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Article: Prince for the day: 7/7/07, a good day for Prince and a good day to be a Prince fan - three shows, an album and a new perfume. So what better time to ask seven local musicians to pick their favorite songs from the Purple One. So many hits, so many choices.
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- Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)
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- July 7, 2007
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Byline: Ross Raihala
Jul. 7--Singling out a sole favorite Prince track is tougher than it looks.
"I have my favorite Prince dance song, my favorite Prince party song, my favorite Prince 'dirty' song, my favorite Prince ballad," says Josh Grier of local buzz band Tapes 'n Tapes. "Based on the music and lyrics alone, I couldn't choose."
Yet we asked Grier and six other local musicians to do just that, to compile a total of seven much-loved Prince songs in honor of Prince's favorite number, seven.
After all, the 49-year-old Minneapolis native chose today -- 7/7/07 -- to launch a new album ("Planet Earth," due in stores July 24) and his ...