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Printable BartVanHemelen said: Time for some math. Let's look up when each song was first released:
1999 - 1983 I Feel For You - 1979 Controversy - 1981 Sexy Dancer - 1980 Y U Wanna Treat Me So Bad ? - 1979 Take Me With U - 1984 Anotherloverholenyohead - 1986 Guitar - 2007 Raspberry Beret - 1985 Girl - 1985 All Day, All Night - 1987 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - 1987 The 1 U Wanna C - 2007 Sometimes It Snows In April - 1986 Mountains - 1986 Partyman - 1989 Uptown - 1980 Let's Work - 1981 Kiss - 1986 Cool - 1981 All The Critics Love U In Paris - 1982 Cream - 1993 U Got the look - 1987 Now, to determine the average age of the songs played in this concert: determine the age of each song (year of concert - year of song's release), add all those number up, and divide by the number of songs in this concert. 2009 - (( 1983 + 1979 + 1981 + 1980 + 1979 + 1984 + 1986 + 2007 + 1985 + 1985 + 1987 + 1987 + 2007 + 1986 + 1986 + 1989 + 1980 + 1981 + 1986 + 1981 + 1982 + 1993 + 1987 ) / 23) Let's use Google's calculator: http://www.google.com/sea...+%2F+23%29 So the average age of the songs performed during this gig is: 22.8695652 years. Translation: on average each song played during this gig was about 23 years old. Which actually means plenty of them are even older, since this is an average. Two songs from 2007, one from 1993, and all others date back to the 1980s or even earlier. For comparison: the average age of the songs performed for one of the Montreux gigs was 14.33333 years - see http://prince.org/msg/12/316300?&pg=4 . Thanks for the info. Very interesting.  I'm firmly planted in denial | |
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missfee said: RakelRosalita729 said: if his rump does not say HELLO, then I must be deaf Oh yes!!!!  His white paints just can't hide the cheecks!  no freedom till we're equal, damn right I support it | |
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RumAndRaisin said: EmeraldSkies said: So is this set for a DVD release? or was the art work just for the concerts?
lol as if prince would do a dvd It could happen.  Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach | |
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Mmmmmm. Princey!  | |
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HOLY SHIT!!!! The old fella has BONK-EYE!!!! 
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Check it out before it is gone,
[Youtube snip - luv4u] | |
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Gorgonzolo said: Check it out before it is gone,
[Youtube snip - luv4u] Fantastic! brings back memories of the O2! "Body massager?! Please!!" | |
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Gorgonzolo said: Check it out before it is gone,
[Youtube snip - luv4u] Gorgonzolo: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Just LOVE......................... All it's FREE!!!! | |
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Hey just wanted to say Thank you to Prince for going to Paris sorry i never made it but sure it was a beautiful night for those that did make it. I'm sad that I could not be there but happy for those that were and so happy that Prince is doing his thing as only he can - he does it so well. thank you x | |
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1paradise said: Gorgonzolo said: Check it out before it is gone,
[Youtube snip - luv4u] Gorgonzolo: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! thanks looks well cool | |
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BartVanHemelen said: Time for some math. Let's look up when each song was first released:
1999 - 1983 I Feel For You - 1979 Controversy - 1981 Sexy Dancer - 1980 Y U Wanna Treat Me So Bad ? - 1979 Take Me With U - 1984 Anotherloverholenyohead - 1986 Guitar - 2007 Raspberry Beret - 1985 Girl - 1985 All Day, All Night - 1987 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - 1987 The 1 U Wanna C - 2007 Sometimes It Snows In April - 1986 Mountains - 1986 Partyman - 1989 Uptown - 1980 Let's Work - 1981 Kiss - 1986 Cool - 1981 All The Critics Love U In Paris - 1982 Cream - 1993 U Got the look - 1987 Now, to determine the average age of the songs played in this concert: determine the age of each song (year of concert - year of song's release), add all those number up, and divide by the number of songs in this concert. 2009 - (( 1983 + 1979 + 1981 + 1980 + 1979 + 1984 + 1986 + 2007 + 1985 + 1985 + 1987 + 1987 + 2007 + 1986 + 1986 + 1989 + 1980 + 1981 + 1986 + 1981 + 1982 + 1993 + 1987 ) / 23) Let's use Google's calculator: http://www.google.com/sea...+%2F+23%29 So the average age of the songs performed during this gig is: 22.8695652 years. Translation: on average each song played during this gig was about 23 years old. Which actually means plenty of them are even older, since this is an average. Two songs from 2007, one from 1993, and all others date back to the 1980s or even earlier. For comparison: the average age of the songs performed for one of the Montreux gigs was 14.33333 years - see http://prince.org/msg/12/316300?&pg=4 . 1999 was released in September 1982 (The single) [Edited 10/12/09 13:25pm] Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U. | |
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CHRISLUV92 said:  very nice ,,,,, thanks chrisluv92.... for sharing all the pics..... | |
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piccolo7 said: CHRISLUV92 said: very nice ,,,,, thanks chrisluv92.... for sharing all the pics.....  | |
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andykeen said: Is it just me, but he seems to be playing the same song for the last 5 years?!? This setlist looks dull! Just me!
Pictures are awesome tho...  just you 
the setlist was great, just great. Everyone who's nagging just had to be there to witness. Oh well. | |
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CHRISLUV92 said: thanks btw for posting all these lovely pics
He looked great yesterday. | |
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Nothinbutjoy said: BartVanHemelen said: Time for some math. Let's look up when each song was first released:
1999 - 1983 I Feel For You - 1979 Controversy - 1981 Sexy Dancer - 1980 Y U Wanna Treat Me So Bad ? - 1979 Take Me With U - 1984 Anotherloverholenyohead - 1986 Guitar - 2007 Raspberry Beret - 1985 Girl - 1985 All Day, All Night - 1987 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - 1987 The 1 U Wanna C - 2007 Sometimes It Snows In April - 1986 Mountains - 1986 Partyman - 1989 Uptown - 1980 Let's Work - 1981 Kiss - 1986 Cool - 1981 All The Critics Love U In Paris - 1982 Cream - 1993 U Got the look - 1987 Now, to determine the average age of the songs played in this concert: determine the age of each song (year of concert - year of song's release), add all those number up, and divide by the number of songs in this concert. 2009 - (( 1983 + 1979 + 1981 + 1980 + 1979 + 1984 + 1986 + 2007 + 1985 + 1985 + 1987 + 1987 + 2007 + 1986 + 1986 + 1989 + 1980 + 1981 + 1986 + 1981 + 1982 + 1993 + 1987 ) / 23) Let's use Google's calculator: http://www.google.com/sea...+%2F+23%29 So the average age of the songs performed during this gig is: 22.8695652 years. Translation: on average each song played during this gig was about 23 years old. Which actually means plenty of them are even older, since this is an average. Two songs from 2007, one from 1993, and all others date back to the 1980s or even earlier. For comparison: the average age of the songs performed for one of the Montreux gigs was 14.33333 years - see http://prince.org/msg/12/316300?&pg=4 . Thanks for the info. Very interesting. Cream is 1991 Sexy Dancer is 1979 1999 is 1982 [Edited 10/12/09 13:36pm] | |
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BartVanHemelen said: Time for some math. Let's look up when each song was first released:
1999 - 1983 I Feel For You - 1979 Controversy - 1981 Sexy Dancer - 1980 Y U Wanna Treat Me So Bad ? - 1979 Take Me With U - 1984 Anotherloverholenyohead - 1986 Guitar - 2007 Raspberry Beret - 1985 Girl - 1985 All Day, All Night - 1987 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - 1987 The 1 U Wanna C - 2007 Sometimes It Snows In April - 1986 Mountains - 1986 Partyman - 1989 Uptown - 1980 Let's Work - 1981 Kiss - 1986 Cool - 1981 All The Critics Love U In Paris - 1982 Cream - 1993 U Got the look - 1987 Now, to determine the average age of the songs played in this concert: determine the age of each song (year of concert - year of song's release), add all those number up, and divide by the number of songs in this concert. 2009 - (( 1983 + 1979 + 1981 + 1980 + 1979 + 1984 + 1986 + 2007 + 1985 + 1985 + 1987 + 1987 + 2007 + 1986 + 1986 + 1989 + 1980 + 1981 + 1986 + 1981 + 1982 + 1993 + 1987 ) / 23) Let's use Google's calculator: http://www.google.com/sea...+%2F+23%29 So the average age of the songs performed during this gig is: 22.8695652 years. Translation: on average each song played during this gig was about 23 years old. Which actually means plenty of them are even older, since this is an average. Two songs from 2007, one from 1993, and all others date back to the 1980s or even earlier. For comparison: the average age of the songs performed for one of the Montreux gigs was 14.33333 years - see http://prince.org/msg/12/316300?&pg=4 . 
 Hey loudmouth, shut the fuck up, right? |
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BartVanHemelen said: Time for some math. Let's look up when each song was first released:
1999 - 1983 I Feel For You - 1979 Controversy - 1981 Sexy Dancer - 1980 Y U Wanna Treat Me So Bad ? - 1979 Take Me With U - 1984 Anotherloverholenyohead - 1986 Guitar - 2007 Raspberry Beret - 1985 Girl - 1985 All Day, All Night - 1987 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - 1987 The 1 U Wanna C - 2007 Sometimes It Snows In April - 1986 Mountains - 1986 Partyman - 1989 Uptown - 1980 Let's Work - 1981 Kiss - 1986 Cool - 1981 All The Critics Love U In Paris - 1982 Cream - 1993 U Got the look - 1987 Now, to determine the average age of the songs played in this concert: determine the age of each song (year of concert - year of song's release), add all those number up, and divide by the number of songs in this concert. 2009 - (( 1983 + 1979 + 1981 + 1980 + 1979 + 1984 + 1986 + 2007 + 1985 + 1985 + 1987 + 1987 + 2007 + 1986 + 1986 + 1989 + 1980 + 1981 + 1986 + 1981 + 1982 + 1993 + 1987 ) / 23) Let's use Google's calculator: http://www.google.com/sea...+%2F+23%29 So the average age of the songs performed during this gig is: 22.8695652 years. Translation: on average each song played during this gig was about 23 years old. Which actually means plenty of them are even older, since this is an average. Two songs from 2007, one from 1993, and all others date back to the 1980s or even earlier. For comparison: the average age of the songs performed for one of the Montreux gigs was 14.33333 years - see http://prince.org/msg/12/316300?&pg=4 . Jesus christ get you facts straight. There are so many errors above you should be ashamed. Should I school you? Sexy Dancer 1979 1999 1982 and you got the release of Cream wrong by two whole goddamn fucking years. IT was released in 1991. And this coming from the biggest prick in Prince online fandom is just wonderful. | |
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BartVanHemelen said: Time for some math. Let's look up when each song was first released:
1999 - 1983 I Feel For You - 1979 Controversy - 1981 Sexy Dancer - 1980 Y U Wanna Treat Me So Bad ? - 1979 Take Me With U - 1984 Anotherloverholenyohead - 1986 Guitar - 2007 Raspberry Beret - 1985 Girl - 1985 All Day, All Night - 1987 I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - 1987 The 1 U Wanna C - 2007 Sometimes It Snows In April - 1986 Mountains - 1986 Partyman - 1989 Uptown - 1980 Let's Work - 1981 Kiss - 1986 Cool - 1981 All The Critics Love U In Paris - 1982 Cream - 1993 U Got the look - 1987 Now, to determine the average age of the songs played in this concert: determine the age of each song (year of concert - year of song's release), add all those number up, and divide by the number of songs in this concert. 2009 - (( 1983 + 1979 + 1981 + 1980 + 1979 + 1984 + 1986 + 2007 + 1985 + 1985 + 1987 + 1987 + 2007 + 1986 + 1986 + 1989 + 1980 + 1981 + 1986 + 1981 + 1982 + 1993 + 1987 ) / 23) Let's use Google's calculator: http://www.google.com/sea...+%2F+23%29 So the average age of the songs performed during this gig is: 22.8695652 years. Translation: on average each song played during this gig was about 23 years old. Which actually means plenty of them are even older, since this is an average. Two songs from 2007, one from 1993, and all others date back to the 1980s or even earlier. For comparison: the average age of the songs performed for one of the Montreux gigs was 14.33333 years - see http://prince.org/msg/12/316300?&pg=4 . wtf? 
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BartVanHemelen said: Time for some math. Let's look up when each song was first released:
Bart, you're a doll. But this is the nerdiest post I've ever seen on here. | |
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mushmackalenta said: Jesus christ get you facts straight. There are so many errors above you should be ashamed. Should I school you? Sexy Dancer 1979 1999 1982 and you got the release of Cream wrong by two whole goddamn fucking years. IT was released in 1991. And this coming from the biggest prick in Prince online fandom is just wonderful. Well, that'll teach him. Except for the part where it'll make the average age even older, thus proving his point even more. | |
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And this giant math equation (flaws and all) means what?
"New Power slide...." |
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I was at the 5pm only - agree with much of what has been said, my main problem with the sound wasn't the sound itself, but that Prince was so obviously annoyed that it affected the performance (~ a dozen comments, including changing Raspberry Beret to "they say the sound ain't the greatest...")
Otherwise it was amazing, Especially Anotherlover..., Mountains and Girl. I never in my life thought I'd hear Girl live, what's next, Darling Nikki?? I just wish more of the audience had caught on to how unique the performance of that song was, I could not believe my ears.I don't have a problem with him changing a word or two here & there (he did on both Y U want to treat me so bad and I feel 4U) if he can do Girl live... The crowd around me (ca 7-8m from stage) was nice and enthusiastic but did not respond well to the cues. I think it's partly a language issue, I heard some people singing lyrics which did not make sense but sounded ~80% right. They probably don't all speak English very well, if they had understood what he wanted them to sing or do, I'm pretty sure they would have. I'm really glad I made the trip, even though I missed much of the UK contingent - I was expecting to see more people from London! Lots of love to all nice frogs met during the day ! | |
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LadyInWhite said: I was at the 5pm only - agree with much of what has been said, my main problem with the sound wasn't the sound itself, but that Prince was so obviously annoyed that it affected the performance (~ a dozen comments, including changing Raspberry Beret to "they say the sound ain't the greatest...")
Otherwise it was amazing, Especially Anotherlover..., Mountains and Girl. I never in my life thought I'd hear Girl live, what's next, Darling Nikki?? I just wish more of the audience had caught on to how unique the performance of that song was, I could not believe my ears.I don't have a problem with him changing a word or two here & there (he did on both Y U want to treat me so bad and I feel 4U) if he can do Girl live... The crowd around me (ca 7-8m from stage) was nice and enthusiastic but did not respond well to the cues. I think it's partly a language issue, I heard some people singing lyrics which did not make sense but sounded ~80% right. They probably don't all speak English very well, if they had understood what he wanted them to sing or do, I'm pretty sure they would have. I'm really glad I made the trip, even though I missed much of the UK contingent - I was expecting to see more people from London! Lots of love to all nice frogs met during the day !Hmmm, couldn't say so, he was annoyed but still playfull. I have to say that I love his sarcastic comments, he has such a strong humor, love it and the fire that came out of his eyes, I adore that. With the harmonica player, "can you hear him? No? Talk to the soundman, he's French "
I thought that was sweet. And you're right about the French not knowing the language too well, you could hear them sing the refrain very loud but not the rest of the lyrics but it didn't bother me because you just noticed the love in the room and Prince noticed it too. While I was singing along with almost every song you saw them looking at me very surprised but with a smile on their face, like, shit, she knows the lyrics, I don't
I've been to a Mylene Farmer concert some weeks ago and everybody sings along with the French lyrics, foreign language isn't their best asset but they're still cool as hell. | |
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am I the only one who cant see the pics?? ~~~~~ Oh that voice...incredible....there should be a musical instrument called George Michael... ~~~~~ | |
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InwardJim said: hopefully we'll get to hear something of this stateside.
PARIS (AFP) – Paris is "erotic" and "inspirational", US pop star Prince said Monday after wowing city audiences in a venue never formerly used as a concert hall -- the landmark glass-and-iron Grand Palais exhibition centre. Prince's Sunday concerts were last-minute affairs, organised in four to five days, after the 51-year-old artist visited and fell in love with the vast hall on the banks of the Seine river. On Monday he met a small group of journalists, including AFP, in a chic Paris hotel. Following are excerpts from the hour-long chat. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS HE WAS ASKED: Q: What did you think about the crowd last night? A: Amazing. It is actually indescribable, that much love. They were very respectful. We asked that no one used camera phones and they honoured that request, unlike Americans who are so obsessed with technology. We don't like to have our concert filmed that way because it sounds so bad and then you give all the footage to somebody like YouTube who is run by Universal Publishing, and some of those same lawyers. NO NEED FOR ANYONE TO GET BENT OUT OF SHAPE OF WHAT I'M GONNA SAY. BUT AS STATED MANY TIMES HERE RECENTLY IN THE LAST 2 WKS OR SO ~ MAYBE IF (SOME OF US WERE NOT SO MEAN IN SOME OF THE THINGS SAID, MAYBE HE WOULD DO MORE ON THE OTHERSIDE!!!! HE IS HUMAN TOO, AS HE STATED TINGS SAID CAN STING A LITTLE. Just LOVE......................... All it's FREE!!!! | |
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1paradise said: Gorgonzolo said: Check it out before it is gone,
[Youtube snip - luv4u] Gorgonzolo: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! WOW! Gorgonzolo, gotta add my thanks!! After seeing the suit in action.  Baby looks good and plays fine as ever. I'm firmly planted in denial | |
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Nothinbutjoy said: 1paradise said: Gorgonzolo: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! WOW! Gorgonzolo, gotta add my thanks!! After seeing the suit in action. Baby looks good and plays fine as ever. I have to give him credit when he deserves it. He was looking mighty fine!! It was good to see!  I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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It was phenomenal.
I can bitch about the nearly-off-topic playlist replication problem how much I want, still, the 5PM concert was a magical moment. And I'm sure the 22PM did sound fresh to most of the audience. But the daylight added a je-ne-sais-quoi more. It was more intimate, the crowd less pushy, the global feeling somewhat better. I think the band kicked ass! The grooves were infectious. The background voices perfect. And the guitar playing so complex and yet so finger-in-the-nose-looking it hurt. Yeah, he had joy in his eyes, and it was contagious. Most of all, you could hear it. The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
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 These setlists...mmmm mmm  | |
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