Prince

Released: August 25, 2014

Featuring: Lianne La Havas

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince Joshua Welton

[Chorus: Prince & Lianne La Havas]
You should never underestimate the power of a kiss on the neck, When she doesn't expect
A kiss on the neck, when she doesn't expect, a kiss on the neck
And every time you catch her singin' in the shower
You should go and get her a flower
Don't matter what they what the hour
Just rub it on her back, rub it on her back, rub it on her back

[Verse 1: Prince & Lianne La Havas]
In this brand new age
We do everything quick, fast in a hurry
All of our lives a stage
Everybody stars, reality's so blury
If you screamed out loud (loud)
Top of your voice wouldn't be high-er up than the crowd, no
Tattoo-less and proud, yeah
We're getting high on something, that doesn't require clouds, no
We don't need no clouds, no

[Chorus: Prince & Lianne La Havas]
You should never underestimate the power of a kiss on the neck, When she doesn't expect
A kiss on the neck, when she doesn't expect, a kiss on the neck
And every time you catch her singin' in the shower
You should go and get her a flower
Don't matter what they what the hour
Just rub it on her back, rub it on her back, rub it on her back

[Verse 2: Prince]
I wanna gonna give you something baby
But I wonder does it really even matter if it ain't on the stage
If it ain't on a stage, I don't really think it matters in this brand new age

[Bridge: Lianne La Havas]
When life's a stage, in this brand new age
How do we engage?
Bullying just for fun
No wonder there's so many guns
Maybe we're better off in space

[Skit: Lianne La Havas]
Mr Nelson, Mr Nelson, can you hear my voice?
Sir, we know you're a little bit groggy
And you're probably going to find it hard to speak
But don't try to talk or process too much now
We just want to let you know that the medication you were given
Has put you in a suspended animation for quite some time
In fact 45 years
But where you are now, is in a place that does not require time
That being said, you are completely safe
And we are here to help you"

[Outro: Prince and Lianne La Havas]
You should never underestimate the power of a kiss on the neck, which she doesn't expect
A kiss on the neck, which she doesn't expect, a kiss on the neck
It's in my power to love you
It's in my power to love you up
It's in my power to love you
It's in my power to love you up
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An American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and actor that produced 22 RIAA-platinum albums during his 40-year career, Prince may be known for one of many different things – his turn as “The Kid” in the iconic film/album/8 ½ minute ballad “Purple Rain”, being the writer behind the acclaimed anthem “Kiss,” rivaling Michael Jackson at the pinnacle of his career, being the inspiration behind censorship laws, or being the artist addressed as an unpronounceable symbol throughout the 1990s—but while many know of Prince, most don’t fully understand the impact his legacy left on this world.

Going by many aliases throughout his life, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958 with his father’s (John L. Nelson) stage name as his own given one. Growing up, Prince suffered from serious epileptic seizures at a very young age, but he had wrote his first composition of many by age seven, and outside of his love for basketball, he wanted music to be his purpose in life. His tumultuous childhood, witnessing alcoholism and abuse, caused him to find refuge in neighbor André Cymone’s home in his teens, where the two competed in local band competitions, leading to Prince’s introduction to Morris Day alongside music with his cousin’s band 94 East, leading him to be courted by record labels and ultimately signed to Warner Bros. Records with complete creative control; at 19, his debut album, For You (1978) was released – Prince played all 19 instruments on the record.

Influenced by the likes of Miles Davis, Rick James, and James Brown, Prince desired to form a music dynasty and after the success of his next albums – the platinum-selling Prince (1979), the sexually-charged Dirty Mind (1980), and politically-motivated Controversy (1981) – he negotiated for the ability to form his own label and manage artists of his own. Prince’s trademark sexual/religious rhetoric within pop-and-dance, funk-rock sound gained him a following, but his opening slates for Rick James and The Rolling Stones were both negatively received and facing bankruptcy, the young artist began to reach for mainstream popularity. Cashing on the drug-influenced doomsday mania of the times, 1982’s 1999 easily achieved that mainstream appeal, landing him on MTV, music charts, and radio stations across the world.

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