Prince – If I Was Your Girlfriend (3:45)

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“If I Was Your Girlfriend” was the second single off Prince’s widely-acclaimed 1987 double album Sign o’ the Times. While it is today considered one of his most notable songs, at the time of its release, the song did not chart well in the U.S., perhaps due to the record’s androgynous vocal and gender-bending lyrics. The track was originally from the “Camille” project of 1986, which was to be released under the guise of an alter ego boy named Camille (see Prince’s poem in the Lovesexy tour program), rather than by Prince. Regardless, the song is actually sung from a male perspective to a woman, wherein Prince explores the possibilities of a more intimate relationship if he were his lover’s (platonic) girlfriend. Trouser Press names the song as one of the album’s highlights, noting that it “redefines a relationship in a surprisingly mature way”.[1] Musically, the song is based on a bass and drum machine pattern, punctuated by a keyboard line that evokes sadness. Prince’s sped-up vocals are intensely emotional and heartfelt.

According to engineer Susan Rogers, a rare technical error on her part led to distortion— albeit only on certain words. As recounted in Alex Hahn’s book “Possessed: The Rise and Fall of Prince,” Rogers thought Prince “was going to rip my head off” for the mistake. Yet, after hearing the playback, Prince loved the effect, which is featured on the released version.

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linzi76 wrote:
11 days ago

lOVE THIS XX

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pogopatterson wrote:
last month

Presumably if you were her girlfriend Mr. Nelson, you would have to change sex, and then become a lesbian? Or is that too literal an interpretation of the song? :)

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BaggyAnt wrote:
last month

Think I just 'got' Prince - only took me 25 years

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Clayton09 wrote:
last month

This song is blowing my mind pretty hard.

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laxus12 wrote:
last month

So ahead of his time, musically, lyrically, and socially. This is still as fresh and thought provoking as the first time I heard it. PRINCE = GENIUS [3]

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LadyTee71 wrote:
December 2011

'ooohhh he s0 f1ne"

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BackNDaDay90 wrote:
December 2011

So ahead of his time, musically, lyrically, and socially. This is still as fresh and thought provoking as the first time I heard it. PRINCE = GENIUS [2]

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nanara wrote:
December 2011

I can still feel all its charm <3

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suzmuzik wrote:
November 2011

So ahead of his time, musically, lyrically, and socially. This is still as fresh and thought provoking as the first time I heard it. PRINCE = GENIUS

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RussellChap wrote:
September 2011

This is wonderfully perverted. Surely the strangest & most perverse POP hit ever? I love this track soooo much! The way the track is totally schizophrenic yearning for the object of his (Camille's) desire. He want's to be the lover & girlfriend.

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Storm317 wrote:
September 2011

TLC did this as a cover too !

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sunheadbowed wrote:
September 2011

Prince is one creepy bloke.

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spacefaceinfurs wrote:
July 2011

beautiful

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kajsooon wrote:
July 2011

those lyrics amaze me every time I listen to it. so many feelings!! "If I was your one and only friend Would U run 2 me if somebody hurt U Even if that somebody was me?" MASTERPIECE!!

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jillian8 wrote:
April 2011

Amazing everything!

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luckylollyme wrote:
April 2011

smooth like Prince...

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TantoTempo wrote:
March 2011

Dat chick he's with – she like me.

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MishMog wrote:
March 2011

Still the fiiiinest song that I know, been so since I first heard it at the age of 12 or something. Monstergood

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milr26 wrote:
March 2011

Prince - brilliant.

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jacidbazz wrote:
February 2011

can I make you breakfast sometime?

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