Favorite versions of the songs you like

Ok on which tour Prince played the best version of
the song you like.
My pick would be Sing of the Times 2004 Musicology tour .
the way he updated the song combing it with
jazz elements
made he song
mature and fresh.O r Little red Corvette
from the same tour.
i Never though Prince would do a stripped down
acoustic version of this hit song.
whats your pick?

My favorite versions of all songs are from the orginal tours for the album they were on, escpecially Let's Go Crazy and Kiss. I hated those versions in the 90s.

DMSR from Small Club is uber cool. Not better than the LP version, just different.

Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic from Small Club just kills the studio version.

Forever In My Life from the Sign O The Times film is incredible.

Family Name from the 2001 Celebration rocked like a mutha.

Anytime Peach or Bambi are played live, it's historic.

2 Nigs United 4.... - ONA Live
Cream + I Could Never Take... - Franciscology 2004

Imago: "You look You know, that kind of super-hot, cuteness that gets a guy raped in prison. "

My cover of the "Crush" by Smashing Pumpkins: http://prince.org/msg/15/314710.

DMSR from the First Avenue 8/3/93 show with the MJ impersonation is great

Life o'the Party was a much better song/jam live in the Musicology show compared to the cd

Forever in my Life, as said abive from SOTT live, maybe the 3/21/87 performance is even better

The Ladder. although, AFAIK, never performed during an official concert, the rehearsal versions (BOTH Lovesexy and ONA) are great

ALL The ONA versions of the songs performed were great.

Forever in my Life: LA show from Musicology Tour

Purple Rain: When he did it as a solo on piano in Cleveland during ONA tour

P Control: from Crystal Ball

Lovesign: from Crystal Ball

Dark: from Come

Gett Off: Extended Version from disk that includes Violet and Gangsta Glam

How Come U Don't Call Me: Love it live, take it or leave it on the B-Sides

Question of U/The One: Gotta hear them together live along with Fallin

Large Room W/No Light: 1980's version

Let's Go Crazy: from the Purple Rain film rather than the album

The Continental: from the symbol album

3121: I love the version from Indigo Nights when it was mixed with DMSR

Vicki Waiting: Album version rather than any live version

TMBGITW: Music video version

Nothing Compares 2 U: Prince's version rather than Sinead's

Peach with the instrumental coda that became the song Chaos and Disorder (the Sacrifice of Victor-video) - so raw and rockin', a mixture of Hendrix and Iggy Pop.

I could never take the place of your man from the Sign of the Times movie (way better then the album version) - so joyfull, full of energy, and a much fuller arrangement then the rather 'sketchy' album version.

America (the official videoclip) - the album version is nice, but not great IMO, like Baby I am star, part 2. But that version on video is pure magic. That beat, the way the band is moving, those saxophone solo's 'on fire' by Eric and Eddie, and I especially love how confident and swaggering Prince appears in this video: dancing his ass off, throwing singles in the public, pulling funny faces, getting behind the drumkit. Electrifying!

When you were mine (Lovesexy Dortmund '88) - Turning a stripped down new-wave pop classic into an anthemic Bruce Springsteen / John cougar Mellencamp like rocker, full of longing and energy.

squirrelgrease said:

motherfunka said:

Forever in my life - SOTT film

I would Die 4 U - Live concert film

Purple Rain - Live concert film

Adore - Northrop Theater 2001 Minneapolis (You need to hear this)

Prince and the band - 7-7-07 concert Minneapolis

4 the tears in your eyes - live concert with Wendy and Lisa

Tighten up - Vegas Rio ( I know its not a Prince song, but WOW!)

Daddy Pop - Arsenio hall '91

Empty Room - video version

We Can Funk - bootleg version

Tick Tick Bang - Graffiti Bridge version

Come - video version