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    Prince's "Little Red Corvette" was actually a Marauder

    Maybe I'm the only one who missed this, but if not, it's way cool.

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    I read this awhile back...pretty cool indeed...

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    Makes so much sense... I NEVER envisioned Prince in a little Red Corevette


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    Quote Originally Posted by 1Marauder View Post
    Makes so much sense... I NEVER envisioned Prince in a little Red Corevette
    I figured him for a VW bug kinda guy or maybe an MG midget.

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    Only if the marauder was also produced in 1999!
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    Very cool!
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    In the song, Prince narrates a one-night stand with a beautiful but promiscuous woman (the "Little Red Corvette" of the title); although he enjoys the experience, he urges her to "slow down" and "find a love that's gonna last" before she destroys herself.

    Prince got the idea for the song when he dozed off in band member Lisa Coleman's pink Mercury Montclair Marauder after an exhausting all-night recording session.[6] The lyrics came to him in bits and pieces during this and other catnaps. Eventually, he was able to finish it without sleeping
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    Interesting read. From a gearhead stand point I wish he said Marauder, from a business standpoint Little Red Corvette is a lot more memorable and easier on the tongue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Man View Post
    I figured him for a VW bug kinda guy or maybe an MG midget.
    lol ... the image of The Artist driving around in a bug is pretty funny.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Treadslightly View Post
    lol ... the image of The Artist driving around in a bug is pretty funny.
    He was such a tiny guy I couldn't picture him driving around in a Marauder. Be like following one of those driverless cars only to find out it's a little old lady driving it and she can barely see over the steering wheel.

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