<P> 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 . The lyrics came to him in bits and pieces during this and other catnaps . Eventually , he was able to finish it without sleeping . </P>
<P> 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 . The lyrics came to him in bits and pieces during this and other catnaps . Eventually , he was able to finish it without sleeping . </P>
who did prince write little red corvette about
who did prince write little red corvette about
Lisa Coleman 's pink Mercury Montclair Marauder
Lisa Coleman 's pink Mercury Montclair Marauder