"Little Red Corvette" in all it's American Pop Glory.very well put together.then of course "When Doves Cry" because that blew alot of folks Mind with it's strip down Vibe.

the true genius lies in the variety, not in just one song

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Amen!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

You know, that is honestly the 1st song that came 2 me in answer 2 this ?

Which one? Large Room with No light or When the lights go down?

LOVESEXY.

Man, the lyrics, man... the music...

Family Name , Joint to Joint, or The Love We Make

lovemachine said:

Yup Adore, you're so right. After hearing that, I dont see how anybody could disagree. That song is 'pure emotion'!

Blue
Dont play me

Schoolyard

"God" from Purple Rain

Venus De Milo

Madhouse 8 & 16

When Doves Cry is still amazing. It was a mainstream hit - which some knucklehead stated as the reason that it is a great example - but it was not a mainstream peice of music. The incredible space left by the absence of a bass line; the rock guitar riff opening; the neo-classical keyboard breaks; and the choral vocals layered with several tracks of Prince's voice. All of his peers - if that what you have to call them - were simply stunned that he would release something like that and it could still rock and be on the radio and in the clubs. They all knew that they didint have the courage or the skills to pull off something like that.

Dinner with Delores

Anna Stesia

Housequake

Erotic City

The One


this is the shortlist that comes to mind

BLACKMF said:

Kiss

Sometimes it snows in April

Alexa de Paris

or anything else from Parade for that matter

Sign O the Times (song and album)

At 1st I thought (Come) - just in case it got me lucky!

Actually - (Comeback) from the "The Truth".


Cuz when I gotcha ur mine!

At 1st I thought (Come) - just in case it got me lucky!

Actually - (Comeback) from the "The Truth".


PowerFantastic!

actually there are so much...you only have to find someone willing to listen.

...Crystal Ball
...Darling Nikki
...The Beautiful Ones
...The Ride
...Adore
...Condition of the Heart
...New Position/I wonder U

From the album FOR YOU -- Baby, 'nuff said!!

I agree with your choice of the "Ballad of Dorothy Parker. There is simply nothing else out there that sounds quite like that particular song and it transcends time in terms of sounding dated(meaning that you could play that joint 20 years down the line and it would be killing everything else out at that moment). Say if he never included that particular song on "Sign of the Times" and he were to drop that on us now in the mist of the D'angelo/Maxwell/Raphael Saddiq wave that currently exist in soul music these days(much respect to those cats 'cause they are carrying the torch and keeping that vibe alive!). He would getting all kinds of love from critics and those only familair with the popular tunes he's put out around the time of his heyday. Especially after folks have written him off in favor of aforementioned he inspired. And to tell the truth, he still has it like that! I'd like him to stop holding out on us and give a lot of his classic bootleg joints a proper release(purple music, wonderful ass, baby your a trip, possessed, etc.,) so that the many heads that are only familiar with what's technically available can take a closer look at this man's core genuis!

You can name at least one from each album he made, but to me, Sign 'o' The Times is the one best exemplifies Prince genius. Before that, everybody knew he was a great musician, the looks, innovator, everything. But when that incredible album came up, even the so called critics loved it. Even though Lovesexy it's my favorite.

lovemachine said:

You are right! Usually the people I hang around are thoroughly convinced by that, Hide the Bone, or Calhoun Square or anything on Rave Un2 The year 2000.

How in the world can you just pick 1 song. His catalog speaks for itself. Genius Absolutely. Songs? Everything! What do I want to give you as an example ?The Rainbow Children,Sacrifice of Victor, And God Created Woman. Sterling Brilliance.

Go to: http://www.prince.org/msg...&tid=19404

to see my comments on Joy in Repetition...

I was convinced of his genius in the Parade era.

"Kiss" was the first to get me really interested, because it showed how he combined simplicity, humor and great quality.

The rest of the album added a lot of diversity to that and when I heard "Do U Lie?" after al the other songs on Parade, I knew that only someone very special (like Mozart in the movie, I thought then) could have made this record.

But today I'd choose "Lady Cab Driver" to point out why he's a genius. Not only because I love it.

In "Lady Cab Driver", Prince plays a simple but continuously interesting snaredrum over a never changing drum computer pattern. That is the most basic representation of his unique phrasing quality, that you'll hear in every song named in this thread.

Joy In Repetition
Shockadelica
U Got The Look
Housequake
17 Days
She's Always In My Hair
Head
Kiss
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
and about all the bootlegs which are top notch.

When Doves Cry.

Christopher Tracy's Parade. And, sorry to say it, but Raspberry Beret.

One of the following: The Grand Progression, Hold Me, Electric Intercourse, Computer Blue (long version), All My Dreams, Empty Room. These are all AMAZING and, unfortunately, unreleased.

17 days
Other's Here With Us
All My Dreams
She's Always In My Hair
That's just what I can think of from the top of my head!

Too many, especially when it comes to the lyrics.

I'd play 'When doves cry' (if they hadn't heard it), and 'Annastesia'. I think these songs will hit them the first time they listen to it.

And the list will go on and on...
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I'd say Power Fantasic

because to make a song like that.. and "sit on it" for years and years.. not really caring, and then releasing it on a B Side.

shows allot

* any other artist IF they made a song like that, they would release it as fast as they could.

The song is amazing

orangesky said:

'Raspberry beret' is an unforgettable, irresistable, cute song of Prince! Don't be sorry!

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