There’s no way around it: 2016 is continuing its status as the Great Asshole Year by taking music legends away from us. - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator: Reply #14 posted 09/09/06 6:15pm. "Little Red Corvette," a slow-burning funk-pop odyssey which is most definitely not about a sports car, is an after-dark masterpiece, aural soft porn rendered with the inextricable combination of perversity and sophistication which defines virtually all of his best work. The song peaked at Number 6 on the Hot 100–five places above Prince’s previous biggest pop hit, “ I Wanna Be Your Lover ,” and his first song to make the Top 10. Prince spends the song using the metaphor of a red Corvette for how fast this woman leaves men after she has slept with them, and urges her to slow down and to “move over, baby, gimme the keys / I’m gonna try and tame your little red love machine”, because she could end up getting hurt. I've always interpreted the corvette as a metaphor for his rash sexual impulses as well. On the other car, little red Corvette is also a metaphor for a young, promiscuous girl. For some reason I imagine you asking that in the manner of a Family Fortunes contestant.You're saying "penis". Obviously, this is a song about the car. I did'nt think that the corvette was supposed to be representing her vagina. The US single was originally released with the album track "All the Critics Love U in New York" as the Jack Hamilton of Slate noted that the song is about "ambivalence, vulnerability, and fear" of "Little Red Corvette" (directed by Bryan Greenberg and released in February 1983) was Prince's second music video played on MTV. Released in 1982 on the “1991” album, “Little Red Corvette” comes from a nap Prince had in band member Lisa Coleman’s 1964 pink Mercury Montclair Marauder after an all-nighter in a recording studio. He's a bit put off by that but then thinks "what the heck? And all his minions went "ha ha ha ha ha" and everyone in the car went "ha ha ha ha ha" and I … Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads The first was "Prince got the idea for the song when he dozed off in band member The song combines a drum machine beat and slow synth buildup for the verses and a full rock chorus. Backing vocals were performed by Dez Dickerson and Lisa Coleman and the guitar solo was also played by Dickerson. From a gearhead perspective, Prince may be best known for his song “Little Red Corvette.” That song was inspired by a car, but, oddly enough, not a Corvette. "To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.MNer with a child at school and living in England or Wales? Edsel was separate division just like Mercury and Lincoln. Club Today, it was It seems that Prince came up with the idea for the 1983 song while he was sleeping in Lisa Coleman’s (you know, from Another morning, after recording all night, Prince sat in Lisa Coleman’s pink Edsel. Saying “Ford Edsel” is as stupid as saying “Toyota Lexus” or “Chrysler Dodge”.White Man in Alaska Demonically Screams in the Face of Walmart Worker, "You Have No Authority Over Me"Arkansas County Sheriff Recorded Ranting at Woman for Talking to a Black Person, Resigns After OutcryTwitter Sets Former NFL Star Brian Urlacher Straight After He Comes for Jacob BlakeWatch An Escaped Wheel Ring Someone's Doorbell At About 40 MPHWatch How A Neighbor Deals With A Little Kid Who Keeps Tearing Around His DrivewayMelania, what did you think would happen when you wore a green dress to the RNC?The extrajudicial killings of black people must stop. At this point, Lisa—a platonic bandmate—was sometimes staying in his home, or with one of his ex-girlfriends, and continued to appear in some of his songs. Prince - Little Red Corvette (Official Music Video) - YouTube The A.V.