Just listening to the B-Sides set yesterday, and quite apart from being blown away by some of the songs (I've been a fan for 15 years, and sometimes forget that, despite everything, 1980-1988 really was an unparalelled time of creativity for our lil man), I listened to I Love U In Me and found myself thinking that it is so unlike any other Prince track because of the lack of drums and guitars, the 'raindrop' sound of the keys, and the understated nature of the vocals and the background synths.

I think Prince can be creative and inventive with drums and guitars, sure, but I think when he decides not to use those instruments, he puts extra effort in to make sure the song pays off.

Which other songs don't feature drums (or drums and guitars), and does my theory hold up?

yet great song; very funny' i promised not to cum until she does; then she took both hands and a liar i was'

contains the worse lyric of all time though; you know what i mean

"Solo"

Listening to "One Nite Alone" right now...

Yes, I like the sound...

"U're Gonna C Me"

if you could just hold me tight you'd see
there's nothin' harder for you than me

Why do I adore the way he sings that part?

"when we make love it's like surgery"
Ew Prince. Ew.

'I Love U in Me' is Prince's best B-Side hands down...
Let's also not forget to give a nod to 'ILUBIDTUA,' best track off of Rave.

FrancerulzV99 said:

Actually, it's not.

At the root of listening to music with the ear is the voice

One of my favorite tracks! Bring back good memories!

DiscoballStallion said:

naw, eye no what he means... it's very intense and intentional... this line is very telling

FrancerulzV99 said:

...good song, but kind of full of guitar.

The Family's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Unequaled - even by that crazy broad Shine-head.

I didn't think much of this song on first listen, but one day on a long bus journey i ended up playing it over 50 times on my pod, fuckin weird

scandalousalan said:

Uh, what's the song?

FunkMistress said:

the song indicated in the thread title

scandalousalan said:

I thought you were making a contribution to the question at hand (what other great songs don't feature guitars or drums?) but forgot to tell us what song you were talking about.