I saw them perform a couple years ago. It was fantastic.

Ronnie, Talk to Russia.

"Purple Rain" of the songs he wrote/performed. If you also include songs he wrote, but didn't necessarily perform, I would say, "Nothing Compares 2 U" and "Manic Monday".

Diamonds and Pearls

Raspberry Beret. I love the story about when The Replacements first met him. They looked at each other and said, “What the fuck are we even doing here?”

Sexy MF. If you can find “The Remix Experience” by DJ Brother Jules, it’s a close second.

1. Adore.
2. If I Was Your Girlfriend.
3. The Beautiful Ones.

Top 3 subject to change into a top 5 on any given day.

So now I'm just thinking about the bangers he wrote and others had big hits with (a small sampling):

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2U
Chaka Khan - Feel for You
Bangles - Manic Monday
Tevin Campbell - Round and Round
Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls

Let's Go Crazy.

It's absolutely infectious and full of joy.

When You Were Mine. Just great music and absurd lyrics.

Its quite hard to choose but Uptown is so fucking great. I love this video. When he picks up his guitar and plays that one lick, ugh!

7 is a spectacular choice. I'd like to be a contrarian as always, but it's When Doves Cry. There's no other choice.

Those two and "Purple Rain" are my top three.

My Name Is Prince has started many a mixtape for me
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It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

There is no wrong answer, but this is the best answer. 🙂

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Too hard to do that.

As a pure pop song, "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man," is right up there with "Help!"-era Beatles in pop perfection.

For raunchy rock, I'm partial to "Gett Off."

But his best is probably "When Doves Cry." Could anyone else be that funky without a bass in the song?

Darling Nikki YouTube video by Prince - Topic

Probably not the song of his that I play the most, but the one that I respond to most when I listen to it: Darling Nikki.

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Let’s Go Crazy - 10/10 crank that shit up.

Raspberry Beret

The Arms of Orion YouTube video by Prince - Topic

The Arms of Orion.

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Prince & The New Power Generation - 7 (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Prince

Certified banger.

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In honor of Prince, what is your favorite song of his? Mine is "7."

Right? Just absolutely crazy to think about.

4/21 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE (CT):

6PM - Sixers/Celtics (NBCSN), Habs/Bolts (ESPN2)
6:30PM - Bruins/Sabres (ESPN)
7PM - Blazers/Spurs (NBC)
8:30PM - Mammoth/Knights (ESPN2)
9PM - Kings/Avs (ESPN)
9:30PM - Rockets/Lakers (NBC)

Prince mural in downtown Minneapolis. It was unveiled in 2022.

Prince's star at First Avenue.

The nightclub Prince made famous.

Backdoor to both First Avenue and 7th St Entry.

Went to pay my respects this morning to the Minnesota icon who passed away 10 years ago today.

What a win for the Wolves. We have ourselves a series.