October 19, 2018 marks the 39th anniversary of Prince’s self-titled second album–not the most glamorous occasion, perhaps, but reason enough to reassemble the review panel from our For You podcast for a reappraisal. Once again, Zach is joined by Harold and KaNisa for a track-by-track discussion of this underappreciated album, its resonances throughout Prince’s career, and why it still matters.
00:00:00 Ray “Eye Patch” Sawyer and Dennis Locorriere of Dr. Hook Introduce Prince–and Prince Performs “I Wanna Be Your Lover”–on The Midnight Special, 1980
00:01:08 KaNisa’s Muse 2 the Pharaoh Podcast
00:01:30 Harold’s First Appearance on d / m / s / r
00:01:39 Harold’s Presentation from the Lovesexy 30 Symposium at NYU
00:02:49 Our First Review Podcast of For You
00:08:33 For You’s Album Cover vs. Prince’s


00:14:15 The Infamous Dick Clark Interview from American Bandstand, 1980
00:20:25 d / m / s / r Post on the Capri Theatre Show
00:23:34 Definitely Nude: The Back Cover of Prince

00:23:51 “Sexy Dancer” (Live at Carolina Coliseum, 1980)
00:26:22 Prince Live 1979-1980: The First Tour
00:28:03 “I Wanna Be Your Lover” (from Prince, 1979)
00:34:38 The “I Wanna Be Your Lover” Music Video
00:41:10 “Disco Away” by the Rebels (1979 recording)
00:43:15 “I Wanna Be Your Lover” (Live in Dortmund, 1988)
00:46:25 “I Wanna Be Your Lover” in “Purple Medley,” 1995
00:47:47 The Alternate “Band Version” of the “I Wanna Be Your Lover” Video, with… Remastered Audio
00:49:07 The More Convincing Band Videos for “Dirty Mind,” “Controversy,” and “1999”
00:54:20 “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?” (from Prince)
01:00:30 Dez, André, and Prince, 1980

01:01:12 “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?” (Live in Lakeland, Florida, 1980)
01:15:04 “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?” (Live in Vancouver, 2013)
01:17:13 “Sexy Dancer” (from Prince)
01:24:52 “Livin’ on the Nile (Extended Club Re-mix)” by Egyptian Lover (1987 single)
01:30:15 “Sexy Dancer (Long Version)” (1980 single)
01:33:34 “When We’re Dancing Close and Slow” (from Prince)
01:43:55 d / m / s / r Podcast with Erica Thompson
01:45:22 “When We’re Dancing Close and Slow” (Live in Seattle, 2013)
01:52:33 “When We’re Dancing Close and Slow” with Andy Allo (Live at North Sea Jazz, 2011)
01:55:17 “With You” (from Prince)
02:00:41 The Instrumental “With You” Interlude (Live at Denver Auditorium Arena, 1983)
02:03:33 “With You” (Live at Xenophobia Celebration, 2002)
02:08:13 “Bambi” (from Prince)
02:17:16 The Unaired “Bambi” Performance on The Ellen Degeneres Show, 2004
02:19:39 “Still Waiting” (from Prince)
02:24:13 “Still Waiting” (Live at First Avenue, 1982)
02:30:05 “I Feel for You” (from Prince)
02:37:25 “I Feel for You” by Chaka Khan (from I Feel for You, 1984)
02:38:28 “It’s Gonna Be Lonely” (from Prince)
02:44:55 Zach’s Original Ranking of the Songs from Prince
03:04:25 “Bambi (Rap)” by T.C. Ellis (from True Confessions, 1991)
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