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.
Kiss
Prince & The Revolution Lyrics
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Now I'm trying to steal a kiss from your lips
I can't quit
Love is in the air
It's not fair
When you moving
Diamonds in your hair
Catch the glare like a jewel in a flash of light
But I need you tonight yeah
I don't wanna wait
You can say I'm dumber in love
Blame it on my age
Maybe because I'm young that's enough
I don't wanna miss this
I just need kiss kiss
Oh oh
Sway to the music
Let's choose it
Don't you go away
Let the stay misbehave
Let your body go
With the flow of the moment
We can take a slow
With the motions, emotions are burning bright
And it feels like I've been waiting all my life
But I need you tonight yeah
I don't wanna wait
You can say I'm dumber in love
Blame it on my age
Maybe because I'm young that's enough
I don't wanna miss this
I just need kiss kiss
Oh oh
And it feels like I've been waiting all my life
But I need you tonight yeah
I don't wanna wait
You can say I'm dumber in love
Blame it on my age
Maybe because I'm young that's enough
I don't wanna miss this
I just need kiss kiss
Oh oh
I don't wanna wait
You can say I'm dumber in love
Blame it on my age
Maybe because I'm young that's enough
I don't wanna miss this
I just need kiss kiss
Oh oh
I just need kiss kiss
I just need kiss kiss
The lyrics to Prince & The Revolution's song "Kiss" are a playful invitation to a romantic encounter. The opening lines indicate that physical appearance is not the most important factor for attraction: "You don't have to be beautiful to turn me on". The singer then emphasizes that he just needs the addressee's body and is willing to take the lead in the experience: "You don't need experience to turn me out/ You just leave it all up to me/ I'm gonna show you what it's all about". The chorus reinforces the idea that the singer is not looking for anything specific in a partner, but instead wants to spend quality time together: "I just want your extra time and your kiss".
The second verse makes it clear that the singer is not interested in superficial flirting, but rather wants to explore each other's fantasies: "You got to not talk dirty, baby/ If you wanna impress me/ You can't be too flirty, mama/ I know how to undress me". The bridge and final chorus suggest that the singer is looking for a mature, confident partner who is not afraid to be herself: "Women, not girls, rule my world/ I said they rule my world/ Act your age, mama (not your shoe size)/ Maybe we could do the twirl/ You don't have to watch Dynasty/ To have an attitude/ You just leave it all up to me/ My love will be your food/ Yeah".
Overall, the lyrics to "Kiss" are a fun, seductive invitation to let loose and enjoy each other's company. The song's catchy melody and upbeat rhythm further convey a sense of joyful abandon and sensuality.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't have to be beautiful
You don't need to meet society's standards of physical attractiveness to attract me
To turn me on
To excite me sexually
I just need your body, baby
Physical intimacy with you is all I desire
From dusk 'til dawn
Throughout the night
You don't need experience
Lack of familiarity with sexual activity will not deter me
To turn me out
To sexually satisfy me
You just leave it all up to me
I will guide and show you what pleases me
I'm gonna show you what it's all about
I will demonstrate how to fulfill my sexual desires
You don't have to be rich
You don't need to be wealthy to be in a relationship with me
To be my girl
To be my romantic partner
You don't have to be cool
You don't need to be fashionable or trendy
To rule my world
To have control over my life
Ain't no particular sign
There is no specific zodiac sign that I prefer
I'm more compatible with
I prefer the company of someone who is sexually compatible with me
I just want your extra time and your
I only desire more time with you and your willingness to engage in sexual activity
Kiss
Physical intimacy through kissing and other sexual activity
You got to not talk dirty, baby
Don't use vulgar language as an attempt to attract me
If you wanna impress me (ah)
To gain my admiration
You can't be too flirty, mama
Don't be overly flirtatious with me
I know how to undress me, yeah
I will take the lead when it comes to physical intimacy
I want to be your fantasy
I desire to be the object of your sexual fantasies
Maybe you could be mine
Perhaps you would also be willing to engage in my sexual fantasies
We could have a good time, uh
We could have enjoyable, sexual experiences together
Don't have to be rich
Financial wealth is not a requirement to be in a relationship with me
Women, not girls, rule my world
Mature and experienced women are the ones who hold power over me
I said they rule my world
I strongly emphasize that women hold power over me
Act your age, mama (not your shoe size)
Display maturity in your actions and decisions, not just in your physical appearance
Maybe we could do the twirl
Perhaps we could engage in some spontaneous sexual activity together
You don't have to watch Dynasty
You don't need to share my interests or social status
To have an attitude, uh
To have self-confidence and personality
My love will be your food
My love and sexual desire will nourish and fulfill you
Lyrics © DistroKid, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sentric Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: AMANDA LUCILLE WARNER, FERNANDO GARIBAY, ABBY MANDAGI, STEPHEN WRABEL
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@rmm6637
inspectorbudget Here are the lyrics, basically a silly argument skit. "
Woman overboard, everybody on the ground
10 toes goin’ up, 10 toes goin’ down
Got the gun pointin’ at ‘cha
We’re never gonna cut our hair
(Come here, let me cut that hair) No!
Gotta, gotta
(My body wanna tell U 2 take control)
(This way 2 this purple soul)
Oh, pretty mama, I think I wanna ride
Sophie, 4 God’s sake
If U touch the television, I’ll kill U Sophie
Sol, can U please change the channel 4 God’s sake?
I don’t care, leave it alone, sit down!
I can’t stand David Letterman, he looks like a banker
U don’t have 2 watch Dynasty 2 have an attitude
Leave it all up 2 me, my love will be, will be your food
Everybody will have short hair
Let’s cut it, mama! (Pretty mama)
I think I wanna ride
Put the daddy in the front seat, me and the girl outside
I just want your extra time and your ..... kiss
Oh my God, isn’t that Prince on television, Sol? {fade out}
OK Sophie, it’s obvious
No, wait a minute, I bought this television
Why’d... why U ruin it 4 me 4 God’s sake?
Is he the strangest lookin’ thing U’ve ever seen or what?
U wanna talk strange Sophie? OK, let's talk strange
Sol, don’t U touch that channel!
Leave it alone, Sol!
Sophie, U’re strange, I’m changin’ the channel
Sol, do U... do U value your life?
Sit down Sol!"
@jmac6350
One of my best memories of my grandfather is him watching Prince perform on tv and saying. “Wow, the lady can really dance.”
@joyduckting9837
Lol😂😏
@deannabowlin4350
I’m dying😅😅
@tej226
😂😂😂 the ambiguous 80s lol
@sandracordier4625
Ppppppppp
@sweetblaqcoffey962
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@laurahutzel1707
I don't understand how someone can be so feminine, so masculine and so sexy all at the same time.
@duprez2
One word. ANDROGENY
@uncorrupted2786
Simple. Prince was a secret female-to-male transgender.
@no-uo1me
1Word How the HELL is he sexy