(The lyrics of which would eventually inspire a smash years later: вЂњHung Up.вЂќ) The partnership led to a friendship that lasted up until his death. Not only did Prince play guitar all over the album (uncredited, like so many of his contributions to other artists), but he even sang on вЂњLove Song,вЂќ a tender duet between the two. MadonnaвЂs Like A Prayer -В beyond being a legendary body of work -В also boasts the rare, masterful touch of two industry icons on one album.

In fact, she was already an established musician before even meeting Prince, but once the two paired up, magic struck: вЂњThe Glamorous Life,вЂќ originally penned for Apollonia 6, stands strong today as a diamond and pearl-covered cautionary tale about yearning for a fast life of material.

The talented Sheila E., unlike the rather short shelf life of PrinceвЂ™s other side projects, proved to be an enduring force in her own right. The music from that short-lived foray sits somewhere between fierce and tragic, although watching her early music videos over two decades later, itвЂ™s all but impossible to miss the obvious wattage and superstar potential that Prince undoubtedly saw in Carmen. ItвЂ™s still hard to believe that mega-babe Carmen Electra kicked off her career in the early вЂ™90s thanks to Prince, who discovered and shaped her into a singing, rapping, go-go dancing bombshell - even down to selecting her stage name. вЂњ In the back of my mind, an animalistic ritual / Me swinginвЂ™ from a brass poleвЂ¦вЂќ вЂњ I need seven inches or moreвЂ¦вЂќ Just watch the way they carry themselves in the video - itвЂ™s effortlessly, hypnotically sexy. вЂњIf A Girl Answers (DonвЂ™t Hang Up)вЂќ is an innuendo-filled shade loverвЂ™s dream, and вЂњNasty Girl,вЂќВ one of my absolute favorite songs of all time, still feels revolutionary to this day. Vanity 6вЂ™s 1982 self-titled (and, sadly, only) album is a start-to-finish solid collection of sexy, silly trash-pop of the highest quality. There they were: three sexy sirens -В fronted by Vanity, one of the most beautiful women in the world, who sadly died only a few months ago herself - exuding an enviable amount of rock star confidence while gyrating in lingerie on stage and moaning unsubtly about wet dreams decades before PCD seductively purred their come-ons while stealing our men. They are truly one of my favorite musical outfits of all time. His role as a mentor proved fruitful for those of us thirst-minded ones: Vanity 6, which Prince originally wanted to call The Hookers while assembling the groupвЂ™s first line-up, proved to be the prototype for the modern vampy girl groups like the Pussycat Dolls (and perhaps, to a lesser extent, Danity Kane). And, considering my music library is largely one big ladies affair ( layyyydies!), that means that some of my favorite Prince memories are tied to the music he made, or inspired, for women. No pun intended?Д«ut along with crafting legendary odes to banginвЂ™, Prince also specialized in fostering talent -В specifically that of female artists. Wesley MorrisвЂ™ exploration of Prince as a sexual icon -В nay, a sexuality - entirelyВ nails it. Much has already been said, so, so beautifully, about his most iconic works -В вЂњI Wanna Be Your LoverвЂќ to Purple Rain to вЂњLittle Red CorvetteвЂќ to 1999 to вЂњKissвЂќ to вЂњCream.вЂќ Of course, because I see the world through smut-colored glasses, Prince -В aside from being a musical savantВ - is synonymous with one thing in my mind: fucking. Quite simply, we love what we love largely because of Prince. With each passing minute since his untimely death on Thursday, thereвЂ™s another story, another song, another performance, another memory to remind us of his myriad contributions. To say that Prince had a profound impact on music is a massive understatement: thereвЂ™s just too much.

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