The Prince songs that are getting play right now are of course the Purple Rain Stuff and Kiss.

However, Cream isn't even on the list. Batdance, even for a number 1 song, it's understandable. TMBGITW?

But Cream was a catchy #1 hit.

??

They've been playing it a lot on SXM The Groove.

Genesia said:

They've been playing it a lot on SXM The Groove.

They do. But if you look at the sales on Billboard and such, it seems to be nowhere.

sro100 said:

The Prince songs that are getting play right now are of course the Purple Rain Stuff and Kiss.

However, Cream isn't even on the list. Batdance, even for a number 1 song, it's understandable. TMBGITW?

But Cream was a catchy #1 hit.

??

...because news outlets have been pushing the '80s stuff and ignoring anything newer for the most part.

TMBGITW, Cream, even 7 deserve more attention.

sro100 said:

The Prince songs that are getting play right now are of course the Purple Rain Stuff and Kiss.

However, Cream isn't even on the list. Batdance, even for a number 1 song, it's understandable. TMBGITW?

But Cream was a catchy #1 hit.

??

Why is Batdance and Beautiful Girl "understandable"? They were no 1 hits and among the best that Prince has ever made.

FUNKYNESS said:

sro100 said:

The Prince songs that are getting play right now are of course the Purple Rain Stuff and Kiss.

However, Cream isn't even on the list. Batdance, even for a number 1 song, it's understandable. TMBGITW?

But Cream was a catchy #1 hit.

??

Why is Batdance and Beautiful Girl "understandable"? They were no 1 hits and among the best that Prince has ever made.

TMBGITW is out of print and not everyone has it in their library. I had to send it to a few radio friends for them to add it to their library.

FUNKYNESS said:

sro100 said:

The Prince songs that are getting play right now are of course the Purple Rain Stuff and Kiss.

However, Cream isn't even on the list. Batdance, even for a number 1 song, it's understandable. TMBGITW?

But Cream was a catchy #1 hit.

??

Why is Batdance and Beautiful Girl "understandable"? They were no 1 hits and among the best that Prince has ever made.

Batdance was #1, Beautiful Girl was #2 as was U Got the Look. It's understandable because Batdance, while I LOVE the extended version/video, is seen by some as a "gimmick." Beautiful Girl, as someone wrote, not so available, and just not as embraced as the older tracks.

Yeah, it's funny, Raspberry Beret is more well-known up here than Cream. I love Batdance but it is gimmicky and its moment was 27 years ago. A casual listener might be like, "Who is Vicky Vale, why is Jack Nicholson on the radio?" My brother is a big shot at a Vancouver radio station where they play hits from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. He said the day Prince died was a total nightmare because they obviously had to rearrange the whole day to play Prince songs as much as possible, and they had barely any in their catalog - retro hits stations tend to focus on BIG hits. Anyone want to be cynical and argue "The Most Beautiful Girl..." was a cash-in as he was breaking free from WB? He went his own way and definitely won that battle, and if you put "beautiful" and "girl" together in a song you're pretty much guaranteed a giant hit all the office ladies will want to jam along to in the afternoon. I think he had a good sense it'd be huge.

For U Got the Look being a #2, I have never heard it on the radio anywhere (or in a club, or any other establishment...)

mtlfan said:

Yeah, it's funny, Raspberry Beret is more well-known up here than Cream. I love Batdance but it is gimmicky and its moment was 27 years ago. A casual listener might be like, "Who is Vicky Vale, why is Jack Nicholson on the radio?" My brother is a big shot at a Vancouver radio station where they play hits from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. He said the day Prince died was a total nightmare because they obviously had to rearrange the whole day to play Prince songs as much as possible, and they had barely any in their catalog - retro hits stations tend to focus on BIG hits. Anyone want to be cynical and argue "The Most Beautiful Girl..." was a cash-in as he was breaking free from WB? He went his own way and definitely won that battle, and if you put "beautiful" and "girl" together in a song you're pretty much guaranteed a giant hit all the office ladies will want to jam along to in the afternoon. I think he had a good sense it'd be huge.

He made sure it was a hit. From the Quincy Jones ad in Billboard, to the "Eligible Bachelor Seeks Most Beautiful Girls in the World" personal ad, to supposedly making it 99 cents so it'd hit big and the video, the Remixes, etc. etc.