If you had to play only one song for someone who never has heard of Prince to best describe him what woul it be and why?


I am gonna go with "When Doves Cry" (as generic as that may be to hard core fans.)

It has a little bit of everything that makes Prince what he is.
It is danceable and catchy, yet experimental and unique sounding.
It displays his vocal abilities and his studio skills.
It is produced, composed, written by Prince alone.
It displays intregal elements of the "Minneapolis Sound".
It's lyrics are clever, sexy, sad, dark, yet somewhat hopeful.

What do ya'll think?

up until he decided 2 stop cursing = erotic city.....

funky
danceable
great bass
sensational lyrics
its got that real hardcore prince funk feel !!!

ive let lots o non p fans hear this track and alway's had a great response !!!

'If I Was Ur Girlfriend'.

For many of the same reasons you chose 'When Doves Cry'.

It's simply Prince at his best. Only he could have made this track.
This track more than any other encapsulates what his music is about.


If you play this to someone and they don't like it, then you can be sure that they'll never be a fan of Prince's music. It's a love or hate affair with this song, just as it is with Prince himself.

I've always thought "Strange Relationship" was very descriptive of him.

skywalker said:

I agree with you. WDC