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Hear Prince's Intimate Home Recording Of The Song '17 Days'

The song appears on Piano & A Microphone 1983, an upcoming collection of cassette recordings Prince made at his home studio.
Prince

is everything. Yes, I'm using a meme-ably meaningless phrase to describe the most fascinating artist to reign during my lifetime, but it's nearly factual for the Purple One: the intense reconsideration so many listeners have given his work since his death in April 2016 continues to reveal new facets of his genius and his work's

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