My Top 100 Prince Songs of All Time: Nos. 30-21

Today’s installment of my personal Top 100 Prince songs of all time brings us 30-21:

30. “She’s Always in My Hair” – B side (1985)

29. “I Wanna Be Your Lover” from Prince (1979)

28. “Let’s Work” from Controversy (1981)

27. “Girls and Boys” from Parade (1986)

26. “The Question of U” from Graffiti Bridge (1990)

25. “7” from The Symbol Album (1992)

24. “D.M.S.R.” from 1999 (1982)

23. “Cream” from Diamonds and Pearls (1991)

22. “Anotherloverholenyohead” from Parade (1986)

21. “If I Was Your Girlfriend” from Sign O The Times (1987)

We hit the top 20 tomorrow, my friends!

My Top 100 Prince Songs of All Time: Nos. 40-31

The top 40 of my personal Top 100 tracks by the genius Prince is here and we’re at 40-31:

40. “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore?” – B side (1982)

39. “Let’s Pretend We’re Married” from 1999 (1982)

38. “P. Control” from The Gold Experience (1995)

37. “My Name is Prince” from The Symbol Album (1992)

36. “Joy in Repetition” from Graffiti Bridge (1990)

35. “Do Me, Baby” from Controversy (1981)

34. “I Would Die 4U” from Purple Rain (1984)

33. “Alphabet St.” from Lovesexy (1988)

32. “Head” from Dirty Mind (1980)

31. “Anna Stesia” from Lovesexy (1988)

30-21 tomorrow!

My Top 100 Prince Songs of All Time: Nos. 50-41

Today brings the top 50 of my personal Top 100 Prince Songs of All Time. Here are numbers 50-41:

50. “Uptown” from Dirty Mind (1980)

49. “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” from The Gold Experience (1995)

48. “Sexuality” from Controversy (1981)

47. “Nothing Compares 2U” from Greatest Hits (1993)

46. “Diamonds and Pearls” from Diamonds and Pearls (1991)

45. “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man” from Sign O The Times (1987)

44. “Batdance” from Batman (1989)

43. “New Position” from Parade (1986)

42. “Sexy MF” from The Symbol Album (1992)

41. “Lady Cab Driver” from 1999 (1982)

The top 40 arrives 2morrow…

My Top 100 Prince Songs of All Time: Nos. 60-51

Day 5 of my personal Top 100 Prince tracks gets us almost to the halfway mark, covering entries 60-51. They are:

60. “3121” from 3121 (2006)

59. “Strange Relationship” from Sign O The Times (1987)

58. “When You Were Mine” from Dirty Mind (1980)

57. “Soft and Wet” from For You (1978)

56. “Hot Thing” from Sign O The Times (1987)

55. “Take Me With U” from Purple Rain (1984)

54. “Days of Wild” from Crystal Ball (1997)

53. “Mountains” from Parade (1986)

52. “Partyman” from Batman (1989)

51. “Money Don’t Matter 2Nite” from Diamonds and Pearls (1991)

Numbers 50-41 tomorrow…

My Top 100 Prince Songs of All Time: Nos. 70-61

Day 4 brings numbers 70-61 of my personal top 100 tracks from Prince’s storied career:

70. “Endorphinmachine” from The Gold Experience (1995)

69. “Starfish and Coffee” from Sign O The Times (1987)

68. “Billy Jack Bitch” from The Gold Experience (1995)

67. “17 Days” – B side single (1984)

66. “Forever in My Life” from Sign O The Times (1987)

65. “The Ballad of Dorothy Parker” from Sign O The Times (1987)

64. “Scandalous” from Batman (1989)

63. “Dirty Mind” from Dirty Mind (1980)

62. “Delirious” from 1999 (1982)

61. “The Max” from The Symbol Album (1992)

Numbers 60-51 out tomorrow!

My Top 100 Prince Songs of All Time: Nos. 80-71

Day three of my personal Top 100 Prince songs is here, covering numbers 80-71. And they are as follows…

80. “Illusion, Coma, Pimp, and Circumstance” from Musicology (2004)

79. “Irresistible Bitch” – B side single (1982)

78. “Old Friends 4 Sale” from The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)

77. “The Dance” from 3121 (2006)

76. “I Feel for You” from Prince (1979)

75. “All the Critics Love U in New York” from 1999 (1982)

74. “Damn U” from The Symbol Album (1992)

73. “Sexy Dancer” from Prince (1979)

72. “Dolphin” from The Gold Experience (1995)

71. “Something in the Water (Does Not Compute) from 1999 (1982)

Numbers 70-61 coming to you tomorrow…

My Top 100 Prince Songs of All Time: Nos. 90-81

We have arrived at day two of my personal Top 100 Prince tracks in his vast and glorious catalogue and that means numbers 90-81:

90. “Love” from 3121 (2006)

89. “Le Grind” from The Black Album (1994)

88. “The Cross” from Sign O The Times (1987)

87. “The Future” from Batman (1989)

86. “Dinner with Delores” from Chaos and Disorder (1996)

85. “Slow Love” from Sign O The Times (1987)

84. “Gold” from The Gold Experience (1995)

83. “International Lover” from 1999 (1982)

82. “Love 2 the 9’s” from The Symbol Album (1992)

81. “The Morning Papers” from The Symbol Album (1992)

I’ll have numbers 80-71 up tomorrow!

My Top 100 Prince Songs of All Time: Nos. 100-91

Ever since the dawn of this blog three and a half years ago, I’ve long considered doing a top 100 Prince songs. For those who don’t know me, let me profess that Prince has been my singular favorite musical artist since I’ve been a young kid. I was fortunate enough to see him in concert 14 times. I know the ins and outs of his 39 albums and many B sides very well.

I mainly never did it for one reason: it’s really difficult to find videos of his work online as Prince was fiercely protective of his catalogue. That means good luck finding his stuff on YouTube or iTunes, etc… Tidal, by the way, has many on his albums on display.

Now – with the shocking and frankly devastating news from Thursday, I’m compiling my personal top 100 songs from his storied career that spanned nearly 40 years. These will be in ten installments and we begin with 100-91:

100. “Under the Cherry Moon” from Parade (1986)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X8yLOTfVzQU

99. “Movie Star” from Crystal Ball (1997)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3sziBn1tx4

98. “Let’s Have a Baby” from Emancipation (1996)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JcDTlYhkQM4

97. “$” from LotusFlower (2009)

96. “Come” from Come (1994)

95. “Superfunkycalifragisexy” from The Black Album (1994)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kJkpB8vvo0c

94. “AnotherLove” from PlectrumElectrum (2014)

93. “Face Down” from Emancipation (1996)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9qowqBXoFS4

92. “Strollin” from Diamonds and Pearls (1991)

91. “(Eye) Hate U” from The Gold Experience (1995)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rLjvuO5dGhs

If you wish to educate yourself on some of the finest work from this genius, I encourage you to seek these out and I’ll have numbers 90-81 up tomorrow!

Todd’s Top 25 David Bowie Songs: Nos. 5-1

After four days covering numbers 25-6 of my personal top 25 David Bowie songs, we’ve reached the top five! This could have easily been a top 50 list and it truly is remarkable to go back and listen to the many decades of greatness that this brilliant artist brought to us. What a talent. What a joy to listen to his artistry. Here’s my top five:

5. “Fame” from Young Americans (1975)

4. “Young Americans” from Young Americans (1975)

3. “Rebel Rebel” from Diamond Dogs (1974)

2. “Space Oddity” from David Bowie (1969)

“Life on Mars” from Hunky Dory (1971)

And there you have it – happy listening! As an FYI – I’m going to make it a point to start doing these top 25 music lists more regularly with Elton John up next…

Todd’s Top 25 David Bowie Songs: Nos. 10-6

Today we enter day 4 of my personal list of top 25 David Bowie tracks — not an easy list to compile considering the staggering amount of amazing tunes over his nearly 50 year career. We arrive at the top ten with 10-6 today and the top five tomorrow!

10. “Heroes” from Heroes (1977)