 Parade (1986) [ larger cover art ] |
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You don't have to be beautiful to turn me on
I just need your body, baby, from dusk till dawn
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
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your... kiss
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 (Yeah)
I want to be your fantasy, maybe you could be mine
You just leave it all up to me, we could have a good time
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with
I just want your extra time and your... kiss
Yes, oh
I think I wanna dance, uh
Gotta, gotta, oh
Little Girl Wendy's Parade
Gotta, gotta, gotta
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, uh
You just leave it all up to me, my love will be your food (Yeah)
You don't have to be rich to be my girl
You don't have to be cool to rule my world
Ain't no particular sign I'm compatible with!
I just want your extra time and your kiss
| GawgaBoy (State of Confusion) | Posted: Dec 17, 2010 - 16:51 ARRRRRRRGG.......... I have the volume cranked for Frank Zappa's Willie the Pimp and then this started. Oh Bill... that was not nice. |
| allisonscola (wishing I was behind my piano) | Posted: Dec 17, 2010 - 16:50 One of the most incredible songwriters in American history. Hands down. This and Raspberry Beret are absolute classics. An absolute genius. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Dec 17, 2010 - 16:48 dmax wrote: As musically omnivorous as I am, Prince is the one and only musician that I listen to and giggle at his amazing creativity. I don't love everything he does, but I love that he tries so damned hard and succeeds so often. Thing is, I don't think "he tries so damned hard" which is what makes him brilliant. He just works a lot. |
| (former member) | Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 07:10 As musically omnivorous as I am, Prince is the one and only musician that I listen to and giggle at his amazing creativity. I don't love everything he does, but I love that he tries so damned hard and succeeds so often. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 07:00 bbryan wrote: Wow - I'm really surprised with collective score on this one. If there was a better, pure funk track that came out during this period, I don't know what it was. And bonus points for a mid-80's track that doesn't sound dated. The RP community is, at its core, very conservative musically. |
| DjThirteenP (Tampa) | Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 06:59 Yeah, yeah, some of you commentariat may not care for Prince, but consider the flow that Bill is developing with the last few songs: World Party gets fairly serious in a positive way, whether an omage to Lennon or not, following it up with Lennon's Mind Games is brilliant, and then Prince comes in to completely lighten things up, but with a positive attitude like a know-nothing version of World Party and with almost irresistible hooks that rhyme in their own way with what drew everyone to Lennon. Thanks, Bill. Discuss amongst yourselves... |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 06:57 I have DVD of rock hall of fame performances. Tom Petty and a bunch include Harrison's son doing While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Prince comes out of the shadows at the end and plays a blazing unbeleiveable guitar solo. You can seee Petty et al just smiling and appreciating his playing. May not like this song but can't argue about his talent |
| Alafia (on the road) | Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 06:56 Ick |
| linden (Santa Cruz, CA) | Posted: Oct 15, 2010 - 06:55 Whoo-hooo! |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:37 For any who doubt the unassailable genius of His Purpleness! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWvzTYlHpqU |
| Scott_Alic (Toronto) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:24 Halter tops for men never did catch on, did they? Tom Jones' cover of this was icky — sounded like he was passing a gallstone. Fine, Prince sounds pained here too, but it takes balls to rock a falsetto for an entire song like this (ironically). Just fun — it's the 'Hey Ya' of the 80s — if you gave it a '1', I can't help you... |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:20 Prince again!? Bill, Bill, Bill!!!?? |
| Lrobby99 (Wisconsin, USA) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:17 Eager to bestow a 1. |
| oldman (Lost in Northern Virginia) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:17 mread wrote: Barely qualifies as music. Switching to LRC for a while . . . ditto |
| deepwoodskev (In a town west of Chicago) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:16 I always laugh at the part where it sounds like he just got kicked in the family jewels. Sounds really painful. |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:16 There are better tunes from this guy. |
| mread (W117°12.138' N32°53.742') | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:16 Barely qualifies as music. Switching to LRC for a while . . . |
| Stefen (West Hollywood, CA) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:15 I just want your extra time and your . . . |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:15 Felix_The_Cat wrote: One of the best contemporary rock musicians tzzzz...! |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:15 Voraciously vomitous. |
| mamerjamer | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:15 By and large, I am a Prince fan, but this song is a turd. REALLY surprised to hear this on RP (and not pleasantly). |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:15 WTF??????!?! I had to double check and make sure it was still RP I was listening to.  |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:14 dewhead wrote: Awful... just awful. This song sucked when it came out and it still does. I agree, has a nice beat, but is so bad lyrically and musically unimaginative for someone as talented as Prince. |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:14 That's how it sounds to sing without balls! Not cool at all, Princie-baby! |
| dewhead (Big Orange Country) | Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 11:33 Awful... just awful. This song sucked when it came out and it still does. |
| audiophelia (Pennsylvania) | Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 11:33 "Act your age, not your shoe size..." :D |
| WayUpNorth (Windswept Exile) | Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 11:33 Three words: unique, risky and risque.  |
| anabel | Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 11:32 That_SOB wrote: This guy sure blew away 'everyone' at the George Harrison memorial concert . .. this guy can light that axe up . . . but this  that was amazing!! |
| That_SOB (The Dark Side of the Tune) | Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 14:14 This guy sure blew away 'everyone' at the George Harrison memorial concert . .. this guy can light that axe up . . . but this |
| KevinM (Long Beach, Ca) | Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 17:55 I was going to rate this piece of crap a 1 - until I realized I already did |
| scrubbrush | Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 17:33 Gotta love the the RP Eclectic format. This is a GREAT song... may not be ideal on a station that plays John Hiatt and thwe Waterboys, but still one of my all time favorites that never fails to make my wife dance. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 17:32 peter_james_bond wrote: I like this but why not this guy's  version? agreed. |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: May 08, 2010 - 23:46 Seriously, great mix. Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with. Good tunes good times up in this joint. |
| aelfheld | Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 06:42 |
| stephw (Ottawa, ON) | Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 06:41 Doing a little chair dancing at work  |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 06:41 Hard for me to argue with extraordinary talent, even (especially?) when it manifests itself in curious ways. |
| audiophelia (Pennsylvania) | Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 06:39 Please PLEASE play Tom Jones' version next!!! :D |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 15:43 Detestable. |
| ginniet (Spokane, WA) | Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 15:42 Ah, takes me back to the '80s, when I was single and in my 30s. Great times and memories—thanks RP! |
| peter_james_bond (The Burg) | Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 17:19 I like this but why not this guy's version? |
| Queue (ROKville, MD) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:51 No matter how much I try, I do not like this song. I like a lot of his stuff, just not this song. |
| DaveInVA (In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:48  |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:48 One of the best contemporary rock musicians |
| iamkaki (Northern VA) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:46 Wow, I have not heard this in ages! Awesome! |
| bbryan (Austin, TX) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:46 Wow - I'm really surprised with collective score on this one. If there was a better, pure funk track that came out during this period, I don't know what it was. And bonus points for a mid-80's track that doesn't sound dated. |
| TheKing2 (Kalpa) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:46 A very nice track of one hell of musician / media artist. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:46 ...props for playing this on RP... |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:45 Coolest android on earth |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:45 kaybee wrote: I like Prince and glad to hear him on RP, but this is not one of his best. You are right about that. He has a lot of better stuff. |
| Mandible | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:45 wenatchee wrote: Station Changer Station Gorilla Glue my man!!!!!!!  |