Prince

Released: November 19, 1996

Songwriter: Thom Bell William Hart

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
Hey girl, I bet you didn't know I had both eyes on you
It's true
And you know what? I seen all those other guys too
Baby, frankly, I don't give a damn

[Verse 1]
Many guys have come to you
With a line that wasn't true
And you'd pass them by (Pass them by)
Though you're in the center ring
And their lines don't mean a thing
Why don't you let me try? (Let me try)
Now I don't wear a diamond ring
I don't even know a song to sing
All I know is

[Chorus]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la means I love you
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la means I love you

[Verse 2]
If I ever saw a girl
That I needed in this world
You are the one for me
Let me hold you in my arms
Going to fill you with my charms
I'm sure that you will see (You will see)
The things I am saying are true
And the way I want to explain them to you
Baby, can you listen to me?

[Chorus]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la means I love you
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la means I love you

[Bridge]
So there, the book is open
What you want to do?
Can you do-o-o me, baby, like I want to do you?
Come here, let me hold you in my arms
Let me fill you with my charms
The things I am saying are true
And the way I explain them to you
Yes, to you!

[Chorus]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la means I love you
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la means I love you
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la means I love you
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la means I love you

[Outro]
I love you, I really, really love you
Ooh listen to me, baby
Ooh, I love you, I love you, love you
Ooh, take my hand, girl
You got to understand
I want to be, I want to be, I want to be your man
You know where to find me when you make up that mind

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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