also entitled Controversy, in late summer 1981. The lyrics served as a mission statement, with Prince imagining a world in which differences in race, gender and sexual orientation didn’t matter.

Instead, his lyrics spoke for him ... In this 1981 song from Prince's aptly-named album, "Controversy," the singer was speaking directly to President Ronald Reagan, even referencing him by ...

But when Prince stoked the fires of public controversy in the media with his ... In the song, the lyrics include “I was only sixteen but I guess that’s no excuse / My sister was thirty-two ...

Prince is once again stirring up some controversy. The Rock and Roll Hall ... Harder said the lyrics show Prince is "sincere in wanting to speak to the times." He also emphasized that the video ...

“Do Me, Baby” was on Controversy, but the track was ... and the vinyl incorporates Prince’s handwritten lyrics for the track. The artist and his best friend André Cymone recorded a demo ...