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”
“Darling Nikki” — Prince’s most unabashedly naughty salute to female sexuality.
“The castle started spinning/Or maybe it was my brain/I can’t tell u what she did 2 me/But my body will never be the same/Her lovin’ will kick your behind/Oh, she’ll show u no mercy/But she’ll sho’nuff sho’nuff show u how 2 grind”
“Diamonds & Pearls” — Two of a Madame’s favorite things… and you can’t beat the romantic lyrics.
“This will be the day/That u will hear me say/That I will never run away/I am here for u/Love is meant for two.”
“The Most Beautiful Girl In The World” — Prince says exactly what we want to hear.
“How can I get through days when I can’t get through hours?/I can try but when I do I see U and I’m devoured, oh yes/Who’d allow, who’d allow a face 2 be soft as a flower?/Oh I could bow (bow down) and feel proud in the light of this power/Oh yes, oh”
“Nothing Compares 2 U” — Sinead O’Connor’s haunting rendition made this song famous, but Prince wrote it. It’s the perfect sad song for those times when a Madame wants to curl up and engage in little dramatic pining for the one who got away.
“It’s been so lonely without you here/Like a bird without a song/Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling/Tell me baby where did I go wrong/I could put my arms around every boy I see/But they’d only remind me of you/I went to the doctor n’guess what he told me/Guess what he told me/He said girl u better try to have fun/No matter what you’ll do/But he’s a fool/`Cause nothing compares/Nothing compares to you”
These are Madame Noire’s favorite Prince songs, now tell us yours.
