Prince and the Revolution

Released: June 25, 1984

Songwriter: Dr. Fink Wendy Melvoin Prince John L. Nelson Lisa Coleman

Producer: Prince

[Spoken Intro: Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin]
Wendy?
Yes, Lisa?
Is the water warm enough?
Yes, Lisa
Shall we begin?
Yes, Lisa

[Verse: Prince]
Where is my love life?
Where can it be?
There must be something wrong with the machinery
Where is my love life?
Tell me, where has it gone?
Somebody, please, please tell me what the hell is wrong

[Chorus: Prince]
'Til I find the righteous one
Computer blue
'Til I find the righteous one
Computer blue

[Outro: Prince]
Oh
Yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

“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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Purple Rain (1984)
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