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in extolling prince’s many virtues i’m gonna have to crib a page from the passover songbook.

if prince was just an extremely badass guitar player ……………………… enough
if he just kilt on an every other instument including handclapsandfingersnaps too…. enough
if he was just an amazing fucking singer………………………….. enough
if he was just an unequalled songwriter for himself and other………………… enough
if he was just a fucking awesome lyricist. ………………………… enough
if he was a just a ridiculously great dancer and performer………………….. enough

but no! he’s all those things and more and it’s almost too much.

i’ve said it before once or 3 million times i’ll say it again – purple rain is the most perfect album of all time.

and i have a new favorite prince song every other month or so. some i’ve dug on in the last coupla’

- purple rain
- let’s go crazy (the guitar the vocal dubs the everything)
- the beautiful ones (the build, the double bass rolls, the prince phreakout)
- dirty mind
- controversy
- when you were mine (both the prince and cyndi lauper versions)
- nothing compares 2 u (the sinead o’connor version particularly)
- rasberry beret (the lyrics, the euphemisms)
- sex shooter – vanity 6 / apollo six (speaking of euphemisms)
- waterfalls – tlc
- money don’t matter tonight (check it next to waterfalls)
- pop life (especially live at alladins with the huge dj produced handclaps)
- anotherholeinyourhead (the funky party 2nite live version)
- let’s work (bass for your waist)
- do me baby (will never forget ending a night at darling hall on this one with a whole lot of simulated sex, pounding the floor in time, and long underwear lap dances)
- international lover (just go listen to it. all the way)
- lady cab driver
- something in the water does not compute
- slow love
- strange relationship
- adore
- if i was your girlfriend – camille (of course this is prince sped up but he actually made a whole ‘camille’ album which shows the dedication i think)
- erotic city (where we’re livin)
- black sweat (i don’t what to take my clothes off, but i do)
- she’s always in my hair (amazing! and the d’angelo version too)
- thieves in the temple
- gett off (as loud as possible)
- cream
- pussy control
and… my name is prince

and he is funky as fuck.

and where would music be now without prince. everyone is influenced and name-checking prince – as they should. from outkast to basement jaxx, e t c . . .

and he’s from minnesota
if not just funky as hell but funny as hell
and is like 5’2″ in heels.

go watch the sign o the times movie for the epic moves. fucking unreal.

thank you prince and happy birthday!

also: if you have not seen john riepenhoff’s amazing prince painting of the for you album cover you should call him up and get him to dig it out. it’s awesome.

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