It is complicated to speak out my opinion when it comes to Prince. I love some of his songs, yet I consider some of his other songs not good at all. I would say that the best years for Prince are between mid-1980's and early 1990's.
My first favorite album from Prince is the Purple Rain soundtrack. I love all the songs in the album, particularly “When Doves Cry.” I was nine years old when I first listened to the song and thought the song was very cool. Later on, I got to know the lyrics and found the lyrical imagery in the song to be the cool thing of the song. This song is the kind of song that has the beat to make you dance. If you listen very closely, you will find the baseline in the song. This is a brilliant song to my opinion, the one you can listen to and make you dance.
Another song that I like from the soundtrack album is the title song. This is quite a long song, an eight minute song with guitar instrumental played at the end. I usually don't like slow songs from Prince, but the way that Prince combines the music, the lyrics, and the performance in this song is very brilliant and evoke emotional reaction from everyone that listens to it.
In the following years, I came to like “Raspberry Beret,” a song from Around the World in A Day album. The song tells a story about a guy who works in a small store. Then he falls in love with a girl who steps in to the store one day. The girl wears a raspberry beret, the one which inspired the title. They finally get together in the end, which makes a sweet story and a sweet song to listen to.
I also have some favorite songs in Sign 'O' the Times, a 1987 Prince album. The song with the same title with the album, tries to depict the social life at the time. It talks about drug abuse, Ronald Reagan's “Star Wars” project, Challenger space shuttle, and nuclear war. I love this song except for the cheesy lines near the end. My other favorite song in this album is “U Got The Look” which has a great poppy beat and special appearances by Sheena Easton and drummer Sheila E.
There is another soundtrack song that I like in 1990. The title is “Thieves by The Temple” from Graffiti Bridge movie. The movie did not hit the box office, however. I like the way this song builds the intensity towards the end. I also like the way Prince sings about the ended relationship in a very bitter way.
In the next year, there is the title song from Diamonds and Pearls album. The music is easy listening and talks about the love of a couple and what they would give for their love. In this song, I like the way Prince and Rosie's vocals come together and blend wonderfully.
Later on in 1992, I like a song titled “7,” a second single from the album with the unpronounceable title. The song tells about a love in apocalyptic tale. However, it is the music that makes me love this song. I also like Morning Papers from this very same album.
Other songs that I like from Prince are "Little Red Corvette," "1999," "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man," "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," and "Betcha By Golly Wow!"
