Holy shit
![Irresistible Bitch / Possessed, Syracuse NY, Purple Rain tour, 1985](https://dxj7eshgz03ln.cloudfront.net/production/link/image/141917/original_ratio_extra_large_07a95ad9-501f-4dd3-80ce-43695110f78d.png)
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](https://dxj7eshgz03ln.cloudfront.net/production/link/image/140801/original_ratio_extra_large_97955403-7f49-4e9a-ad6c-58a287d1eed7.jpg)
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](https://dxj7eshgz03ln.cloudfront.net/production/link/image/141931/original_ratio_extra_large_ca54c8c3-decc-43ac-bc3e-8b5fbeeb2b26.jpg)
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](https://dxj7eshgz03ln.cloudfront.net/production/link/image/141936/original_ratio_extra_large_9756961e-68f1-4b53-bf81-7f388b5d8ebe.jpg)
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](https://dxj7eshgz03ln.cloudfront.net/production/link/image/142162/original_ratio_extra_large_454f9fb7-2172-4744-84ce-9facb09934d1.png)
Nothing Compares To You, Paisley Park, 1999
Things to look out for:
- String arrangements
- Rosie Gaines
- One of the best songs ever written