Parade: Music From the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon
Prince formed The Revolution in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 as his backi… Read Full Bio ↴Prince formed The Revolution in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 as his backing band for his first concert tour. The original lineup consisted of Gayle Chapman on keyboards, André Cymone on bass, Dez Dickerson on guitar, Doctor Fink on keyboards and Bobby Z. on drums & percussion.

The band went nameless for almost three years while supporting Prince live and appearing in his music videos. Chapman and Cymone left in the early 1980's and were replaced by Lisa Coleman on keyboards and Brownmark on bass. The first album on which The Revolution performed was the 1982 Prince release, 1999, which has the band's moniker written in reverse on the back cover.

When the 1999 Tour ended in 1983, Dez Dickerson left the band for religious reasons and was replaced by Lisa's childhood friend and soon-to-be lover Wendy Melvoin on guitar. The first album officially released as Prince & The Revolution was Purple Rain in 1984, which sold over 16 million copies in the United States alone.

The band's sound incorporated heavy metal, pop, funk, R&B and hard rock elements. Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman formed a particular creative bond with Prince and greatly influenced the band's output during the rest of their tenure. The band achieved two number-one Billboard 200 albums (Purple Rain & Around The World In A Day), six top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and won three Grammy Awards.

In 1985, members of the soon-to-be-defunct group The Family (which, in turn, included former members of another group, The Time) joined The Revolution, along with people from Sheila E.'s band. This included the addition of three dancers/vocalists/comic foils (known as The Bodyguards).

The last lineup of Prince & the Revolution was informally known as the Counter-Revolution and consisted of:

- Jerome Benton (The Bodyguards)
- Atlanta Bliss (trumpet)
- Greg Brooks (The Bodyguards)
- Lisa Coleman (keyboards, piano and vocals)
- Doctor Fink (keyboards and vocals)
- Eric Leeds (saxophone)
- Brown Mark (bass guitar and vocals)
- Susannah Melvoin (backing vocals)
- Wendy Melvoin (guitar and vocals)
- Prince (lead vocals, guitar, and piano)
- Wally Safford (The Bodyguards)
- Miko Weaver (guitar)
- Bobby Z. (drums)

The Revolution was officially disbanded by Prince in 1986 after the Hit N Run tour, which supported Parade, the soundtrack for the movie Under the Cherry Moon. Melvoin and Coleman went on to a successful career as Wendy & Lisa.
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Parade: Music From the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon
Prince & The Revolution Lyrics


Anotherloverholenyohead Woo Yeah, oh Oh I gave my love, I gave my life,…
Christopher Tracy's Parade Everyone come behold Christopher Tracy's Parade The show wil…
Do U Lie? (Les enfants qui mentent ne vont pas au paradis) OK, Merci …
Girls & Boys Girls and boys He only knew her for a little while But…
I Wonder U I'm not a woman I'm not a man I am something that…
Kiss Hands on your hips as we dig Now I'm trying to…
Life Can Be So Nice This morning there was joy in my heart for I…
Mountains Once upon a time in a land called Fantasy Seventeen mountain…
New Position Honey, we've been together, Honey, for too long Honey, we…
Sometimes It Snows in April Ah Ah Ah Oh, oh Do Um da da, ah Tracy died soon after a long…
Under the Cherry Moon How can I stand to stay where I am? Poor butterfly…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Prince:


Anotherloverholenyohead Woo Yeah, oh Oh I gave my love, I gave my life,…
Christopher Tracy's Parade Everyone come behold Christopher Tracy's Parade The show wil…
Do U Lie? (Les enfants qui mentent ne vont pas au paradis) OK, Merci …
Girls & Boys Girls and boys He only knew her for a little while But…
I Wonder U I, how you say, I wonder you, I wonder you I,…
Kiss 暗い暗い顔してる ネット見て凹んじゃった夜もある 涙にはにっこりしてるお月様 凄い辛い言葉浴びて 悲しくなって死にてーな…
Life Can Be So Nice This morning there was joy in my heart for I…
Mountains Once upon a time in a land called Fantasy Seventeen mountain…
New Position Honey, we've been together, Honey, for too long Honey, we'v…
Sometimes it Snows in April Ah Ah Ah Oh, oh Do Um da da, ah Tracy died soon after a long…
Under the Cherry Moon How can I stand to stay where I am? Poor butterfly…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by The Revolution:


Anotherloverholenyohead Woo Yeah, oh Oh I gave my love, I gave my life,…
Kiss You don't have to be beautiful To turn me on I just…


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