Prince wrote a song about Donald Trump in the 1990s, and you should probably drop everything and listen to it
As the world wakes up to face the grim prospect of its first Prince-less day in nearly six decades, people everywhere have been taking stock of not just the Purple One’s own prolific musical output, but the veritable galaxy of stars he mentored and wrote for (sometimes secretly) as well.
It’s no secret that Morris Day outfit The Time (these days calling themselves “The Original 7ven”) was put together by Prince as a creative outlet for the burgeoning superstar, as he began his ascent in the music industry. With much of their work written, recorded, and coordinated by Prince, The Time never achieved the level of success their royal benefactor did, but nonetheless were responsible for some of the funkiest, funniest, music of the ’80s and early ’90s.