Hey, does anyone know why Prince never plays this great little song live?

A great song indeed, but maybe he deems it too complicated (e.g. the female backing vocals are quite integral)...or perhaps just a little too twee. I know, given this is the man who sings 'Everybody Loves Me' that's a bit of a poser, but that's my consideration. 'Nothing Compares To You' is far more straightforward for him.

Or maybe he doesn't want to sing about 'kissing Valentino'.

Wendy lead it a few times on the Parade tour

Scotsman1999 said:

A great song indeed, but maybe he deems it too complicated (e.g. the female backing vocals are quite integral)...or perhaps just a little too twee. I know, given this is the man who sings 'Everybody Loves Me' that's a bit of a poser, but that's my consideration. 'Nothing Compares To You' is far more straightforward for him.

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I had no idea he played it in 86 and 02, I've never heard a live version of it

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Given that he sings NC2U and IFFY, it would make sense, it's one of his hits even though it wasn't by him. Sugar Walls too but well... that one I guess he can't have

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I've always thought MM could be great mashed up with 1999's lead line, given that they're both variations on the same melody

5.14.1986 @ the Warfield Theater in SF

Bangles Concert

Manic Monday (w/Prince)

8.18.1986 Ahoy Sportpaleis Rotterdam, Netherlands

1. Around the World in a Day

2. Christopher Tracy's Parade

3. New Position

4. Manic Monday performed live by Prince & the Revolution lead vocal Wendy Melvoin

Performed regulary on tour

5. Raspeberry Beret

6. Delirious

7. Controversy

8. A Love Bizarre

9. Do Me Baby

10. Automatic

11. DMSR

12. When Doves Cry

13. Little Red Corvette

14. Under the Cherry Moon

15. AnotherLoverHolenYoHead

16. 17 Days

17. Head

18. Pop Life

19. Girls & Boys

20. Life Can Be So Nice

21. 1999

22. America

23. Kiss

24. Purple Rain

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10.20.1986 @ the Palace in LA

the Bangles

Prince (along with Wendy Melvoin) join in on Manic Monday

More to the point, he has never sung it live.

Sure he has played it a few times over the years, but tell me ONE instance where he himself actually sang the lead vocal ?

I was front row when he played this during the Xeniphobia celebration. I recall some underserving obnoxious white girl from the crowd being called up on stage to sing but I cant remember if he sand some before or after she did.

JoshuaWho said:

I was front row when he played this during the Xeniphobia celebration. I recall some underserving obnoxious white girl from the crowd being called up on stage to sing but I cant remember if he sand some before or after she did.

does her color really matter?

JoshuaWho said:

I was front row when he played this during the Xeniphobia celebration. I recall some underserving obnoxious white girl from the crowd being called up on stage to sing but I cant remember if he sand some before or after she did.

I remember this person, was a regular poster here, and she did an ok job all things considered, had some singing experience. I have the recording somewhere.

And why not do 'Round And Round' for instance? It was a #12 hit ("I've got so many hits!") and the lyrics are JW-proof.

He was playing it as we walked into The Point, Dublin in 2002 for the NPGMusicClub sound-check. Don't recall whether he was singing it though!