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MountainsPrince and the Revolution

Released: May 7, 1986

Songwriter: Lisa Coleman Wendy Melvoin Prince

Producer: Prince

[Verse 1]
Once upon a time in a land called Fantasy
Seventeen mountains stood so high
The sea surrounded them and together they would be
The only thing that ever made you cry
You said the devil told you that another mountain would appear
Every time somebody broke your heart
He said the sea would one day overflow with all your tears
And love will always leave you lonely

[Chorus]
But I say it's only mountains and the sea
Love will conquer if you just believe, oh yeah
It's only mountains and the sea
There's nothing greater, uh huh, than you and me

[Verse 2]
Once upon a time in a haystack of despair
Happiness sometimes hard to find (yeah)
Africa divided, hijack in the air
It's enough to make you want to lose your mind

[Chorus]
And I say it's only mountains and the sea
Love will conquer if you just believe, oh yeah
It's only mountains and the sea
There's nothing greater, uh huh, than you and me
Guitars and drums on the one!
Bobby on the drum-ah
It's only mountains
Oh yeah
And the sea
And the girls say
There's nothing greater, oh no, than you and me

[Outro]
Mountains

Prince and the Revolution

“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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