12 songs you had no idea were written by Prince

Princedied a year ago Friday, and he is still truly missed. His songs made an indelible mark on pop music and theindustry behind it.While he was making albums of his own, Prince, a prolific songwriter and musician, also wroteand produced songs for other artists. And some of them turned into major hits. There are also quite a few covers of Prince songs that became hits for other artists, like Cyndi Lauper and Alicia Keys.Prince often used a pen namein these collaborations with other artists to keep his own spotlight away from the songs.Here aresongs by other artists that were actually written by Prince:SEE ALSO:18 TV shows you're watching that are probably going to be canceled"Manic Monday," The Bangles (1986)Prince may have not worked a nine-to-five himself, but he sure understood what it was like. For this song, his pen name was just Christopher.Youtube Embed:http://www.youtube.com/embed/SsmVgoXDq2wWidth: 560pxHeight: 315px"Nothing Compares 2 U," Sinead O'Connor (1990)"Stand Back," Stevie Nicks (1983)Nicks cowrote this song with Prince, and credited his song "Little Red Corvette" as the inspiration for it.Youtube Embed:http://www.youtube.com/embed/-gSKeCvSCpwWidth: 560pxHeight: 315pxSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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