For those who don't get into this track, I hope to shed some light on what really does makes it a classic for me.

I didn't like it the first time I heard it, which often means it's way ahead of me and I have to catch up to it. Condition of the Heart is like a fine wine, improving over the years.

I love the piano intro, and how dramatic and yet quiet the track is.

The melody is just pretty, but the mood is melancholy. The lyrics are quirky and clever. I even like the thought behind the title. Instead of "heart condition" Prince turns the phrase around and makes it more dramatic.

Prince vocal acrobatics on this song are exactly what makes him my favorite vocalist. He's daring. The chances he takes pay off.

The song structure is unusual, as the intro and ending don't sound like the same song, and yet it all works, it all fits.

As I quoted before, "I'm blinded by the daisies in your yard"...that's just an amazing phrase, and probably one of my all time favorite lines written by Prince.

scandalousalan said:

love the begining of it

.i dont hes ever done a proper live version tho(yeah,ive heard the piano medelys he works into)>