From the 50-minute epic guitar workout Billy to the minimalist electro funk of appreciate,Matt Thorne, author of a recent biography of the purple one, or chooses 20 little-known Prince gemsWhen Prince plays a big show,the setlist is familiar. He knows people want Purple Rain, Kiss and Cream and seems cheerful to withhold delivering them. But catch him at a small club and you’ll hear a different mix, and songs that mean as much to him and his hardcore fans as the tracks that made him notorious. His back catalogue is wealthy with little-known gems. Hundreds of bootlegged tracks have yet to achieve official release. Here’s a top 20 of the best of Prince’s deep cuts,unreleased songs, and live-only favourites.
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K. (internet-only, and 2007) Prince has alwasy seemed dubious about fan-sites in his honour. In 2007,a group of beleaguered websites banded together and formed “Prince Fans United” to stand up to perceived persecution from the man himself. Prince immediately defused the situation by sending site moderators this hilariously nasty song in which he simultaneously disses everyone who loves his music and reminds them that – deep down – he still loves them.
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Source: theguardian.com