Prince - Around the World in a Day (1985)
Tracklist:
- “Around the World in a Day”
- “Paisley Park”
- “Condition of the Heart”
- “Raspberry Beret” 💎
- “Tamborine”
- “America”
- “Pop Life” ⭐️
- “The Ladder”
- “Temptation”
Comments
“Around the World in a Day”
A forgettable opening track aside from the use of some “exotic” instruments.
“Paisley Park”
Kinda cute sing-songy tune. Not a banger but I like it.
“Condition of the Heart”
A very quiet ballad that doesn’t really go anywhere, alas.
“Raspberry Beret” 💎
Not my favourite but indisputably this was a huge hit and pretty “hippie” in it’s day in an 80s Ferris Bueller retro kind of way.
“Tamborine”
I’ve never really thought of a tambourine as a sexual object or metaphor but, hey, it’s Prince, who wondered “Can I fuck it?” about most everything.
“America”
Poppy and a bit political. Not terrible.
“Pop Life” ⭐️
Definitely my favourite tune on the album.
“The Ladder”
The two things I hate in 80s pop are fake-ass gated reverb snare drums and shmaltzy sax. It is mixed pretty quietly, thank goodness, but the sax here is not good.
“Temptation”
The sax here at least is kind of weird. Wait, is that gated reverb snare? Fuuuuu…
I not talking about any ol kind of temptation, people
I’m talking about
I’m talking about
Sexual temptation
Oooooohhh… That’s what he’s talking about! I thought he just wanted another cookie.
(And then God smites him? WTF is up with that? This boy needs to learn to be more sex positive.)