Frankly, I am surprised that no one covered this song sooner. This was the shocking song of my youth, well, teenage youth. I cannot even begin to calculate how many times I saw Purple Rain back then. It was constantly playing at the midnight movies. Not a whole lot to do in Tulsa, when you are a teenager. This song is the key pivotal moment in the movie in which Prince, the hero, makes Apollonia, aka: Vanity #2, cry. He does this by mentioning the taboo subject of self love, and then humping the stage floor. It was very upsetting to her. [I never understood that.]
Darling Nikki – Prince 1984


When I first heard this cover, I believe my words were “Fuck, YEAH! Why didn’t anyone cover this before? That’s hot.” This song was not actually released on the album it was meant to be released upon, if that makes sense, per Prince’s request. So they gave it to the radios to play, which is where I heard it, and had it for free download on the website for a while. I looove this cover. This may be my favorite Then and Now yet.
Darling Nikki – Foo Fighters 2003 [i think .. ’round about then]