Little red corvette.......Eye was like...

Little Red Corvette, when I was 7, I had no idea who it was, what album and knew nothing about Prince then, all I knew was I thought it was a cool song.

When Doves Cry. And I was hooked.

I think it was Somewhere Here on Earth on Jay Leno.

But the thing is, I must've had heard the songs like Purple Rain, Kiss, and When Doves Cry before somewhere because when I listened to those songs, even though I thought it was my first time, I actually recognized the tune. Like, "Oh, I've heard this melody before!"

Emancipation89 said:

I think it was Somewhere Here on Earth on Jay Leno.

But the thing is, I must've had heard the songs like Purple Rain, Kiss, and When Doves Cry before somewhere because when I listened to those songs, even though I thought it was my first time, I actually recognized the tune. Like, "Oh, I've heard this melody before!"

That happened exactly with me and Little Red Corvette and several Janet songs

The first song I remember hearing (with any recognition of who sang it) was Cream, and that was only at my friends' insistence that I watch the video clip. Much as I like that song now (and considered it a favourite for many years), it didn't 'click' for me at the time until I heard "My Name Is Prince" a few months later.

As dated as the latter has become now, I'm still fond of it, if only because it's the song that started me on my Prince journey all those years ago

That said, I'm sure I'd heard Kiss and WDC, maybe LRC and others, earlier, but clearly wasn't paying enough attention. Cream and MNIP are what I recall as my introduction to the purple funk.

For me it was in 1979, " I wanna be your lover "

kae510 said:

For me it was in 1979, " I wanna be your lover "

i was only 4 years old

Dirty Mind

at a ready..... DISCO!!!!!

early 80's

i instantly fell in love with the sound and chatted up the dj, found out who this funky guy was, and where i could get a copy of the record from, cause Sydney was not funky like that back then!!!

about a week later i got the record, and it had to be in a brown paper bag because it was too rude to keep on the shelve!!!!! and i still have that record!!!!

FuzzyWitch said:

Dirty Mind

at a ready..... DISCO!!!!!

early 80's

i instantly fell in love with the sound and chatted up the dj, found out who this funky guy was, and where i could get a copy of the record from, cause Sydney was not funky like that back then!!!

about a week later i got the record, and it had to be in a brown paper bag because it was too rude to keep on the shelve!!!!! and i still have that record!!!!

Ha! Did you feel like a dirty old man buying videos from a sex shop?

FuzzyWitch said:

Dirty Mind

at a ready..... DISCO!!!!!

early 80's

i instantly fell in love with the sound and chatted up the dj, found out who this funky guy was, and where i could get a copy of the record from, cause Sydney was not funky like that back then!!!

about a week later i got the record, and it had to be in a brown paper bag because it was too rude to keep on the shelve!!!!! and i still have that record!!!!

Old School!!!

802 said:

FuzzyWitch said:

Dirty Mind

at a ready..... DISCO!!!!!

early 80's

i instantly fell in love with the sound and chatted up the dj, found out who this funky guy was, and where i could get a copy of the record from, cause Sydney was not funky like that back then!!!

about a week later i got the record, and it had to be in a brown paper bag because it was too rude to keep on the shelve!!!!! and i still have that record!!!!

Old School!!!

hey 802!!!!!

yep just like your oldies

The first song I ever heard was "1999". Although at the time, I didn't even know it was one of his songs, I only learned that afterwards. It wasn't until I heard "I would die 4 U" - and saw the accompanying video ! - that I went over to the purple side (haven't been able to find my way back yet ).

Controversy

Summer of 84 "When Doves Cry", was played on Top Of The Pops when they used count down the American Top 10. However, January 85, when the re-release of the double A-sided 1999/Little Red Corvette was played on TOTP, I recognised 1999, just did not realise Prince sang it, so that does not really count...

I have always heard Prince here and there...BUT the first FULL song I heard actually realzing this is Prince was 'Pop Life'!

The genius of that song fell into why I am here on the Org. Haha

"Soft and Wet" was the first song I remember mostly because a few folks were talking about the new dude with the big afro. The next year, I took a neighbor's copy of "Still Waiting" to my fifth grade end of the year party. But, having the neighborhood boys blasting all of Dirty Mind in the community park was what made me a Prince fan. I would sit under that tree all evening and listen to them play that tape over and over until my mother made me come inside.

first song i heard was purple rain been a fan ever since.

Kiss, when i heard this song i became a fan

"I Wanna Be Your Lover" in late 1979.

I Wanna Be Your Lover. At the time I didn't know it was Prince and my older cousins then put me on. That was 1979 and I was 9 and been a fan ever since.

It was Do me Baby back in 1982 (I believe). I blushed and knew this guy was for me

Contorversy in 1981 and a fan ever since 1982 when "1999" came out.

The777Man

I'm not sure about the first Prince song I've ever heard to be honest, but the first Prince song that got me hooked was 'I Hate U' .. After the first listen, I was head over heels for Prince