Holy shit
Irresistible Bitch / Possessed, Syracuse NY, Purple Rain tour, 1985
Enough depressing stuff. Time for a sixth thing. I left the best till last.
Things to watch out for:
- The microphone
- Making your band do 25
- Everything else
Good writing
No-one in the universe will ever compare
I saw him 11 times in total - for the last time at The Roundhouse in 2014. Now I'll never get to take my kids to see Prince. And that makes me saddest of all.
Prince
Baby I'm a Star, Grammys, 1985
If any of these videos have been removed you can find backups here
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Things to look out for:
- The splits
- Sheila E.
- Trying to give your band directions when there's a stage invasion and you're 5'1"
Bambi, Tokyo, 1990
Things to look out for:
- Annoying special effects
- Hair
- The best 4m40s of anything ever
Nothing Compares To You, Paisley Park, 1999
Things to look out for:
- String arrangements
- Rosie Gaines
- One of the best songs ever written