Write-Up: I might catch some flac for this one but I gotta be honest, I never really cared for it. I don't even really listen to Prince music much at all for that matter. The song had a resurgence among listeners recently in 2016 after Prince's death and is considered to be one of the best in his career. Originally the song was supposed to be a Country song and was to feature Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks. Unfortunately she was overwhelmed by a 10 minute demo of the song that had been sent to her and she backed out of the collaboration. Prince decided to do something with the song anyway and after a few rehearsals the band was able to put most of what you hear now in arrangement. The song would become a staple in concert and was played on almost every tour for the rest of Prince's career. I guess the lyric represents facing the end of the world and figurative "blood" in the sky during the firestorm because Red + Blue = Purple of course but I'm not sure on the finer details of that explanation which is a statement by Prince himself allegedly. Anyway, yeah... not all that big of a Prince fan here which is why this is the only song of his that you'll see in this ranking. ====================================
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