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Prince's 10 greatest songs

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 22 Apr 2016
For You ... The stage was set. I Wanna Be Your Lover Advertisement. Falsetto, mid-pace tempo, sexy groove and lyrics like "Don't wanna pressure you baby, all I ever wanted to do/I wanna be your lover, I wanna be the only one who makes you come" that were not macho demands. He was going to seduce you, not dominate you. And you were going to let him. When You Were Mine. Bliss ... Bliss. Kiss ... When Doves Cry ... New Position ... Modest but potent ... it's June" ... F....

Prince's ten greatest songs

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 22 Apr 2016
For You ... The stage was set. I Wanna Be Your Lover. Falsetto, mid-pace tempo, sexy groove and lyrics like "Don't wanna pressure you baby, all I ever wanted to do/I wanna be your lover, I wanna be the only one who makes you come" that were not macho demands. He was going to seduce you, not dominate you. And you were going to let him. Advertisement. When You Were Mine. Bliss ... Bliss. Kiss ... When Doves Cry ... New Position ... Modest but potent ... F ... ....

Prince found dead at his Paisley Park recording studio aged 57

Edit The Independent 22 Apr 2016
“U wanna learn what a great song is? Go listen to every f***ing song on Purple Rain,” referring to Prince’s classic 1984 album....

Prince: Nothing Compared 2 Him

Edit Rollingstone 22 Apr 2016
"You're kinda cute — wanna take a bath?" For a girl in a Prince song, this is the subtle approach ... Prince was an utter original from the moment he arrived at the end of the Seventies and dawn of the Eighties — "I Wanna Be Your Lover" might seem polite compared to what came a few years later, but back when it was the only Prince song anyone knew, it was genuinely shocking to hear on the radio....

When Prince was mine - a life shared with and shaped by the Purple One

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 22 Apr 2016
I Wanna Be Your Lover was sweetly needy; Still Waiting was just sweet; Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? was urgently needy; and Bambi ... You bet this 14-year-old paid attention, even if you weren't going to see me in jockstrap, suspenders and stockings under a trenchcoat any time soon ... "produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince" the back of the record said.) In Minneapolis? Where the hell is that? Can I go there? ... ....

Prince, enigmatic master of the music world, dies aged 57

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 22 Apr 2016
But it was with his second album, titled simply Prince, that the singer's career began to explode, with the infectious, brazenly sexual singles Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? and I Wanna Be Your Lover driving the album to platinum sales ... "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life," he intoned in the manner of a preacher in 1984's Let's Go Crazy....

In Prince's songs, an irresistible invitation to party

Edit Tampa Bay Online 22 Apr 2016
From smoky, sweaty stages and behind a mystical aura of funk, he exhorted audiences to love, to make love and to go crazy ... Or ... "I Wanna Be Your Lover," the lead track from his self-titled 1979 album, didn't just announce the then-21-year-old's falsetto-rich post-disco R&B; ... "Mick Jagger should fold up his penis and go home." ... He begins "Let's Go Crazy" from the pulpit, with church organ backing his eulogy for "this thing called life." ... ___....

Prince, post-everything pop star who defied categorization, dies at 57

Edit The Oklahoman 22 Apr 2016
Having developed into a virtuosic multi-instrumentalist, Prince produced, arranged, composed and played all 27 instruments on his 1978 debut album, “For You.” But it was with his second album, titled simply “Prince,” that the singer’s career began to explode, with the infectious, brazenly sexual singles “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?” and “I Wanna Be Your Lover” driving the album to platinum sales....

Prince, hugely inventive, influential musician, dead at 57

Edit Times Union 22 Apr 2016
(AP) — Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist ... He broke through in the late 1970s with the hits "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" and "I ......

Pop superstar Prince dies at his Minnesota home at age 57

Edit The Oklahoman 22 Apr 2016
(AP) — Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist ... He broke through in the late 1970s with the hits "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" and "I ......

Publicist: Pop superstar Prince dies at his Minnesota home

Edit Business Insider 22 Apr 2016
(AP) — Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis, according to his publicist ... He broke through in the late 1970s with the hits "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" and "I ......

The Latest: Prince autopsy scheduled for Friday

Edit The Oklahoman 22 Apr 2016
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on the death of pop superstar Prince (all times local).. 6.05 p.m. Medical examiners have received Prince's body and plan to perform an autopsy ... ___ ... His hits included "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry.". The Minneapolis native broke through in the late 1970s with the hits "Wanna Be Your Lover" and soared over the following decade with such albums as "1999" and "Purple Rain." ... ....

Latest: Spike Lee brings out crowd for Prince street party

Edit The Oklahoman 22 Apr 2016
CHANHASSEN, Minn ... 10.50 p.m ... Police shut down the block for the celebration that was going strong late into Thursday night ... Some hoisted bouquets of purple flowers ... ___. 7.45 p.m ... ___ ... ___ ... His hits included "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry.". The Minneapolis native broke through in the late 1970s with the hits "Wanna Be Your Lover" and soared over the following decade with such albums as "1999" and "Purple Rain."....
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