Prince's pop life, song by song, in chronological order.
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The Belle of St. Mark
While “Glamorous” sounded tailor-made for Sheila’s particular talents (even if it wasn’t), “Belle” is well-crafted but faceless, embodying the essentialist cynicism of the publishing imprint Prince used for his female side projects: “Girlsongs.”
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Annie Christian
A botched, mutated test subject from the mad scientist’s suburban Minnesota lab.
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Let’s Work
Musically, “Let’s Work” showed the lessons Prince had learned during the making of The Time.
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She’s Just a Baby
If one can get past the ick-factor, there’s a tenderness and loneliness at the heart of “She’s Just a Baby.”