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“Probably the greatest b-side in the world”.

This is often sited by Prince fans as one of his best tracks nevermind the fact that it only appears on the b-side of a single. In fact Prince, unlike many then and most now, had a great track record for putting good tracks on singles (I will be listing the best b-sides later on in this series). Like it’s sibling on the a-side this track is quite stripped down musically but has a consistent driving rhythm that propels it along. Another track about break-up and heartbreak but this time she has left him for someone else. It features the wonderful lines;

“U’re the one who’s always lonely,
But I’m the one who’s always alone”.

However, as a heavy smoker it was the real heartbreak in the lines;

“So here I sit in my lonely room lookin’ 4 my sunshine,
But all I’ve got is 2 cigarettes and this broken heart of mine.”

Presumably the shops are shut and he can not get any more cigarettes. Takes me right back to my bedsit life, spending many late nights listening to Prince, smoking furiously, drinking throughout the night and lamenting the fact X would not go out with me. Happy times!