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Dig U Better DeadPrince

Released: July 9, 1996

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Refrain]
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
(I'd dig you)
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
(I'd dig you)
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead

[Verse 1]
A long time ago, you took six months a walking
Talking on the other side
What started as an experiment turned into a heaven-sent
Message that saved your ass from dying

[Chorus]
Somebody said "In life there's always peaks and valleys"
And if you're lost they won't show you the way
That same somebody said "I'd dig you better dead"
But I'd much rather see if your God is what you say, say, say

[Verse 2]
And with the awesome power they struck
First they offered up the buck
Right in the middle, right in the middle they stuck (right in the middle)
A toke or two, what the fuck? (what the fuck?)
One minute you're hot
Tell the truth and you're not
That's the noose that they hang on a goose like you

[Chorus]
Somebody said "In life there's always peaks and valleys"
And if you're lost they won't show you the way
That same somebody said "I'd dig you better dead"
But I'd much rather see if your God is what you say, say, say

[Refrain]
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead

[Verse 3]
And whatever you do, don't make somebody happy
Don't dress too freaky and make their daughters stare
Then you'll find out how deep the valley truly be
If you plan on catching the bus, you better have plenty fare

[Chorus]
Somebody said "In life there's always peaks and valleys"
And if you're lost they won't show you the way
That same somebody said "I'd dig you better dead"
But I'd much rather see if your God is what you say, say, say

[Refrain]
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead

[Chorus]
Somebody said "In life there's always peaks and valleys"
And if you're lost they won't show you the way
That same somebody said "I'd dig you better dead"
But I'd much rather see if your God is what you say, say, say

[Refrain]
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead
Dig you better dead, I'd dig you better dead

Prince

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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