What is Prince's greatest song from 1981?
February 27, 2019
We are digging into Prince's musical output from different years for our Purple Hours on Fridays in March, and we picked 1981 for the first one. It was invigorating to see that you want to celebrate Prince's work behind the mic, behind the mixing board and behind the pen. From Noon-1pm CST today Derrick Stevens will be spinning your picks for Prince's best work from 1981, whether that be his production, playing and writing for The Time's debut album, his own masterpiece album Controversy or his writing for the Minneapolis artist Sue Ann. Get ready to celebrate one of Prince's most productive early years, it's 1981 on the Purple Current Time Machine.
Here are the top vote-getters from most to least.
1. Prince - Controversy
2. Prince - Do Me, Baby
3. Prince - Let's Work
4. The Time - Cool
5. The Time - Get It Up
6. Prince - Private Joy
7. Prince - Sexuality
8. Prince - Jack U Off
9. Prince - Gotta Stop (Messin' About)
10. The Time - Girl
11. Prince - Annie Christian
12. The Time - The Stick
13. The Time - Oh
14. Prince - Ronnie
15. Talk To Russia
16. Sue Ann - Let Me Let You Rock Me
17. The Time - After Hi School