The funky hit song, with its catchy beat and its progressive message, caught on quickly.
All he wants is their time and affection.
This was just one example ofhow Prince pushedthe socio-political boundaries, already back in the ’80s.
Interestingly, according toFar Out Magazine,Princealmost didn’t sing his now iconic song.
Prince released “Kiss” as the lead single of his albumParade.
Brownmark asked the"Purple Rain" singerif he had any spare songs that Mazarati could take.
Prince recorded a demo tape of “Kiss” and gave it to Mazarati for their debut album.
Brownmark and Mazarati producer David Z revised the demo, adding a funk rhythm to the song.
He started singing the song and he left Mazarati’s background vocals on it."
“Where it got getting really sore for everybody is because we never got paid for it.
We never got royalties for it.
We never even received credits for it.
He just kind of stiffed us,” added Brownmark.
And I never did that.
I never told people that I wrote ‘Kiss.’
I told them that I co-wrote it with him…"
