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)
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Prince Lyrics
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You ain't never gonna see her again
She's gonna need a shoulder to cry on
She's gonna need a friend
She's gonna need a pillow case
Something to put those tears on
And I've got some purple satin laces
One second later than the second you're gone
She's gonna miss you at first
But then she's gonna buy me things
That's when I'm gonna lay her
Across my piano stool and sing to her
[Chorus]
"Honey, I tried to tell him
That you were the marrying kind
A faithful one-man woman
Best he would ever find
I guess he wasn't trying to hear that
So there ain't nothing left to say
I tried to tell him that if you run to me
I won't run away."
If you leave her now
You'll never get another glimpse
I'm gonna lace her
With enough ice to recap the pole
There might be another solar eclipse
She's gonna find out
What I like in my eggs,
My bathwater
And how a brother likes to be touched
I am gonna put her on
The same diet Missy went on
You know she eats to much tonight
She's gonna miss you at first
Then she'll get used to me
All of the tricks I would try
To make her take this ring
And make love to me
[Chorus]
In Prince's song "The Marrying Kind," the singer is addressing a man who is considering leaving his woman. He warns the man that if he goes, she will cry and need a friend, and he intends to be that friend. The singer taunts the man, saying that the woman will enjoy being with him and will eventually forget about the man who left her. He sings about the things he will give her, such as purple satin laces and lots of jewelry, and suggests that he will care for her better than the man who is leaving her. He even implies that he will put her on a diet, as if he plans to control every aspect of her life.
Line by Line Meaning
If you leave her now
If you break up with her now
You ain't never gonna see her again
You will never see her again after breaking up
She's gonna need a shoulder to cry on
She will need someone to comfort her when you leave her
She's gonna need a friend
She will need a friend to support her during her difficult time
She's gonna need a pillow case
She will cry a lot and needs a pillow case to dry her tears
Something to put those tears on
She will need something to dry her tears on
And I've got some purple satin laces
I have purple satin laces that I want to use on her
One second later than the second you're gone
I will make a move on her as soon as you break up with her
She's gonna miss you at first
She will miss you initially
But then she's gonna buy me things
She will soon start spending money on me
That's when I'm gonna lay her
I will have sexual relations with her then
Across my piano stool and sing to her
I will romantically serenade her on my piano stool
Honey, I tried to tell him
I told the guy that
That you were the marrying kind
That she is the kind of woman you should marry
A faithful one-man woman
She is a faithful woman and will be committed to one man
Best he would ever find
He won't find anyone better than her
I guess he wasn't trying to hear that
He was not interested in listening to me
So there ain't nothing left to say
There is nothing more to say
I tried to tell him that if you run to me
I told him that if she comes to me
I won't run away.
I will not leave her
You'll never get another glimpse
You will never get another chance to be with her
I'm gonna lace her
I'm going to seduce her
With enough ice to recap the pole
I will shower her with enough jewelry to blind her
There might be another solar eclipse
She will be overwhelmed by my extravagance
She's gonna find out
She will discover
What I like in my eggs,
My choice in eggs
My bathwater
My preferences for bathwater
And how a brother likes to be touched
How I like to be touched
I am gonna put her on
I will put her on a certain diet
The same diet Missy went on
The same diet as Missy, a known celebrity
You know she eats too much tonight
She eats too much and needs to lose weight
Then she'll get used to me
She will eventually become accustomed to me
All of the tricks I would try
I will use all my tactics
To make her take this ring
To convince her to accept my proposal
And make love to me
And to have sex with me
Chorus
Repetition of the lyrics of the song's chorus
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PRINCE ROGERS NELSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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