About The Song
“Anotherloverholenyohead” is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade, the soundtrack to the film Under the Cherry Moon. The song is essentially a solo performance by Prince, with backing vocals from Susannah Melvoin, and the horn section of Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss on the extended version. The song also features a string arrangement by Clare Fischer. The song is set in a minor key, and written around a piano chord sequence, although the arrangement emphasizes an upfront guitar synth and a drum machine. The lyrics are about a man trying to reclaim a lover who is intent on leaving him for another. The song’s title is a combination of the main idea of the song, and the line “U need another lover like u need a hole in yo head” from the chorus. The single received a 12″ extended release with intricate piano work, a horn overdub and some dance commands from Prince.
The B-side was the LP version of “Girls & Boys” in the US, but since that was already released as a single on its own in the UK, the B-side there was “I Wanna Be Your Lover”, from 1979’s Prince.
Despite a large amount of publicity provided by its predecessors and the film Under the Cherry Moon, the single stalled at number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and didn’t fare much better in the U.K, where it reached number 36.
Filmed on 7 June 1986 (Prince’s birthday), the music video features a live performance of the song, taken from the one-off set performed in Detroit, Michigan, USA at the Cobo Arena.
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Lyrics
Woo
Yeah, oh
Oh
I gave my love, I gave my life, I gave my body and mind
We were inseparable, I guess I gave you all of my time
And now you plead insanity and you don’t even know the score
Why can’t you learn to play the game?
Baby, don’t you know that you need more? (more, more, more)
You need another lover like you need a hole in yo head (baby, baby)
You know there ain’t no other
That can do the duty in your bed, yeah
We were brothers and sisters
United all for love
Now all of the sudden (all of the sudden)
You try to fight it (try to fight it)
You say you’ve had enough (say you’ve had enough)
Even though we had big fun (even though we had big fun)
You want another someone (you want another someone)
Yo happily ever after be (Sure as there’s a sun)
Sure as there’s a sun, (I’m gonna be the one)
I’m gonna be the one and if (you don’t understand)
You don’t understand face to face, (face to face)
Baby I’ll tell you down on my knee, yeah
You need another lover like you need a hole in yo head (baby, baby)
You know there ain’t no other
That can do the duty in your bed
Solo, solo
Oh Lord, oh yeah, yeah ha
You need another lover
You know there ain’t no other
You need another lover like you need a hole in yo head
Hole in yo head
Hole in yo head
You need another lover like you need a hole, a hole, a hole, a hole
You need another lover
You know there ain’t no other
There’s gonna be a riot, if you don’t clap your hands,
If you don’t make that funky stand, everybody
You know there ain’t no other