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8/6 Purple Rain sing-a-long, Prospect Pk, Brooklyn Celebrate Brooklyn! Purple Sing-a-long with Escort
Thursday, August 6, 2009 7:30 p.m. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of history’s greatest pop albums, and the extravagantly, hilariously whacky and over-the-top film it inspired (the apotheosis of both the purple one’s genius and self caricature), Celebrate Brooklyn! invites audiences to don something lacey and ruffled and come out for a night of participatory Prince. There will be lyric subtitles on-screen, although everyone probably knows all the words already. Joy Dragland, lead singer of Brooklyn’s live disco orchestra Escort certainly does; Purple Rain was the first cassette she ever owned. Her group will lead the sing-along, after warming up the crowd with an opening set. (Note: The film is Rated R. Admission of anyone under 17 will require an accompanying parent or guardian.) Location: Prospect Park (Brooklyn) Prospect Park Bandshell Cost: Free Here is the link. | |
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ItsOnlyMountains said: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of history’s greatest pop albums, and the extravagantly, hilariously whacky and over-the-top film it inspired (the apotheosis of both the purple one’s genius and self caricature), Celebrate Brooklyn! invites audiences to don something lacey and ruffled and come out for a night of participatory Prince. There will be lyric subtitles on-screen, although everyone probably knows all the words already. Joy Dragland, lead singer of Brooklyn’s live disco orchestra Escort certainly does; Purple Rain was the first cassette she ever owned. Her group will lead the sing-along, after warming up the crowd with an opening set. I hope they got Prince's permission to reprint the lyrics on screen. Somehow I don't think they did -- they better hope the Purple Police don't C&D them. | |
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Just bumping this thread since its only a few weeks away. | |
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I'll be there!
Hope to see many other Prince orgers out there as well. 2FINDLUV | |
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I'll be there...seeing if i can spot out the Purple Police | |
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