I could not do Minnesota and not give a nod to Prince Rogers Nelson - whose middle and last name you may not have known.
From his semiautobiographical movie Purple Rain and album of the same name, this song opens side 2 of the album. It was clearly meant to be a (slower) dance song, but, in an unusual move for the period, there is absolutely no bassline. It's unconventional, with just guitar, drum machine loop, and synthesizer.
It's also a song I hated in 1984. All these years later, I get it a lot more, and it's one of my favorites by him.
As genius as the simple song was, the live version - this was from Japan in 1990 - may be even more dynamic.
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