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When You Were Mine We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Shhh | |
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All equal 1st (yes, that is possible.....honest ) :
When Doves Cry, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Anna Stesia | |
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A lot of love for IIWYG! I got two sides... and they're both friends. | |
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Truly an incredible track. The lyrics and his delivery give me goosebumps every single time.
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So so so many to choose from (The Beautiful Ones, IIWYG, and Pink Cashmere always stop me in my tracks) but I'm going to say 17 Days. That hammering flanged-out guitar intro (which made it the perfect b-side for When Doves Cry), which explodes into that rubbery bottom-end and jangly reggaeish rhythm guitar, all of which bubbles beneath those warm synth waves that wash over the verses like a calming tide.
The lyrics are personal yet relatable, the rhythm track is just a little weird, and the whole thing is immensley catchy and poppy yet still incredibly melancholy. In short, it's every quirky/genius thing I love about Prince distilled into 4 solid minutes I can listen to over and over again without ever getting tired of hearing.
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Controversy never gets old for me. And live it's a monster. | |
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I Wish U Heaven. Has been since 1988. |
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Thieves in the Temple (12 Inch). . | |
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eyewishuheaven said: I Wish U Heaven. Has been since 1988. Amen to that...Thats the one song I play when im going to bed, waking up, and in the middle of the day. This Could Be Us But U Be Playin...
You Can Call It The Unexpected Or U Can Call It WOW | |
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joyinrepetition said: Joy In Repetition :yeahthat: |
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Sometimes it Snows in April | |
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 "So fierce U look 2night, the brightest star pales 2 Ur sex..." | |
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The Ladder
although mountains alse keeps being fresh every time i hear it. | |
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Automatic ! But i have another question : about The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker.... Someone said here this song is about to begin getting interesting at the end, where Prince teases with a great instrumental ending. Now, could it be that this track has an extended version ? The way it fades out sound more like it. I don't know of course. back in the day they counted the minutes on every vinyl side and it was limited. Prince had done several cuts on several albums before because of this. And for me this sound a bit too early and too quick aborted. Imagine an extended version with that great wahwah guitar solo, etc... I just love this song. It's absolutely top of my list with Automatic. Pure mysterious, new-wave-ish Prince. Great vocals, great long track where a lot happens, while it remains true to its melody from beginning to end without being a bore. Can't wait for the remasters of these tracks. Mmmmmm.  "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972) |
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I have a 3 way tie between Data Bank ('86 version), Mountains and 17 Days [Edited 7/1/14 4:24am] |
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I'm yours (I can never listen to it just once!), closely followed by When doves cry. | |
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Mountains (Extended Version)....I swear I might have that song playing at my funeral...carry me out and bury me to it....lol | |
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We Can Funk (original) "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 | |
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Pop Life
(maybe) "Todo está bien chévere" Stevie | |
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All My Dreams | |
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Days of Wild.
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Also Calhoun Square. | |
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Come to think of it, you guys may have a point. I've been spinning When Doves Cry a lot lately and damn it's good. Only thing holding it back is that it's so everplayed. Back when there were singles and B-sides, WDC and 17 Days was a killer one-two punch worthy of the Beatles. | |
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probably The Max i listened to it for the first time in ages a few days ago and forgot how brilliant it is. and i also have a instrumental vr. which is just as good, i used to jam to it all the time! eye dont think U heard me . . . |
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When Doves Cry, Prince 4Ever.  | |
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Empty Room from C-NOTE. It's got everything. The voice, both the falsetto and the powerful, good lyrics and that ferocious guitar solo. | |
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If I Was Your Girlfriend | |
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"1999" - I love how it's drenched in synths. That sound never gets old for me. | |
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Mine, too. Has been from the first time I heard it and will always be. | |
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Perfection in a Prince song... |
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