I completely forgot about this song until I heard it about a week ago in between sets at a show, and it pretty much got the whole crowd moving. I feel like if I’m ever a famous musician, I will always make sure to play high energy music right before my set. What’s sort of weird is that A)today’s song is over 25 years old, and B)Prince is 51 years old! I mean, I guess you’d have to be if you had a hit song over 25 years ago, but it’s just strange. For some reason I didn’t think his name was actually Prince, but if it’s on Wikipedia, then it must be true.

“I Would Die 4 U”, off the legendary “Purple Rain” album released in 1984, is one of my favorite Prince tracks, probably because it’s classic high-energy 80s electro goodness. I’m not even going to attempt to analyze this one. I think no explanation is needed if you are a fan of the Purple One (<-- a great/weird nickname).

Prince – I Would Die 4 U

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