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Friday, January 20, 2012

Song / ??!! Today I Learned: Prince Wrote "Manic Monday"

Posted by on Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 3:36 PM

I've lived on this planet for 31 years, and I've listened to this song eight bajillion times (between 1986-1992). I never knew until today, January 20th, 2012, that the song was written by Prince.

"Oooh-whooooa-oooa."

 

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MLP 1
Of course it was. Fully 1/4 of all "good" 80s pop songs were written by him.
Posted by MLP on January 20, 2012 at 3:52 PM
biffp 2
He wrote "Sugar Walls," but not "Morning Train."
Posted by biffp on January 20, 2012 at 4:04 PM
3
Get out more.
Posted by DMonaghan on January 20, 2012 at 4:15 PM
gloomy gus 4
There aren't a lot of songs I wish Prince hadn't written, but this is one.
Posted by gloomy gus on January 20, 2012 at 4:15 PM
r.chops 5
nothing compares to the young. i feel for you.
Posted by r.chops on January 20, 2012 at 4:22 PM
6
Also - I Feel for You by Chaka Kahn,
Nothing Compares to You by Sinead O'connor
When you were mine by Cyndi Lauper
and Sugar Walls as noted above.
Posted by c on January 20, 2012 at 4:24 PM
7
Prince's best is "Nothing Compares to You" what a great song, even if the Sinead O'Connor version is sappy. It's just really well written.
Posted by Prince James on January 20, 2012 at 4:25 PM
bedipped 8
Don't forget G-Spot for Jill Jones.

"F" is 4 frustration
I'm looking 4 what isn't really there
"I" is instigation
I'm listening 2 the voice beneath my hair
"N" is 4 the naked body
And 4 what my naked eye can see
G-spot, G-spot
Where, oh where can U be?
"A" is 4 America
And 4 the things U read in magazines
"L" is 4 location
I am a clock, the time is 9:15
"L" is 4 the lust we share
We want 2 know that infamous pleasure
"Y" is 4 my yearning
I'm burning into mystery
G-spot {x3}
Ooh yeah
Yeah, yeah
Oh, oh Lord

There's something almost William Blake about it.
Posted by bedipped on January 20, 2012 at 4:31 PM
Soupytwist 9
Duh.
Posted by Soupytwist http://twitter.com/katherinesmith on January 20, 2012 at 4:32 PM
very bad homo 10
I thought everyone knew this.
Posted by very bad homo on January 20, 2012 at 4:37 PM
biffp 11
He wrote a little of Stevie Nicks "Stand Back."
Posted by biffp on January 20, 2012 at 5:08 PM
Mattini 12
Prince's version of Nothing Compares 2 U (with Rosie Gaines, on the Ultimate collection) also blows Sinead's out of the water.
Posted by Mattini on January 20, 2012 at 5:13 PM
the idiot formerly known as kk 13
I had twenty bucks on Neil Sedaka. Dammit.
Posted by the idiot formerly known as kk on January 20, 2012 at 5:30 PM
easternstar 14
I bet you didn't know that Leonard Nimoy directed The Bangles' video for "Going Down to Liverpool" either...
Posted by easternstar on January 20, 2012 at 6:01 PM
15
you know how i knew the little dude wrote Manic Monday? i heard the song. maybe you should invest in a discount clue.
Posted by legacy builder on January 20, 2012 at 6:06 PM
Roma 16
Yeah, knew that. What I didn't know, though, was how it came about.
According to what I just read on the All-Music Guide...

"...Prince -- who was reportedly infatuated with Susanna Hoffs -- offered to write a song for them."

I can definitely understand the infatuation. Hoffs was very attractive and sexy.

Another song on that album, "If She Knew What She Wants", was by another fine songwriter: Jules Shear.

6: When You Were Mine

Another great song. I think that's my favorite on Lauper's debut. (Jules Shear also had a a song, "All Through The Night", on that album.)

Posted by Roma on January 20, 2012 at 6:07 PM
Roma 17
The dude can play guitar too.
Posted by Roma on January 20, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Megan Seling 18
@15 So cranky!
Posted by Megan Seling on January 20, 2012 at 6:17 PM
19
Unfortunately, my brain keeps hearing "Friday Friday."
Posted by bareboards on January 20, 2012 at 6:52 PM
biffp 20
Better than "Monday Monday" by the Mamas and the Papas.
Posted by biffp on January 20, 2012 at 6:54 PM
biju 21
Also if I remember correctly, Prince's own Kiss was in the top 10 at the same time as Manic Monday.

PS He also wrote the gorgeous "Love thy will be done" for Martika
Posted by biju on January 20, 2012 at 8:19 PM
biffp 22
Was Martika that "Toy Soldiers" singer? That song truly sucked.
Posted by biffp on January 20, 2012 at 8:52 PM
23
Seriously? As a fan of Prince, I knew this 20 years ago.
Posted by Greycat on January 21, 2012 at 12:34 AM
loganlorelai 24
Fuck, fuck faaaaaaaaaaaaaack!! How is this a relevant music blog post?!!?! Megan - you've been around TOO long to post menusha like this.

From this moment on, let's post relevant shit - pretty please?!
Posted by loganlorelai on January 21, 2012 at 2:11 AM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 25

Susanna Hoffs did a great duet album of 60s covers with Matthew Sweet (they are a couple and tour together).

http://www.myspace.com/sidnsusie

http://www.amazon.com/Under-Covers-Matth…
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com on January 21, 2012 at 3:35 AM
Roma 26
Susanna Hoffs did a great duet album of 60s covers with Matthew Sweet.

I have that, and like it.

Posted by Roma on January 21, 2012 at 9:56 AM
27
@24 Menusha? I've never heard of them. Are they like a female Menudo?
Posted by BakedNotFried on January 21, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Paul Pearson 28
Susanna Hoffs did a great duet album of 60s covers with Matthew Sweet (they are a couple and tour together).

They are not a couple outside of their musical partnership.
Posted by Paul Pearson on January 21, 2012 at 12:12 PM
blip 29
Menusha.
Posted by blip on January 21, 2012 at 2:22 PM
30
@17: OMFG!! Thanks for the link!
Posted by TheCat on January 21, 2012 at 4:30 PM
TreGibbs 31
How did you not know that?
Posted by TreGibbs on January 21, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In 32
Next Megan is going to tell us about this great new band she's discovered, Nine Inch Nails.
Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on January 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM

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