SHOT: That Time Al and Tipper Gore Teamed Up To Brand Prince a Public Menace: Prince’s “Darling Nikki” was number one on the censorious PMRC’s “Filthy Fifteen” list.

Chaser: Raunchy Prince was actually a conservative Christian who reportedly opposed gay marriage. “Raised a Seventh Day Adventist, Prince later became a Jehovah’s Witness, and the story of his conversion became public in a rather remarkable way. The Guardian wrote in 2004: ‘A newspaper in his hometown reported how a married couple had answered their door to find Prince proffering a copy of the Watchtower. Though they were orthodox Jews, and it was Yom Kippur, they were also Prince fans. They welcomed him into the house.'”