I'm trying to convert someone, so I made them a collection of songs that they would like, but they complained about Darling Nikki's lyrics where "basically just that there was this chick who was, like, totally gagging for it."

Lyrics are not something I'm used to paying attention to (I'm much more about the music), so I would like to see what you guys' favorite Prince songs are lyrically.

hmmm

Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Adore

hell pretty much all of SOTT showcases his best lyrics

The Word
Diamonds & Pearls-just beautiful
Crucial
Welcome 2 The Dawn
Last December-enough to sway anybody

Just for starters

Sexy, but not dirty

Satisfied
On The Couch
If I Was The Man In Ur Life

emesem said:

Yep

Raspberry Beret although *not* a good song it READS beautifully - its a great 'story' the way he wrote it....

best lines he has written are hard to show newbies because he has a lot of cryptic messages in his songs that only fans would understand what he's talking about...

but having said that, try:

Adore
Little Red Corvette (written/lyrically great story)
Insatiable
Shhh (written/lyrically great story)
Gotta Broken Heart Again (written/lyrically great story)
One of ur tears
On The Couch (written/lyrically great story)
Kiss
Erotic City
Reflection (written/lyrically great story)
Eye hate U(written/lyrically great story)
When 2 R in Love
Sometimes it snows in April (written/lyrically great story)
Eye love u but eye dont trust u anymore
Scandalous
When eye lay my hands on u
Another Lonely Christmas (written/lyrically great story)
Pretty Man (written/lyrically great story)
Musicology(written/lyrically great story)

PS I do agree with the poster also who added "Last December", and I NEVER EVER understood what was so great about the Ballad of Dorothy Parker (even though Dorothy PARKER is my fav writer of ALL TIME... I dont think it has nothing to do with her though :confused:
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Little Red Corvette and The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Thanks guys. I'm having her get Sign of the Times to see how she likes it.

Any other suggestions?

Condition Of The Heart

If I Was Your Girlfiend

The Cross

Adore

Dead On It

When 2 R In Love

Anna Stesia

The Future

Joy In Repetition

Thunder

Love 2 The 9's

7

3 Chains O' Gold

Papa

Solo

The Love We Make

Into The Light

Strange But True

Old Friends 4 Sale

Last December

Reflection

The Dance

Boom

Colonized Mind

Wall of Berlin

Dreamer

saafiir said:

Beautiful Strange


Great list, there are a few i would add, but they are more a mix of lyrics and music

Days of wild

How come U dont call me anymore

Always in my hair

Girl

Strange relationship

ah, there are many others

nurseV said:

Sexy, but Sexy
Private Joy
Shhh...
Blue Light.

emesem said:

true dat. the title track is the truth, son! parade also has some lyrics

I don't think I saw these mentioned:

Money Don't Matter 2night
When Doves Cry
The Question of U
Under the Cherry Moon
We Can Funk
Thieves in the Temple
Vicki Waiting
Shy
Gold
Don't Play Me
Anna Stesia
Crystal Ball

i thought "goodbye" was very good lyrically

If I Was Your Girlfriend

The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker

I Hate U

Little Red Corvette

Sometimes It Snows In April

I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore

Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife

Shhh

Gold

Purple Rain

Uptown

The Dance

Love

!!!

xpertluva said:

Forgot to mention those!

The first two that come to my mind are Sweet Baby and Adore but if I sat here for five minutes I am sure there I can come up with a few more, In fact, I might just do that.

Whitnail said:

I would also like to add to this list:
off the top of my head..

Soul Sanctuary

Somewhere here on earth

Where ever U go, Whatever U do