Prince

Released: October 27, 1982

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
May I have this dance?

[Verse 1]
Darling, it appears to me
That you could use a date tonight
A body that'll do you right
Tell me: am I qualified?
(I say?)
Baby, I know it's hard to believe
But this body here is free tonight
Your very own first-class flight
My plane's parked right outside, baby
Don't you want to go for a ride? (yeah)

[Chorus]
I'm an international lover, yeah that's right
Let me take you around the world
I'll buy you diamonds and pearls
Only if you're good girl

[Verse 2]
Darling, I know it's been a long time
Since you've been satisfied
I can tell by the look in your eyes
You need it real bad (real bad), you need
It so bad, so bad (real bad)
Baby, maybe if you're good girl
I'll introduce you to my ride
Don't you want to come inside?
Come on baby, I won't fly too fast, I've got so
(Come on baby, I won't fly too fast, I've got so much class)

[Chorus]
(International lover)
That's right baby
Let me take you around the world, yeah yeah
(I'll buy you diamonds and pearls)
I will buy you diamonds and pearls, baby
(Only if you're good girl)
Got to be good, you got to be good, yeah, yeah, please

[Verse 3]
Good evening. This is your pilot Prince speaking
You are flying aboard the Seduction 747
And this plane is fully equipped with anything
Your body desires
If for any reason there is a loss in cabin pressure
I will automatically drop down to apply more
To activate the flow of excitement
Extinguish all clothing materials and pull my body close to yours
Place my lips over your mouth, and kiss, kiss, normally
In the event there is overexcitement
Your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device
We ask that you please observe the "No Letting Go" sign
I anticipate a few turbulence along the way
We are now making our final approach to Satisfaction
Please bring your lips, your arms, your hips
Into the upped and locked position for landing
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Yeah

[Outro]
(Let me take it around)
(Let it all hang out)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Welcome to Satisfaction
Please remain awake until the aircraft
Has come to a complete stop
Thank you for flying Prince International
Remember, next time you fly, fly the International Lover

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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