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Prince & The New Power Generation, โ€œI Wanna Melt with Uโ€: Midnight Heat ๐Ÿ•› ๐Ÿ”ฅ No. 43 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay] In the 43rd edition of Midnight Heat ๐Ÿ•› ๐Ÿ”ฅ (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind โ€œI Wanna Melt with Uโ€ by Prince & The New Power Generation.

โ€œAnd you can melt with me too / And weโ€™ll groove and groove until the earth moovesโ€ Ah, bring on Midnight Heat ๐Ÿ•› ๐Ÿ”ฅ! Wait โ€“ it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot ๐Ÿฅต at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. Yeah, we are talking about that after dark, bedroom boom $hiโ€ , ya dig? These unapologetic records often raises both eyebrows and temperature alike. Woo! In the 43rd edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, ๐ŸŽต โ€œI Wanna Melt with Uโ€ by ๐ŸŽ™ Prince and ๐ŸŽ™ The New Power Generation.

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Prince & The New Power Generation, [Love Symbol] [๐Ÿ“ท: Warner]โ€œSlow and slippery, groovy / If we bathe in each otherโ€™s hips / In other words, get close enough to the stick / And Iโ€™ll melt with you.โ€ Ooh, wee! ๐ŸŽ™ Prince was a freakโ€ฆ at least, prior to ๐Ÿ’ฟ Musicology (2004).ย  Another pristine example, that occurs prior: โ€œDonโ€™t look now, but thereโ€™s a river of blood / You must have been a virgin / What am I guilt of?โ€ Holy shiitake mushrooms ๐Ÿ„! On his 1992 LP, ๐Ÿ’ฟ Love Symbol, ๐ŸŽ™ Prince & The New Power Generation asserted, ๐ŸŽต โ€œI Wanna Melt with Uโ€.ย  The melting, of course, is sexual, sexual, and more S-E-X-U-A-L!ย  Prince doesnโ€™t try to be too discreet if weโ€™re being honest ๐Ÿ˜.ย 

โ€œAnd Iโ€™m thinking about the way that you kissย 

โ€ฆ And my lips just dripย 

And then the hips just whip and whip andย 

(I wanna melt with you).โ€ย 

Bitmoji ImageThe sound of โ€œI Wanna Melt with Uโ€ is a vibe, period.ย  The groove kicks @$$ and takes names, coupled with electrifying keys and synths. The record is a blend of dance, funk, pop, and the New Jack Swing brand of R&B prevalent at the time.ย  Furthermore, Prince exudes personality.ย  His vocals are naughty, playful, and sexy. In the breakdown section, he asserts, โ€œYeah, do that baby, just like a dog.โ€ Dayummm โ€“ more like WOOF, WOOF ๐Ÿ˜ˆ! Obviously, sex is great fuel for the fire, and he channels it into the melodies. Underrated in the Prince catalog, ๐ŸŽต โ€œI Wanna Melt with Uโ€ is fun and sexy to the nth degree, generating ample Midnight Heat ๐Ÿ•› ๐Ÿ”ฅ!ย 

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๐ŸŽ™ Prince & The New Power Generation โ€ข ๐Ÿ’ฟ Love Symbol โ€ข ๐Ÿท NPG Records, Inc. / Legacy โ€ข ๐Ÿ“… 1992ย 

Prince & The New Power Generation, โ€œI Wanna Melt with Uโ€: Midnight Heat ๐Ÿ•› ๐Ÿ”ฅ No. 43 (2023) [๐Ÿ“ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; NPG Records, Inc. / Legacy; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]

 


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The Musical Hype (he/him) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education and music theory/composition, respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Music and writing are two of the most important parts of his life.