Prince — When Doves Cry
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dig if you will the picture
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me
Can you, my darling, can you picture this?
Dream if you can a courtyard
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses
They feel the heat, the heat between me and you
How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like when doves cry
Touch if you will my stomach
Feel how it trembles inside
You've got the butterflies all tied up
Don't make me chase you, even doves have pride
How could you just leave me standing
Alone in a world so cold? (World so cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like when doves cry
How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world that's so cold? (World is so cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding (Maybe, maybe)
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold (I'm like my father, you know, you know he's too bold)
Maybe you're just like my mother (Maybe you're just like my mother)
She's never satisfied (Never, never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other? (Why do we scream, why?)
This is what it sounds like when doves cry
When doves cry, when doves cry, when doves cry
When doves cry, when doves cry, when doves cry
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dig if you will the picture
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me
Can you, my darling, can you picture this?
Dream if you can a courtyard
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses
They feel the heat, the heat between me and you
How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world that's so cold? (So cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like when doves cry
Touch if you will my stomach
Feel how it trembles inside
You've got the butterflies all tied up
Don't make me chase you, even doves have pride
How could you just leave me standing
Alone in a world so cold? (World so cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (She's never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like when doves cry
How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world that's so cold? (World is so cold)
Maybe I'm just too demanding (Maybe, maybe)
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold (I'm like my father, you know, you know he's too bold)
Maybe you're just like my mother (Maybe you're just like my mother)
She's never satisfied (Never, never satisfied)
Why do we scream at each other? (Why do we scream, why?)
This is what it sounds like when doves cry
When doves cry, when doves cry, when doves cry
When doves cry, when doves cry, when doves cry
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Good to hear this on RP! Prince is woefully underplayed here.
It's interesting to think if Radio Paradise was around in the 1980s people in comments would be saying "What the F is this crap." But now most of us agree this fits in, and I agree too.
Thank you for being the most entire constant in my life for the past few years. Thank YOU for sharing your life and memories with us out here...
I cannot begin to tell you how many times you have saved my life. LEGIT.
All my love and heart. To you all
I cannot begin to tell you how many times you have saved my life. LEGIT.
All my love and heart. To you all
NeilBlanchard wrote:
Great Memory, I too remember FM converters and one speaker stereo
Hello, Where were you when you first heard this song? I remember where I was, for sure. I was driving my first car (1968 AMC Rebel), and it was on on the radio: an AM radio with an FM converter, and the single speaker was cranking! Neil
Great Memory, I too remember FM converters and one speaker stereo
ice-9 wrote:
I never felt like it was about "getting" him. He's definitely talented, but he spent his talent being poppy, showy, and superficial. It made him rich. His choice. I always thought it was meaningless crap.
Sign O' the Times is my favorite and I really don't get that vibe from it. Some songs may be 'poppy' but superficial, no. Respectfully disagree.
I never felt like it was about "getting" him. He's definitely talented, but he spent his talent being poppy, showy, and superficial. It made him rich. His choice. I always thought it was meaningless crap.
Sign O' the Times is my favorite and I really don't get that vibe from it. Some songs may be 'poppy' but superficial, no. Respectfully disagree.
ice-9 wrote:
I'm pretty confident that Prince is readily available at iHeartRadio.
But how much deep cuts from prince or anything else? IHeartRadio has ruined commercial radio.
I'm pretty confident that Prince is readily available at iHeartRadio.
But how much deep cuts from prince or anything else? IHeartRadio has ruined commercial radio.
bluematrix wrote:
Eric is a humble man. I heard a similar interview where Clapton responded to a similar question and said something like "I'm okay, but that guy from Queen can do things that blow me away".
There's no evidence Clapton ever said that about Prince; it's an old urban myth that's been resurrected with different names over the years.
Eric is a humble man. I heard a similar interview where Clapton responded to a similar question and said something like "I'm okay, but that guy from Queen can do things that blow me away".
There's no evidence Clapton ever said that about Prince; it's an old urban myth that's been resurrected with different names over the years.
Skydog wrote:
I bought four Prince albums when they came out, 'Dirty Mind', 'Controversy', '1999' and 'Around The World In A Day', none are on the playlist.
I think these were his best and should be given a chance.
Great point Skydog - I did the same. Agreed. Many brilliant tracks among those classics.
I bought four Prince albums when they came out, 'Dirty Mind', 'Controversy', '1999' and 'Around The World In A Day', none are on the playlist.
I think these were his best and should be given a chance.
Great point Skydog - I did the same. Agreed. Many brilliant tracks among those classics.
Maybe the best performance I have ever seen on SNL. Because of that performance I went from rolling my eyes at him to learning the truth about his battle with the record labels and having nothing but respect for his legacy and his true uniqueness and artistic intelligence. And then he died. Fentanyl is a real jerk.
One of the great things about hearing songs years later that were overplayed in their time is that I have lost the resentment/boredom that comes with overexposure. It's like a fresh listen. I forgot how good this is and how GREAT Prince was. I wanna hear Lady Cab Driver now.
newbolddrive wrote:
For someone who isn't a fan, you sure like him a lot!
I'm not a fan of Prince, but I believe it when enough people say what a creative genius he was. And one hell of a guitar player, one just has to watch him play at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction for George Harrison. Thank you RP for being so diverse.
For someone who isn't a fan, you sure like him a lot!
Can't help but think of Milhouse van Houten when I hear this.
DanielHLloyd wrote:
You can hear them both on Kate Bush's The Red Shoes.
An interviewer once asked Eric Clapton what it was like to be the world's greatest guitar player. He replied "I don't know. Go ask Prince."
You can hear them both on Kate Bush's The Red Shoes.
Mannick wrote:
I never felt like it was about "getting" him. He's definitely talented, but he spent his talent being poppy, showy, and superficial. It made him rich. His choice. I always thought it was meaningless crap.
I could never "get" Prince. At first, I thought it was because I didn't know his work well enough, so I listened and listened again... it still doesn't work for me! I don't know what's wrong with me but it sounds average at best 
I never felt like it was about "getting" him. He's definitely talented, but he spent his talent being poppy, showy, and superficial. It made him rich. His choice. I always thought it was meaningless crap.
jp33442 wrote:
It’s people who don’t understand great music, and prefer the iHeartRadio type music
I'm pretty confident that Prince is readily available at iHeartRadio.
It’s people who don’t understand great music, and prefer the iHeartRadio type music
I'm pretty confident that Prince is readily available at iHeartRadio.
dwhayslett wrote:
I suspect that many of those simply can't get past the fact that they heard this on the radio; maybe excessively so, no matter how long ago that was.
I will acknowledge his talent (iirc everything you hear on this is him only) but the songs grated from first hearing for whatever reason. I did up my rating from a 2 to a 3. Ho Hum is about right.
I suspect that many of those simply can't get past the fact that they heard this on the radio; maybe excessively so, no matter how long ago that was.
I will acknowledge his talent (iirc everything you hear on this is him only) but the songs grated from first hearing for whatever reason. I did up my rating from a 2 to a 3. Ho Hum is about right.
Larrygrrl wrote:
I suspect that many of those simply can't get past the fact that they heard this on the radio; maybe excessively so, no matter how long ago that was.
How in the world are there 194 sucko barfo votes for this song?? This is a solid 10 for me, for every reason in the book.
I suspect that many of those simply can't get past the fact that they heard this on the radio; maybe excessively so, no matter how long ago that was.
xray38 wrote:
First, he screamed really well.
Second, you may be among what appears to be a sizable contingent that has never felt heartache. Among the feelings that happen when, say, a child is hospitalized or dies, a lover leaves or supremely talented musician engineers his own death, are rage and sorrow so powerful that words don't cut it. So you scream.
I got pretty damn preachy there. Sorry.
I've never understood the screaming in so many of his songs.
First, he screamed really well.
Second, you may be among what appears to be a sizable contingent that has never felt heartache. Among the feelings that happen when, say, a child is hospitalized or dies, a lover leaves or supremely talented musician engineers his own death, are rage and sorrow so powerful that words don't cut it. So you scream.
I got pretty damn preachy there. Sorry.
Larrygrrl wrote:
It’s people who don’t understand great music, and prefer the iHeartRadio type music
How in the world are there 194 sucko barfo votes for this song?? This is a solid 10 for me, for every reason in the book.
It’s people who don’t understand great music, and prefer the iHeartRadio type music
Not a big fan of the Purple One - but this song is genius. Check out Gov't Mule blending in Doves with Beautifully Broken on The Deepest End live album. Would love to hear that on Radio Paradise.
I've never understood the screaming in so many of his songs.
Never got the guy myself!
How in the world are there 194 sucko barfo votes for this song?? This is a solid 10 for me, for every reason in the book.
That bass line is sick.
linden wrote:
I can understand not liking Prince (he's not to everyone's taste), but not thinking he sounds "average." Maybe because he was so influential that many artists who came after him tried to swipe from his style?
Meh. For me, the secret to appreciating many of these audio tracks is reading the lyrics and bios, thus coming to a better understanding of the poetry. I just bumped this track up from a SEVEN TO A NINE. Thanks RP, for all you do!
I can understand not liking Prince (he's not to everyone's taste), but not thinking he sounds "average." Maybe because he was so influential that many artists who came after him tried to swipe from his style?
Meh. For me, the secret to appreciating many of these audio tracks is reading the lyrics and bios, thus coming to a better understanding of the poetry. I just bumped this track up from a SEVEN TO A NINE. Thanks RP, for all you do!
Tunes like this always make me wish I could really dance...'2 left feet'
Mannick wrote:
I can understand not liking Prince (he's not to everyone's taste), but not thinking he sounds "average." Maybe because he was so influential that many artists who came after him tried to swipe from his style?
I could never "get" Prince. At first, I thought it was because I didn't know his work well enough, so I listened and listened again... it still doesn't work for me! I don't know what's wrong with me but it sounds average at best
I can understand not liking Prince (he's not to everyone's taste), but not thinking he sounds "average." Maybe because he was so influential that many artists who came after him tried to swipe from his style?
Clever segue after Patti Smith, who made her version of 'Doves' on her 'Land' anthology in early 2000s.
I'm not a fan of Prince, but I believe it when enough people say what a creative genius he was. And one hell of a guitar player, one just has to watch him play at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction for George Harrison. Thank you RP for being so diverse.
Wardleader wrote:
Not sure what "too real" would mean here, and "petty bourgeois" is a weird insult to a big group of people who don't like the lyrics.
Nice Dylan reference at the end, tho.
Prince is the only musician that makes me laugh out loud at his creativity (like how the rhythm track of Sex in the Summer is the soufflé sound of his unborn child's ultrasound). Near the end, tho, he was sleepwalking. Saw his last show in Oakland before he died and it was terrible. (But his Lovesexy and Musicology shows were great)
His lyrics too real for the petty bourgeoisie types, and a rock guitar GOD. Like Stevie Wonder, a total control freak, but in good hands with musical creativity too much for puny mortals too old or too young to get it, but I'm younger than that now.
Not sure what "too real" would mean here, and "petty bourgeois" is a weird insult to a big group of people who don't like the lyrics.
Nice Dylan reference at the end, tho.
Prince is the only musician that makes me laugh out loud at his creativity (like how the rhythm track of Sex in the Summer is the soufflé sound of his unborn child's ultrasound). Near the end, tho, he was sleepwalking. Saw his last show in Oakland before he died and it was terrible. (But his Lovesexy and Musicology shows were great)
I could never "get" Prince. At first, I thought it was because I didn't know his work well enough, so I listened and listened again... it still doesn't work for me! I don't know what's wrong with me but it sounds average at best
DanielHLloyd wrote:
Eric is a humble man. I heard a similar interview where Clapton responded to a similar question and said something like "I'm okay, but that guy from Queen can do things that blow me away".
An interviewer once asked Eric Clapton what it was like to be the world's greatest guitar player. He replied "I don't know. Go ask Prince."
Eric is a humble man. I heard a similar interview where Clapton responded to a similar question and said something like "I'm okay, but that guy from Queen can do things that blow me away".
An interviewer once asked Eric Clapton what it was like to be the world's greatest guitar player. He replied "I don't know. Go ask Prince."
RIP Master!
FORA BOLSONARO!!!
(#stayhome)
(#stayhome)
Haters gonna hate!
rpdevotee wrote:
rpdevotee wrote:
Hated this song when they played it on regular radio. Sounds even worse on RP
Hated this song when they played it on regular radio. Sounds even worse on RP
Wardleader wrote:
You are certainly more confused than that now!
His lyrics too real for the petty bourgeoisie types, and a rock guitar GOD. Like Stevie Wonder, a total control freak, but in good hands with musical creativity too much for puny mortals too old or too young to get it, but I'm younger than that now.
You are certainly more confused than that now!
number7 wrote:
Deep
- like POTUS Donald
Nope never liked Prince.
Deep
- like POTUS Donald
Thank you. I really needed this today.
maryte wrote:
Cry: to utter a characteristic sound or call
I wonder if Prince had any idea that words had multiple meanings? I guess we'll never know.
(this eyeroll is not for you, but for the person you were replying to)
Cry: to utter a characteristic sound or call
I wonder if Prince had any idea that words had multiple meanings? I guess we'll never know.
(this eyeroll is not for you, but for the person you were replying to)For me clearly his best song by far.
Soooo great !!!!!!
CamLwalk wrote:
They surely do.
Cry: to utter a characteristic sound or call
Doves can't cry. They don't have lacrimal glands. They protect their eyes with a nictitating membrane. Lying purple bitch!
They surely do.
Cry: to utter a characteristic sound or call
tgrier wrote:
Brilliant comment, tgrier! I think a lot of us "tune in" for that primarily, although sometimes it seems commenters are the ones less impressed with BillG's Segueism. Yeah, I made that word up. :-)
Context People. Bill is all about context. This song - when I hear it - always fits.
I have been amazed over the 12 years of listening to RP how he is able to lead me down a path in the listening. The talent to do what he does is 2nd to none. And I am talking about Bill's Talent to craft this playlist.
Nothing is off limits if in the right context.
I have been amazed over the 12 years of listening to RP how he is able to lead me down a path in the listening. The talent to do what he does is 2nd to none. And I am talking about Bill's Talent to craft this playlist.
Nothing is off limits if in the right context.
Brilliant comment, tgrier! I think a lot of us "tune in" for that primarily, although sometimes it seems commenters are the ones less impressed with BillG's Segueism. Yeah, I made that word up. :-)
CamLwalk wrote:
LOL, yes, Prince Rogers Nelson did have such a way with getting all up into duplicitous scenarios in his lyrics.
Maybe he meant, e.g, "This is what it sounds like/When something impossible happens."
Doves can't cry. They don't have lacrimal glands. They protect their eyes with a nictitating membrane. Lying purple bitch!
LOL, yes, Prince Rogers Nelson did have such a way with getting all up into duplicitous scenarios in his lyrics.
Maybe he meant, e.g, "This is what it sounds like/When something impossible happens."
Yessssssssssssssss
CamLwalk wrote:
Doves can't cry. They don't have lacrimal glands. They protect their eyes with a nictitating membrane. Lying purple bitch!
Doves can't cry. They don't have lacrimal glands. They protect their eyes with a nictitating membrane. Lying purple bitch!
Nope never liked Prince.
rpdevotee wrote:
Amen. Would love to hear some of his more obscure cuts. He has enough material to choose from that's for sure.
Very surprised to hear Prince on RP...
All talent aside, never liked him. The fake drums and synthesizer stuff just seems tacky, but hey...
At least if we're going to hear a Prince song, can it not be one that was played to death in the 80's?
All talent aside, never liked him. The fake drums and synthesizer stuff just seems tacky, but hey...
At least if we're going to hear a Prince song, can it not be one that was played to death in the 80's?
Amen. Would love to hear some of his more obscure cuts. He has enough material to choose from that's for sure.
Grammarcop wrote:
Prince is FABULOUS!!!
try this Grammarcop:
Donald Trump Is Literally A Talking Head In This ‘Once In A Lifetime’ Mashup
Bowie -> Prince. I suspect we'll hear a lot of these two as the year 2016 winds down. Now if there were only a song that could make me forget about Donald Trump.
Prince is FABULOUS!!!
try this Grammarcop:
Donald Trump Is Literally A Talking Head In This ‘Once In A Lifetime’ Mashup
Dig on this picture .............."10"
Beautiful link from While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Prince's guitar solo when he played it with Tom Petty et al at the RnR Hall of fame is one of the most remarkable things I've ever seen. Goosebumps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y
Grammarcop wrote:
Here you go. https://youtu.be/U06jlgpMtQs
Bowie -> Prince. I suspect we'll hear a lot of these two as the year 2016 winds down. Now if there were only a song that could make me forget about Donald Trump.
Here you go. https://youtu.be/U06jlgpMtQs
His lyrics too real for the petty bourgeoisie types, and a rock guitar GOD. Like Stevie Wonder, a total control freak, but in good hands with musical creativity too much for puny mortals too old or too young to get it, but I'm younger than that now.
Only artist that makes me laugh out loud at his creativity. Saw him more than a few times, and always great, until the Oakland show before he died - which was horrible.
He's got such a huge legacy, it would be much more fun to hear the great stuff that hasn't been worn out. Stuff from Sign O the Times (Dorothy Parker), or Cherry Moon. How about "I Wanna Be Your Lover." A perfect pop confection.
He's got such a huge legacy, it would be much more fun to hear the great stuff that hasn't been worn out. Stuff from Sign O the Times (Dorothy Parker), or Cherry Moon. How about "I Wanna Be Your Lover." A perfect pop confection.
scrubbrush wrote:
indeed!
whole album is a 10
indeed!
very nice!
A great 90 minutes of music came to a crashing halt when this P.O.S came on
Very surprised to hear Prince on RP...
All talent aside, never liked him. The fake drums and synthesizer stuff just seems tacky, but hey...
At least if we're going to hear a Prince song, can it not be one that was played to death in the 80's?
All talent aside, never liked him. The fake drums and synthesizer stuff just seems tacky, but hey...
At least if we're going to hear a Prince song, can it not be one that was played to death in the 80's?
kcar wrote:
I too would like to here some lesser known stuff! Dear Bill: I especially love the 'Sign Of The Times' album... like, "it's gonna be a beautiful day" or... "the cross". Still, rated a ten, cuz it's prince... and hey... at least... It's not "purple rain" (again and again) !!! Yeeeeaaahhhhooooo oooo ooooh, ow. . don't cry. .... :)
OH! :) and now... right into Radio Head... Oh RP how I love you!!! xoxoxo 123 K
Unfortunately I heard this too many times during a summer job where FM radio was a constant presence. I'd rather hear some lesser-known stuff from Prince, even though this is flawlessly performed and produced.
I too would like to here some lesser known stuff! Dear Bill: I especially love the 'Sign Of The Times' album... like, "it's gonna be a beautiful day" or... "the cross". Still, rated a ten, cuz it's prince... and hey... at least... It's not "purple rain" (again and again) !!! Yeeeeaaahhhhooooo oooo ooooh, ow. . don't cry. .... :)
OH! :) and now... right into Radio Head... Oh RP how I love you!!! xoxoxo 123 K
Actually, I have always liked his stuff, especially the music created with Wendy and Lisa. (Melvoin and Coleman, respectively: clicky)
Unfortunately I heard this too many times during a summer job where FM radio was a constant presence. I'd rather hear some lesser-known stuff from Prince, even though this is flawlessly performed and produced.
whole album is a 10
I hate that it takes a prolific death for me to realize the true genius of an artist once they are gone.
Maybe didn't listen a lot to his music but no question he was very talented, hands down the best funk, rock guitarists I have ever seen live, any genre, he was held in the highest regard by his guitar legend peers, he just chose to make music that he likes...watch the ripping tribute "While my guitar gently weeps" for George Harrison or even the superbowl halftime in the pouring rain solo, true performer...RIP
Never did like him and still don't. See ya I'm onto the next song.
Grammarcop wrote:
Prince was an amazing performer/musician though.
I saw him live multiple times, including many of the loose, intimate (and more fun) aftershows, after the big stadium shows.
Also saw Bowie live once, which was good but not as great and electric as Prince's after/shows. To me.
Prince > Bowie. But I'm a big fan of both. And they are different spices.
Bowie -> Prince. I suspect we'll hear a lot of these two as the year 2016 winds down. Now if there were only a song that could make me forget about Donald Trump.
Prince was an amazing performer/musician though.
I saw him live multiple times, including many of the loose, intimate (and more fun) aftershows, after the big stadium shows.
Also saw Bowie live once, which was good but not as great and electric as Prince's after/shows. To me.
Prince > Bowie. But I'm a big fan of both. And they are different spices.
diggin this right now, haven't heard it in some time...
Excellent connection, Bill, thank you!! Right after "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - see all those comments about Prince's fabulous performance!
The Beatles: While My Guitar Gently Weeps followed by Prince: When Doves Cry
I see what you did there Bill. ;-)
I see what you did there Bill. ;-)
Bowie -> Prince. I suspect we'll hear a lot of these two as the year 2016 winds down. Now if there were only a song that could make me forget about Donald Trump.
Musical genius super talented
tgrier wrote:
Well said! Bill is a master. My record collection has only gathered dust ever since I discovered RP
Context People. Bill is all about context. This song - when I hear it - always fits.
I have been amazed over the 12 years of listening to RP how he is able to lead me down a path in the listening. The talent to do what he does is 2nd to none. And I am talking about Bill's Talent to craft this playlist.
Nothing is off limits if in the right context.
I have been amazed over the 12 years of listening to RP how he is able to lead me down a path in the listening. The talent to do what he does is 2nd to none. And I am talking about Bill's Talent to craft this playlist.
Nothing is off limits if in the right context.
Well said! Bill is a master. My record collection has only gathered dust ever since I discovered RP
Context People. Bill is all about context. This song - when I hear it - always fits.
I have been amazed over the 12 years of listening to RP how he is able to lead me down a path in the listening. The talent to do what he does is 2nd to none. And I am talking about Bill's Talent to craft this playlist.
Nothing is off limits if in the right context.
Best Superbowl half time ever, the dude ripped the best guitar solos in the pissing rain complete with a giant purple phallus guitar...true performer
fortheloveofpete wrote:
Bobby Vee.
In a melancholy mood of remeberence today, eh Bill? Sad year, losing Bowie and Prince and...
Bobby Vee.
fortheloveofpete wrote:
Sad sad year indeed.
In a melancholy mood of remeberence today, eh Bill? Sad year, losing Bowie and Prince and...
Sad sad year indeed.
In a melancholy mood of remeberence today, eh Bill? Sad year, losing Bowie and Prince and...
jimtyrrell wrote:
Good comments, I ve been watching some of his videos after his death. I was never a big fan but watching his performances has changed my opinion. He was awesome on stage and some of his tunes were quite listenable for this old blues fan.
Seeing him live was just amazing. Prince was the real deal..he never phoned it in. A true performer; he knew how to work the audience.
Good comments, I ve been watching some of his videos after his death. I was never a big fan but watching his performances has changed my opinion. He was awesome on stage and some of his tunes were quite listenable for this old blues fan.
Seeing him live was just amazing. Prince was the real deal..he never phoned it in. A true performer; he knew how to work the audience.
Sakkerju wrote:
This song has not aged well for me, however it was the song that made me notice Prince back then. Hearing it on the radio and wanted to know the artist...
Good comments, I ve been watching some of his videos after his death. I was never a big fan but watching his performances has changed my opinion. He was awesome on stage and some of his tunes were quite listenable for this old blues fan.
This song has not aged well for me, however it was the song that made me notice Prince back then. Hearing it on the radio and wanted to know the artist...
Good comments, I ve been watching some of his videos after his death. I was never a big fan but watching his performances has changed my opinion. He was awesome on stage and some of his tunes were quite listenable for this old blues fan.
OHMish wrote:
This song has not aged well for me, however it was the song that made me notice Prince back then. Hearing it on the radio and wanted to know the artist...
I'm a big Prince fan + RP fan.
Somehow his music/energy doesn't quite fit here.. Perhaps RP is more in the style of conservative/low-key/background/mood music.
Unless you pick the right songs from Prince to fit here. This song isn't one. But there are many to pick from.
He was an extraordinary musician, singer, composer and performer.
Best live performances I have ever witnessed.
Try playing "Take me with U", "Mountains", "Under the cherry moon", "I would die for U" or "Sign O' the times"
Somehow his music/energy doesn't quite fit here.. Perhaps RP is more in the style of conservative/low-key/background/mood music.
Unless you pick the right songs from Prince to fit here. This song isn't one. But there are many to pick from.
He was an extraordinary musician, singer, composer and performer.
Best live performances I have ever witnessed.
Try playing "Take me with U", "Mountains", "Under the cherry moon", "I would die for U" or "Sign O' the times"
This song has not aged well for me, however it was the song that made me notice Prince back then. Hearing it on the radio and wanted to know the artist...
Nice!
OHMish wrote:
I think Darling Nikki would fit right in.
I'm a big Prince fan + RP fan.
Somehow his music/energy doesn't quite fit here.. Perhaps RP is more in the style of conservative/low-key/background/mood music.
Unless you pick the right songs from Prince to fit here. This song isn't one. But there are many to pick from.
He was an extraordinary musician, singer, composer and performer.
Best live performances I have ever witnessed.
Try playing "Take me with U", "Mountains", "Under the cherry moon", "I would die for U" or "Sign O' the times"
Somehow his music/energy doesn't quite fit here.. Perhaps RP is more in the style of conservative/low-key/background/mood music.
Unless you pick the right songs from Prince to fit here. This song isn't one. But there are many to pick from.
He was an extraordinary musician, singer, composer and performer.
Best live performances I have ever witnessed.
Try playing "Take me with U", "Mountains", "Under the cherry moon", "I would die for U" or "Sign O' the times"
I think Darling Nikki would fit right in.
I'm a big Prince fan + RP fan.
Somehow his music/energy doesn't quite fit here.. Perhaps RP is more in the style of conservative/low-key/background/mood music.
Unless you pick the right songs from Prince to fit here. This song isn't one. But there are many to pick from.
He was an extraordinary musician, singer, composer and performer.
Best live performances I have ever witnessed.
Try playing "Take me with U", "Mountains", "Under the cherry moon", "I would die for U" or "Sign O' the times"
Somehow his music/energy doesn't quite fit here.. Perhaps RP is more in the style of conservative/low-key/background/mood music.
Unless you pick the right songs from Prince to fit here. This song isn't one. But there are many to pick from.
He was an extraordinary musician, singer, composer and performer.
Best live performances I have ever witnessed.
Try playing "Take me with U", "Mountains", "Under the cherry moon", "I would die for U" or "Sign O' the times"
jagdriver wrote:
Right-e-o!
what insight lol use PSD and move on lol
Right-e-o!
what insight lol
use PSD and move on lol Not a big fan, but this first Prince hit is my favorite.
A_Radio_Head wrote:
Right-e-o!
Ugh, RP is where I come to get away from Prince....or used to anyway
Right-e-o!
Peakmecca wrote:
The biggest loss was that of Gato Barbieri early last month.
You have the 27 Club- Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Phoenix, Cobain, Winehouse, etc. Now you have the 2016 Club- Bowie, Rickman, Frey, Emerson, Haggard, Prince...Miss them all.
The biggest loss was that of Gato Barbieri early last month.
I was never a fan. I'm not one to enshrine him or his music in death. Enough, already.
Pedro1874 wrote:
maybe the meejuh is wrong lol I'm not denying his due but I did not hear all the greatness early on, only after his passing, and it surprised me, in its content, that is
me lol may he RIP
For all his greatness expressed in the meejuh only 6 tracks in the RP library - interesting
maybe the meejuh is wrong lol I'm not denying his due but I did not hear all the greatness early on, only after his passing, and it surprised me, in its content, that is
me lol may he RIP I agree with the former comments. Sign of the times - an absolute classic. RP play this stuff.
Pedro1874 wrote:
I bought four Prince albums when they came out, 'Dirty Mind', 'Controversy', '1999' and 'Around The World In A Day', none are on the playlist.
I think these were his best and should be given a chance.
For all his greatness expressed in the meejuh only 6 tracks in the RP library - interesting
I bought four Prince albums when they came out, 'Dirty Mind', 'Controversy', '1999' and 'Around The World In A Day', none are on the playlist.
I think these were his best and should be given a chance.
My favorite of Prince.. So much passion in the songs on the Purple Rain record
RIP 
For all his greatness expressed in the meejuh only 6 tracks in the RP library - interesting
Aliens are kidnapping our most talented people and leaving body replicas in their place! Damn you, little grey people!!!
beeblebrocks40 wrote:
beeblebrocks40 wrote:
Now Prince has left us, can someone make it stop?
Yes sadly - A lot of good people dropping off this year!
Thanks to his Purpleness for all the great music. And it would be nice if we could get more Prince on RP. Doesn't seem to be anything at all from the Lovesexy album.
Peakmecca wrote:
Thanks to his Purpleness for all the great music. And it would be nice if we could get more Prince on RP. Doesn't seem to be anything at all from the Lovesexy album.
Peakmecca wrote:
You have the 27 Club- Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Phoenix, Cobain, Winehouse, etc. Now you have the 2016 Club- Bowie, Rickman, Frey, Emerson, Haggard, Prince...Miss them all.
RIP Prince
DocStrangelove wrote:
Nonsense. Take the time to explore the critical reception of P. Yes, talented. Made some good songs. But "overrated" is often heard in reference to his work.
Whatever, pal. You clearly miss the point.
Nonsense. Take the time to explore the critical reception of P. Yes, talented. Made some good songs. But "overrated" is often heard in reference to his work.
Whatever, pal. You clearly miss the point.
You have the 27 Club- Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Phoenix, Cobain, Winehouse, etc. Now you have the 2016 Club- Bowie, Rickman, Frey, Emerson, Haggard, Prince...Miss them all.
He was the soundtrack of my youth. Very sad indeed.
This song will always bring me back to the after-party of my high school prom on the dance floor of the Copacabana in NYC! 1984...
Prince was magic on stage. I had tickets a couple of years later to see him at Wembley Arena- won them in a lottery, and then he inexplicably cancelled the show! I was so bummed never to see him live.
I thought his album Lovesexy had some of his finest and most complex work, not to mention the best album cover.
When I just heard the sad news of his untimely death, I immediately turned on RP, and was surprised not to see a Prince song in the recent playlist... then Bill comes on, gives the news, and plays this song.
Doesn't look like Prince has many fans on RP, which I can understand... it's a discerning group with different tastes from Prince's style and genre. But you've got to give him credit. He was an extraordinary dancer EXTRAORDINARYand a great songwriter. I LOVE Nothing Compares 2 U 
and didn't even know he wrote it for Sinead until I read his obit! He even penned Manic Mondays for the Bangles at the same time. And "I Feel For you" by Chaka Khan, C'MON! 
Sure he went off the deep end when he changed his name to an un-pronouncable symbol, but even that is kind ballsy when you think about it. It was also nutty when he found religion and stopped singing all his old sex-driven songs, but he found his way back and I was still hoping to see him live. He was on tour and on stage within the last 3 weeks.
Many people don't know that he said F*U* to the major record labels in the 90s, took control of all his new music and distribution and started his own streaming music network. He was an original.
Would love to have been a fly on the wall during some parties at Paisley Park.
Prince, you were a Prince. RIP, brutha.
Wow, Bill is such a pro- playing Bowie's Ashes to Ashes after 2 Prince songs— OMG, and now Lou Reed.. sad,sad sad... no one gets out of here alive...
Prince was magic on stage. I had tickets a couple of years later to see him at Wembley Arena- won them in a lottery, and then he inexplicably cancelled the show! I was so bummed never to see him live.
I thought his album Lovesexy had some of his finest and most complex work, not to mention the best album cover.
When I just heard the sad news of his untimely death, I immediately turned on RP, and was surprised not to see a Prince song in the recent playlist... then Bill comes on, gives the news, and plays this song.
Doesn't look like Prince has many fans on RP, which I can understand... it's a discerning group with different tastes from Prince's style and genre. But you've got to give him credit. He was an extraordinary dancer EXTRAORDINARY
and a great songwriter. I LOVE Nothing Compares 2 U and didn't even know he wrote it for Sinead until I read his obit! He even penned Manic Mondays for the Bangles at the same time. And "I Feel For you" by Chaka Khan, C'MON! Sure he went off the deep end when he changed his name to an un-pronouncable symbol, but even that is kind ballsy when you think about it. It was also nutty when he found religion and stopped singing all his old sex-driven songs, but he found his way back and I was still hoping to see him live. He was on tour and on stage within the last 3 weeks.
Many people don't know that he said F*U* to the major record labels in the 90s, took control of all his new music and distribution and started his own streaming music network. He was an original.
Would love to have been a fly on the wall during some parties at Paisley Park.
Prince, you were a Prince. RIP, brutha.
Wow, Bill is such a pro- playing Bowie's Ashes to Ashes after 2 Prince songs— OMG, and now Lou Reed.. sad,sad sad... no one gets out of here alive...
melzabutch wrote:
Perfect image! Nice job. One of the all time best guitarists ever, I just laugh when people discount his talent. Love or hate him, but extremely talented Is irrefutable!
Not a good day, The doves were released earlier this morning. RIP
Perfect image! Nice job. One of the all time best guitarists ever, I just laugh when people discount his talent. Love or hate him, but extremely talented Is irrefutable!
oh man no!
Just learned this news while bopping along to this playing of a now forever sad song : (
Brilliant Artist
Just learned this news while bopping along to this playing of a now forever sad song : (
Brilliant Artist
I remember when this movie first came out. My best friend and I played hooky and went to the Ridglea Theatre on Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth Texas. We stayed and watched it twice. Then we went out and bought the cassette tape and wore that thing out dancing to it. Sad to hear of his passing, he was a guitar genius.
DocStrangelove wrote:
Poorly timed and chosen for negative effect.
Not hate — I have no hate towards him — just an opinion.
Poorly timed and chosen for negative effect.
There are more than doves crying today.
I'm crushed. Can't focus today. Purple Rain means as much to me as any album by any artist ever. I didn't know a lot of his later work, but the world was just a better place with Prince in it.
So tragic his passing today - a huge loss!
DocStrangelove wrote:
...and you just had to throw that out now? Hate is as hate does.
The same for the rest of you choosing this moment to spew negativity about Prince on the board.
Always found him overrated and rather full of himself.
...and you just had to throw that out now? Hate is as hate does.
The same for the rest of you choosing this moment to spew negativity about Prince on the board.
DocStrangelove wrote:
Full himself? Jesus, he was just talented. The most talented ever have been a little eccentric. But, overrated? Nope.
Always found him overrated and rather full of himself.
Full himself? Jesus, he was just talented. The most talented ever have been a little eccentric. But, overrated? Nope.
R.I.P. ..
balinor wrote:
Agreed.
Love him or hate him, he sure as hell had talent. RIP
Agreed.
I was two miles from Paisley Park when I heard the news...MN has lost their ambassador.
Flu-like symptoms last Friday - gone today...WTF?
Flu-like symptoms last Friday - gone today...WTF?
RIP Mr. Prince. Just heard the awful news. Some may disagree but he was as influential as Bowie and both were truly 'artists,' a term bantered about by many that don't have the cred to say that. A very sad day ... and a sad year (Bowie, Prince, Kantner, Frey).