Need some help on this one. Here's the situation. I'm in the Air Force and was just named Non Commisioned Officer of the Year, pretty big deal! Anyway, they'll be having an official banquet with all of the military bells and whistles. They'll actually announce my name and I pass under a group of people holding swords out over me while I enter the banquet hall. I was told the other day that I have till Friday to tell them what song I want playing as I'm introduced and make my way in, of course it's expected that I'll choose Prince. My first thought was that I want "Baby I'm a Star" but it does seem that not a lot of people know that anymore. Some people asked about "When Doves Cry" but that really isn't the song to be played while I still have to keep some kind of military bearing and not put on "that Princely air". What about Let's Go Crazy or Partyman? Please give me some more ideas for the perfect song for this type of occasion...Mind you, Face Down would be bad as* to walk into but really not the message I want to send...So what do our collective minds think?

I'm guessing Live 4 Love would be inappropriate, right?

live 4 love

Ha beat me by a hair

OK, Days of Wild.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Ha beat me by a hair

The point is I beat you!

i say goo dbootleg and wy back!

'make it throug the storm' or 'we can work it out!

oh ahd gongrats on the honor!' Non Commisioned Officer of the Year fricking cool baked beans!

if you are serious about it, does having "partyman" really fit the occasion? Something somber would probably be more appropriate, something classical. By setting a "party" atmosphere what message are you sending to those officers above you? will they consider you for a promotion, or perhaps not, based on the impression you make.

BlackAdder7 said:

How about 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight"? i've always liked that one.

wee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee dee wee um um a wayyyyyyy

Oh, come on, people! For a military function? It's gotta be America!

Jimmy Nuthin' never went to school

They made him Pledge Allegiance

Jimmy said it wasn't cool

Nothing made Jimmy proud

Now Jimmy lives on a mushroom cloud

America America

God shed his grace on thee

America America

Keep the children free!

I know it's about a car, but still...wouldn't Little Red Corvette work if you start it at the chorus? It's a fun song, everybody knows it, and it's all about going fast, etc.

How much of the song is going to be played? Is this like when they play little snippets of songs when baseball players get up to bat? So it's really like 5 or 10 seconds only?

And congratulations!

BlackAdder7 said:

if you are serious about it, does having "partyman" really fit the occasion? Something somber would probably be more appropriate, something classical. By setting a "party" atmosphere what message are you sending to those officers above you? will they consider you for a promotion, or perhaps not, based on the impression you make.

I am thinking the exact same thing.

The military is your career, correct?

Do you really want to send a message to your colleagues that you are anything less than professional, dependable, patriotic, and serious about this recognition and your career????

I climbed the corporate ladder young because I demonstrated reliability and competence, not by sharing personal inclinations with my colleagues and superiors in work settings. Save that stuff for 1:1 bonding moments and happy hours.

Just my 2 cents....

Congrats on the recognition, though!

And it can never be said enough...thank you for serving our country!

(choice of wording edit)

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Ronnie, Talk To Russia.

One Song!

Wow! Congrats on the promotion!

Although i totally understand their strong points, i wouldn't necessarily agree with Carrie and BlackAdder. If your ideas were Partyman and Let's go Crazy, then it seems you're looking for something fun and celebratory to mark your fantastic achievement with your peers! It's not unprofessional to have fun and i'm sure that the ability to know when and how to appropriately bond with your colleagues is just as important in the eyes of your superiors as anything else in their world.

You seem to want specifically a Prince song, one that is well known but not too Princely. So i think your two choices are spot on, either would be fun! Personally, i think Lenny Kravitz's "Fly Away" might be more apt for obvious reasons - but i expect others have used it before. Whatever you decide make sure you have a fantastic day!

I Rock Therefore I Am

The Max

Willing and Able

So is that ALL AIR FORCE NCO of the year or base? or what?

CallMeCarrie said:

BlackAdder7 said:

if you are serious about it, does having "partyman" really fit the occasion? Something somber would probably be more appropriate, something classical. By setting a "party" atmosphere what message are you sending to those officers above you? will they consider you for a promotion, or perhaps not, based on the impression you make.

I am thinking the exact same thing.

The military is your career, correct?

Do you really want to send a message to your colleagues that you are anything less than professional, dependable, patriotic, and serious about this recognition and your career????

I climbed the corporate ladder young because I demonstrated reliability and competence, not by sharing personal inclinations with my colleagues and superiors in work settings. Save that stuff for 1:1 bonding moments and happy hours.

Just my 2 cents....

Congrats on the recognition, though!

And it can never be said enough...thank you for serving our country!

(choice of wording edit)

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[Edited 1/26/11 12:52pm]

Thanks for all of the input. As far as the career and setting the example. I spoke with a few others that have earned this award and this ceremony is set up to be "loose". One guy had "We are the Champions" last year and plenty of others have gone with "bravado rap." It really is meant to be a celebratory exp. Truth is, if I played The Air Force song I'd be considered a suck up and unoriginal. They want something of our personality in this. I could possibly be named one of the Top 12 Airmen in the Air Force later this year...

Everyone knows that I'm Purple through and through, so it's gotta be Prince. Days of Wild (live version) would be freakin' killer but def. not the lyrics that I want out there for me at this function... I'm actually putting a lot of thought into this song plus I know someone will mention Prince and then I get to talk about our Purple Yoda-being on stage with him and a million other Prince related stories...

Two years ago at the Xmas party I went on stage to accept a gift and did Prince spin into a quick split and back up in the blink of an eye. To this day my Commander still talks about it! Of course that was out of uniform but they do expect me to always be a freezer burn compared to cool~

Thanks for all the props! This easily tops off one of the best years of my career...Party Up!! Hmmmm

ScottRob said:

Wow! Congrats on the promotion!

Although i totally understand their strong points, i wouldn't necessarily agree with Carrie and BlackAdder. If your ideas were Partyman and Let's go Crazy, then it seems you're looking for something fun and celebratory to mark your fantastic achievement with your peers! It's not unprofessional to have fun and i'm sure that the ability to know when and how to appropriately bond with your colleagues is just as important in the eyes of your superiors as anything else in their world.

You seem to want specifically a Prince song, one that is well known but not too Princely. So i think your two choices are spot on, either would be fun! Personally, i think Lenny Kravitz's "Fly Away" might be more apt for obvious reasons - but i expect others have used it before. Whatever you decide make sure you have a fantastic day!

You guys hit the nail on the head!!! I'll have to listen to some Lenny in the morning and see if that'll work...I'll let U all know....Thanks for the suggestion!

wishuhvn said:

CallMeCarrie said:

I am thinking the exact same thing.

The military is your career, correct?

Do you really want to send a message to your colleagues that you are anything less than professional, dependable, patriotic, and serious about this recognition and your career????

I climbed the corporate ladder young because I demonstrated reliability and competence, not by sharing personal inclinations with my colleagues and superiors in work settings. Save that stuff for 1:1 bonding moments and happy hours.

Just my 2 cents....

Congrats on the recognition, though!

And it can never be said enough...thank you for serving our country!

(choice of wording edit)

[Edited 1/26/11 12:50pm]

[Edited 1/26/11 12:52pm]

Thanks for all of the input. As far as the career and setting the example. I spoke with a few others that have earned this award and this ceremony is set up to be "loose". One guy had "We are the Champions" last year and plenty of others have gone with "bravado rap." It really is meant to be a celebratory exp. Truth is, if I played The Air Force song I'd be considered a suck up and unoriginal. They want something of our personality in this. I could possibly be named one of the Top 12 Airmen in the Air Force later this year...

Everyone knows that I'm Purple through and through, so it's gotta be Prince. Days of Wild (live version) would be freakin' killer but def. not the lyrics that I want out there for me at this function... I'm actually putting a lot of thought into this song plus I know someone will mention Prince and then I get to talk about our Purple Yoda-being on stage with him and a million other Prince related stories...

Two years ago at the Xmas party I went on stage to accept a gift and did Prince spin into a quick split and back up in the blink of an eye. To this day my Commander still talks about it! Of course that was out of uniform but they do expect me to always be a freezer burn compared to cool~

Thanks for all the props! This easily tops off one of the best years of my career...Party Up!! Hmmmm

Well then - I stand corrected! I'm very happy for you!

Give the purple people what they want!!

1999... i mean if it is not a party of a life time then what is!?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

1999... i mean if it is not a party of a life time then what is!?

Valid.

Or

jam of the year

life o the party

partyup!

I talked with the DJ who has to set up all the music and he's going to splice "Dearly beloved, we have gathered here 2day 2 get throught this things called the 99th Annual Awards ceremony and then go into Let's Go Crazy...Only wish that I wasn't in my "formal uniform" but instead one of the maby suits I had made while stationed in Korea. I had my tailor copy a couple of different Prince suits for me, of course into colors that look good on me. I'll let U all know how the big night turns out...9 Feb!

wishuhvn said:

I talked with the DJ who has to set up all the music and he's going to splice "Dearly beloved, we have gathered here 2day 2 get throught this things called the 99th Annual Awards ceremony and then go into Let's Go Crazy...Only wish that I wasn't in my "formal uniform" but instead one of the maby suits I had made while stationed in Korea. I had my tailor copy a couple of different Prince suits for me, of course into colors that look good on me. I'll let U all know how the big night turns out...9 Feb!

dont forget pictures...recaps like that are useless without 'em

OnlyNDaUsa said:

partyup!

Yeah, I was gonna suggest that too.