How do doves cry?

1) Doves can produce tears. "I am pleased to assure you that doves do indeed have tear ducts," Shapiro writes. "Like us, doves use tears to keep their eyes moist and prevent them from drying out. read more

"When Doves Cry" is a weird song, there's no doubt about it. Starting with its shredding, messy, opening guitar solo, you know that this song doesn't really follow the normal rules of pop convention. read more

Birds also cry if they are in distress such as separation from their mothers. Doves for one, fly away to look for food for its chicks. The separation may cause sadness to these baby doves because no one will take care of them. They will feel insecure and unprotected. At this point, the little doves will cry. read more

"When Doves Cry" was sampled for use in MC Hammer's 1990 hit song, "Pray", one of the few samples of his songs legally sanctioned by Prince. Music video The music video (directed by Prince himself) was released on MTV in June 1984. read more