Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), more commonly known m… Read Full Bio ↴Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), more commonly known mononymously as Prince, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona; his wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams; and his skill as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play all or most of the instruments on his recordings. Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound. His music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk, R&B, rock, new wave, soul, synth-pop, pop, jazz, and hip hop.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 19, soon releasing the albums For You (1978) and Prince (1979). He went on to achieve critical success with the influential albums Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982). His sixth album, Purple Rain (1984), was recorded with his new backing band the Revolution, and was also the soundtrack to the film of the same name in which he starred. Purple Rain garnered continued success for Prince and was a major commercial achievement, spending six consecutive months atop the Billboard 200 chart. The soundtrack also won Prince the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. After disbanding the Revolution, Prince released the album Sign o' the Times (1987), widely hailed by critics as the greatest work of his career. In the midst of a contractual dispute with Warner Bros. in 1993, he changed his stage name to the unpronounceable symbol logo. Hollow circle above downward arrow crossed with a curlicued horn-shaped symbol and then a short bar (known to fans as the "Love Symbol") and was often referred to as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (or TAFKAP) or simply The Artist.
After signing with Arista Records in 1998, Prince reverted to his original name in 2000. Over the next decade, six of his albums entered the U.S. top 10 charts. In April 2016, at the age of 57, Prince died after accidentally overdosing on fentanyl at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. He was a prolific musician who released 39 albums during his life, with a vast array of unreleased material left in a custom-built bank vault underneath his home after his death, including fully completed albums and over 50 finished music videos. He also released songs under multiple pseudonyms during his life, as well as writing songs that were made popular after being covered by other musicians, most notably "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor and "Manic Monday" by the Bangles. Estimates of the complete number of songs written by Prince range anywhere from 500 to well over 1,000. Released posthumously, his demo albums Piano and a Microphone 1983 (2018) and Originals (2019) both received critical acclaim.
Prince sold over 100 million records worldwide, ranking him among the best-selling music artists of all time. His awards included the Grammy President's Merit Award, the American Music Awards for Achievement and of Merit, the Billboard Icon Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2016, and was inducted twice into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame in 2022.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)
Studio albums
For You (1978)
Prince (1979)
Dirty Mind (1980)
Controversy (1981)
1999 (1982)
Purple Rain (1984)
Around the World in a Day (1985)
Parade (1986)
Sign o' the Times (1987)
Lovesexy (1988)
Batman (1989)
Graffiti Bridge (1990)
Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
Love Symbol (1992)
Come (1994)
The Black Album (1994)
The Gold Experience (1995)
Chaos and Disorder (1996)
Emancipation (1996)
Crystal Ball (1998)
The Truth (1998)
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999)
The Rainbow Children (2001)
One Nite Alone... (2002)
Xpectation (2003)
N·E·W·S (2003)
The Chocolate Invasion (2004)
The Slaughterhouse (2004)
Musicology (2004)
3121 (2006)
Planet Earth (2007)
Lotusflow3r (2009)
MPLSound (2009)
20Ten (2010)
Plectrumelectrum (2014)
Art Official Age (2014)
HITnRUN Phase One (2015)
HITnRUN Phase Two (2015)
Posthumous releases:
Piano and a Microphone 1983 (2018)
Originals (2019)
Welcome 2 America (2021)
Prince also released two albums credited to Madhouse, three albums credited to the New Power Generation, and one credited to the N.P.G. Orchestra:
Madhouse:
8 (1987)
16 (1987)
The New Power Generation:
Goldnigga (1993)
Exodus (1995)
Newpower Soul (1998)
The N.P.G. Orchestra:
Kamasutra (1997)
For Serbian singer Princ, please use Princ.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 19, soon releasing the albums For You (1978) and Prince (1979). He went on to achieve critical success with the influential albums Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982). His sixth album, Purple Rain (1984), was recorded with his new backing band the Revolution, and was also the soundtrack to the film of the same name in which he starred. Purple Rain garnered continued success for Prince and was a major commercial achievement, spending six consecutive months atop the Billboard 200 chart. The soundtrack also won Prince the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. After disbanding the Revolution, Prince released the album Sign o' the Times (1987), widely hailed by critics as the greatest work of his career. In the midst of a contractual dispute with Warner Bros. in 1993, he changed his stage name to the unpronounceable symbol logo. Hollow circle above downward arrow crossed with a curlicued horn-shaped symbol and then a short bar (known to fans as the "Love Symbol") and was often referred to as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (or TAFKAP) or simply The Artist.
After signing with Arista Records in 1998, Prince reverted to his original name in 2000. Over the next decade, six of his albums entered the U.S. top 10 charts. In April 2016, at the age of 57, Prince died after accidentally overdosing on fentanyl at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. He was a prolific musician who released 39 albums during his life, with a vast array of unreleased material left in a custom-built bank vault underneath his home after his death, including fully completed albums and over 50 finished music videos. He also released songs under multiple pseudonyms during his life, as well as writing songs that were made popular after being covered by other musicians, most notably "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor and "Manic Monday" by the Bangles. Estimates of the complete number of songs written by Prince range anywhere from 500 to well over 1,000. Released posthumously, his demo albums Piano and a Microphone 1983 (2018) and Originals (2019) both received critical acclaim.
Prince sold over 100 million records worldwide, ranking him among the best-selling music artists of all time. His awards included the Grammy President's Merit Award, the American Music Awards for Achievement and of Merit, the Billboard Icon Award, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2016, and was inducted twice into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame in 2022.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)
Studio albums
For You (1978)
Prince (1979)
Dirty Mind (1980)
Controversy (1981)
1999 (1982)
Purple Rain (1984)
Around the World in a Day (1985)
Parade (1986)
Sign o' the Times (1987)
Lovesexy (1988)
Batman (1989)
Graffiti Bridge (1990)
Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
Love Symbol (1992)
Come (1994)
The Black Album (1994)
The Gold Experience (1995)
Chaos and Disorder (1996)
Emancipation (1996)
Crystal Ball (1998)
The Truth (1998)
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999)
The Rainbow Children (2001)
One Nite Alone... (2002)
Xpectation (2003)
N·E·W·S (2003)
The Chocolate Invasion (2004)
The Slaughterhouse (2004)
Musicology (2004)
3121 (2006)
Planet Earth (2007)
Lotusflow3r (2009)
MPLSound (2009)
20Ten (2010)
Plectrumelectrum (2014)
Art Official Age (2014)
HITnRUN Phase One (2015)
HITnRUN Phase Two (2015)
Posthumous releases:
Piano and a Microphone 1983 (2018)
Originals (2019)
Welcome 2 America (2021)
Prince also released two albums credited to Madhouse, three albums credited to the New Power Generation, and one credited to the N.P.G. Orchestra:
Madhouse:
8 (1987)
16 (1987)
The New Power Generation:
Goldnigga (1993)
Exodus (1995)
Newpower Soul (1998)
The N.P.G. Orchestra:
Kamasutra (1997)
For Serbian singer Princ, please use Princ.
Honky-Tonk Woman
Prince Lyrics
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Met a freaky bar-room queen in Memphis
Tried 2 pull me upstairs 4 a ride
She covered her nigga with 20 roses
Blew my nose, yeah baby, blew my mind
Cuz my honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk love
Cuz my honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk love
Honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk love
Tried 2 pull me upstairs 4 a ride
She covered her nigga with 20 roses
Blew my nose, yeah baby, blew my mind
Cuz my honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk love
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk love
Honky tonk woman
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk love
In this song, Prince sings about meeting a promiscuous woman in a bar in Memphis. The woman attempts to seduce him and take him upstairs, but he is taken aback by her actions. She covers him with 20 roses, which could symbolize her attempt to shower him with love and affection, or it could symbolize her attempt to distract him from her true intentions. Prince is blown away by her actions, and she ends up blowing his mind.
Line by Line Meaning
Met a freaky bar-room queen in Memphis
I encountered a peculiar woman in a Memphis bar
Tried 2 pull me upstairs 4 a ride
She attempted to seduce me and take me upstairs
She covered her nigga with 20 roses
She showered her lover with gifts and attention
Blew my nose, yeah baby, blew my mind
She impressed and astonished me
Cuz my honky tonk woman
Because of the woman I met in the honky tonk bar
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk love
Provide me with the passionate and lively love I found in that bar
Honky tonk woman
The woman I encountered in the honky tonk bar
Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk love
Provide me with the passionate and lively love I found in that bar
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Michael Patrick McClung
Mighty fine! The best guitar playing I've ever heard from a truly great and under-rated guitarist.
Nick Evers
@PrettyPaul "The greatest guitarist ever"??? Hardly. Clearly you are not a guitar player. While Prince is very good, he does not come close to "the greatest guitarist ever". and as for "turning this song on it's head".... he actually trashed it.
PrettyPaul
@Michael Patrick McClung Hi Mike...now I understand your comment...thanks for that. I was a bit confused.
Michael Patrick McClung
@PrettyPaul -- My friends and family all poo-poo or dismiss Prince as a guitarist. Thus, he's great to me but under-rated by so many others. You misunderstood my use of the term. What I mean is that too many people don't give Prince the credit he deserves.
PrettyPaul
You think Prince is UNDERATED???
He's is considered arguably the Greatest guitarist ever and certainly the most creative artist of our lifetime.
He can take an already great song like this and turn it on it's head...Genius
Yvette Sanchez
Lots of thanks to the max for this & all the magnificent pieces that you share!! I love this!! Prince sang this to the ultimate, like the original singers!! Prince always had the most incredible voice to be able to sing this & anything to the max!! & Prince majorly excelled at playing the steel guitar for this!! This sounds fantastic!! Prince, undoubtedly, has always been & will forever remain our one & only true Master!! Endless thanks, Prince, for having gifted us with all of your magic, giving us total bliss to treasure forever!! You shine in our hearts for all eternity, our beloved, sweet Prince!! Purple Power!!
Nick Evers
@Yvette Sanchez You are right about one thing. We both have our opinions on this version of HTW. You like it and I don't. However on the other matter... I have been playing guitar for over forty years and this is definitely not "an acoustic guitar used in a method to mimic a steel guitar" Nor is it a steel guitar on its own. I will bet money on that.
Yvette Sanchez
@Nick Evers I am not an expert at the type of music that the different guitars put out. But, I know them pretty well. So, hearing it, it sounds just like a steel guitar. So, I'm just assuming that it was. If I'm wrong, than I do at least know for sure that it was an acoustic guitar used in a method to mimic as closely as possible in this song to a steel guitar. I recently actually saw a video of Prince performing that song. From what I could tell, it looks most likely like it was actually an acoustic guitar that he used to play it. But, I couldn't tell for sure, it could have been either type of guitar. But, either way, Prince deserved a lot of credit because, even if it was an acoustic guitar, he still played on it in such an incredible way to make it mimic the sound of a steel guitar!! & I still think it sounded fabulous!! Prince did a most outstanding job performing it!! Just like he always did an outstanding job performing his own music as well!!
I read your other comment where you were not satisfied with the way Prince had performed that. That's fine. You have a right to your opinion. But, I have a right to my opinion too. & I just don't agree with your opinion. Thank you!
Nick Evers
Where did you read/see where Prince played a "steel guitar" on this song? That's not what I'm hearing.
Omari James
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top made me come hear this after he said Prince’s version of Honky Tonk Woman has some of the best guitar playing he’s ever heard.