Byron said:

No, because people turn off Emancipation before it gets to The Love We Make.

Byron said:

See: Gold, Last December

What I'm moreso referring to is that while he's been prolific and brilliant post-1984, Purple Rain remains his magnum opus.

Jughead.

It remains misunderstood to this day.

Byron said:

Letitgo is really deep and about being lonely and focusing one's love. A really good song.

PurpleKnight said:

It's the "whole career" part that I thought needed rewriting lol ...the way you wrote it, it sounds like Prince NEVER wrote anything as good as "Purple Rain"

peter430044 said:

It definitely is...

Empty Room
Old Friends For Sale
Open Book
Purple Rain IS PROFOUND BULLSHIT.
Who do you think you smell like on a thursday?

pro·found (pr-found, pr-)
adj. pro·found·er, pro·found·est
1. Situated at, extending to, or coming from a great depth; deep.
2. Coming as if from the depths of one's being: profound contempt.
3. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching: profound social changes.
4. Penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious: a profound insight.
5. Unqualified; absolute: a profound silence.
hmmmmm....
Last December and Sometimes It Snows would fit.
There are a good number of his songs that qualify, depending...not La La Hee Hee, or Raspberry Beret obviously. But I still don't see Purple Rain as "earth-shattering". Colorful, yes.
U'r Gonna C Me..."..you're the reason I took a rope & lassoed the moon..." DAMN! Whoever THIS is...that's saying a whole lot right there, isn't it?

nyse said:

There are so many - Holy River is, and where it comes from.

Mars23 said:

And P is still p.o'd that it hasn't received its due... *sigh*


Okay, what was I gonna say? Oh yeah...I'm not gonna post a song yet because a flood of them came to mind. Thing is, what I recall are profound parts of songs that may or may not be profound taken as a whole.

The first example I remember would be "I Wanna Be Your Lover"... "I wanna be your mother and your sister too". It was the initial sign to me that Prince was championing a different attitude towards the Man-Woman boogie (to borrow from Q-Tip, lol). But, this was a poppy dance track that made it to American Bandstand; atypical of most of the 'profound' choices I've seen so far, or what generally comes to mind. To me, a song like this that could chart, move ya booty, and then make you go 'hmm' is just as profound. "7" is another example...totally unusual theme for a song that did well on the charts.

Know what I mean?

Pussy Control

Purple Rain hair ballad is for housewives and school girls holding lighters in the air like a Bon Jovi concert.

rapper said:

SPOOKYGAS said:

I'd be one of those.

forever in my life
if I was your girlfriend
adore

holy river. hands down.

Anna Stesia

The Cross

..possessed..
..mzsexybaby

relationships: If I Was Your girlfriend, very well thought out song about the search and need for REAL Intimacy. Close second: Forever in my Life

Spirituality: The Ladder

Social: America since I've always thought this to be very tongue in cheeck and clever criticism, More subtle then on Sign Of the Times...

The search for a lover: The One U Wanna C, only for the key line about the nickle and the dime... (okay , it's not really profound but it's very clever)
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Joy in Repetition
starfish and Coffee
pop Life
Mountains
Reflection

Profound:

Love, Thy Will B Done
The Cross
Still Would Stand All Time

Feel U Up. It describes the situation perfectly.

The Cross
Dear Mr. Man
The Beautiful Ones
Goodbye
I Love U But I Don't Trust U Anymore

omg, and I love Prince's music, but the Lion King sound track is more profound than all of Prince's albms combined.

Prince is very light hearted in his lyrics, very narcissistic.

not that profound, mostly his songs are about "cosmic" love and sex... nothing wrong, I love it,

but I wouldn't say he is that profound.

but he has social awareness (whatever it's called),

America, The Cross, Sign O' The Times.

tick tick bang

Purple Rain

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Ronnie talk to Russia..... just kidding.

Another Lonely Christmas gets to me each time I listen to it.

Many of the songs are significant emotionally

RESOLUTION
PLANET EARTH
SOMETIMES SNOW IN APRIL
LETITGO
DON'T PLAY ME
HOLY RIVER
REFLECTION
SOTT
FOREVER IN MY LIFE
LAST DECEMBER