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Prince Koko review in the UK Observer (best sunday newspaper) http://observer.guardian....51,00.html
Prince turns into a Pearly King Caspar Llewellyn Smith Sunday May 13, 2007 The Observer Prince Koko, London NW1 He can't help himself. Not content with arriving in London this week to announce that he will play an unprecedented 21 shows in the capital this summer, Prince snuck in a secret gig at Koko in Camden - secret, but with a healthy dose of celebrities in the house: David Walliams, Damien Hirst, Will Young, Sophie Ellis Bextor, David Furnish, Pete Burns and so on down the food chain, all craning for a view, hanging from the rafters. Inevitably, there was only one star, one genius, Chaplin, Astaire, James Brown, Jimmy Page, Miles Davis and more compacted into his 5ft 2in inch frame. While his band, led by horn players dressed like extras from Robert Altman's jazz movie Kansas City, pumped the room with funk, Prince sidled on, slipped in a pirouette, sang feather-like into the mic, and gently eased himself into the night. Wearing a knitted hat and a suit possibly intended as a homage to one of London's Pearly Kings, he was quite the tease, mentioning his hits only to shake his head as if to say he wouldn't play any. 'Raspberry Beret? Uh-uh!' But alongside covers of Sly and the Family Stone and his latest discovery, Amy Winehouse (her 'Love Is A Losing Game'), as well as disco anthems including 'Play That Funky Music, White Boy', there was room for a handful of classics: 'U Got the Look', 'Cream' and 'Kiss' - the reference to watching Dynasty switched to Desperate Housewives. The show might also have included a first for Prince: an attempt at a stage dive. This was his one act that came off half-cocked. He had taken the stage early (by his standards) at 11.40pm and played for nigh on two hours, reappearing for his second encore with an extraordinary version of Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy', as if to claim his legacy. After a ravishing 'Nothing Compares 2 U' and a final encore of 'Let's Go Crazy' he walked back on stage alone to promise the shows of a lifetime at the O2 Arena in August, and still looked like he'd barely broken sweat. If he'd been allowed, he'd probably have played until dawn. "London, i've adopted a name that has no pronounciation.... is that cool with you?"
"YEAH!!!" "Yeah, well then fuck those other fools!" | |
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Appreciate it doesn't say anything new.
Out of interest, the first time i saw himstage dive was at 'cafe de paris'. One of the aftershows during the newpower soul tour. Shown during the beautiful strange night on channel 4. Anyone seen him do it before that? "London, i've adopted a name that has no pronounciation.... is that cool with you?"
"YEAH!!!" "Yeah, well then fuck those other fools!" | |
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didn't he stage dive in the video for "morning papers" when he was trying to act all pearl jam with his sleeveless flannel shirt?  | |
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He did a stage dive in London '98, the event was put together with an interview with Mel B and aired on Channel 4. It was quite a sexy stage dive, too. He did the dive, got back on stage, stripped off a bit, the did his second dive. I like watching the audience pawing him while he's on top of them too. Rrrrooowww! That's right, you are Divinity | |
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Sly said: Appreciate it doesn't say anything new.
Out of interest, the first time i saw himstage dive was at 'cafe de paris'. One of the aftershows during the newpower soul tour. Shown during the beautiful strange night on channel 4. Anyone seen him do it before that? That's the one I was talking about - d'oh... That's right, you are Divinity | |
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He did a stage dive (sort off) at the Forum after show in 1995.
can't remember which song, but the crowd went wild. | |
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I was in the front two rows when that stage dive happened...see if you can spot me pulling funny faces! | |
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therapyisback said: Sly said: Appreciate it doesn't say anything new.
Out of interest, the first time i saw himstage dive was at 'cafe de paris'. One of the aftershows during the newpower soul tour. Shown during the beautiful strange night on channel 4. Anyone seen him do it before that? That's the one I was talking about - d'oh...  "London, i've adopted a name that has no pronounciation.... is that cool with you?"
"YEAH!!!" "Yeah, well then fuck those other fools!" | |
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He fell into the crowd "on purpose" in Vegax 3/31. I think he really surprised the people on that side. | |
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aprilsnow said: He did a stage dive (sort off) at the Forum after show in 1995.
can't remember which song, but the crowd went wild. I remember that. Hysterical. The place wasn't exactly jammed - it was fan club invite only, while all the celebs were hanging out upstairs. So he dives off the stage, and the crowd are so shocked they get out the way! (not normally possible when you're squeezed in like sardines). He kind of half hit the floor. Somehow he picked himself up and hauled himself back on stage, staggering around like he's got concussion. Then he stood up and looked at us with a grin, shaking his hand as if to say "Nah, just kidding, I'm fine." That was also the gig where a friend of mine was wearing shades beforehand. It was really dark in there already, so I asked why on earth he was wearing them? Did he have a black eye or something? He just smiled. Half way thru the gig, a pair of sunglasses lands on the stage. Prince picks them up and wears them for the rest of the show. | |
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I love it!
Gotta have the shades  "London, i've adopted a name that has no pronounciation.... is that cool with you?"
"YEAH!!!" "Yeah, well then fuck those other fools!" | |
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popelife said: aprilsnow said: He did a stage dive (sort off) at the Forum after show in 1995.
can't remember which song, but the crowd went wild. I remember that. Hysterical. The place wasn't exactly jammed - it was fan club invite only, while all the celebs were hanging out upstairs. So he dives off the stage, and the crowd are so shocked they get out the way! (not normally possible when you're squeezed in like sardines). He kind of half hit the floor. Somehow he picked himself up and hauled himself back on stage, staggering around like he's got concussion. Then he stood up and looked at us with a grin, shaking his hand as if to say "Nah, just kidding, I'm fine." That was also the gig where a friend of mine was wearing shades beforehand. It was really dark in there already, so I asked why on earth he was wearing them? Did he have a black eye or something? He just smiled. Half way thru the gig, a pair of sunglasses lands on the stage. Prince picks them up and wears them for the rest of the show. Soooo
If I ever met that friend of yours, I'd like to buy him a drink and shake his hand. That's right, you are Divinity | |
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MELLOW!!!...WIL YOU TELL THESE PEOPLE ABOUT THE STAGE DIVE!!! | |
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