Just when you're starting to wonder what separates Prince from every other musician out there, you're listening to a song that you've heard a thousand times before and something hits you like a ton of bricks.

It just happened to me as I was listening to 7 on my headphones. This song has to have one of the catchiest and most powerful choruses in the history of pop music. The last time the chorus kicks in, it sounds as if it has a choir of a hundred people, yet it's only one man.

It's really amazing when you think that only one person is responsible for what you're hearing. Then you remind yourself that this one little tiny man is responsible for all these sounds and songs that we love so much.

Only Prince could create a song as magnificent and original as 7(even using the sample it has). Think about all the "hot" producers around today, and their best efforts don't even come close to this song.

I like the song too. It aged well. My fav remix of the track is 7 (Acoustic Version).

damn.. you have never lived

7 is one of my all time favorite Prince songs. Amazing how Prince took the Book of Revelation,added incredible vocals(some of his most powerful ever imo) and set it to a great track!

I agree! 7 is such a powerful and uplifting song. It's truly a work of art and I love that song!

REDFEATHERS said:

never lived where ?

I've never really liked that song. I'm going 2 have 2 pump it up in the studio. That might change my my mind.

Graycap23 said:

turn it up and listen to all the voices

Accujack said:

I will.

Graycap23 said:

I thought you stopped listening to "the voices".

squirrelgrease said:

Lol....ohh larwd.

It's a very powerful song.

Just 1 of a gazillion faves from Prince!

Love it!
When I was dancing, I would play that a lot on stage.

sexxydancer said:

Its so powerful, u will sing it at the top of ur lungs when it comes on knowing u don't know what the hell he's talking about!!!

adorable2 said:

I know, what is he talking about?

7 is very moving...it grabs you as soon as your hear the opening chorus...

theodore said:

I think he'S talking about the 7 men (from the original/full story of ) going down (like the wall of Cairo (!?)), with those 7 men representing the 7 big players in the record industry (at that time that was, today, it'S like 1 and a half companies). Those men were trying to steal the 3 chains of gold which represented the soul of the artist, thus the womb of his creations. You get the idea, inspiration/art etc being so(u)l(e)d out, Prince didn't want these corporates to do that to him, he rather chose to do it to himself...

the song 7 is based on the book of revelation.

Accujack said:

Somewhere in the annals (sic) of my mind I recall seeing a documentary where Levi was at the mixing desk talking about Prince's vocal layering, and I'm sure he was using the 7 vocal tracks to demonstrate. Anyone else remember or am I going crazy?

adorable2 said:

True...true...goes 2 show the public will love a song regardless of what's it about as long as it's got a great hook...and 7 does have IT!!

wickyb said:

true but he wasnt specifically talking about the song 7

Waltervandenvogelwejde said:

maybe the seven is. the seven deadly sins...

So does this not mean that it was his intention to sign that deal in 1993 ONLY
to subsequently dismantle it and go on to prove thangs ?

7 is one of my favs of all time. the ending is amazing. i still find it funny that it reached #7

InsatiableCream said:

I thought it was #1