Prince’s Best Side Project
In case you haven’t figured it out, I’m a big Prince fan and have been since I knew what music was. While I still love and support the purple one, I feel like some his best music was made in the 80s with Wendy and Lisa. They contributed to Prince’s music that made him better, something that’s been missing since The Revolution dissolved. Some say that Wendy and Lisa helped to give Prince’s sound in the 80s a more “pop” sound rather than the funk sound he had without them. I would agree with that considering nearly all of Prince’s music since the Sign O the Times era is very funk-oriented; however, while Wendy and Lisa was contributing to Prince’s sound in the mid 80s, he managed to channel his funk sound into pet project Vanity 6 hit song, “Nasty Girl.
Vanity aka Denise Matthews is a born again Christian now, but back in her day, she was the most recognized figure in Vanity 6. She radiates on the stage, even in this lip-synced performance. Prince knew what he was doing when he chose her to front Vanity 6.
YouTube Video Link: Vanity 6 – Nasty Girl
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Vanity 6 was definitely Princes’ best project aside from the Revolution.
It’s too bad Vanity wasn’t in ‘Purple Rain’, it would’ve been a much better movie.