I'm trying to think of something everyone would recognize and that unites party/sexual Prince and spiritual/serious Prince. "Let's Go Crazy," probably. (Although "1999" works, too.)
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Fred Pete - Jan 02, 2013 4:43:36 am PST #5426 of 6444
Ann, that's a ferret.
Sue - Jan 02, 2013 4:52:35 am PST #5427 of 6444
hip deep in pie
I'm tending towards "Let's Go Crazy" too. "When Doves Cry" would be my other choice.
DavidS - Jan 02, 2013 5:00:37 am PST #5428 of 6444
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"When Doves Cry" or "Kiss."
amyth - Jan 02, 2013 5:08:46 am PST #5429 of 6444
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
I think "When Doves Cry."
Tom Scola - Jan 02, 2013 5:12:12 am PST #5430 of 6444
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
"When Doves Cry" or "Kiss."
Not apocalyptic enough.
Jesse - Jan 02, 2013 5:24:21 am PST #5431 of 6444
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
"When Doves Cry" has the great screaming at the end, though.
Glamcookie - Jan 02, 2013 5:27:29 am PST #5432 of 6444
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Probably "When Doves Cry," but man I love "Lets Go Crazy." "Dearly beloved..." Who am I kidding, I loved a lot of Prince, especially Erotic City and the Parade album.
Volans - Jan 02, 2013 6:47:43 am PST #5433 of 6444
move out and draw fire
Little Red Corvette is the ur-Prince song, but he really matured into his full Prince-ness with When Doves Cry
DavidS - Jan 02, 2013 7:08:32 am PST #5434 of 6444
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Best Prince B-side? "Seventeen Days."
tommyrot - Jan 02, 2013 7:14:11 am PST #5435 of 6444
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ION, check this out: [link]
A letter from Mick Jagger to Andy Warhol about the album cover art for Sticky Fingers (which Warhol did).
My favorite bit: "...and please write back saying how much money you would like."