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Today is the 7th day of the #PrinceTwitterThread (organized by @deejayumb) for Prince’s 1994 album Come. And today I’m tweeting about the 6th song on the album: “Race”
FYI this is a somewhat long thread. I hope you enjoy it!
Today is the 7th day of the #PrinceTwitterThread (organized by @deejayumb) for Prince’s 1994 album Come. And today I’m tweeting about the 6th song on the album: “Race”
FYI this is a somewhat long thread. I hope you enjoy it!
Now, since “Race” is at the halfway point on the album, let’s take look back at the other threads that my fellow Prince scholars have tackled for the album...
Whenever I talk about @prince — especially his classic 80's period — context is where I like to start. And with an album like Purple Rain which (frankly) overshadows EVERY other album released in his career, context is the best device we can use to appreciate its finer points.
But before I get into context, today's my day to dive into "Take Me With U": 2nd track on PR; recorded over a roughly 9 day period in late January 1984 (thx @PrinceVault & @Duane_Tudahl); PR"s 5th & final single release (reached No. 25 on the US pop chart). 
"Take Me With U" is a stone-cold singalong. It's catchy; after a few listens, you know the whole song and can't get it out of your head. That's the signature of a great pop song. And by early 1984, Prince was getting really good at writing pop music.
