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125%;">"Starfish and Coffee"</th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #E6E8FA;"><a href="/wiki/Song" title="Song">Song</a> by <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #E6E8FA;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/Sign_o%27_the_Times" title="Sign o' the Times">Sign o' the Times</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">March 31, 1987<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-03-31</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">April 19–20, 1986, Galpin Blvd. Home Studio</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">2</span>:<span class="s">51</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Paisley_Park_Records" title="Paisley Park Records">Paisley Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, <a href="/wiki/Susannah_Melvoin" title="Susannah Melvoin">Susannah Melvoin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Prince</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Starfish and Coffee</b>" is a song performed by <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, and written by him and <a href="/wiki/Susannah_Melvoin" title="Susannah Melvoin">Susannah Melvoin</a>. It is the sixth track on his 1987 <a href="/wiki/Double_album" title="Double album">double album</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Sign_o%27_the_Times" title="Sign o' the Times">Sign o' the Times</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was based on a true story about a girl named Cynthia Rose that went to the same school as Susannah and <a href="/wiki/Wendy_Melvoin" title="Wendy Melvoin">Wendy Melvoin</a>. Susannah, Prince's girlfriend at the time, would receive a writing credit for the lyrics on the track due to the story that she told of Cynthia. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Starfish_and_Coffee_(song)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the early sessions for what would eventually become <i>Sign o' the Times</i>, Prince and <a href="/wiki/Susannah_Melvoin" title="Susannah Melvoin">Susannah Melvoin</a> would often tell each other stories of their childhood memories. At one point, Susannah brought forward a story of Cynthia Rose, a girl that she and her twin sister <a href="/wiki/Wendy_Melvoin" title="Wendy Melvoin">Wendy</a> used to know at their school. Cynthia was often ignored by classmates, but Susannah took a special interest in learning more and more about Cynthia. Whenever Cynthia was asked what she had for breakfast, her response was often "starfish and pee pee". Susannah would further explain this odd answer: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I never understood the combo meal. Furthermore, as a consequence nobody else could. Here it seemed like the deal breaker for most kids. Above all the kids in our class had no interest in how Cynthia came to get her morning breakfast. I considered it tender and funny, and listened to her tell me anything she wanted to say whether it was firmly planted on earth, or from her planet of tender hearted people who love numbers and draw smiley faces.<sup id="cite_ref-Diffuser_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diffuser-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Prince would become so fascinated with the story that he felt he had to make it into a song, on one condition: the phrase "pee pee" had to be replaced with a different word, which would become "coffee".<sup id="cite_ref-Diffuser_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diffuser-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StarfishCoffeeWeb_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarfishCoffeeWeb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Susannah agreed, and after writing down what she had told him on a piece of paper, he went to his home studio and began recording the song. To give the song its magical and unusual feel as depicted in the lyrics, <a href="/wiki/Harp" title="Harp">harp</a> sounds were created on <a href="/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizers</a>, while Prince's initial drum kit was doubled with a <a href="/wiki/Reverse_tape_effects" title="Reverse tape effects">reversed</a> <a href="/wiki/Linn_LM-1" title="Linn LM-1">LM-1</a> drum loop.<sup id="cite_ref-Tudahl2021_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tudahl2021-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Clerc2022_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clerc2022-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After spending ten hours recording with engineer <a href="/wiki/Susan_Rogers" title="Susan Rogers">Susan Rogers</a>, the latter woke Susannah up to listen to the track, and Prince, with a smile, simply stated "here it is!".<sup id="cite_ref-StarfishCoffeeWeb_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarfishCoffeeWeb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple both found to have loved it when they listened to it, and it would remain a part of album configurations for Prince's next album until it was eventually released in March of 1987. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Starfish_and_Coffee_(song)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The track would later serve to be the inspiration behind the website of the same name by Susannah, with a page dedicated to the song's creation.<sup id="cite_ref-StarfishCoffeeWeb_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarfishCoffeeWeb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Merchandise is sold on the website with numerous references to the song, and pictures and drawings are made of both Cynthia Rose and Susannah. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Starfish_and_Coffee_(song)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Credits from Duane Tudahl, Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud<sup id="cite_ref-Tudahl2021_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tudahl2021-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Clerc2022_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clerc2022-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a> – lead and backing vocals, piano, <a href="/wiki/Ensoniq_Mirage" title="Ensoniq Mirage">Ensoniq Mirage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fairlight_CMI" title="Fairlight CMI">Fairlight CMI</a>, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, <a href="/wiki/Linn_LM-1" title="Linn LM-1">Linn LM-1</a>, tambourine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susannah_Melvoin" title="Susannah Melvoin">Susannah Melvoin</a> – backing vocals</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Starfish_and_Coffee_(song)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(1987). <i>Sign "O" the Times</i> [CD booklet]. 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Records.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Diffuser-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Diffuser_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Diffuser_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://diffuser.fm/prince-starfish-coffee/">"Prince Turns a Young Girl's Images Into 'Starfish and Coffee': 365 Prince Songs in a Year"</a>. <i>diffuser.fm</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-05-10</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=diffuser.fm&rft.atitle=Prince+Turns+a+Young+Girl%E2%80%99s+Images+Into+%E2%80%98Starfish+and+Coffee%27%3A+365+Prince+Songs+in+a+Year&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdiffuser.fm%2Fprince-starfish-coffee%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStarfish+and+Coffee+%28song%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-StarfishCoffeeWeb-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-StarfishCoffeeWeb_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-StarfishCoffeeWeb_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-StarfishCoffeeWeb_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.starfishandcoffeeofficial.com/pages/the-story">"THE STORY"</a>. <i>www.starfishandcoffeeofficial.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Rowman & Littlefield. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781538144527" title="Special:BookSources/9781538144527"><bdi>9781538144527</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Prince+and+the+Parade+and+Sign+O%27+The+Times+Era+Studio+Sessions+1985+and+1986&rft.pub=Rowman+%26+Littlefield&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=9781538144527&rft.aulast=Tudahl&rft.aufirst=Duane&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStarfish+and+Coffee+%28song%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Clerc2022-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Clerc2022_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Clerc2022_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClerc2022" class="citation book cs1">Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). <i>Prince: All the Songs</i>. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Why_You_Wanna_Treat_Me_So_Bad%3F" title="Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?">Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Still_Waiting_(Prince_song)" title="Still Waiting (Prince song)">Still Waiting</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sexy_Dancer" title="Sexy Dancer">Sexy Dancer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Uptown_(Prince_song)" title="Uptown (Prince song)">Uptown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dirty_Mind_(Prince_song)" title="Dirty Mind (Prince song)">Dirty Mind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_It_All_Night_(Prince_song)" title="Do It All Night (Prince song)">Do It All Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gotta_Stop_(Messin%27_About)" title="Gotta Stop (Messin' About)">Gotta Stop (Messin' About)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Controversy_(song)" title="Controversy (song)">Controversy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Work" title="Let's Work">Let's Work</a>"</li> <li>"<a 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<li>"<a href="/wiki/Raspberry_Beret" title="Raspberry Beret">Raspberry Beret</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pop_Life_(Prince_song)" title="Pop Life (Prince song)">Pop Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/America_(Prince_song)" title="America (Prince song)">America</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_(Prince_song)" title="Kiss (Prince song)">Kiss</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mountains_(Prince_song)" title="Mountains (Prince song)">Mountains</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anotherloverholenyohead" title="Anotherloverholenyohead">Anotherloverholenyohead</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girls_%26_Boys_(Prince_song)" title="Girls & Boys (Prince song)">Girls & Boys</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sign_o%27_the_Times_(song)" title="Sign o' the Times (song)">Sign "O" the Times</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Was_Your_Girlfriend" title="If I Was Your Girlfriend">If I Was Your Girlfriend</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Got_the_Look" title="U Got the Look">U Got the Look</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Could_Never_Take_the_Place_of_Your_Man" title="I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man">I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Alphabet_St." title="Alphabet St.">Alphabet St.</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Glam_Slam" title="Glam Slam">Glam Slam</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_U_Heaven" title="I Wish U Heaven">I Wish U Heaven</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Batdance" title="Batdance">Batdance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Partyman" title="Partyman">Partyman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Arms_of_Orion" title="The Arms of Orion">The Arms of Orion</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scandalous!" title="Scandalous!">Scandalous!</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Future_(song)" title="The Future (song)">The Future</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thieves_in_the_Temple" title="Thieves in the Temple">Thieves in the Temple</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/New_Power_Generation_(song)" title="New Power Generation (song)">New Power Generation</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gett_Off" title="Gett Off">Gett Off</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cream_(Prince_song)" title="Cream (Prince song)">Cream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Diamonds_and_Pearls_(song)" title="Diamonds and Pearls (song)">Diamonds and Pearls</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Money_Don%27t_Matter_2_Night" title="Money Don't Matter 2 Night">Money Don't Matter 2 Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Insatiable_(Prince_song)" title="Insatiable (Prince song)">Insatiable</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Thunder_(Prince_song)" title="Thunder (Prince song)">Thunder</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sexy_MF" title="Sexy MF">Sexy MF</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Name_Is_Prince" title="My Name Is Prince">My Name Is Prince</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/7_(Prince_song)" title="7 (Prince song)">7</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Damn_U" title="Damn U">Damn U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Papers" title="The Morning Papers">The Morning Papers</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pink_Cashmere" title="Pink Cashmere">Pink Cashmere</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U" title="Nothing Compares 2 U">Nothing Compares 2 U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Peach_(Prince_song)" title="Peach (Prince song)">Peach</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Most_Beautiful_Girl_in_the_World_(Prince_song)" title="The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Prince song)">The Most Beautiful Girl in the World</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Letitgo" title="Letitgo">Letitgo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Space_(Prince_song)" title="Space (Prince song)">Space</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Purple_Medley" title="Purple Medley">Purple Medley</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Hate_U_(Prince_song)" title="I Hate U (Prince song)">I Hate U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gold_(Prince_song)" title="Gold (Prince song)">Gold</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dinner_with_Delores" title="Dinner with Delores">Dinner with Delores</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Betcha_by_Golly,_Wow" title="Betcha by Golly, Wow">Betcha by Golly Wow!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Holy_River" title="The Holy River">The Holy River</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Truth_(Prince_song)" title="The Truth (Prince song)">The Truth</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Romance_Ever_Sold" title="The Greatest Romance Ever Sold">The Greatest Romance Ever Sold</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Make_My_Sun_Shine" title="U Make My Sun Shine">U Make My Sun Shine</a>" (with <a href="/wiki/Angie_Stone" title="Angie Stone">Angie Stone</a>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Make_My_Sun_Shine" title="U Make My Sun Shine">When Will We B Paid?</a>" (with Audio Stepchild)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Supercute" title="Supercute">Supercute</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Work,_pt._1" title="The Work, pt. 1">The Work, pt. 1</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Wild" title="Days of Wild">Days of Wild</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Controversy_(song)#Live_in_Hawaii" title="Controversy (song)">Controversy (Live in Hawaii)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Musicology_(song)" title="Musicology (song)">Musicology</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cinnamon_Girl_(Prince_song)" title="Cinnamon Girl (Prince song)">Cinnamon Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/S.S.T._(song)" title="S.S.T. (song)">S.S.T.</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Te_Amo_Coraz%C3%B3n" title="Te Amo Corazón">Te Amo Corazón</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_Sweat" title="Black Sweat">Black Sweat</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fury_(song)" title="Fury (song)">Fury</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Guitar_(song)" title="Guitar (song)">Guitar</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/F.U.N.K." title="F.U.N.K.">F.U.N.K.</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dance_4_Me_(Prince_song)" title="Dance 4 Me (Prince song)">Dance 4 Me</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Rocknroll_Loveaffair" title="Rocknroll Loveaffair">Rocknroll Loveaffair</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Breakfast_Can_Wait" title="Breakfast Can Wait">Breakfast Can Wait</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fallinlove2nite" title="Fallinlove2nite">Fallinlove2nite</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Breakdown_(Prince_song)" title="Breakdown (Prince song)">Breakdown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Could_B_Us" title="This Could B Us">This Could B Us</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Free_Urself" title="Free Urself">Free Urself</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Promotional singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/When_You_Were_Mine_(Prince_song)" title="When You Were Mine (Prince song)">When You Were Mine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Erotic_City" title="Erotic City">Erotic City</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U" title="Nothing Compares 2 U">Nothing Compares 2 U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Sign" title="Love Sign">Love Sign</a>" (with <a href="/wiki/Nona_Gaye" title="Nona Gaye">Nona Gaye</a>)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Somebody%27s_Somebody" title="Somebody's Somebody">Somebody's Somebody</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_About_That_Walk" title="It's About That Walk">It's About That Walk</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Call_My_Name_(Prince_song)" title="Call My Name (Prince song)">Call My Name</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Heart" title="The Song of the Heart">The Song of the Heart</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Internet downloads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Guitar_(song)" title="Guitar (song)">Guitar (original "demo" version)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New Power Generation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Wild" title="Get Wild">Get Wild</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_War_(The_New_Power_Generation_song)" title="The War (The New Power Generation song)">The War</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_On_(The_New_Power_Generation_song)" title="Come On (The New Power Generation song)">Come On</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">EPs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beautiful_Experience" title="The Beautiful Experience">The Beautiful Experience</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NYC_(Prince_EP)" class="mw-redirect" title="NYC (Prince EP)">NYC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1999:_The_New_Master" title="1999: The New Master">1999: The New Master</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Feel_for_You" title="I Feel for You">I Feel for You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Partyup" title="Partyup">Partyup</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Private_Joy" title="Private Joy">Private Joy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/International_Lover" title="International Lover">International Lover</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_Come_U_Don%27t_Call_Me_Anymore%3F" title="How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?">How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Beautiful_Ones" title="The Beautiful Ones">The Beautiful Ones</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Computer_Blue" title="Computer Blue">Computer Blue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Darling_Nikki" title="Darling Nikki">Darling Nikki</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby_I%27m_a_Star" title="Baby I'm a Star">Baby I'm a Star</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/17_Days_(song)" title="17 Days (song)">17 Days</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Around_the_World_in_a_Day_(song)" title="Around the World in a Day (song)">Around the World in a Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sometimes_It_Snows_in_April" title="Sometimes It Snows in April">Sometimes It Snows in April</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Dorothy_Parker" title="The Ballad of Dorothy Parker">The Ballad of Dorothy Parker</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Starfish and Coffee</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Adore_(Prince_song)" title="Adore (Prince song)">Adore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Talk_2_Strangers" title="Don't Talk 2 Strangers">Don't Talk 2 Strangers</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Make_You_Love_Me" title="I Can't Make You Love Me">I Can't Make U Love Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/La-La_(Means_I_Love_You)" title="La-La (Means I Love You)">La, La, La Means I Love U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_of_Us_(Joan_Osborne_song)" title="One of Us (Joan Osborne song)">One of Us</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everyday_Is_a_Winding_Road" title="Everyday Is a Winding Road">Everyday Is a Winding Road</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Case_of_You_(song)" title="A Case of You (song)">A Case of U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crimson_and_Clover" title="Crimson and Clover">Crimson and Clover</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moonbeam_Levels" title="Moonbeam Levels">Moonbeam Levels</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Starfish_and_Coffee_(song)&oldid=1241395680">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Starfish_and_Coffee_(song)&oldid=1241395680</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a 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