Ah, Private Joy. That song never, ever gets old.

I thought of another one that fits the category perfectly: My Medallion.

Efan said:

Girl snatched my medallion and called me a bitch!

That line always makes me

Very good topic. Most of my song choices have been done. I can't wait 2 see who she is or if she is real. Only time will tell...until then I can't wait for the next songs about her. I love the pining away for her he does in his songs....like The Dance (both versions).From the songs listed what do we know about this person so far?
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i still wanna know who "martha" is damnit.... lol

ScarLett said:

I think its a euphemism for a womans (Vaxxna) as in the song Insatiable he says "I got a Jones, martha I wanna love ya in ur dirty little cage", failing that martha is an anomymous sex partner, but I believe it may be black slang for a pussy. As I know a Jones or a Love Jones is a dick.

anybody who loves prince would want their name to be in one of his songs. who wouldnt?

katara said:

Well you might mind if your name was Nikki
Prince can call me by my code name. Bohemian.

Lately I've been thinking about how much I love the Prince songs that are written for and about people whose names he doesn't even know. Something about the primal sexual energy in those songs seems really hot. Like being so desperate for the attention of this stranger that you'll write a whole song for them. And when he goes even more over the top--such as calling them "the one" or thinking of them as a soulmate even though he doesn't know their name--it makes it even better.

He has several songs in this way, and I love them all: "Electric Intercourse," "One Nite Alone," "Love Like Jazz." "The Morning After" is kind of close--he apparently knows her name but he has no idea where she lives or what her phone number is. "Nasty Girl" is somewhat in this vein, of course, although it's not a love song ("I still won't tell you my name").

I love when his sexual frustration gets all mixed up with this romantic notion that someone he's barely met is going to be so integral to his life. When he writes music from that place--and I think we've all been there--it's so totally relatable and is such a great way to channel his sexualized persona and creativity.

Thoughts and other songs where Prince doesn't know the name of the person he's singing to? Feel free to jump in. I'm bored today.

katara said:

Well you might mind if your name was Nikki
Prince can call me by my code name. Bohemian.

efan, u kinda read my mind. I wanted to know who he was talking about in a lot of his songs too. Old and new, it is so many. For starters like, Better With Time, who do you'll think he is referring to?

I love when his sexual frustration gets all mixed up with this romantic notion that someone he's barely met is going to be so integral to his life. When he writes music from that place--and I think we've all been there--it's so totally relatable and is such a great way to channel his sexualized persona and creativity.

1paradise said:

He was referring 2 things Bria said 2 him ...and that he said 2 her...