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Controversy

by Prince
on Ultimate Prince

Lyrics

I just can't believe all the things people say Controversy
Am I black or white? Am I straight or gay? Controversy
Do I believe in God? Do I believe in me? Controversy
Controversy Controversy
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I just can't believe all the things people say Controversy
Am I black or white? Am I straight or gay? Controversy
Do I believe in God? Do I believe in me? Controversy
Controversy Controversy
full lyrics

Features of This Track

electronica influences
heavy melodic ornamentation
repetitive melodic phrasing
extensive vamping
minor key tonality
groove based composition
a breathy male lead vocalist
use of techno synths
vocal harmonies

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Comments

Rude boy is a geius his best album is 1999 so many hits on this album.
Some people want to die so they can be free...we're all just the same❌⭕❌⭕
An audiophilic retroactive slide in time..
Old skool ora luv all ol skool cant miss me hey all old skool music lovers
I BEGGED MY MOMA FOR THIS ALBUM!-I WAS ONLY 13, SHE BOUGHT IT ON MY BIRTHDAY!-LO V E D IT!-IVE HEARD MORE VULGAR LANGUANGE AT OUR FAMILY REUNIONS(HA! ! HA!!)
Prince is a beautiful person, each and everyone of his songs touches me to my very core
genius baby! super musical talent!
PRINCE IS ONE OF THE BEST SINGER AND SONG WRITERS. I LOVE PRINCE. EVERYTIME HE COMES TO THE N.O., LA. I AM IN THE HOUSE.
eawill216
I love Prince! He is a musical genius!
the bass is crazy on this song
omg omg OMG!! SO my favorite Prince song. I remember rocking out to this when i was around 6 yrs old!
I love the hook. THe use of synthesizers and the Linn LM-1 Drum Machine....T h i s is my favorite Prince album and song....My kids even know the words....
i took a test on facebook to describe which song fits me, and "controversy " was it!!!
that was the nail in the head. fits me to the "T".
also, i named my children after this musicical genuis princeton (son) & princess (daughter).
... altho i do prefer the album version. but hey, this song is so great even the edited version is cool.
in the top 20 greatest songs ever written/reco r d e d by this dude. perfect.
proud2bgomes
LUV IT!!

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