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Vanity 6 was a female vocal trio assembled by Prince in the early 1980s. They released one studio album, which blended the sounds of pop, New Wave, dance music, R&B, and funk.
In 1981, Prince, himself a rising musical star, suggested that his three female friends—his girlfriend Susan Moonsie, Boston native Brenda Bennett, and his personal assistant, Jamie Shoop form a girl group that would be called "The Hookers". Prince's vision was that the three women would perform in lingerie and sing sensual songs with lyrics about sex and fantasy. Prince had been wanting to mentor a girl singer or group since the late 70s when he saw the film A Star is Born with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.[citation needed]
The original trio recorded a few demos before Prince met Denise Matthews, a nude model and Canadian B movie actress, in January 1982. Prince was so taken by Matthews' charisma that he decided she would be the perfect frontwoman for his "Hookers" project. Around this time, Prince and Matthews began a romantic relationship that lasted months. With Matthews' arrival, Shoop was dropped from the group. Matthews was eventually re-christened Vanity. Prince had originally suggested that Matthews use the stage name "Vagina" (to be pronounced /vaginɑ/); she declined and renamed herself "Vanity" instead. Other versions of the story suggest that it was Prince himself who coined the name "Vanity", as he said that looking at Matthews was like looking in a mirror at the female version of himself.
Apollonia 6 was a 1980s female singing trio created by Prince as a continuation/succession of a previous group, Vanity 6.
After a number of disputes with Prince, Vanity (Denise Matthews), the lead singer of the Prince-created Vanity 6, fled the Prince entourage in 1983 to pursue solo endeavors recording with Motown Records and acting in films. She left open an acting position for the role written for her by Prince in the film Purple Rain.
After a frantic casting call, the film's director met actress and model Patricia Kotero. Renamed by Prince as "Apollonia", Kotero stepped into Vanity's role in the film Purple Rain, as well as in the fragmented group, Vanity 6, as lead singer. The other two members of Vanity 6, Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie, joined Apollonia and the group was christened "Apollonia 6" for the film and what would be their sole album (featuring Prince associates Jill Jones and Wendy & Lisa on backing vocals).
A four-track video was filmed based on the Apollonia 6 album, directed by Brian Thomson (Australian Production Designer of the original stage versions of Rocky Horror Show and Jesus Christ Superstar), scripted by Keith Williams (concept writer for music videos by Phil Collins, Ray Parker, Jr., and Donna Summer), with a cast consisting of Ricky Nelson, Edy Williams and Buck Henry. Shot in a Los Angeles film studio in 1985, and produced by British video firm Limelight, the video never went beyond rough-cut. Footage from the project has appeared on many social networking sites, such as YouTube.
That's right, pleased to meet you
I still won't tell you my name
Don't you believe in mystery?
Don't you wanna play my game?
I'm lookin' for a man to love me
Like I never been loved before
I'm lookin' for a man that'll do it anywhere
Even on a limousine floor 'cause
Tonight I'm livin' in a fantasy
My own little nasty world
Tonight, don't you wanna come with me
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
Tonight I'm livin' in a fantasy
My own little nasty world
Tonight, don't you wanna come with me
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
I guess I'm just used to sailors
I think they got water on the brain
I think they got more water upstairs
Than they got sugar on a candy cane
That's right, it's been a long time
Since I had a man that did it real good
If you ain't scared, take it out
I'll do it like a real live nasty girl should
Tonight I'm livin' in a fantasy
My own little nasty world
Tonight, don't you wanna come with me
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
Tonight I'm livin' in a fantasy
My own little nasty world
Tonight, don't you wanna come with me
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
Tonight I'm livin' in a fantasy
My own little nasty world
Tonight, don't you wanna come with me
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
Tonight I'm livin' in a fantasy
My own little nasty world
Tonight, don't you wanna come with me
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
Please, please
Please, please
Nasty girl
(Nasty girl)
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
Nasty girl
(Nasty girl)
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
Nasty girl
(Nasty girl)
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
Nasty girl
(Nasty girl)
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
(Do you think I'm a nasty girl?)
(Nasty girl)
Nasty girl
(Nasty girl)
Do you think I'm a nasty girl?
Oh, I don't like this groove
Try and give me something I can croon to
Catch my drift
That'll work
That's right, I can't control it
I need 7 inches or more
Tonight I can no longer hold it
Get it up, get it up, I can't wait anymore
Uh, it's time to jam
Dance nasty girls, dance
Everybody, uh, it's time to jam
Nasty girls, dance, dance, dance
(Yeah)
Everybody, uh, it's time to jam
Nasty girls dance, dance, dance
Uh, it's time to jam
Nasty girls dance, dance, dance
Uh, it's time to jam
Nasty girls dance, dance, dance
Uh, it's time to jam
Nasty girls dance, dance, dance
Uh, it's time to jam
Nasty girls dance, dance, dance
Uh, it's time to jam
Nasty girls dance, dance, dance
Are you gonna come?
Are you gonna come?
Are you gonna come?
Are you gonna come?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, uh
Is that it?
Mm, wake me when you're done