Prince and the Revolution

Released: February 5, 1986

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

(Love or money)
(Love or money)
(Love or money)
(Love or money)

Baby, nothing come for free now
If you want to be with me now
What's it gonna be now?
Is it love or is it money?

Tell me, tell me what's your name?
What's your claim to fame?
You see, I don't like silly games
Is it love or is it money?

Tell me what's on your mind?
Are we just makin' time?
Will our spirits rhyme?
Is it love or is it money? Yeah

Showtime, uh
I'm gonna shake my hips to the east
Shake my hip to the west
Till you make up your mind
That my hip is the best
I said "Uh"

I said baby, let me take you by the hand
Make you understand
That I... I ain't no silly man
Got to let me know, is it love or is it money?

Nothing come for free now
If you want to be with me now
What's it gonna be now?
Is it love or is it money? Yeah

Listen
Talk a little

Take you by the hand
Make you understand
That I ain't no silly man

He was bad, he was fresh
All the women say he was the best
He had money up to his neck
But it didn't mean a heck
The boy was in need of some diehard pussy
The kinda drawers that last
Heck-a-buff, good God, I wantcha

Love
Baby, baby, baby...
(Love or the money)
(Love or the money)
(Love or the money)

We could play for days
If you get tired, uh, give me that mayonnaise

Revolution, put the groove on the bus
Don't worry about me, don't worry about us

Hey, baby
Hey, what it is
Love or money
Love or money
Showtime, uh!
What?
I... I...

Nothing come for free now
If you wanna be with me now
Ah, don't get me wrong mama
You, heck-a-buff, I wantcha
You got to let me know, yeah

Revolution, put the groove on the bus
Out of town, Lord, don't worry about us
Gimme that, gimme that Vaseline
Oh, got to slide, the girls know what I mean
Uh, Lord

Cool, cool, cool, cool
Let it loose, let it loose
What it is
Love

“The Revolution” was originally the live backing band for Prince in the early years of his career. They first appeared in a studio capacity on 1999, but it wasn’t until 1984’s Purple Rain when they were officially credited. The band is noted for its diverse range of musicians, which wasn’t very common in the 1980s and inspired by what Sly Stone did with The Family Stone.

The most famous line-up consisted of Prince on lead vocals, guitar, and piano, Wendy Melvoin on guitar and vocals, Brown Mark on bass guitar and vocals, Lisa Coleman on keyboards, piano, and vocals, Matt “Doctor” Fink on keyboards and vocals, and Bobby Z on drums and percussion. The last albums where the Revolution was credited was 1985’s Around the World In A Day & 1986’s Parade.

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