Tag: sound 80
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Wouldn’t You Love to Love Me?
Prince seems to have discovered early on that he was better at writing about sex from a woman’s perspective: his sexual appeal is simply more convincing, more fully-realized, when he’s putting himself in the shoes of his own seducee.
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For You
Despite all the studio wizardry, “For You” is a surprisingly intimate song: one of the few successful examples on a record that strives a little too hard to ingratiate itself to the listener.
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Just as Long as We’re Together
“Just as Long as We’re Together” is less a pop song in the conventional sense than it is a four-to-six-minute demo reel all its own: an unabashed showpiece for Prince’s abilities as a singer, instrumentalist, and hooksmith.
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My Love is Forever
Pleasant and frothy, if not especially memorable, “My Love is Forever” is Prince at his most self-consciously commercial.