Believe it or not, Prince turns 52 today. In honor of his birthday, Madame Noire, lists our top five favorite songs from his Purple Badness.

“The Beautiful Ones” — Madames are fueled by passion and that’s what you get with this sizzling love song.

“Do u want him?/Or do u want me?/Cause I want u/Said I want u/Tell me, babe/Do u want me?/I gotta know, I gotta know/Do u want me?/Baby, baby, baby/Listen 2 me/I may not know where I’m going (babe)/I said I may not know what I need/One thing, one thing’s 4 certain baby/I know what I want, yeah/and if it please u baby/please u, baby/I’m begging down on my knees/I want u/Yes I do/Baby, baby, baby, baby/I want you”