My First Time Hearing Prince

Dramatized Radio
Music and Stories
Published in
Feb 25, 2022

It was 1979 when I first heard Prince singing, I Wanna Be You’re Lover. Back then, I didn’t know he was Prince. I didn’t know his name. I was about eight years old. Whenever I heard his song on the radio, I Wanna Be You’re Lover, I’d say: Hey! That’s the I ain’t got no money song. ( I ain’t got no money). That was my favorite line from the lyrics because that’s what I always heard my parents say. ….

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