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Scandalous (The Crime)Prince

Released: June 20, 1989

Songwriter: John L. Nelson Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro: Prince and Kim Basinger]
Come In
Hi
Come closer
I like it here
You're blushing, are you afraid?
I don't know
Well, don't be
I guess I am just a little nervous, you make me...
I don't know what it is you make me, I...

Scandalous

Why are you looking at me like that?
It’s getting warm in here
Yeah it is…getting warm in here
Let's go in the bedroom
What's in there?
A window

[Verse 1: Prince]
I can't wait, baby
'Til I can wrap my legs around you girl
‘Cause sugar you know, you're just the kind of lover
That I've been looking for
Tonight why don't we skip all the foreplay, mama
And just get down here on the floor?

[Chorus: Prince]
Scandalous
I'm talking about you and me
Marvelous
Baby, baby, can't you see
Anything you've ever dreamed of
I'm willing to be
Tonight it's going to be scandalous
'Cause tonight I'm going to be your fantasy

[Spoken: Prince and Kim Basinger]
It's so dark in here
I can see you
What do I look like?
Overdressed
Okay, how about now?
(My dearest)
Now, what do I look like?
You're blushing, are you afraid?

[Interlude]

[Spoken: Prince and Kim Basinger]
Give me your hand
Which one?
Give me your hand
Mmm
Come on, come on
Ohh

[Verse 2: Prince]
Anything's acceptable, just ask me and I'll try it
To hell with hesitations
To hell with the reasons why

[Spoken: Prince and Kim Basinger]
Scandalous
You're shaking
I know, I can't help it
Marvelous
Aww, is that better?
Yes

[Modified Chorus: Prince]
Anything you ever dreamed of, I'm willing to be
Tonight it's gonna be scandalous
'Cause tonight I'm gonna be your fantasy
Baby, baby, baby

[Spoken: Prince and Kim Basinger]
Where am I?
Where do you wanna be?
Right here, right here

[Modified Chorus: Prince]
Anything you ever dreamed of, I'm willing to be
Tonight it's gonna be scandalous
'Cause tonight I'm gonna be your fantasy

[Chorus: Prince]
Scandalous
I'm talking about you and me
Marvelous
Baby, baby, can't you see
Anything you've ever dreamed of
I'm willing to be
Tonight it's going to be scandalous
'Cause tonight I'm going to be your fantasy

[Outro: Prince]
Scandalous
Marvelous

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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