I knew a girl named Nikki
I guess you could say she was a sex fiend
I met her in a hotel lobby
Masturbating with a magazine
She said, "How'd you like to waste some time?"
And I could not resist when I saw little Nikki grind

She took me to her castle
And I just couldn't believe my eyes
She had so many devices
Everything that money could buy
She said, "Sign your name on the dotted line"
The lights went out
And Nikki started to grind

Uh, Nikki

The castle started spinning
Or maybe it was my brain
I can't tell you what she did to me
But my body will never be the same
Oh, her lovin' will kick your behind
Oh, she'll show you no mercy
But she'll sho'nuff, sho'nuff show you how to grind

Darlin' Nikki, oh

Woke up the next morning
Nikki wasn't there
I looked all over and all I found
Was a phone number on the stairs
It said, "Thank you for a funky time
Call me up whenever you want to grind"

Oh, Nikki, oh, oh

Oh, come back Nikki, come back
Your dirty little prince
Wanna grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind

Noos gnimoc, gnimoc, noos gnimoc si droL eht tahT
Wonk I esuac' enif m'I ?Uoy era woh, olleH


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Darling Nikki Lyrics as written by Prince Rogers Nelson

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    I think that this song is an intentional jab at the Moral Majority. I don't feel that this song is about having sex with a hooker. In truth, I believe that Nikki is the Devil. Old Nick is one of Satan's nicknames. The singer signs on the dotted line to seal the contract on his soul. What he is selling it for is unknown - maybe just an amazing sexual experience? However, "my body will never be the same," makes me think that he sells his soul for some physical change or attribute, and that the sex is either a bonus to the actual transformation, or else a a metaphor for the change.

    The use of the word "castle" indicates one of royalty (Satan being the leader of hell), and to tempt people, there is everything that money could buy.

    His head is spinning, not knowing what he's in store for - this is a hallmark of the individual that undergoes a transformation.

    Her love will kick your behind - she'll show no mercy --- could be attributes of Satan.

    The backmasking at the end? Certainly a wink at religious zealots who claim that rock is evil, and that Satan hides messages in backwards lyrics. In this case, Prince laughs at them by telling them what they already believe - that The Lord is coming soon.

    The word grind makes me think, though. Rather than being a euphemism for sex, I wonder if the word GRIND is using the definition "WORK" -- The Devil works His magic.

    Interestingly enough, and this is probably just a few irrelevant coincidences, but in 1985, there was a Broadway play that bombed called GRIND. First coincidence, the director was Hal Prince. Second coincidence, it was about an African-American, nineteen-thirties burlesque house. Third, it featured a character that is a stripper, named Satin (satan?).

    Sir_Larrikinon September 25, 2008   Link
  • +2
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    Ahh, the song that made steam come out of Tipper Gore's ears and led her to form the PMRC Police. If it weren't for Karenna Gore's love of our diminutive purple sex-obsessed funk God, we wouldn't be seeing that stupid black & white censor label on CDs that all the parents ignore anyway.

    OldSkoolPrinceFanon May 08, 2002   Link
  • +2
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    She's not a hooker. There's absolutely nothing in the song to suggest that she's a hooker, unless yall are assuming that women who have kinky sex must all be hookers. Which is a falsehood.

    goodmorningmisterbenon December 18, 2006   Link
  • +2
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    this song is hot.

    conolacagueon June 20, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Anyone heard the FooFighters cover to this song. It's pretty good.

    qtlin16on June 06, 2004   Link
  • +1
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    "I met her in a hotel lobby Masturbating with a magazine "

    I think Prince is the one masturbating with the magazine, seeing as how the subject isn't clarified.

    ominousragdollon September 30, 2006   Link
  • +1
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    i'm strangely addicted to this song.

    plasticskieson November 19, 2007   Link
  • 0
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    Growing up , everyone kept singing this song to me ... and no , not cause im like this girl or did anything she did in the song .. my name is nikkie

    NlCOLEon May 01, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    I love this song. So does my mom, but I don't think there's really any deep meaning in this... >.>

    avarchielon October 16, 2004   Link
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    i love the foo fighters cover ..

    xSkellingtonDollx27on March 10, 2005   Link

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