Corvette" more than any other

When Doves Cry

What about : 1999

damanwithdaplan said:

hmm, maybe -- it was the only Prince song to ever be released 3 times (1 time in 1982, a 2nd time in 1983, and a 3rd time in 1999)

Snap said:

I agree. I think if you did a survey asking random people what Prince song they knew, the highest vote getter would be LRC. WDC will forever be linked to Purple Rain and that whole experience, but LRC is forver linked to Prince, the person. It seems more timeless in a way. It easily gets more rotation on "classic radio" than WDC.

purple rain

Snap said:

Why 1983 ?? Why was it released again in 1983 ???

What, is this an indirect, "let's praise When Doves Cry" thread?

thekidsgirl said:

When Doves Cry IS Princ's Greatest Hit ( no competition )

Anthem.....PURPLE RAIN.....

1- When Doves Cry
2- 1999
3- Lets Go Crazy
4- Adore
5- Sign 'O' The Times

Thats his top 5 greatest hits ( no competition )

Ask Mr/Ms Joe-Schmoe on the street, and I think you'd get these songs:

Little Red Corvette, Purple Rain, Cream, Gett Off, MBGITW, When Doves Cry, 1999

Then:
SOTT, Kiss, Alphabet St. My Name Is Prince, Let's Go Crazy

"Kiss" and "Raspberry Beret" get a lot of airplay still. And if you're in a club, you're GOING to hear "Kiss," that's all there is to it.

Sexy MF.., Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, 1999! Now I have to go pull out the albums and cds to make sure! Shantell

damanwithdaplan said:

duh!

calin said:

Because in 1982 "1999" didn't do as well on the Pop charts as WB had hoped -- though it did very well on the R&B (#4) and Dance (#1) charts. After "Little Red Corvette" became such a big hit on the Pop charts (#6), WB re-released "1999" in 1983, where it climbed higher than before and peaked at #12.

i could be wrong, but i think "1999" peaked at #41 in 1982 (before reaching #12 when re-released in 1983)
[Edited 11/2/05 9:50am]

When Doves Cry was number 1 for 5 weeks. Id say thats his biggest hit.

I asked this question in the office today and the only answer was Purple Rain.
But I think thats due to the film.


BTW HI !!!

this is my 1st post here on the org.

I am not old or purple

Whenever everyday people tell me their favorite Prince song they almost always say 'Kiss'.

Purple Rain is the title most associated with Prince.

Purple Rain...because EVERYONE knows this song even if they don't know anything else about Prince.
[Edited 11/2/05 11:34am]

For some reason people always say 'Kiss'

i'd say today it would be kiss because it's played so much at clubs. and i'm so so sick of it

When Doves Cry.

GottaLetitgo said:

co-sign.

I love it when I tell people "I love Prince" and they name drop
one of his non-mega hits to throw me off.

The other day this guy came in the store where I work and
we got talking about about music, and during the course
of the conversation he mentioned he liked Pussy Control,
Sometimes It Snows in April, and Pop Life.

What about Lets go crazy, its more spontaneous than WDC. Lets go crazy was enjoyable like 1999, and yet had the impact of Purple Rain and the overt breathing sexuality of LRC. It was a Number One too and a superb opener to the movie, especially the extended part where he bashes the piano and starts screaming.

I thought this topic was gonna be so hot . I didn't expect it to be just like any other topic