MajesticOne89 said:

"Temptation" is so much better without the tag ending that he added after the initial song was recorded.

I Love U In Me
The Arms of Orion (I still play this as my warm up song on the piano)
Lovesexy
Trust
Willing and Able (the video version)
The Max
And God Created Woman
Now
Sleep Around
Damned If I Do
Free
Hello
Pheremone
Until U're In My Arms Again (I like this song, always have)
Return of the Bump Squad (esp the NPGMC version)
Letitgo
Moonbeam Levels (a fave for sure)
All My Dreams (a fave for sure)

mplsmike said:

Amen 2 that Mo Fo

MajesticOne89 said:

i love lemon crush!

Dont Talk 2 Strangers
Count The Days
Friend,Lover,Sister,Mother/Wife
Acknowledge Me
I Rock Therefore I Am
Dig U Better Dead
Space (Universal Love Remix)
The Love We Make
Hide The Bone
The Truth
18 and Ova
Circle Of Armour
Love Sign
Pheromone
So Dark
Pussy Control (Crystal Ball Version)
Race
Somebody's Somebody
Rightback Here In My Arms
Curious Child
Loose
Blue Light
Willing and Able
Lolita
Life O The Party

There are so many.

Condition of the Heart
Lady Cab Driver
Do It All Night
Strange Relationship
Dance On
Still Would Stand All Time
Vicki Waiting
Trust
Lemon Crush
Somebody's Somebody
Dolphin
Interactive
And God Created Woman
Joy In Repetition
We Gets Up - yes I like that song
Style
A Million Days
Vavoom
The Dance - both versions
Pheromone
The Same December
Last December
What Do U Want Me 2 Do
Tamborine

There are more than this but I'll leave it with this.

Arms of Orion.

I never got the hate. It's got a great melody...

purplecam said:

LOVE Pheromone! And Supercute is another one

ernestsewell said:

Yea i usually just go to the next song once that begins

New Power Generation (esp the 12")
Batdance
New Power Soul (title track)
The Work Pt1
The Ladder
Life Can Be So Nice
White Mansion
Undisputed

...to name a few

Some interesting choices I'm seeing. I could be wrong, but I dont think Joy In Repetition is unpopular

"Joy In Repetition", "Electric Intercourse", "Old Friends 4 Sale" (well at least the original version) are some of the most revered songs on this site, though. They've all had plenty of appreciation threads over the years. On the very first "vote for the best Prince song ever" -threads on the .org and similar sites from the past, "Joy in Repetition" quite often used to top the lists.

Yeah, I personally forgot "Acknowledge Me" from my own list too.

Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance,
Musicology,
Thieves In The Temple,
New Power Generation,
I Love U In Me,
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold

MajesticOne89 said:

Ron, buddy, there is no other song on the album after that. lol (But I know what you mean.) I think it might have to be one song I need to edit in lieu of a better song (same way I edited both "New Power Generations" together, as well as cutting Larry's chant out of "Everyday Is A Winding Road").

MajesticOne89 said:

Yeah Supercute is HOT! I wanna add these songs to the mix:

When I Lay My Hands On U
Peace
The Love We Make
Sleep Around
New World
Love
3121
Somewhere Here On Earth
The One
The Maxx
Blue Light
She Loves Me 4 Me
Cinnamon Girl
The Word
Everyday is a Winding Road - would have been way better without Larry but I still dig it
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novabrkr said:

Well, I put Joy in Repetition on my list because it may be popular among us fams but if you ask the average person, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who would know about it. That's what I had in mind. If you ask people about 1999 or Kiss, that's another story...

I love All of Planet Earth and most ppl here hate it,

Detroit said:

Certainly.

Private joy

annie christian

Player

extra lovable

Others here with us

acknoledge me

3 chains o gold

all of Planet earth

venus de milo

right back here in my arms

I'll do any thing

Gohi said:

Just. Wow. IMO, WDC is Prince's best song EVER, and Digital Garden is his absolute worst. Saying they are equal is just . But, to each their own...

There are MANY "unpopular" tracks I could list, but I'm going to go with one of my faves which NEVER gets mentioned:

Walk, Don't Walk

I this song...so poppy and upbeat! Lyrically, it has clear, simple message about being true to yourself; a pep-talk, Prince style. Musically, the car horns make it fun and quirky. What really sends me over the top with it is the rubbery, Bobby McFarin-style bass vocalizations that Prince does...so ! My favorite part is the spoken line near the beginning: "Yeah--that's what they want U 2 do." Prince says it the way a would.
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All of them....except Jughead.

Graycap23 said:

jughead is universally and unequivocally HATED. and rightfully so. anyone who TRULY likes that song must be BANISHED to an island in a parallel universe that only plays rico suave by gerrardo 24/7

datdude said:

Lol....true. That song can't even be revived live.

Good thread.

I am somewhat of a sucker for Graffiti Bridge, the song that is.
Allright its corny, cheesy, over the top stuff. The final song of a musical, with utterly simplistic and naive lyrics...
But.. I just love how he 'handles' it. The arrangement being a total wall of sound: he throws everything into the mix....Clare fishers orchestrations, Sheila E's drumming, a gospellike background choir, psychedelic instrumentation and outrageous guitar-soloing (He is really doing a great job with his guitar in the background....you should check it again).
It is totally overproduced and bombastic, but in a strange way it gives me the chills when listening to that arrangement.

Another one of my 'guilty pleasures' is Animal Kingdom.
I guess it is sometimes a blessing when English isnt your (first) language. So, that maybe explains why I dont get so annoyed by Animal Kingdom as others here seem to do... lol
So, in terms of the music i consider it one of the best 'Beatlesque' songs in his career.
Sure... he goes in overdrive with that Lennon 'effect' on his vocals (Swiiinnnnee.....), and since when does one consider blue cheese as 'funky'? but maybe I just love that kind of quirkieness. IMO his use of humor is something that often gets very overlooked in his music.
The music itself it is very cleverly composed and produced, and that is what matters to me in the first place.

Okay, a last one, to fullfill a 'top 3':

All the midnights in the world.

Probably my favourite Prince-song of the 00's.

This song gets often labelled as whimsical, throwaway, cheesy. I can imagine people calling it that when they are judging it on face value, AND, when they aren't very familiar with the term 'perfect popsong'.

The charm and strength of this song is that it sounds very nonchalant on face value, the music sounds too 'light' and even the vocals sound like 'he is not really trying'.
But underneath that seemingly nonchalance lies a very well-composed popsong. It really is a 'skill' to write and compose such a song, I mean... ask Paul McCartney or Neil Finn (Crowded House) about their numerous attempts.
You might not like the execution, but compositionwise its powerfull. All the midnights could be covered by another band, and they could score a classic hit with it. Just as happened with The Bangles covering Manic Monday.
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Anotherlover. One of my five favorite songs.

Close2u said:

I like Planet Earth too, along with Emancipation and NPS.

(I say this while dodging the tomatoes being hurled at me.. )

Graycap23 said:

I had actually forgotten about that song and now you've ruined it for me..darn!..

nyse said:

Escape
Conditions of the Heart
Glam Slam
Dance on
Have a Heart
Still Waiting
Forever in My Life