Prince

[tpj1965]

"When Doves Cry" is a 1984 song by Prince, and according to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year. It was the sixth track and lead single from his album Purple Rain. The track went to number one for five weeks in the U.S. and other countries in July, 1984. It kept the other big hit of that summer, Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark", from reaching the top spot. It was voted as the best single of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll. The song was also notable for being extremely popular in both White American and African American communities in the United States.

Prince wrote and composed "When Doves Cry" after all the other tracks on Purple Rain were complete. In addition to vocals, he also played all instruments on the track. The song's texture is remarkably stark - there is no bass line at all, which is very unusual for a dance song. The song features an intro of a guitar solo and drum machine, followed by a looped guttural vocal by Prince. The song is very emotional and includes semi-autobiographical lyrics sometimes in a scream. After the lyrics, there is another, much longer guitar solo and a synthesizer solo. The song ends on a classical music-inspired keyboard piece backed by another synthesizer solo. From Wikipedia

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Edited March 26, 2007 by tpj1965

[DudeAsInCool]

Nice write-up, catchy song and good graphics, too. But Prince looks kinda scary when he starts to get out of that bathtub

[method77]

great song

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

I think this is the only song I like of his. The rest do nothing for me. Darling Nikki is a joke.