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Coffee Break: Prince Celebration

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

June 05, 2025

Prince performs during the "Pepsi Halftime Show" at Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Prince performs during the "Pepsi Halftime Show" at Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Prince Celebration kicks off on Thursday at Paisley Park and across downtown Minneapolis. The annual event honors the impact and legacy of the legendary artist with a kickoff dance party, a block party downtown, outdoor activations, and more. There’s even a concert with a stacked lineup that features Morris Day and The Time, Jesse Johnson, The Family, and others.

This year’s Prince Celebration will focus on 1985. That’s when Prince released the album Around the World in a Day, which gave us the songs “Raspberry Beret” and “Pop Life.” Today in the Coffee Break, however, let’s celebrate the Celebration with a focus on the whole Prince universe.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that Prince wrote or recorded would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Prince- Paisley Park
The Bangles- Manic Monday
Chaka Khan- I Feel For You feat. Grandmaster Melle Mel
The Time- Jungle Love
Sheila E.- The Glamorous Life
Prince- 7