Genius Meanings
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Prince – Little Red Corvette
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“Little Red Corvette” is arguably the greatest song about a one night stand in history. He compares this woman to an exciting ride in a powerful sports car.
It was the second
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Prince – Little Red Corvette (7" Edit)
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[Verse 1] / I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways / That it wouldn't last / See, you're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once / Love 'em and
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Prince – Little Red Corvette (Special Dance Mix)
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[Verse 1] / I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways / That it wouldn't last / See, you're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once / Love 'em and
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Prince – Little Red Corvette [Live in Dortmund, 1988]
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Love / Should we trust it? / Maybe we'll find out / Clap your hands y'all / I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways / That it wouldn't last / See, you're
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Prince and the Revolution – Little Red Corvette (Live in Syracuse, NY, 3/30/85)
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[Verse 1] / I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways, it wouldn't last / See, you're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once / Love 'em and
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Prince and the Revolution – America
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On “America,” the final single from his sixth studio album Around The World In A Day, Prince critiques mid-1980s United States and worries about a nuclear war, which were always
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Prince – Little Red Corvette Covers
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See all of “Little Red Corvette” by Prince’s covers
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Hey Steve – Miss Prince
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You know I've been a big fan / Wrist band / Bought it last night / I've seen you on the billboard / Yeah your band's pretty tight / I love your little song, lip-sync along like an
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Stevie Nicks – Stand Back
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The words are all Stevie’s, but she credits the melody to Prince. She wrote the first draft of the melody based on “Little Red Corvette,” and then called Prince on the phone:
I
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Sexual Harrassment – We Want Prince (Long Version)
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[Intro] / We want Prince, we want Prince / We want Prince, we want Prince / We want Prince, we want Prince / We want Prince, we want Prince / [Verse 1] / Dirty Mind, Little Red
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The Nylons – Little Red Corvette
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I guess I should have known / By the way you parked your car sideways / That it wouldn't last / You're the kinda person / That believes in making out once / Love 'em and leave 'em
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Prince – 1999 (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit)
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[Verse 1: Prince, (Lisa), Dez, (All)] / (I was dreamin' when I wrote this / Forgive me if it goes astray) / But when I woke up this morning / I could have sworn it was judgement
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The-Dream – Fast Car
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Track 3 on Love Hate. L.O.S creates a track with homage to Prince, more specifically his “Little Red Corvette” track. L.O.S makes use of his stabbing synths, signature percussion (
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R. Kelly – Ignition
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R. Kelly, in his typical fashion, channels the vibe of Prince’s Little Red Corvette and fills this song to the absolute brim with sexual innuendos describing a “car ride”. Much
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Filmore – You Know You Wanna
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[Verse 1] / I knew before I met ya / I wanted an up-all-night kinda crazy / Girl, right when I met ya / Yeah, your eyes on mine said the same thing / [Pre-Chorus 1] / And I knew I
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Prince and the Revolution – Raspberry Beret
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“Raspberry Beret” was the first single released from Prince’s seventh album, Around the World in a Day.
Originally demoed in 1982, the track was greatly reworked by the time it
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Prince – Xenophobia
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Welcome 2 the power of surrender / First things first / U must surrender your expectation / 4 those of U expected 2 get your Purple Rain on / U in the wrong house / See, we're not
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Prince – Yah, You Know
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[Intro] / You know, you know, you know / [Verse 1] / What's the matter with you? / Ain't you got nothing better to do / Than to dance your life away / At the local disco (Disco
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Prince – Automatic (7" Edit)
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[Verse 1] / You ask me if I love you / It's automatic / Because every time you leave me, I die / That's automatic too / You ask me to forgive you, when you know / I'm just an
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Prince – Vagina
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According to Prince Vault, Vagina was originally recorded as a possible track for Vanity 6’s debut album. Vagina was also the name Prince had originally chosen for Vanity 6 lead
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Prince – Irresistible Bitch (1982 Version)
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[Verse 1] / All my partners ask me why I take so much abuse / Why am I so faithful, honey? Why are you so loose? / They say why am I the one who never gets to take you home? / But
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Prince – Musicology
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[Verse 1] / Heard about the party now / Just east of Harlem / Doug E's going to be there / But you got to call him / Even the soldiers / Need a break sometimes / Listen to the
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Prince – 1999
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“1999” is the titular song and lead single of Prince’s 1982 breakout album. The song–the album opener–introduces an apocalyptic universe that asks the listener to live their life
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Prince – All the Critics Love U in New York (7" Edit)
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Prince’s “All the Critics Love U in New York (7” Edit)“ is an abridged version of the closing track to his commercial breakthrough, 1999. The reworked version – which eliminates
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Prince – If It'll Make U Happy
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[Verse 1] / I didn't mean to leave you / But I had to go / If changing my life would make you happy / Tell me and I'll make it so, oh / I wanna make you happy / I'll do whatever
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Prince and the Revolution – Do Me, Baby (Live in Syracuse, NY, 3/30/85)
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Here we are in this big old room / Staring each other down / You want me just as much as I want you, baby / Let's stop fooling around / Take me baby, kiss me all over / Play with
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Prince – Head (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 - Late Show)
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[Prince and Lisa Coleman] / I remember when I met you, sugar / You were on your way to be wed / You were such a sexy thing / I loved the way you walked, the things you said / And I
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Prince – Colleen
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“Colleen” is an instrumental track recorded by Prince on January 15, 1982 at Sunset Studios in Hollywood, CA.. The number was recorded in the midst of sessions for The Time’s debut
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Prince – Teacher, Teacher
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[Verse 1] / Teacher, teacher / I'm really not lovin' you / But you're the teacher / I try to do what you want me to / I know you get lonely / But you gotta know / It wasn't love
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Prince – No Call U
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[Verse 1] / Girl, I'm goin' crazy, I'm lonely and I need a kiss / My body wants to call you but my ego says I got to resist / Tired of waiting baby, tired of giving you the upper
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Prince – Delirious (Full-Length)
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[Verse 1] / I get delirious whenever you're near / Lose all self-control, baby just can't steer / Wheels get locked in place / Stupid look on my face / When it comes to making a
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Prince – Don't Let Him Fool Ya
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[Intro] / One, two, three / [Verse 1] / Don't let him fool ya / I know he got a big ol' Cadillac, uh-oh / Don't let him fool ya / Pretty soon he'll have to take it back, ooh / Don'
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Prince – Blanche
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[Intro] / Ah-ah-ah! / This is a song about a girl named Blanche and a dude named Stanley's desire / Ah-ah-ah! / Ah-ah-ah! / [Verse 1] / Blanche, could I have this dance? / Blanche
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Prince – Rearrange
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[Verse 1] / Rearrange your mind / Man, you've got to be drunk / You think we'd stoop so low / And play that old-time funk? / Rearrange your mind / Loosen up your hair / You gotta
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