And God Created Woman

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.

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Another one of my 'guilty pleasures' is Animal Kingdom.
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.....), .

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.

Had U

Papa

Saviour

We Can Funk

Another Lonely Christmas

Old Friends 4 Sale

The Ladder

I like It There

Come

The Plan

Walk Don't Walk

Love 2 the 9's

Still Would Stand All Time

Tamborine

Shy

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

La, La, La, He, He, Hee

She's Always In My Hair

Escape


There are so many "unpopular" Prince songs that I love! I think I like them better than the popular ones



Smooches;)

Saviour

Wow,so many diverse answers.

But the thread is turning into, and I thought this might happen, basically any song that wasn't a charting single.

I was wondering about "unpopular" in a larger sense, beyond commercial success, i.e., unpopular (or ignored or criticized) even among hardcore fans. Songs such as "She's Always in My Hair," "Joy in Repetition," "17 Days," "Somebody's Somebody" are pretty popular among fans even if they were never appreciated by casual fans.

Great discussion nonetheless. Given Prince's enormous catalog, I guess it's inevitable that even if songs aren't affirmatively disliked, a lot of album tracks are "ignored" in a larger context. It's a lot of material to sift through. But, we all love doing it.

There Is Lonely
Letitgo

Basically, if you were creating your own Prince Anthology, songs you would want included that a lot of other fans seem to ignore or outright dislike.

Beyond not being commercially popular, these songs probably haven't garnered an appreciation thread or any sort of widespread praise on sites such as this.

For me:

The Sun, the Moon and Stars -- from Rave. (Not discussed much at all; from an album that gets plenty of bashing)

Take Me With You - from Purple Rain, Apollonia's strained vocal track notwithstanding. (Often harshly criticized).
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Jughe-*shot*
Joking...

Glam Slam (amazing)
New Power Generation
Elephants & Flowers
Sleep Around
Slave
Sister
Another Lonely Christmas
All My Dreams
Dream Factory (amazing)
Crystal Ball
Moonbeam Levels (amazing)
In a Large Room With No Light
Rebirth of the Flesh (amazing)
ICNTTPOYM
Black Sweat
Everything From TRC (genius album)
SITW(DNC)
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And God Created Woman