THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

884-Prince-Alphabet St.

1988-Number 9 single.

Best Bit-At 4.39. ‘A.B.C.D.E.F.H. I love you’. Prince could sing the alphabet, and I’d still think it was fantastic.

This is one of the most sexually explicit songs on this countdown, and yet as far as I know, not one radio station, or television broadcaster has ever refused to play it.

The subject is oral sex, and the letters of the alphabet represent the shapes he can make with his tongue. Astute readers will hear in the song that there is no ‘G,’ did you ‘spot’ that.

‘Alphabet St’ was the lead single from Prince’s 10th studio Album ‘Lovesexy,’ released in 1988, it was his least successful release of the 1980’s, with only this song charting, from the Album’s three singles, the other two being ‘Glam Slam,’ and ‘I Wish U Heaven’ (see also best songs 487-269-85 and 54.)

The Rap on the track was performed by Cat Glover, who is also a choreographer, singer,and dancer, she travelled with Prince on both his ‘Sign o’ the Times,’ and ‘Lovesexy’ tours, in the late 1980’s.She also rapped on the song ‘Cindy C,’ from Prince’s 1987 Album,’Black Album’.

‘Talk to me lover, come on tell me what you taste, didn’t your mamma tell you, life is too good to waste.’