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The song combines a drum machine beat and slow synth buildup for the verses and a full rock chorus. Backing vocals were done by Lisa Coleman and the classic guitar solo was played by Dez Dickerson. In the song, Prince narrates a one-night stand with a beautiful but promiscuous woman (the “Little Red Corvette” of the title); although he enjoys the experience, he urges her to “slow down” and “find a love that’s gonna last” before she destroys herself. In addition to the title, he uses several other automobile metaphors, for example comparing their lovemaking to a ride in a limousine. The term “Little Red Corvette” has also been suspected to refer to a woman’s vagina or clitoris, due mostly to the lyric, “I’m gonna try to tame your little red love machine.”
# Rolling Stone ranked the song #108 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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