i remember when sinead's version took over the earth like a plague, a wonderful plague mind you - i knew prince wrote it but assumed then(1990) that he wrote it for sinead. had never heard of the family until later - and i loved most of prince's music from 1982-1990 -- this version is good too, i...
echoing another contributor's thought below; was this riff taken/copied for micheal jackson's 'black n white'? it's prevalant and pretty obvious in the chorus sections
i enjoyed this album in two stages; one in my early teens with 'sympathy' and 'street fighting man' then the remainder of the album in my thirties - didn't know what i was missing in my teens -- love this song!
this song is the best catharsis for when angry at a girl - no violence necessary; "i stick my knife right down your throat, baby, and it hurts" is all i need to hear and i'm calm again lol
her best dance song and where she looked her best - rip