42 Was Prince a Poet?

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

Arts, History, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2016

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

He was a supremely talented musician and composer – but was he the voice of his generation? Jacke and Mike take a look at the life and lyrics of Prince. Show Notes: You can find more literary discussion at jackewilson.com and more episodes of the series at historyofliterature.com. Contact the host at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or by leaving a voicemail at 1-361-4WILSON (1-361-494-5766). Music Credits: “Handel – Entrance to the Queen of Sheba” by Advent Chamber Orchestra (From the Free Music Archive / CC by SA). *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello everyone, this is Jack Wilson, the host of the History of Literature Podcast.
0:14.0	I'm so glad you're here and welcome to the show.
0:17.0	One quick note before we begin, you have found one of the oldest episodes in our archive.
0:23.0	The show doesn't discuss literature in chronological order,
0:26.2	so you won't be missing anything if you start with the more recent episodes
0:29.6	instead of the earliest ones.
0:31.4	And, let's be honest honest the show's quality has improved
0:34.4	quite a bit since these early days. But of course where you begin is up to you and
0:39.4	if you'd like to give this one a try please be my guest. All of the episodes in the archive are yours to enjoy for free.
0:47.0	Hello, I'm Jack Wilson. Welcome to the History of Literature.
0:52.0	We're going to be doing something a little bit different today. Welcome to the History of Literature.
0:52.6	We're going to be doing something a little bit different today.
0:55.3	I'm going to be joined by Mike, the President of the Literature Supporters Club.
0:59.6	We're going to be looking at the lyrics of Prince. Sure you're aware that we lost Prince a few weeks ago.
1:05.0	He was the musician of a generation.
1:08.0	Happens to be my generation.
1:10.0	He was the musical talent, the musical genius of my generation. I think that's undisputed. But was he the voice?
1:19.0	Maybe his guitar was. What about his words?
1:22.0	Were his lyrics poetry? Prince and his lyrics.
1:26.7	Today on the history of literature. the What's your conception of Prince? Was he important to you at any time during your life?
1:53.0	He was not as important as the Smiths or the police or the Beatles.
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